「Yah! Ah……」
For now, I tried throwing the scrubbing brush at the Wild Boar, and it hit normally, then just fell to the ground.
There was no noticeable change to either the Wild Boar or the scrubbing brush.
「Eh…… wait, whoa」
The Wild Boar, completely unfazed by my scrubbing brush throw, charged straight at me and slammed into a wall.
It was the 『Earth Wall』 that Ralina-chan had made.
「Oh, as expected of Ralina-chan’s 『Earth Wall』. Not a scratch」
The vibration was strong enough to reach me, but the 『Earth Wall』 firmly stopped the Wild Boar’s charge.
The Wild Boar was stopped once, but it did not seem to have any intention of going around the wall. It kept smashing its head against it over and over. So this is what reckless headlong charge really is…….
「Even so, the scrubbing brush was no good……」
Why? Did it not meet the activation conditions?
……Or maybe the scrubbing brush really is just a scrubbing brush? Does it not have any cheat performance at all?
No, I do not want to think that. I do not want to admit it…….
「Maybe it’s for defense…… ah」
After several more charges, the 『Earth Wall』 was finally broken.
I guess it could not endure that long after all…….
With no choice, I raised Alexis Hammer No. 1 against the charging Wild Boar and swung it up――
「Take this! ――That hurts!」
I landed a full-powered sideways counter and succeeded in knocking the Wild Boar over.
However, an incredible shock ran through my own body, especially around my shoulder.
For a moment, I wondered if it had popped out of place. It has healed already though…….
「Ugh, I have to keep doing this…… This might be kind of tough――」
「『Power Arrow』!」
「Whoa」
Something fell down from above. It was Jered-kun. Jered-kun fell from above.
It seems he moved from tree to tree and jumped straight down at the Wild Boar from overhead.
While doing so, he held an arrow in his hand and activated arrow-cut 『Power Arrow』 as he fell.
That’s reckless, Jered-kun…… Is he some kind of dragoon……?
「Oh wow, it’s still alive」
Even after taking Jered-kun’s all-out jumping attack, the Wild Boar was still standing.
……Well, if that had finished it off, I think I would have felt unsatisfied.
After everything I had done, if Jered-kun took the spotlight right at the very end, that would honestly be a bit annoying.
「What’s wrong, Alec!? Did you run out of arrows!?」
「I’ve got about ten left!」
「Use mine! My bow broke!」
Oh, I see. So that’s why Jered-kun retreated up into the trees and looked so gloomy.
Then I suddenly started close combat, so he panicked and pulled off something like a dragoon move.
「Then give them to me! The arrows, into my waist pouch!」
「Waist pouch?」
「Huh? Ah, body bag?」
I want him to refill the magic bag at my waist that I use instead of a quiver, but is waist pouch already a dead word?
I remember Nana-san laughed at me for that before too…….
「Anyway, the waist 『Paralyze Arrow』」
That was close…… The Wild Boar, having recovered from Jered-kun’s jump attack, was locking onto me again.
「Into the waist magic bag, 『Paralyze Arrow』」
「Got it」
「Jered-kun’s 『Paralyze Arrow』」
「So I just put my arrows in there, right?」
「Thanks, 『Paralyze Arrow』」
Since the paralysis only lasts three seconds, even talking is a struggle.
I ended up sounding like someone who adds 『Paralyze Arrow』 to the end of every sentence. I even sounded like I was thanking 『Paralyze Arrow』 in the end.
Still, it seems Jered-kun understood what I meant, and he is diligently moving arrows from his magic bag into mine.
Good, good. Now I do not have to worry about arrows anymore.
If this still is not enough, I can have Jered-kun gather the arrows scattered around here.
Alright then, time to resume the all-out 『Paralyze Arrow』 combo!
「Paradise Arrow, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, Paradise Arrow, 『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』」
Fuhahahahaha. Pig, I am never running out of arrows now. I will keep shooting thousands of them at you!
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「『Paralyze Arrow』, 『Paralyze Arrow』, Paralyze…… huh?」
As I kept firing 『Paralyze Arrow』 over and over, the Wild Boar suddenly collapsed flat onto the ground.
「Oh, did we get it?」
「Ah, that……」
「What is it?」
「No, it’s nothing. Looks like we beat it」
Jered-kun carelessly raised a survival flag, but even so, the Wild Boar did not move. It seems we really did defeat it.
「Looks like it’s over」
「Yeah, it’s over…… I’m tired. Seriously tired」
The recovery potion is still active, so I do not feel any physical exhaustion. Still, I feel tired anyway.
Just today, how many hundreds of times did I fire 『Paralyze Arrow』? How many hundreds of times did I shout 『Paralyze Arrow』?
Without the potion, my arms, fingers, and throat would probably be completely wrecked.
「Hey Alec, what was that all about? You kept spamming 『Paralyze Arrow』 nonstop」
「Ah…… yeah. I drank a potion. The one I got from Yggdrasil-san」
Well, that is really the only way I can explain it…… Sorry, Yggdrasil-san, I am sorry.
「A potion from World Tree-sama?」
「It’s a precious potion that heals injuries and restores lost magic power」
「So that’s why you could keep using skill arts……」
「Yeah, can you keep this potion a secret? If word gets out, it would probably cause a lot of trouble……」
「Yeah. Even just watching it, the effect was insane」
I think so too. This is only the second time I have used it in real combat, but the effect was overwhelming. Spamming skill arts is no joke.
「By the way, are you okay, Jered-kun? Are you hurt?」
「Hm? Ah, I’m fine. I just twisted my ankle a bit」
It seems Jered-kun sprained his ankle. It must have been during that jump attack. He came down with a lot of force, and from quite a height.
「Do you want to use the potion? It’ll probably heal right away」
「I’m good. It’s a valuable potion, right? I put some herbs on it, and it barely hurts now. Worst case, I’ll just have someone use healing magic once we’re back in the village」
「I see. ……Ah, but Jisrare-san shouldn’t be in the village right now, right?」
「……No, there are other healers in the village」
「What?」
Ah, right. Come to think of it, there was one.
It was a male doctor, so I did not really go there much, but I think there was one.
「Well, thanks anyway」
「Yeah」
「And…… um. Thanks, Alec. You saved me」
「……Yeah」
He’s dere now. Jered-kun is being dere…… That kind of dere from Jered-kun is a bit awkward……
……I mean, why Jered-kun, of all people?
This time, I played the role of rushing to save a childhood friend in danger and pulling them out of a crisis…… but usually, isn’t that role meant for a girl childhood friend?
Why is it Jered-kun? Why a male childhood friend……?
Well, whatever…… I am just glad Jered-kun is safe. Yeah…….
next chapter: Withdrawal Operations
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