Narcena, you're late.

Ha ha ...... It's a bit of a long story.

As I was standing in front of the guild, I saw Narsena come running from inside the guild and loosened my cheeks when I saw her.
I was worried because she hadn't come back in the middle of the guild since she went into the back of the guild to say she had something to do, but she seemed to be fine.
Relieved to hear that, I opened my mouth a little jokingly.

''I'm glad nothing happened. There was actually a sword of lightning in the guild. I was just about to go back to the guild when I thought Narsena might be involved.

What?

......... Huh?

...... But for some reason Narsena looks impatient, even though the words should have been uttered as a joke.
And the unexpected reaction of Narsena causes me to let out a goofy voice.
The next moment, the surprise turns into concern for Narsena and I open my mouth.

"Is there any ......

Oh, brother! Let's go, come on!

...... But before I can get the words out, Narsena changes the subject and walks away, looking impatient.
The attitude of this Narsena was obviously suspicious.
So I'm going to ask Narsena again as she walks in front of me: ......

...... Isn't that enough right now?

...... But I let out as I felt the presence of more than one person behind me.

Narsena's also seems to have noticed this presence and stopped in her tracks.
Narsena's story is certainly curious.

Then let's put this matter behind us and listen to the conversation slowly.
So I decided in an instant, but dared to walk out as if nothing happened and smiled at Narsena.

Let's go. Let's go to the meadow.

Yes!

Grasslands, the moment I say those words, the presence behind us reacts faintly.
And Narsena and I noticed that reaction and laughed at each other.

...... All right, that worked.

...... Yes, it was a good bother, wasn't it?

A sign of movement as soon as we started walking.
Me and Narsena pretend not to notice it as we head for the meadow.

...... The people following us are unaware that they are being lured away.




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As we leave the Adventurer's Guild and make our way through the city to the grassland, the presence behind us disappears once.
But the moment we reached the grassland, the presence appeared again, surrounding us.

''Haha! I didn't know you were going to come and drive yourself into a corner!

The next moment, a group of adventurers emerge from the grasslands, many of whom have been stalking us for days, and a man who seems to be their leader sneers at me.
A lecherous amusement is on his face, as if he's imagining lynching me, making me apologize, and messing with Narcena.
And with that pleasure plastered on his face, the adventurer opens his mouth to me.

'If you kill him in the meadow, the guild won't intervene because they think it's a fight between adventurers! In other words, you're the one who's going to get your own head out of ......!

Piss off.

...... But the adventurer couldn't get the words out until the end.
With a look of dismay on his face, I threw a knife, which stabbed into the adventurer's thigh, forcing him to shut up.

'......... Eh?'

'No, that's funny, ...... you're this far away and you hit him with a knife!

At this scene, unrest begins to spread among the adventurers.
And at the sight, I laugh with mockery on my face.

'You strangled yourself? I don't see how that's a stupid thing to do. It's the opposite, the opposite.

I'm the one who's hunting you down.

Huh!

I said this to the adventurers with a deadly intent.
Yes, I dared to tell the adventurers that I was going to the grassland because I was getting tired of them stalking me.
That's why I lured them to the grassland, where no one cares if they fight with each other, so that they won't feel like fighting.

And there was no forgiveness for the adventurers who wanted to harm not only themselves, but also Narsena.

'If we defeat you guys, there will be fewer people to mess with as much as possible, right? So lose as miserably as you can.

So I laugh at the adventurers and tell them to make an example of themselves.
The murderous atmosphere in my words brought fear to the adventurers' faces. ......

Ooooh!

The next moment, the adventurers came running towards me: ......




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Well, you figured if you got close enough, you wouldn't get thrown to the ground.

I muttered to myself as I looked at the adventurers who all ran towards me at once.
It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends.

...... But the adventurers were wrong in their perception.

I'm sure you'll find that Narsena's fist is far more dangerous than my throw.

''Leave it to me!

And in order to let the adventurers know the power of this, Narsena runs to them.

''Giiyaaah! Yay!

No, please! Aaaaah!

The skill-enhanced body immediately reaches the adventurers and immediately makes them scream in misery.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more information on this topic.

''Yeah, Narsena seems to be doing okay.

And I nodded to that Narsena's success and decided to do my own work.

'Shneeya! Defective healer!

There were more adventurers coming my way than the number that went to Narsena's side.
I don't know if they thought I would be an easy win or if they just didn't like it, but they were very popular.
In other words, I'm the one who attracts the adventurers, by necessity.
It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

I've decided that I'm going to be on the defensive.
In the next moment, I limit the detection of magic power to a radius of 10 meters.
I've been training in magic detection for several years, but this is the limited but precise magic detection I've obtained.
The moment that magic detection is activated, his five senses are dulled, and his perception of distances greater than a 10 meter radius is compromised.

But instead, I perceive everything within a 10 meter radius.

Thanks to its magic detection, I understand the actions of all the adventurers who attack me.
I know how many people are attacking me, how to avoid their attacks, and how to make the adventurers fight each other.
And then I strengthen the part of me that is chi to understand and handle it all.

At that moment, I have the illusion that my surroundings have slowed down and a smile appears on my mouth.
Yes, the part of my body that I strengthened with my chi, that was my brain.
Even if I strengthened my body with my chi, I wouldn't gain much strength.
That's why I've trained my chi to strengthen only one part of my body.

And now that I've strengthened my brain with chi, I'm no longer an adventurer's attacker.
I create a dogfight, restrict the adventurers' movements, and use my dagger to buy time by blocking their attacks.
On the way, a fireball flies from 10 meters away from me, but I easily avoid it.

This method of fighting that focuses on defense was created while I was desperately trying to figure out how to use my magic power and chi.
As long as this is in place, I can continue to emit a high level of competence as a halt.
And while I was committed to being a stall, Narsena defeated me, and the adventurers were dwindling in number more and more.

''d*mn! What the hell is wrong with these guys!

I can hear the adventurer screaming like that at the sight of me and Narsena.
And I laughed in triumph at that scream.

Until now, I've always been a despised figure in this guild.
But if we win this battle, that will change.
I will finally be recognized as a competent adventurer.

It was unimaginable to me a month ago, and the reason I was able to accomplish such a thing was all because of Narsena's existence.
Probably without Narsena, I would still be a bottom-feeder adventurer, no matter how good I am.
I thought I was useless.
If I hadn't met Narsena a few years ago, I wouldn't have been able to achieve this level of ability.

Thinking that, I thank Narsena.
It is because of her existence that I was able to come this far.
So while I fight, I'm grateful to Narsena. ......



Nah!




......... But the next moment, the chill that ran down my spine made me stop thinking, or even fighting, and turn around.

'Nah, what's this feeling ......

"Hey, look over there! There's something out there!

I wasn't the only one who quit the fight.
The adventurer and Narsena also seemed to feel something and stopped moving.
...... And the attitudes of the people around them make me feel a disgusting sense of unease.
You're going to be able to find out what's going on in the world, and you're going to be able to find it.
The next moment I felt that sensation, I quit detecting magic and accelerating my thoughts, and instead looked at the adventurer who was shouting out that there was something in there, with my vision enhanced by my chi.



......... And in the next moment, I became speechless as I recognized that something coming towards here at breakneck speed.

''Whew!''



It was coming towards us with six heads, all of them with hostility in their yellow eyes.

''No way...''

Its eyes are fixed on me, and I realize that the object of its hostility is me.
And in that hostility and its appearance, I'm convinced of everything.





Something coming towards me at breakneck speed, the hydra that cut off my head when I was in the lightning sword, is a mutated version of it.