47-Eighteenth Party-Party




"The Sixth Star is said to be the leader of the "Ungoku Volunteer Corps.
 Only their numbers 1 and 2 are briefly mentioned in the section of the "List of Important Figures" in the "Strategy Book".
 The number one is Nadia, a level 20 "wizard".
 Number two was a level 18 "monk" whose name was Salima.
 They are two sisters of odd ages, and come from families that have served the current Alabana Empire for generations.
It is written in the Strategy Book that, "Among a group of hoodlums who only call themselves heroic, these sisters are the only ones who truly care about their country and are willing to get their hands dirty for the ideals held by Crown Prince Heydar.

All we want is the Key to the Earth's Imperial Palace. If you give it to me, I will do you no harm.

 Of the three women who held Krim hostage with a knife, the leader, a beautiful woman, announced sincerely.
 Nadia, the number one.

''Of course, we do not intend to take the other two treasures. I beg you to keep a clear head.

 Her sister, Salima, said. Her face was very similar to her sister's. She had a down-to-earth attitude, as if it was so distressing to be a cowardly imitation.

 Then, if the rest of them were number three, they were not.
 She looks like a beautiful girl in her mid-teens. However, she is eerily lacking in any kind of expression.
 And she was wearing an out-of-place maid outfit. That too, if the real job saw it, it would be, "Well, harebrained! And an incendiary maid's outfit with a short skirt that emphasizes the bosom and short skirt, so much so that it almost makes you peel your eyes away.
 This guy is not a six-star.
 But the first(...) bad(...) thing(...) is the fruit(...) of the first(...) bad(...) thing(...) is the fruit(...).

How did you guys get to this point...?

 Ramsey, who had recovered from the shock before the triplets, asked frankly, "I have the Distant View Crystal Sphere.

I have the Distant View Crystal Sphere, a treasure that I've been watching you all from a distance. I've been watching you all from a distance.
'What! When did this happen?
"It was when the Dance of Death got ahold of Lord Ramsey and launched an attack.
That's it...
''Yes. We have been watching closely today with our crystal spheres to see how Master Ramsey would break through the labyrinth, so it wasn't difficult for us to get here.

 Nadia and Salima take turns and easily reveal their hands.
 By showing their sincerity, they are showing that this deal is a trustworthy one.

 On the other hand, I'm sure Ramsey didn't really want to know either.
 While I was pausing in my conversation, Chocolat was sneaking up on Nadia and the others with a "I'm an irrelevant magical creature" attitude.
 However.

Don't even move the servant over there!
'Order them not to move! Now!

 She couldn't get through to her sisters.
 They seemed to know well that Chocolat was a Servant and what a Servant was. As expected of a long-time servant of Alavana, she seems to have a deep knowledge of ancient ruins.

'Stop, Chocolat. Crim's life comes first.

 When I asked for it, Chocolat stopped in his tracks, looking mindlessly pissed off.
 But that relieved me, too. The sisters also stopped killing. It was impossible for a servant to disobey a human's orders.
 On the contrary, it was Krim who was unconvinced. Until now, he had been quietly watching the situation and refraining from interfering, but now he was ready to make a point.

'Magnus! You're not going to put any stock in this old woman's affairs. Isn't that key essential to you? You are traveling to save the world, aren't you? Well, then, cut this idiot down to size if he's going to be held hostage!
I'm sorry, Krim. Your self-sacrifice is the epitome of the monk's work ethic, but I'm not gonna make you a martyr of your faith.
What the hell?
"I will not continue my journey by giving up my sense of justice. I don't want to commit the folly of being born to a demon king to defeat him. I've already made this decision a long time ago.
How could you be such a clumsy...

 Crim became heartily dismayed and said.

'But Baasan. It is precisely because he is such a clumsy "man" that he is able to throw himself into the arduous mission of defeating the demon king. This Magnus.

 Ramsey said proudly, as if it were his own business.

