episode_0030
by fnovelpia
“Hey, Mr. Kalt! Please take me with you! This muscle pain! I can get over it!”
“It would be like that if the muscle pain was mild, but looking at the way it is now, it’s not mild, right?”
“eww….”
“I am receiving treatment and resting calmly today. I am also thinking carefully about not overdoing it when training from now on.”
“yes….”
Nellis lowered her head and accepted Kalt’s words.
To help Nellis’ muscle pain heal quickly, Kalt gave her a potion and Aria gave her a blessing for recovery.
“It’s a lot better!”
“If you rest well today, you will be fine tomorrow. So, you should rest well.”
Just talking to her could make her itch, so Kalt threw food at Nellis to make her listen more obediently.
“Tomorrow, we will fight the kobolds and also correct our posture.”
“yes!”
After hearing the lively answer from Nellis, Kalt went out of the village with Scarlett and Aria.
While moving, Aria spoke to Kalt.
“I think Kalt is already handling Nellis well.”
“I’m used to soothing a child who doesn’t listen and gets upset a lot.”
‘Compared to Maybelle, Nellis is a very good listener.’
“The vanguard has decreased, but don’t worry. I will make sure the kobolds don’t come to you.”
“Yes. I believe it, Kalt.”
“Isn’t it easier to fight because you don’t take care of Nellis?”
Scarlett is not in the front line, but there are things she can see because she is in the back line.
Until now, when Kalt was hunting kobolds with Nellis.
Kalt was always fighting, paying attention to Nellis.
And Kalt was strong enough to easily defeat the kobold while paying attention to Nellis.
“No, the vanguard is more comfortable with others than when he is alone.”
‘However, under the condition that a person who moves forward on his own or has little intention of working together is not a partner.’
In order to assist Maybelle, who was running wild, Kalt always held the reins and controlled the wild horse rather than taking the lead himself.
“Oh yeah.”
However, Scarlett, who did not know Kalt’s situation, thought that Kalt was just being polite and saving Nellis’ face in front of them.
And after a while.
Nellis’ party without Nellis immediately encountered a kobold.
The number of kobolds is 3.
Kalt looked at the kobold and spoke to the two people behind him.
“Aria is waiting first. Scarlett, please take care of one.”
“Yes, Kalt!”
“We’ll take it out, but don’t send it our way.”
“I said that won’t happen.”
Kalt stepped forward and caught the kobold’s attention.
The kobolds all bared their teeth and threatened Kalt, and the one in front swung its claws at Kalt.
The monster’s claws are sharper and more threatening than those of a beast.
To an ordinary person, a single cut would be life-threatening, but to Kalt, it was an attack that was clearly visible and easily avoidable.
I lightly take a step back, dodge the claws, and pull out the sword at my waist.
The path of the sword drawn at the same time as it was drawn easily cut off the arm of the kobold that was being swung, and the subsequent path of the sword passed by the kobold’s neck.
With a swoosh, the kobold in front fell down.
-Krrr!
The two remaining kobolds look at Kalt and show their teeth even wider, threatening him.
However, like a kobold that had already lost its life, it did not attack right away.
Because they knew that the opponent in front of them was strong.
But that didn’t stop the kobolds from running away.
For kobolds, monsters, humans are prey.
It is something to kill and eat.
The idea of running away from such a being was not in the monster’s mind.
Jerk.
Kalt takes a step forward towards the kobolds.
Once again, a kobold rushed towards Kalt.
Suddenly!
It fell down with its throat cut, not much different from the first kobold.
There is only one kobold left.
But Kalt didn’t go any further and just stood there and looked at the kobold.
“Scarlett.”
“That’s enough now!”
Kalt quickly moved to the side.
And the next moment.
Good luck!
A rapidly flying ball of flame attacked the kobold.
-──!!!
The kobold, engulfed in flames, roared in pain and lost its life, charred black.
Kalt, who was mining magic stones from fallen kobolds, found a difference from before in the battle he had just had.
‘It’s too late to activate the magic.’
When I was in charge of the vanguard with Nellis, the speed at which the magic came out was slower.
But that’s just the extent of waiting for the vanguard to leave.
This is the case when Scarlett prepares magic in advance and signals when the vanguards will defeat the monsters in charge.
However, Kalt decided that this time, the time spent purely preparing magic would be longer than before.
Of course, it’s not too late, at most 2 seconds.
However, 2 seconds in battle.
In a situation where it seemed like there was no problem, I had to doubt it for two seconds.
‘You can’t just make a conclusion.’
Kalt decided to judge by dealing with the kobolds a few more times.
And number 3.
Through the battle with the kobolds, Kalt was determined.
The speed at which Scarlett casts her magic has definitely slowed down.
