Chapter 166
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Repelled
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I trained at the training grounds in the Devil's Forest from the morning, but the limit was thirteen shields of darkness.
If I tried to increase it beyond that, the whole thing became unstable, and it felt like my magical power would run out all at once.
If I repeated this special training for several days, I might be able to increase my magical power, or increase the efficiency of the magical power used for shields and increase the number of shields, but I didn't have enough time to do that.
"Can it be stopped with this?"
[ Kent-sama, isn't it okay not to stop it. ]
"Eh, but if I don't stop the movement of the Griffon, the subsequent attacks won't hit. If the 'Slavery Bola' doesn't work, won't other attacks not work as well."
[ As you say, the bola's work is important, but there is a way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken. ]
"Eeehhh ... A way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken?"
[ It should be possible if it's Kent-sama. ]
"Is there a way I can do it ...?"
[ However, a little special training will be necessary. ]
The method that Reinhardt taught me with a grinning smile was certainly possible for me, and it was probably a method that could damage the Griffon.
This time, we planned to meet the Griffon outside the ramparts.
Even if the 'Slavery Bola' went well, if the Griffon rampaged with its gigantic body, it would cause damage to the city.
In order to prevent that, I planned to have the decoy Kobolds move in the grassland on the east side of the ramparts and cause the Griffon to crash there.
In other words, drop the Griffon onto the ground instead of onto a building.
Here's what Reinhardt thought about.
Deploy a shield of darkness in front of the Griffon, that is attacking the decoy Kobolds.
Use a three to five layer shield of darkness, and while the Griffon's vision was blocked by the shield, use earth magic to erect a pillar at the place where the Kobold was.
The Griffon was descending from its original height to the ground, so the idea was that if the height was increased, it would crash into the pillar.
I thought that method would be good if I couldn't stop the movement with a shield, but when I tried it, a problem appeared.
The biggest problem was that I had to heap up the soil instantly.
If I just heaped up the soil, I could do it, but that only raised soft soil, and it wasn't strong enough.
If I tried to increase the intensity, I wouldn't have enough time this time.
[ Kent-sama, no problem ... just bring it in ... ]
"Eh, bring it in ...? Ah, right, that's what you mean!"
Fred's method was to make a pillar in advance, place it in the shadow space, and set it up while blocking the Griffon's view with a shield.
Certainly, with that method, I could create a strong pillar in advance, and I could install it instantly.
A pillar seemed to be stronger than those made of soil, so I asked Fred to cut out rocks from the rocky mountain above the dungeon into cubes about 5 meters square and 7 meters high.
I thought that if someone crashed into it, even a Griffon would take damage ... But, then another problem arose.
[ Kent-sama, it's too heavy ... ]
"That's right ..."
It probably weighed more than 500 tons, so it seemed impossible for Reinhardt and the others to carry it instantly.
I didn't have time to do things like using rollers and pulling with a rope, so I was at a loss.
[ Kent-sama, wouldn't it be better to drop it from above? ]
"Ah, right, I had that option."
Immediately, all my genus brought them to the shadow space, and dropped the cut rocks in the same manner as dropping stones on the horde of Orcs.
However, it was enough just for the rock to fall, so I dropped it from a height of about 8 meters, but there was a tremendous tremor and the ground shook.
[ Buhahaha, Kent-sama, if you let this rain down from high in the sky, an impregnable castle will be destroyed with a single blow. ]
"No, no, I won't do that. Just thinking about how much damage would be done if I dropped something like this on a castle is scary."
The Griffon could destroy even the garrison's building, but as expected, it couldn't destroy a mass of rock.
I tried practicing about five times to gauge the timing of the drop, but later I learned that the village near the dungeon was in a panic due to a mysterious quake.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause trouble.
It was almost time for the Griffon to arrive, so I put the cut rocks away in the shadow space and headed back to the city of Volzard.
Since they hadn't made the rest of the Slave Bolas, I planned to chase the Griffon away today without confrontation.
I tried looking at the city from the top of the tower, but there was no sign of the people who could be seen until yesterday, albeit sparsely.
The city seemed like a ghost town, with only the alarm bells ringing occasionally.
Learning from Mita's sacrifice yesterday, the glass windows of each house were covered with curtains so that the shadows of the people inside could not be seen.
Won, wooooon, won, won.
Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!
Today as well, the barking voices of the Kobold Corps was heard from the southwestern forest, and the warning bells were rung, but no one responded in the already empty city.
The Griffon that appeared in the sky began to slowly circle over Volzard.
Even after three or four laps, the Griffon wouldn't leave.
After seven, eight, and more laps, it finally gave up and flew off to the east.
Even if the Griffon flew away, the alarm bell wouldn't stop ringing immediately.
It wasn't until about 30 minutes later that I saw movement in the town where everyone was hiding.
The tarpaulin spread out on the roof of the building began to move, and the garrison members appeared.
They were members who were good at strengthening their bodies, and they strengthened their eyesight and watched the Griffon from behind.
The Griffon seemed to have disappeared from their field of vision, and a signal was sent, and the bell was finally run to clear the alarm.
Kan, kan, kan, kan, kan.
When the sound of bells ringing in the tranquility echoed, I could feel the tension fading from the whole city as if they breathed a sigh of relief.
Even so, the city wasn't immediately flooded with people. Peeping outside through the gaps in the curtains and timidly looking up at the sky, little by little people began to appear.
When a few people started walking through the city, it was as if a dam had broken, and the city overflowed with people.
Stores were desperately trying to recover sales as soon as possible by opening shop in a hurry.
"Apparently, it looks like there were no casualties today."
[ It seems so. Considering the scope of the Griffon's actions, there's no reason to stick with Volzard. ]
"But if it went east, doesn't that mean another town in Landshelt was targeted?"
