CH 290

“Fath-san!”

“Leave it to me. You can’t defeat me with just your strength, big guy.”

“Guo!?”

After an immediate strategy meeting, we immediately turned to the giant orc and moved into action to carry out our plan. First, Fath-san struck the downed orc in the joints of both arms from underneath in order to block his movement.

Not only were both arms bent in directions they shouldn’t be, but the bones were sticking out around the elbows, making them look pretty gross.

I quickly moved forward to aim for the bottom of Varnish’s face, just like before. At the same time, Makina, who had Sephiro on her shoulders, went behind him.

Guoooooooh!”

“If he can’t use his arms, he’ll use his legs, huh, Basleigh-sensei, please!”

“Yes, yes, leave it to me ……[Fatal wound]”

The orc tries to kick me away, probably because his arm hasn’t finished regenerating yet. But at my signal, the dagger thrown by Basleigh-sensei pierced him, and the opposite leg of the one he tried to kick was sewn to the floor, throwing him off balance. The orc glared at me like an abomination.

“Okay, next is Sephiro …… What!?”

“Guroooooooo!”

“Looks like it’s not just any orc ……!”

Just when I thought he was staring at me, he spits a fireball out of his mouth! Fath-san and I split off to the left and right, and when we evade, we hit a magnificent vase and it shatters. 

“Are you okay, Lars!”

“Lars-kun, I’ve sewn up his other leg!”

“Thank you, both of you! You’re going to shoot another fireball?”

“After me, Lars! Lightning dust!”

“Gugya ……!?”

Fath-san, who stepped in quickly, leapt and the technique exploded like a powerful uppercut to the orc’s lower jaw. The fireball that was about to be launched explodes in his mouth, creating a cloud of smoke. He still tried to swing his regenerated arm at Fath-san, so I shouted out loud.

“‘Sephiro! Catch the orc’s arm with your branch!”

“!!”

Sephiro extends both branches from Makina’s shoulders and restrains the orc for me. However, because of the size difference, the orc pulls Sephiro.

“!?”

“Sephiro!”

“It’s okay, Makina! Ittouryoudan ……!”

(T/N: Ittouryoudan means cutting in two with a single stroke.)

As soon as Sephiro is in the air, I slice vertically through the torso underneath Varnish’s face and slide my sword to the side to create a gap. Then, as I move to the side, I said to Makina.

“Do it, Makina!”

“OK! Here, [Kaiser Knuckle]!”

“Guh, gah ……!?”

Makina steps in and punches the giant orc in the back with all her might. Immediately afterwards, Varnish slips out of the wound on the body.

“So far, so good. Basleigh-sensei, Fath-san, take care of Varnish!”

“Mmm, I’ll leave finishing it to you.”

“Ugghhh ……! He’s too fat, this young master!”

The good thing about Basleigh-sensei is that she does her job properly even though she complains. After making sure that she was completely ripped off its torso,

“! Oryaaaah!”

“Guhe ……!?”

I blow him away to the window with the back of my sword.

The reason why I didn’t split him in half is because I didn’t know how he would regenerate if he was split in two, and I was worried he would turn into two bodies if I didn’t. And one more thing–

“If there’s not even a piece of flesh left, it can’t regenerate, right? !”

This is my second Dragonic Blaze of the day. The reason I didn’t split it in half is simple and obvious: it’s more efficient to have a target in one place.

“…… Okay, that’s it.”

“Yes!”

“♪”

Makina came to my side and shouted with joy, and Sephiro performed a magical dance for me. The walls of the house are blown down, but the giant orc is magically gone, so I’ll let that slide.

Now, I wonder if Varnish is safe. I thought he might need some healing, so I approached him with Makina.

“Uehhhh …… He stinks ……”

“Muu, I can’t take this ……”

Basleigh-sensei was vomiting, and Fath-san was frowning and holding her nose. When I get closer, I can see that it definitely smells ……

Then Lux came in and used his magic, frowning.

“An orc’s smell? That’s terrible …… .”

“Oh, life magic.”

“Yeah.”

After confirming that one of the life magics I haven’t mastered, Purify, cleans Varnish’s body and is breathing for the time being, we turn our attention to Sonia.

“Varnish is still alive. But this is the end for you. I’ll have you get arrested obediently.”

“…… Yeah ……”

Sonia sagged and her shoulders slumped. Zanbia was looking at us and Sonia with a complicated expression on his face when Basleigh-sensei opened up.

“Now, I’m not bluffing or anything, but Albatross and the others are no longer here. For the time being, I’ll have the guards …… no, if that’s the case, you might be able to escape. Zanbia, do you have a lockable room somewhere? I’d like to keep an eye on her until the Inquisitor Himmel returns.”

“U-Umu …… Then, use the storage room in the basement ….. Sonia.”

“…….”

Sonia turned her gaze away without saying a word, and we took the clan’s men, Sonia, and Varnish to the basement.

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“Well, I guess Lars-kun can handle that easily. Nevertheless, I can’t believe the Wiseman’s Soul has that kind of magic. Our Founder is a horrible man, indeed.”

Looking up at the house, Retzel mutters to himself with a smile on his face. He turned on his heel and began to walk down the hill toward the town.

“Will three of them end up in Lars-kun possession? Or will the Minister or the Inquisitor collect them? Well, if they’re that big, it doesn’t matter which. I’ll have to ask the Founder to make something better. No, it might get rough before that.”

With that, Retzel chuckled and walked straight down the main street toward the exit.

Is this the end of the matter for now? No, there’s one last thing to finish.

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Stinky and fat …… this is the worst …….”

You sound like a person in the summer ……