Vol. 1 Chapter 28

~The Great Flooding Has Begun~

Translated by Raizu
Edited by Mirp

The night before the day of the Great Flooding, the Royal Capital of Alfen was filled with excitement as darkness approached. Liquor and food were served here and there, and people were dancing and going wild.
Is one of the reasons that the population density has increased since all the people outside the walls have moved into the new city?

Nobody knows whether they’ll survive the flood that starts tomorrow.

Faced with this uneasiness, the people went wild as if it was the last feast of their lives, and the lovers developed love.
In fact, after the outbreak of the Great Flooding was announced, couples flocked to facilities such as the Adventurer’s Guild where contraceptive magic could be performed.
Because many men will have to raise arms in the frontline to resist the flooding tomorrow.
In the past two months, even men who had never held a weapon before began training with one.
The fact that food, clothing, and shelter were provided to those who volunteered to fight in the Great Flooding, including their families.

[It’s such a big commotion.]

[Because the Great Flooding is coming of course]

Marl and I were watching the spectacle from our private room on the fourth wall.
A guardhouse, or rather a sentry hut built on top of the castle walls. From here, you can see the new town outside the wall and inside from the castle gate.
The room has a slightly larger bed, a simple table, and a shelf that isn’t that big.
The room had a slightly larger bed, a simple table, and a shelf that isn’t that big.
Marl and I, still casually dressed, stared blankly at the people below.
I have told everyone to stay away from this office for the rest of the day unless there is an emergency. So it’s just the two of us here, spending our time quietly.

[Taichi-san, why did you decide to also fight in the Great Flooding?]

I tilted my head at Marl’s sudden question.
Seeing my attitude, Marl continued.

[Taichi-san is not a citizen of this Karendil Kingdom, nor is he a human of this Eriard in the first place. Is there any reason for Taichi-san to take the lead and fight in the most dangerous place? I’m sure they will still do just fine without you.]

I pondered while tilting my head at Marl’s sudden negative remarks.

[Perhaps you’re right. But I have my own reasons. I want to test my power. I want a reward from the Karendil Kingdom, and so on.]

Seemingly not convinced, Marl wrinkled her eyebrows.
What happened the day before? She didn’t say anything about that until now.

[Also, I can protect Marl and the people in the mansion by fighting. Well, it would be a lie to say that I have absolutely no heroic desire to be everyone’s Hero.]

Boys and their desire to be heroes are inseparable.
From small children to the elderly, I think it’s a desire that always exists in every man’s heart.
When I have the opportunity and power to fulfill it, I can’t help but gravitate toward it.

[You might die, you know?]

[That possibility is not zero. I am strong, but I am aware that there is no guarantee that an opponent who surpasses me will not come out.]

Or I may be crushed by the violence of numbers. There is a saying that fighting is about numbers.
But, I’m not just a soldier. I’m a Hero who can single-handedly wipe out a horde of monsters.

[Don’t worry, I’ll run away if things become too dangerous.]

I’m sure Marl is worried too. Maybe she wants to throw everything away and run away with me.

[If I escape here, I think I will continue to regret it. I can say this with certainty.]

I’m sure the guilt of letting her die will always follow me.
But that’s just a what-ifs. Yeah.

[Now now, let’s keep it at that! Let’s have a meal instead. Alright, I’ll wave my arms for the first time in a while.]

After saying that, I stood up and headed for the door of the room.
Because it’s what-ifs. There’s no point in mulling about it now!

[Hey, Taichi-san… Really, I’m serious here!]

[Hahahaha, my stomach hurts when I’m so anxious. It’ll work out somehow.]

I cooked my own food for the first time in a while while soothing the drooping Marl.
There are plenty of ingredients in my inventory, and the cooking utensils are still stuck in, so it’s really easy to cook on top of the Fourth Wall.
The minced vegetables and small boar meat are stir-fried, then simmered in a pot to make soup, and the small boar meat is seasoned with salt and spices to make a steak.
Add some freshly baked bread from the storage and you have a fine dinner. Somewhat fine, I guess.