It didn’t get any slower than the speed I first felt, but it definitely slowed down.
After mining all the magic stones, Kalt looked at Scarlett and asked.
“Scarlett.”
“why?”
“Are you uncomfortable in any way?”
“What? What do you mean?”
“Because it just looks that way.”
Kalt did not directly say that the magic had been delayed, but observed Scarlett’s reaction.
I could see his eyes trembling slightly.
‘It seems like there’s something wrong with it.’
While we were waiting to see how Scarlett would turn out, Aria intervened.
“Scarlett must be worried about Nellis.”
“aria!”
Aria continued speaking, not paying attention to Scarlett who was shouting at her.
“Scarlett is kind. Even if she is resting, she is worried that Nellis will suffer from muscle pain.”
“Oh, no! I got caught for being stupid and overexerting myself! Why should I worry!”
The way he blushed and overreacted to deny it made it clear that he had hit the nail on the head.
‘Was it just because you were worried about Nellis?’
“Anyway, I’m fine! Stop talking nonsense! Let’s catch more kobolds quickly!”
At Scarlett’s urging, we started moving again.
The incident occurred during the second kobold encounter after moving again.
“Hey, that’s it!”
“It’s a Kobold Warrior.”
There were two kobolds and one kobold warrior.
Individuals with stronger powers than ordinary monsters are often referred to as higher species.
In the case of goblins, there are Hobgoblins, Goblin Warriors, and Goblin Champions.
Kobolds also have a higher-level entity called Kobold Warrior.
The strength of each monster when it is a higher level entity also varies greatly.
In the case of kobold warriors, they are slightly stronger than ordinary kobolds, so they are stronger than average D difficulty monsters, but less than C.
Unlike other kobolds, it wears armor on its shoulders and holds a sword in its hand.
It was larger than other kobolds, and the fur covering its body also gave it a rougher feel.
“Don’t worry, it’s no problem as long as you’re a Kobold Warrior.”
‘It would be a good idea to find out more about the power of magic that Scarlett can use.’
“Scarlett.”
“why.”
“You take charge of the Kobold Warrior.”
“what?”
“The method is the same. I’ll stop him from getting closer. Use a spell to defeat the Kobold Warrior. A fire spear will do a lot of damage.”
Fire Spear is an intermediate level magic in the flame category, and it was the magic that Kalt heard from Scarlett when he asked her about some basic magic and then what magic she was confident in.
“You can do it, right?”
“of course!”
“Arya, ask for a blessing.”
“Yes, Kalt! God, please bless him!”
Now that the Kobold Warrior has finally appeared, I received Aria’s blessing, which I was unable to use because I was busy dealing with the Kobolds.
With Aria’s blessing, Kalt’s body gained energy and became lighter.
Kalt immediately moved his lighter body and ran towards the two kobolds and the kobold warrior.
Kalt’s sword quickly closed the distance.
Suddenly!
In an instant, he cut off the head of a kobold.
-Krrr!
The Kobold Warrior, noticing Kalt’s presence, swung the sword that struck his size with one hand.
A sword that looks clunky and heavy.
A sword that would instantly shatter an ordinary person’s body if hit by it.
but.
Kaaa!
Kalt, who received Arya’s blessing, accepted the Kobold Warrior’s sword without any hesitation.
-Crrr!
The one remaining kobold rushed towards Kalt, who was blocking the kobold warrior’s sword.
He bent down, stretched his arms back, and tried to swing his sharp claws at Kalt.
However, the attempt was not successful.
Empty!
He received the sword and, from the blocking position, immediately swung his arm and deflected the Kobold Warrior’s sword.
Then, as naturally as water flows, but as quickly as lightning.
Suddenly!
He cut the body of the kobold that was attacking him diagonally.
The kobold’s body tilted, separated, and fell to the ground.
‘It will be completed soon.’
As a Kobold Warrior, I have confidence that even if I look away for a moment, I can quickly deal with it.
Kalt looked back.
As Kalt expected, a staff with a red gem encrusted on the end was pointed forward. Sharp spears of flame were floating around Scarlett, and the last lump of flame that appeared was changing into the shape of a spear.
‘Okay, if you just fall back like this…’ .’
It was then.
-Krraaaa—!
Maybe it was because the people I was with died so easily.
Or, I don’t know if it’s anger towards Kalt who ignores him.
The Kobold Warrior roared loudly.
To a powerless person, it would be nothing short of fear, but to Kalt, it was just a roar like that of a puppy.
It was a roar of a level that even adventurers or warrior parties fighting monsters, if they were not skilled, could feel scared or a little scared, but would not fall into panic.
But the moment after that roar occurred.
“Ugh!”
All of the flame spears floating around Scarlett disappeared.
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