I Favor the Villainess

"... are you okay, Master Claire?

"That's right, we're set to be fine!

"Obviously it doesn't seem okay..."

It is me who cares, the strong Claire, the worried Misha and the Trinity.

The crusaders, starting with us, are approaching us in a boat toward a ghost ship.

There are a total of thirty crusaders.

I'm splitting up into several people, getting in a boat, and trying to get close while I'm on my guard.

I haven't encountered any monsters so far, but it's time for a dangerous distance.

And the arrow tip I thought.

"Here they come!

Voices rose from the ships of the adventurers who were going first.

As I gazed into the fog, I could see birdy monsters flying from the front.

That number, roughly ten.

"Dear Claire, do it!

"Wow, I get it!

Master Claire responded to Mr. Louis' voice.

The shape of the monsters is still not clearly visible because it is far-sighted.

Did that work, and Master Claire's fright didn't seem so serious either.

"Light!

Master Claire chanted a magic ray.

The hotline hit a flock of birds directly and burned most of them.

"Shit, you got a little left?"

I'll take care of it.

Misha reacted to Mr. Louis' tongue beating.

Shortly afterwards, a tall sound sounds and the rest of the bird monster is shot down.

It is Sai Lane of Misha.

"Such a number of monsters in an instant..."

"I can... I can!

Winning the first battle raised the morale of the Crusaders to twelve.

Mr. Louis gave us a thumbs up.

Even then there was sporadic fighting until we reached the ghost ship, but no one was ever wounded.

"Well, here's the real deal."

When she confirmed that all of the crusaders had gone up to the haunted ship, Ms. Louis told everyone to keep their attention.

"As you should, clear the way from Team A to Team E. Captain's office is with me and these kids."

A crusader who takes command of Mr. Louis to a tight spot.

He is an experienced adventurer.

The instructions are also efficient and accurate.

"! It's Skeleton! A lot!"

When the door of the deck opened, about ten undead appeared looking skeletons from the inside.

Everyone takes a stand in battle.

"Don't flinch! The numbers are up here! Surround and crush!

Under Mr. Louis' command, a riot began.

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"Gentlemen, you're exhausted."

About two hours have passed since I boarded the ship.

The three of us proceeded while being kept warm as trumpets and protected by crusaders.

The undead had no big deal with the power of each and every one of them, but somehow they had a lot of numbers.

The crusaders were gradually cut in strength and many were injured.

"We're almost in the Captain's office! If you take down the boss, it's over, so come on, guys!

The voice that responds to Mr. Louis' inspiration is also getting smaller and smaller.

Really, it's critical.

"Captain, it's the captain's office!

The crusader's face brightened to the voice of an adventurer ahead.

It's finally over, the face of relief.

"Okay. Me and these four kids are going in. Everyone, solidify the outside of the room so the monsters can't come inside."

Copy that.

While everyone was on alert, at the lead of Mr. Louis, I, Dear Claire, entered the Captain's office in the order of Mischa.

"... that?

The room was full of cancer.

I expected to have a boss like Captain Hook, and I clapped myself out indoors with nothing.

"Was it the other room...?

No, it's here.

Mr. Louis assured Master Claire, who raised his suspicious voice.

"Tighten the line"

That's what Mr. Louis said, he activated some kind of magic using magic scrolling.

"But there's nothing, is there?

Misha also looks indoors, but still nothing.

"That's right. The boss... we're going to call it in."

To that voice, I stepped out in front of Master Claire.

Misha also has a magic wand and is in a combat position.

"You..."

"Everyone loves you. I just have a license to the Adventurer Guild, and that's all I can trust."

Mr. Louis walked to the back of the room laughing bitterly.

"Mr. Louis, are you an enemy?

"Enemy? Right, you're an enemy"

Mr. Louis. - No, Louis has offered me his right hand when he says so.

His pharmacopoeia had a ring on it that only I recognized.

"Undead Demonic Prop -!"

"You know... well, that's the thing"

What he was wearing was that demonic prop that made Mr. Hans give up in the Wang capital.

That means Louis is the culprit of this ghost ship noise......?

"But there's no body here."

As Misha points out.

Even if there is a magic prop, it makes no sense without its object of effect.

"We're going to make it. Use this."

Louis took out something like a perfume bottle from his nose.

There is a clear liquid filled inside.

"It's a new Canterella."

"!? Are you the assassin of the Nah Empire?!?

"I'm sorry, but that's what happens"

Louis said he seemed sincerely sorry.

"Isn't it too seedy to get on with it?

"Well, maybe so. I don't care if you think this is my fault."

Louis really looked like I regretted what happened.

But...

"Do you own this ghost ship?

"Oh, give me the noble ship of the Kingdom of Bauer."

There are already victims.

There is no reason for him to be forgiven.

"If I knew it was poisonous, I'd take care of it."

"I know how to detoxify it too... what?

To my words, Louis laughed just a little.

"I told you this Canterella was a new one, right? The person who used this guy will no longer accept any magic. So your antidote magic won't detoxify you."

"Then I hope you're not poisoned in the first place."

Master Claire says it back in a strong way.

But Louis can't stop laughing.

"You didn't say anyone was gonna use it on you guys, did you?

"!? What!?

I wonder if Master Claire will be surprised.

Louis opened Cantarella's lid and drank it up in a breath as it was.

"Wow... Huh! Gu..................!

"Self-harm...? No, that's the thing -!"

Louis falls into the floor and leans around.

I looked confused at first when I saw that, Misha, but it seemed like something occurred to me.

"This man is going to be an undead!

"!? No......!

I didn't understand.

That is just suicide.

Once you are undead, you have no choice but to return the hell of this world to dust forever.

It is presumed that Louis' aim is our lives, but still, if he dies, he has neither an ex nor a child.

"Detoxify me!

"... no! Canterella's already active!

While we were stunned, it happened.

"... monster..."

Skin peels off, red and black muscles peel out and swell up.

As a man, the standard Louis body grew bigger and bigger, eventually becoming a giant body like an oak.

"I'm running away!

Claire's voice returned to me all the time.

That's right.

I don't need to hang out with this.

If we get everyone out of here...

"Mudada"

Louis said in the voice of something unusual.

The door... won't open.

"That was a magic scroll earlier."

Was that for locking us up?

"Saa...... Adult Sikh Killing Saletekre"

"I refuse!

Master Claire unleashed a flaming spear.

The flaming spear hit Louis directly, but...

"Magic ha, effects canai"

Louis was completely intact.

"I see...... You disable all magic as well as detoxification magic."

Analyze calmly while Misha stands guarded.

Speaking of which, he said that.

"Whisper, you didn't let us do anything so far to drain the others who excelled in physical attacks?

"naka naka head gah lujanaika"

You mean from the beginning, the aim was to create this situation?

Although it is the high power of magic, we lack the physical means of attack.

If the magic doesn't work, we don't have hands or feet.

"What can I do..."

Something bitter mixes with Master Claire's voice.

We were cornered.