Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga – Chapter 92

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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To say that he was a person well versed in magic is an understatement.

-Kwaaaang!

The wall, shattered and torn apart by Sieg, who had charged in with aura swirling around him, scattered in all directions like styrofoam.

It was a bit different from what I had expected, but it certainly made the people beyond the wall hesitate.

But as expected, it wasn’t enough to actually fly towards people and cause harm.

Oh well.

There were no belated stares.

After all that shouting to make our presence known, how many would notice us only after the wall crumbled?

“It’s Sieg!”

“Damn it! We hit Sieg first!”

“The ingenuity of mankind will prevail!”

The problem was that it happened to be students who were fighting, so they displayed incredible unity, aiming their blades at us.

By the way, what kind of guy talks about mankind when facing a hero?

“Khahahaha! Come at me, you brats! Do you think years of failure will change overnight?!”

Sadly, Sieg wasn’t wrong.

He could use both magic and spirit arts, so it was difficult for anyone to gain an advantage over him, even if they matched his strength with sheer numbers.

As for me, I could only fight alone, so I would have to think carefully if even three warriors with a certain level of skill coordinated their attacks.

“Uh…? Wait! If Sieg’s there…!”

That’s why I prefer ambushes.

If one person goes down, there’s an opportunity to take down two, and assuming that we can reduce their numbers sequentially, numerical superiority can actually create unintended mistakes due to the pressure.

Since she was the furthest from us, the student had time to calmly assess the situation.

But before she could even voice her realization, the sharp stone I threw at her tore through the scroll at her waist, forcibly teleporting her back.

“It’s the Royal Knight!”

“Etenera! Our team will handle Sieg!”

“Surround them! Sword Sieg formation! Aim to incapacitate!”

From their words alone, one would think they were some kind of anti-Hero special forces.

I was slightly impressed that Etenera was the leader of their party, but I focused on identifying the individuals charging at me.

A male and female swordsman duo, a female mage chanting a spell from a distance, and five others seemingly targeting Sieg, excluding Etenera who was preparing something.

It seemed the teleported student was also part of Etenera’s party.

“Your basic skills are quite different!”

Since he was still a knight from a fairy tale, he spoke politely.

I accelerated with mana, bypassing the duo who were trying to strike me from both sides, and charged towards the female mage preparing her spell.

This double acceleration had worked even against the Ogatorf knights.

No matter how high the academy students’ level was, they wouldn’t be able to react to this.

“H-Huh?!”

“You have to protect yourself.”

If things went south, she would have to create distance, even if it meant forcibly activating her spell mid-cast, but she wouldn’t think that far ahead.

She panicked, trying to back away, but tripped on a small pebble just before she could gain distance.

I tore the scroll at her waist with my sword tip as I passed by, instantly teleporting her back.

“Huh?”

But the pebble that should have been where she disappeared wasn’t there.

Did she trip on her own foot?

No, that wasn’t it.

I definitely saw a pebble…

Oh?

“Haaap!”

Even though I was too late, I couldn’t resist testing a certain incredible hypothesis when I saw the students turning and charging at me.

I quickly turned my body, pretending to pick up a random stone on the ground.

The male student backed away, trying to protect his scroll as he observed the movement of my hand, while the female student tried to close the distance even faster to prevent my actions.

This mismatch in their movements created a gap between them.

“Ugh, it’s not working!”

Etenera’s sharp cry, as expected, did nothing to warn them.

Simply by swinging my empty hand as if I was throwing something at her face, the female student flinched.

I took the opportunity to knock her sword upwards and push her from under her armpit towards the male student.

He, in his panic, caught the falling female student, and they both tumbled to the ground.

Even as I caught the female student’s falling sword and tore the scroll at her waist, they were still struggling in bewilderment before being teleported back together.

“It was area-of-effect teleportation after all.”

Since the male student disappeared even though I didn’t tear his scroll, there was no room for doubt.

Perhaps it was designed this way for emergencies?

Still, it was unexpected that the scroll the male student had been wearing was left behind.

Were they reacting like this because the same magic was applied to both scrolls?

