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- I'm going to go till I collapse, so I'll only be reading comments every upload.
- Yes I was slacking the past few days, the motivation just wasn't there.
- Exploration
- Naofumi:"Be careful."
- Raphtalia:"Okay."Read more...
- Raphtalia uses magic to create a ball of light that illuminates the cavern.
- I am in the lead while Raphtalia, Firo, Rishia, and the allied forces follow along.
- Eyeball-like familiars and caterpillar-like familiars were appearing from the walls of the cave, though they weren't that strong at fighting.
- The problem is this cave......This structure of it is as complex as a maze......
- The walls aren't living beings but stone and mud.
- Naofumi:"Do you know the way?"
- Soldier:"More or less, I was assigned to the reserves because I investigates caves in the past."
- Naofumi:"That's helpful."
- It would take too much time to map this place out from scratch after all.
- We spread open the map to confirm the location.
- As I thought, the cave has a complex maze-like structure.
- The ironic thing is that there is another entrance at the back, where the town was.
- Shit......
- Well, it can't be helped since I didn't know. In the first place, it was just Firo and I.
- It would be meaningless if I didn't meet up with the group that is supposed to seal the heart.
- The problem is.......it seems that the location of the heart isn't shown.
- Perhaps it could be on the way, unless we can stop the spirit turtle from regenerating, we won't be able to stop it from advancing.
- Doesn't seem very reliable huh......
- Naofumi:"Oh?"
- After checking the map, I find a spot that is somewhat bigger than the rest. It would be a good idea to put together a search group and have the rest wait there.
- Honestly, too many people would burden our movement.
- There's no problems if there were guys that could match Raphtalia and Firo's level of performance, but it would be cruel to demand the same as these two from the rest.
- Anyway, tricking the allied forces into thinking this is a break would be fine. Let's go with that.
- deciding, I mark the large space on the map of the cave, and tell the allied forces the goal.
- Eventually, the space opened up according to what was shown on the map.
- Originally I thought the map was based entirely on guesses, but it might be dependable after all.
- It's good that we have arrived at our desired location, but......
- Firo:"There's some huge demon."
- Within the large clearing is a large demon, which has a presence suitable to being the spirit turtle's familiar.
- It would be useless to compare its huge total length to the other familiars.
- Looks like the purpose of its deployment here at the plaza is to remove invaders like us, it's like that game prisoner's base.
- (Tlnote: I'm sure most of you guys played this before in elementary. http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/chasing_games/prisoners_base.htm)
- It feels like a Mid-boss from RPGS.
- It's the spirit turtle after all. This should be considerably stronger than the other small fries.
- The problem is the number of them.
- We can still keep our composure with just one, but if there are more it would be dangerous for the allied forces.
- Raphtalia:"Since this is the case. What shall we do?"
- It would be troublesome for another to appear after we defeat this one......Should we just try it?
- Naofumi:"Alright, fortunately there is only one, we will defeat it and then observe the circumstances. You guys in the allied forces, pay attention to the rear."
- Soldiers:"Roger!"
- Firo:"Okay~"
- Rishia:"Fuee......I'll do my best."
- Naofumi:"Haah......"
- As usual, Rishia said those words I warned her about.
- Well, it's not like it's going to stop all the way just because I warned her.
- Right now what Rishia needs is confidence and experience.
- It would be nice if she could act like she did with the queen, I want her to become strong, not only from levels, but also from actual combat experience.
- With that in mind, you could say that the spirit turtle is the perfect opponent for that.
- ......Though it's just a slightly drastic measure.
- Naofumi:"Alright, Charge!"
- We charge towards the familiar that is occupying the plaza.
- This is different from the gorillas and yetis outside.......A turtle-man type? It's a monster that spans a full 4 meters in length.
- Firo:"Teryaaa!"
- Firo kicks the familiar's shell with all her might.
- A louch crack resounded and the shell caved in, it was sent flying into a wall and its movements stopped.
- Raphtalia:"Yaaaaaa!"
- With a flash of her sword, Raphtalia cuts off the familiar's head.
- It's so unreliable.
- Rishia was trying to attract its attention with weak magic attacks, and she also supported Raphtalia.
- In the case that we are targeted, I have the meteor shield up to defend.
- For the time being her understanding of cooperation is lacking. Just a passing mark.
- Or rather, the cooperation itself isn't a problem. We can expand on that after strengthening her body.
- The problem is that her abilities are affected by her status.
- ......What was she concentrating on before?
- Raphtalia:"This thing is quite disappointing."
- Raphtalia swings the blood off her sword after confirming the annihilation of the familiar.
