Otherworld Company Chapter 201.1: Even If You Work Overtime, Once You Finish Your Work, You Will Feel A Sense Of Accomplishment.

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“Kakakaka, I never thought I would have the opportunity to fight a Demon King twice.” (Fusio)

“It looks like you’re having a lot of fun. This place is a mess.” (Jiro)

　The barrier that restrains the opponent can no longer be used, but in a sense, having a rear guard with extensive combat experience on our side is much more helpful than the barrier.

　Under the influence of the Demon King Soul’s magic and instructor Fusio’s magic, we were unable to continue close combat for a long time, so I repeated hit and away and now hid myself within the instructor’s defense.

　I sigh and talk to the instructor, who is floating in the air about a meter off the ground, happily fighting using magic, and he responds to my words, his jawbone clattering and fixing his gaze in front of him so that he does not miss this fun for even a moment.

“Jiro, your soul is still bright. To live is to be continually stimulated, and if you are tired of it and stop walking, it is the same as stopping living. You are only alive when you can enjoy constant stimulation. When you have lived as long as I have, it is difficult to find stimulation. And when it’s something as exquisite as this, it’s hard to find it again.” (Fusio)

　He is using so much magic that it is hard to know how many he is processing on at the same time, but the way he talks about his outlook on life with such a sense of enjoyment makes his words seem sincere.

“ Is that what happens when you live long enough? I’ll keep that as a reference for the future.” (Jiro)

　In summary, I thought that the instructor was saying that life is only worth it if you enjoy it.

“Kakaka, that’s right. That’s the attitude. People will be obsessed with living longer. It is not only those in power. It is a desire that emerges because we are finite. If you are satisfied with that, that may be fine, but in your case, your wife has a long life. You have made preparations to live a long time. The day will come when you understand my words.” (Fusio)

　Instructor Fusio chuckled in satisfaction at my response and proceeded to make his magical control even more precise and powerful.

“Undead, I don’t mind you talking happily with Master, but please don’t cast any crude magic that will include me.” (Himiku)

“Kakakaka, an angel is so boring. Are you saying that magic of that level is unavoidable? Your master come back safely from something like this.” (Fusio)

“Bastard.” (Himiku)

“Instructor, would you please stop provoking Himiku just because you’re having fun? We’re in a battle, so when we get back home, I’ll buy you some dorayaki from your favorite shop, so for now, just be nice, Himiku.” (Jiro)

“I would like the dorayaki with chunky bean paste from Fukurouya.” (Himiku)

　Himiku, who had returned from the front and had not tried to hide his dislike towards the instructor just a few moments ago, lost that air as soon as she heard the word “dorayaki,” and with a serious expression, she gave the name of the store.

“Jiro is the only one who can bribe a fallen angel with sweets.” (Fusio)

　The instructor showed an indescribable expression but did not say much.

　The price is a little expensive, but it’s not insane, but if I can get her in a good mood with dorayaki, it’s cheap.

“Hiiiiii, I’m alive!? I don’t know why, but I’m alive! What kind of atmosphere is this?” (Kaido)

　Kaido jumps in headlong into such a delicate atmosphere. He seems to have gone in with the explosion and stayed there for quite a while, but his face is sweaty, his breath is ragged, and his complexion is pale.

　I don’t think it made sense through his armor, but he was holding his heart and feeling his life.

　From the looks of it, there were a lot of scrapes and grazes, but they didn’t seem to be fatal.

“You know, you should rest for a while, I’ll get in. Can you also go, Himiku?” (Jiro)

“Wherever Master goes.” (Himiku)

“Ah, it looks like the other side is running out of time.” (Jiro)

“Kakakaka, Jiro is watching me too. Of course, even though I still have plenty of magical power, I understand that it’s still pretty bad. And above all, he’s a lion inside a worm. It is obvious that the more time passes, the more disadvantageous it will be.” (Fusio)

　Taking one last deep breath, I look at the battlefield from afar, where Kitamiya and Minami are joining instructor Fusio in repeatedly attacking and obstructing with magic and covering for the instructor.

　Looking at the Demon King’s soul, which has been unable to move freely since a few moments ago and has turned into a fixed turret, where did the initial margin disappear to?