[ It may be so, but it's impossible for us to protect such a range by ourselves. ]
"That's right ..."
Just when I was thinking about returning to the training grounds in the Devil's Forest to take measures against the Griffon.
Won, won, won, won, won!
The barking voices of the Kobold Corps resounded from around the city.
[ Kent-sama, look up! ]
"It came back!"
The Griffon had already begun to descend from far above Volzard.
Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!
A warning bell rang out, and the city of Volzard was enveloped in screams and barks.
In order to gain even a little time to evacuate, I deployed a 10 layer shield of darkness, but the Griffon riding on its speed easily broke through.
"Everyone prepare to intercept!"
[ Understood! ]
I deployed the 10 layer shield of darkness again, this time with a little more space, but the Griffon still didn't stop.
"Kobold Corps, look around for anyone who failed to escape!"
"Wafu, understood, Goshujin-sama!"
"Zae-tachi prepare the javelins!"
"Understood, my King!"
[ Kent-sama, what about the bola? ]
"If it stops, use it. I'll leave the judgment to you!"
[ Understood! ]
In front of the Griffon, whose appearance could already be seen clearly, I deployed the ten-layered shield for the third time, but the Griffon didn't stop.
It didn't stop, but it looked like it slowed down just a little bit.
When the ten-layer shield of darkness was deployed, the Griffon's appearance became larger, but this time it seemed to slow down noticeably.
And the Griffon broke through the 5th ten-layer shield of darkness, but it was already on the verge of stopping.
"Zae, javelin!"
"Yes!"
Zae and the others' javelins flew in, but the Griffon flapped its wings and knocked the javelins away.
Still, it seemed puzzled by the fact that it wasn't able to catch its prey as easily as before.
At that point, the garrison members and adventurers attacked with attack magic all at once.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Raising an annoyed roar, the Griffon repeatedly flapped its wings and deflected the magic, but a large number of arrows fired mixed in with the magic pierced the Griffon's hind legs.
I also aimed with light-attribute attack magic, but the Griffon ran on the air as if it had a foothold, and it was hard for me to aim.
I thought about deploying a shield of darkness inside the Griffon and attacking it directly, but maybe it was because the opponent had stronger magic, or it was wrapped in wind-attribute magic, but I couldn't deploy a shield as I wanted.
The Griffon, that was running around while deflecting attack magic in the air, aimed at the moment when the attacks were weak, and attacked the attacking formation on the roof of the building.
The Griffon swooped in with its sharp claws, but the Griffon wasn't the only one waiting for the right timing.
[ Dooryaaaaaa! ]
[ Shyaa! ]
[ Shii! ]
Three skeletons jumped out of the shadows and swung their beloved swords and spears all at once.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Reinhardt's beloved sword Gram bit into the claw-wielding front legs, Basten's Gae Bolg's continuous attacks bit into its body, and Fred's twin swords Laevatin and Dainsleif bit into its hind legs, and the Griffon's fresh blood danced in the air.
Although the Griffon was finally able to be dealt some damage, it didn't seem to do as much damage as expected, probably because it was still clad in wind-attribute magic.
Even so, the Griffon, that received an unexpected attack, kicked into the air and escaped into the sky.
It then kicked into the air and suddenly changed direction to aim at the attackers on the roof of another building, but this time Zae and the others were waiting for it and attacked it with throwing javelins from close range.
The javelins only scattered its feathers, but the Griffon escaped into the sky again.
Furthermore, when the garrison members and adventurers attacked, the Griffon looked around and suddenly flew south.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Leaving behind a nasty-sounding roar, the Griffon flew away, dripping blood and not seeming to come back.
Have we made it through today.
[ I feel like our efforts have finally been rewarded. ]
"Did we get rid of it for today?"
[ We can't let our guards down yet, but maybe ... ]
As the Griffon receded, a murmur began to erupt from the adventurers participating in the battle, which eventually turned into a roar.
"Ooooo! We drove it away!"
"We beat the Griffon!"
"You bastard, run away with your tail between your legs!"
While there were adventurers who raised their voices and made a fuss, there were also people who had complicated expressions on their faces.
Actually, the Griffon seemed to run away today, but I didn't think it was damaged enough to be called serious, and it felt like that was only after all of Volzard's efforts.
If you were to ask me if we could drive it away in the same way when we fought again tomorrow, I wouldn't be able to answer that we would be able to do so.
Perhaps even the Griffon would come up with some sort of countermeasure against today's attack.
"Reinhardt, do you think you can use the 'Slavery Bola'?"
[ To be honest, it's quite difficult. If I don't get really close to it, I feel like it will either be repelled or deflected and it won't be able to reach it. ]
"What about the strategy you thought about today, crashing into a rock?"
[ That is also unknown. It seems to have a higher success rate than the 'Slavery Bola', but since it's a one-shot game and there's no second chance, I think it would be better to ask Donovan-dono for his opinion ... ]
"I see. I'll consult with him while I'm reporting. Tell the Kobold Corps not to let their guard down until dusk."
[ Understood, is Kent-sama going to the guild? ]
"Yeah, first of all, I'll report the situation to the Lord, Klaus-san."
When I moved to the guild's office, Klaus-san was receiving a report from a member of the garrison.
Beside him was Beatriche with a worried expression on her face.
After finishing the report, I waited for the guards to leave the room and stepped into the office.
"Klaus-san, it looks like we managed to survive today."
"Oh, Kent, good job, it looks like you did a great job."
"No, even with all-out attacks with all my genus, I was barely able to drive it away."
"Kent-sama, are you injured?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was fighting from a distance."
I embraced Beatriche, who approached me, rejoicing that I was safe.
"Anyway, the best thing is that there were no casualties today."
"It's naive to think that the Griffon will give up now ..."
"That's right, if I don't prepare for it, I don't know how many people will be sacrificed."
