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Chapter 306 Part 3

Is the passage of time strange?
It does feel a little strange.

The Demonesses are all gone.
I used my Four Sages’ Seal on them followed by the Penetrate weapon arte to break through all of them before finishing them off with basic attacks.
No shrieks.
Of course, these were the first ones I had to deal with.

The Skull Demon – Flames are all gone as well.
I forced them down onto the ground with Gravity Prison and then destroyed them.
Getting rid of the troublesome ones first is the way to go.

Kyokuya lets out his Breath attack.
Then starts acting like a fierce dog and eats demon after demon.
Even when his opponent seems to be a reasonably strong demon, he doesn’t care…
No, not really, if he’s about to be surrounded, he’ll run away from them.
It does seem okay to leave him to his own devices after all.

Volff and Oma continue to run as a pair.
They keep the enemy in check
Sometimes they also ambush nearby enemies.
That’s fine.
There are no Strong Leg Demons that can compete with them in terms of mobility anymore.
That should be enough.

Now there’s also no other demons who can prevent Obsidian from flying freely through the sky.
He can now launch surprise attacks one after another from the air.
Being able to harass these monsters is truly the best.

The battle situation seems to be favorable.
Even so, that Mouryouki is creepy.
So far, it hasn’t even moved.
Why is that?

Once half of them had been killed, a change occurred.
It’s Mouryouki.
Its entire body is now engulfed in flames.

Hmm?
Did it have such an ability?

No, something isn’t right.
The mouth on its belly is chewing something.

Aren’t those the corpses of the Skull Demon – Flames?
It’s chewing them.
Could it be…?

Did it fly in the air for a moment?
However, it doesn’t seem to be able to fly well.
It lands immediately after that.
Then it starts moving slowly.
The corpses of those Demonesses lie before it.

Hey.
That’s bad!

「Penetrate!」

Breaking through the wall of demons, I aim for the Demonesses’ corpses.
But still…
These demons are still in the way!

There are only a few demons left around the Mouryouki.
Not even ten remain.
That white demon is a Fierce Demon, right?
There’s also Gozukis and Mezukis.
Some Tentoukis and Ryuutoukis also remain.
It’s carefully selected which ones to keep around.

I’ve taken the corpses of those troublesome Demonesses, but that alone doesn’t give me any peace of mind.
Aotsuki spreads her wings and also grows her horn.
We used her horn to poke through the Demonesses’ corpses and take them far away from the Mouryouki, but…
It’s impossible for us to stop it from eating the corpses of the other demons.
Now, the Mouryouki has become even larger in size.

If this fight drags on for too long, we’ll be in trouble, won’t we?
Will I be forced to use that in order to end this fight as soon as possible?
Letting this turn into a long-term battle sounds very dangerous.
It would also be very dangerous if that Mouryouki is in fact able to absorb the abilities of the demon corpses it consumes.
In fact, it seems to be moving faster.
That’s probably because it’s eaten the corpses of those Strong Leg Demons.

「Boosted Power!」

I have to use this here.
Although it carries a risk, letting the Mouryouki become any stronger will turn this fight into a real nuisance.
I aim directly at the Mouryouki from the air.
This should do it!

《Do you want to save yourself?》

《Then punish yourself.》

《Judge yourself.》

《Rejoicing in your desires is not freedom but sin itself.》

《People must commit sin in order to continue living.》

《This is precisely what the original sin is.》

Are we finished?
In the end, the last one we had to kill was a Tentouki.
What about our damage?
We had taken some damage, but none of us had died, and no abnormalities our stats either.

We won.

《N1W5 Map’s Area Portal cleared!》
《You have gained 7 Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 26 Bonus Points.》
《【Summon Magic】 Level Up!》
《Job Level Up!》
《Racial Level Up! Please assign 1 point to any 2 desired stats.》

It happened as planned.
However, I was not expecting to see my Racial Level increase as well.

My stats should keep on increasing using the usual criterion.

