104-Episode 103




After confirming the determination of my companions, I began to carry out the mission once again.
Pulling the ropes that bound the girls, I walked towards the Elven settlement controlled by the Orcs.

After a while, I could see the Orc guards standing at the entrance of the village.
I walked with the girls to the figure, which was still far away.

The Orc guards noticed us on their way.
When we got close enough, he walked up to us.
He called out to us in Orcish.

'Hey, bro, you got a big harvest. Heh, give me one too.

The Orc guard then walked around to the side of Satsuki and the others and started to look around at the girls.

By the way, Satsuki and the other four girls were all looking down with dark faces.
Of course, this was an act.

On the other hand, there were many Orcs strolling around in the Elven village beyond the entrance in front of them.
And some of them were looking at us with interest.

Naturally, it is not desirable to cause a commotion here.
But...

'Geez, ...... I like this big-breasted priest.

With that, the Orc on guard tried to put his brawny hand on Cyril's chin.
I immediately say to him in Orcish.

'Don't do it. It's a tribute to the chief. If you touch it, you will be killed.

At my words, the Orc who was about to reach for Cyril's chin retracts his hand with a start.

'...... Eh, a tribute to Emperor-sama? It's a good thing I'm not the only one. I knew you'd have a nice selection of prey. Oh, shit, I still want some!

Let's go if you have nothing else to do.

'Yeah, get a move on. I can't be bothered with those delicious-looking women wandering around in front of me. I don't care if it's a broken Elf woman. I want to destroy it. I can't wait to finish my shift.

With the Orcs on guard swearing at me, I led Satsuki and the others into the village.
Just then, I hear this Orc's voice from behind me.

'...... I wonder if I have a brother like that? ...... That's alright.

For a moment, I thought he was going to use the spell in secret, but it seems he was fine.
We're going to continue on through the village.

'...... Hmm. It's quite manageable.

I hear Satsuki whispering from behind me.
I whisper back without turning my head.

'Well, orcs are basically stupid.

'I see. ...... but Will, can you speak Orcish or something? It looked like you were talking to that orc on guard.

'No, I did not study and learn the Orc language, as expected. This is only because I used the spell of Borow Language beforehand, so I can speak it temporarily. Don't move your mouth too much, or you'll look suspicious.

'Oh, yeah.

Our presence was clearly attracting the attention of the orcs around us.
We didn't speak in such a way that they would notice us, but we had to be careful.

A little further on, the unpleasant scene in the village began to spread out like this.

Even though Satsuki and the others were pretending to be depressed, it's not as if they couldn't see us.
More than anything else, I could hear the painful screams of the elves and the vile laughter of the orcs everywhere.
I'm sure they're not at peace, as am I.

But we pretend to ignore it and move on.

If we make a scene here, it'll ruin everything.
If any of us lose our patience and run off, we're finished.
I've told the girls this in advance, so all I can do is hope for their patience...

In reality, the walk, which lasted less than five minutes, felt like a long and arduous task, many times longer.

The screams I heard sounded like accusations of why I was abandoning them.
It was as if my brain was slowly being consumed by madness.

And then, eventually...
When I had dismissed with appropriate words a total of five Orcs who had come close to me because they thought I was a good-looking woman, my goal finally came into view.

An elven dwelling built into one of the most magnificent giant trees in this elven village.

Underneath the tree, it sat as if it were the ruler of the world.
The figure was so huge that I thought I had lost my sense of distance, even though it was still a long way away.

The Orc Emperor.
It was a giant-like Orc, standing two and a half meters tall.

And beside him are two Orc Lords and three Orcs of the normal species.

The distance between us is about a hundred paces.
I move toward it without quickening or slowing my pace.

In my hand is a rope to pull Satsuki and the others.
The ropes holding Satsuki and the others have a spell of entanglement on them.
With a single command from me, the rope can be released in an instant, as if it had a will of its own.

Proceed towards the target.
Eighty paces to go.