Anyway, our decision is done. If you want it, take it. And get Krim back safe and sound.
Very well, Master Wizard.
My sincere thanks and apologies for your calmness and companionship.

 The sisters enter the hall cautiously, holding Krim hostage.
 The maid walks in front of them, keeping a watchful eye on me, Ramsey, the triplets, and Gladius, keeping a sharp, inorganic gaze on me, Ramsey, and the triplets.
 The maid is paying particular attention to the movements of the triplets.
 While me and Ramsey made a gut-wrenching gesture, the triplets were openly fidgety. 'Are you sure you want to give it to them?' I was hesitant. The atmosphere, especially around Rudd, could be short-tempered at any moment.

'Please, for God's sake, just be quiet.

 I'll ask the triplets for more.
The key to the earth's palace is the key to the earth's palace.
 It's all in my head, in my mind, and in my total plan for my current journey.

 -- and.
 I really thought so, and the triplets gave up and followed my lead.
 No one here could have anticipated the unexpected situation.

''You scoundrel! Let Master Krim go!

 Chocolat, who shouldn't have been able to move at my command, suddenly threw herself at her sisters.

 For the sisters and maids, and at the same time for me, it was a surprise attack from completely unconsciousness.
 Servants will never go against humans - it was imprinted on me and their consciousness because of my familiarity with the civilization of the ancient magical empire.
 I never imagined that Chocolat was a special product with a different mind and mindset (mentality) than the other servants.

 Hence, the established surprise.
 Servants have little to no combat skills, but they are not very good at close quarters combat, as are the sisters, the Wizard and the Monk. They are unable to avoid this physical assault.
 The maids of the guards were also mainly wary of the triplets, so they were slightly slow to react.
 As a result, Chocolat hit the sisters as hard as she could and cleave them, and as a result, Krim is freed as well.

''Yes! I did it! 'Watashi, I'm happy to be of service to you, Master Magnus!
Hostile activity detected. Eliminate.

 The maid's kick, trying to protect the Lord with an expressionless face, entered Chocolat's side with a decent amount of force.
 And it was not a kick of unusual power. The torso, which is made of steel, was broken into a crooked shape by the impact and then kicked away even more lightly.
 It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.
 The ant-shaped servant, which has lost its body from the chest down, is lying on its back, unable to move.

''Begin the chase. We will destroy it thoroughly.''
No!

 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.
 At the same time, I used the Daimadou no Wand as a six-foot pole to strike. The effect of Strength II is still on.

"Chase is abandoned. Evasion is priority.

 The maid declared in an inorganic voice, and with a fluffy leap that didn't feel like weight at all, she dodged a blow from my cane.

 I could have continued my attack, but of course, pear. Covering up against Chocolat is my priority.

''You were reckless...''
"But you have been of service to Master Magnus.
That's enough. That's enough. That's enough. Don't you ... piss me off.
I'm glad. You're worried about me, aren't you?
No! I didn't mean to upset you.

 The golden words of Lester, the founder of the academy. "Thou shalt not be angry. I almost broke that commandment. I don't know what would've happened if Chocolat had been totally destroyed.
 Yeah, I have to admit it.
 It's not hard to see why I felt some sort of affection for this somewhat unlikeable servant I just met today.

Thanks, Chocolat. It's not like Magnus is a navel-gazer, it's a thank you.

 Krim, freed from his sisters, smiled at that as he fled toward us.
 Ramsey and the triplets are finally ready to fight without reservation.
 I thought they would continue to get into a melee - but the other side's judgment was also very good.
 As soon as the sisters Nadia and Salima saw that the hostages had been retrieved, they ran out of the hall without hesitation. Because of the rearguard position, which has a poor method of defending itself, they secured a favorable terrain where they could cast spells while using the wall as a shield, with only their faces peeking out from the doorway.
 Then, the sisters cast strengthening spells on the maids they left in the hall in rapid succession.
 The speed of their chanting was blinding to me.

