chapter 18
18 – Fairy Fruit. (2)
Standing in front of the underground warehouse, I looked at the warehouse door blocked by a magic lock. The door was solidly blocked and it looked like it couldn’t be broken through with any amount of force.
And it actually was like that. Otherwise, does it make sense for those guys to be quietly trapped in there?
“The work was done so perfectly.”
“Because you are so sloppy. “I didn’t even have a chance to escape.”
“Good job.”
I patted her shoulder and then asked her.
“You use stealth magic, right?”
“Stealth magic? Huh. Why?”
“Walk it to me. And open the door.”
“What should I do when I go in?”
“I’ll just get the fairy fruit separately and come out. The fairies will feel confused if the fruit disappears. Then the fairies’ power will weaken a bit.”
“But wasn’t you trying to get the fairy fruit in the first place? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave it like that and take a swipe when those three groups lose all their strength?”
“If those guys get hurt more than they should, the problem becomes bigger.”
“It’s so strange. “It’s strange that you don’t get angry when you see what they do to you, but why do you care so much about them?”
“I told you so. There’s no need for you to think that deeply. “I’m just doing what I have to do.”
“Tsk.”
Asti clicked her tongue, cast a stealth spell on me and unlocked her door.
Crash.
With the sound of something opening, I entered the warehouse. The situation in the warehouse became more miserable than what I had seen before. The Academy will probably spend a lot of money to restore that situation. All of those fixtures are extremely expensive.
…… And that money will be covered to some extent by Lancel. There is no way my father would miss this opportunity.
If Lancel repairs the damage to the Magic Department’s equipment that occurred due to the Academy’s negligence in management, the reputation that has been lost due to me will be restored to some extent.
Anyway, they don’t have time to worry about me, and thanks to Asti’s stealth magic, there’s no way they’ll get caught…… All I have to do is get the leisurely fairy fruit and come back.
If that happens, the fairies will fall into confusion, and as they lose the object they need to protect, their power will be greatly diminished.
Then it is time for Ruslan’s solo performance. He will use all of those experiences to grow further. At that time, all you have to do is hand a drink made from processed fairy fruit to a girl who secretly likes Ruslan.
There are many girls who like Ruslan, so the process of conveying it will not be that difficult.
Anyway, what I had to do was very, very simple.
I ignored everyone who was fighting in the middle of the fight and went straight through the fairies. The fairies were not even aware that I was passing between them, and were eagerly attacking the demon beast and Ruslanne.
After all, Asti. Except for the occasional flaw, it is a nearly perfect helper. Such a perfect hiding magic.
How long did it take? After passing the fairies, a secret garden was revealed. A place with dense trees. It was hard to believe that such a refreshing space could exist inside that musty warehouse.
Of course, with the opening of the Demonic Realm, a somewhat confusing situation has emerged.
Anyway, I entered the flower garden and immediately found the fairy fruit. It wasn’t that difficult to find, because I knew that fairy fruits were grown on the largest tree in the garden in the first place.
The fruit was smaller than expected. Just the size of my fist. It was not difficult to lift and move. Normally, there would be guardians here to protect the fairies, but they seemed to have no time to do so as they were currently fighting against the demonic beasts.
For me, I can say that this is a very favorable situation.
Even though the fruit was not that high up, I was able to get the fairy fruit without difficulty.
Asti’s hiding magic had the effect of erasing the presence of all objects that came into contact with me. Could it be said that this is truly at the end of stealth magic?
-!!!
Perhaps because of this, even though the fruit disappeared, the fairies were unable to track its location. However, their battle line began to disintegrate, as if they had at least noticed that the fruit was gone. The demonic beasts did not miss that gap.
Two forces clashing once again. The demon beasts and fairies fought truly horribly.
I also returned to the warehouse just in time for their clash. I did…… An awkward situation was happening.
Rather than being independent, Ruslan was on the defensive.
As soon as I saw it, I was shocked and looked at Ruslan, and there was a reason why they were on the defensive. Aris was not at her best. She might have come to her senses, but she couldn’t.
…… Oh my.
I never thought that the little twists that had been going on until now, knowingly or unknowingly, would become so big in this situation.