Klaus-san said that it was possible that the Griffon learned that there was prey in the buildings because of Mita's sacrifice.(TN:Damnit Mita!!)
It's true that today's Griffon's movements had us off guard and came all at once from the sky to decide the game.
Actually, if a building was destroyed, the people inside could have been kidnapped.
"I have to notify people not to stay on the top floor of tall buildings."
"It's a cause of great stress for the people of the city, too. I want to subdue it as soon as possible ..."
"Is it possible to subdue it?"
"We're thinking of ways, but we're not quite sure yet."
"Oh, what are those methods?"
At Klaus-san's request, I explained about colliding with the cut rocks and using the 'Slavery Bola'.
"I see. In order to inflict damage, you have to do something about the wind attribute magic that the Griffon is wearing, but in order to attach a magic tool to counter the magic, you have to do a certain amount of damage ... Which is a contradiction."
"That's right. I think that the method of colliding with a rock can only be used once, and if the timing is off, it will be avoided and that's the end."
"Even with magic tools, if it knows about it, it will be wary, and it will become more and more difficult to use."
Klaus-san crossed his arms and thought deeply before opening his mouth.
"Next time. The next time the Griffon appears is the decisive battle."
"Tomorrow ... Will it show up?"
"It'll come. It's supposed to be trying to build a new territory. If that's the case, there's no way it will allow someone in that territory to have an existence that doesn't go its way."
"It's probably unforgivable for the Griffon, but since we lived here first, there's no reason for it to complain."
"That's right. I have no intention of letting our city be turned into a feeding ground."
After talking to Klaus-san, the place to lure the Griffon was in front of the castle gate closest to the Devil's Forest.
The castle gate also had a three-story corridor where archers and magicians were placed for defense, so they could attack while hiding themselves, so they could increase our offensive power by adding to what my genus did.
If the Griffon was damaged and the 'Slavery Bola' worked well, we planned to launch a simultaneous attack to defeat it.
"Anyway, Kent, the key to the strategy is you. Make sure you're in good physical condition so that the decisive battle will be fine tomorrow."
"Yes, after confirming the movement and timing with my genus, I'll try to rest early today."
"I will send a notice to the garrison through Marianne, and to the adventurers through Donovan, so please proceed with your preparations."
"I understand."
After finishing the meeting with Klaus-san, I moved to Nott-san's magic tool shop.
Today, there weren't as many customers as yesterday, and the store was rather quiet.
"Hello, Nott-san."
"Ah, welcome, Kent-san, I heard you did a great job today."
"Eeehhh, you already know?"
"The talkative neighbors come to inform me about various things even though I don't ask."
"Ah, I see ... But, we haven't subjugated the Griffon yet, so the game is about to begin."
"How was our magic tool? Did it work well?"
"I'm sorry, I haven't had the opportunity to use it yet ... So, are the rest finished?"
"Yes, they're already finished. Please come to the workshop."
"Well then, excuse me."
At the workshop, Gain-san and Jerus-san stopped their hands and welcomed me.
"I heard you drove off the Griffon."
"It's not just my power. It's also the power of the garrison and the adventurers."
"Don't be humble, if you weren't there, they wouldn't have been able to stop it, right?"
"Well, that may be true, but it's not like I could drive it away alone."
"Fuun, you're strangely stubborn ..."
Even while saying that, Gain-san's mouth loosened a little.
"Was my magic tool useful?"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't find the right timing to use it today."
"Well, I'm an amateur when it comes to fighting, so I won't say you can't force it, but when the time comes to use it, use it to your heart's content. If it doesn't work out, I'll make a better magic tool. We can only contribute to the city with magic tools. Through you guys, let us also protect the city."
"Yes, I understand. I will use it together with everyone's thoughts."
Gain-san, who usually only spoke slowly, had a certain weight to his words, which were abnormally eloquent.
I felt that the 'Slavery Bola', which was filled with the thoughts of Gain-san and Jerus-san, would surely lend us their strength.
I exchanged a firm handshake with the two of them and returned to the boarding house to prepare for tomorrow.
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Repelled
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I trained at the training grounds in the Devil's Forest from the morning, but the limit was thirteen shields of darkness.
If I tried to increase it beyond that, the whole thing became unstable, and it felt like my magical power would run out all at once.
If I repeated this special training for several days, I might be able to increase my magical power, or increase the efficiency of the magical power used for shields and increase the number of shields, but I didn't have enough time to do that.
"Can it be stopped with this?"
[ Kent-sama, isn't it okay not to stop it. ]
"Eh, but if I don't stop the movement of the Griffon, the subsequent attacks won't hit. If the 'Slavery Bola' doesn't work, won't other attacks not work as well."
[ As you say, the bola's work is important, but there is a way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken. ]
"Eeehhh ... A way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken?"
[ It should be possible if it's Kent-sama. ]
"Is there a way I can do it ...?"
[ However, a little special training will be necessary. ]
The method that Reinhardt taught me with a grinning smile was certainly possible for me, and it was probably a method that could damage the Griffon.
This time, we planned to meet the Griffon outside the ramparts.
Even if the 'Slavery Bola' went well, if the Griffon rampaged with its gigantic body, it would cause damage to the city.
In order to prevent that, I planned to have the decoy Kobolds move in the grassland on the east side of the ramparts and cause the Griffon to crash there.
In other words, drop the Griffon onto the ground instead of onto a building.
Here's what Reinhardt thought about.
Deploy a shield of darkness in front of the Griffon, that is attacking the decoy Kobolds.
Use a three to five layer shield of darkness, and while the Griffon's vision was blocked by the shield, use earth magic to erect a pillar at the place where the Kobold was.
The Griffon was descending from its original height to the ground, so the idea was that if the height was increased, it would crash into the pillar.
