"I heard Luca say you're better than her, so I don't have to worry about hurting you by mistake - after all, you're very strong. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Minia smiled and drew her sword.

I also drew my sword, then held it flat in front of my chest, and said helplessly: "I think you will take this opportunity to kill me directly in a while......

"Huh...... Who knows if there will be an accident? Minia's smile grew more and more sinister.

And in the clearing, the bastards had already started to bet on me, and little Luca was there shouting, "Come on, brother!!" Sister Minia~Be careful not to hurt your brother~"

This stupid Luca, don't you know that every time you shout "Come on, brother", Minia's murderous aura will be heavier? - I'm going to kill your brother.

I sighed.

A showdown with the seventh-place digital priest who is going all out?

It's an opportunity to exercise, but - can I still live?

"Uh...... If you can—"I tried to reconcile with her."

"Well, I'd like to avoid the warm-up at the beginning - let's go straight to the win!" Minia shook her sword—it fell to the ground in sections, each strung together by hidden chains that eventually attached to the hilt of the sword she held.

"Such a long pit viper sword?!" Before my surprise was over, she was already swinging her sword - so fast!

I didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly slashed my sword at the tip of the pit viper's sword.

"Dang!" With a bang, the sword that flew like a snake was blocked by me.

"How so?!" Minia didn't continue to attack, looking surprised.

I looked at her in amazement and shouted, "You actually aimed it directly at my neck - you really want to kill me?!" ”

Scary guys. Just by blocking the sword, my hand was numb with shock—I couldn't understand how that seemingly delicate body could have so much power.

However, Minia frowned, very puzzled: "How can this maggot resist my attack in this way?" It must be a coincidence! ”

After saying that, she swung her sword again.

Her expression became even more surprised as I did as I did, and her attack remained the same, just swinging her sword at me from a distance—as if she wondered why I could slash at the tip of her sword every time.

Although she didn't use any other sword moves, such a monotonous swing of the sword really gave me a headache.

Her pit viper sword was twice as long as mine, and even longer when unfolded, and she swung safely six paces away from me by taking advantage of the length of her weapon.

I should have been looking for a chance to rush into her melee range, but Minia wielded such a long weapon, and the speed and strength were so strong that I struggled to take each of her swords, and I didn't even have time to get close to her - not even the time to unleash the Moonlight Sword.

What a monster.

Do you want to exhaust me to death?

Knotty......

Just as I was in trouble, Minia stopped attacking again.

“？” I wonder.

"Maggots, how can you hit seven inches every time?"

"Seven inches? Yes! ”

I scratched my head to move my hands, which had been numb from the shock: "Isn't this a regular tactic?" The pit viper sword's long-range attack focus is mainly on the end of the first piece of the sword, so why not bounce the first piece away? Isn't that what you say when you learn about battles? ”

"I mean, how do you get it every time! - My sword is so fast, no one has ever been able to catch my sword in such a row, and still slash in the same place, so accurate?! Minia said incredulously.

"Well," I realized, "it's luck." Not long ago, Kacyr Luca helped me do a special training on precision attacks - I practiced for a long time. ”

"No wonder," Minia squinted at Luca, "it was little Luca who helped you ......" and then she was angry again, "I really should have killed you!" ”

Another swing of the sword.

I'll take my sword and slash it too—wait! Why did her sword turn purple?

At this time, I didn't have time to stop, and once again slashed the "seven inches" of the pit viper sword

Instantly, the pain spread through my whole body, and I fell to the ground with convulsions.

Before fainting, his blurred vision saw a purple electric glow on the retracted pit viper sword.

No wonder it's called a purple light sword.

Defeated.

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"It's strange why you didn't die from an electric shock when you got this maggot? - Where did a swordsman get such a high level of magical defense? Minia glared at me, not hiding her anger.

Now we are riding on horseback towards the intended ambush site.

Luca was so angry that she ignored Minia and insisted on sitting on my horse because she had "missed" to knock me out, right?

So the anger in Minia, who was riding with me, was building up - making me feel like I was walking on the edge of the explosives depot - how tired it was.

"Maybe I've had a relationship with magic in my life, right? ――Isn't that the magic defense stronger if you are constantly attacked by magic? ”

Indeed, aside from the curse on his body, he was treated with high-level magic by Grandpa Saint Grip when he was a child, and the target of assassination in the Wind Rider mission was often a magician, and recently he was chased and beaten by Lagersis with a fire bullet, seduced by Rusya, attacked by Bisha, and treated by the Sky Spear and Earth Scythe...... I wonder if today's electric shock counts?

