episode_0049

As I watched how other people fought, a sudden thought came to mind.

“Oh, wait a moment.”

I quickly edited the post I had just uploaded.

[Author: RealTrash]

[Title: Going to Kurontom now, trolls entering the gallery lololol]

[Content: (Picture) What are these guys? lol]

to-

[Author: RealTrash]

[Title: Trolls entering the street lololol]

[Content: (Picture) What are these guys? lol]

I immediately edited the post.

I had made it clear that I wouldn’t get caught going to Kurontom last time.

As I was using [Accident Acceleration], all of this happened in a very short amount of time.

If you weren’t refreshing the gallery every second, you wouldn’t have noticed.

It was a very fast pace.

With that thought in mind, I activated another camouflage skill.

It was a skill that erased my presence, and it was quite convenient.

Compared to the transparency skill, it wasn’t that difficult and had good cost-effectiveness.

“Hmm.”

I sat quietly and watched how others fought.

Since I hadn’t seen many adventurers fighting monsters, I thought it would be good to learn from this opportunity.

So, I sat quietly and watched as the adventurers prepared.

“Huh? Looks like something is coming over there.”

A person with good eyesight focused their gaze on the direction where the trolls were coming from and shouted immediately.

“Trolls are coming–!!”

I was just watching the scene.

Everyone seemed to be familiar with each other, as they were chatting except for me during the carriage ride here.

If their companion did troll-like behavior, they should take responsibility for it.

And since we were going to Kurontom, I didn’t think we would have trouble dealing with just two trolls.

Well… if it gets too dangerous, I’ll step in.

“Wizard..? Hey, wizard. Where did you go!”

“Damn, this guy ran away!!”

I wanted to refute since I hadn’t run away yet, but since I was actually hiding my presence, I sat quietly and watched.

Bang-!

The man who had fallen yesterday and was hit by me shouted loudly as he struck his shield forcefully.

“I’ll block, so deal as much damage as you can from behind–!!”

Seeing him speak, he seemed like a leader.

The people around him sent very trusting glances, and I couldn’t understand why he had acted that way towards me.

With that thought in mind, I watched as others fought.

A muscular man over 2m tall raised his shield and started defending against the troll.

The troll’s massive fist struck the man’s shield, causing it to dent.

But the other adventurers didn’t miss this opportunity.

They started fighting using all kinds of weapons they had.

Some drew daggers, while others used scrolls, and I didn’t know where they had gotten them from.

Whoosh-!

It was a scroll containing quite high-level magic.

I was slightly impressed.

It would take time to obtain such a scroll.

Seeing them fight so hard, I felt like I should help a bit.

So, I activated a magic skill.

[Haste]

The movement speed of everyone on the battlefield increased significantly.

And that’s why.

Attacks that couldn’t be avoided before were now dodged, and attacks that couldn’t be landed were now hitting their mark.

The flow of attacks had clearly sped up compared to before.

The trolls were also caught off guard.

No matter how strong the trolls were, there were only seven adventurers gathered here, excluding me.

So, dealing with the trolls turned out to be easier than expected.

There should be a few high-ranked adventurers among those here.

I watched as the troll continued its smooth subjugation.

There seemed to be a way to use this in the future.

Just as I sat quietly and observed, the troll began to act strangely.

Thud…!

With a distinct sound, the troll suddenly started swinging its fists at an incredible speed.

Perhaps it was because it was a mutated troll, but the speed of its punches was incredibly fast.

Even with my enhanced vision, the speed at which it moved was impressive.

‘…No one should be hit by those punches.’

However, the final outburst of punches was indiscriminate.

It was a sign of imprecision.

For an average adventurer, getting hit by them was abnormal.

‘I suddenly thought of Dontas…’

The blind punches that always missed and the blind dwarf who always got hit.

It reminded me of Dontas.

And then.

Kwaaang-!

With a tremendous explosion, the lower body of a muscular man over 2 meters tall who was guarding the front line was sent flying.

“Aaargh!!”

I wasn’t particularly fond of watching others get hurt.

I wasn’t a sadist.

What reason was there to watch others get hurt?

In a situation like just now, where no one should be hit by the blind punches, I decided not to intervene.

I had already cast [Haste].

But to be hit like that and have your lower body sent flying…

‘Ah, I have to finish this.’

Learning the fighting style of adventurers had been helpful, but now it seemed like I should stop.

If I delayed any longer, I felt like I would die.

So, I began to cast spells.

[Dark Spear]

[Fire Spear]

[Lightning Chain]

I intertwined three spells and prepared to launch them simultaneously.

And a moment later.

I infused mana into the spells.

The dark spear and the flaming spear linked by the lightning chain tore through the bellies of the two trolls.

At the same time, the trolls fell to the ground.

I considered using the spell I had learned last time, [Charbombar], but it could affect others, so I chose to use the current spell.

And a moment later.

“Damn it, bring the medicine!!”

“Yes, yes!!”

Even though I had appeared, the other adventurers only approached the fallen muscular adventurer to provide treatment.

‘Should I offer treatment?’

While treating him would lead to immediate recovery, I couldn’t predict how the muscular adventurer would react to me.

I had intervened in taking down the troll, but I had also stood by and watched.

I thought about it, but ultimately, there was only one right answer.

Still, I couldn’t just let someone die.

If there was a chance to save someone, I couldn’t just let them die.

So, I approached the fallen muscular adventurer.

At that moment, the people around me raised their weapons and warned me.

“Get lost, mage. We’re grateful for taking care of the troll, but we can’t forgive you for touching our leader.”

Seeing them speak like that made me sigh a little.

I had come to help.

But from their perspective, I could understand their attitude.

So, I decided to kindly explain.

“I came to provide treatment, so please step aside.”

I spoke sincerely.

And then-

“Hmph, talking nonsense. How can we believe that?”

“I may have been a bit excessive earlier?”

When I had provoked earlier, I had been a bit excessive.

I could have easily subdued them with magic, but I chose to use physical force.

There might be some injuries.

So, it seemed right to provide treatment.

Thinking this, as I looked at the others closely-

“…Tsk.”

Everyone lowered their weapons and cleared the path.

And then they stared at me intently.

As if they were ready to attack if I did something strange.

Honestly, from my perspective, it was pathetic, but their loyalty seemed genuine.

So, it was even more fascinating.

Why did everyone trust and follow this muscular man so blindly?

‘Interesting.’

With that thought in mind, I used magic.

First, in order to heal the opponent, I needed to understand their body structure.

That’s why I used [Brain Scan].

[Brain Scan]

Zzzt-!

I used Brain Scan very lightly to understand the opponent’s body structure.

And then I used Healing.

[Healing]

Haaah-

This was a bit challenging even for me.

It was my first time healing someone who had lost their lower body.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

One could argue why bother healing a stranger, but it was a personal satisfaction for me.

Just leaving someone injured and walking away felt wrong.

That’s why I was using Healing right now.

How many times did I use Healing?

“Wow..!!”

The regeneration of the lower body began.

It was possible because the heart had not stopped yet.

If it was the upper body that was lost, I wouldn’t have been able to heal them like this.

How much time had passed?

Finally, the regeneration of the lower body was complete.

And the muscular man who had been silent all this time slowly opened his mouth.

And then, the man uttered a single word.

“…Thank you.”