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Smoke! Fire! Gunpowder! Stealing the Tesoro of the Feast! - Episode 6
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Bradley: Hey, a welcoming party.
——— They were like small dragons.
That was my thought the moment I saw them.
They seemed to be about as tall as a horse, covered in grey scales, and had wings like a bat. You could tell at first glance that it was a ferocious magical creature.
They swarmed us by the pack, wave after wave.
Bradley: « adnopotensum » !
Bradley was the first to spring into action.
Gunshots echoed throughout the chamber as he fired away at the fiends clustering before us.
The shots rang true. The fiends screeched in pain and fear.
Bradley: That’s what you get for trying to ambush us from the shadows. Want a piece of the Great Bradley? Then come ‘n get some!
Shino: « matzah sudipas » !
Joining Bradley in the fray was Shino, swinging his large scythe. He leapt into the air to go after one of the fiends.
— But the fiend nimbly dodged out of the way, and his scythe sliced at nothing but thin air.
Seizing the opportunity, another fiend that had been lurking in wait immediately filled the empty space.
Akira: Shino!
Shino: Shit…!
Shino clicked his tongue and deflected the incoming blow with the blade of his scythe. His small frame skidded backwards slightly from the impact.
White: « noscommunia » !
White came to Shino’s aid, casting magic that sent our assailants scattering.
White: These are vouivre, a type of wyvern. These fearsome creatures have made this place their stronghold!
They are wily and nimble, while also highly intelligent — these pack hunters are no mere beasts. They’ll work together to take us down!
Right then, another vouivre darted out from the darkness and made for us with alarming speed.
Akira: !
Cain: Not so fast!
[ Cain CG ]
Having pinpointed its movement, Cain chanted his spell as swiftly as he swung his sword to repel the attack. The vouivre was hurled back by the force of his blow.
Cain: Kenja sama, you okay there?
Akira: Y-Yeah!
Cain: Don’t worry. I won’t let them lay a single claw on you.
They may be good at concealing themselves in the shadows, but I can sense their presence just fine.
Cain’s injury from the calamity made him unable to rely on his sight in combat. However, that didn’t prevent him from courageously staving off these vouivre that darted in and out of the darkness.
Even though he was cornered, Cain didn’t falter. Intense, yet reliable, that was how he looked to me.
Cain: White sama! I’ll leave Kenja sama to you while I keep these vouivre occupied.
White: Understood! Kenja, do not leave my side.
Akira: Okay…!
Shino: They keep going back to the darkness to hide. Fighting these things is a pain in the neck.
Cain: I sense them close by. They’ll make their next move soon.
[ Gunshots ring out. ]
Shino and Cain braced themselves for the incoming wave, while bullet after bullet lodged themselves in the fiends.
Shino: …! I can tell where they are from the bullet sparks… Over there!
Bradley: Don’t rush in headfirst like a dumbass! You get them from the back, while Knight san goes around the opposite side.
Cain: Got it!
Cain: « gladius procella » !
Shino: « matzah sudipas » !
[ Schwing schwing! ]
Bradley: Can’t have you guys standin’ around doing jackshit when you’ve come all the way down here! You two better earn your keep.
Bradley jested as he handed out orders to Shino and Cain.
It might have sounded like he was just pushing them around, but he was, in fact, giving them combat tips while they fought off countless vouivre.
Bradley: Hey, see that? You guys are gettin’ surrounded. Keep moving or you’re gonna get your ankles sniped!
Akira: (I-It’s kind of a dire situation, but is he by any chance continuing his lesson from the previous day…?)
[ Schwing schwing! ]
Cain: They’re cunning. They cooperate between themselves to alternate between attacking and retreating.
Shino: We’re getting nowhere. It’s my turn now.
Having grown impatient at cutting down endless waves of fiends, Shino kicked off the ground and dove into the darkness, slicing as he went.
White: Stop, not that way…!
Instantly, White conjured a light to shine to illuminate his path.
Shino was heading straight for a small cave opening. It led to a narrow passageway, where the walls threatened to close in on him.
Shino: Tch. It’s cramped in here.
Without delay, Shino swapped around his grip on his scythe, utilising the spear-tip on its hilt to pierce through a vouivre.
Using the recoil, he deftly made his landing. He stood with his chest puffed out and looked Bradley’s way.
Shino: Heheh, how’s that? It’s no handicap in a cramped spot.
Bradley: Not bad, kid.
Shino’s eyes sparkled with pride at Bradley’s praise.
Shino: Now’s my chance to keep up the momentum and clean things up once and for all.
Shino: « matzah ……
[ No BGM ]
Right at that moment, the wind started to pick up with a great roar, swooping up the vouivre with it.
It came from above, with a ferocity rivalling that of a tornado.