- It was certainly much weaker than expected.
- I mean the spirit turtle was so tough. Was I too cautious?
- No, the allied force is behind me. Being very cautious is just right.
- Firo:"Yup. It was only a little bit hard."
- Raphtalia:"Firo did you kick the hardest place intentionally?"
- Firo:"Because everything else is soft~"
- Raphtalia:"That's wasted movement."
- The two of them are having a silly conversation.
- It's like a conversation between a genius and a prodigy.
- Rishia:"The two of them are very strong."
- Naofumi:"Rishia."
- Rishia:"Fuee-----I'll make that my goal!"
- Hrmm......Put in the effort and strive to get there, don't just say it.
- This has comepletely become a habit.
- Naofumi:"As for reinforcements......it doesn't seem like there are any."
- Raphtalia:"Seems that way."
- Apparently there is no trap that causes us to defeat the thing endlessly.
- Soldiers:"Amazing......"
- The group of allied forces expresses to us.
- To us, I can say that I thought it was weak, but......
- What is the average level?
- If it's around level 60 it should cry.
- Shadow:"Hero of the Shield-dono."
- Shadow appears. Speaking of which, where were you?
- The knife in her hand was drenched in the blood of familiars, so it looks like she was fighting somewhere else.
- Naofumi:"What happened?"
- Shadow:"I am investigating this place according to the plan degojaru."
- Naofumi:"Right......I mean, why did you come?"
- Shadow:"As per the plan, I was assigned to guard the allied forces degojaru. Other than, the queen told me to ask Hero of the Shield-dono for orders deojaruyo."
- Naofumi:"That's fine."
- To have shadow guard the allied forces......For the time being this guy can act as a military unit.
- Are the familiars of the Spirit turtle that strong?
- Well...... I should regard the allied forces as a special unit that seals the spirit turtle.
- I'll calculate where I should assign our combat ability.
- Naofumi:"Alright! To each of you from the allied forces, I intend to search for the spirit turtle's heart with this place as a base. It is important for everyone to protect this place. We will begin the search."
- Allied Forces:"R-Roger that!"
- The tension is gone as the allied forces cautiously being to rest in plaza.
- It seems they have become considerably fatigued from the extreme tension and continuous fighting.
- I didn't expect that they would fight till they were this tired......
- Is it the shield's influence?
- Or is it just that Raphtalia and Firo are strange?
- In any case, without thinking about various things we won't be able to reseal the spirit turtle.
- Naofumi:"Shadow......Do you know the average level of the allied forces?"
- Shadow:"The average level of the military units for sealing the heart of the spirit turtle is 65 degojaru."
- ......It's not as bad as expected.
- What? Is the difference with growth correction this big!?
- Since Rishia's stats are so low, is this the standard without growth correction?
- No no, I expect that's not the case.
- Since Itsuki's reason for dismissing Rishia is because she is weak.
- ......That Rishia at least has some war potential now thanks to the Firo costume.
- Should I ask the old man to make more Firo costumes? There are only two pieces of material required.
- Mass production of the Firo costume huh......
- I wonder if it's possible by plucking Firo's feathers.
- Firo:"!?"
- Suddenly Firo's feathers stand on end restlessly like a wave.
- Raphtalia:"What's happening?"
- Firo:"Something strange is in the air!"
- I didn't say anything and she still noticed.
- ......What a sharp fellow. It seems plucking her feathers is impossible.
- Naofumi:"Shadow is stronger than that fellow though."
- I know since we fought together a little back on Cal Mira Island.
- Having a unit that is on Shadow's level is extremely convenient, they should be useful.
- Shadow:"Temperarily, our assassination unit will enter the battlefield degojarukara, we are knowledgable on levels and martial arts deojaru."
- Naofumi:"Then take half of the shadow corps to defend, and the remaining half to search."
- Shadow:"Understood degojaru. That being said, right now there are considerably less shadows degojarukara, please don't expect too much degojaru."
- Naofumi:"I know."
- The shadows tailing the other heroes are missing......They probably can't move due to the situation, or dead in the worst case scenario.
- To that extent the allied forces should me more dependable when including them.
- Anyway, the strategy has been decided.
- There is still a long way to go. We will look for the heart as the allied forces take a break.
- Naofumi:"Rishia, you wait here and fight with the allied forces if demons appear."
- Rishia:"U-Understood!"
- Naofumi:"Raphtalia and Firo, you two are searching with me. Firo use your nose. I'll be relying on you."
- Firo:"Okay~! I'll do my best~!"
- Raphtalia:"Roger."
- We left Rishia behind and we advanced towards the caves that started to diverge.
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