I took a glance at the tree behind me.
[Pigimaru. When I use , I’m counting on you to bring me over that tree.]
[Pii~]
I stick my hand out in front of me.
The target——- is Bardwitcher.
I’ve meticulously crushed both of his legs.
He won’t be able to escape with his feet like that.
If he can somehow properly move, I’ll just have to chase him and deal with him right away.
To start things off——- I deactivated the
casted on them.
And immediately……
[ ]
Almost at the same time I invoke my spell, I sensed my body being pulled backwards.
In the next moment, I felt my body floating in the air.
On the other hand…
[———Guugaaaaaaahhhhhhh!]
Bardwitcher became enraged and attacked Toad.
[O- Oi!? What are you doing, Bard!? Oi! It’s me! Toad!]
[Gagguu! Gagguuaaahh!]
Bardwitcher tried to bite him.
His posture looks as if he’s about to mount Toad’s body.
[Calm down! Oi!]
Toad desperately resisted his assault.
But then, Bardwitcher notices the sword by his side.
Taking the sword in hand, he started attacking Toad again.
……Fuuuunnn…
So they still use weapons even in a state huh.
I learned something new.
[I’m asking you what you are suddenly doing—— Sh*t!]
Kyinn!
Wielding his own sword, Toad dispels Bardwitcher’s incoming strike.
However, Bardwitcher’s offensive doesn’t stop.
As I examine them from the top of a tree branch, Toad glares at me.
[You b*staaaarrrdddd! What the heck did you do to Baaarrrddd!?]
[I heard that he’s an important friend of yours…… But I wonder what you will do? Will you just obediently let him kill you? Or perhaps, would you choose your own survival and kill your friend with your own hands? Come now—— Choose.]
Maybe it was because of my voice.
Bardwitcher looked back at me for a moment.
His eyes were white, and drool was dripping from his mouth to his chin.
However, his awareness quickly returned to Toad.
basically makes the target go towards the nearest one that he’s aware of after all.
Moreover…
“The Afflicted would target those in sight.”
“The Afflicted would take priority over the being that it’s aware of over the one loudest.”
—- also have such characteristics.
Almost as soon as I endowed on him, I used the rope-like Pigimaru to climb the tree behind me.
Most of the sounds generated during that time were cushioned and muffled by Pigimaru.
Toad threw a fit of rage.
[Don’t f*ck wiiiitttthhhh meeeee! Sh*t! I knew you did something! Stop messing around! Stoooppp! Why……]
Boohoo.
Tears welled up in Toad’s eyes.
[How could you have done such a terrible thing!?]
[……We’re the same though?]
[Aaahhh!? What the heck is the same with that!?]
[The both of us——]
I coldly looked down at Toad.
[We’re fellow scums.]
[I am—– scum!? A- Are you crazy!?]
[Maybe.]
By their standards, I would probably be.
At the end of the day, humans are subjective to everything.
[Kuhh…… Heretic! Heretic…… You damn, freaking, heretiiiiicccc!]
[Kuku, even if you say that to me, that sounds more like a compliment in my ears. Putting your compliments aside, come now…… You have to do your best, you will be killed by your oh, so important friend, you know?]
[Guuuhhh…… S- Snap out of it, Bard! I believe your mind is still awake within you! You can hear me, right!? Stop messing around and wake up already! Don’t lose…… Don’t lose to this b*stards ominous magic! You’re…… a member of the Heroic Sword, right!? You’re a strong man, right!?]
Somehow.
I feel like I’m reading some scenes in some battle manga somewhere.
The virtuous protagonist desperately calls out to the brainwashed heroine.
It isn’t impossible to hear such passionate words among those books.
However, this is reality.
……Those words won’t reach him.
But well……
[Good luck with that. You might just miraculously bring your friend to his senses… and that would be quite heartwarming.]
Sitting down on a thick tree branch, I looked at them as if they’re some attraction and called out to them.
Thereupon, Toad glares at me with all his might.
He’s looking at me with “righteous eyes” that hates evil with all his heart.
[Well…… Even if such a development occurs, it would be meaningless anyway.]
[What… do you……!?]
[No matter what happens, the both of you will die here.]
I’m up in the tree, but this position is also within my range……
I can always invoke my skills at the first sign that anything is about to happen.
I’ve properly set up insurances.
As he parried the incoming sword strikes, Toad continuously called out to him in tears.
[Bard, remember! The everyday life we’ve passed together! Now, come back to your senses! And then…… We’ll both work together to bring that piece of sh*t down!]
[Gugaaaahhhhh!]
[Baaarrrrddd~~!]
[Garuaahhh! Guugaaaaahhhhh!]
[How cruel…… This is just too cruel……! For you to do something this awful, do you not have a heart!? You’re evil incarnate!]
[You don’t have to repeat it, it’s not like I’m denying it.]
[Daaammmnnn youuuuuuuu——–!]
Toad wailed out to the sky.
ANd then,,,
[I- I can’t do it! My friend—— I can’t kill my friends!]
[If you don’t want to kill him that much, how about you go get your other friends to help you?]
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