Chapter 89.1

Chapter 89.1. Mercenary Characters Are Annoying In Real Life

“Gooooo!”

Zephyrus is blown away with a startled cry as Guu-chan’s beak pierces his torso. Guu-chan’s martial art is a critical hit for Zephyrus, who had forgotten about Guu-chan.

Moreover, Guu-chan’s [Triangle Attack] gets treated as a thrust attack. It’s an assault, Zephyrus’ weak point.

After letting go of me, Zephyrus was bounced away by Goo-chan’s attack and fell to the ground, crashing into the trees. Then heavy thud echoed through the trees, and I fell to the ground.

I fell, too, and as I was touching the ground, I did a roll to release the impact. It’s a good thing I had practiced the role. My body rolled like a ball.

“Ouch!”

However, my HP is less than 40. One more hit, and it’s game over. My body might be a little rickety.

“This bastard… did you aim for me? Kuh, Anemoi won’t move.”

Guu-chan’s blow must have been quite powerful. The sparking Anemoi made a creaking sound and was unable to move. It must be because we, who have the game’s offensive power, hit its weak point. He can’t move for a turn.

Was I aiming at it from the beginning? It’s obvious. There is no way I can destroy Anemoi with a wine bottle. I made it look like a little girl’s feeble attempt to resist, but I got out of his mind. You see, Martian? The earth is ours to protect.

“This guy …… using herself as bait …… little brat is …… mmm?”

[Earthbound]

Gnarled tentacles of the earth are born and entwined from the ground of the fallen Zephyrus.

“Leader, I’m in!”

The spirit user’s sister held out her hand from between the trees. She re-summoned the earth spirits.

“Damn, something like this!”

In an attempt to play off the restraints of the earth tentacles, Zephyrus sent mana into Anemoi. The wind whipped up from the Anemoi, but the Kongo-oneesan furiously jumped out from between the trees with her axe at the ready.

“Ha! I guess I’m going to hit it this time!”

[Explosion Axe]

The red-hot axe of Kongo-oneesan swings down at the motionless Anemoi. The red-hot axe bit into Anemoi’s armor and caused a huge explosion.

A blast blows up, sending up a cloud of dust. Trees shatter and fall to the ground, obscuring our view.

“Yes!”

The blast knocked him to the ground, but he quickly got up, and Mii-chan jumped up and down, happy with her victory. We won, right? We won, right? The battle is over now, right? I’ll use [Minor Heal III] on myself for now.

Everyone in the vigilant party slithers out from between the trees and turns to look at me in alarm.

“Mii-chan, are you okay? You pushed yourself too hard.”

Before I know it, Tsubame-san is standing next to me, looking at me covered in the light of recovery magic and calling out in concern.

“Um, it’s ……, oh, no?”

I try to answer, but as the dust settles, I see Zephyrus standing there and sigh. I knew it was a bad idea, though.

Anemoi’s wings are broken halfway down, and its shoulder pads have been broken quite a bit. It also has a hole where Guu-chan’s beak bit into it. It seems that he was able to penetrate the magic barrier.

“I’m ……… amazed. I didn’t expect you to go this far.”

Shrugging his shoulders, Zephyrus says with a look of satisfaction. I know the reason for his leeway. So I half-glance at him.

“By the looks of you, you can’t fight anymore! Surrender quietly!”

Kongo-oneesan nervously calls for Zephyrus to surrender. The Martians aren’t likely to surrender. It’s because Martians don’t surrender. It’s a template to fight to the end.

“Haha. This Anemoi has only just been manufactured as a prototype. I guess we’ve seen a lot of shortcomings.”

I know. It’s the prototype Anemoi. It was in the game. It’s left in the hanger, like an old aircraft. When the story started, it had a slightly different form. It had other armaments on it.

I’m willing to give him credit for seeing the modifications.”

Yes. Every time Zephyrus showed up at a milestone in the game story, it get upgraded. It was an annoying enemy that got stronger each time.

“It seems you have no intention of surrendering.”

“Of course, I’m not going to surrender. You’re finally here.”

Then Zephyrus snickers at Kongo’s question. He had noticed something, then turned to the sky above the forest and saw Flora’s Anemoi Replica flying by at high speed.

“Darling, it’s okay!”

Flora jumped straight into Zephyrus and hugged him.

“Honey. You’re too late.”

Darling and Honey… They’re too close a couple. It’s just a classic novel setting. This calling used to be popular in comic books and such. It’s pretty painful to see them in real life.

“I’m sorry. Those uncles are so stubborn. They kept running away and checking on me, so I’m late to join you.”

Flora leans on Zephyrus with a sweet tone. Now seems like a good time to attack, but it would be futile.

Besides, I know what his next line is going to be.

“Darling, you’ve been hit pretty hard, haven’t you? It’s about time. I think that’s moke alarm has made them aware of us.”

“She’s surprisingly good at what she does. It’s too bad we couldn’t kill her.”

Zephyrus laughs amusedly as he turns his head toward me.

I know, I know. Then, he’ll say, “I’ll have to fight you again.”

“Little brat. You and I will fight again. Even if I don’t kill you now, I will fight you someday. Until then, keep your arms up.”

The line sounded familiar. I remember it quite well, even though it was decades ago. In the game, Zephyrus said the same line.

So, I’ll return the favor with the same line as in the game. I’ll make a declaration with a proud look and a chest heave.