55 - a one-sided reunion of old acquaintances
--Communal cemetery in the West District. At the same time as the revolution began.
"It has begun."
Amidst the rows of grave markers, a large circular magic circle emerged.
Tomb-sweepers and cleaners are watching calmly, though surprised. No one seems to be running away.
"You peaceful people! I'll give them a little surprise."
Frey hides behind a tombstone and takes off her maid's uniform. She leaves her underwear on and walks out into the passageway.
She increased her magical power. Flames engulf her. The vortex of flame grows and then bursts.
A huge red-haired wolf appears.
A howl is heard, and those near the magic circle flee for their lives.
The preparations are complete.
All that remains is to destroy the magic circle.
Frey opens his mouth wide as he watches the black shapes appear one after another. A ball of flame is born in a mouth large enough to swallow the deformity in one gulp.
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A cannonball of flame is released.
The target is right in the middle of the circular magic circle. The explosion roars, and the fire consumes the ground along with the deformity. The blast blew away the tombstone.
（What a pity!)
The heavily gouged ground is still scorched. The deformity and the magic circle have vanished without a trace.
（If you're having a hard time, I can help you.)
As I was about to use my communication magic to find out what else was going on, a communication came in from somewhere in the opposite direction.
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The screen that appeared in front of me showed nothing, though I heard voices.
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The answer was both expected and unexpected.
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<<< Then you must struggle to survive. They have a habit of jumping at the bait in front of them. If you survive, they will not move.
Pathetically determined.
Frey picks up a maid's dress and shoves it into her fur.
（We must hurry.)
Running through King's Landing in this form would cause a commotion. But it is much faster than running in human form.
Frey kicked the earth.
--In the woods inside the academy.
"Hurt! Do something!"
Lias hit the deformed face with a fireball and shouted, "Fireball!
"Well, I don't know what to do..."
There are too many of them. Moreover, they do not decrease at all as they crawl out of the shining magic circle from the edge where they disappeared. In fact, they were increasing.
"Can you fly, Hurt?"
"What is it suddenly? How can I, a magic level 2 guy, fly?"
The wards covering Hurt C are not only defensive but also have the functions of an exoskeleton-type powered suit and flying. So, in fact, it can fly.
"Can you guys hold me and fly?"
"No, that's why you can't fly. Even if I could, it would be impossible.
Except for myself, there were a total of five of us. And you want me to fly with them?
"Oh. You can do it!"
I could fly.
With Tiarerietta on her back, the men clung to her legs, and Irisphilia and Marianne to Hurt C's arms.
"Yeah, yeah, I knew you could do it."
Tiahrietta did not listen to Hurt C's insistence that it was impossible, and gathered everyone together. The ghouls rushed to her and she had no choice but to jump up.
Iris, the left arm, asks.
"But is this a good idea? If the Elder Ghouls leave here, there will be damage."
Tiareetta answered.
"Don't worry. They're just preoccupied with the prey in front of them. But if you fly too high, they'll give up. Keep it on the edge."
Elder ghouls were gathering directly below us. They jumped up and clenched their teeth to bite.
"Ha, Doctor! A little higher!
"They have their own individual differences. Look at this one! He's a great leaper! It's going to bite me!
Porcos and Lias were not fazed.
"Just a little more patience. Help is on the way.
Marianne encouraged them, but things were going from bad to worse.
"I didn't think you could even use flying magic. But that won't do anything. If you give me Ruseyan Neri quietly, I'll let you go.
The enemy captain, whom I had just blown away with my magic gun, appeared across the forest. He is flying in the sky. The others are out of sight of the Elder Ghouls, but they are probably deployed and surrounded in the woods.
With his hands full, Hurt C. calls out to his back.
"Professor Tia. Please pull out your magic gun from the holster and fire it appropriately."
"This one? I can just hook my finger on it and push it in. But can I handle it?"
"It's all right. I'm the only one who can do it, but I'm sure anyone can use it now.
Tiarerietta pulled the trigger without saying a word, thinking it was a strange thing to say.