Akira: !?
Cain: What the—!?
Bradley: « adnopotensum » !
Bradley fired his gun without hesitation, cancelling out the tornado that threatened to descend upon us.
A bright light shone overhead, casting away the darkness surrounding us.
I looked up, and saw two figures floating in the air.
[ BGM starts ]
It was Mithra and Snow.
Akira: Was that Mithra…?
Mithra: And with that, we are back to having peace and quiet. I couldn’t sleep a wink with all that screeching going on.
All the vouivre caught up in the tornado were nowhere to be seen. With them gone, the suffocating atmosphere, previously heavy with bloodlust, had lifted.
Cain: The swarm of vouivre we had struggled against so much is all gone in just one blow…
Shino: Tch, dammit, Mithra…
The two of them had completely different reactions before the display of incredible might.
Cain was wowed by it and murmured his admiration; Shino lamented the gap in strength between himself and Mithra.
[ Rumble… ]
White: …! This is bad! The walls are crumbling!
The walls had started to crack from the sheer force of the tornado.
White: « noscommu ……
Figaro: « possideo »
Echoing in from the distance was a familiar spell-word that cut White short.
The walls were stopped from crumbling down upon us in the nick of time.
Figaro: Phew, the barrier I threw up in a jiffy turned out okay. Seems like we’re all safe and sound.
Owen: This is what happens when you let Mithra do as he pleases.
Akira: Figaro, Owen!
White: Figaro chan, well done!
[ The other wizards fly over. ]
Mithra: … Oh? Were you guys here all along?
Snow: That’s why I told you to be more cautious. What would you do if they all got caught in the crossfire?
So, so sorry, everyone~ Is everything alright~?
White: One moment. Did he not knowingly engage to save Cain and the others?
Snow: No, nothing of the sort. This rascal just suddenly decided to go in with a bang.
Cain: Hold up. You’re saying, one wrong move, and we’d have been blown away with all the vouivre?
Bradley: You’ve got to be shittin’ me. You could have at least picked up on the fact that we were around.
Mithra: I don’t care. It never crossed my mind that a little breeze could bother anyone.
Figaro: I don’t know what I expected. Northern Wizards sure are negligent.
It would do us all some good if you paid more attention to your surroundings. This ravine is nowhere near as sturdy as the lot of you.
It seemed like Figaro had done some surveying on the ravine’s state during his search for Owen.
Episode 7 ⭢
Bradley: Hey, a welcoming party.
——— They were like small dragons.
That was my thought the moment I saw them.
They seemed to be about as tall as a horse, covered in grey scales, and had wings like a bat. You could tell at first glance that it was a ferocious magical creature.
They swarmed us by the pack, wave after wave.
Bradley: « adnopotensum » !
Bradley was the first to spring into action.
Gunshots echoed throughout the chamber as he fired away at the fiends clustering before us.
The shots rang true. The fiends screeched in pain and fear.
Bradley: That’s what you get for trying to ambush us from the shadows. Want a piece of the Great Bradley? Then come ‘n get some!
Shino: « matzah sudipas » !
Joining Bradley in the fray was Shino, swinging his large scythe. He leapt into the air to go after one of the fiends.
— But the fiend nimbly dodged out of the way, and his scythe sliced at nothing but thin air.
Seizing the opportunity, another fiend that had been lurking in wait immediately filled the empty space.
Akira: Shino!
Shino: Shit…!
Shino clicked his tongue and deflected the incoming blow with the blade of his scythe. His small frame skidded backwards slightly from the impact.
White: « noscommunia » !
White came to Shino’s aid, casting magic that sent our assailants scattering.
White: These are vouivre, a type of wyvern. These fearsome creatures have made this place their stronghold!
They are wily and nimble, while also highly intelligent — these pack hunters are no mere beasts. They’ll work together to take us down!
Right then, another vouivre darted out from the darkness and made for us with alarming speed.
Akira: !
Cain: Not so fast!
[ Cain CG ]
Having pinpointed its movement, Cain chanted his spell as swiftly as he swung his sword to repel the attack. The vouivre was hurled back by the force of his blow.
Cain: Kenja sama, you okay there?
Akira: Y-Yeah!
Cain: Don’t worry. I won’t let them lay a single claw on you.
They may be good at concealing themselves in the shadows, but I can sense their presence just fine.
Cain’s injury from the calamity made him unable to rely on his sight in combat. However, that didn’t prevent him from courageously staving off these vouivre that darted in and out of the darkness.
Even though he was cornered, Cain didn’t falter. Intense, yet reliable, that was how he looked to me.
Cain: White sama! I’ll leave Kenja sama to you while I keep these vouivre occupied.
White: Understood! Kenja, do not leave my side.
