With the opponent having hostages, weāre now put in a bind; seeing that we donāt we have no intention to fight back, the opponent the let the silence continues.
As the deadlock continues for a while, Dimol descends next to me and pull my sleeve with his beak.
He normally doesnāt pull my sleeves, though.
Is it because the unusual situation weāre in?
While Iām confused by Dimolās behavior, which he had never shown before, a voice echoes in my brain,
[Itās me. Cinzia. Right now Iām borrowing the body of my best friend Dimol. The body of the dragon species is strong against mana, so employment magic doesnāt work quite well on him, but I sure am glad I did my best and prepared this just in case of an emergency like this timāā] (Cinzia)
Hold on for sec, Cinzia-sama! Please donāt cast weird magic on my precious Dimol without permission!
[Itās not a weird magic! And I casted employment magic after getting permission from Dimol! How rude.] (Cinzia)
No, I mean, look, as the amount of mana in Dimolās body increase, wouldnāt the chance of him turning into a monster also increase?
[He wouldnāt turn into a monster with employment magicās level of mana.] (Cinzia)
But stillā¦ Iāll have you explain it properly later, alright?
[Haa~, this is exactly why Iām worried about you, animal fetish-kun. Rather than that, my real body, along with Danton and Philia, is being carried off by an old man who took Abyss Walkers along with. The trouble over there is bigger, right!] (Cinzia)
The director and his wife are!? Are they okay?
[Theyāre unconscious, but okay. I was defending with golems, but then they took the orphanage children hostage, so I surrendered.] (Cinzia)
Are the children of the orphanage and the evacuated villagers safe!?
[Yeah, it seems that the old manās aim was only me, Danton, and Philia. When we let ourselves be caught obediently, he quickly took us out of the building without touching it. Since Iāve entrusted the children and the villagers to Suzana, Iām sure theyāre okay.] (Cinzia)
So, whatās your situation now?
[Danton and Philia are unconscious, while I have most of magic power sealed and canāt move. Now I can only share view with Dimol like this. After tying us up, it seems like they carry us toward the villageās entrance, that is the tunnel.]
So, theyāre intending to run away?
[Iām sure they are. Though I donāt know their purpose for kidnapping us.] (Cinzia)
I turned my gaze toward the tunnel, which is the only entrance and exit of the village.
Seems like they havenāt gotten there yetā¦
[Oops, the magic power Iāve prepared is about to run out. I probably wonāt die because my armor will do its best hibernating, soāāIāll leave the rest to you. If I die, Iāll haunt you, okayā] (Cinzia)
Thatād be a bit too much for my mental, so Iāll give it my best and do something about this situation.
Dimol, holding my sleeve in his beak, perhaps have returned to his usual self, as he lets go of my sleeve and bows his head.
āThanks, Dimol.ā (Frick)
āWhat should we do, Frick-sama?ā (Noelia)
While Iām patting Dimolās head next to me, the approaching Noelia asks me.
On top of one of the opponents has been injured, weāve found a weak point where the monstersā movements grow dull when instructor is attacked.
Should we incapacitate the instructorā¦?
If we do, the monsters would be disarrayed, and we can use the opening to go save the three from the lot who try to withdraw from the tunnel.
I whisper and ask Noelia who came next to me.
[Sorry, but can you cast Ivy Bind on that young man? When the opponents become disordered, weāll head for the tunnel.] (Frick)
Noelia nods, before beginning to chant magic.
āSo youāre not going to put down your weapon. Genociders, get them.ā
The man, seeing Noelia start chanting magic, realizes that we arenāt willing to surrender and orders the monsters to attack.
āOā solid stone sleeping in the ground, intersect with the atmosphere, form a spiral, and pierce mine enemy! āSpiral Bulletā.ā (Frick)
When I release Spiral Bullets at the incoming monsters, they penetrate the monstersā hard skins, making them scream, and their blood to soak the ground.
On the other hand, the ivy grasses of the Ivy Bind Noelia activated entwine and bind the manās body.
During that time, I see the mask covering the manās face gets entangled by the ivy grasses and torn off.
āM-my mask! Let go! Fuck, Genociders pull off these ivy grasses restraining my body! Shit! I wonāt die in this kind of place!ā
The man whose mask is torn off appears to be more impatient than he has ever had until now; he instructs the monsters to tear off the ivy grasses restraining his body.
Alright! The opponents wonāt follow us for a while with this.
I carry Noelia and, just like that, run from that place toward the tunnel.