At level 3, wizards and monks can learn Spell Chanting Proficiency as an optional skill. This skill greatly reduces the number of mistakes when chanting long spells and when chanting on the spur of the moment or when you are nervous.
 Also, on subsequent levels, you can strengthen this skill by becoming more proficient in it in preference to increasing your status, allowing you to upgrade to Spellcasting Skill.

 I only learned of this system after I got my copy of the strategy book. However, I had mastered the spellcasting drill at a very early stage without being aware of it.
 With this, mistakes in spell chanting are rare and the speed of chanting is dramatically increased. As a practitioner, I can say that this is an indispensable 'skill' for me.

 And after that, the sisters must have learned to master Spellcasting Excellence at the cost of another level of status gain.

"Full buffing complete. Begin overrunning.

 The maid, buffed at once by multiple enhancement magic, danced wildly.

 In an instant, when she fleshed out Ted, she blew him away with a palm-bottom blow, and in another instant, when she got close to Rudd, she kicked him away and shattered his ribs (ribs). Mudd, who had come to his brother's aid, also struck back with an elbow strike, and even Ramsey couldn't avoid the maid's hand blade.

''What, what is it, you girl...''
"Martial artist...? This is what mastery is all about...?
It's a pretty face, and it's bloody awful.

 I replied breathlessly to the triplets.

That's not true. This is a fresh golem. The ancient magical empire has created a Killing Maid.
Servants aren't allowed to make clean, clean coffins, and this guy is an ant?
No, this one was banned from production.
So why do they exist?
Because all the maids of slaughter are servants and guardians made for the emperor of time.
Han, are you always above the law, Mr. Sun?
I can see the irony in that. It's a combat magic creature for the Emperor. Strong!

 Of course, it's not as far away as the Goz I just killed, but even so, after being buffed to death by a mountain of buffs, it's an opponent that can't be trifled with.
 No, my MP is already unreliable and Gradius is already in tatters, so is the situation even worse?

 Me and Krim are also losing, and I'm going to cast strengthening spells on Ramsey and the triplets.
 But it's a lot of work for four people.
The spellcasting skill is only good enough for Krim and me to master.

 I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.
 Salima is standing by, ready to cast a recovery spell at any time.
 That's right, the recovery spell works on the flesh-and-blood human (fresh golem)!

But the pros are the cons and the cons are the flip side of the coin--

 I chanted a spell in rapid succession.

'Van-e-nou-on-moura!
 Pre-Ren Ray York Sea!
 Bane Ray y Nu Del!
 Cal Her A Noon!

 Poison II, which can be learned at 24th level and causes a bad status (Poison II).
 Paralyze II, which can be acquired at 26th level and causes the player to be severely paralyzed.
 You can learn this at 28th level and it will give you Blind II, which causes loss of sight.
 A nasty surprise is Bind II, a heavy binding, which can be learned at level 34.

 The slaughterhouse maids will be roughed up with a type II state disorder magic that Nadia has never seen before.
 Even iron golems have full immunity to state abnormalities except for bondage, but it works on all flesh-and-blood synthetic humans (fresh golems)!
 And it's a good thing that Abnormal Magic, like Reinforcement Magic, consumes less MP.

 As a result, the ancient Alabana's slaughterhouse maids are slowly poisoned by the poison that eats away at their "HP" and their bodies are often paralyzed, messing up their attacks and evasions, and when they lose their eyesight, their white soldier fighting power is drastically reduced, and on top of that, they are bound by a magic rope that prevents them from drawing on their true physical abilities.
 Now is the time to strike!

 Ramsey and the triplets were also afflicted with Type I abnormality, but they were cured one by one by Krim's magic. On the other hand, Salima's Level couldn't cure the Type II abnormality.
 While Gradius took on the role of the arrows, Ramsey and his teammates used excellent coordination to repeatedly hit and take out the slaughterhouse maids with great skill.
 And finally, they are defeated.

 It's an upset victory for all of us.

 The loot (drop item) is the Maid of Massacre.
I don't know if this is a drop item or not.