As we rode on Phoenix's back, it took us less than ten seconds to arrive at
Barse.
I looked at the ground and saw numerous beast-headed monsters rushing
toward the hunters. Arnold and the other hunters were barely breathing. It
seems I've arrived in the nick of time.
「I'll get down here. You guys can wait for me in the city.
Phoenix, deliver Old Man Aaron and the others to the city below us.」
『As you wish!』
「Wait a minute, Ka―」
Rose wanted to say something, but I ignored her and descended to the
wasteland below us.
I landed right on top of the sheep-headed monster, which was about to grab
the brown woman who had worn an attire that exposed a whole lot of her
skin.
I knew her. She was the one who had been peeking at the farce that had
happened between me and the thugs in the back alley. Well, I hadn't minded
it. That was a trivial matter for me after all.
After landing, I looked around for a strong opponent. However, the only
things I saw were small fries. All of them were so weak that they looked the
same to me. If I had to say, the haughty-looking pervert who had only worn
underpants and a mantle seemed like the boss of these beast-headed small
fries. It was kind of a rule of thumb that when small fries like these
gathered in the survival of the fittest, their boss was the strongest one.
The other smaller leaders were the eagle-, wolf-, and tiger-headed monsters.
As for the clothes they wore! Are those military clothes from another
world? Maybe not! According to that book from another world, which I
found in that easiest dungeon, this is more like the attire for a festival of
that world. According to that book, like-minded fellows gather some days,
donned in the appearance or in the attire of a character that appeared in
the legend.
Yeah, the activity is called [Cosplaying] over there, and the
participants are [Cosplayers]. Maybe all of these beast-headed monsters
have the same hobbies as those perverts who dare to walk in their
underwear in daylight. Does that mean all of them are monsters from
another world?
It seems Arnold got beaten by them. Maybe those monsters' corps and
that pervert are wearing those items to limit their abilities, just like me. If
that's the case, I can't let my guard down in front of them.
Well then, I guess that's enough speculation.
Now, the first thing I need to do is―
「Anyone who dares to move, even if by just a single step, will die by my
sword.」
I looked around for the second time while infusing my killing intent into my
warning. The warning was enough to stop all the beast-headed monsters,
whose numbers had reached the thousands. Look at them! They can't even
talk back to me.
I chanted [Release] as I summoned thirty [Healing Slimes] from the
[Subjugation Picture Book].
「Heal the humans here.」
The [Healing Slimes] trembled as if they were all fired up upon
receiving my order. They immediately went to heal the injured hunters.
『A-Are they… healing slimes?』
The eagle-headed monster, who was clad in female military attire, said in a
shocked voice.
Hou, these weirdos are familiar with healing slimes, huh!
『Why has Apollo's most prided kin appeared in such a place?』
『You fool! Naturally, it's because heaven's army has come to this land.』
『So that guy is Apollo's subordinate!!』
The wolf-headed and tiger-headed monsters joined the conversation, saying
something incomprehensible.
『BE QUIET!!』
The noisy trio quickly shut their mouths the moment they received a
scolding in broad daylight from the red-haired pervert only in his
underpants and a mantle.
The composed look on that pervert's face had already vanished a while ago.
Now, he was squinting as if he wanted to seize me.
『A strength that can make those extremely prideful Healing Slimes obey
you and even make us tremble in fear. Just who in the world are you?』
「Uhm, I'm Kai Heineman. The most incompetent man in this world.」
It wasn't humility. That was my origin and my starting point.
I had long since accepted my identity without feeling disappointed, even if
the others laughed at me for my gift. Rather, I realized that I was really
happy to be born as an incompetent. Thanks to that, I realized that I didn't
need to rely on something vague like a gift more than necessary. A gift
wasn't everything and certainly not something that defined your true self.
『You must be joking right? There's no way an incompetent can make us
tremble in fear so much.』
The pervert replied in an annoyed tone. The beast-headed corps flinched as
they profusely oozed cold sweat like a waterfall.
「It's the truth. Rather than that, release your limiter right now. You don't
want this to end in an instant, right?」
I took out [Murasame] from my item box. I've finally met a strong
opponent after a long time. Now is the time to learn more about the power
level of this world for my future reference.
『Limiter? what do you mean?』
「Uhm? It's exactly as I said! Whether it's the effect of an item or abilities,
cancel the concealment effect that makes you look like a genuine small fry.
Use everything you have to beat me just like what you did to knight
leader.」
『T-THIS GREAT ME IS A SMALL FRY!!?』
The pervert in the mantle shouted in an enraged voice.
「I never said that "YOU" are a "SMALL FRY". I said the concealment
effect makes the "CURRENT" you look like a genuine "SMALL FRY".
You don't want to die with regret since you're not going all out from the
start, right?」
At the same time, I could learn the highest level of strength in this world.
This definitely a win-win solution.
『Pochi, Mike, Peeco, kill this disgusting trash!』
『『『Yes!』』』
The beast-headed, cosplayer squad withdrew their weapons and surrounded
me at once. It seemed this military nerd trio could somehow withstand my
coercion. Or they might be just too stupid to not realize the difference
between our strengths.
""
Anyhow, using one's subordinates to test the water was a rule of thumb.
Well since that's the case, I shall use these small fries to show my strength
to that pervert.
『YOU… WILL DIE!』
The wolf-headed monster pointed his iron ax at me as a brief smile
appeared on his face.
『Yes, you'll learn your place for calling Pazuzu-sama a small fry.』
The eagle-headed woman joined in while twirling her spear.
『You will die in our hand― Pazuzu-sama's three bea―― eh?』
This idiot who carelessly got into my range had finally noticed! It seems
they were way too stupid to notice that fact when it was already too late for
them.
「Sorry, but you've already been sliced to pieces.」
I had already unleashed a lightning-speed slash toward the three of them.
They wouldn't even be able to see it even if they moved now. Every single
one of them had already been sliced a thousand times each after all.
『I-Impo―』
「Ssible―」
Extremely fine lines spread on their bodies as each of them spoke their last
words. The next moment, they fell as fine pieces of meat.
『…』
The pervert wearing a mantle stared in silence at his subordinates who had
already been turned into fine pieces of meat, sunk into their own pool of
blood for a while. After that, I smiled at him since he looked at me.
「!!?」