Chapter 217: Such… why you…

(Seems finished.)

From the damage state of the combat clothes, he was convinced of finishing the two swordsmen with Aura Shot. Defense ability by aura mostly extended to clothing too.

That was why if aura defense intact state, combat clothes might damage somewhat but not become ragged. But the two swordsmen’s combat clothes already torn a lot, and not only underwear but skin exposed.

That aura defense shaved and damage borne on body understandable with eyes.

(Feeling maybe? Double Aura Shot’s power, seemed stronger than earlier...)

Such a sense he had. Just, no margin to continue thinking about that doubt for current him.

Finished the seven bandits who came toward self, but this time’s bandits number many. Still many not defeated bandits should exist.

He looked around surroundings and confirmed situation.

(Allies all safe, enemy remaining... about half. Melee state so Aura Shot hard to use.)

Mainly centering Uraka, Guadalbaroja side’s combatants also overwhelming the bandit side. Bandits full of low level adventurers even among junior adventurers, and Uraka naturally, for other crew too, easily dealable.

Since melee state where enemies and allies mixed, Aura Shot also in a state hard to use.

(Clio dealing with four.)

In his eyes, Clio’s form surrounded by four bandits entered. Since no coordination, not that Clio in crisis.

Nearby two bandits fallen. Clio dealing with six and already defeated two.

He noticed three bandits approaching to join the attack on such Clio.

(Those three, better I deal with.)

He set the next target, released Aura Shot, and activated Stun Blow. Toward the three bandits, he dashed.

At gale-like speed, about fifty meters distance, he ran through. He attacked two swordsmen and one martial artist.

First surprise attacked the female swordsman, in a flash pounded more than ten attacks, while scattering aura spray, drove to stun state. Immediately switched skill to Burst Strike and pounded a heavy body blow on that body.

While violently damaging combat clothes, the female swordsman was blown away and as is became unable to move.

(First one...)

He immediately while switching skill from Burst Strike to Stun Blow, decided the next prey. The male martial artist about ten meters away surprised at his sudden surprise attack, he decided as next prey.

"Ah, Kazu... saved!"

Clio noticed him and called happily.

"Those two, fine to leave?"

At this time, since he was looking toward the male martial artist, could not notice. That the male swordsman intended to finish next after the male martial artist’s expression clearly changed.

Of course, also because expression hard to understand due to goggles and mask.

"Fine! Came with that intention!"

While returning words, he charged toward the male martial artist. Stepped into distance in an instant, not allowing opponent’s counterattack, made almost one-sided sandbag state.

In a flash drove the male martial artist to stun state, and switched skill from Stun Blow to Burst Strike. Then, with glowing right leg released intense roundhouse kick and kicked away the male martial artist who could not even guard properly.

While scattering not only aura spray but also combat clothes fragments, the male martial artist’s body was blown away. The male martial artist could not even take breakfall, rolled on the ground, and became unable to move.

(Second one also... cleared.)

Near the defeated male martial artist, there was a male swordsman. The male swordsman who changed expression hearing Clio call to him.

Taking more than ten meters distance, he and the male swordsman became in a confronting state. Immediately returning skill from Burst Strike to Stun Blow, he readied to jump toward the male swordsman.

"Such... why you..."

The male swordsman saw his form and raised a surprised voice.

(Eh? That voice...)

Hearing the male swordsman’s voice, he was surprised. A voice with recollection... a voice known from before coming to this world seemed.

Moreover, due to goggles and mask expression hard to see, but the male swordsman looking at his face and seeming extremely surprised, he felt.

(No way this guy, one of the ones who went to Virgo first?)

Since such a thought floated, he unintentionally hesitated charging.

"Retreat! Smoke smoke!"

Suddenly, a sharp voice resounded. The male swordsman serving as leader role at least among the bandits judged no possibility of succeeding the attack and issued retreat instructions.

Still movable nearly half the bandits took out magic cards from card cases hanging on belts and successively stepped on and activated. At the bandits’ feet, purple light releasing magic circles appeared.

As if chimneys, from inside the magic circles large amount of purple smoke began spurting. The form of the bandit in his front also hidden by purple smoke and became invisible.

(Smoke screen card!)

He began quickly retreating so as not to be caught in the smoke screen. Concerned about the confronting bandit, but being caught in smoke screen not good plan.

"Purple haze! Don’t inhale the smoke!"

Uraka’s voice resounded.

(Not ordinary smoke screen, this? Come to think, color different from ordinary smoke screen, and smoke amount too much.)

Smoke screen cards of magic cards, he also used to. But smoke screen cards’ smoke harmless, and separately inhaling no problem, he thought.

Color also ordinarily black or gray, and seeing purple smoke first time for him. Moreover, the amount of smoke blowing from one magic circle seemed too much compared to ordinary magic cards.

"This purple smoke, poison something?"

He who succeeded retreating without being caught in purple smoke asked Uraka in a loud voice.

"Not poison, but if inhale later mood becomes bad, so better not inhale!"

"Even made use purple haze, miserable guys..."

Nearby Clio muttered while looking at the purple smoke with pitying eyes.

"What is, that... purple haze?"

While cautioning the bandits, he asked Clio.

"Poor quality smoke screen card."

Clio immediately answered.

"If degree of inhaling smoke, later about one hour... just mood becomes bad, but the one who used entire day mood becomes very bad, and if overuse cases of breaking physical condition."

Marisa who approached without noticing supplemented Clio’s explanation.

"Manufacturing and distribution illegal, but can make with about one tenth of ordinary smoke screen cards, and smoke comes out large amount, so syndicate guys secretly manufacture and distribute as equipment to gathered bandit guys, seems."

Clio opened mouth again.

"In short, not given proper equipment, and made do illegal work, those earlier bandit guys."

"So said miserable guys?"

At his question, Clio nodded. Soon, by the blowing strong wind, the purple smoke flowed... and thinned.

The forms of the fleeing bandits entered his and them’s eyes. Ones hurriedly returning, and ones who due to damage received in battle could not even run and walked away.

(Good, no dead ones.)

At no single fallen bandit remaining, he was relieved. The side attacked by bandits killing bandits, in the Northern Continent legally and morally no problem.

Just, he born and raised in a peaceful world tended to hesitate killing even against criminals. Moreover, possibility classmates who transferred to other world together mixed, so him being relieved no deaths natural.

"What do? Pursue... and finish?"

Someone of the crew asked Uraka. If strength difference slight, might have escaped with smoke screen, but Uraka and them and bandits’ strength difference large.

With degree of generating smoke screen, the bandits could not escape from Uraka and them. If thinking to do, Uraka and them could even finish the bandits.

"Stop, took more time than thought. If pursuing, chasing Guadalbaroja becomes troublesome."

Uraka continued.

"Moreover, miserable guys even made use purple haze, lose mood to finish. If escaping, fine to leave."

Saying so, Uraka issued instructions.

"Return to ship! At least, caution the bandit guys too!"

Even if retreated, if careless and showed opening, possibility of being taken opening. That was why Uraka at least issued instructions not to neglect caution toward the bandits.