I tell Finola, to whom I've connected a telepathic spell, to begin the mission.

This is William. We'll be taking on the Orc-Emperor shortly.

"Understood. Then we'll begin our attack as well. ...... Don't die. I'm not happy about making a killing with no one to pay.

Of course. I'll take the full amount for the win. I don't mind if you add some color to it.

I see. I'll consider it, though it'll be much higher if I evaluate your work. I wish you good luck.

With that, he ended the communication.
It was a short exchange, but it was enough.
I've already told you what you need to know.

Proceed further.
Thirty paces to go.

I drank the elven potion before entering the village.
The elixir, which has the concentrated sweetness of a combination of fruit and honey, has spread throughout my body and restored my magical element to peak condition.
I'm in perfect condition.

I'll keep going.
I have about twenty steps left.

I stopped there...



''Don't smell that...''

The one who said that in Orcish at that time was the Orc Emperor who was still sitting on the throne in bad taste.
He swung his leg, which he had been eating with, over his head.

The Orcs in his entourage looked surprised.
The emperor,

The emperor said, 'It's not just human females, it's males... what the hell is that?

As soon as he said that, he threw his swinging 'leg' at me with great force.

'Release!

I quickly commanded the Entanglement spell.

Meanwhile, a 'leg' came flying towards me.
It was probably that of a dead elf, but I didn't have time to think of it as tragic.
It was about to hit me...

Just before that, a figure intervened with blinding speed and used his shield to block the leg.
The leg rolls to the ground nearby.

'Thank God, Irene.

'How dare you, when you untied the rope to make me do it?

The figure that intervenes is Irene.
And not only Irene, but also Satsuki and Mee stand in front of me, and Cyril comes to my side.

'...... d*mn, I thought I was going to lose my mind when I got here.

'That's true. I want to kill those orcs right now.'

'I agree with Mee. I don't think I'm a good priest (Holy Order), but still...''

This may be the first time I've heard them sound this violent.
But I suppose it's inevitable.
Deep in the pit of my stomach, too, a violent desire for release is simmering.

I no longer have any reason to look like the object of my anger.
I remove my disguise and reveal my true form.
He immediately began chanting the following spell.

'Aaan ......? What is it with you people. Humans and cat people... did you come all this way to get eaten by me, you rat?

The Orc Emperor stood up from his throne piled with dead elves.
He grabs a huge club that's propped up beside him, looks down at us...
He looks down at us... and says, 'Huh,' with a slight look of admiration on his face.

'Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, there are three "useful" women here? That's interesting! The best of the best jumped in on their own.

And with that, the Orc-Emperor took a deep breath.
And then... barked.

'Hey you bastards, come on, all of you, now! If you don't show up within 30 seconds, I'll kill you!

It was a loud, angry voice.
The voice vibrated so loudly that the air trembled.
It was like a loud voice spell, and the voice seemed to spread throughout the village.

They seemed to be trying to summon all the Orcs in the village and crush them with their numbers.
They may have accurately grasped the strength of Aileen and Satsuki, and decided that a head-on battle with a few would be dangerous.
It is a surprisingly clever tactic, though it seems to be a bold one.

And in fact, no matter how elite we are, if we are surrounded by nearly a hundred Orcs from the entire village, there is no way we can survive.
It is obvious that when we have managed to defeat about 20 or 30 of them, one by one, we will be overrun.
And if the Lords and Emperors step in at that time, even Satsuki and Irene will be easily defeated.

But of course I won't let that happen.

I'm going to complete the spell that I've been chanting for a while now.

'-Dimension Gate!

In an instant, my magic power ran through the ground, creating an 'it' in the earth around me, about 50 meters square.

It was a gigantic and bizarre looking 'door' that appeared using the ground as a wall.
As if it were an illusion, the door slipped past the creatures on top of it - us and the orcs - and opened.

And so the door opened, and the ground that opened its large mouth turned into pitch black darkness.
The darkness swallowed us and all the orcs that were within range...

And the door closed again.