Chapter 50: Chapter 50

Chapter 50 Fiftieth Episode~ Pleasure of Cooperation “Again! Everyone, get ready!” “”Roger!”” All of crimson tiger responds to Sarah’s commanding voice . Everyone attacks the drake together . Their movements are unified as well as their words . As expected of the B rank clan, 【Tempest of Crimson Tiger】 Rollo and I watch their cooperative movements and act carefully . We contribute attacks that do not interfere . After defeating the drakes for several hours, the sun has already set . As you would expect, all the members of crimson tiger are beginning to show signs of fatigue . However, there is another magic essence reaction there . Moreover, there are multiple . “Again?” Sarah’s forehead creases and she has a loathing expression . “It looks like it . ” In the direction Lushell points, a swarm of long-armed ants appear . Moreover, small two headed dragons appear soon after . “Ants and dragons? It can’t be helped . Everyone, go all out . ” “Butch, you’re tired so take a pill . ” “I’m fine . As for the captain, if you’re tired why don’t you drink a stamina restoration potion?” “Haha, you’re saying that? I’m all right . ” She who has been fighting for a long time does not disrupt her confident behavior . It seems they will be okay for a while longer . While I admire them, I turn my attention to the main monster . I look at an ant with long arms . This is my first time seeing the small dragon . The two heads of the dragon are extending from slim necks . Its scales are pale . When I observe it, the small dragon and the swarm of ants begin to fight . They are like cats and dogs, the fight between the monsters is strange . For a long time…I follow the fight between the dragons and ants . The ants and dragons that wander away from the war target us . There are five ants and two small dragons . “Here they come . There are five long armed ants, and two small sonic bang dragons . ” Sarah points her long curved swords in the direction of the monsters . The name of the two-headed dragon seems to be sonic bang . “Well then, I will-” Belize raises her bow, nocks an arrow, and fires . The arrow whistles through the air, piercing the ant’s eyes one after another, and striking the thin necks of the dragons . Amazing…she is more than a pair of tits . I can tell that the Elf Belize’s archery is at a considerable level . However, melon-san’s big breasts seem obstructive when using a bow and arrow . [ED: Holy… Author you need to get laid or something… . ] The breasts behind the red leather armor… “Still, we have a long way to go . It’s our turn now . ” Lushell talks casually . As an example of her composure, Belize winks while she fires her bow and arrow . Lushell being a magic user holds out a long staff in front of her chest . She raises the big staff in one hand and closes one eye . Her other hand moves to grasp the large staff as support . I confirm with magic observing eye . Lushell is manipulating mana . I can see mana is being transmitted into the staff from both of her arms . She does not seem to be using an aria . When the blue jewel at the end of the staff starts to shine, the wooden claw like branches shrink back so the blue jewel may be grasped . Countless blue particles come from the jewel and expand, the particles gather right above and form a big pointed icicle . “Be smashed by ice . ” The pointed icicles are produced continuously and they fly at the ants . One by one, the glistening icicles, wider than five centimeters, pierce through the abdomens of the ants . The ants pierced by the sharp icicles stop moving . The ants, which continue receiving the ice magic, become frozen white ice statues in no time . The icicles also hit the other two ants, dulling their movements . The heads of the slowed ants are pierced through by arrows and they stop moving . The long armed ants are wiped out by Lushell’s magic and Belize’s bow . However, the small dragons are still there . “The dragons seem to be resistant . ” Like Lushell said, the icicles hit the small two headed dragons but are being deflected by their pale scales . The ice system does not seem to work on those blue scales . On the other hand, a lot of arrows are stuck in them . “Let’s kill each dragon . ” Sarah declares her instruction with those few words . She is already running towards the sonic bangs with a bent forward posture and her two swords . (TL: So, like that one kid on the playground who watched too much Naruto and thought running like that would be cool . ) “Roger!” The members of Tempest of Crimson Tiger all obey Sarah’s command . Butch follows up on Sarah’s attack and delivers a blow to the body of the sonic bang . Belize fires arrows from her bow as well . Lushell also releases sharp icicles from her large staff . However, the ice magic