　It’s no wonder, no matter how powerful the Demon King is, a lot of time has passed.

　Although it is not possible to measure it by physical sensation, the time on the wristwatch I saw when I ran to the instructor earlier told me that six hours had passed.

　No matter how strong the Demon King’s soul is, Amelia’s body is still in the process of development, and her body is not able to keep up with her spirit.

　In a short-term battle, she would have had no problem, but now that it is a long-term battle, the error between her spirit and her body is gradually eating away at our opponent.

　There is no impatience on her face, but I can see the irritation.

　And then there was a miscalculation that was quite convenient for us.

“Jiro, your sword is truly a magician’s natural enemy. Not only does it absorb magic, but it also even absorbs the magic element in their body if you strike them. It must be extremely difficult for the opponent to deal with. No matter how crazy they are, they can’t cheat the fact that they are becoming mentally pained. Kaka, if only the soul existed, the result would still be different, but the fetters of the body seem to be preventing that. The Mineral Tree, a tree that grows by absorbing magical elements, is the reason why it can do what it does.” (Fusio)

　Yes, the Mineral Tree in its new form was specialized in terms of anti-magic ability.

　In terms of striking weapons, there is no change in physical damage, but in terms of slashing, the power is reduced.

　However, its true value is in the skill, or more specifically, its anti-magic power, which is unmatched when it is used with a blade.

　The blade hits the magic as if it were hitting back a baseball, and instead of cutting away, it knocks it away.

　The power of the blade makes it more resistant than when cutting, but the magic power is recovered.

　If used properly, it is a form that can solve all the problems that plague me from long-range attacks.

　In addition, during the fight, I had a chance to make a close attack once.

　Judging that the current Mineral Tree, which has a covered blade and is now a striking weapon, would be able to suppress the attack to the level of a broken bone, I aimed for the arm.

　As expected, the opponent put up a barrier around the arm to protect it, but after a slight resistance, it broke through the barrier more easily than when it was sharp, absorbing the magic power, and the Mineral Tree hit the wrist.

And she certainly felt the bone-crushing sensation.

　At the same time, I felt that I was able to absorb the magic essence from Amelia’s body.

　Trees absorb nutrients through their roots.

　In the same way, Mineral Trees grow by absorbing magic essence and magical power though their roots.

　It is hard to believe that just by bringing these characteristics to the surface, such performance can be achieved.

“Now, go ahead, Jiro, if you slam that blade over and over again, even if it’s the Demon King’s soul, they won’t be able to escape unscathed. Rest assured, we have trained you well and you won’t die even in such a terrible situation.” (Fusio)

“The hard part is that I can’t deny it.” (Jiro)

　If you were to step into the vortex of magic that was unfolding in front of me, not from a distance, but in the middle of the whirlpool, you will probably have a certain amount of fear, but you feel it, but not so much that my body trembles.

　One day the instructors said,

　Fear is the sense to detect attacks, that word probably works accurately.

　In addition.

“Master, I am with you.” (Himiku)

“Oh, I’m counting on you.” (Jiro)

　If Himiku is also there, it’s not the time to say I am scared.

　I carry the transformed Mineral Tree on my shoulder and slowly step out from under the instructor’s protection.

　From here on out, I keep the number of talking to a minimum, just look at each other once and nod to Himiku.

　Then, walking turns into a trot, trot turns into a run, and running turns into a sprint.

　A sprint that has been repeated in the past few hours.

　The magic that pours down like a torrential downpour has become familiar.

　And my opponent, who has become more wary of me, is more eager to kill me than before.

　From magic such as fireballs and ice spears, to a literal rain of thunder that constantly pours down from the heavens like a thunderstorm, to invisible blades of wind, to iron sand spears that come at me like snakes.

　I push my way through a scene that is so varied that one can only laugh at the abundance of variations.

　I am a swordsman, after all, and it is my job to go forward and fight.

　I can’t fulfill my duty if I don’t make it through this place.

“Don’t let them escape!!” (Jiro)

“Master, I’m going around!” (Himiku)

“Go!” (Jiro)