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ED: Ignite
After Aulum blew into the flute, the inaudible sound reverberated throughout the dungeon.
Even though there was someone among them who could fight against a thousand enemies, there was only one of him.
Numbers were also legitimate weapon.
Due to the monsters that came out from the wall, we were, in the blink of an eye, separated.
Moreover, if I remember correctly, Aulum, riding on a monster, was facing Ria"s direction.
She should have a short sword on her for self-defense, but her opponents were the monsters from the lowest floor of the dungeon and a demon.
It would be different if it were Yoru, Amelia, or myself, but Ria couldn"t handle them with her offensive capabilities.
At this point, I wanted to use『Shadow Magic』to finish this all in one go, but Aulum was still alive, and I wanted to preserve the『Shadow Magic』that violently consumed magic power.
At this time, if only I had Amelia"s『Gravitational Magic』….
「『Gravity』」
When I thought that, a cold voice sounded, and the monsters that surrounded me, were down on the ground, as if they had been pressed down from above by a large hand.
My field of vision opened up in an instant.
When I turned around, I saw Amelia who was being supported by Yoru as she used her magic.
She had put my cloak that grazed the ground over her shoulders.
Come to think of it, it seems like I threw it to her in the middle of the fight.
「Amelia! Yoru!」
When I walked past the monsters and rushed over to the person and the animal, the grim expression on Amelia"s face relaxed.
「I felt Akira calling for me.」
That was certainly telepathy.
I didn"t want her to overdo it, but her complexion wasn"t that bad, and everything turned out alright, huh.
「Aah, you saved me.」
When I patted her head for the first time in a while, Amelia pressed her head against my hand as if she were a cat.
It seems that I"ve made her feel lonely.
『Master-dono, the barrier not disappearing means that….』
Yoru came between us, as if telling us that this was not the time to be doing something like this.
It might be because I was able to meet Amelia that my mood was getting better.
Certainly, this was not the time to be doing something like this.
「Aah, Ria is not dead yet. Besides, it seems that I"m stronger than before.」
I tried to stab my arm with a dagger, but it was repealed by the pale light.
If it"s like this, then I could defend against Aulum"s attacks.
When we had just entered the dungeon, Ria didn"t seem that reliable, but it seems that she was the type to be there when we need her.
The barrier still holding up was proof that the caster was alive.
It seems that Ria could sense if the barrier that she created disappeared, so she would know that we were still alive.
For now, we were able to confirm that everyone was okay.
「Ria? …cheating?」
Amelia was sensitive to the female name.
Without thinking, I flicked Amelia"s forehead, and she held her forehead with both hands, looking up at me with tears in her eyes.
Un, so adorable.
…no,
「I wouldn"t choose anyone else except for Amelia. Ria has the Hand of Protection occupation, and is the beastman princess. She said that she knew that Amelia was being targeted by the demons and came here to warn you. …maa, she was late though.」
Since Amelia had been abducted before Ria came to warn her.
「I see. This is the first time I"ve met the Hand of Protection.」
It wasn"t like Amelia"s, but it seems to be a rare occupation.
It seems that, the people around me all had rare occupations.
They didn"t feel very rare at all.
『If it were just the monsters, then she could deal with them some way or another, but if the opponent was a demon, then no matter how many Hands of Protection there were, it would be impossible for her.』
I nodded at Yoru"s words.
Actually, this was not the right time to be talking about something like this, but somehow, I thought that it would be fine to do so.
Since coming to this world, the『Threat Detection』that had been refined in terms of both skill and the sixth sense did not have any reaction at all.
Ria was safe.
Having said that, there was no reason to not go save her, so we attacked the swarming monsters from the outside.
Amelia"s『Gravitational Magic』had flattened every single one of the monsters that were near us.
The only ones left were the ones surrounding Ria.
Fortunately, it seems that Aulum did not realize that the monsters over here were eradicated.
Just as I was about to go over, a strong voice sounded in my head.
「『G.o.d"s Inversion Barrier』」
The place where Ria seemed to be illuminated the room, and at the same time, our bodies glowed.
『Wha, what is this!?』
「Calm down, it isn"t anything bad.」
「A barrier?」
As the three people each displayed a different reaction, the monsters all simultaneously attacked the person they surrounded as per Aulum"s command.
「…hee. So barriers could be used like this.」
After a moment of silence, the monsters surrounding Ria collapsed.
Those that tried to use their sharp claws to tear her up had traces of claw marks left on their bodies.
Those that tried to use their sharp teeth to bite her had distinct teeth marks left on their bodies.
Those who cast magic were hit by their magic instead.
They had been ordered by the demon to kill her, so they were definitely attacking her seriously.
Despite this, all of their attacks were reflected back onto them.
『Well, there shouldn"t have been any among the successive generations of Hands of Protection who used barriers like this.』
Yoru"s eyes widened, astonished.
Amelia"s eyes slightly widened as well.
Though I was a little surprised, the result was within my predictions.
「In this case, it"s an original, huh.」
「Is it magic that she created by herself?」
I grabbed a monster"s head with one hand and threw it.
The head slammed into the wall and was pulverized by the impact.
Amelia used a miniature version of her『Gravitational Magic』as well, and flattened the monsters that were going to attack Yoru from behind.
Ria"s eyes met mine.
「Seems like it. Also, she seems to be doing better than before.」
Though it was only for an instant, those cobalt eyes seemed to have decided on something.
It seems that she had overcome the crisis that threatened her life.