does not work on the blue scales . Lushell stops attacking with her large staff . I participate as well, undaunted . I aim for the small legs . Timing my attack in cooperation with Sarah and Butch, I extend the black spear and drill into the spot already injured by the sword and ax . Once one leg is cut off, and the sonic bang loses its balance . At that moment, Rollo sticks her bone sword into it’s small neck . Piercing through the head, one of the necks hangs loose, unmoving . However, the sonic bang dragon has a second head which raises a sound similar to a scream . It can make an awfully high-pitched sound despite it being small . The roaring reverberates as Rollo retracts her feeler and sneaks around the back of the sonic bang, preparing for the next attack . However, despite having its leg destroyed and losing its balance, the small dragon seems fine . Turning its remaining head around, it turns its body around quickly . The sonic bang opens its mouth towards Rollo and roars, a shock wave is thrown out . Rollo receives the shock wave and rolls back once . She collapses with her stomach exposed . “Rollo!” I shout her name, but she is okay . Rollo extended her feels as she fell to absorb the shock . The sonic bang opens its mouth again . “Show me your back will you, good-bye-” The moment Sarah says good-bye, mana circulates in her arms . Her long swords warp and red hair grows out from her arms . The muscles of each arm swell and they become gigantic . Her hair is bushy too . Using both arms the “Attack skill” called “Quadruped Strike” is delivered, blowing away the small dragon’s skull . [ED: @TL Changed text and raw removed . ] It is amazing no matter how many times I see it . Seeing it up-close, her arms and long-swords become larger . Is the sword special too? Everything has already returned to it’s original size . Her gigantic arms were covered in red hair and her agility seemed to increase as well . So much so that her arms became blurred . The four-sword slash of the curved long swords . The wound is terrible because it is caused by four simultaneous sword slashes . The slashing attack that blew away the drake’s head seems to be a technique from a similar skill system . On the other hand, Butch attacks the remaining sonic bang on his own . The simultaneous attacks of the two heads are deflected by the large ax . He used the broadax like a shield to defend against the shockwaves from the sonic bang’s mouths . As though responding there, Belize hits the eyes of the small dragon with arrows . There are two heads, so a total of four arrows find their marks . Her bow skills are amazing . The dragon can no longer pick a target so it releases shock waves and roars in random directions . Then, a magic that looks like thunder magic smashes into the small dragon . Two thin yellow flashes of light, three, they all land direct hits on the sonic bang- The sonic bang seems to have become weakened, trembling, but still alive . However, its movements are noticeably slowed . Butch makes use of his strength and delivers an attack with his broadax, easily cutting through the pale scales into the flesh beneath . His movements are like a baseball player striking a home run . Seeing the attack with the broadax, I am reminded of Raguren . Still, I never heard an aria but Lushell made lightning fall from the sky . Even if I think such a thing, it started with Sarah’s three-stranded slashing attack . Butch’s attacks continue to happen . Butch jumps- swinging his broadax from the sky . A helm splitting type skill . The thin wings are completely shattered and twisted by the fierce blow of the ax skill and seem to be torn off . Following up on Butch’s broadax skill, Lushell continues dropping down lightning magic . The scales are blown off and its flesh roasted, causing a smell to rise . The small dragon’s entire body is trembling, seeming to be caused by the numbness . I see . That lightning magic was a scroll . There is a sheet of paper attached to a belt over Lushell’s head . The paper is thick . It looks like a bound book and there is a lot of paper . A piece of paper is ripped from the magic book . After being thrown, the paper becomes a thunderbolt . Then Belize fires am arrow from a tightly-strung bow which pierces through the scales into two sections of burning dragon flesh . The sonic bang has survived until now… It looks pitiful under everyone’s concentrated attacks . The blind sonic bang is full of openings . Late to the party, Rollo also attacks the small dragon and extends a feeler bone sword . The bone sword splits an arrow in half driving even deeper past the eye into the head of the dragon . I attack as well . My foot firmly on the ground, power flows through my twisting waist, and I throw out my arm in a . The twisting