Chapter 94

(094) Ichinos speech

Translator: Tseirp

The sun had already set and we were wrapped in darkness.

We were acting under the veil of secrecy so we didnt use lighting such as bonfires.

The light from a fire can be seen from afar. Those lights are probably from the fires used by the Dakyat soldiers.

But I couldnt really see them clearly.

The Dakyat soldiers seem to be preparing for dinner.

Haru, you can tell?

I knew that she has good vision but shes able to tell even in such darkness?

Yes. The White Wolf race prefer the night. Our night vision will be effective as long as there is moonlight.

Haru said without bragging about it in particular.

The White Wolf and the moon do certainly seem to be paired existences.

That sure is envious. I cant really see much from here other than the lights.

Maybe Ill have Haru tell me all about the state of the Dakyat soldiers.

Master, dont you possess the skill called Hawks Eye?

Hn? Ah, oh right, I do have such a skill.

Allows the viewing of the land from above.

Able to configure the height up to 1 km at maximum.

Maybe I should give it a try.

Thinking so, I activated Hawks Eye.

Then, I felt as if my body was floating.

No, there were no changes to my body. My line of sight was the one rising upward.

When I tilted my head downwards, my line of sight tilted downwards.

Then, I saw my own figure below me.

Its as if Im having an out-of-body experience.

When I muttered that, the me below also opened my mouth.

The difference to an out-of-body experience would be that my movement was restricted to only either going up or down.

I gradually floated higher and higher.

I could no longer see the figures of Haru and myself due to the darkness.

However, when I looked at the soldiers, I could clearly see scattered fires from the sky.

The distance was in fact further but it was easier to see the movements of the soldiers from the sky.

Hn? That is

Ichino-sama, what did you see?

Uwa Ah, I see, although my vision has floated up, my body is still on the surface so I can hear Carols voice huh

Yes, everyone is here.

When she said that, most likely it was Carol who grasped my hand.

A gentle touch was transmitted through my palm.

Was it Haru who grasped my hand on the opposite side?

And I also felt a slight tugging sensation on my clothes.

Did Malina read the atmosphere and grabbed the hem of my clothes?

I was all alone in the sky but I was not lonely at all.

Then, I looked at that.

I see squirming beings from the north-west direction it seems to be the monster herd and they have quite a number. Haru, can you confirm this?

No, a hill is blocking my view from here ah, the soldiers are shooting arrows. It seems to be fire arrows.

Ah, so those are fire arrows uwa, fire is spreading across the grass plains

.

Perhaps they scattered oil before releasing the fire arrows as the flames spread in an instant.

They probably mowed down the grass so that the fire wont burn until our position.

The flames spread to the west but it didnt look like it was spreading to the east.

With the amazing power of fire that is not an exaggeration to be called mankinds greatest weapon, I thought maybe the monsters would be eradicated all at once by the fire.

Amazing

I could hear Carols voice.

Ah, its amazing it doesnt look it we will need to step up or so I thought but,

Its a lie right?

The monster herd did not lessen their speed at all.

They thrust themselves into the flames without any concern for burns as they charged directly to the east towards the direction of the soldiers.

It immediately became a melee.

Most likely due to the monsters that crossed the wall of flames while still clad in fire, the fire spread to the soldiers encampment.

They have begun retreating isnt it way too fast!

Ten minutes hasnt even elapsed since the start of the battle.

If they lose war potential here, they will leave an opening for Korat to take advantage of. They have most likely switched their objective to hold up at Ferruit. Since theres also the possibility that the monster herd might ignore Ferruits walls and head to the east if they are lucky.

Certainly if the monsters dont have a definite purpose, that strategy might work.

The behavior of those monsters was abnormal.

That scene where they charged into the midst of the fire its as if they are being manipulated.

I canceled Hawks eye and returned to the surface.

I saw Haru and Carol to be left and right and Malina behind me.

I took out the mask from my item bag and passed it to Malina.

When she switched into Marina,

It looks like its become a serious matter do you need my strength?

Yeah, Marina, and also Haru and Carol, I need the strengths of all 3 of you. Since we can achieve anything with the 4 of us but we can still escape to my world if the situation turns sour.

I said with a laugh.

Then, I looked at Carol.

Carol, it seems to me that you are being controlled by your Temptress skill. You feel that youve brought misfortune to your surroundings because of the Temptress skill. However, your that very skill will save Ferruit.

E Ah, yes! Em, Ichino-sama, please dont put too much pressure on me.

Although I thought that was quite a good speech coming from myself, it seemed to have made Carol unnecessarily nervous.

Haru, please support me with Slash. Dont plunge into the center of the enemies like before. Since well be fleeing too if it becomes more dangerous that what the Dakyat soldiers faced.

I will do my best.

No, please absolutely keep that promise.

I was afraid because Haru prioritizes my life over her own.

Well, when push comes to shove, Ill probably prioritize Harus life over my own too.

Marina

When my 3rd eye opens, my magic bow will pierce through all heartbeats, destroying the hourglass carved by life that marks the passage of time

Too long! Well, its great that Marina is in top form.

Ichino. Thats what Im trying to convey. Our feelings will be the same even if you pull off a good speech or not.

Marina poked at where it hurt most.

Thats right.

This battle is completely safe, a match with no problems at all.

Its not four versus a couple thousand or tens of thousands of monsters.

What were about to do is a bonus stage based on the premise of fleeing.

Everyone, lets enjoy it!

Yes!

Then, here we go!

I exclaimed as I converted Carols job to Temptress.