Maou no Hajimekata

Episode 5: Let's Win a Deception-4

Radico is the key to this battle.

That would be a common perception between Folio and Oulu, Folio thought.

The details of Oul's skills that interfered with Radico's mind are unknown, but at least it doesn't seem to be entirely of the nature that Radico turns to his enemies. Even now Radico continues to hold on to his loyalty to Folio.

Therefore, if Oulu actively attempts to attack Folio, it will interrupt him, and if he imitates Radico as a shield, he could be on the Folio side.

Radico's "Silver Arms" is a nasty skill. It's even possible to pierce every defense and decide in one blow. It can be a deadly bomb because you can follow beside it.

"Radico, stay back."

That's why Oul keeps Folio off the front. That was what Folio did as he read it.

"But..."

"Don't worry. I'm not going to kill your husband."

Oulu grins like a father and strokes Folio's head.

"Disabled, a little persuasion and we'll get along just like you."

"Ugh!

Radico falls back with a full smile. Folio laughed deeply at what the hell he was going to do.

The details of the skills used by Oulu for Radico have not been given. At least it's not like it could be used in combat, but they couldn't tell me any more.

"Owl, open the wall!

With that screaming, Sarnak popped up. If it was his "steel shield," he would have decided that Folio's "Big Flame" could also be prevented. That's right.

If Sarnak pulls out, there's a hole in the wall. Folio fired at the gap, but was held back by another wall that was unfolding behind Sarnak as a matter of course. Seems to be able to expand into more complex forms than I thought. Folio bites his teeth to say what a cowardly skill it is to just say that you can get an invisible wall out.

Compared to that - Folio shifted his gaze to Sarnak and fired a few flames at him.

"Shh, shh!

"Steel Shield" is a powerful skill. It even prevents flaming heat compared to the lower compatible 'iron shield'.

"'Toolbag'"

"Noooo!?

But it's no trouble at all. Sarnak suddenly fell into the hole where it occurred, due to the skills developed by Folio.

Skills do not exist to drill holes in walls or floors. At least besides that skill that Oulu had, Folio had never heard of or seen it.

But the skills to drill holes in space are common. "Toolbag" is one of them. Create a space anywhere to the point where one person gets soaked up. Skills for carrying luggage if it were meant to be, but the contents were used for barricades and now they have me in Sarnak.

Though there are drawbacks of not being able to close when the creature is put in, enough to temporarily disable the 'steel shield'.

Skills belonging to the 'Shield' are strong. But that's why various studies have been done to deal with it. There were several ways to seal it off even if it could not be hurt. It's adorable because he was overconfident of such a thing and going for the upper echelons.

I was just thinking... Folio's vision shook violently.

"... All right"

Oul shrugged small when he saw Folio beaten to death by a stick and rolling down the ground.

"Gu, uh... what, so..."

You must have succeeded in having a concussion successfully. Folio looks up at Floro in a way he doesn't even remember to stand. It was Floro who beat her up. The long Sarnak figure and the flames that made him a good blindfold.

The flames emitted by Folio had a tremendous temperature. If it is prevented by the wall or eaten ten rounds, it will be steamed, and if it is eaten directly, it will be turned into charcoal such as human body in two or three rounds. The aftermath alone would not spare serious burns.

I mean, it's about that temperature.

It is so weak that it cannot be compared to the magma manipulated by the volcanic goddess Sakya or the divine fire of Lames with the help of the Sun God. It is only a temperature slightly higher than that used by the magician. Therefore, the normal fire-resistant magic used by Oulu was sufficiently surpassed.

The moment Floro shook up the stick in an attempt to add a chase, Folio released a chunk of water. A chunk of distracted water at a speed that is unlikely to be very capable of killing because of the haze with the damage. That didn't have to be avoided, it flew in an unavoidable direction.

"... no, Floro! Behind you!"

Happily noticing Oulu's warning, Floro looks back.

"Sarnak!"

The chunk of water was buried inside the 'tool bag' where Sarnak fell. The foam rises to the surface of the water.

"Steel Shield" nullifies most of the force exerted on him. Even water buoyancy. In other words, when filled with water in the hole, there is no other way to suffocate as it is without being able to rise.

"Please get caught!

"Come on, Floro!

