Chapter 175: The Tobacco’s Damaging Effects (1)

Seiya was staring at a lifeless Bunos, who was lying on the ground. It seemed that Seiya activated his Clairvoyance ability. All of the strong enemies in this world hid their status with disguised skills, but that protection got removed once they died. So Seiya could confirm whether our enemies were alive or dead.

「I think he isn’t breathing…Lista. You should check it too. 」

「Yes. 」

As Seiya asked me, I also activated my Clairvoyance ability. I confirmed Bunos’ death and reported to Seiya. Seiya nodded briefly and then approached Colt.

「There’s a high probability that he’s dead, but…Colt. Just to be sure, I’d like a triple check. 」

It seemed that our checks weren’t enough, so Seiya wanted Colt to confirm that Bunos was dead as well. Colt approached Bunos and touched his body directly, and then smiled.

「It’s alright. He’s definitely dead. 」

「Hmm. Well, I guess so. I released and activated all the magical power contained in the 15th layer. It’s hard to imagine that he’d be alive. 」

Hey, if that’s the case, why did you make us confirm his death so many times! That’s what I wanted to say out loud, but I noticed that the kind-looking Colt didn’t lose his gentle smile.

In front of Bunos’ corpse, Seiya put his hand on his chin and seemed to be thinking about something.

「What’s wrong, Seiya? Is there something else? 」

「Is Bunos really the Bunogeos of the distorted world? 」

「From the way he looks, I definitely think so. It seems that he was born as a human in this world. 」

Then, Seiya spoke with an unusually bitter expression on his face.

「Then, do you think I should use the “Sorry Sticker” or not? 」

「We…Well…That’s…」

I didn’t really know what to say, but Bunos was a human, not a monster. It seemed to be an important issue for Seiya, who had vowed not to kill people as much as possible. I couldn’t say anything else since I didn’t want to say something sour. Seiya continued to meditate for a while.

Meanwhile, someone was complaining in a low voice which Seiya couldn’t hear.

「Tch. You could’ve won even without the Daunting Pose. 」

It was Celseus in a wheelchair. Daunting Pose was useful against Wolf to protect ourselves from the machine gun. However, there was no need for it this time around. I understood why he was complaining though.

Colt came to Celseus’ side and smiled.

「I think it was a good call on Mister Seiya’s part to not let Mister Celseus use that skill. 」

「Huh? What do you mean? 」

Colt spoke in a serious tone while Celseus looked at him with a strange expression on his face.

「As Mister Seiya said, if he had used a gun in the fight against Wolf, Bunos would’ve been careful by equipping himself with the Mecha Orc Superior. Even with the Orc Superior, Bunos endured the powerful magic from the magic bullet for a while before succumbing in the end. If he had activated his Mecha Orc Superior, Celseus’ Daunting Pose might have been useful, but I think the battle would’ve been prolonged. Someone here would’ve died if that happened. 」

「Ah, yes. I’m glad he didn’t use the Mecha Orc Superior nor did I use…the Daunting Pose…」

Celseus seemed to understand Colt’s words. I suddenly thought about it too. When we fought Bunogeos in the original Exfolia, Seiya suppressed the two-stage transformation “Beast Hazard”. And this time too, Seiya finished Bunos off before he could reveal his hidden secrets.

…Seiya was truly amazing when I thought about it that way!

There were many times where Seiya was too cautious and it was troublesome, but he still looked like the hero in charge. I looked at Seiya after thinking about him. Seiya was worried in front of Bunos’ corpse, but eventually, he reached his own pocket and took out the sticker. Ah, maybe he was going to use it after all.

As I approached, Seiya suddenly tore the “Sorry Sticker” with his hands.

「Huh? Aren’t you going to put it on Bunos? 」

「This guy was a monster in the original world, but in this world he’s human. Therefore, I decided to use only half of it. 」

Showing a confident face at the conclusion he had reached after a long consideration; Seiya stuck a shredded half of the “Sorry Sticker” on the forehead of the dead Bunos. He did so, but…

「Hey, Seiya. That sticker only says “Ry”. I don’t understand what it means. At least make it say “Sorry”. 」

However, Seiya ignored me and spoke to Colt instead.

「Can I ask you to dispose this corpse just like it happened with Wolf? This goddess gets annoyed when I burn human corpses. 」

「He…Hey, Seiya, that’s because you’re a hero…」

I had gotten used to burning monster corpses and sinking them deep underground…but it was true that I didn’t want the hero in charge to damage human bodies.

Colt, as expected, gently agreed.

「Of course. Leave the disposal of the corpse to me. 」

「Thanks. 」

Seiya was unusually grateful to the humans of this world. Disposal of a corpse was an important matter for Seiya, so if he entrusted that job to Colt meant that he trusted to him to some extent. Well, maybe that was a good thing…but I was a bit curious and asked Colt.

「By the way, Colt. How do you dispose a corpse? 」

「Ahaha. I think it’s better for the Lady Goddess not to ask such question. 」

「I…I see. 」

I was so scared of the smiling Colt that I stopped asking any more questions. Caron and Father Luke worked together to carry the corpse somewhere. After a while, Seiya saw the two of them return and grabbed his Earth Magic cloak.

「Okay. Let’s go now. There’s no need to stay too long in a place like this. 」

Seiya glared at the night sky, ignoring Eich’s sarcasm, 「Aren’t you the one who stalls? 」.

「Duke Leon might be watching our movements from above. 」

When we heard Seiya’s words, the air around him became quite tense. Eich also showed a wry smile after glancing at the sky.

「Bunos explained that his drone was his latest scouting weapon. Leon doesn’t know about it yet, right? 」

「Maybe. But I’ll use the Automatic Phoenix just to be sure. 」

After Seiya changed his job to a Fire Magic warrior, he sent several firebirds into the night sky. If Leon was watching our battle with Bunos from above, then he wouldn’t have to pretend not to notice the enemy drones anymore.

「Are those firebirds your version of a drone? 」

「Correct. It will be troublesome if they took advantage of this leisure time to attack us after fighting Bunos. 」

「No, wait. You’re probably thinking too much. 」

Eich laughed at Seiya’s cautiousness. However, it wasn’t a mocking laugh like before. Everyone here saw that Seiya’s cautiousness was of great help against Bunos.

…I felt a little happy to see that Seiya’s cautious behavior was recognized!

As I was thinking about that, I heard the sound of dry applause, 『Clap, Clap, Clap』 coming from behind my back. What? Were they applauding me?

But it was different from what I thought. The sound of applause could be heard from the darkness behind the trees! Someone other than us was hiding while clapping!

「Who…Who is it!? 」

I screamed in shock. I wasn’t the only one. The relaxed atmosphere that had been in the air until just now had completely changed. Tension ran through the faces of Colt and the others. Seiya sharpened his eyes to the darkness. Du…Duke Leon really took advantage of this leisure time to attack us!? No way!!

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