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Chapter 306 Part 4

　Dragonslayer Swordsman
　The Heroic Spirit of a swordsman who gained fame by slaying dragons.
　Appears wearing heavy armor and uses a sword.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit accompanies the user in battle.
　Boosts the VIT of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Reduces damage caused by Breath attacks to the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

Who might this one be?
Maybe Sigurd the Dragonslayer?
I have no definite proof of this, though.

　Loyal Patriot
　The Heroic Spirit of a military commander who dedicated himself to fighting and standing up against those who would invade his country.
　He appears wearing light armor, uses a sword, and is joined by elite volunteer soldiers.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his followers accompany the user in battle.
　Boosts the accuracy of all attacks made by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the effective range of all Spells cast by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

This one I know for sure.
It has to be Yue Fei.

　Crushing Trampler
　The Heroic Spirit of a conqueror who completed many successful expeditions in a short period of time.
　He appears in a chariot led by two horses, joined by chariots with his followers.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his followers accompany the user in battle.
　Recovers the HP bars of players forming parties or unions, summoned monsters, working horses, etc.
　Continuously applies the effect of the [Rend] Skill to Active enemies for a set period of time.

A conqueror?
Is it Alexander the Great or William Longsword?
Looks like it’s Alexander the Great.

　Lion’s Warcry
　The Heroic Spirit of the Lion King who stabilized the territory by eliminating the formidable enemies that invaded his home country.
　He and his followers appear as heavily armed knights using a sword.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his followers accompany the user in battle.
　Boosts positive effects received by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the destructive power of all attacks made by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

Is this William Longsword?
It could also be his illegitimate son, William the Conqueror.

　Great Swordsman’s Advent
　The Heroic Spirit of one who dedicated his life to honing his sword techniques.
　Appears as a master of various kinds of swords.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit accompanies the user in battle.
　Boosts the critical hit ratio of the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the evasion rate of the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

This one’s a mystery.
What exactly will come out?
I can’t tell who this one’s based on from this alone.

　Ocean Demon’s Raid
　The Heroic Spirit of a pirate who crossed the seas and circumnavigated the world, bringing wealth to his home country.
　He appears in light armor and wielding a rapier, followed by several of his pirate crew.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirit and his followers accompany the user in battle.
　Boosts the water combat abilities of the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Boosts the damage dealt by surprise attacks made by the user and their party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.

Who…
Who is this one?
Maybe Francis Drake?

　Jiang the Angler
　The Heroic spirit of a legendary tactician who offered various strategies in ancient times.
　Appears as an old man.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirits accompanies the user, but does not participate in battle.
　Boosts the INT of all of the user’s party members, union members, Summoned Monsters, working horses, etc.
　Seals the activation of Active enemies’ Skills, Spells, and special abilities for a set period of time.

Is this one Jiang Ziya?
He seems to be a tactician instead of a fighter, but his effects are nice.

　Wondering Visions
　The Heroic Spirits of ethnic groups who have continued their wandering journey since ancient times.
　Many of them appear wearing robes.
　[Effect]
　The Heroic Spirits accompany the user and participate in battle using only their special skills.
　Their special effects are random.

Wandering?
The only thing I can think of as the inspiration for this one is itinerant entertainers.
Picking this one is hard considering I don’t know who it’s based on, let alone the fact that its effects are random.

Alright.
There’s quite a lot to choose from, huh?
Should I prioritize their special effects?
Should I pick the one I like the most?
Hmm, this is hard.

However…
Let’s settle for one of these right now.

I’ve chosen Great Swordsman’s Advent.

While I was worrying about this, I noticed that the meal was already ready.
The time now is 11:50 AM.
Let’s have lunch.

Where should I go next?
It looks like we can go to another area while it’s still daytime.
What about N1W4?
I feel like someone else has already gone to that area.
Though whether its area portal has been released or not depends on that area’s geographical features.

What about N2W4?
That sounds like a good one.
Shall we go there?

Alright.
Let’s rebuild our lineup.
I’ll choose Volff, Obsidian, Kyokuya, Oma, and Aotsuki.
We exit the Demon’s Rock area and head northeast.

However…
As soon as we exit the area portal…

I see three figures behind my left side.
There’s also three more behind my right side.
And three more in front of me.

All nine of them are on horseback.

Am I surrounded?
What’s this?

『Are you the one who has awakened the heroic spirits?』

One of the three mounted figures in front of me asks me that question.
Who are they?
Are they Majins?
Only this Majin seems to have a different mount compared to the other eight.
It’s not a Svajilfari Slave, is it?

　Sleipnir Slave　???
　Event Monster　Demon　???
　???　???

　Il Capitano　???
　Event Monster　Majin　???
　???

So that’s who these guys are, huh?
My two sides are flanked by a Juggler and a Knife Thrower mounted on Svadilfari Slaves.
These guys…
How did they get here?
Why are they here?
Wait, no.

Are they after me?
That line it spoke earlier…
Are Heroic Spirits the reason?

『Are you the one who has awakened the heroic spirits? If so, then you cannot escape this. You will die here.』

Oh no.
I have to use a weapon arte.

However…
Although I can select it…
I cannot activate it.

Dammit.
There are 9 demons in total.
I haven’t used 【Identify】 on all of them, but there’s probably an Exorcising Guru among the Majins behind me.

I’ve been ambushed.
My surroundings are shrouded in darkness.
Darkness Field?
No!
Let’s get out of here, Aotsuki!

