The Academy’s Labyrinth (6)
Amidst the approaching horde of Ogres, we stand surrounding President Marina and Mewcrowl-san. I don’t know about Mewcrowl-san, but it’s dangerous to separate from President Marina, who isn’t confident in combat.
“They’re here!”
Seeing the Ogres gather from the vicinity, surrounding us, Vice President Brook raises his voice.
Vice President Brook averts the attack of the Ogre, that punches over, with his shield, and slashes at that arm with his sword. However, perhaps the Ogre’s muscles are thick, the sword merely sliced its skin shallowly, unable to cut the flesh.
Vice President Brook sees that and makes a displeased expression, but he stops attacking the arm and attacks the soft spots like the joints, neck, and so forth. But, the Ogre probably doesn’t want to be attacked at those places as well. It’s defending itself, making it so the attacks aren’t quite getting through.
Berg-san smashes the Ogre with his axe. However, the axe, that takes a big swing even under normal circumstances, is taking an even bigger swing to cut the Ogre’s tough skin, so he ends up with an opening. Mewcrowl-san and the others are currently supporting him so that he doesn’t get struck, but who knows how long they can last.
I don’t have to worry about Aerith. Unlike thus far, she casts Fire Magic’s Weapon Endowment on Kagerou, slashes, and incinerates the Ogres. Additionally, the ability to ignite the gashes is going strong. It’s inappropriate at a time like this, but there’s the pleasant smell of roasted meat.
“GAaaAH!”
Oops, I’ve got to go and defeat them as well. I dodge the Ogre that punches at me before my eyes and trip it with Rolgar. I then stab Rolgar into its throat.
They’re rampaging with me as their focus huh.
“Chaos Vortex Body Endowment, Weapon Endowment”
I clad my body in black lightning and charge into the Ogres. I’m slightly sticking out from everybody, but if their attention is on me, then this is probably better.
Due to the fact that I stood isolated by myself, the Ogres descend on me in all directions. I can hear everybody shouting at the back, but I guess that means they have that much leeway now.
I glance behind briefly, and after that, I focus on the Ogres. I close in on the Ogre that’s before my eyes and swing Rolgar. It sinks into the Ogre’s flank, and the Ogre flies off while dragging with it another Ogre that’s beside it.
I carry on to thrust the butt of the spear into the abdomen of the Ogre approaching from behind that my Presence Sense reacted to. Because I had also gathered a good amount of Magic Power at the butt of the spear, the butt of the spear penetrates the abdomen with ease. However, since the Ogre won’t go down with just this, I swing Rolgar around with it still stabbed in the Ogre.
It’s like a makeshift hammer. It’d normally be tough to swing around a gigantic body that’s almost 100 kilograms, but I’m currently using Body Reinforcement so I’m managing somehow.
“Humphh!”
The makeshift hammer that I swung around collides with the Ogres and makes a gross splash. Alright, I took down about ten with this.
However, looking around, they don’t seem to have reduced. Everybody is also doing their best and defeating them bit by bit, but they’re getting wounded and weakening bit by bit. And then
“Guhah!”
While Vice President Brook, who’s going up against two Ogres, is focusing on one side, his opening on another side was taken advantage of, and he ended up being struck.
Vice President Brook barely managed to block it with his shield, but unable to fully disperse the Ogre’s brute strength, his shield was smashed into pieces, and his arm ended up broken. And then Vice President Brook, who was struck and sent flying as it is, isn’t moving an inch.
I suppose the fact that he didn’t disappear from here means he didn’t die, but he lost his consciousness huh.
“Shit! Brook! You bastards, get out of the way!”
Berg-san tries to go and help Vice President Brook, but the other Ogres get in his way, and he can’t go and help him. Vice President Brook is currently unharmed thanks to President Marina’s Fire Magic and Mewcrowl-san’s arrows keeping the Ogres in check, but that’s also a matter of time.
Aerith, she’s holding out by herself so that they don’t break through the opposite side. And then perhaps the Ogres that were swarming at me too thought that it’s better to go up against those on the other side instead of going up against me, they start moving.
It’s bad if it carries on at this rate. Aerith is probably still fine, but the others are…….
It can’t be helped. I thought that I probably wouldn’t have to use it in this labyrinth when I heard about it, but I can’t be endangering everybody because of the irregularity that Shishou caused and because of my self-satisfaction.
They may not die, but, be that as it may, if they experience that, that fear probably won’t go away. I died without the time to even experience it though.
The moment I thought that and was about to activate my Magic
“I won’t let you! Besides, we’ll withstand it with our strength! Fullel, we’re doing it!”
“”Ou! Let’s go, Anego1!””
The moment Aerith shouted somebody’s name, a considerable amount of Magic Power blows fiercely from Aerith. The crimson Magic Power is blowing in a way that it’s enveloping Aerith. The Ogres around saw that and stopped as well. That’s…….
“”She has a Fire Spirit””
Light tells me. I suppose Light probably knew about it though; since it seems spirits can’t talk about the individual whom they contracted with, which is a given, as well as the matters regarding the other spirits.