Ignoring Oulu's suppression, Floro inserts the stick into the 'tool bag'. But I was stunned, trying to pull up Sarnak caught by it.

─ ─ "Steel Shield" nullifies most of the force exerted on the person. That's why we can't even pull it up. Sarnak must climb on his own strength alone. I can't even get buoyancy help in the water, but only the weight of wet clothes takes hold.

It was difficult to climb a twitchy stick without even a place to nail it, just with Floro's support. And there's no way the folio would miss that gap.

"Avoid it, Floro!

Folio's unleashed flames strike directly at Floro and burst. Even though the heat itself could be prevented by magic, it was not possible until the impact of the explosion.

"Well..."

Folio stands up slowly as he holds down his aching cheeks.

"What's next?

"Here's the thing."

The floor at Folio's feet, says Oulu. Nay, pressed up to surround her. Oulu has barely moved since the battle began, in order to give him time to take control of this room.

It took a little while because of the large room that Folio was waiting for, but the floors, walls and ceilings in this room already belonged to Oulu.

"When it comes to that..."

In both hands of the folio, there is a small flame.

"I thought so."

And when I spread the wings wide on that back, the next moment, she was moving to near the ceiling.

"Mmmm...!

What use are wings and such in this narrow dungeon? The Oulu question was beautifully resolved. Folio emits a small burst of flame from both his hands. Wings to fill and accelerate that blast.

Kick the looming wall, blur the ceiling, descend to the floor critical, and soar from there. Not as smooth a flight as a winged bird. It was a sharp acceleration, cutting space endlessly like lightning.

Owl's labyrinth magic is difficult to capture what stays in the air because of the nature of manipulating dungeon walls. Even more so if it moves so fast.

As Oul put his hands off the floor, he began to run straight. Ahead is the 'tool bag' containing Sarnak. Can Oulu also manipulate the walls in the 'tool bag'...

Folio thought so for a moment and immediately reconsidered. Either way, Oulu has an invisible wall that he can freely manipulate. There's no way I'm going to use that staircase. It would be a pain in the ass to let Sarnak go.

I guess I was after that originally. The path that Oulu would follow and where Folio was located were separated by walls protruding from the floor. But that's about two meters from the ground.

As Folio rose high, he stood in front of Oulu over the wall.

"Danger. Danger. That's not gonna happen!

A huge flame is created in both hands of Folio and released towards Oulu. The wall of the invisible labyrinth (Labulinthos) held it back, but Oul stopped on the leaking heat.

Folio doesn't mind folding the flames. If you have the skills to prevent flames completely, you don't need to defend them with invisible walls. If so, the flames are still valid.

"Your flame..."

Oul's voice sounds nasty and clear amidst a ringing explosion. Or is this some kind of skill, too? Can you have skills that I don't know why? And the folio worries if we should be vigilant.

"A powerful flame for attack and a low power flame for movement. We can't get it out at the same time, can we?

It wasn't. There was something else to be more vigilant about. Folio immediately stops activating the 'Great Flame' and tries to jump away using the 'Small Flame'. But already, the back was blocked by the wall.

"Sorry, but I can manipulate invisible walls and floors at the same time."

"... Yes, yes, it was Bluff who was bothering to show me his hands on the floor"

You can't operate floors or walls now that you've got your hands off the floor. That's how he hurried the attack. Folio lost.

"The room where you are now is quite small. Don't use flames badly. We're gonna destroy ourselves."

"Oh, really. Small."

The victory and defeat were decided. Folio pulled out his shoulder and carelessly touched the invisible wall. Is it something like two meters square at best? Surely if we were to use 'Big Flame' in this, the folio would burn itself down.

But that's all I need.

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't have any extra resistance."

"Yes, yes, I won't."

To surrender, Folio raises his hands.

"The Atashi."

As soon as she said that, something jumped out of that nostalgia at an awesome rate. It punches Oulu's tense invisible wall while wearing a bee and thunder. Just listening sounded horrible crushing noises, and countless chunks of crushed stone appeared from the air.

"Oh."

Bran, who jumped out of the 'toolbag' he had hidden in Folio's pocket and beat it up, blinks with a pussy.

"It's surprisingly sturdy not to break in one blow"

And naturally, he made a second blow, and now it's time to shatter Oulu's Dungeon Cube.