I thought that method would be good if I couldn't stop the movement with a shield, but when I tried it, a problem appeared.
The biggest problem was that I had to heap up the soil instantly.
If I just heaped up the soil, I could do it, but that only raised soft soil, and it wasn't strong enough.
If I tried to increase the intensity, I wouldn't have enough time this time.
[ Kent-sama, no problem ... just bring it in ... ]
"Eh, bring it in ...? Ah, right, that's what you mean!"
Fred's method was to make a pillar in advance, place it in the shadow space, and set it up while blocking the Griffon's view with a shield.
Certainly, with that method, I could create a strong pillar in advance, and I could install it instantly.
A pillar seemed to be stronger than those made of soil, so I asked Fred to cut out rocks from the rocky mountain above the dungeon into cubes about 5 meters square and 7 meters high.
I thought that if someone crashed into it, even a Griffon would take damage ... But, then another problem arose.
[ Kent-sama, it's too heavy ... ]
"That's right ..."
It probably weighed more than 500 tons, so it seemed impossible for Reinhardt and the others to carry it instantly.
I didn't have time to do things like using rollers and pulling with a rope, so I was at a loss.
[ Kent-sama, wouldn't it be better to drop it from above? ]
"Ah, right, I had that option."
Immediately, all my genus brought them to the shadow space, and dropped the cut rocks in the same manner as dropping stones on the horde of Orcs.
However, it was enough just for the rock to fall, so I dropped it from a height of about 8 meters, but there was a tremendous tremor and the ground shook.
[ Buhahaha, Kent-sama, if you let this rain down from high in the sky, an impregnable castle will be destroyed with a single blow. ]
"No, no, I won't do that. Just thinking about how much damage would be done if I dropped something like this on a castle is scary."
The Griffon could destroy even the garrison's building, but as expected, it couldn't destroy a mass of rock.
I tried practicing about five times to gauge the timing of the drop, but later I learned that the village near the dungeon was in a panic due to a mysterious quake.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause trouble.
It was almost time for the Griffon to arrive, so I put the cut rocks away in the shadow space and headed back to the city of Volzard.
Since they hadn't made the rest of the Slave Bolas, I planned to chase the Griffon away today without confrontation.
I tried looking at the city from the top of the tower, but there was no sign of the people who could be seen until yesterday, albeit sparsely.
The city seemed like a ghost town, with only the alarm bells ringing occasionally.
Learning from Mita's sacrifice yesterday, the glass windows of each house were covered with curtains so that the shadows of the people inside could not be seen.
Won, wooooon, won, won.
Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!
Today as well, the barking voices of the Kobold Corps was heard from the southwestern forest, and the warning bells were rung, but no one responded in the already empty city.
The Griffon that appeared in the sky began to slowly circle over Volzard.
Even after three or four laps, the Griffon wouldn't leave.
After seven, eight, and more laps, it finally gave up and flew off to the east.
Even if the Griffon flew away, the alarm bell wouldn't stop ringing immediately.
It wasn't until about 30 minutes later that I saw movement in the town where everyone was hiding.
The tarpaulin spread out on the roof of the building began to move, and the garrison members appeared.
They were members who were good at strengthening their bodies, and they strengthened their eyesight and watched the Griffon from behind.
The Griffon seemed to have disappeared from their field of vision, and a signal was sent, and the bell was finally run to clear the alarm.
Kan, kan, kan, kan, kan.
When the sound of bells ringing in the tranquility echoed, I could feel the tension fading from the whole city as if they breathed a sigh of relief.
Even so, the city wasn't immediately flooded with people. Peeping outside through the gaps in the curtains and timidly looking up at the sky, little by little people began to appear.
When a few people started walking through the city, it was as if a dam had broken, and the city overflowed with people.
Stores were desperately trying to recover sales as soon as possible by opening shop in a hurry.
"Apparently, it looks like there were no casualties today."
[ It seems so. Considering the scope of the Griffon's actions, there's no reason to stick with Volzard. ]
"But if it went east, doesn't that mean another town in Landshelt was targeted?"
[ It may be so, but it's impossible for us to protect such a range by ourselves. ]
"That's right ..."
Just when I was thinking about returning to the training grounds in the Devil's Forest to take measures against the Griffon.
Won, won, won, won, won!
The barking voices of the Kobold Corps resounded from around the city.
[ Kent-sama, look up! ]
"It came back!"
The Griffon had already begun to descend from far above Volzard.
Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!
A warning bell rang out, and the city of Volzard was enveloped in screams and barks.
In order to gain even a little time to evacuate, I deployed a 10 layer shield of darkness, but the Griffon riding on its speed easily broke through.
"Everyone prepare to intercept!"
[ Understood! ]
I deployed the 10 layer shield of darkness again, this time with a little more space, but the Griffon still didn't stop.
"Kobold Corps, look around for anyone who failed to escape!"
"Wafu, understood, Goshujin-sama!"
"Zae-tachi prepare the javelins!"
"Understood, my King!"
[ Kent-sama, what about the bola? ]
"If it stops, use it. I'll leave the judgment to you!"
[ Understood! ]
In front of the Griffon, whose appearance could already be seen clearly, I deployed the ten-layered shield for the third time, but the Griffon didn't stop.
It didn't stop, but it looked like it slowed down just a little bit.
When the ten-layer shield of darkness was deployed, the Griffon's appearance became larger, but this time it seemed to slow down noticeably.
And the Griffon broke through the 5th ten-layer shield of darkness, but it was already on the verge of stopping.
"Zae, javelin!"
"Yes!"
Zae and the others' javelins flew in, but the Griffon flapped its wings and knocked the javelins away.
Still, it seemed puzzled by the fact that it wasn't able to catch its prey as easily as before.
