When Fors-san, who had buried Laguna-san underground, pulled me by the hand and tried to move away, the ground cracked at that moment.
[ā¦ā¦Tsk, according to my calculations, we should be able to move away for three minutesā¦ā¦ Seems like what I heard was true, you really had been training these days.]
[Fhua! Fors! You trying to kill me!?]
Almost at the same time as Fors-san muttered so, Laguna-san jumped out, shattering the iron-colored ground.
And to Laguna-san, who shouted that in protest, Fors-san told her with a somewhat cold look in her eyes.
[Trying to kill you? I carried out such an action with the understanding that something like that wouldnāt be effective. If, hypothetically, I were genuinely intent on killing you, I wouldnāt engage in a straightforward battle, but instead use tactics from an advantageous position. I would primarily employ poisons. Of course, I wouldnāt be able to create a poison that could overcome your resistance and kill you, but I can still exploit a hole in your resistance to slightly slow down your movements. Using that opportunity, I would use Nature Magic to restrain you, embed as many Sealing Techniques as possible, and then toss you into a Spatial Isolation Barrier, aiming for death by starvation. This would likely be the strategy with the highest chance of success. No matter how powerful you are, you still require food and water. Even if you have provisions in your magic box or you possess resistance, after being confined for several decades, itās reasonable to assume you would surely die of starvation. During that time, I would do my best to keep the barrier from being broken from the inside. It would become a test of endurance, but since I canāt win through a conventional battle, it canāt be helped.]
[ā¦ā¦Ahh~~ I apologize for teasing you, but can you stop seriously talking about how youād kill me!? Thatās scary!]
It really is a seriously well-thought-out approach. Sheās acknowledged that Laguna-san is stronger than her and that defeating her head-on is difficult, so instead, sheās focusing on finding a way to eliminate her without direct confrontation. A strategy of this level certainly is quite fitting for someone called a Sage; if things fall into place successfully, it seems like a strategy that could truly work.
[Somehow, that method felt like it could really beat Laguna-san huh.]
[Well, thatās only because Iām not good at Space-Time Magic. If someone is skilled in Space-Time Magic, it might be possible for them to interfere with that Spatial Isolation Barrier. Itās quite likely that the caster outside the barrier would be vulnerable to attacks from withinā¦ā¦ For example, if itās young Lilia, she would be able to easily defeat her from inside that barrier.]
[In the first place, her talent for magic manipulation is too much of a genius that thereās a high likelihood she could instantly dismantle my Sealing Techniques. Itās truly enviable to have such an intuitive sense for countering magic techniques. Against someone like her, I think I might be better off focusing on long-range attacks?]
[No, young Lilia isnāt that easy of an opponent. Since young Lilia possesses Time Magic, she can instantly reduce the effective range of ordinary long-range attacks to zero. To engage in a battle with young Lilia, I suppose the minimum requirement would be to withstand even a single strike from her swordsmanship?]
[Seriously, sheās quite the absurd one. A true genius in combat. If only she had been born during the time we had our journey, defeating the Demon Lord would have been a piece of cake.]
Somehow, before I knew it, they had shifted to talking about countermeasures against Lilia-san. Fors-san didnāt seem to care about Laguna-sanās earlier teasing either, as they began talking amiably.
However, setting that aside, it seems that Lilia-sanās talent really is that astonishing, to the extent that two of the members of Hero Party, who are likely standing high up in the world, are speaking so highly of her. Well, Alice did call her a bug in this world, so they certainly raise many points that I find convincing.
[ā¦ā¦Oops, weāre getting off track. Letās get back on topic. If youāre going to have lunch, it would be better if you both just come with me back to the castle. I also have to show my gratitude to Kaito for this matter, so allow me to treat you to some exquisite cuisine. Also, even with Kaito around, leaving Fors unattended in the city just makes me uneasyā¦ā¦ No, seriouslyā¦ā¦ I almost feel like even if you part ways with Kaito in a place where you should be able to see the royal castle, you might end up in a different country without ever reaching the castle.]
[Oi, oi, isnāt that a bit too harsh? Itās true that Iām directionally challenged. I canāt argue with you on that point. However, Iām not so inept that I canāt reach a place thatās literally right in my line of sight.]
[ā¦ā¦Didnāt you say back at the Six Kings Festival that you werenāt confident you could reach the Central Plaza even when it had that tall tower as a landmark?]
[ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦No, I think I have about a 30% chance of getting there, you know?]
No, rather, if the condition of having a landmark within her line of sight still results in a 70% chance of getting lost, I can understand Laguna-sanās strong desire to keep Fors-san within her sight.
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