What do you mean, "a hunt"?
Yeah, it's not that I don't want to, but it's what I need to do.

I think I might be able to get by with Iris if I just want to get in the ring.
It would be nice if we could manage with the free ice cream.......
As long as I'm involved, it's not going to happen and I'll end up owing them a lot of money, and that's something I'll certainly need to do if I'm going to serve another purpose.

''Hmm. I'm not sure I understand what you're talking about, but if you claim that you need it, that's fine.
'Fried!　You can't just accept it without listening to the story properly!
Your eyes are the same as those of Mr. Hayato when he rescued me. You must be doing this for someone else, right?
'Yeah, well, it's a possibility. I don't want our hard-working man to get reckless.
Left-handedness? I am the butler who fulfills the wishes of Hayato-sama's valued customers. Please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.

Fried bows his head and bends his arms in a bow.
It's a bow that shows his respect for that loyal Hayato, and his pride in being a steward.

''Thank you. I'll definitely return the favor.
In that case, could I ask my maids to serve bucket pudding next time? I'm the only one who gets kicked around for being unfair, so...
'Oh, you can have ten or a hundred of them!
I don't think so...

Let's try to think of something else to thank Freed for.
I want you to tell me what you think I should do to help.
I'll make anything happen.

'Oh, all right, all right!　You know I should do the same!
'Thank you, Emily!　Well then, in preparation for the next one don't let Hayato's game start!
Then I'll be ready to go, sir.
Oh, please!　Oh, wait!　Where are the most common enemies with low magic resistance in the east, west, north and south?
If you don't care about strength, you can go north.
Then meet at the north gate!
Of course!　In!

I take out my guild card and put it on Hayato.


'Hello?　Are you Mr. Ikki?
There it is!　Good!
'What's the matter?　I have a game coming up, so I can't make a long call, but...
"I'll tell you what it is as soon as possible!　You can't prolong the game you can't..................can you?

In the middle of saying it, I realize what I'm about to say and the endings weaken.
I'm being quite selfish and asking Hayato to do terrible things to me right now.

''........you mean the match with Mi?''
'Oh...'

That's right.
The next Hayato's opponent is Mi.
Because he's my family member in a way, but on the contrary, I know he wants to fight seriously because he's my family member.
But even so, I still have no choice but to ask for help.

''May I ask you why?''
'White is going to fight Arnold after this. I want to be ready for that, but we're totally short on time.
"Is this about Mr. Arnold?
Sorry about that. It's a bit risky. It's none of our business. But please!
....

After that, there was a bit of silence.
I knew it was no good........
No matter how much, I can't tell them both to cut corners, I can't tell them that I understand so easily.......

''Please don't say it's none of your business........''
Hayato....
"I'll tell Mee. And she'll understand. I'll start out as I usually do, but I'll only be able to stretch it out for 10 minutes. But even if I can stretch it out, it will only last 10 minutes.
'Oh, that's enough!　Oh, and ask your second-in-command if we can take a break before the White and Arnold match!
You don't care who you are, do you?
'No shame, no offense, all that!　Because you can't compare White to something like that!
''Hmm, that's very typical of Itsuki-san. Please do your best.''
'Of course!　And I'm going to borrow Emily and Freed for a bit.
Both of them?　Yes, we do. They're both convinced, right?　Please let me help you, Ituki-san.
Thank you ... that's very helpful.

I only have good people around me, really.
Oh no. They say it comes to my eyes as soon as I get older, but it should be early yet.

Are you done?　Freed is ready to go, he says he'll head to the north gate first.
Yeah, I'm done now. We're all set.

Now here's the biggest problem.
You have my spirit.
Even though it's a demon's life, I'm not ready to take it away.
But that won't stop me.
We can't stop.

My safe, calm, slow life and my little White says I'm going to do my best.
I'm going to have to get fired up too!

'Yes!　Let's go, Emily!
Okay, okay. ...Hey, what are you taking to the north gate?
I'm sorry, but we're saving time!
'Yes, of course. That's what happens......... Ah, but if you're going to fight, isn't it a bad idea to use your magic power first?
I can count on you to replenish your magical power!
Well let's go then...
'Oh!　Seriously, I'm sorry!

For the second time today.
Emily's screams echoed through the royal capital, Laciayu, and became one of the urban legends as the screams of female spirits in the daytime.......maybe.

''I'm getting used to it...
Yeah, sure. Want to take a break?
'It's okay. I'll be fine ... so what do you want me to do?
That's not going to happen until Freed gets here.
You wanted to see me?

Behind you!

Can you fight?　It would have been completely rude to ask him.

'Emily, can you put 'Little Wind Whisperer (Little Whisper)' on someone else?'
Yes. As long as it's clothed with the power of the wind spirit.
Well, just call Freed, then.
''So I can use the 'Heavy Knight's Roar (Heavy Howling)'

That's right.
So we should be able to get a wide target focus.

"Oh, you know some pretty old hunting techniques.
I don't know!　I just thought of it just now!
"I'm all about endurance. Whether it's 50 or 100, we'll show them that they can hold out.
Yeah, no I'm probably okay with that.

All I ask of Freed is that he gather his enemies.
As long as you ask for this kind of thing, the two of you have to return it without a scratch.
To be honest I think it's a cunning way to do it, but I can't worry about every single thing.

Are you....are you sure you're okay?
What?
What do you mean ... can you fight?
Yeah well, I'm honestly scared.
Yeah. You've been avoiding most of the fighting, haven't you?
'Well, yes, but you'll just have to be prepared to do it.
Yeah. Well, that's okay.

