With the help of my companions I was able to confront the two-named hellhounds with a tern.

　Thanks to their courage and dedication, I tighten my grip on the rope in my right hand.

　The plan we're about to follow is very simple, but it's simple enough to be risky. After all, I have to wrap this around the monster's neck.
　As I stare at the monster, the holy shield speaks to me.

Are you out of your mind?　I can't believe I put a noose around that monster's neck.

I'm trying to be sane.

"It's too hard. And that creature can't be strangled with a noose this big.

"The only people who could strangle him are Dad Ronin and Mother Militia in snapping mode.

"If you know that, why do you do such nonsense?

"That's not nonsense. It's meaningful.

　Then I slash at him with my Damascus sword.

　The two-named hellhound was ready for battle, but I could still see how he came out. Carefully observing its movements, it looks for an opening, but after a few minutes of watching, the conclusion it reaches is despair.

"It's even faster than I thought it would be. And it's more seamless.

　The two men who were enraged by the flash magic were not blinded. It's going to be hard to blind them again to create an opening.

d*mn it.

　You say it like it's somebody else's problem, but his attacks are getting stronger. At first he taunts you with his shield and sword, but before you know it, he's bleeding all over you.

"This is bad. This is bad...it might kill me, not to mention the operation.

"I don't like that. When you're dead, I'll be left in the woods.

"I apologize profusely for that.

"No need to apologize. I'll take care of it.

Really?

"True, true

"How, by the way?

"Try it out for yourself. So throw me.

Okay.

　When you talk to me that way, I just follow. I unleash my sacred shield, my partner.

　The holy shield is a magical shield I got in a prairie dungeon. It can talk and it's intelligent. It's also very powerful. A typical power is the ability to throw it and it comes back with a mind of its own. Most people don't imagine the shield boomeranging back in, so they can outwit it.

　But the two-named hellhound is a wild creature and shouldn't be able to speak his mind.

　I've been thinking about this while watching the behavior of the holy shield I threw, but as expected, her first attack was dodged by a lateral movement. --The two-named Hellhound seems to be expecting that attack as well, although the boomerang attack is the only way to get home. I'm paying attention to the rear.

　I'll just have to find my own way, not believing the big words of the sycophantic shield--just when I thought that, the holy shield makes an unexpected move.

"If you think my only attack pattern is a shield bash and a boomerang attack, you're wrong!

　The holy shield shines brightly as it declares this out loud.

I'm not going to be able to say that you can't use simple magic (instant).

Yes, she too can use her "flash" magic!

　Even the two-named woman didn't think that such a small piece of iron could do magic. I'll have a second flash today!

　But the second flash did indeed manage to close your eyes. Also, since the flash of the holy shield isn't that powerful, it only lasted a dozen seconds before it took your sight.

''That's enough, though.

　I sheathed the Damascus sword and took out the rope that was strapped around my waist. I put it around my neck with two names.

　Now I am ready for my ruse.

　When I said this, the holy shield
"Hohehe ......?
　She screamed in a careless voice.

"That's the end of my preparation.

There are some finishing touches left to do, but we'll take care of the rest.

　I pull out my Damascus sword again and recoil at him.

"Well, in this case, I guess I can use the Ronin cursing technique.

　In the House of the Gods, swear words are basically forbidden. My mother wanted to raise me in a polite manner, and when Father Ronin would say a swear word, he would finally bring out his baby and threaten me. But Ronin would occasionally give me a course on how a man should learn to swear.

If you use swear words to lure your enemy out of the room, it works very well. A single word can sometimes be better than an army of 10,000.

　The pompous Father Ronin is right. In fact, I light the fuse of anger of the two hellhounds by this verbal abuse.

He's a big, stupid dog. Do three rounds of woofing and I'll give you a bone.

　Those words made the binomial stand on its head.
　Of course, I said it in dog-speak, so it worked.

　Actually, I'm fluent in dog-speak. I grew up with Schultz the wolf at an early age, so I can use their language naturally.



　Growing up in the natural surroundings of Table Mountain was helpful after all this time.

　The educational philosophy of the gods also helped.

　Remembering that everything in life is a learning experience, I thanked them again and invited the two-named to the supposed place.

　The supposed place was the place where I had just come from with Luna Maria.

　The holy shields are
"That's where you and the miko fondled each other.
　And mangled, but completely ignore and hang a noose on "a certain" thing that is there. This is the link between a certain thing and a named one.

Wow, that's a pretty good link.

"You know the hard words,

"Ahem, I'm still going by the doctoral character of the shield world.

　It's a low-level industry. Thinking this unspoken, I make the final adjustment.

　I put my magic in my right hand.

"Oh, finally, a forbidden spell.

"Yes, but I didn't save it for nothing. But I wasn't saving it for nothing. I was saving it for later.