[It can’t be helped if you’ve made up your mind. Let’s eat to our heart’s content, sleep well, and prepare for tomorrow! Ah, but I’m a little scared, so please sleep tight tonight.]

[Sure, sure.]

Marl gave me a smile, even though she looked a little taken aback.
Yeah, I really want Marl to be smiling. So let’s survive.

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The day after I spent the night flirting with Marl. I suddenly woke up in the early morning when the sun had not yet risen.
I suddenly had this hunch.
So, I woke Marl up.

[Nnnn… What’s wrong?]

[Wake up and gear up, I feel something.]

I took out the light dagger enchanted with light magic from its scabbard and placed it on the table. Now there’s enough light in the room to change clothes.
Marl also quickly jumped out of the bed and started getting ready.
I was also almost completely naked, so I hurriedly put on clothes and armor. I put on my bonded sword and hunter’s knife around my waist and went out of the room.

[It looks like nothing has happened yet.]

[I see.]

Marl said so while staring at the outside of the 4th wall as I took out the fruits from my inventory and handed it over for breakfast.
I think the danger perception probably woke me up. I couldn’t say for certain because I was sleeping, but it’s probably true.
While chewing on the fruit, I cast my eyes around the outside of the Fourth Wall with magic eyes.
There was something… unnatural.

A lot of magic reactions can be seen in the sky to the southwest.
It looks like there’s still a long way to go, but it wouldn’t be strange for a flying monster to arrive faster.

[Many magic reactions have been found in the southwestern sky. I’m sorry, Marl, but can you please report this to the Knight Commander?]

[Alright. Taichi-san, please be careful.]

[Leave it to me. I’ll wake everyone up while I’m at it.]

I drew the bonded sword from its scabbard, held it up high and started concentrating my magic power.
The crystal, which was the core of the bonded sword, emitted a blue light, and the godsilver blade began to emit a dazzling light.
A fist-sized, pure white bullet of light was generated at the tip of the sword.

[There!]

At the same time as I swung down the bonded sword, a dazzling bullet of light flew into the southwestern sky.
The light trails, and the bullet of light grew stronger as time passes.

Impact.

An explosion occurred in the southwestern sky, illuminating the earth as if it were daytime.
A roaring sound and a shock wave arrived later.
The magic reactions that were caught in the explosion disappeared, and the other reactions seemed to all crash due to the shock wave.
It was from quite a high place, so even if it was a monster, it should still fall to its death.
Ah, my level has risen by three. Lucky.

Perhaps they noticed the light or the roar, the new town began to get noisy.
Preparations for the defense of the royal capital Alfen will be ready soon.
A detailed communication network was built for this day, and above all, Marl immediately went to report to the Knights Commander of the Knights of the Royal Capital.
Now, the first move is a surprise attack by a flying monster that slips into the darkness of the night. If it were me, I’d throw a large force into the chaotic place and trample it all at once.

And just as I was thinking that, a large number of magic reactions appeared from the southeastern forest far away from the Royal Capital.
Their number gradually increased, to the point that they covered part of the field of vision.

[It’s still a little far away.]

Because it’s much farther away than the flying monsters from earlier, even a long-range maximum blast can’t reach it.
As I kept looking, the number of magic reactions increased, and it began to spread sideways as if to surround the royal capital Alfen.
I don’t even feel like counting how many there are.

[The real question is how much can I reduce.]

Thus began the Great Flood.

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A horde of monsters is approaching.
The number was about 20,000.

On the other hand, the defense force of the royal capital Alfen was about 4,000 regular soldiers of the Karendil Kingdom, including the Knights.
In addition to this, there were about 1,000 adventurers, about 3,000 civilian soldiers, making it a total of 8,000 combined. That was the fighting strength of the Royal Capital Alfen.
The number of monsters was more than double that of ours. Considering that there is a defensive wall, it’s definitely not an entirely lopsided fight, but the monsters before me now aren’t necessarily all of the enemy’s strength.
Of course, a tough battle is expected… however.

[Ha–hahahaha! Die you monster garbage!]

Multiple light bullets fly from above my head, piercing the swarm of monsters and causing a large explosion.
Monsters popping out, pieces of meat and offal soaring, and numerous craters with a radius of 100 meters were left behind.