These were expensive items that were rarely used, so I didn’t know.

“Ah. Nothing’s ever easy!”

Meeting my gaze, Etenera chuckled.

Her relaxed demeanor made me wonder if she had some kind of hidden card up her sleeve, so I quickly scanned the area.

But… even though she seemed to be preparing something earlier, she now felt more like she had given up rather than finished preparing.

“It was over far too quickly, so I’ll show you my skills next time!”

Then, without any hesitation, she tore her own scroll and gave up.

All I could do was admire Etenera as she disappeared, which instantly teleported back.

“Wow. She’s not an easy opponent either.”

I thought she was just a cheerful mood maker, but she was surprisingly quick to assess the situation.

Well, that’s why she was able to take charge in this situation.

“This is a bit of a mismatch, no matter how I look at it. I’m impressive, but you’re quite versatile too, little brother.”

As I admired Etenera and put the scroll left by the male student in my pocket, just in case, Sieg approached as if he hadn’t even swung his sword.

No, he really hadn’t swung it, had he?

I glanced behind him, but only the three idiots we had left behind were still watching from beyond the wall.

“When did you finish them off?”

“Do you think I have wind spirits for decoration? Maybe if it was Etenera, I wouldn’t be so sure, but the others are a bit stiff. I pretended to cooperate and tore their scrolls one by one.”

I wondered if I had missed it because I was too focused, but it seemed he had literally finished them off while I was watching.

Spirit arts were really overpowered.

Or was this the hero’s overwhelming advantage?

“Hmm. Unlike your clumsy swordsmanship, it seems you’ve been working hard on everything else.”

“W-Well, I’m a bit weak when it comes to formalities. But after losing to you, I’ve been diligently attending swordsmanship classes, you know.”

“And you still use that ridiculously large greatsword?”

“It’s enough for those weaklings. Just you wait. I’ll show you some awesome swordsmanship later.”

His response was unconvincing, but I couldn’t say anything since he claimed to have changed his attitude towards classes after realizing his past mistakes.

I nodded in agreement and turned my head to call the three burdens, ready to move again.

That’s when it happened.

“As expected of the hero chosen by God. Your confidence is truly heroic.”

I wondered if those guys still hadn’t given up as I looked towards the voice.

The burdens were gone, and only the envoy party I had briefly seen before entering the dungeon remained.

Honestly, I was quite surprised since I hadn’t even sensed their presence.

Even Sieg seemed taken aback as he asked with wide eyes, “What? Where did you come from?”

Well, since we had bypassed the existing path and come through a hole in the wall, wouldn’t they have simply approached from the opposite side of the path we were supposed to take?

As expected, the answer was exactly what I had anticipated.

“We came from the opposite side. If you hadn’t made a hole in the wall, you would have fought us first.”

The woman with the fierce expression I had seen earlier seemed to be the leader, as the others remained silent.

“Where are the morons who were here?”

“We sent them back, of course. Wouldn’t it be best to reduce the enemy’s numbers?”

“Damn it. I should have just come here directly. In the end, they were useless except for killing one goblin each.”

I had brought them along, thinking they might be able to hold off at least one monster each if we encountered them in the dungeon, but it turned out to be a waste of time.

From my perspective, they had served their purpose by providing great entertainment, but it seemed Sieg didn’t agree.

“Anyway, it’s good to get rid of them in one go. It would have been annoying to deal with the students after defeating the hero.”

“Why are you talking as if you’ve already won?”

“Hehe. We’ve been through too much to play at the level of students.”

As the woman grinned, tightening her grip on her short spear, the others drew their swords almost simultaneously.

“Don’t take it too personally. You must have lived a life unimaginable to commoners under the false reputation of a hero.”

“…Hey, do you understand what she’s saying?”

I simply explained to Sieg, who was expressing his opinion with his face, wondering what kind of nonsense she was spouting.

“She’s saying she thinks the hero is a joke.”

Everyone was impressed by my perfect one-sentence summary, even though our perspectives differed.

I’m pretty good at summarizing things.

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