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“Y-you are!?”
The thief was confused by the “White Girl” who suddenly appeared before him.
Did this woman kill his bandit subordinates? What is the meaning of this act?
The girl had pure white hair, but she looked young, barely an adult. Her clothes were of high quality, and at first glance, she looked like a young lady from a good family.
There was no way such a slender girl could kill anyone.
However, the red blood splattered on her white hair and skin, and her slender hands stained with blood, betrayed the man’s thoughts.
More than that…
The girl, covered in blood and smiling as if it were an everyday occurrence, made it clear that she was fundamentally different from them.
Hiss–
“Hii!”
Perhaps because he was frightened, the man flinched at a slight sound. Something passed close to his face, and he felt something wet on his cheek.
“…I missed.”
The man realized that the girl’s words and the blood smeared on his cheek, even though he hadn’t been touched, meant it was her attack. He scrambled to create distance.
“Y-you guys! It’s an enemy! Kill her!!”
Having finally recognized her as an “enemy,” the thief shouted. The bandits, who hadn’t even understood the situation because their comrades had died so suddenly, finally realized that this white girl had killed their comrades and began to move with angry expressions.
Without knowing who the girl was.
Without knowing what consequences their actions would bring…
“Then, shall we begin?”
Among them, only the white girl smiled as if admiring a flower.
I missed with the hand blade, probably because I’m not used to it yet.
Since they’re going along with my plans, I thought I’d at least let them die in one hit… Even when I try to be kind, it doesn’t work out.
Well, whatever…
Since they died so easily that their comrades didn’t even understand how they died, and they’ve become motivated, I’ll gratefully make use of them.
“Woman, you!”
One of the men jumps at me without even holding a weapon. What a vulgar face…
He really doesn’t understand.
“–kahu.”
Slightly stepping back, I slit his throat with a caressing hand blade. The man passes by me and falls headfirst into the forest ground.
“Hey, what are you doing!”
“I’ll take care of her!”
The men complain about their fallen comrade, still unable to understand. I evade the men who attack me one after another with Body Enhancement and Thought Acceleration, and slit their throats, break their necks, and reap their lives at a speed invisible to their eyes.
“W-what’s going on!?”
Finally realizing that they were the ones being hunted, I smiled sweetly at the men.
“It’s okay(・・・・).”
The means of prolonging life that Samantha taught me. To put it simply, the secret to long life that she still practices is, in a way, simple.
It’s about training Body Enhancement, which ordinary magicians don’t do.
I can use Body Enhancement because it’s necessary for Thought Acceleration. That’s why I practiced martial arts, which I’m not good at, against monsters.
But my 《Martial Arts Skill》 is only at level 3. Even so, I can speed up my thoughts by 30%, which is enough to assist my magic.
But Grandma was different. She could use level 4 martial arts and Thought Acceleration that was one level higher.
What made that possible was Mana Control.
It’s an essential technique for using magic efficiently, reducing consumption, and increasing its effectiveness, but she uses it to control Body Enhancement, strengthening not only the muscles in her limbs but also her internal organs.
“W-what is this woman!?”
“D-don’t come any closer!”
I chase, overtake, circle around, and kill the fleeing bandits at twice their speed.
It’s not like I’m just killing them with Body Enhancement alone. There’s a limit to how much I can enhance myself with Mana Control in my current state.
But Grandma knew how to train it efficiently.
That is, by using Utility Magic.
Utility Magic uses weak mana that doesn’t generate Magic Stones in the heart. By handling it precisely, it becomes a control training for Body Enhancement, and it itself becomes a fine “weapon.”
“Gyaaaaaaaah!?”
“H-help…”
I wrap wind around myself like gloves to increase my defense, create sharp claws of earth from the dust in the air, and use fine water, light, and Dark Mist to blur my figure.
But I don’t use “fire.”
Because it’s a promise with Aria…
To the lucky man who evaded my last attack, I offer kind words at the end of his life. It’s okay… rest assured.
“Dying isn’t that scary.”
After defeating the bandits, we received some reward from the Adventurer’s Guild.
Even if a Rank 5 wiped them out, the reward wouldn’t be issued immediately unless the Guild or soldiers confirmed it, but the lord, upon hearing Aria’s name, apparently agreed immediately.
In the town square, the young lord and his wife publicly declared that the bandit incident had been resolved, and the residents cheered.
Hmm…
You guys seem happier with that level of status after all…
“Well then, I’m going home!!”
“…Huh?”
I couldn’t help but ask back at Samantha’s sudden statement after she had her fill of mead after the matter was settled…
“What about the training? Aren’t you going to teach me?”
I couldn’t help but think of the good-natured Dark Elf Serejula and asked back, only to be met with a puzzled look.
“White Girl!! Learn through practice! What I use is just my own style! Polish it from now on and make it your own technique!! Well then, farewell!! I want to play with my great-grandchild soon!!”
Saying that in a loud voice as if she were on the other side of the street, Grandma raised a cloud of dust and disappeared in an instant before I could stop her.
I couldn’t help but furrow my brow and look at Aria, but she didn’t seem to mind and began to pack her belongings.
“You’re satisfied now that you’ve had your mead, right?”
“You do as you please… not that we can talk.”
Aria’s kitty yawned in exasperation at my sigh.
It’s always like this…
I have posted a new work!
“Dragon Girl Travels the Apocalyptic World” https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4711in/
It is a story about a dragon girl traveling through modern ruins.
At first, you may feel confused because you don’t understand anything, but it is a story about searching for it and encountering and parting ways.
I would appreciate it if you could check it out as well!
Volume 7 of “Survivor’s Log of an Otome Gamer” and Volume 4 of the comic will be released on January 15th, so please make your reservations as soon as possible!