Chapter 296: Sense of Rivalry

Chapter 296 - Sense of Rivalry

In the fishing match we had on the ship, Espie cheated.

Instead of using a fishing rod, she used her ability to catch a fish swimming in the sea.

But her ability was so powerful that it couldn't be dismissed as mere cheating, and even Tre'ainar recognized that.

That's why Tre'ainar suggested a power move...

"Espie. There are humans hiding in the hangar in the basement of that building... three of them."

"Un! Leave it to me♪."

I was able to pinpoint the positions of the people who were in places where even Espie couldn't see them, and give it to Espie, who then pulled more and more of them towards us and rescued them.

"Nfufufufu, that's amazing, Big brother. I don't really use my ability except for weapons, corpses, and enemies... now I'm helping people!"

"Yeah, because you're a Hero."

"Nfufufufufufu!"

Me and Espie stood at the stern of the ship and performed our rescue operation from the top of the flying ship.

And from the looks of it, the members of the Demon King Army also noticed, and looked up in panic.

But it seemed that they couldn't do anything about it now.

"D, damn, dastardly bastards!"

"Ah, because we were all wiped out... ugh."

The captive harpies had frustrated looks on their faces.

That's right. Since the harpies' flying unit had been annihilated by Espie, there was no way for the Amazonesses of the Demon King Army to get to us, who were doing rescue activities from the sky.

Even if you shoot an arrow from below, it won't reach us here.

This place was——

"[Roaring Thunder]! I will show hell to those scoundrels who stand in the way of my revenge."

""Ah...""

It's magic. Moreover, they were trying to release considerable magic power from a long distance.

Compared to the people below and the harpies here, the power I felt stood out.

"A dark elf... that's the Ebony Witch, Big brother."

"It looks like her."

That must be the dangerous fellow the harpies were talking about earlier.

There actually seemed to be some truth in what they were saying.

But compared to Jamdi'el or Paripi...

"[Giga Thunder]!!"

"Espie. To the right."

"[Fluffy Swivel]!"

It doesn't matter.

If it's that much magic, I can use the Breakthrough and block it with the Great Magic Spiral... but, that's not a power that I can show off in this era, so after accurately detecting the point of the lightning strike, I instructed Espie to turn the ship around and avoid it.

"Wha... what!? They evaded my spell so easily?! How is such detailed movement even possible? That ship! In that case, lower the power and continuously... [Mega Thunder]! [Mega Thunder]! [Mega Thunder]!"

"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, left!!"

"Unh! Hohoi♪"

Even if it comes as a barrage, as long as it's magic, it can't be released as quickly as punches, stone throws, and arrows.

Even if it's chantless, it needs to be charged, and I won't miss the opportunity.

But, she moved the ship without slowing down her rescue efforts... after all, Espie was...

"Haha, awesome, awesome, Espie."

"Un~ ♪ then, Big brother!"

When I praised Espie, she stuck her head out at me while still using her ability.

When I patted her...

"Really, you're awesome, Espie!"

"Nihehe~♪"

And now, she kept smiling a grin was so enchanting and radiant...

"H, hmm... wh, what are you saying... your abilities are certainly amazing, but... if it's a fight, I could do this much too... what, you want to make a fool of me... being all clingy as you get praised..."

Hmm? Somehow, was Slayer standing there looking a little grumpy when he stared at us?

"You cowardly humans... then..."

Oh, the magic has stopped. Has she given up?

"Come down this instant! Or I'll kill all the men we captured right now!"

""Ah!??""

She went and did something overly cliché.

Then again, I should have expected it.

『Rest assured. She will not kill them anytime soon.』

「Tre'ainar!?」

『The fact that they abducted men means that they are probably spoils of war ... and an offering to Norja. As such, she cannot kill them so easily.』

「No... b, but...」

『Besides, if you do as she says, you will be killed either way... then, you need not worry about it.』

Tre'ainar said I shouldn't be worried, but was that really the case?

They're probably not afraid to kill one or two people just to make an example...

"What are you so troubled?"

"Huh... Slayer?"

"You evacuated most of the people in the town, right? Then, that's convenient. You don't have to worry about the surroundings... so now you can just do it like this!"

"Oh, hey, wait!?"

At that moment, Slayer moved on his own.

No, he wasn't really giving advice, but Slayer jumped off the ship in this situation.

"Oh! What are you doing? Big brother. Do I bring him back?"

"Oh, um..."

Of course, it wasn't to surrender to the Demon King Army.

"Hmm? A child? Coming down alone..."

"Here I go, [Extreme Lightning, Super Buster Sword]!"

While falling, Slayer used his iron-making magic to instantly create a huge sword.

"Huh!? What!?"

"H, hey, where did that sword come from..."

"Ah, watch out! Everyone, back away!"

As the Amazonesses turned pale and panicked as they tried to jump away from the spot, Slayer struck a merciless, powerful blow down into the town square.

The ground shattered, rubble scattered, and the impact sent the Amazonesses flying through the air.

"Hmph, it's no big deal. Even if it's the Demon King Army, it's not the Six Supremacy, so this is about as bad as it gets."

Without negotiating, Slayer knocked down his attack and blew the opponent away.

I held my head in that situation...

"Ah, aaaah! Not fair! I wanted to beat them up... but it's too dangerous, so first of all, rescue work... ugh!"

As for Espie, she was getting frustrated, as if the good part had been stolen.

Seriously, these little kids...

"I'll take care of things here, okay? So why don't you go back to protecting the evacuees?"

"But..."

Anyway, for some reason, even though you're usually so cold, you're getting motivated, aren't you, Slayer?

And then......

"Sure, I was surprised that she was one of the Seven Heroes, but............... I'm stronger."

"Nnyu! What are you saying?!"

"And, uh, you too..."

"Huh? Me?"

"I... I'm much stronger than that child, more useful, and amazing! S, so, look at me... Hmm, Kohon... watch properly!"

Pointing at me and Espie from below, Slayer was full of motivation.

Somehow, don't you have a burning sense of rivalry with Espie?

No, no, before that, this was a strategy to avoid fighting the Demon King Army head on...