black spear drills into the small dragon, penetrating deep . Again, everyone continues to attack . The small dragon is unable to run away, and it cannot even scream . In an instant, it becomes scraps of flesh . Complete overkill . The dragons and ants fighting seem to have stopped and there are no signs of dragons or ants in the immediate area . First team game . This is considerably easy . The surroundings are open as well . Cooperation is fun . Rollo’s cooperation is interesting too, still a different kind of fun . “Yosh . I don’t see any more enemies in the area . Were all the ants and dragons springing up around here cleared up… Strip them of their materials but leave them here, we can collect them later . ” “That’s right . Like the captain said, there are no more “signs” coming from the left side . There seem to still be wyverns in the sky though…” Lushell seems to have a presence detection skill, or can use search magic . “As one would expect, if it’s that distance, I don’t know if even my bow could reach…” “Anywhere is fine as long as I can swing my ax around, I trust the captain’s judgement . ” “Yeah…” Then, waiting for my opinion, Sarah turns her eyes to me . Making eye contact, I nod lightly . It is true, I can only feel magic essence signs from the sky . Same for pheromone touch . Everyone’s faces are weary with fatigue . So, should we take a break? I try to suggest it . “…seeing everyone’s faces, how about you take a break?” “Yeah . Let’s take a break for a little . Lushell, takes mana restoration potion with a high concentration . Everyone including me, let’s take stamina restoration pills and potions . ” Everyone nods to Sarah’s words, and medicine is removed from each person’s waist belt, brought to their mouths and drank . I do not take a potion, but I eat jerky since I feel hungry . I give Rollo some too . “Now, there are no monsters in this area, so we can take a quick break here before returning to the metastasis formation . The day has also become dark . I am worried about the battle between the wyverns and imperial guard ants . They are both ‘powerful enemies . '” “”Roger . ”” I reply as well . “Understood . ” “Nya . ” “Fufu, Rollo-chan is too cute . Are you answering me?” “N, Nyaa . ” After calling out to say 『Let’s gyo back fast, nya』 Rollo jumps to my shoulder and claps my shoulder with a *pap* “Maa, surprising . You come to a ‘serious decision’ despite being so cute . This child has a good head . ” “Surely that’s…my familiar is well-informed, but this is my first time seeing a superior and cute ‘familiar’ like Rollo . ” “Rollo-chan wants to hurry too . Let’s go . ” Like this, we return to the metastasis formation together . I can see the bright metastasis formation . There are magic lights floating in many places and the ground is lit up by the magic formation carved into it . It is slightly dazzling . It shows the state of the adventurers fighting the long-armed ants in such dazzling light . Oh, the fight seems to be over . However, the center of the protective wall is gone . It seems to have been caught up in the war between the wyverns and imperial ants, crushed and broken without leaving a trace . The center is almost completely empty without a place to hide . Then, the adventurers that have finished fighting the longed armed ants return . “Tempest of Crimson Tiger . You’re returning?” “As one would expect, they seem to have finished dealing with the drakes . ” The adventurers have expressions of admirations as they whisper to one another . Then, the commander woman with the large staff on her back approaches . “You killed those drakes? As expected, you all should be the next called A rank . Tempest of Crimson Tiger-san…n? With are you together with that D rank…” While the commander woman is in the middle of talking, she notices I am with the Tempest of Crimson Tiger and acts doubtful . “N? It was precisely because of Shuya’s help that we were able to wipe out the drakes, sonic bangs, and ants so quickly?” Sarah speaks out in my defense . “Really? Why are you asking with that face? Shuya is an expert . ” Belize-san’s eyes sharpen and she becomes angry . “Surely . His physical ability was greater than most beastmen . What was most surprising, without communicating with us, he was able to join our cooperation flawlessly . Without ranking or confirming tactics . Something like that isn’t so easy to do . ” Butch-san raises his voice and praises me . It is nice to be recognized as an adventurer . “Eeh, that’s right . Eris has a bad habit of judging people by their ranks . 