Akira: Okay…!
Shino: They keep going back to the darkness to hide. Fighting these things is a pain in the neck.
Cain: I sense them close by. They’ll make their next move soon.
[ Gunshots ring out. ]
Shino and Cain braced themselves for the incoming wave, while bullet after bullet lodged themselves in the fiends.
Shino: …! I can tell where they are from the bullet sparks… Over there!
Bradley: Don’t rush in headfirst like a dumbass! You get them from the back, while Knight san goes around the opposite side.
Cain: Got it!
Cain: « gladius procella » !
Shino: « matzah sudipas » !
[ Schwing schwing! ]
Bradley: Can’t have you guys standin’ around doing jackshit when you’ve come all the way down here! You two better earn your keep.
Bradley jested as he handed out orders to Shino and Cain.
It might have sounded like he was just pushing them around, but he was, in fact, giving them combat tips while they fought off countless vouivre.
Bradley: Hey, see that? You guys are gettin’ surrounded. Keep moving or you’re gonna get your ankles sniped!
Akira: (I-It’s kind of a dire situation, but is he by any chance continuing his lesson from the previous day…?)
[ Schwing schwing! ]
Cain: They’re cunning. They cooperate between themselves to alternate between attacking and retreating.
Shino: We’re getting nowhere. It’s my turn now.
Having grown impatient at cutting down endless waves of fiends, Shino kicked off the ground and dove into the darkness, slicing as he went.
White: Stop, not that way…!
Instantly, White conjured a light to shine to illuminate his path.
Shino was heading straight for a small cave opening. It led to a narrow passageway, where the walls threatened to close in on him.
Shino: Tch. It’s cramped in here.
Without delay, Shino swapped around his grip on his scythe, utilising the spear-tip on its hilt to pierce through a vouivre.
Using the recoil, he deftly made his landing. He stood with his chest puffed out and looked Bradley’s way.
Shino: Heheh, how’s that? It’s no handicap in a cramped spot.
Bradley: Not bad, kid.
Shino’s eyes sparkled with pride at Bradley’s praise.
Shino: Now’s my chance to keep up the momentum and clean things up once and for all.
Shino: « matzah ……
[ No BGM ]
Right at that moment, the wind started to pick up with a great roar, swooping up the vouivre with it.
It came from above, with a ferocity rivalling that of a tornado.
Akira: !?
Cain: What the—!?
Bradley: « adnopotensum » !
Bradley fired his gun without hesitation, cancelling out the tornado that threatened to descend upon us.
A bright light shone overhead, casting away the darkness surrounding us.
I looked up, and saw two figures floating in the air.
[ BGM starts ]
It was Mithra and Snow.
Akira: Was that Mithra…?
Mithra: And with that, we are back to having peace and quiet. I couldn’t sleep a wink with all that screeching going on.
All the vouivre caught up in the tornado were nowhere to be seen. With them gone, the suffocating atmosphere, previously heavy with bloodlust, had lifted.
Cain: The swarm of vouivre we had struggled against so much is all gone in just one blow…
Shino: Tch, dammit, Mithra…
The two of them had completely different reactions before the display of incredible might.
Cain was wowed by it and murmured his admiration; Shino lamented the gap in strength between himself and Mithra.
[ Rumble… ]
White: …! This is bad! The walls are crumbling!
The walls had started to crack from the sheer force of the tornado.
White: « noscommu ……
Figaro: « possideo »
Echoing in from the distance was a familiar spell-word that cut White short.
The walls were stopped from crumbling down upon us in the nick of time.
Figaro: Phew, the barrier I threw up in a jiffy turned out okay. Seems like we’re all safe and sound.
Owen: This is what happens when you let Mithra do as he pleases.
Akira: Figaro, Owen!
White: Figaro chan, well done!
[ The other wizards fly over. ]
Mithra: … Oh? Were you guys here all along?
Snow: That’s why I told you to be more cautious. What would you do if they all got caught in the crossfire?
So, so sorry, everyone~ Is everything alright~?
White: One moment. Did he not knowingly engage to save Cain and the others?
Snow: No, nothing of the sort. This rascal just suddenly decided to go in with a bang.
Cain: Hold up. You’re saying, one wrong move, and we’d have been blown away with all the vouivre?
Bradley: You’ve got to be shittin’ me. You could have at least picked up on the fact that we were around.
Mithra: I don’t care. It never crossed my mind that a little breeze could bother anyone.
Figaro: I don’t know what I expected. Northern Wizards sure are negligent.
It would do us all some good if you paid more attention to your surroundings. This ravine is nowhere near as sturdy as the lot of you.
It seemed like Figaro had done some surveying on the ravine’s state during his search for Owen.
Episode 7 ⭢