Last night I slept so well but somehow I remembered a warning coming from appraisal so when I got my consciousness back in the morning, I panicked.
(Appraisal! What happened last night?!.)
I got up and didn't even bother to wipe the saliva that seeped out from my cheek.
«Nothing that much dangerous.»
(Then what was that warning I received last night?.)
«It only attacked a small Village far from the city.»
"Only"?!.
(What?!... Where?!.g-give me the location!.)
I can't believe something like this happened! And I even dared to sleep soundly.
[Teleport!]
I hurriedly teleport outside the city and used flight magic to go to "that" village that was attacked.
In a distance, a black smoke stood out in the center of the forest and its right where the red dot is pointing to from my sonar's screen so that must be the location of the attacked village.
[There!]
It made a sonic boom when I increased my speed.
I looked down and all I can see are burnt down houses and the broken spirit statue-fountain in it's center.
[No....no!.no!.no!...noooo~... Th-this is my fault!. if only I paid more attention about the warning last night!.. I could've-]
I blamed my self right at my landing. There's also a magic soldier's barracks nearby but it's clear that they don't have a chance from the demon's attack seeing it completely destroyed.
[I-I'm supposed to be the "protector"! And I let something like this happened!.]
I built up a self hatred and desperately search in every house and buildings to find any survivors.
My body is shaking in regret and tears started flowing out of my eye. My thoughts didn't let any rational thinking in and the thing that's only in my ming is regret!...how dare I let something like this happen?! And just right after I unlocked two new keys?!.
My own conscience is eating me inside... And I started taking my anger in destroying the houses to search for people.
«Please calm down sir... Nothing will happen if you stay being like this.»
I actually got angry at appraisal and silently blamed it on why it didn't woke me up... But what she said made sense so I tried to calm down and reviewed the situation.
I let a long breath out and breath in to calm my deflated heart.
[Woooohooo! Let's think of this again...]
If this is also the demon's doings then...
I focused myself and used the "sonar". As I expected, no human is here. They must've been abducted.
Humn... If so, there are only possible reasons... They might be turned into demi-humans just like Ella(secret princess), their body are being used as a vessel of the demon king, or as prisoners of the war.
Its unlikely for them to have died because if the demons want to, they should have done it here already. So there's still hope as long as I find them before something bad happens to them.
«Warning: a dangerous existence is destroying another village.»
What a great timing.
[The location!.]
«Yes.»
I float an inch from the ground before realising a sonic boom and fly on the other direction.
After a few minutes of flying...
[There!]
It's easy to spot since there are so many dragon winged being flying around in one direction.
I didn't hesitated and pointed my bow in that direction.
[Multiple ice sealing arrow!]
*speew
A single arrow flew but it suddenly started to split halfway and turned to two ice arrow then the two arrow turned to four and so on, until it turned to rain of ice arrows.
*Crkshhhh
In contact with the flying monsters, the frost arrows melted but the place where they're hit, there suddenly growed frost flowers and slowly enveloped the monster's bodies.
[Teleport!]
I teleport down inside the village. There, another types of crawling dragon-like monsters are terrorizing the villagers and throwing elemental breath at the village's houses.
They rushed at me right after I stepped on the ground but some of them are crushed by the fallen monsters that I sealed earlier.
Some are falling at me too but I dodged them all.
[Excalibur!]
I summoned the heavy black double edge sword that I recently just unlocked.
I named it based on my favorite legendary sword back from my past life. I liked that story so much that I immediately gave it that name.
A swarm of monsters that are bashing at me was blown away after a I swung the heavy sword.
*grrrooooarr
The monster that was directly hit is cut into two.
[Argh! Hya! Ghya!]
I bashed my way to the center of the village where the villagers are being restrained by four strong beings that are emitting a aura the same as the demonification form of Ella(secret princess).
This is troublesome... There are four of them that are on the same league as Ella!?...
*Cruch
I stuck the [Excalibur] on the ground and pointed my bow upward.
[Homing multiple ice arrows!]
I released the arrow upward and when it started falling down, it split and rained down to seal all the remaining monsters on the ground.
