"I thought they had arrived!"
"Which way!?"
I look around.
I strain my ears to search for the direction of the sound.
There were angry shouts and explosions that had never been heard before on Amachi Street.
The sound of shutter being smashed, breaking bottles, glasses and pottery, and crying out loud.
No doubt about it. This must be it. The scout event of Amachi!
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I couldn't believe my eyes.
Four or five men were being punched by a single elf woman.
The men were being pulled by the hair and punched in the nose with a "goopan".
"It looks painful."
The elf was obviously drunk, crying and shouting something.
"※♪◆★■ right!?"
Oh, I see.
That elf is definitely a delinquent.
Too suspicious. No doubt about it.
"If I defeat him... that's all I need to do."
And among those men, there was a scout.
Because those men were obviously normal people.
Serious-looking office workers and seemingly good young men did not fight back at all and continued to be punched silently.
Or rather, one of the men was knocked out with a single blow just now.
Namu.
"No mistake. If I miss this chance, I'll be left behind in the main story."
I psych myself up.
Defeat that evil elf.
"Lucky spin! Super lucky time has come! I've been waiting for this! Super fever time!"
I roared as if I had found a jackpot machine.
"Ugh?"
The elf and I made eye contact.
The staggering elf had a demon-like expression.
"Do you want some ※☆?"
I don't know what she's saying.
"Bro! That elf girl is dangerous. She's incredibly strong! Run!"
A worn-out old man who seemed to be a store clerk was concerned about me.
"Thank you. But... there's something I can't give up!"
It's hard for me to hit a woman.
So, I'll take her down with one hit.
I simultaneously deploy three types of magic.
"What did you say?"
An elf woman stares at him like a low-quality thug.
"This is an interview. A performance space. Sorry, but I'll make it flashy! One strike!"
he converges a 3-attribute magic on the palm of her right hand, creating the "Deadly Blade of Chaos"
"The work of the Chaos Magic God"... a cheat that combines three or more attributes of magic in Megashuva.
Numerous energies repel each other, mixed with various colors, it transforms into a complex, yet pitch-black color of chaotic chaos.
"I won't kill you. Just fall into darkness!"
"You punk!! Don't just stand there watching!!"
The elf takes off her jacket and rolls up her sleeves, shouting.
"Let's go! Wooohoooo!"
"You wanna do this, punk?!"
They both rush towards each other.
One step. ――― The elf approaches with her mouth wide open.
Two steps. ――― He thinks she might be a monster.
Three steps. ――― Not a monster as a metaphor for strength.
Four steps. ――― A monster in terms of visual impact.
Five steps. ――― Too ugly.
Six steps. ――― Wearing a suit means this elf is a working person.
Seven steps. ――― The poor drinking habits of this working elf.
"One strike and you're out. It's grounds for dismissal.
At that moment, I thought to myself, "I always thought that elves were all beautiful. That was a lie."
There's just a regular thug elf here.
An incredibly strong alcohol odor and bloodshot eyes. The evil curve of the mouth is already that of a demon.
I thought to myself, "Illusions are still just illusions."
---Eight steps---
Shift the weight to the back foot.
Take a big step forward with the front foot, like a pitching form in baseball.
Take a deep breath.
Blood in the brain cools down instantly.
Inhale oxygen deeply into the lungs.
The lungs become hot.
The moisture in the throat disappears in an instant.
Lips become dry.
The pupils of the eyes widen.
All the muscles in the body work together, gathering strength from the legs to the spine, then from the spine to the scapulae.
All the capillaries in the body converge.
The blood flow running through the body gathers into one point, as if it had been waiting for this moment.
Focus nerves on the fingertips.
---Raise the hand to strike---
Here it is!
The prey is within range.
Invasion of the absolute hunting area.
The strike hits the weak point for critical damage.
The dimension of the space is captured.
The distance between the two is measured.
The capacity of each other's strength is assessed.
"The formula for victory is complete... Proof is finished Q.E.D."
"Huh?"
As soon as the elf entered the range, she felt an unusual energy and her eyes widened.
"Too slow."
The blade of death swung down.
The chaos thunder that cut through the air.
Heat in the pinky finger.
Shallow breathing.
The world seemed to have stopped.
Silence...
Zone of nothingness.
A true single slash that killed the air resistance to the limit.
―――The final blow, period―――
It's over.
A single flash of emptiness and a blow was dealt.
I avoided the elf's fierce attack.
―――In an instant.
――――Twinkling of stars.
―――――The world is stirring.
I hit the back of her neck with a knife hand.
"Gueeeeeeeh!"
A thunderous death cry.
The holy flash that repelled impure magic.
What it brings is a miracle.
The glory of victory is grasped.
The elf fell to the ground with a strange cry.
The area was shrouded in silence.
Silence.
"I did it... Miiine...uchii..."
I swung my knife hand.
After showing off my chaos magic, I spread a beautiful snow of light.
―――Golden glittering snow.
I carefully calculated and controlled the light emitted during the healing of the holy attribute magic.
A technique that gives healing in the form of light particles that look like snow.
A composite technique that spreads the holy attribute "healing (small)" using wind magic and gravity magic.
A kind of cheat that can be done even by Amachi, who cannot use remote magic.
I decided that this was the most spectacular production.
Called "Golden Snow."
Did you see that? Scout-san.
I laughed inappropriately.
"Y-You, snow..."
"A-Amazing!"
"H-He finally defeated the boss..."
"A new hero is born."
"We can finally collect our debts."
Cheers could be heard from around.
I pointed my index finger to the sky and shouted to drown out their voices.
"Number one!"
"Ohh!"
"Amazing!"
Please note that the order of the sentences may not match the original Japanese text perfectly due to differences in sentence structure between the two languages.
"I was able to witness a miracle."
The arcade was filled with cheers.
Some people were even crying.
People were hugging each other and sharing their joy.
It was so beautiful.
Perfect.
Now I can go to school.
I think it was the best performance.
Helping people feels amazing.
Being a hero doesn't seem so bad.
The Phantom Conspiracy needs to be corrected.
But most of all... it feels great.
I'm really flying.
"Phew."
The feeling was so overwhelming that I almost passed out. I was in a daze for a while.
My underwear is... yeah, it's okay.
"Well, I guess I'll take this as a drop item."
I took the elf girl's wallet and checked inside.
"Tch! This sucks."
I cursed as I looked at the contents of the wallet.
A happy meal for the brain?
There's barely anything in here. Only 1,320 yen. Are you even a working adult? I can't believe it. Are you planning to dine and dash?
Is there anything useful in here?
I searched for something that could be sold.
Huh?
No way.
How many times do I have to get caught up in this strange life? I've had enough!
Is it you again!?
I muttered to myself.