At that point, the garrison members and adventurers attacked with attack magic all at once.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Raising an annoyed roar, the Griffon repeatedly flapped its wings and deflected the magic, but a large number of arrows fired mixed in with the magic pierced the Griffon's hind legs.
I also aimed with light-attribute attack magic, but the Griffon ran on the air as if it had a foothold, and it was hard for me to aim.
I thought about deploying a shield of darkness inside the Griffon and attacking it directly, but maybe it was because the opponent had stronger magic, or it was wrapped in wind-attribute magic, but I couldn't deploy a shield as I wanted.
The Griffon, that was running around while deflecting attack magic in the air, aimed at the moment when the attacks were weak, and attacked the attacking formation on the roof of the building.
The Griffon swooped in with its sharp claws, but the Griffon wasn't the only one waiting for the right timing.
[ Dooryaaaaaa! ]
[ Shyaa! ]
[ Shii! ]
Three skeletons jumped out of the shadows and swung their beloved swords and spears all at once.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Reinhardt's beloved sword Gram bit into the claw-wielding front legs, Basten's Gae Bolg's continuous attacks bit into its body, and Fred's twin swords Laevatin and Dainsleif bit into its hind legs, and the Griffon's fresh blood danced in the air.
Although the Griffon was finally able to be dealt some damage, it didn't seem to do as much damage as expected, probably because it was still clad in wind-attribute magic.
Even so, the Griffon, that received an unexpected attack, kicked into the air and escaped into the sky.
It then kicked into the air and suddenly changed direction to aim at the attackers on the roof of another building, but this time Zae and the others were waiting for it and attacked it with throwing javelins from close range.
The javelins only scattered its feathers, but the Griffon escaped into the sky again.
Furthermore, when the garrison members and adventurers attacked, the Griffon looked around and suddenly flew south.
Gyaaaauuuu!
Leaving behind a nasty-sounding roar, the Griffon flew away, dripping blood and not seeming to come back.
Have we made it through today.
[ I feel like our efforts have finally been rewarded. ]
"Did we get rid of it for today?"
[ We can't let our guards down yet, but maybe ... ]
As the Griffon receded, a murmur began to erupt from the adventurers participating in the battle, which eventually turned into a roar.
"Ooooo! We drove it away!"
"We beat the Griffon!"
"You bastard, run away with your tail between your legs!"
While there were adventurers who raised their voices and made a fuss, there were also people who had complicated expressions on their faces.
Actually, the Griffon seemed to run away today, but I didn't think it was damaged enough to be called serious, and it felt like that was only after all of Volzard's efforts.
If you were to ask me if we could drive it away in the same way when we fought again tomorrow, I wouldn't be able to answer that we would be able to do so.
Perhaps even the Griffon would come up with some sort of countermeasure against today's attack.
"Reinhardt, do you think you can use the 'Slavery Bola'?"
[ To be honest, it's quite difficult. If I don't get really close to it, I feel like it will either be repelled or deflected and it won't be able to reach it. ]
"What about the strategy you thought about today, crashing into a rock?"
[ That is also unknown. It seems to have a higher success rate than the 'Slavery Bola', but since it's a one-shot game and there's no second chance, I think it would be better to ask Donovan-dono for his opinion ... ]
"I see. I'll consult with him while I'm reporting. Tell the Kobold Corps not to let their guard down until dusk."
[ Understood, is Kent-sama going to the guild? ]
"Yeah, first of all, I'll report the situation to the Lord, Klaus-san."
When I moved to the guild's office, Klaus-san was receiving a report from a member of the garrison.
Beside him was Beatriche with a worried expression on her face.
After finishing the report, I waited for the guards to leave the room and stepped into the office.
"Klaus-san, it looks like we managed to survive today."
"Oh, Kent, good job, it looks like you did a great job."
"No, even with all-out attacks with all my genus, I was barely able to drive it away."
"Kent-sama, are you injured?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was fighting from a distance."
I embraced Beatriche, who approached me, rejoicing that I was safe.
"Anyway, the best thing is that there were no casualties today."
"It's naive to think that the Griffon will give up now ..."
"That's right, if I don't prepare for it, I don't know how many people will be sacrificed."
Klaus-san said that it was possible that the Griffon learned that there was prey in the buildings because of Mita's sacrifice.(TN:Damnit Mita!!)
It's true that today's Griffon's movements had us off guard and came all at once from the sky to decide the game.
Actually, if a building was destroyed, the people inside could have been kidnapped.
"I have to notify people not to stay on the top floor of tall buildings."
"It's a cause of great stress for the people of the city, too. I want to subdue it as soon as possible ..."
"Is it possible to subdue it?"
"We're thinking of ways, but we're not quite sure yet."
"Oh, what are those methods?"
At Klaus-san's request, I explained about colliding with the cut rocks and using the 'Slavery Bola'.
"I see. In order to inflict damage, you have to do something about the wind attribute magic that the Griffon is wearing, but in order to attach a magic tool to counter the magic, you have to do a certain amount of damage ... Which is a contradiction."
"That's right. I think that the method of colliding with a rock can only be used once, and if the timing is off, it will be avoided and that's the end."
"Even with magic tools, if it knows about it, it will be wary, and it will become more and more difficult to use."
Klaus-san crossed his arms and thought deeply before opening his mouth.
"Next time. The next time the Griffon appears is the decisive battle."
"Tomorrow ... Will it show up?"
"It'll come. It's supposed to be trying to build a new territory. If that's the case, there's no way it will allow someone in that territory to have an existence that doesn't go its way."
"It's probably unforgivable for the Griffon, but since we lived here first, there's no reason for it to complain."
"That's right. I have no intention of letting our city be turned into a feeding ground."
After talking to Klaus-san, the place to lure the Griffon was in front of the castle gate closest to the Devil's Forest.
