NOVEL NEXT Chapter 61 - Episode 61: Stasa's Diplomacy
Episode 61: Stasa’s Diplomacy
〜〜Stasa’s Perspective〜〜
We stood before the lion-faced monsters.
Two of them at Yoruno Village.
Clearly, they’re village guards.
Based on their stats, they belong to the Lionkin race.
Level 150.
Considering Lizamaru-kun and Hapie-chan are level 250, they’re comfortably strong.
“W-Who are you guys!?”
“Hahaha! Oh, we’re not suspicious at all.”
“Are you from Zaus’s army?”
Well, yeah…
Uh, they’re wielding big axes, totally in battle stance.
If we mention we’re Zaus-sama’s subordinates, they’ll probably attack us right away.
“Um! We’re not here to fight!”
There, raised both hands as a sign of goodwill. No intention to attack!
“This is the Demon Lord’s territory! We won’t allow outsiders to intrude! Suspicious ones will be eliminated!!”
Eeeeeh! They’re attacking!!
“Yare yare. Move aside, lady. It’s our turn, Liz.”
“Stasa! Leave it to me, Hapi!”
Oh, Lizamaru-kun and Hapie-chan!
Reliable!!
“Dieeee!!”
The Lionkin swung a huge axe.
Lizamaru-kun deflected it with his spear.
“That weak attack won’t work, Liz.”
Wow! Strong!!
Level 250 is no joke!!
Lizamaru-kun and Hapie-chan quickly knocked down the two Lionkin.
Yes!!
The two Lionkin fell to the ground. At that moment, one of them took out a bell tied to its waist and rang it.
Ring, ring…
Some kind of signal?
“Uh-oh, Liz. They’re calling for backup, Liz.”
W-What, backup!?
And, our surprise was short-lived.
We were surrounded by ten Lionkin.
Most of them are at the same level as the guards from earlier.
But, there’s one that’s much bigger.
I think it’s about three meters tall…
Uh… Level 300. Stronger than Lizamaru-kun.
“Is this the spearhead of Zaus’s army? Only three humans and monsters? You underestimate us.”
Lizamaru-kun put on the Search Glasses.
“Darn! That big one has a surprisingly high level, Liz. What’s going on, Liz!?”
Yeah, it’s strange.
According to Zaus-sama’s information, the monsters around Yoruno Village are around level 70.
The situation is quite different. Since Zaus-sama’s information shouldn’t be wrong, there must have been some event that changed the situation for the enemy monsters.
Maybe the reinforcements from the Demon Lord came after Goblin Tarou defeated the spearhead of Kakgaridan?
“Hmm… You have an unusual item, huh? That glasses. Can you see the monsters’ stats with it?”
In any case, it’s a pinch.
“Hapie-chan, let’s run away!”
“Got it, Hapi! Activating the return spell, Hapi!”
“Oh no! That won’t do!”
In an instant.
The Lionkin pinned down Hapie-chan.
Oh no, that!!
“Tch!! Let go of Hapie!”
“Shut up!”
“Gwaaarizaa!”
Oh no, Lizamaru-kun got blown away!!
That big Lionkin is strong!!
The Lionkin started beating up Lizamaru-kun.
Oh no!!
Lizamaru-kun might die.
“Human woman! You’re the only one who can run away, Liz!! Don’t get caught at any cost! You understand the situation, right!!”
I-I understand!
I understand it well enough.
If I don’t escape now, I’ll get caught.
They won’t kill me. They’ll capture me alive, interrogate me, and try to get information from Zaus-sama, just like Hero Cea did with me.
But, basically, that means Lizamaru-kun and the others will die. Clearly, combatants who are obvious guards will hinder their information gathering. They’ll kill the monsters and keep me alive.
Lizamaru-kun, even while being beaten up by the Lionkin, stared at me intensely.
“We, we’ve decided to risk our lives for Zaus-sama, Liz. Thanks to that person, my family can live happily, Liz. I’m willing to risk my life for that person and for my family, Liz. I’ve vowed to repay the favor I’ve received with my entire life, Liz. S-So, h-human woman… My life isn’t meant to be used for your sake, Liz.”
“I-I understand!!”
“T-Then run, Liz. Your escape is for that person’s sake, Liz. That person is the hope of all monsters, Liz. If you understand, hurry up, Liz!!”
I clenched the wings of Pegasus.
I-I understand! Something like that!
I-I don’t want to inconvenience Zaus-sama again. But, Lizamaru-kun and the others will definitely be sad if they die!!
So──.
Bakyun! Bakyun!!
I fired the magic gun.
The magic bullets hit the Lionkin.
I did it!! I hit the Lionkin that was on top of Lizamaru-kun!!
“You, you idiot Liz!! What good is it to help me, Liz!!”
“Friends support each other!”
The big Lionkin stood before me.
“Oh, a magic gun, huh. You have quite the unusual items, huh? Who exactly are you?”
