73 – 4 legs

If you were to choose the person who defeated the most monsters among the members of the hero party, most of the islanders would answer that he was a hero.

If you were an experienced adventurer with a track record of raiding dungeons several times, it was clear that you would answer like this sooner or later, even if you needed a moment to think.

”Downa!”

Apis’ roar that burst out suddenly cut through the air.

They skillfully mounted silver-maned griffons, known for their strong personalities, high up in the sky so high that the land became black, were now advancing towards the capital of the archipelago.

”Because I get distracted while flying! I told you not to fiddle with magic tools behind your back! Drop it!?”

”Ha, is that the sound again? I can’t praise my wit for effectively using the time wasted on the move, but I’m rather busy criticizing it. apis. Do you think you need to broaden your view of the world?”

”What? You want to follow?”

The reason why the two girls, who were drawn in a painting, left the party for a while and were doing individual activities like this was no different

At this time, the hero and the victor, caught up in an unknown dungeon disaster, are secretly recuperating at the monastery ahead of the blessing ceremony.

Because they were the only talented people who could fill the month-long gap that the warriors party took to find the missing priest.

Unlike Apis, who took the initiative to play the role so that the hero and the priest could spend a happy time together, Dauna, who was forcibly brought in without knowing the circumstances, found this kind of treatment quite distasteful.

In fact, she also understood in her head that this was a task that someone must do, so she did not refuse it, even though she expressed her dislike.

”Looking at the way they talk, it seems that their body and mind are completely fine now.”

”Hmm? Oh, are you referring to the aftereffects of getting caught up in a dungeon disaster? that’s not natural In the first place, the curse that permeated my body wasn’t that great. It must have been thanks to the big team supporting me and protecting me. It really can’t be a reasonable choice. It would be safe to say that losing my extraordinary knowledge permanently would be a huge loss to the history of the human race.”

”Yes, you’ll be fine.”

A nonchalant tone, as if it wasn’t even worth replying to.

It was Apis who seemed to have passed Dauna’s narcissism like flowing water at first glance.

The thick veins between her eyebrows were representative of her irritating current feelings.

”It was a good thing that I was able to finish all of my quota before the blessing ceremony. Of course, that credit could be attributed entirely to me. It’s lucky that the dungeons that have been regenerated recently are low-level dungeons full of small worms. Having mastered large-scale annihilation magic, the number of enemies is no longer a threat to me. Oh, of course, even if it’s small, it’s still small from my point of view.”

”Yes, you’re great.”

Apis responded to Dauna’s speech in a sarcastic tone, but he couldn’t bear to deny the full text of the words.

Even low level monsters can become a huge threat if they gather their strength.

The reason why this principle, which is extremely natural for adventurers, did not apply to the warrior party, was because Downa’s contribution was great.

The highest realm, which is said to be a realm that even elves with abundant magical power cannot easily reach. Massive annihilation magic.

Dauna’s unconventional move of wiping out countless groups of monsters reminiscent of a swarm of locusts covering the sky with a single syllable spell was more like a massacre than a subjugation.

No, it was safe to say that it was eradication.

”By the way, Roweville is really heartless too! After skipping the party business for about a month! U.S! no! How can you just play happily in the capital city while I’m suffering so much!”

”Do you think the guy who was appointed as the saintess’ exclusive guardian priest can play comfortably at this time? I’m sure he’s rolling as much as we do.”

”Isn’t that what’s important! The part where I couldn’t hold back my anger was that he kept the important matter of becoming the exclusive property of a saintess a secret from us until now! The impudent attitude of his to just apologise without showing proper sincerity! Rowville too! That aspect of being suitable for everything is still the same as it was in the academy days and now!”

”That sound again…”

Apis let out a deep sigh as if Chi were shaking.

The fact that Reyes and Downa were alumni who were in the same academy was like the so-called saga of Downa, which Dauna spoke about whenever she had a chance.

The story of how Downa, who was called the Madonna of the academy, used to be friendly with Reiges during her school days, who could not easily get along with her classmates due to her passive temperament.