The castle gate also had a three-story corridor where archers and magicians were placed for defense, so they could attack while hiding themselves, so they could increase our offensive power by adding to what my genus did.
If the Griffon was damaged and the 'Slavery Bola' worked well, we planned to launch a simultaneous attack to defeat it.
"Anyway, Kent, the key to the strategy is you. Make sure you're in good physical condition so that the decisive battle will be fine tomorrow."
"Yes, after confirming the movement and timing with my genus, I'll try to rest early today."
"I will send a notice to the garrison through Marianne, and to the adventurers through Donovan, so please proceed with your preparations."
"I understand."
After finishing the meeting with Klaus-san, I moved to Nott-san's magic tool shop.
Today, there weren't as many customers as yesterday, and the store was rather quiet.
"Hello, Nott-san."
"Ah, welcome, Kent-san, I heard you did a great job today."
"Eeehhh, you already know?"
"The talkative neighbors come to inform me about various things even though I don't ask."
"Ah, I see ... But, we haven't subjugated the Griffon yet, so the game is about to begin."
"How was our magic tool? Did it work well?"
"I'm sorry, I haven't had the opportunity to use it yet ... So, are the rest finished?"
"Yes, they're already finished. Please come to the workshop."
"Well then, excuse me."
At the workshop, Gain-san and Jerus-san stopped their hands and welcomed me.
"I heard you drove off the Griffon."
"It's not just my power. It's also the power of the garrison and the adventurers."
"Don't be humble, if you weren't there, they wouldn't have been able to stop it, right?"
"Well, that may be true, but it's not like I could drive it away alone."
"Fuun, you're strangely stubborn ..."
Even while saying that, Gain-san's mouth loosened a little.
"Was my magic tool useful?"
"I'm sorry, I couldn't find the right timing to use it today."
"Well, I'm an amateur when it comes to fighting, so I won't say you can't force it, but when the time comes to use it, use it to your heart's content. If it doesn't work out, I'll make a better magic tool. We can only contribute to the city with magic tools. Through you guys, let us also protect the city."
"Yes, I understand. I will use it together with everyone's thoughts."
Gain-san, who usually only spoke slowly, had a certain weight to his words, which were abnormally eloquent.
I felt that the 'Slavery Bola', which was filled with the thoughts of Gain-san and Jerus-san, would surely lend us their strength.
I exchanged a firm handshake with the two of them and returned to the boarding house to prepare for tomorrow.
Repelled***---***I trained at the training grounds in the Devil's Forest from the morning, but the limit was thirteen shields of darkness.If I tried to increase it beyond that, the whole thing became unstable, and it felt like my magical power would run out all at once.If I repeated this special training for several days, I might be able to increase my magical power, or increase the efficiency of the magical power used for shields and increase the number of shields, but I didn't have enough time to do that."Can it be stopped with this?" Kent-sama, isn't it okay not to stop it. "Eh, but if I don't stop the movement of the Griffon, the subsequent attacks won't hit. If the 'Slavery Bola' doesn't work, won't other attacks not work as well." As you say, the bola's work is important, but there is a way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken. "Eeehhh ... A way to stop the Griffon even if the shield is broken?" It should be possible if it's Kent-sama. "Is there a way I can do it ...?" However, a little special training will be necessary. The method that Reinhardt taught me with a grinning smile was certainly possible for me, and it was probably a method that could damage the Griffon.This time, we planned to meet the Griffon outside the ramparts.Even if the 'Slavery Bola' went well, if the Griffon rampaged with its gigantic body, it would cause damage to the city.In order to prevent that, I planned to have the decoy Kobolds move in the grassland on the east side of the ramparts and cause the Griffon to crash there.In other words, drop the Griffon onto the ground instead of onto a building.Here's what Reinhardt thought about.Deploy a shield of darkness in front of the Griffon, that is attacking the decoy Kobolds.Use a three to five layer shield of darkness, and while the Griffon's vision was blocked by the shield, use earth magic to erect a pillar at the place where the Kobold was.The Griffon was descending from its original height to the ground, so the idea was that if the height was increased, it would crash into the pillar.I thought that method would be good if I couldn't stop the movement with a shield, but when I tried it, a problem appeared.The biggest problem was that I had to heap up the soil instantly.If I just heaped up the soil, I could do it, but that only raised soft soil, and it wasn't strong enough.If I tried to increase the intensity, I wouldn't have enough time this time. Kent-sama, no problem ... just bring it in ... "Eh, bring it in ...? Ah, right, that's what you mean!"Fred's method was to make a pillar in advance, place it in the shadow space, and set it up while blocking the Griffon's view with a shield.Certainly, with that method, I could create a strong pillar in advance, and I could install it instantly.A pillar seemed to be stronger than those made of soil, so I asked Fred to cut out rocks from the rocky mountain above the dungeon into cubes about 5 meters square and 7 meters high.I thought that if someone crashed into it, even a Griffon would take damage ... But, then another problem arose. Kent-sama, it's too heavy ... "That's right ..."It probably weighed more than 500 tons, so it seemed impossible for Reinhardt and the others to carry it instantly.I didn't have time to do things like using rollers and pulling with a rope, so I was at a loss. Kent-sama, wouldn't it be better to drop it from above? "Ah, right, I had that option."Immediately, all my genus brought them to the shadow space, and dropped the cut rocks in the same manner as dropping stones on the horde of Orcs.However, it was enough just for the rock to fall, so I dropped it from a height of about 8 meters, but there was a tremendous tremor and the ground shook. Buhahaha, Kent-sama, if you let this rain down from high in the sky, an impregnable castle will be destroyed with a single blow. "No, no, I won't do that. Just thinking about how much damage would be done if I dropped something like this on a castle is scary."The Griffon could destroy even the garrison's building, but as expected, it couldn't destroy a mass of rock.I tried practicing about five times to gauge the timing of the drop, but later I learned that the village near the dungeon was in a panic due to a mysterious quake.I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause trouble.It was almost time for the Griffon to arrive, so I put the cut rocks away in the shadow space and headed back to the city of Volzard.Since they hadn't made the rest of the Slave Bolas, I planned to chase the Griffon away today without confrontation.I tried looking at the city from the top of the tower, but there was no sign of the people who could be seen until yesterday, albeit sparsely.The city seemed like a ghost town, with only the alarm bells ringing occasionally.Learning from Mita's sacrifice yesterday, the glass windows of each house were covered with curtains so that the shadows of the people inside could not be seen.Won, wooooon, won, won.Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!Today as well, the barking voices of the Kobold Corps was heard from the southwestern forest, and the warning bells were rung, but no one responded in the already empty city.The Griffon that appeared in the sky began to slowly circle over Volzard.Even after three or four laps, the Griffon wouldn't leave.After seven, eight, and more laps, it finally gave up and flew off to the east.Even if the Griffon flew away, the alarm bell wouldn't stop ringing immediately.It wasn't until about 30 minutes later that I saw movement in the town where everyone was hiding.The tarpaulin spread out on the roof of the building began to move, and the garrison members appeared.They were members who were good at strengthening their bodies, and they strengthened their eyesight and watched the Griffon from behind.The Griffon seemed to have disappeared from their field of vision, and a signal was sent, and the bell was finally run to clear the alarm.Kan, kan, kan, kan, kan.When the sound of bells ringing in the tranquility echoed, I could feel the tension fading from the whole city as if they breathed a sigh of relief.Even so, the city wasn't immediately flooded with people. Peeping outside through the gaps in the curtains and timidly looking up at the sky, little by little people began to appear.When a few people started walking through the city, it was as if a dam had broken, and the city overflowed with people.Stores were desperately trying to recover sales as soon as possible by opening shop in a hurry."Apparently, it looks like there were no casualties today." It seems so. Considering the scope of the Griffon's actions, there's no reason to stick with Volzard. "But if it went east, doesn't that mean another town in Landshelt was targeted?" It may be so, but it's impossible for us to protect such a range by ourselves. "That's right ..."Just when I was thinking about returning to the training grounds in the Devil's Forest to take measures against the Griffon.Won, won, won, won, won!The barking voices of the Kobold Corps resounded from around the city. Kent-sama, look up! "It came back!"The Griffon had already begun to descend from far above Volzard.Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan! Kan kan kan!A warning bell rang out, and the city of Volzard was enveloped in screams and barks.In order to gain even a little time to evacuate, I deployed a 10 layer shield of darkness, but the Griffon riding on its speed easily broke through."Everyone prepare to intercept!" Understood! I deployed the 10 layer shield of darkness again, this time with a little more space, but the Griffon still didn't stop."Kobold Corps, look around for anyone who failed to escape!""Wafu, understood, Goshujin-sama!""Zae-tachi prepare the javelins!""Understood, my King!" Kent-sama, what about the bola? "If it stops, use it. I'll leave the judgment to you!" Understood! In front of the Griffon, whose appearance could already be seen clearly, I deployed the ten-layered shield for the third time, but the Griffon didn't stop.It didn't stop, but it looked like it slowed down just a little bit.When the ten-layer shield of darkness was deployed, the Griffon's appearance became larger, but this time it seemed to slow down noticeably.And the Griffon broke through the 5th ten-layer shield of darkness, but it was already on the verge of stopping."Zae, javelin!""Yes!"Zae and the others' javelins flew in, but the Griffon flapped its wings and knocked the javelins away.Still, it seemed puzzled by the fact that it wasn't able to catch its prey as easily as before.At that point, the garrison members and adventurers attacked with attack magic all at once.Gyaaaauuuu!Raising an annoyed roar, the Griffon repeatedly flapped its wings and deflected the magic, but a large number of arrows fired mixed in with the magic pierced the Griffon's hind legs.I also aimed with light-attribute attack magic, but the Griffon ran on the air as if it had a foothold, and it was hard for me to aim.I thought about deploying a shield of darkness inside the Griffon and attacking it directly, but maybe it was because the opponent had stronger magic, or it was wrapped in wind-attribute magic, but I couldn't deploy a shield as I wanted.The Griffon, that was running around while deflecting attack magic in the air, aimed at the moment when the attacks were weak, and attacked the attacking formation on the roof of the building.The Griffon swooped in with its sharp claws, but the Griffon wasn't the only one waiting for the right timing. Dooryaaaaaa! Shyaa! Shii! Three skeletons jumped out of the shadows and swung their beloved swords and spears all at once.Gyaaaauuuu!Reinhardt's beloved sword Gram bit into the claw-wielding front legs, Basten's Gae Bolg's continuous attacks bit into its body, and Fred's twin swords Laevatin and Dainsleif bit into its hind legs, and the Griffon's fresh blood danced in the air.Although the Griffon was finally able to be dealt some damage, it didn't seem to do as much damage as expected, probably because it was still clad in wind-attribute magic.Even so, the Griffon, that received an unexpected attack, kicked into the air and escaped into the sky.It then kicked into the air and suddenly changed direction to aim at the attackers on the roof of another building, but this time Zae and the others were waiting for it and attacked it with throwing javelins from close range.The javelins only scattered its feathers, but the Griffon escaped into the sky again.Furthermore, when the garrison members and adventurers attacked, the Griffon looked around and suddenly flew south.Gyaaaauuuu!Leaving behind a nasty-sounding roar, the Griffon flew away, dripping blood and not seeming to come back.Have we made it through today. I feel like our efforts have finally been rewarded. "Did we get rid of it for today?" We can't let our guards down yet, but maybe ... As the Griffon receded, a murmur began to erupt from the adventurers participating in