Who says something like that!
Take this, magic gun!!
However, the Lionkin deflected it with one hand.
“Hmph! You might defeat my subordinates, but defeating me is impossible, Gao. Hehehe.”
Ah… Level 300 is indeed formidable!
“You idiot! I told you to run, Liz!! Shoryuken!!”
Lizamaru-kun’s spear attack!
However, the big Lionkin ignored it and sent Lizamaru flying with a back fist.
“Gefuuriizaa!!”
Oh no!!
“Don’t worry, little girl. I’ll spare your life, Gao. Well, I’ll have to amputate your limbs, though!! Ghehegao!!”
Hiii!!
With the wings of Pegasus, I could easily escape alone. But, if I escape, Lizamaru-kun and the others will definitely be killed. …No, one might be left for information gathering. But, either way, they will suffer terribly!
“Young lady~~. Surrender, Gao~~. Ghehehe.”
I-I don’t want to run away.
B-But, I have to respect my friends’ opinions.
I can’t waste everyone’s feelings.
I took out the wings of Pegasus.
“Nng! You intend to run, Gao!!”
“I’ll fly away with the wings of Pegasus!!”
“You won’t get away, Gao!!”
Hmph!
That’s right!
Come closer!!
“Don’t let her escape, Gao!!”
I’m not going to be caught.
“Wings of Pegasus!”
This is a forced return item.
It sends any object flying back to the base location.
“Young lady~~~~!!”
But──.
“You’re the one who’s flying away.”
At the moment the wings of Pegasus activated.
I threw it at the Lionkin.
“What!?!”
“Goodbye.”
Doshuuuun!!
The big Lionkin jumped up into the air and turned into a mass of light, flying towards the Duke of Demon’s Castle.
Alright!
It worked out well.
The remaining enemies are just small fries around level 150.
With my magic gun and everyone’s help, we can defeat them!
I defeated the Lionkin with magic bullets and freed Lizamaru-kun and Hapie-chan.
“Help Goblin-chan!”
“Geez! What a reckless thing to do, Liz!”
We managed to survive by defeating the Lionkin there.
“Haa… Haa… G-Goblin-chan.”
“Yeah. It’s a healing spell, right? I know, goblin.”
Phew…
Thank goodness.
Lizamaru-kun and Hapie-chan are fully healed with the healing magic. Thank goodness.
“Yare yare, Liz. Things must be chaotic at the Duke’s Castle by now, Liz.”
“Hahaha… Well, yeah. …But you know, Gobtarou-kun is in the castle, right? He can use Muscle Awakening Muscle Wake, you know. Then he’d be level 560. I thought he could defeat the level 300 Lionkin. And… Zaus-sama is there too. When that Lionkin enters the castle, I think he’ll understand various things.”
“To calculate to that extent… But, what if you fail, Liz?”
“T-That’s…!”
“Hey! Lizamaru! You’re going too far, Hapi! Stasa helped us, Hapi!!”
“That’s right, Gob! If Stasa hadn’t come up with a plan, we would have all been wiped out, Gob!!”
“S-Shut up, Liz!! At that time, the woman should have escaped! That was the best solution! If the woman had been caught, it would have been disadvantageous for Zaus-sama! That’s absolutely unforgivable, Liz!!”
“Huh? Everyone was saved, so it’s fine, Hapi!!”
“That’s right, Gob! Let’s apologize to Stasa, Gob!!”
“Shut up, Liz!! I will never apologize, Liz!!”
“Despicable, Hapi!!”
“Really, Gob! Lizamaru is the worst, Gob!!”
“Shut up, Liz! Woman, just be quiet, Liz!!”
“Huh? Gender has nothing to do with it! Zaus-sama hates that the most, Hapi. Lizamaru is stupid, Hapi!”
“Gender discrimination, Gob!!”
“Shut up, shut up, shut up, Liz!!”
“Stupid, Hapi!!”
“That’s right, Gob!! The worst, Gob!!”
Hahaha…
“Geez. Everyone was saved, so let’s not fight. Let’s get along more as a team──”
And at that moment.
Boom!!
With an incredibly loud noise, a vibration ran through our bodies.
A sound as if something incredibly large had crashed down…
Even without fully understanding that.
Lizamaru’s right half was gone.
Floating in the air was his right arm.
Eh…!?
“Gwoorizaa!!”
L-Lizamaru-kun!?
There was a huge body there.
“Gufufu. You thought you could force me to return with Pegasus’s wings? I didn’t know where I would be sent, though. Hehehe. Don’t think you’ve been saved by that.”
It was the figure of that huge Lionkin.
Th-That…
“Why!?”
“I destroyed the power of the wings and came back, Gao. Hehehe.”
Nooooooo!!
Such aaaaaaa!!
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A huge crisis is looming!
Will Stasa and the others be saved!?
Look forward to the next episode, “Stasa Goes All Out with Insurance”!!