I made the bow disappear and summoned the magic pen to write on the Excalibur.
"Resizable + at will"
It's the suggestion that appraisal gave me earlier during the fight since its so uncomfortable dragging the big and heavy Excalibur around.
I held the handle of the sword and it started to shrink and became a normal handy "long-sword".
[Now that's better.]
I looked around and saw the remaining people on the center of the village. Its the villagers and the four demi-human that's guarding them.
[This is bad... If this goes on... I won't be able to protect those villagers and fight those four monsters at the same time... Appraisal, is there anyway for me to call a back-up or get some people?.]
My brain is in panic state so it's better to ask someone knowledgeable and compose.
«It's possible to summon you're friends(A class) here using some space magic.»
A. That.... If I call them things will get weird and I'm afraid they'll question me with many troublesome things and-argh...this might be risky but I-I don't care even if they'll realize my existence anymore!!!... I've failed enough! And I even dared to only regard only my image?... I've had enough of that!
This will also serve as their demon hunting practice since they'll be doing this kind of job anyway. So that suggestion is acceptable but-...
[But I don't know how to do that, and I don't have the time for now.]
«Its okay. I'll do the summoning job.»
[You can do that?]
«Yes, since I have an "A.I" I can pretty much do something like that as long as I have the magic source, you.»
[I'll leave it to you then.]
«Yes. But I bet they'll be confused when they'll suddenly be transported here so I suggest to contact them with long ranged telepathy... You'll be connected in: three... Two... One.»
*Click...
It made a telephone-like sound as soon as I got connected with them.
«Guy!... Can you hear me?»
-Ez
«Wa-...what was that?»
-violet
«Huh?. Did I just hear something?!»
-Carlos
«I'm sorry, I'll explain it to you guys later on.»
-Ez
«Is this you?. Ez?»
-Candice
As expected they all confused.
«Ye-»
*woosh
I stopped half way my words when a demi-human started attacking me with a big battle axe.
[*Heyup]
I dodged again when a second one tried to slash me with it's sword-like and flexible tail.
[Can you take over for the explanation for them appraisal?!.]
«Yes.»
[Arrgh]
*clang!
I barely shielded myself by making the Excalibur expand from a black fire ball attack from another demi-human.
Oh crap there are three of them now... While the last one is securing all the villagers away by enveloping them with black magic and make them float on a center of a magic circle.
I shrunk the Excalibur and made it extend long to slash the three demi-human.
As expected, they avoided it like nothing.
[Who. are. you?. Why. are. you. Inter.fering?]
One of them talked. it's word where spoken one by one and It's voice doesn't resemble as a human at all, it's eerie-deep and there's a hint of tiny voices echoing while it talks.
The three of them, just like Ella are semi-nude and only scales are covering their private parts of their body.
Seeing each of them have different stature, I concluded that each of them have their own jobs and roles.
The first one that attacked me is a man with a big build and uses a big axe to bash at me earlier, he must be the heavy "tanker". The second one has a big backward dinosaur-like legs and uses it's tail as a weapon, I believe that he's a speed type more like Candice that run around and uses it's speed as the advantage. The last one that attacked me is a woman that has a long horn coming out of it's forehead. She's holding a black devil's stick. I saw her using it as a staff earlier so she must be the long range attacker.
[You don't have to know since I'm gonna destroy you anyway.]
I said that to mock them.
*roaarr!
*Screeech!
*grrrrowr!
Surprisingly, unlike Ella(secret princess) they responded to my mock like they got affected. Ella on the other hand just mindlessly attacks me without regarding on my words.
All of them vanished at once. But unlike my earlier fight with Ella, I now know their weakness.
[Li-calibur!]
(Light-excalibur)
The Excalibur emitted a yellow light that depleted the three of them.
But it seems like they predicted that something like this would happen and flipped back on their feet.
They just simply smiled at each other while nodding like they're communicating by themselves.
Oh no! The last one that's responsible of the villagers seems like chanting.
It's bad! What if he use a teleportation skill!.
*zzzzaaaap!
