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Chapter 24 – Homura-san, He’s Kinda Amazing, Isn’t He?
While the dungeon was fighting back furiously after the massive destruction caused by the luxury liner, I was enjoying the mood of the party people in the Hideaway when one of the four heavenly kings of the demon king, the flame demon who controls the flames, Homura, appeared, perhaps even more enraged by our attitude. To be honest, I could only smell the scent of all bark but no bite.
“Even though we have not interfered in any way, it seems that they are not calling themselves the Four Heavenly Kings to gather so much magic power.”
Dorothea-san calmly evaluates the flames Homura is creating in the sky above.
That’s fine. But when the serious Dorothea-san says “Four Heavenly Kings,” I honestly feel uncomfortable. And she is wearing a swimsuit.
This discomfort is probably not understood by anyone in this world. I feel a little sad about it, but… well, complaining won’t help, so let’s live positively.
Even if people don’t understand my discomfort, it doesn’t matter because there are many beautiful women in swimsuits.
“Are these Four Heavenly Kings strong?”
I asked Dorothea-san, who had regained her composure and was watching Homura with a serious expression.
“Yes, even if all of us were to fight them, it would be a tough fight for sure.”
Seriously? Girasole was originally a strong A-rank party, but they have raised the bar even more from that level, so they must be one of the best in the world.
Is this Girasole struggling? Weren’t those four heavenly kings all bark and no bite?
“Is everything going to be okay?”
I was a little worried.
I don’t think it’s possible to break the Ship Summoning barrier, but if he’s struggling to break it, there’s a chance he might escape, and since he’s the Four Heavenly Kings, with three others of the same class and a demon king on top of him, it would be difficult if we were surrounded.
“But that’s only if we fight a real battle. Alessia should have made a decision by now.”
What does that mean? I thought we were supposed to wait and see what would happen.
“If we don’t take this guy out now, he’s going to be a problem. The moment his attack is blocked by the ship’s barrier, we’ll attack with all our might. Wataru, Ines, and Felicia will help us. Is that okay?”
I see that Dorothea-san, who was assisting Alessia-san as a sub-leader, in addition to knowing her for a long time, must have been able to read Alessia-san’s thoughts.
“Yes, no problem. Ines, Felicia, do your best.”
“I understand. He seems to be resistant to fire, so I’ll hit him as hard as I can with physical attacks.”
“Understood.”
“What about Rimu?”
Ines and Felicia seem to be in a good mood. That’s fine, but I received a sad thought from Rimu, who was left out.
Apparently, Rimu also wants to participate in the attack. I don’t think there’s a problem, but just to be sure, I asked Alessia-san for permission…
“O-of course, Rimu-chan, Fuu-chan, and Beni-chan will also help us. Please attack with all your might when we attack. Oh, and of course, you have to attack him too, Wataru.”
Before I could ask for permission, Alessia-san agreed.
It seems that Fuu-chan and Beni-chan were also sad that they were left out, so Dorothea-san and Marina-san went over to Alessia-san to ask for permission.
Both Dorothea-san and Marina-san are very overprotective of their slimes, which is very reassuring to me as someone who also loves slimes.
“Rimu. We have Alessia-san’s permission. Please do your best.”
“Rimu will do his best…”
Rimu is very cute as he jumps up and down with enthusiasm.
“Oh, I won’t attack, so don’t worry.”
“Ara, why? He’s pretty strong, you know?”
In other words, the experience gained from him is also great. I understand.
“I got enough experience from the monsters, so that’s enough for now.”
“Oh, it’s a matter of controlling your power, right? Then why don’t you just attack, and we’ll help you train?”
Not without reason, but I would rather not because it is subtly embarrassing to throw stones at someone who is humanoid and can speak the language.
I understand that the enemy is a monster, and I don’t really care if Homura dies or not.
I have neither the courage nor the saintly character to stand my ground against an attacker.
I just don’t like it. I don’t want to feel bad about pushing myself in a situation that isn’t dangerous and doesn’t necessarily require experience.
Since I’ve been given a cheat, I want to live my life doing as few unpleasant things as possible.
…Huh? Am I thinking something incredibly arrogant right now?
I don’t care about that guy’s life, but I don’t want to feel bad about it, so I won’t do it, you know?
…Well, okay. I really don’t care about Homura; I just feel uncomfortable throwing rocks at a human-like monster, so it can’t be helped.
“I see. Well, I understand.”
It seems that Alessia-san doesn’t really understand this subtle feeling, but she agrees with me while looking at me strangely.
“Fuhaha. I never thought that you would be so conceited as to allow me to complete my technique without any interference.”
It seems that Homura’s technique has been completed. As Homura said, it is no wonder that people think we are conceited because we waited for him without any interference.
The fact that there is a small sun-like object floating in the sky suggests that it is an incredibly powerful technique. It is understandable that Homura is so confident.
Homura is strong. I understood that.
But at this time and place, he is definitely a dog that is all bark and no bite.
“Well, it’s convenient for us if he’s in a good mood.”