A long-distance bombardment of a swarm of monsters → Of course, many monsters are blown away → A lot of experience earned.

The long-range bombardment is delicious. My level goes up steadily.
It felt like fishing on a tank full of fish with a net.

Of course, not all monsters can be dealt with by my massive explosion alone.
The monsters broke through the gap between the huge explosions.

[Cavalry draw swords! Attack!]

[Ready! Fire!]

[Fucking bastards! Hold up your spear! Raise your shield and protect your comrades!!]

[Yahha! It’s time to earn money!]

Wounded by the aftermath of the explosion, the unsteady monsters were trampled by the Karendil Kingdom’s army, citizen militias, and adventurers whose morale had risen through the limit.
They were trampled by light cavalry’s sword-drawn assaults, rained down with bolts from crossbows fired by citizen militias, and even when they broke through, spears and swords from adventurers and regular soldiers pierced them.
It seems that there are people who let their guard down and get injured, or get carried away and get too far and die, but as expected, it’s beyond my reach.
My role is to fire massive explosions at the horde.
That said, my magic isn’t infinite either.

[Taichi-san, is your magic reserve still good?]

[Hmm, I think I’ve spent about half.]

“Maximum Explosion” is a superlative magic, so it consumes a lot of magic power. The efficiency in terms of magic power is amazing though.
The amount of mana consumed per shot is 200 without any catalyst, and by using a catalyst item, it will be cut by 20% to 30%. In the case of the bonded sword, it will be cut by 20% to 150.
Right now, I’ve risen to level 50, and my maximum MP is 3,528, which is quite amazing to say the least.
So, with the surplus skill points, I raised my magic power recovery to the maximum level of 5, but I recovered about 8 to 9 per minute. A simple calculation tells me that it recovers about 500 per hour.
Three shots are recovered in an hour.

It’s not like I’m shooting all the time, so I think I can still fight.
The power of the monsters is also waning.
Or rather, I really don’t understand the purpose of the monsters’ actions.
Normal monsters would probably get scared and run away after seeing so many get blown up by my magic. But they kept rushing at me instead.
It even looks like they’re rushing in to die.

As I was looking at the battlefield while thinking about such things, my spine suddenly shivered.

[Hm?]

[What’s wrong?]

[I have a bad feeling.]

Right after I said that, a black sphere appeared on the battlefield.
No, a sphere? circle? Or is it a hole?
I don’t really understand, suddenly something like black darkness like the night sky appeared. Danger perception tells me that things are dangerous.

[Whatever that is, I got a bad vibe from it]

[I don’t know… it’s certainly not a good atmosphere.]

While we were talking, a dark red “hand” flew out of the black darkness.
It was a disgusting “hand” covered in bloody carrion, with the flesh scraped off in places and the bones visible.
『Hands』 put their hands on the edge of the darkness to spread the black darkness. The darkness bends and expands.
It was clear that something was about to emerge from that black darkness.

[Shooting a huge explosion into the opponent’s goal!]

I don’t have the kind heart of a villain who kindly watches over the transformation scene of a hero of justice, so I mercilessly threw a huge explosion into the black darkness where something was about to emerge.
It’s not just one shot, it’s a total of five shots.
A series of roaring sounds resounded from the depths of the darkness, as if an enormous explosion had exploded. 5 times.
A gigantic red-black “hand” lost its strength and fell from the darkness. It felt like my wrists were blown away.
By the way, quite a few monsters under the “hand” were crushed. Oh my God!

[Super! Exciting!]

Just in case, the “hand” that fell on the battlefield was also blown away with a huge explosion.
It would be a problem if the hand started to move.

[Umm…]

[The monster is dead. Now, the flood is only beginning.]

I’m not a super-M who’s happy to have a powerful enemy appear.
Ah, my level went up by 3 at once.

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[What happened just now?]

[Well, you know… Hero-sama blew it away to Kingdom come, so there’s no problem.]

[Right. Whoa, the next one is coming.]

[Hyaha! It’s time to earn money!]