A familiar zapping noise enveloped the surroundings.
Bzzzzzzz!
[[[Aaarrgh!]]]
An electric charge from the ground shocked the three demi-human that's surrounding me.
As expected the demons are only stunned for a bit and then fiercely stood back up.
[Level five gravity!]
Just right when the three composed themselves to strike me again, they where suddenly trampled and cracked the ground.
[You're late guys...]
I said that as if I knew that this would happen.
Four figures stood on my back and one zapped around putting electric traps.
[We're here.]
Jason said.
[Have I done a great job?]
Candice said like a child running around.
[Don't worry we'll take care of them go and kick that last one's ass.]
-Zenna
I smiled.
[Homing sealing light arrow!]
I released the arrow toward the last demi-human that is still in the middle of his chant.
*clang!
Surprisingly,the arrow was depleted by a black bubble-like force field.
[Teleport!]
I teleported right infront of him.
[Li-calibur!]
I twisted my body while jumping after I summoned the Li-calibur to make the momentum stronger as I swing.
*Bang
I aimed at him but he suddenly vanished so I ended up hitting the ground that cause a big crack.
[What's this?]
... Looking around, I saw villager that's been abducted is inside a floating dark-violet bubble and seems like all of them are unconscious.
«They're "curse" sealing capsules. Be careful! They might be transported somewhere soon. Use light element to pop them!»
As appraisal warned me, I pointed the bow up.
[Multiple light arrow- argh!!!]
I was hit and blown away when the demi-human suddenly appeared infront of me and hit me with it's big fist.
[Teleport!]
[Multiple light arrow!]
Right before I hit the surrounding building, I used teleportation and simultaneously released the arrow.
Just like earlier, the arrow flew up and multiplied as it fall back down to hit and pop most of the "curse bubble".
Unfortunately many of them was protected by that "big-fisted" demi-human by making another layers of bubbles.
[Why am I so stupid to not do this earlier?!.... Homing sealing light arrow!.]
The light arrow approached the "big-fisted" demi-human. As it noticed it coming, it used another bubble to deflect the light arrow.
[Your stupid... That's not just any other arrows.]
The arrow found another route and hit the back of the demi-human and enveloped his body.
I didn't get the time to celebrate seeing the magic circle where the villagers are is getting more intense.
[Multiple light arrows!]
The rain of arrow slowly popped the bubbles one by one. Being without the "homing" effect, of course some of the arrows missed but that's not a problem at all.
[Whew~...]
My knees collapse after finally securing all the villagers... Mn?... Why are there so many of them?. Regarding of the size of the village, there should only be about two-hundred people around but here they are about a thousand of them...
«That's because these people composed of two villages: this "Lolam" village and the other one, "Talib" village that you first visited earlier.»
Ahhh... Thank god!... Seems like I don't have to sink myself so much in regret anymore... I'm glad that the earlier's(that cause me the stress) villagers are all safe.
Now that I look at them closely, there are some who wears the magic soldier's uniform despite there are no magic soldier's station that can be seen in this village. Must've came from earlier's destroyed barracks.
[Oh! About the other guys(A class)...]
I used the "remote viewing" skill to confirm their situation. It seems like the three demi-humans are being pushed back by the overwhelming power of the five.
Humn... So the team can handle them easily because of their effective teamwork. Bunch of them have the sealing method to stop the demi-human's movement so it's "vanishing" techniques are pretty much useless since it seems like it's unlike my teleportation that cuts the distance by using magic, the "vanishing technique" however, actually uses a burst movement speed to appear like they suddenly disappeared.
Seems like it ony uses cheap tricks...(I got tricked by that "cheap tricks" tho)
But even tho the A class handled and restrained the demi-humans, they still don't have the killing moves since none of them can use light magic that is the demon's one only weakness.
«The god's oracle wanted for you to "gear them up" it seems, sir.»
While having that thought, appraisal suddenly talked without my consent.
Oh?... This is a new news to me...
«Their weapons are supposed to be made by you sir, using the "creation orb".»
That explains why I have that "orb" *sigh...To even plan everything so ahead of time...well he can't be a "god" if he can't do that much.
