Chapter 25.

Chapter 25. Demon Swordsman Sakuya

"Hey, what is that giant slime!" 

"Slimes are magical creatures, so they sometimes merge. But this is the first time I've heard of one merging into such a large slime."

In front of the giant slime that suddenly merged and exploded, the guild staff were stunned.

"I've never heard of it evolving into such a huge slime. Can you beat a guy like that?"

"Squeak!"

A huge slime, as large as a mountain, suddenly jumped up. That alone caused a tremendous shock and wind pressure, blowing the female adventurers in the square away one after another.

"Wow!" 

"Oh my gosh! Chain Rock!"

I thought I heard familiar screams; they belonged to Lucia and Noelle.

Lucia had been mercilessly thrown to the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild, but Noelle managed to keep her position by entwining her chains around a nearby post.

"What a huge slime... but if we defeat it, maybe we'll get rich quick! Akira, how are you doing there!?"

 "If you get rid of that giant slime, we will give you 1 million minas as a special reward!"

"Leave it to me! I'll show you what a witch is capable of!"

Hearing about the special reward, Noelle's eyes sparkled.

"Hehe, if you ask Akira to sleep with you for the million you get, you can do it! Chain Rock!"

Screaming something awful, Noelle attacked the giant slime.

Frankly, if I'm invited while they're giving off a slightly erotic atmosphere, I'll go for it. Why don't Lucia and Noelle know that? Maybe it's a cultural difference.

"Squeeze!?"

The chains created by Noelle stretched out one after another, entwining the entire body of the giant slime.

That's it for the giant slime. Pathetically, it will be crushed by the chains as it is.

If such a huge body is crushed, it will probably revert to the small slime it was before merging. If you fold it up and knock it down without merging it this time, that's it.

"Come on, crush it...!"

Noelle was about to squeeze her right hand, her fingertips trembling.

"Oh, it's hard! No, no!" 

"Squeeze!"

The giant slime squeaked and shook its huge body as much as it could. The tangled chains cracked and shattered under the vibration.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" 

"Haha, what are you doing, Witch Noelle!"

Lucia's triumphant laughter echoed through the air, though she was still lying in front of the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild.

"My restraint technique doesn't work on slimes that big! Can't you do something about it!?"

 "Even though I'm an apprentice, I'm a goddess! Even if it's huge, it's still just a slime!"

Where does that confidence come from? It would take her an hour to kill even one small slime.

Lucia raised her wand and glared at the giant slime.

"This is the mysticism of the goddess! Mystery! Sacred Edge!"

The light gathered at the tip of Lucia's wand, turning into a single blade, and galloping towards the slime.

"Whew!?"

The blade of light ran through the giant slime, slicing it with ease.

The poor slime split in half and Lucia sneered.

"This is the strength of the goddess!"

 "Oh, if you can use such amazing magic, you should use it faster!"

Specifically, when we fought the previous slime and when I was captured by a cannibal flower.

"No, in fact, there is a big flaw in this magic. Since mystic magic is based on ancient magic that weakens the Ancient Blood, such aggressive spells consume a tremendous amount of magic power and cause intense physical fatigue. Frankly, I can't move anymore. I'm already sore from muscle pain all over my body. It's a big deal!"

Lucia fell to her knees.

I see. If you can't move just by using it, you can't use it casually.

No wonder she hadn't used it before.

"But now the million is mine, and with this money, I will play a show game with Akira in front of Noelle!"

What are you trying to do with me? Are you going to do it in front of Noelle? ... I don't mind.

However, Lucia's ambitions don't seem to be so easily achieved.

"Squeeze, squeak!"

The giant slime that Lucia had cut in half was slowly reforming its body, and before I knew it, it was back to normal.

"Oh, that!? It was my most powerful magic!"

 "It's very powerful, but it's still just a slashing spell!"

That's why we need elemental magic.

But this situation is bad. Neither Lucia nor Noelle was able to defeat the giant slime in the end.

The other adventurers were also intimidated by the giant slime.

Even though it's a slime, if it's that big, it seems you can't deal with it unless you're skilled in magic.

In the first place, this town and the surrounding area are quite peaceful, so there may not be many adventurers confident in their abilities.

We're D-rank, but I don't think there's anyone who can deliver an attack as powerful as Lucia's current magic.

What do you mean... We're stuck. We can't defeat a giant slime.

And the giant slime is aiming for the man's crotch as per its habit.

"Squeak!"

Jumping up and down with delight, it walked towards me.

"It's over... Am I going to be humiliated by a giant slime like this?"

As a result of reforming the slime slayer and parading around the town 

with the slime-collecting mikoshi shrine, a giant slime does obscene things to him in the middle of the town. There is nothing but despair.

As I made up my mind and stared at the giant slime approaching slowly with dead eyes, I heard the reassuring and calm voice of a guild staff member.

"It's okay, she's still here."

 "Who is that?"

 "Yes, I'm still a D-rank because I'm doing solo activities without forming a party, but there is a demon swordsman, Sakuya, who is comparable to A-rank in terms of ability!"

At the same time, the guild employee spoke, a girl stepped forward in front of me.

She was a thin-skinned woman with a sword at her waist. She looked younger than me.

Her golden hair, which shone in the dimly lit city, was in twin tails, and she wore a cute fluttering skirt.

The girl named Sakuya drew her sword.

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"Boom!"

The giant slime that had finally caught me in range bounced and made a big jump.

A giant slime fell from above my head. If this continues, I will be crushed by that huge body.

But the girl named Sakuya was not upset. Raising her sword, she muttered softly.

"Kaguya-style magic swordsmanship, one magic sword, scorching flame fire!"

Flames lit up on the blade, and she wielded the sword as straight up as she could.

That was all it took, and a huge burst of flame swept through the trail of the slash.

It was more like an explosion than a flame.

"Whew!?"

The power and impact of the giant slime knocked it off and it crashed into the square.

At the same time, the body of the giant slime broke apart and became the original small slime swarm.

Blown away. With just one blow, she defeated the giant slime. Amazing. I couldn't believe there was someone so strong. I don't know what would have happened to me if it hadn't been for her.

I ran up to the girl named Sakuya to thank her.

"Oh, thank you!"

When I said that... she shuddered.

"Huh!? Oh, no, no, not really, but...!"

Suddenly, she hugged her sword and looked down. As it was, she started to fidget and walk left and right.

"Uh, uh, uh, I, uh, uh, that... I'm sorry, I could have defeated it sooner, but I wanted to show Akira how cool I am, so I was just waiting to see how to make me look cool."

Sakuya fidgeted, moving closer and further away from me. A slime crept up at her feet.

"Huh!?"

Sakuya didn't notice the slime at her feet, so she stepped on it as hard as she could.

As it was, she hit the back of her head on the ground as hard as she could.

"Ugh!? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Oh, my head is cracking!"

Perhaps the pain of hitting her head so hard helped, and she was wriggling around on the ground.

What is this kid?

"Sakuya is... She's certainly capable, but she's withdrawn, shy, and a bit clumsy."

I was stunned, and the guild official explained to me.

Are you serious... It's a shame that she's so strong.

Sakuya, who was wriggling on the ground, seemed to notice my gaze and 

staggered to her feet.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Then I'll destroy the rest of the slimes!"

She said this quickly and tried to run.

At her feet, there was still the slime she had stepped on earlier.

"Oh, hey, watch your feet." "Huh!? Higyaaa Whew! My head is going to crack!"

A rerun of the previous episode unfolded in front of me, and Sakuya began to wriggle on the ground with her bumped head in her hands.

Is she the same type as Lucia?