Chapter 40

Leave a Comment / Spirits' paradise and ideal life in another world / By IX

Results of Training

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Having infiltrated Lich’s fortress and defeated all the zombies and skeletons that had become meat walls, the only task remaining is to subdue Lich and his minions, who are waiting in the main hall.

 

“Bell, Turu, how does it look inside?”

 

I ask Bell and Turu, who are standing by a short distance away, to check the interior.
They excitedly sneak into the main hall, and after a while, they return with big smiles on their faces, seemingly having had a good time.

 

“How was it inside?”

 

“There were lots of skeletons and zombies.
They were all getting ready to attack the entrance.”

 

Bell spreads her arms wide to emphasize the number of enemies.
It’s incredibly endearing, but I don’t quite understand.

 

“In the back, there was Lich.
Next to him were the generals of the zombies and skeletons.
There were many mages and archers, as well as many knights.
They were all preparing for an attack.”

 

Glancing at Slyphy, she nods in agreement.
There’s no doubt about it, Turu seems reliable.
Bell, on the other hand… it would be helpful if she could explain things a bit more clearly.

 

“Bell, Turu, thank you for the reconnaissance.
It really helped us out.”

 

“Hehe, we did our best.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

For now, I pat Bell and Turu on their heads.
When I see Rain looking lonely, I pat her too.
In the end, I feel like I’m patting everyone whenever something happens.

 

“Sylphy, when we show up at the entrance, we’ll definitely be attacked.
Do you think we can block it with the hammer and wind barrier?”

 

“It depends on the strength of the magic the lich uses to attack.
If you keep the hammer in front of you, you can block most attacks, but it’s best to be cautious.
This is where our new magic comes in.”

 

…It seems like everything is going according to Sylphy’s plan.
Her lips are slightly twitching, probably because she’s excited.
I don’t really want to use cheesy magic, but what can I do? Should I just have Bell, Rain, and Turu use magic wildly inside?

 

But if we do that, developing this new magic would be pointless.
When Sylphy is done speaking, Bell and the others turn their expectant gaze towards me.
Oh well, it’s a fantasy world after all.
Let’s just go all out with the cheesiness.
Nobody is watching us except for the spirits.
If it was in front of strangers, I would hesitate and regret it later.

 

“Bell, Rain, Turu, please cast Natural Armor.”

 

“We’ll do our best!”

 

“Got it!”

 

“Leave it to me.”

 

This magic is Bell and the others’ favorite, and even the casting process has been thought out.
I wish they could just cast it normally, but Sylphy has incited them to get hyped up.
Even though only I and the spirits can see it, is this casting process meaningful?

 

They even gave the magic an overly cheesy name, but I convinced them to change it to Natural Armor.
If I had gone along with them, it would have been called Super Whatever Armor or something like that.
I really did my best.

 

Bell, Rain, and Turu extend their hands and float around me, spinning in circles.
They all have serious expressions, but this is just a meaningless performance.
Is this like the poses and catchphrases that transformation heroes use?

 

“Kaze no Mantou wo (Wind Mantle).”

 

“Kyu kyu kyu kyu (Water Armor).”

 

“Iwa no Yoroi wo (Rock Armor).”

 

Bell and the others shout loudly as if this is the highlight.
At the same time, as I put my foot in, magic light entangles and wraps around me.

 

Then, as everyone chants “Natural Armor” together, the entangled magic changes into each of their respective attributes, and a faintly glowing armor sticks to me.
Sylphy seems very satisfied and nods repeatedly.

 

The reason for this was because Sylphy mentioned that Yuta didn’t have any armor.
It’s true that since coming to this world, I’ve been living in Chino pants and a long T-shirt.
They’re clean from washing, but they’re a little worn out.

 

So, I thought that if I needed defense, it should be a rock with hardness, and asked Turu to make armor out of magically imbued rocks.
However, it turned out to be heavy and only good enough to walk in.

 

The rock armor was changed to a light armor that covers only the vital points, and the open parts were covered with Rain’s water, which faintly glows with magic power.
Both the rock and the water emit a faint glow, which is somewhat embarrassing.

 

It would have been fine if it ended there, but this is where Bell’s first selfish request burst out.
She wanted her own wind to be included in my armor, and didn’t understand when I told her that the wind barrier is already included.

 

After numerous arguments, a faintly glowing wind mantle imbued with magic power was completed.
I had hoped to at least have a wind shield, but Bell and the others, along with Sylphy, insisted on the wind mantle.

 

As a result, a person from another world was born, wearing a sparkling water suit, a sparkling rock armor, and a sparkling wind mantle.
Sylphy is inexplicably overjoyed.

 

Bell and the others also praise me with sparkling eyes, thinking it’s cool.
I know that even with a shining armor, my face isn’t the most attractive, so I pray that I won’t have to use this armor if possible.

 

Thinking that way, I am currently inside the dark fortress of the Lich.
I am wearing a thin, shining natural armor that stands out.

 

“Yuta, you look cool!”

 

“Kyu kyu.”

 

“Amazing!”

 

“Hehe… Yes, Yuta looks good in it,” Slyphy compliments.

 

She probably came with me inside expecting me to fight in this form.
She seems to be enjoying herself.
Well, it’s fine.
I’ve gained Slyphy’s approval that my defense has increased dramatically.
Let’s defeat the enemies quickly and be done with it.