――I guess there are very few unlucky guys like me in the world.

"It's going to be a little better, but it's not as exaggerated as your maggot!"

"Well...... And," I pulled out a talisman from my body, "and someone gave me this." ”

"Did Sister Sakura give it to you?" Little Luca looked curiously at the paper in my hand with her sky-blue eyes, "Huh? It's already scorched. ”

"Well, it's Sakura's talisman, and according to her, it can play a certain role in magical defense...... It's not clear whether Sakura will be used or not, after all, she has just started learning the Eastern Daojutsu, but now that this talisman has been destroyed, it should be useful, right? ”

"I've never heard of this," Minia looked at the talisman and shook her head in the same incomprehension, and suddenly her green eyes flashed, and she said happily, "Ah! So I'm going to electrocute you right now? Let's try again, shall we? Just verify whether it is really the reason why your maggot didn't die? ”

“……”

Still fighting? Am I that stupid?

I ignored her, just deliberately took out maple candy from my pocket, and handed it to little Luca: "Luca, do you want to eat maple candy?" This is our emergency food, although it is not as delicious as honey candy, but it tastes good~"

"Ahh Sugar! Luca I want it! Thank you brother~"

"Thresteen you!!" Minia was completely furious, but Ruca, who was sitting in my arms, was afraid to resist it.

Hey...... you off.

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According to the pre-agreed plan, we lay in ambush in the woods not far from the bait camp of the food conscription.

"Ambushed by the Raiders twice in a row in the same way, do you think they're stupid enough to fall into the trap for the third time?" During the break, Minia asked me with a frown.

"It's a strange team," I told her, of what I considered along the way, "and it seems to be overconfident, and the usual team on sabotage missions in enemy rears tries to hide themselves, but they seem to be desperate to let people know - and of course they're very strong. Maybe they're the bait, though. ”

"Bait?"

"Well, it's exactly thirty people at a time, don't you think it's strange? After so many battles without casualties? ”

"That's it?"

"No, I heard you say that the first-class priest Cain thought of it, he went to the rescue, but died on the way to the rescue, not in the place where the Duke of Noval was attacked-a cavalry team of thirty men, which was engaged in a battle with Noval's fifty-man guard, would have specially divided the troops on the way to the rescue of Cain who appeared unexpectedly?"

"That is—"

"Although they are carrying out the sabotage work of Tayek, there must be some other purpose behind it, maybe waiting for some big prey - let's say you."

"Me?" Minia looked surprised.

"The team sent from the Imperial City is very random, and they will flee once they are encircled and suppressed on a large scale, so the purpose should not be to target our knights or anything like that-you should know that there are rumors of flying demons in this team, right? Judging from the interception of Cain halfway, it seems that a first-class priest cannot satisfy their appetite - then won't the church have to send out digital priests after that? ”

"But why ......?" Minia still didn't understand.

"Stupid!" Lao Bai, the team doctor on the side, couldn't help but interject, "Kai had four non-fatal injuries on his body, and finally died by a huge force that shattered his sternum, if there is such a great force to crush him, what else do you need to do with those four wounds?" - Didn't you want to play with you stupid priests? Finding out that Kain was only able to use all his strength, he killed him. ”

Minia, who was scolded for being "stupid", blushed and was about to get angry.

"Or maybe Cain was attacked in a head-on fight, or in any case, it was a targeted attack on your priests - it's a joke that you can't see it." Fortunately, the Osim interface diverted Minia's attention, "To put it bluntly, the guy behind the scenes wants to kill the powerhouse of your church in addition." ”

"It's true that the enmity between the demons and the church hasn't been a day or two, if you kill a few digital priests by the way while carrying out the mission, it must be a great achievement, right? But the digital priest is so strong - is it possible? "I looked at Minia.

So strong, just repeated swings of the sword defeated me. Will there be demons who will be her opponents?

"Probably, I heard that there have been cases of digital priests being killed by demons," the thief Akers has a lot of information in this regard, "It is said that digital priests act alone - they can kill the priests of the superior demon clan alone, who else can be their opponent in the demon clan except for the four demon kings?" So those egotistical digital priests rarely act with people. ”

"Are you saying you were killed because you were alone? It's possible," I looked at little Luca, who was sitting on the side trying to tear at her jerky, and couldn't help but tap her head gently, "Don't worry about eating—why did you come here with Minia?" ”

"Sister Minia is Luca's training mentor......" Little Luca replied vaguely while holding the jerky, "I heard that I might have to fight the demons, and my sister took Luka out to fight." ”

"Well, maybe it's an opportunity......" I had an idea in my mind.