【Crimson Tiger’s Tempest】 establishes claim on Shuya-san first, no, we give our approval that he is an extremelytalented individual . The black cat is cute too . ” “Lushell…is that so . I was impolite . ” In response to the unexpected support from each member of crimson tiger, Eris has a surprised look, and lowers her head meekly . “What do you say, Shuya-san? I am Eris Fafunade . B ranked Mage . Leader of the adventurer clan 【Eight Maidens】 . I work as staff in the adventurer’s guild with my father’s connections . I apologize for earlier . I am sorry . ” The strong-willed pony-tail woman is named Eris . She is an acquaintance of Lushell . Our eyes meet . I am not particularly angry, so I will be polite . “…Yes . Eris-san . Everything is fine . I am Shuya Kagari . Either Shuya of Kagari, however you want to call me is fine . ” “…Good . All of 【Crimson Tiger’s Tempest】 recognizes you, Shuya-san must be a remarkable spearman . ” Eris looks at the black spear in my hand and says so . (TL: I’m not sure if author meant to write Lushell here . ) [ED: Makes more sense as Eris, Changed . ] “No, I’m just confident in my spear ability . ” “If that’s the case, thank you for fighting in the future . The remainder of the middle-!?” The shuffling footsteps of ants comes from inside . There are multiple magic essence reactions too- Eris looks back to the right, surprised by this sound . Everyone notices belatedly . “Ants again . ” There is a swarm of soldier ants and armored commander ants coming from the right side . “Soldiers and commanders, everyone, prepare to intercept-” “Oou!” “Let’s do this shit!” “Here it goes!” Eris shouts out instructions to the adventurers . -As expected her commands are fast . The adventurers who receive instructions are to vanguard, middle guard, rear guard, each respective clan groups together and confronts the swarm of soldier ants and armored commander ants . Their movements let you feel their agility . The adventurers seem to be clans with experience as well . “Eris-san, the crimson tigers will act as a mobile unit . ” “Yeah, there is no protective wall, crush them as you please . ” Lushell runs to Eris’s side . “Eris, work hard . ” “Lushell too . ” Lushell and Eris remove the large staves from their backs, slap them together in encouragement before walking away . The members of crimson tiger confront the ants with Sarah in the lead . Immediately, they aim for the soldier ants in the area and attack . Now then, this situation- Even if I work together with crimson tiger, it can’t be helped . The place with the lowest rate of extermination… What is the weakest point? While thinking so, I look around the battlefield- Over there it seems there needs to be some reinforcements . There are two armored commander ants going on a rampage . The commander ants are utilizing their large shells and rushing the adventurers bulldozers, throwing them around . I signal Rollo with my eyes . When we make eye contact and nod, we start running . Rollo’s limbs expand and she takes on her panther form . The adventurers are split in half because of the armored commander ants, so I aim for the one breaking through on the left . The armored commander ant starts to turn . Recalling the other day, I aim for its weak points . I thrust the black spear into the bundle of muscle in its joins, cutting a hole through the muscle . Several long legs fly into the air . The armored commander ant is knocked to the ground, unable to withstand the sudden impact, and exposes the lower part of its neck . Maintaining my momentum to the exposed neck . Waiting for this moment, Rollo repeatedly stabs her bone sword into the neck joint of the armored commander ant . The neck is stabbed through so many times that it nearly breaks off . And, when dark red liquid spurts out of the necks with a tearing sound, the head of the armored commander ant explodes off like a cannon directly into the shell of the other commander ant . The armored commander ant notices the impact and quickly turns this way with it’s red haired legs moving fast . Glaring at us, it raises a shout in our direction . Rollo extends her feelers into the distance and quickly retracts them, pulling her entire body . She avoids the charge of the armored commander ant . I activate . -With my increased speed, I move to the side of the charging commander ant . Aiming for the legs at this point, I aim for the same soft spots as before and send several severed legs flying . I harvest the armored commander ant’s legs until timer runs out . The armored commander ant cannot support itself with all the legs on one side of its body gone . It crashes to the ground, rolling over soldier ants before coming to a stop on its back . It receives a concentrated attack from the surrounding adventurers . The overturned armored ant looks like a turtle . It is a little cute, but I will leave finishing it off to those people . Once more, I turn my eyes to look over the battlefield . The crimson tiger group is fighting different armored