It's a fixed hunt that uses the Whispering of the Wind and the Roar of the Heavy Knight to attract and defeat many enemies.
The advantage of this is that it allows you to fight with a well-prepared system, and although it is limited to opponents with low magic resistance, I can hunt the enemies unilaterally.
I'm not sure I'll be able to deal with it in time if I'm taken by surprise.

It's a good idea to have a high level demon for a low level of magic resistance in this area.
'You came from the south, right? In that case, you must have seen the skalids, right?　This area is the habitat of the lizard demons. And they all have a low magic resistance value, so it doesn't matter which species you are.
Okay. Let's get started.

Activate 'Area Pointing'.
The search condition is 《Lizard-type demon》.
Then, using my coordinates as a reference point, I gradually expand the area by applying my magic power.
I found a place where the enemies are clustered up to a certain extent, pointed my finger and sent instructions to Emily and Freed.

'Do it in this direction ... about 400 paces away.
That's really convenient.
We're 600 paces ahead of you next time.
This is going to be ... quite a boneheaded battle.
We have to be efficient.
Yes, that's fine. I'm the guardian of the mansion, and I'll make sure you're well protected.

Freed is too reliable.
I then ask the two groups to use the "Heavy Knight's Roar" that I made them reach farther by the "Whisper of the Small Wind".
Then, a cloud of dust gradually appears from the closest point.

I immediately activated my "Invisible Jail" to bring the two of them close together and they flew up into the sky.

''This is........''
Well, I see. You're thinking up some pretty tricky moves.
"I'm all about safety and efficiency... haha, you can call me an outsider later.
'I won't. It seems like it used to be a common thing to sweep them all together like this.
"...Old school guys were daredevils, weren't they?
'Well?　But there was a time when he was all about efficiency.

We're floating so we can do it safely, but I wonder how they used to do it....

One by one, the lizards are gathering below.
The demons look up and open their mouths to make threats.
There are demons spreading what looks like gills and demons that are jumping up and down and trying to attack us.
What is about to take place is not a hunt.
It is a one-sided, brutal killing.
Pushing aside my guilt and discomfort, I activate multiple copies of the Invisible Prison in a wide area.

'Trauma confirmed........'
You're too stimulating. You don't want to see this.
I wish I could, but...

I slowly lower the 'Invisible Prison' that I activated, slowly lowering it down.
It hits the head of the tallest lizard, making it bend its neck and then the same height as the head of the next tallest lizard, repeating the process, and slowly, though I feel their resistance in my hands, I just cruelly and mercilessly crush them.

I looked down at the crushed lizards quietly, gulping at the nauseating sight, but silently looking down at the crushed lizards.
In just the last few seconds, I had taken dozens of lives.
Level up.........
That's right. It was a low-level me who killed dozens of demons all at once.
Eventually, all that was left on the ground were magical stones and other items that demons drop.
But I don't have time to collect them now.

''Next........let's do it. Let's move like this.
You look pale. Maybe you shouldn't look at it after all.
'It would be irresponsible to turn away from it when you're killing...'
You're so serious...

With that, he took out a magic recovery potion from the magical space and stirred it up.
Although it has a refreshing taste of medicinal herbs and herbs, I can't shake the sick feeling.


Freed...
I'm ready. I told you so.
"...yeah, I know. I know. No, I'm sorry. I guess I just don't have the stomach for it.

It serves a purpose.
For the sake of White and for the future peace.
This is what you have to do, even if it means grinding your mind down.

You've gotten your eyes back. As expected of a respected friend of Hayato-sama.
Don't lift it too much. I'm going to get carried away.
Well, first of all, let's move on. Time is finite, is it not?
Yeah. Let's keep moving.
'They're demons. He has no family and his intelligence is nothing more than a sub-beastly vermin, so it's best not to worry about him.
If you won't stop, I will do what I can to help you.

Thanks, Emily, Freed.
But still, I'm not cut out for combat.
You're afraid of your enemy. You're afraid to kill your enemy.
If you go into battle with this half-hearted determination, you will die quickly.

But this is not the time to be talking about that.
I think of White in my head and tell myself that it's only this time, this time only.
It may be cruel, merciless, inhumane, and cowardly in the way it hunts from a safe zone, but the opponent is a demon.
I force my mind to convince myself that I'm defeating a harmful enemy and head to the next one.

We gradually expanded our range of action and hunted down the surrounding lizards.
And then.........

Hayato had told me before that in order to raise the level of a skill, I would have to use it in large numbers or raise the level and assign points to it.
That's why I took the means to push the impossible and raise the level all at once.
Without this skill, I wouldn't be able to rush to the ring when Shiro was in danger.

Besides, I had a hunch.
The skill I acquired last time when I raised the level of spatial magic was 'Spatial Coordinate Designation'.
When I acquired this, I predicted that I would use it to make a transition.
Further.



There were signs of it, even though it was called a ruling story in Aina's talk about spatial magic.
The dragon's breath was absorbed by 'Inhalation (Input)'.
The invisible wall is the 'Invisible Prison (Invisible Jail)'.
If that's the case, it would be the magic of transference that appears in a completely different place.

Although it was only an expectation from this story, I knew it was about time.
There should be few people who could use spatial magic until now.
It is unlikely that all of them were able to raise their level to the maximum.
The reason why the Yota story is being passed on is probably because there are so many eyewitness accounts.
If that's the case, the level is probably not that high, which was just wishful thinking - but.

''The level of spatial magic has been raised to 5.''
You have acquired the Point-Gate skill.

I've got the skills I'm after.
Now I'm ready to get in the ring.
But it wasn't going to be resolved.
And without a moment's pause, I was moving on to my next objective.