It was a narrative whose authenticity was questionable, but with Downa’s dignified attitude and Reigis’ testimony, the series of contents had long been accepted as orthodoxy within the warrior’s party.

‘Yes, M, that’s right… Back then, I got a lot of help from Downa…’

‘Look! Isn’t Rowville right too!’

‘Something suspicious…’

Although he was quite concerned about Reigis’ suspicious attitude of avoiding his eyes.

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Knowing full well that he hated talking about his past, Apis couldn’t question the authenticity of the words any further.

”Okay, first of all, put the magic tools you’re holding back in your pockets! Just like last time, if the magic tool explodes behind your back and slams your head first on the ground, it’s okay even if you die!”

”hahahaha, hold on to your worries! The thing I’m repairing right now isn’t that kind of dangerous thing!”

”repair?”

It was a fairly familiar object that came into sight of Apis who had returned unintentionally.

God’s right eye.

A crystal-shaped magical tool engraved with the detection magic technique that Dauna independently devised.

The magic tool that the hero must have broken unintentionally just a few weeks ago had some cracks permeating it, but it was completely restored in the form of a clean sphere.

”I wondered what he was touching… If you have nothing to do, how long have you been putting together the things that have been split into thousands of pieces?’

”hahahaha! It’s tenacity! Tenacity!”

Dauna, who accepted Apis’s absurd remarks as a compliment, smiled heartily.

”ruler! then! Celebrating the perfect fix! Let’s try a test maneuver now! yes! First, let’s see what the hero is doing!”

”Hey! Know what the hero is doing right now and steal as you please!”

”What’s so unusual? apis. Since it’s broad daylight anyway, he must be practicing at least. Isn’t it?”

It was around the time that Dauna, who deftly evaded Apis’ restraint, infused magic into the crystal ball.

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Jiing.

“I also want to bite and suck in a cramped space with the bride!”

Teeing.

Insidious visions and voices that suddenly flicker in the dark like black pearls.

As if roughly pulling out an electrical outlet, Downa stopped breathing for a moment as she hurriedly cut off the flow of magical power that had circulated once.

If all he could hear was his voice, there wouldn’t have been such an unusual reaction.

However, the angle of the crystal ball that happened to illuminate the bottom of the hero accelerated Downa’s imagination in a bad direction.

legs. It had 4 legs.

Furthermore, from the top of the screen, the mournful voice of the hero and the familiar moan of a man could be heard from time to time.

”Hey, this, this can’t be…”

”Oh my gosh, it looks like I somehow misconnected the circuit of magic and ended up projecting a completely different screen… I’ll try to turn it on again!”

It was no mistake. It couldn’t have been a mistake.

It was none other than Downa who knew that fact better than anyone else.

Unable to fully accept the shocking fact that came before her eyes, she soon came to commit a mistake she would never have made normally: reconnecting the magic circuit of the perfect crystal sphere incorrectly.

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Jiing.

Thanks to this, there was no screen this time, only the voice, and only the voice of the hero came out.

“You made my heart so hot and you didn’t take responsibility for it! You are too cruel! Are you playing with me! Father! Are you saying this is just playing around with those words!」

“Would it be all right if I asked you just once?”

“I’m just going to bite it with my teeth!”

“Then it’s impossible! No, only the tip! How can it be wrong to just lick the tip!?”

“how much! How much can I give you! good! bite with teeth! I don’t even want to lick it with my tongue! If only you would allow me to smell the surface! future! All of my property that I decided to give back to society! all! I’ll give it to the bride-“

Dismissed!

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Just then, an ominous crack opened in the crystal ball that had been infused with too much mana.

This was also a mistake she would never have made if it was her usual.

”····”

”····”

A bloody silence froze the air for a while, and the air between the two of them was also getting wet with the current and getting heavier.

“Hero…sama… I can’t…”

“a little bit····. Joe, just a little more… Sup····. ha····.”

「Uh, uhh…」

At the end of the sticky voices of the men and women intertwining, the crystal sphere was completely split and at the same time.

Quick.

The sound of something ideological being cut quietly blended into the hideous futility.