v2c41 - We Got a Lot of Meat and Monica Keeps Pouring Mysterious Liquid
“Don’t move. This woman, hostage.”
The Oak King, standing beside Monica, who had become disoriented and shed her sword and armor, said something unexpected.
It is not only that he can speak, but also that he would take hostage those who have been put into a confused state.
But, as effective as it may seem, it is powerless in front of me.
“[Devotion] …… Ellie, Monica is fine. Erase them!”
“Okay, leave it to me! [Thunderstorm].”
As I protected Monica with my Paladin’s upper defense skill, I had Ellie unleash a powerful ranged attack, which quickly turned the tables on the situation.
Well, since I shouldered Monica’s damage, I took some damage too, but since I recovered with medium-level healing magic, it had almost no effect.
“You …… are you abandoning your comrade.”
“No, you’re wrong. I’m going to save Monica and take you down. [Shield Charge].”
The Oak King withstood Ellie’s magic, and when I charged at him with my shield at the ready, his large body was blown far away.
…… Huh? Is the Oak King just big, but it’s actually weak?
It worked better than I thought it would.
“[Holy Cross]”
When I unleash my attack skill, the Orc King’s arm falls off.
…… Is the Oak King weak against the holy attribute?
Ellie followed up, and after a few more attacks…
“[Holy Cross]!”
The Oak King fell down and stopped moving.
…… As I thought, is it weaker than I thought?
Or did the extra skill make me stronger?
I thought about it for a bit, but rushed back to restore Monica first, and used the sacred magic that restores her confused state.
“Sorry I kept you waiting …… [Cure Confuse].”
For some reason, Lydia is extremely angry, but I wonder if she was attacked by Monica.
Monica’s face was pale and her breasts were widely exposed.
“Hey, Monica. Are you okay? At any rate, let’s put some clothes on you ……”
I hurriedly put a spare shirt on Monica to cover her breasts.
“–! It’s on my chest! It’s on my chest ……”
She stares at my shirt hanging on her chest.
No, I put my shirt on her chest, but is that really such a bad thing?
After all, it turned out that the confusion had not been completely removed, so I used the restoration spell again, and Monica returned to her normal state.
“Big brother. There is a lot of meat here, but what should we do? Should we just take it home for now?”
“You’re right. Let’s put aside the ordinary orcs for now and bring back some orcs that might be from a different race.”
Naturally, S-class Orc King, A-class Orc Mage, and the Orc Archer that we defeated before I knew it, and acquired the meat of Orc Fighter, High Orc, and so on.
“Alex. Do you want to burn the leftover that we can’t bring back? The carcasses are likely to attract monsters and such.”
“I think so. We already have more than we can hold, so let’s do that. Ellie, please.”
“All right!”
Saying that, Ellie burns the orc carcasses in batches.
Maybe because there is a lot of fat, it burns very well …… and becomes charcoal.
I think it’s safe since it’s already burned that much.
Then we walk back to Shelly’s place…
“Hey, Shelly. I need you to come over here for a minute.”
“Ugh. ……, what do you want? I’d like you to leave me alone for a while, though.”
When I called out to her, Shelly, half out of the shrine, still looked embarrassed.
I could tell a lot had happened, but I don’t think anyone really cared.
“Well, we acquired a lot of meat, so I thought maybe we could have dinner together.”
“Mm …… meat, huh? The meal you gave me before was good. I-Is there alcohol ……? No, I don’t mean that I want you to serve it, I mean that I want to refrain from it for now.”
“At any rate, there should be no grape wine. Well, come over to our place later.”
“Okay. But, don’t be such a stranger. I’ll give you a lift home.”
With that, Shelly took on the form of a dragon…
“W-Whaaaaaaatttt!? She really is a snake …… I mean, a blue dragon ……!?”
“Oh, yeah. Monica didn’t see Shelly in dragon form, did she …… Eh, what’s wrong?”
“Well, I was so surprised that my legs gave out.”
Monica sits down flat as she did when the Shadow Wolf appeared.
And then the mysterious puddle of water appears right after that.
When I’m trying to figure out what the heck it is…
“…… Alex and the others can ride on my back. But not that titty girl over there.”
“Titty girl, you mean me? Why not!?”
“…… My back will get dirty. But don’t worry. I don’t want you to sit on my back, but I’ll make sure I carry you.”
Shelly urged me to get on her back and we moved on.
I wondered what would happen to Monica if she was left alone, but Shelly, in dragon form, opened her mouth wide and holds Monica’s armor into her mouth.
“Ueeeehhhhh!?”
“It’s a light bite, so don’t worry. And I’m going to fly now. Stay still or you’re going to fall.”
“Whoaaaaaaaaaaa! I’m scared!”
After a brief explanation, Shelly bites Monica again and ascends toward the surface.
Looking at Monica, I had a feeling that some strange liquid was being sprayed from inside her short skirt, but Ellie and the others told me not to look at her …… and we all returned safely to the surface for the time being.
“It’s not coming anymore. It’s …… all out.”
Monica, teary-eyed, says something to Shelly, who has returned to her little girl form, but I wonder what it is?