the battle, which eventually turned into a roar."Ooooo! We drove it away!""We beat the Griffon!""You bastard, run away with your tail between your legs!"While there were adventurers who raised their voices and made a fuss, there were also people who had complicated expressions on their faces.Actually, the Griffon seemed to run away today, but I didn't think it was damaged enough to be called serious, and it felt like that was only after all of Volzard's efforts.If you were to ask me if we could drive it away in the same way when we fought again tomorrow, I wouldn't be able to answer that we would be able to do so.Perhaps even the Griffon would come up with some sort of countermeasure against today's attack."Reinhardt, do you think you can use the 'Slavery Bola'?" To be honest, it's quite difficult. If I don't get really close to it, I feel like it will either be repelled or deflected and it won't be able to reach it. "What about the strategy you thought about today, crashing into a rock?" That is also unknown. It seems to have a higher success rate than the 'Slavery Bola', but since it's a one-shot game and there's no second chance, I think it would be better to ask Donovan-dono for his opinion ... "I see. I'll consult with him while I'm reporting. Tell the Kobold Corps not to let their guard down until dusk." Understood, is Kent-sama going to the guild? "Yeah, first of all, I'll report the situation to the Lord, Klaus-san."When I moved to the guild's office, Klaus-san was receiving a report from a member of the garrison.Beside him was Beatriche with a worried expression on her face.After finishing the report, I waited for the guards to leave the room and stepped into the office."Klaus-san, it looks like we managed to survive today.""Oh, Kent, good job, it looks like you did a great job.""No, even with all-out attacks with all my genus, I was barely able to drive it away.""Kent-sama, are you injured?""Yeah, I'm fine. I was fighting from a distance."I embraced Beatriche, who approached me, rejoicing that I was safe."Anyway, the best thing is that there were no casualties today.""It's naive to think that the Griffon will give up now ...""That's right, if I don't prepare for it, I don't know how many people will be sacrificed."Klaus-san said that it was possible that the Griffon learned that there was prey in the buildings because of Mita's sacrifice.TN:Damnit Mita!!It's true that today's Griffon's movements had us off guard and came all at once from the sky to decide the game.Actually, if a building was destroyed, the people inside could have been kidnapped."I have to notify people not to stay on the top floor of tall buildings.""It's a cause of great stress for the people of the city, too. I want to subdue it as soon as possible ...""Is it possible to subdue it?""We're thinking of ways, but we're not quite sure yet.""Oh, what are those methods?"At Klaus-san's request, I explained about colliding with the cut rocks and using the 'Slavery Bola'."I see. In order to inflict damage, you have to do something about the wind attribute magic that the Griffon is wearing, but in order to attach a magic tool to counter the magic, you have to do a certain amount of damage ... Which is a contradiction.""That's right. I think that the method of colliding with a rock can only be used once, and if the timing is off, it will be avoided and that's the end.""Even with magic tools, if it knows about it, it will be wary, and it will become more and more difficult to use."Klaus-san crossed his arms and thought deeply before opening his mouth."Next time. The next time the Griffon appears is the decisive battle.""Tomorrow ... Will it show up?""It'll come. It's supposed to be trying to build a new territory. If that's the case, there's no way it will allow someone in that territory to have an existence that doesn't go its way.""It's probably unforgivable for the Griffon, but since we lived here first, there's no reason for it to complain.""That's right. I have no intention of letting our city be turned into a feeding ground."After talking to Klaus-san, the place to lure the Griffon was in front of the castle gate closest to the Devil's Forest.The castle gate also had a three-story corridor where archers and magicians were placed for defense, so they could attack while hiding themselves, so they could increase our offensive power by adding to what my genus did.If the Griffon was damaged and the 'Slavery Bola' worked well, we planned to launch a simultaneous attack to defeat it."Anyway, Kent, the key to the strategy is you. Make sure you're in good physical condition so that the decisive battle will be fine tomorrow.""Yes, after confirming the movement and timing with my genus, I'll try to rest early today.""I will send a notice to the garrison through Marianne, and to the adventurers through Donovan, so please proceed with your preparations.""I understand."After finishing the meeting with Klaus-san, I moved to Nott-san's magic tool shop.Today, there weren't as many customers as yesterday, and the store was rather quiet."Hello, Nott-san.""Ah, welcome, Kent-san, I heard you did a great job today.""Eeehhh, you already know?""The talkative neighbors come to inform me about various things even though I don't ask.""Ah, I see ... But, we haven't subjugated the Griffon yet, so the game is about to begin.""How was our magic tool? Did it work well?""I'm sorry, I haven't had the opportunity to use it yet ... So, are the rest finished?""Yes, they're already finished. Please come to the workshop.""Well then, excuse me."At the workshop, Gain-san and Jerus-san stopped their hands and welcomed me."I heard you drove off the Griffon.""It's not just my power. It's also the power of the garrison and the adventurers.""Don't be humble, if you weren't there, they wouldn't have been able to stop it, right?""Well, that may be true, but it's not like I could drive it away alone.""Fuun, you're strangely stubborn ..."Even while saying that, Gain-san's mouth loosened a little."Was my magic tool useful?""I'm sorry, I couldn't find the right timing to use it today.""Well, I'm an amateur when it comes to fighting, so I won't say you can't force it, but when the time comes to use it, use it to your heart's content. If it doesn't work out, I'll make a better magic tool. We can only contribute to the city with magic tools. Through you guys, let us also protect the city.""Yes, I understand. I will use it together with everyone's thoughts."Gain-san, who usually only spoke slowly, had a certain weight to his words, which were abnormally eloquent.I felt that the 'Slavery Bola', which was filled with the thoughts of Gain-san and Jerus-san, would surely lend us their strength.I exchanged a firm handshake with the two of them and returned to the boarding house to prepare for tomorrow.