　Base Stats
　DEX　21
　AGI　21
　INT　32
　STR　21 (↑1)
　VIT　21 (↑1)
　SPI　32

《You have gained 2 Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 28 Bonus Points.》

Still, that Mouryouki…
I never thought it would be such a terrifying opponent.
It also seemed to have acquired the abilities of those Three-eyed Demons and Bald Demons.
It had evaded several of our attacks, and even turned into mist to nullify them completely a few times.
But it all worked out in the end somehow.
I wonder if us using Poison was a big part of it.

And it seems like there’s more to be looking forward to.
I can add more Summoned Monsters to my roster.
But more than that…
I now have 28 Bonus Points.
That means I can finally learn 【Heroic Summoning】.
This makes me very happy.

I wonder what kind of face I must be making right now.

The time is 11:10 AM.
It’s still early for lunch.
It might be a good idea to take a moment to relax here until lunch time.

That’s right.
Shall we do that?

I recall Kyokuya and summon Bunraku.
We can get our meal prepared at leisure, okay?

Shall I work on the tonfa mold as well?
No, no, no, no.
I have to get my 【Heroic Summoning】 first, don’t I?
What’s the name of the area portal here?
After checking it, I learned that it’s Demon’s Rock.

Okay, once again…
Let’s get that 【Heroic Summoning】.

《By learning 【Heroic Summoning】, you have randomly acquired the Scarlet Flame Saint!》
《Please select one more Heroic Spirit to be added to your summon roster!》

Hey, hey, hey…
What’s this Scarlet Flame Saint?
And Heroic Spirits to be added to my summon roster?

What’s up with all of this stuff?

Let’s read the Skill’s description.
What are the rules for summoning Heroic Spirits?

The skill consumes half of the user’s total MP bar when used.
It can be reused after a cooldown of 24 hours, but if I do, it will need MP equal to 90% of my fully recovered bar.
After this initial cooldown of 24 hours, the MP consumption of this skill’s reuse will be decreased by 10% every 12 hours.
For example, if I use it again after a cooldown of 48 hours has elapsed, this skill’s reuse will consume MP equal to 70% of my fully recovered bar.
It takes 72 hours of cooldown between each use for each of them to be at their original consumption rate.
And this MP consumption rate cannot be shortened with support skills, and so on.

Its effects depend on the user’s abilities and skills.
The same goes for its duration.
Neither of them are specified.
I have no point of reference!

And it also seems to decrease the experience points I earn for the Skill’s duration.
Though it doesn’t specify by how much either.

So what kind of Heroic Spirits can I choose to summon?
Let’s take a look at the Scarlet Flame Saint that I got randomly.

　Scarlet Flame Saint
　The spirit of a heroine who saved her country and whose body was consumed by flames.
　Appears on horseback, covered in flames.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit accompanies the user in battle.
　Recovers the MP bars of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Grants Regenerate effect to all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

Whoa.

Whoooa…

So this is the Heroic Spirit of Joan of Arc?

Oh, wait.
I get to choose another one, right?
What else do we have here?

　Mounted Bowmen Corps
　The Heroic Spirit of a military commander who fought fiercely on his foreign expeditions with his bow.
　He is accompanied by 28 warriors, all of whom use bows while riding on horseback.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his followers accompany the user in battle.
　Boosts DEX of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the 【Horsemanship】 and 【Bow】 Skill Lvs. of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

Hmm?
Is this based on Minamoto no Tametomo?
The 28 horsemen thing gives me that impression.

　Unparalleled Strongman
　The Heroic Spirit of a demigod who completed the 12 difficult tasks he was given.
　He is extremely strong and wields a huge club.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit accompanies the user in battle.
　Boosts the STR of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Grants Regenerate effect to all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

The inspiration for this one is easy to understand.
It’s definitely Hercules.

　Pegasus Rider
　The Heroic Spirit of a demigod who defeated Medusa and saved his country.
　He rides the mythical flying horse Pegasus and wields a spear.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his Pegasus accompany the user in battle.
　Boosts the AGI of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the accuracy of all attacks against airborne enemies made by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

This one is also easy to understand.
It’s probably based on Perseus.