74 74. Additional reinforcements




Good work. You did a good job with a small force.

 Lasse praised Zeldo and the others for defeating the golem.
 Even though they had a plan, they still fought two golems with just three men.
 That struggle must be applauded.

Not surprisingly, given our capabilities.

"Wah!

"Shasher!

 The praise has put the Zerds in a good mood, and they are proud of their accomplishments.

"But then again, a golem is an interesting entity because it can really be defeated just by cutting down the letters.

 Zeldo remembered the golem he had stopped and twisted his head in wonderment.

It had the word 'emet' written on it, which means truth. By having the word engraved on it, the golem can move. But if you lose a letter, the word 'met' is changed to 'met' meaning death, and it has the property of being inactive.

That's why you told them to fight with only three men. It was a great idea, knowing your opponent's weaknesses allows you to win with a minimum number of men. That's my master!

 Zeldo, who experienced the awkwardness of a golem that attacked him literally and mechanically, without fear, recognized the golem as a marvelous being.
 It may remind you of the cat-man, the apostle of Bael, who once attacked their village and fought on without any communication.

There was a door at the end of the passage, wasn't there?

Hmm, there was no sign of a lock, but I was told to come back if it continued in the back. I came back without looking inside.

Yeah, that's fine. If there's any chance of the guard being there after this, we'll need reinforcements.

Okay, Zerdo and the others will rest here, and Kelpie will bring the reinforcements from the office with this letter. Thank you, Kelpie.

"Hee hee hee!

 The kelpie was presented with a letter by Lasse, and as his neigh came to town he took the letter in his mouth and ran off.
 The kelpie has a fish tail on its back half, but its body now resembles an ordinary horse in every respect.
 The kelpie has an uncanny tendency to listen to whoever saddles him.
 And when running on the ground, he could take on the form of a very swift runner.

 That's why the kelpie is the perfect person to act as a liaison between you and your letter carrier.

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 After a few hours of waiting, Lasse and the others heard the sound of something huge crawling up to their ears at high speed.

"There it is!

 Yes, here comes a giant horse-headed snake.

Here you are, chief! I've got reinforcements!

 As Misiganebiku stretched out and clung to the ground, the demons descended from above.
 They were all small and not much bigger than a human.
 They were all small enough to fit into the hidden entrance described in the letter from Lasse.

All right, now let's start exploring the inside of the ruins!

"'Oh!

 The demons barked and one by one entered the ruins.

"Then I'll go in too, so you wait here for Lamia.

No, I'll go with you. I won't leave Master Lasse's side.

 Lamia, who is willing to go along, opposes Lasse's order.

"No, Lamia is too big to fit in, right?

 The entrance is only open to creatures the size of a man.
 But the lamia is a large demon over seven meters long, so it seemed a bit difficult to get through the passage.

"No, my width is narrow and my tail wiggles like this, so I'll be able to get in deep!

No, that would make it hard to get in and out, wouldn't it?

"We'll figure it out!

 Then Lamia crawls inside through a hidden entrance.

Here we go!

 The disguised entrance to the tree trunks and the dexterous twisting and turning of the body into the basement leads to the back.

"Oh, you're a handy guy.

 A little to the side watching Lamia go in Lasse.

"Oh, no, no! No, the chest is ......

 It seems to have been caught in the chest, and Lamia's tail was wagging around and around.

Oh, that was close!

 I'm going to step back to avoid getting hit by the tail.

"Oh, my clothes, no, no, they're going to rip!

 This time it seems to have been caught in the wipe, and screams lustrously, Lamia.

"Oh, whoa? Are you okay?

"Yes, yes! It's okay! Ouch! Scales! Scales!

 You're going to be able to find out if the scales are caught somewhere, or if the lamia's tail is slammed up and down with a rather ridiculous up and down biturn and biturn, and the soil is flung away like a spray of water.
 Rise has already taken refuge in the shadow of Misiganebic.

 And now we wait for a few minutes.

All right! I'm in, Lasse-sama!

 From the end of the aisle came the voice of a jubilant Lamia.