But it looks like it’s too late.

My consciousness is fading away.

I feel pain all over my body.

My body feels heavy.

Ah…

I know this feeling.

The next thing I see is the walls of Twilight Castle.
I might be somewhere inside the castle.

Does this mean this is the third time I’ve respawned after dying?

Let’s check the damage.
What about my weapons?
There don’t seem to be any particular changes.
No, I lost one of my Heavenly Zebra’s Misangas.
It seems like I’ve lost a couple of Potions and Mana Potions.
I suppose all I’ve lost are the things I had taken out of my Item Box so that I could use them right away.
Has my money been cut by half?
I haven’t checked, and I don’t feel like doing so now either.

What about my Summoned Monsters?
Let’s see…
They’re fine.
Volff, Obsidian, Kyokuya, Oma, and Aotsuki, all of which I summoned a few moments ago, are still here.
Summoning itself seems to be working just fine.
At least it looks like I can go all the way up to selecting another monster to summon.

However…
I’m not looking so good myself.

　Stats
　DEX　21 (-17)
　AGI　21 (-17)
　INT　32 (-26)
　STR　21 (-17)
　VIT　21 (-17)
　SPI　32 (-26)

This is terrible.
This is very, very bad.

I don’t feel like doing anything.
I guess I should log out and try to put this feeling behind me.

Dammit!
As if it was that easy to do that!
Those guys…
That damned Majin!
I remember its face.
I’ll never forget that feeling.
It probably stabbed me from the side with a rapier.

I see.

That’s what happened…

Is that so? Is that so?

Hmph.

Well, let’s log out for now.
What time is it?
12:10 PM.
To think I’m logging out at this hour!

Good grief, what a day!

Protagonist　Keith
Race　Human　Male　Racial Lv32 (↑1)
Job　Grand Summoner Lv18 (↑1)
Bonus Points Remaining 8

Set Skills
　Sword Lv12　Two-handed Spear Lv12　Joust Lv13　Club Lv14　Dagger Lv13
　Rapier Lv11　Rope Artes Lv11　Javelin Lv9 　Pole Weapon Lv8
　Staff Lv23　Punch Lv20　Kick Lv20　Joint Lock Lv20
　Throw Lv20　Evade Lv20　Block Lv20
　Summon Magic Lv32 (↑1)　Spacetime Magic Lv20 (↑1)　Seal Magic Lv13
　Light Magic Lv19　Wind Magic Lv19　Earth Magic Lv19　Water Magic Lv19
　Fire Magic Lv19　Dark Magic Lv19　Ice Magic Lv18　Lightning Magic Lv18
　Tree Magic Lv18 　Dust Magic Lv18 　Lava Magic Lv18　Steam Magic Lv18
　Heroic Summoning Lv1 (New!)
　Alchemy Lv15　Pharmacy Lv10 　Glassmaking Lv8　Woodworking Lv12
　Synergy Lv22　Appraise Lv22　Identify Lv22　Discern Lv7　Cold Resistance Lv10
　Grab Lv19　Horsemanship Lv20　Precise Manipulation Lv21 (↑1)　Ropework Lv11
　Jump Lv11 　Acrobatics Lv11 　Heat Resistance Lv14 (↑1)　Climb Lv12　Balance Lv13
　Dual Wield Lv19　Disassembly Lv18　Swimming Lv6　Diving Lv6　Throw Object Lv11
　Dash Lv12　Endurance Run Lv12　Hide Lv7　Conceal Lv7
　Physical Reinforcement Lv20　Mental Reinforcement Lv20　Speedcasting Lv20
　Magic Effect Amplification Lv20　Magic Range Expansion Lv20
　Petrification Resistance Lv6　Sleep Resistance Lv6　Paralysis Resistance Lv7
　Confusion Resistance Lv4　Darkness Resistance Lv4　Unconscious Resistance Lv9
　Charm Resistance Lv2　Poison Resistance Lv3　Silence Resistance Lv4 (↑1)

Equipment
　Tokkosho x1 (↓1)　Vajra Trident x2　Jeweled Sword x2　Quartz Illuminated Sword x2
　Akasagarbha Spear x2
　Staff of Torture x2　Petrified Wood Staff+ x2　Tonfas of Torture x2
　Capture Rod of Torture x1　Needlefish Spear+ x1　Swordfish Spear + x2
　White Elephant Long Spear+ x1　White Elephant Javelin x2　White Elephant Spear x1
　Lion Sage’s Lance+ x2　Scabbard Fish Sword x1
　Snow Beast Mace x1　Lion Sage’s Foil+ x2
　Lion Sage’s Kukri+ x2　Needlefish Javelin x1
　Guardian Treasure Hammer x1　Xiuyaojing Bow x1　Indra’s Halberd x1
　Enraged Pickaxe+ x2　Silver Necklace+ x1
　Snow Leopard Push Dagger x1　Gale Tiger Push Dagger x1
　Killer Scorpion Push Dagger x1　Snow Leopard Bagh Nakh x2
　Plains Lion Bagh Nakh x1　Bull and Horse Leather Armor+ Sets
　Einheral’s Armguards x2　Heavenly Zebra’s Misanga x1 (↓1)
　Bracelet of Torture+ x2　Anklet of Torture+ x2　Prison Guard’s Black Rope x1
　Rampage Horse Belt +　Rucksack　Item Box x2

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