Anyway, I'm happy to have a big role on everyone's lives and this word's future but... How am I supposed to tell them where I got the "weapons"? That I was supposed to give them?....
«You don't have to. I've plugged some fragments of your memories in their heads earlier when you left the job of explaining the information for you. But you don't have to worry since I hid the part about the fact that you're reincarnated from another world.»
Seems like appraisal is prying so much at my personal spaces...
I got anxious when I heard that. But nothing can be done since it's already finished.*sigh~ I've actually planned to hide everything... But anyway, this is better than holding back my power infront of them every time something like this "demon event" happens.
I'm currently depressed and felt like all I've been doing(hiding) until now was turned into trash.
I braced myself and approached them. Now that I heard that appraisal revealed everything, I felt hesitant to face them, scared of what they might react about the fact of my identity.
I got near and saw them taking it easy while the three demi-humans are being restraint by bunch of restraining magic elements.
[You actually did it guys...]
Let's try to act like there was nothing I know for now...
[You don't have to act anymore Ez... We know everything.]
Jason said so.
As expected, they must be upset being lied to all this time... I expected this much of a reaction from them.
Woa... Candice started crying?!... She was affected that much about "that" fact?. I know. You can hate me but please understand that I don't have a choice, I have to hide my identity since I want to live my life as I want. I know that was selfi-
[You don't have to carry that much of burden anymore... We'll be here for you from now on.]
Candice approached me and patted my shoulder while I was looking down and having such negative thoughts.
[Huh?]
[You don't have to suffer that much anymore... You can count on us!.]
Zenna made a thumbs-up.
Huh?... I...I got the opposite reaction than as I thought...
I slowly bended my neck and look at their faces.
[I'm sorry for not telling you earlier...]
I said that with a low sorry tone while scratching my head to play innocent.
Let's play along for now... I don't know what appraisal plugged in their minds but I'm sure they must got the wrong one!.
[W-we understand why you have to do that... you have to prevent from showing your powers and avoid any unwanted attentions...]
Jason said and approached me.
(What did you put in their minds, appraisal?)
«Nothing harmful, I merely gave them a false memory of you having an abnormally large amount of magic and that you have to make multi spirit crystals to avoid blowing your physical body up from the over flowing mass magic during your awakening. At the same day, you got the oracle of the god to eliminate the demon king.»
Now that is a whole different story than it originally is...
(So you're clearly gave them lies?!!!.)
«Do you perhaps wanted me to tell them the truth?... Don't worry I'll rewrite their memory now-»
(Wai-w-wait!. Stop you don't have to do that now!!!!)
*Pant. *pant... I don't think that telling them the whole truth will be harmful but I'm still scared about what might happen.
(Anyway, how did they accepted that fact easily?...about the sudden plug of my memory to their brains?)
«I pretended to be the oracle of the god and appointed them to back you up on saving the world.»
(What?!!! You've made a lie again?!...well its not completely a lie but-.... Oh my god, I feel so bad for them... Being fooled by me.)
«Technically, "we" made a fool out of the-»
(You shut up!)
Anyway...
[Ah guys I thi-]
I was about to talk but jason suddenly shushed my lips with his finger.
[I know what you want to say... You don't have to worry, we'll protect the world with you.]
Jason said with glitters in his eyes.
The others also confidently nodded.
Seems like they're so into the world saving thing. Seeing all of them looks so exited and determined.
[Ahh I'm-]
I feel so guilty...is this really okay?.
I bet they'll get really angry when they somehow find the "real" truth.
I looked at each of their faces again... They all looks really determined and serious.
Aghrrr... I didn't let it out and I'm holding my guilt inside.
I'm sorry guys. I promise that I'll tell you the truth sometime in the future.
After a while I finally decided to reveal my skills. Firstly is the excalibur, then creation orb and the magic pen(I didn't add up the bow since they already know it and I also hid the existence of the appraisal). I don't know but they just accepted the fact that the magic pen and magic orb can grant/make anything as long as I want it, they didn't even felt puzzled about the fact that it doesn't really needs or have any element.