"Can you do it now in one fell swoop?

"No . A single blow in any condition is difficult. But now I can freeze him in place, both of his feet. I can rob it of its mobility.

　With that affirmation I begin to chant.


"O inexhaustible stream in the air.
　Wed to the icy wind and speak the truth of oblivion.
　Give the raging beast the judgment of silence!


　When chanted in the ancient magical language, the moisture in the air begins to freeze. Diamond dust dances around the area. As the ice queen begins to perform, the temperature around me drops dramatically. A wave of blue-white magic begins to flow from my right hand and is released.

　It strikes the two Hellhounds in a straight line.

　At first, he tries to avoid the magic, but soon realizes the magic's speed, superior tracking, and takes a defensive stance.

"You are very intuitive for a beast. --But I guess I'm not very good at defense.

　You should have avoided it even if you had to, but you can't keep choosing the best move in the world.

　The time has come for this giant monster, the king of the forest, to pay his tribute.

　The two named ones are instantly frozen after receiving my magic, True Freeze, in their paws.

　Two of its front legs are encased in ice.

　The back legs are still intact, but the beast's mobility is drastically reduced as its front legs are trapped.

"This is where you want to end the game, Will.

　She speaks to me with a fighting spirit, but her prediction is not correct.

'Huh?　Then what do you do?'

This is how it's done.

　Gripping the holy shield, I turn my back on the two-named Hellhound.
"The thirty-sixth hour is the time to flee.
"It's all dressed up, but the point is to get away.

"It's a strategic retreat,

"Well, it was smart of you to take away the mobility so that you could escape properly.

You know what I mean.

　With that said, he fled like a rabbit.

　There's a reason why he ran away at such a speed that he became one with the wind.

　One or two of the Hellhounds' maneuvers were silenced, but not entirely. Its hind legs were still intact. And a horde of hellhounds had gathered around him. Their numbers were quite formidable.
　Two, the moment he moved to follow us, he would have sentenced himself to death.

　Three, as soon as he dies, this space will be filled with death.

"Huh?　What does it mean to be filled with death?

That's how it works.

　Once I'm sure we're some distance from the "death zone," I'm going to go do some reconnaissance and throw the holy shield.

"Aye.

　Then the holy shield flies to the place where we had just been.

　What was there was a shocking sight.

"...... What's this? Everyone is dead.

　Holy Shield Aegis is speechless
.
"............

　As far as the eye could see, there was a dead dog. A great fishing hellhound was foaming at the mouth and twitching.

'What does this mean?　Will

　The holy shield asks confusedly. I announce to her with the telepathic tale.

I told you about Mandogora.

"I heard that earlier when I was explaining it to Luna Maria and the others.

The mandogora is a cursed plant that screams when its roots are pulled out. Anyone who hears the scream will die instantly.

"Ah!　Maybe these guys have heard of it!



"That's what I mean. Two-name Hellhound's neck is attached to a rope, and the other side of the rope is attached to a mandogola.

"So you'll be out of there in time.

"So when we're gone, the two named ones will pull out Mandogora and and they will destroy themselves.

　Aegis heard the concluding remarks
'Wow, wow, Geez!　Will is a genius!
　He praised me.

You can praise me later and make sure I have two named deaths to show for it.

"Oh, yeah. Well, you know, the big doggie.

　When you look for the largest corpse, it immediately catches your eye.

　In the center of the Hellhound's body is a single body.

　It's the beast with the two names, the beast of blood.

　He lay there as if he'd been stuffed.

Oh!　This could be a big win!　

The quick-tempered Aegis yells out, but on the way, Futana jolts and shudders.

"...... Hi, hi. You're still alive?　Could this guy be immortal?

　To calm the panicked Aegis, I immediately head to the battlefield and attach my shield. Then I draw my sword and confront him, but in the end, he never wields it.

　When he locks eyes with me, he loses focus and falls to the ground. Blood is pouring from every hole in his face. It seems that the Instant Death curse has finally taken full effect.

Mandogora's instant death is amazing. It killed them all.

"Will's great at using it, too.

　It was great, great, great, great, but I can't keep rambling on and on. After confirming the death of the two names, I tried to go to Lunamaria's rescue, but I couldn't do it because Lunamaria came to my rescue.

　I couldn't do it because Lunamaria came to my rescue.

　She was
"Mr. Will, are you okay?
　And jumped into my chest.

　I think I missed a few hellhounds along the way. He was wondering if I was in any trouble.

The ones I did miss were killed instantly with a single blow. It's like killing two birds with one stone.

"This body is ......

"Will took care of everything,

　And Shield says, but her words are heard by no one but me, so I tell her that I defeated them in Mandogora. Lunamaría is genuinely surprised and impressed by my plan.