At best, it was just an incident and I thought it would get better with time, but was it just my imagination?
Aris was still moving her magic clumsily with blank eyes. It seems like she didn’t really understand what situation she was in or what was happening. That stupid woman.
If things continue like this, even other guys will be in danger. There must be absolutely no power leakage in the main character’s group right now. These are the most talented people I have set.
The fairies and magical beasts were fighting together, and Ruslanne was somehow able to block their attacks and defeat them in return, but in that state, it was only a matter of time.
I quickly opened the door to the warehouse.
“Are you finished?”
Asti secretly asks me. I told Asti.
“The situation is a bit serious.”
“Serious? “What’s going on?”
“The fight between the demon beasts and fairies inside the demon world is stronger than expected. “I think we need a little help from those trapped over there.”
“You’re helping those guys? Why?”
“Because there is a need for that. It’s okay as long as they get into trouble. But if you die, it’s just a problem.”
“Well. It’s also a problem that students die within the academy…….”
“What’s more, they disappeared with me and they die? I’m the only one in trouble. The attempted rapist became enraged and committed murder in revenge. “It’s obvious that rumors like this will spread.”
“…… That’s correct. “Really, what on earth is his plan?”
“I’ll tell you later. It’s a bit difficult to tell you the exact plan right now, isn’t it? Once the outline is drawn to some extent…… “I’ll definitely tell you then.”
Someday, I had to tell Asti what my plan was. That will make things easier.
But right now the situation is very unclear. There is no guarantee that the future will go as I want, so I cannot tell you in detail what will happen in the future.
In other words, it was difficult for me to tell him the exact plan. Didn’t you let me know that even just this incident, I would inevitably be affected by the distortion that occurred earlier at any time?
…… Still, I think it would be better to let you know what I plan to do after this incident is over. Doing something without knowing what you are doing is not very efficient.
“Anyway, I just have to go into the warehouse and help those Ruslan guys, right?”
“Okay. It’s enough just to have as much strength as the Asti you’re playing. I too have become quite strong thanks to the strength you gave me…… “It will be enough to stop them for now.”
“But then there’s no need for us to step up and fight, right? “Wouldn’t it be nice to call the professors?”
“You can’t do that.”
“No?”
“At least these guys need to gain experience.”
“Experience? What kind of experience…….”
“Experience dealing with various types of enemies.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about earlier? “What on earth is so important to us that these guys gain experience?”
Asti argues as if he doesn’t understand. Her reaction was completely normal. Why not just call the professors and get the work done quickly?
“Once this is over, I’ll tell you at least a rough plan. So, I want you to cooperate now.”
I spoke to her somewhat gently instead of the pushy attitude she had had before. It was because if I went too forcefully, Asti might not follow my instructions properly.
For example, the possibility of carrying out an order given to me but doing it in a strange way. He had to be a complete ally of mine. To achieve that, appeasement measures are also important.
“…… Okay.”
“Let’s go.”
Asti and I opened the warehouse door and went into the gap.
First of all, the priority was to help Ruslanne continue the battle. Don’t forget your biggest goal.
My biggest goal was for them to grow completely and rapidly.
And for that goal, I had to do anything. I had to put them in danger and cause them emotional distress.
Even roads that can be easily returned must be prevented from being easily returned. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to survive in this crazy world.
And only if they hold on, can I live in this world I have fallen into without knowing anything, and can this novel, which I wrote with affection, come closer to a happy ending.
After entering the warehouse, we first looked at Ruslan’s condition. The guys were barely able to block the attack right now. The situation has become more serious than before. I had a feeling that if things continued like this, a really dangerous situation would arise.
According to the prediction, a demonic beast that looked like a wild dog was seen breaking through the protective shield that John had spread and approaching Aris.
Her demon beast approached Aris and opened her huge mouth, thrusting her teeth towards her.
“Aris!”
As soon as I heard Ruslan’s scream-like voice, my body started moving on its own. Aris shouldn’t die in a place like this from a magical beast like that.
But time was running out, and all I could do during that time was to run at full speed to block Aris. A powerful attack that would defeat the demon beast was not something that could be performed in this short period of time.
In the end.
Kwasik!
The beast’s sharp teeth dug into my shoulder.