Anyway, I tried showing off the magic pen's skill to them by writing "normalise" to the demi-humans.
Gladly, it successfully worked but it's awkward since we saw the unconscious demi-human's secret parts after the dragon scales disappeared from their bodies.
I'll be careful next time to avoid something like this to happen.
Afterwards, we healed and helped all the unconscious villagers and place them somewhere safe, in their homes. We didn't know which is which's home so we simply put them randomly and placed them comfortably on the beds.
But now that something like this "village abduction" happened it needs to be reported to someone connected to the authorities, but my parents are currently busy so I'll contact Rodrigo(father's butler/subordinate) that is currently stationed in the capital city's gate to handle that for us instead since he's reliable and I feel comfortable if it's him.
I let the guys(A class) watch and keep the villagers from panicking in case if they wake up, while I will use teleportation to bring Rodrigo here and explain the situation so he can report it to some higher-ups.
[Teleport!]
After I said that a pink light engulfed my body and suddenly vanished...
(Capital city's west gate.)
The city's west gate was facing a vast farm and field. Rarely anyone uses this gate since there are only facing two villages ahead... Guards duty here are literally living near the gate, eating, sleeping and pretty much everyday is boring.
None of the guards expects something interesting to happen on their job so usually this time of the day, they usually doze off or perhaps stroll around the fields.
But suddenly, something catches the attention of all the people residing near the gates... A sudden appearance of pink magic-circle lite the grassy,green ground so the people's heads would naturally turn on the magic-circle's way since it's rare for some events to occur in this area.
[Whoa!...]
-gatekeeper A
[What?]
-gatekeeper B
[Isn't that a space magic?]
-gatekeeper A
[Yeah?! It must be the white wizard perhaps?!]
-gatekeeper B
[That's so doubtful... Didn't the white wizard and the black summoner got some SSS quest on another continent? Let's call sub. Captain Rodrigo for now he must've known about the situation.]
-gatekeeper A
[That makes sense... I'll ca-]
The gate "keeper B" noticed me approaching so he got baffled and cut his sentence.
[Umm... Good day.]
[G-good day.]
The "gatekeeper B" response me with a slight bow of his head.
[Can I speak with sub. Captain Rodrigo?]
I was speaking but a man came from the shadow suddenly appeared.
[Oh? What do you want to talk with me that you actually go with the trouble and come here?]
Its actually the unique shadow user Rodrigo.
I didn't wait for a second and explain the village abduction situation to him.
[What?! That's impossible! Normally, a message from the soldiers that was stationed near the village will come if something dangerous is happening!...]
He's stone is doubting but he's face actually looks serious so he must've believed what I said.
[That's not surprising at all since the barracks nearby is also attacked... And also, I believed that the demon's abduction was taken pace at night so the soldiers probably did not got the chance to send a message...]
I said Rodrigo nodded and made an agreeing expression.
After that, Rodrigo willingly came with me, I also let the two guard that was listening our whole conversation come as well so another pair of guards was assigned to watch for the western gates in their stead.
Right at the scene. Fortunately it's peaceful and seems like the villagers are still resting so I got the chance to explain the demi-humans to Rodrigo, (without those two guards this time).
He just agreed and seems like he had an experience in encountering demi-humans as well so its not that kind of a hassle.
[That's as expected of you young master.]
He praised me after confirming that all the demi-humans was defeated.
[Its okay now, you can leave the rest to us.]
He said.
[Um... Actually, I have something to do with the demi-humans... Can I barrow them for now?.]
[-Eh?]
He must've not expected that.
he got stunned for a bit and let out a sigh and slightly smiled.
[Okay... You must have some reasons so its okay as long as you guys don't do anything dangerous, but don't forget that they're still needed to be interrogated about what happened to them so I need to get them back before the sun sets.]
[Yes.]
I bowed and walked to where the other demi-humans are that's currently confused about the situation.
I asked them and the whole A class to come with me to go somewhere and reveal the explanation afterwards.
They just obediently came with me without any questions. They must have so many questions in their minds but they're keeping it in their selves right now.