However, there is a more difficult thing to do.

I looked at Minia, who was sulking there because we had just made fun of her.

"What do you see? What's your idea for this maggot? Minia finally found a chance to be angry.

I smiled evilly, "Do you mind taking off your official uniform?" ”

"You!" Minia gripped her sword, and lightning began to glow from her hands.

"Oh! Camouflage! Oxin immediately understood, "The captain really has you!" ――I thought you wouldn't have thought of this step. ”

"I know what you bastards think of me......" Ignoring Minia's anger, I went on to say to her, "You'll be dressed in my clothes and mingle in the group in a moment." ”

"Why do you have to wear your maggot clothes...... Minia muttered, seemingly understood, but still looked at me with disgust.

I spread my hands and said helplessly: "No way, it's too late to go back to the village to find clothes now, only the two of us here are about the same size - or do you want to wear the clothes of the old worship who always smells of corpses?" ”

"......" Minia frowned and thought about it, looking disgusted and wanted to vomit.

"Brother Lacey, why do you want Sister Minia to wear your clothes?" Little Luca asked curiously as she finished tearing at the jerky and opened her big blue eyes.

Belch! Forget that there is more than one stupid priest here.

"Stupid!" I knocked her little head again, "If the enemy is a demon and wants to attack the digital priest, he doesn't know that there are two stupid priests who came this time~-So let Luca be the bait~"

"Woo~" Little Luka rubbed her sore head and finally understood.

"You maggot, can't you let Luca disguise? Do you have to be me?! Minia was still angry, "Let Luca be the bait? Is there anyone as bad as you? Luka still calls you brother! ”

"You are the strongest here, and when you play cards, you generally have to save the ace until the end!" I sighed helplessly again, "What a stupid priest! ”

"Sister Minia, don't worry~ Luca, I have a heavenly spear, Elise~ It's no problem~" Little Luka hurriedly grabbed Minia who wanted to rush up and kill me.

"Hmm." I patted Luca on the head and looked up at the sky, "It's all just a possibility—but it's okay to be prepared." It's getting dark. I glanced at Siris, who had already set up the trap and walked back, and ordered, "Everyone take their positions." Elzac! Retreat after killing and wounding the horse's first charge, pretending to be a little bit and being careful not to run into the trap set by Siris. ――If only they were ordinary humans, they would have pursued them later. Questions? ”

El Zachri saluted me.

"Beckway, Zamka, and Ax, you two thieves, stand by in the trees," I emphasized, "Remember! This ambush is not the main one, it is quite possible that the enemy will appear behind us, and a few eyes on your trees will shine! Report anomalies as soon as they are seen - even if they are exposed! ”

"Yes!"

"If all goes well, when the cavalry is brought into the woods - Sinka, Adam, the task of blocking their retreat is up to you! - The enemy's strength is unknown, don't be tough! ”

"Got it."

"Hide by yourself. It's just the four of us—though I don't want to......," I looked at Minia, "come with me, Osin, and you protect Luca." We're hiding nearby. ”

"Okay!"

"Why do I have to be in a group with you maggots? Do you want me to kill you? I'm going to be in a group with Luca! Minia shouted dissatisfied.

"I'm sorry, you're so stupid, in case the worst happens, I'm afraid you'll be tempted to jump out first, and then our preparations will be in vain." Ignoring her anger, I sighed, "I also want to push the mission to stop you to Orsin, but will you put me in a team with Luca?" ”

"......" Minia glared at me hatefully, but fortunately she was still a little conscious, and did not continue to fight with me, but just stretched out her hand, "Where's your skin?" Bring! ”

"Oh! Wait a minute," I said, and began to unbutton my clothes.

"Hey! Maggot! How do you take off your clothes?! ”

"Isn't that what you want?"

"You don't have any spare clothes?!" Minia screamed, "Do you want me to wear the clothes you just took off?"

"What's the solution?"

"It stinks! You maggots! You stinking maggot! Disgusting to rotting maggots! I'll kill you! I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you when the mission is over!! ”

"It's supposed to be rotten to the point of disgusting, right?? ――Why doesn't that seem right? No matter, go on! Hurry up and get dressed! ”

"If you maggots dare to peek at me, I'll kill you! Little Luca! Help me keep a good eye on these maggots! ”