Besides, I wonder why Filia, Aerith, and I, are so loved by spirits? It looks like Light won’t answer this either. As I’m thinking about that
“Burn it all down! Oodachi2 of Serpent Flame(Ja En No Oodachi)!”
Aerith shouts, and the crimson Magic Power that blows out gathers towards Kagerou. Kagerou then bursts into flame and constructs a blade.
And then what appeared was an oodachi which is 2 metres with just the blade alone and is dyed entirely crimson from blade to handle. Its appearance is quite heavy-looking, and yet she’s carrying it lightly, so much so that she gives off the vibe that it isn’t.
“Let’s go!”
Saying that; Aerith heads towards the Ogres. Looking at it closely, Aerith is also cladding her entire body in crimson Magic Power. Perhaps the Ogres also thought that Aerith, who releases a considerable amount of Magic Power, poses a threat, all of them headed towards Aerith,
However, Aerith swings her oodachi, without even looking bothered by something like that. Lightly, as though there’s no weight to it. I guess because it’s an oodachi that’s constructed through Magic Power, the actual weight is probably no different from when it’s Kagerou.
It’s just that, without even looking bothered by it, the Ogres, that should’ve been cut, carry on to pass by her and turn around, trying to attack her from behind. ……ah!
Dochaa!
Just the upper body of the Ogres that tried to turn around falls to the ground as it is. Their lower body stood as they were when they were cut. ……it’s too sharp that they didn’t even realise they were cut huh.
Aerith then mangles them one after another. The Ogres get cut and die without realising. Amongst the Ogres, there were even some that upper body falls while they’re running, and only their lower body is running.
Perhaps it thought that it’d be bad at this rate, the Black Ogre shouts. The rest of the Ogres that heard that started taking their distance from Aerith. It looks like they’re being quite cautious. I guess I’ll return to the President and the other’s side in the meantime.
Aerith looks at the Ogres while shouldering her oodachi.
“At this rate, there’s no end to it huh. I’ll finish it with the next attack”
Saying that; she readies her oodachi vertically. The Ogres are almost 100 metres away from Aerith. It probably won’t reach even if she attacks from there. I wonder if she’ll send a slash or something like yesterday’s Orc King? As I’m thinking of something like that
“Everybody, crouch!”
Aerith shouted out. At that moment, Aerith’s killing intent swells up its utmost limit. I have a bad feeling about this! I immediately run to the President and the others’ side and crouch the President and the others, who were looking at Aerith blankly. And then
“Haah!”
Aerith swings her oodachi vertically. At that moment, the oodachi, which blade broke up into multiple segments, extended like a whip!
Aerith carries on to turn around and spin her oodachi. Aerith swings the oodachi despite the shaving sounds, ‘GaGaGaGa!’. It’s extending through Magic Power huh. Aerith’s body spins, doing one rotation, and, ‘Clank Clank!’, the extended blade returns to the original oodachi
BotoBotoBoto!
and there are falling sounds. When I raise my head and take a look, only lower bodies were standing there. There are slash marks on the wall on the other side as well. It extended all the way over there huh.
“……it’s amazing huh”
President Marina, who saw that spectacle, mutters. I think so too. The Black Ogre that was furthest away had also been cut. But perhaps it’s lucky that it has a large stature, only its legs had been cut. Despite collapsing, the Black Ogre is moving tremblingly.
“Uu!”
However, at that time, Aerith collapses sitting down. It’s Magic Power exhaustion huh. I immediately run towards Aerith’s side and carry her.
“Are you alright, Aerith?”
“……eeh. It looks like I slightly overused my Magic Power. More importantly, how was it?”
“Aah, it’s amazing. You were cool”
I say that with a smile, and Aerith also smiles sweetly and says, ‘I’m glad’. And then she fell unconscious. It’s understandable. Having used that much Magic Power. All that’s left is…….
“I feel bad for Aerith since it’s like I’m taking her credit, but I guess I’ll defeat that grovelling Black Ogre”
I walk towards the Black Ogre while piggybacking Aerith. The Black Ogre is saying something while looking up at me, but naturally, I don’t understand its words. I stabbed the Black Ogre’s head with Rolgar as it is.
The ones awake are President Marina, Berg-san, Mewcrowl-san, and me. Perhaps because we defeated all the monsters in this open space, the door that leads inside opens.
We went there and there was a stand with a jewel on top of it placed in the middle. A magic circle had been drawn centred around that stand. It’s probably a magic circle to use for teleportation.
“We finally cleared it huh. Thanks, everybody. For going along with my selfishness”
President Marina says and looks around at everybody. Aerith, whom I’m piggybacking, and Vice President Brook, whom Berg-san is piggybacking, are still unconscious though.
And then like when we came, everybody holds hands and pour Magic Power in. ……I shall ignore the heavy breathing of Mewcrowl-san who’s beside me.
The magic circle gradually shines, and just like when we came, we were suddenly greeted with a sense of floatiness, like we lost our foothold, and by the time we realised, we had returned to the academy.
A grinning Shishou was standing over there. ……I have a lot of things that I want to say, but for now, I shall be happy about the fact that we safely cleared the labyrinth.
Like this, the escorting of President Marina came to an end.