 

“Bell, please cast Wind Wall.”

 

“Yes!”

 

Bell chants and a cocoon of wind forms around me, about a meter away.
At first, Wind Wall reacted even to my weapons, making it quite problematic.
But through repeated improvements, it no longer responds to my attacks.
I don’t understand the logic behind it.

 

“Thank you, Bell.
I’m going in now.
Please watch my back in case I’m in danger or if we encounter enemies I can’t defeat.”

 

“Leave it to me!”

 

“Kyuu.”

 

“I’ll protect you.”

 

“Okay.
Thanks.
Let’s go!”

 

As a precaution, I approached the entrance and quickly placed a rock that I had stored away, then retreated.
As soon as the sound was heard, a barrage of magic and arrows rained down, pulverizing the rock in no time.

 

“Wow, if we had just walked in, we would have been hit by that attack.
It’s a good thing we reinforced our defense,” I commented.

 

“That’s true.
But what will you do now? Even if you try to enter, that attack will come.
With your current defense, it should be fine, but do we charge in?” Slyphy asked.

 

I don’t want to.
But what else can we do?

 

“Slyphy, if they keep using arrows, they will run out eventually, but do undead creatures run out of magic?”

 

“Mages can run out of magic if they use spells repeatedly, but Liches have abundant magic, so it’s difficult,” she explained.

 

“I see.
Well, let’s try to make the mage run out of magic then.
It would be great if they also ran out of arrows,” I said.

 

I placed another rock at the entrance and quickly retreated.
The same thing happened as before, with the rock being pulverized.
How many times will they fall for it? I hope they get impatient and break formation.
I placed a third rock and retreated, but no attack came.

 

“Slyphy, how long do you think it takes for them to run out of magic?”

 

“I don’t think that’s enough.
They haven’t broken formation and are still attacking, so they’re probably trying to identify their target before attacking,” she replied.

 

Right, with intelligence, they’ll take measures.
What should we do? Even if it’s safe to charge in, I don’t want to.

 

“Um… I got it! Slyphy, since they were attacking the rock, they don’t know my exact location, right?” I suggested.

 

“That seems to be the case.
They probably don’t have the ability to search,” she agreed.

 

If that’s the case, then it’s okay.
Ask Slyphy for detailed information on the enemy’s positions and layout and move to the adjacent room.
Take out the magic saw and make a slit in the wall silently.

 

“Oh, that’s a good idea.
There’s no need to be foolishly honest and enter head-on.
It’s better to rush in from where they’re not cautious,” Slyphy says, nodding in agreement.

 

From here on out, they should be surprised.
Rush in and beat them up all at once.
Yuta swings his hammer to its maximum size and strikes it with all his might on the wall he just cut.

 

A deafening roar echoes, and the fragments of the wall fly towards the enemies inside.
At the same time, he charges in and knocks away the zombie knights and skeleton knights that are guarding the outside, while heading straight for the Lich.

 

As expected of someone on par with the King’s level.
Not only skeletons but also zombies, and knights are thickly packed.
He wants to reach the Lich as quickly as possible before recovering from the chaos.

 

He moves forward with all his might, passing through the knights, knocking away archers and mages, and preparing to strike down the Lich with his hammer.
At that moment, a spear is thrust out from both sides simultaneously.

 

He panics and rolls to avoid the attack.
Seeing the spearhead hit the wind wall and bounce off, he grits his teeth, realizing that he should have just charged straight ahead.
In the meantime, the Lich has hidden behind the meat wall.

 

Both the Zombie and Skeleton General, who came to attack him, are difficult to deal with.
It seems that higher-ranked enemies have faster responses.
He has stopped, and now he’s surrounded by enemies.
If he stays still, he’ll be hit by a coordinated attack.
He decides to take out the General first.

 

He swings his hammer and charges in with full force.
The Skeleton General and General Zombie both thrust their spears out, but he had seen them bounce off the wind wall earlier, so this time he doesn’t dodge.

 

He aims for where the wind wall had deflected the spears and swings his hammer horizontally, knocking both Generals away with a single blow.

 

He trusts in his defense and uses his skill, “Hammer Spin”.
The giant hammer starts to spin around him in a circle.

 

…The skill doesn’t make him dizzy, but the zombies that are caught in the high-speed spinning hammer get minced and blown away, which is gruesome.
He moves while spinning and sweeping up the enemies to escape from the encirclement.
He feels a little unsteady, but it’s not a problem.

 

However, two consecutive failed assaults.
Until the battle with the General last time, he could usually take out the boss by charging in, but it seems impossible against intelligent enemies.

 

What should I do? Go back to grinding them down bit by bit? Honestly, there are a lot of enemies, and it’s troublesome.
While thinking, I run around and dodge the magic and arrows that are flying towards me.

 

Even if I defeats both Zombie and Skeleton Generals, the enemies won’t be disordered, and I still needs to defeat the Lich.

 

While thinking if there’s a better way, I keeps running around and chipping away at the enemies.
Should I ask Bell and the others to use magic or keep grinding them down? The wind wall occasionally deflects the magic and arrows that almost hit me, so grinding them down is not a problem.
I decide to keep grinding them down and work hard again.