I translated Homura’s words and conveyed them to Alessia-san and the others, who seemed to agree and nodded in satisfaction.
“Are you too afraid to move now? Well, that’s understandable. It is an incarnation of the sun that you and your kind cannot create. But it is also a mercy. You will not suffer, for you will be reduced to ashes in an instant without pain. Aren’t you happy? Fuhahaha!”
Homura-san seems to be at his best. He is kinda amazing, isn’t he?
“Then die cursing yourself for your misfortune in opposing me.”
As soon as Homura said that, a small sun appeared. According to Homura, the sun’s incarnation was falling towards us.
I know I will be fine, but the sight of the mass of flames falling in a straight line toward me is quite frightening.
The incarnation of the sun falling in a straight line touches the barrier of the ship and causes a huge explosion.
As expected from a technique trusted by the Four Heavenly Kings, my entire field of vision was filled with flames.
…Well, that’s all there is to it, not even heat, not even a single shock reaching us.
Besides, aren’t the monsters surrounding the Hideaway also involved in the collateral damage? Is it just my imagination?
When the flames blocked Homura’s line of sight, Alessia-san and the others, Ines, Felicia, Rimu, and the other slimes started preparing to attack.
In other words, the countdown to Homura became all bark, and no bite had begun.
“Fuhahahaーー… Huh?”
When the flames were extinguished, we could see Homura with a big smile on his face.
In addition, I was able to confirm that the monsters surrounding the Hideaway were gone.
After all, they were caught in the middle of it. Homura is terrible.
But that big laugh can be fatal.
If we can see the other side from here, it means that they can see us from there as well, so Homura stopped laughing and froze in surprise when he saw the Hideaway sitting there without any problems.
“Why?”
Then, just as I saw him, he was swallowed by our attack and disappeared from my sight.
Unless Homura can instantly avoid or defend himself from our attack, he won’t be able to save himself.
“Hmm?”
Something fell from the explosion of the attack, hit the barrier, bounced back, and hit the ground.
It’s the tattered Homura.
He must still be alive because he is twitching.
Amazing, Homura. Not only does he remain in his original form, but he is not even dead after being hit with the full force of the attack by all the members of this team except me.
I had expected that not even a corpse would be left.
Homura is really strong.
“W-why are you… alive and…”
That’s our line. How is it that you are not only alive but also able to talk in a broken voice after being attacked so many times? Are you a monster? No, he was a monster.
Four Heavenly Kings, I underestimated you a little.
“It’s because your attack didn’t penetrate the barriers.”
Alessia-san answers Homura’s question.
“…Is there… such a… stupid thing…? My… attack…”
I guess he couldn’t believe that the attack, which he was absolutely confident of, couldn’t penetrate the barrier.
He was not convinced, tried to complain about something, and then ran out of steam in the process.
Homura’s body disappears in a haze.
It seems that even the Four Heavenly Kings disappear when they die.
Hmm? Something seems to remain in the place where Homura disappeared. Is it a drop item?
Marina-san quickly goes outside, picks up what seems to be a dropped item, and returns.
Homura has burned up the surrounding monsters, but he is reckless when there are still many monsters outside of the range of the attack.
“Is that a… ruby?”
The drop in Marina-san’s hand was a red gem the size of a child’s fist.
It’s beautiful and probably expensive, but it’s a little disappointing because there were plenty of gems in the Duke’s castle treasury.
I wish the Four Heavenly Kings would have dropped rarer treasures. Alessia-san and the others are overjoyed, but do they really feel that happy?
“No, it’s not. Look at the center of the stone.”
Marina-san shows me the jewel as she holds it up to me.
“What’s that? A fire burning in the center?”
Why is there fire in the jewel?
Oh, because it’s a fantasy world. I see, I understand.
“This is a fire crystal. It’s a magic stone, but it’s a rare thing that monsters specializing in the fire attribute rarely possess. If you use it as a weapon, it can be used as a fire magic weapon, and if you make it into an accessory or a staff, it can greatly increase the power of fire magic.”
…Homura is really amazing. I’m sorry, but I thought it would be a rarer drop.
From the reactions of the delighted Alessia-san and the others, it was a very rare drop. Thank you very much.
“Master. The monsters are withdrawing.”
“Eh?”
When I looked outside at Felicia’s words, I saw that the remaining monsters were indeed moving away from the Hideaway.
“The dungeon may have given up pushing with their numbers after we defeated Homura. I was hoping to cut the dungeon’s power to the limit here, but it doesn’t seem to be working out that way.”
It seems that Alessia-san is not satisfied with just defeating Homura.
Well, it is true that it would have been easier later on if we could have defeated the rest of the Four Heavenly Kings or the Demon King here, but as for me, I am a little tired, so it would be more helpful if they withdrew at this level.
“Well, it can’t be helped. Then let’s stir things up again, shall we? Maybe there will be another strong enemy.”
You still want to stir up the dungeon, aren’t you? But I welcome the fun and fuss.
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