commander ants . Their movements are restricted with magic, and each ant is killed . -It is all right there . I turn my eyes to the adventurer group around Eris next . I can see Eris gathering the attention of the armored commander ants and running away . A member of Eris’s clan is easily wiping out dozens of soldier ants, she is using herself as a decoy . Doing it like that may be dangerous for Eris . Should I kill the armored commander ants chasing her? She is a beautiful woman, I guess I will help her . (TL&ED: God damnit . ) Eris is throwing fireballs at the armored commander ants, but they do not seem to be enough . The red hair on their legs is burnt . The armored commander ant that has its hair burned raises a battle cry and changes course . Its legs rustle and it turns its heavy looking body . A chance . I approach the armored commander ant while it is turning with fighting moji enhanced legs and cut off a leg with the black spear . The armored commander ant stumbles, defenseless . As usual, I release at the armored commander ant’s neck . The black spear penetrates deep into the neck . That moment, the disconnected head is sent flying by the pressure of its blood like a ping-pong ball . The flying head soars to the soldier ants fighting the adventurers crushing one’s chest . Hou, it’s good the head did not hit an adventurer . When the armored commander ants that were giving them a hard time decrease, the situation tilts in favor of the adventurers . With the advantage, the adventurers kill the remaining soldier ants . The soldier ants are quickly wiped out . The sudden swarm of ants has been immediately wiped out . “Oooh!” “OOOOooooh!” “Huzzah!” The adventurers that wiped out the ants, they all raise their voices together . “We were able to defeat them really fast, we beat the ants . ” “-Yahoo!” “”-OOOooh!”” The adventurers raise their victory cries from various places . The black cat seems surprised by the sudden shouting and quickly returns to my shoulder . “-Everyone, it is too early to celebrate! Collect the dead’s belongings, and then would the wounded each get a potion . A portion will report those who died to their respective leaders . Magic users with the water attribute and who can use healing magic, those with light attribute and priests please use healing magic on those who cannot take a potion . I can use light healing too, so recover . Afterwards we can all celebrate!” As expected, Eris seems to be a commander . An aura of recovery magic hangs over those who were injured earlier, healing them . Everyone, the adventurers here seem to have a lot of experience, there are only two dead . Most people only need to swallow a potion and healing magic is only needed for three severely injured . Once treatment is finished, Eris talks . “Shuya-san . Thank you for earlier . You defeated the officer we were facing . ” Her pony tail has slipped because of the intense movements and becomes something strange, but it might be rude to point it out so I do not mention it . “No, no, it is because Eris-san attracted the attention of the armored commander ant that I was able to aim so easily . ” “Is that so? You’re a person who doesn’t bring attention to themselves . Fufu, a-” Then, Eris seems to notice that her red pony tail has slipped . She uses both of her hands to fix it . Eris’s bashful face is good, now, the smile she showed for a moment is good too . The expression created a gap with her usual unyielding and intellectual behavior . “Yo, Shuya seems to have killed several commanders as well . ” Butch-san’s voice appears there . The crimson tiger group is approaching . “Aah, their charging is difficult . ” When I say so, Belize reacts . “Shuya-kun, you appear young but you are unexpectedly collected . I thought you would fight the ants and commander ants with us…” “As Belize says . You were able to understand the movements in the chaotic fight, able to act in the weakest links . ” Sarah says such a thing as well . For some reason, I feel uneasy when I am praised . “…It was a coincidence . It was obvious things would become easy if the commanders were killed . ” “…Shuya-san is modest-san . ” With big shining eyes, Lushell says such a thing too . “Haha, we’ll keep praising you to death . Besides, I might still kill you?” Saying so, I look to the middle . “It’s just like that . Defeating those wyvern and imperial guard ants won’t be such an easy task . It will be a fierce battle if it comes to that . So, we will hold a strategy meeting . I will gather the leaders of the clans here, so wait a minute . ” “Roger . ” “Understood . ” Eris is going to gather everyone and is running out to the scattered adventurers . Sarah mutters while watching Eris summon everyone . “Strategy, it’s already night, can’t it wait till morning?”