We got to an empty house and there I secretly made a portal.
Just like that, I didn't hesitate to reveal the existence of the fairy land but still I hid the fact that I made it.
There, the demi-humans reconciled with Ella that was their comrade from the investigatory mission.
I've got a glimpse of their identity earlier during the fight but now it's finally proven.
They cried and exchanged hugs and smiles. I'm so glad receiving their warm thanks. Each of their faces looks honest and sincere so I also felt warm and smiled.
Afterwards, they finally started to talk about their situation before they become a demi-human.
It's strange since they remembered dying and also based on Ella's earlier statement proves it true... Chills suddenly run down my spine. Does my magic pen can bring someone back to life? Or it might be because of that red god dragon's powers?
There's one way to confirm that...
(Appraisal about that-...)
«I'm sorry but I don't have that much information because my connection was blocked but I'm certain that they died back then.»
Seems like I won't get that much info this time...
Anyway, about the demi-humans being brought back to life... There's only one sure thing about that, and that is the demons or one of them is strong enough to be able to use necromancy and bring someone back to life. And that very same "necromancer" must be the mentioned person to trigger the demon king's re-awakening.
Based on these continuous events this must means that, that "necromancer" is abducting human villagers to make a demi-human army to add to their forces. Using a villager's bodies as the demon kings vessel is also possible tho. But I don't think it needs that much bodies so the demi-human army is more likely to happen.
[...]
Seriously now I got more nervous about the future. What if the demon king might be successful And destroy the world?!... The A class was supposed to be the world saviour or the cause of the world's destruction. Its either of that two so the god made a back-up plan and summoned me here to make sure that the result of the A class' fate will be the world's saviour and not the other one... So even if one wrong move that I make might lead for the A class' fate to shift on that negative one, that's why I need to carefully think out and perfectly do my role...
Suddenly it feels like the whole world's burden was on top of me and I was filled with anxieties.
Stttoooooop!!! Let's stop thinking about this for now!!!!.
Adding deep thoughts to my problems will help it grow so let's forget about that fact and face what's here for now.
The A team is strong and they even handled three demi-humans equal to Ella's strength that even me got a hard time dealing with.
But they did that because they overwhelmed the other side's by the numbers I bet that five or more demi-humans at once and they will loose, I know that a teamwork is important but not all the time they can be as a team and there might be some cases that they'll have to split up from each other and at the worst case, being pushed back by the enemies numbers is also a problem since none of them can use light magic which is the demon's one and only weakness.
Let's just say that they won by luck for now because they where stacked as a whole team to watch each other's backs and overwhelmed the demi-humans.
so they needed "that"!.
I need to thing the best weapon that's suited for them to hunt down demons.
Anyway, Did I forgot something?... I forgot something right?... Yes. I never even thought about this since just now.
I never even considered the power of "pure" demons... Seriously, I got chill down my spine after realizing that. Even their minions which is the demi-humans are strong enough to fight with me equally, just how powerful are the "real" demons really?.
How did they failed to destroy the humanity despite their individual powers?.
Compared to humanity's military power I bet a country would be completely destroyed by a single demi-human...
Is waiting for the demon king really that necessary for them?... Or they're planning something deeper than that?...
Anyway, I left the demi-human's team and I catered the A class inside the floating island. As expected, when they realized that this is in another space they got astonished and excitedly asked me how did I found it.
I made a lie and told them that this island was made by a creation fairy.
but the creation fairy is surprisingly quite shy and hid herself inside her tree-house so the guys did not get to meet her.
By the way, the island is getting bigger and bigger and filled the whole space so I now realized it's max capacity. It's about as big as a whole country that even the fairy's presence is not enough to fill this whole island with nature energy, so might as well grow some plants and on the dry part of the "floating country" if I have some time.
I never really expected this experiment to be this successful so I'm so happy and satisfied about that. Tho I'm still anxious that this might cause some side effect in the space but so far, nothing bad is happening.
What am I gonna do with this spacious land?.
That day, I asked some suggestions on the A class' "weapons".
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