She tried to get a good aim, but she missed the flying man by a long way.
"Well, where were you aiming at--?
but just after she passed by him, she made a sudden change of direction. It hits the man squarely in the back of the head. The man manages to brace himself as he is about to fall.
"Oh, no!"
"I knew it didn't work. Professor Tia, keep on doing what you're doing.
The man has self-enhanced defenses. Tiarerietta pulled the trigger twice more, wondering how many times she could do it and still not do much damage.
The magic bullet changes its trajectory and hits the man. Each time they hit the man, he is hit by a bullet, but it does not seem to have any significant effect.
"Hmph, that kind of attack won't work!
The man dropped right next to Hurt C. and glared at him. Then...
GABRIELLE!
"Hey--?
An Elder Ghoul bit him from below.
"No way, you were aiming for this from the beginning! Oh, geez!"
The man was dragged down and bitten by several ghouls.
"Oh, ah......"
They were turned into ghouls.
Their skin has turned gray, and they wander about, bleeding from every part of their bodies. His cloak and clothes were torn to shreds.
"You're doing a good job, Mr. Hurt."
"It was Professor Tia who did it. But I didn't know it would be like that when he bit me. I'm sure you don't want to get bitten.
Lias mutters uncontrollably.
"If that thing is roaming around King's Landing in large numbers, ......"
Even if the fighting power of a single creature is low, if it retains its former human form, it will be hesitant to attack. Even soldiers would be caught off guard while dealing with Elder Ghouls.
"What the hell am I supposed to do? ......"
This was shortly after more murmurs.
--Retreat!
Voices echoed in everyone's head.
Hurt C gains altitude. Just as the Elder Ghouls were about to give up and scatter.
A huge shadow reared up through the trees and rushed toward them.
"Oh, oh ......, you can't be ......!"
Irisphilia lets out a trembling voice. It was Tiareetta who took over the conversation.
"Flame Fenrir! Wow, I've never seen that before!"
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Frey jumps up, kicking the ground. He opens his big mouth,
He shoots a fireball into the magic circle. A huge explosion erupts. The Elder Ghouls in the center are reduced to pieces of meat, and many others are blown away. The magic circle loses its light and a large hole is drilled in the ground.
Frey's body is enveloped in light. His huge body becomes smaller, and he takes on the form of a woman.
"Why are you naked?
Lias turns red and looks away.
Frey deftly puts on the maid's uniform in her hands in mid-air, and then lands with a smooth, graceful landing. Her ears and tail, which had been hidden by Hurt's warding, are now exposed, perhaps due to her transformation into a giant wolf.
The Elder Ghouls came closer and closer to her, as she seemed to be in a bad mood.
She looks up into the sky, unconcerned,
"I'll take care of the rest. You guys just sit there and watch."
He extended his claws like grappling hooks.
Hurt C's arm becomes light. Irisphilia has left and landed on the ground.
"Hey, there, white hair! Didn't you hear me tell you to keep looking?"
"Not so fast. I can't stand shoulder to shoulder with you right now, but I can at least protect your back."
"No need. But it's too late to go back now. Stay out of my way, little girl."
Frey had a strange sensation as he said this.
（The quality of the magic is different from others. Riza was talking about
It slashes the head of an elder ghoul that has attacked it. But the inexplicable irritation did not abate.
"......We will fight together on the battlefield, let me tell you my name. I am
"Frey...... well, that's a good name. Yes, it suits you perfectly."
"Hey, hey, don't call me that!
Again the deformities attack, one after another, slashing at them with their claws.
"Well, that ...... my name is--"
I know. Move your hands before your mouth, Iris!
"Uh-huh!"
Why are you smiling so happily? You're disgusting."
Hurt C. watched the one-sided slaughter while having a strange conversation in the sky,
（I don't have to go, do I?)
He takes the magic gun from Tiarerietta, thinking about it.
（Good, it's been reloaded. So she is watching us too.
Then, I readied my magic gun and fired several magic bullets into the woods.