Chapter 50 - The Two Are Troublemakers But the Strongest
Beast-kin usually strongly reflect human lineage. That’s why they usually have ears and tails, and at most, their hands are covered in fur if the beast bloodline is a bit stronger, as the limit.
However.
Among them, there were individuals born with a stronger beast bloodline, with animal forms on human bodies.
Naturally, they were much stronger, larger, and closer to monsters than humans.
They don’t hesitate to call themselves by the very grand name of Dragon Beast-kin.
In the very depths of the Great Forest.
There was a sacred place where Dragon Beast-kin lived.
Named.
Sacred Land Furrizoa.
Unfortunately, as the tower appeared and the dimensions of the Great Forest and tower became distorted, Furrizoa ended up falling to become an outpost for demons.
And the leader of those demons, as well as the manager of the 20th floor of the tower, is the demon of sloth, Neb.
Today too, she was committing the atrocity of scattering crumbs all over the sheets while rolling around in bed, munching on potato chips nyam nyam.
“Hmm…”
Her daily routine was simple.
She rolls around in bed.
When given food, she eats it lying in bed.
When given snacks, she eats them lying in bed.
And she sleeps.
She doesn’t need to sleep, but she sleeps anyway.
It was such a perfect routine that one might wonder if there could be a being more perfectly fitting the alias “demon of sloth” than this.
But does that mean she neglected her role as manager?
It wasn’t quite to that extent.
Neb is an elite sorcerer and alchemist even among demons.
She went through the trouble of making ‘Talismans of Obedience’ and scattering them in the Great Forest.
Just watching the conflicts surrounding those talismans while lying down made the potato chips taste like honey butter.
“Oh.”
Just as an interesting scene was about to unfold, Neb snuggled into the blanket.
The Talisman of Obedience is originally effective enough with just one attached, but.
Occasionally there were beast-kin who were properly bewitched by its magic, or accidentally attached several.
Fools.
Then they really, really become fools. Kekeke.
Laughing like that, when she looked at the tower with her administrator privileges, interesting incidents always happened.
This time, the revelators were even included as lead actors.
Neb started focusing on today’s audiovisual material with a grin.
“Kyawoooo–!”
A voice close to a roar, and quite familiar, echoed loudly.
It was Renatel’s howl.
She clearly said she was going to interrogate the prisoners, but.
“The mission objective is to subdue the berserk Renatel.”
As I was quickly briefing the heroes and about to hurriedly go out.
“Um, what about me…?”
Enya, freed from Lumi’s powerful polar bear mass slaughter party initiation, asked in a trembling voice.
“You’re a prisoner. Stay locked up for a bit.”
I answered with an extremely orthodox response.
We’re not close enough to eat at the same table yet.
“Really, what a beast-like man…! That’s why you’re more attractive…!”
Ignoring the woof woof dog sounds, no, wolf sounds flowing from behind, I hurriedly went outside.
“I’ve been waiting. You vicious kidnappers…!”
Renatel, with her eyes half-rolled back, greeted us.
Even with her real sword drawn.
“Um, well, please calm down.”
I tried negotiating first, but.
“How dare you think you’d be safe after so ruthlessly crushing Queen Enya-nim like that! This is blasphemy against Neb-nim!”
“Oh, geez.”
This won’t work.
She seems to have been too strongly infected by the talisman already.
Moreover, to make matters worse.
“Awoo! Awoo!”
“Grrrr!”
The Darang-dae friends who were just eating sweet and sour pork while going hehe humans are nice hehe until a moment ago.
As if they had contracted rabies in the meantime, they bared their teeth and growled.
They started showing hostility with talismans stuck somewhere on their bodies, hands, arms, or some body part.
It’s not polite for minions to intrude on a boss fight.
“Lumi takes on Renatel, the rest deal with the minions, I mean Darang-dae first. Be careful not to kill or be killed!”
Even though they were fighting each other with wooden swords like WWE earlier.
This time they were all equipped with weapons and preparing for UFC, no, a life-or-death battle.
Those ungrateful ones.
“Yohena, I’m counting on you. As always, you’re the most important. Make sure no one dies. Understood?”
“Yehe…!”
I encouraged the saint who was particularly weak to praise.
Battle start.
“It’s about time I disciplined them anyway woof!”
Lumi jumped right in with a grin and started scuffling with Renatel.
Ari skillfully shot arrows pew pew, starting to incapacitate the archers surrounding us one by one.
Fortunately, there were no bad guys charging at me and Yohena.
“The sunset… is falling…”
I took out the aggro-debuff-revolver from my holster after a while, and slowly aimed at Renatel while reciting the line.
It probably won’t deal any damage, but I should at least support by inflicting debuffs.
And Lumi will retrieve the aggro again by barking woof woof for the taunt function.
Since Renatel and Lumi were moving so fast.
Exerting a high level of concentration.
Bang!
“Grrrr…!”
Every time I shoot the revolver.
It’s a bit scary when the friends who get hit suddenly turn their heads towards me.
“Kyong kyong!”
But Lumi barks timely and they turn their heads back.
Turn their heads back…?
Wait, why isn’t it working?!
“Kyaak?!”
“Ark!”
Seeing Renatel suddenly rushing towards me at an insane speed, I instinctively stepped back, back, hurriedly!
I executed a strategic reverse charge.
Swoosh–
The moment Yohena pulled me by the nape.
I shuddered at the chilling sensation of the blade barely grazing above my head.
If Yohena hadn’t pulled me, if I hadn’t shrunk my neck a lot, if I had been just a little taller, I would have undoubtedly triggered a job change event from shop owner to Durachan.
Even though I have a resurrection artifact.
Still, I don’t want to experience death–!
“You crazy wolf! Kyong!”
Fortunately, Lumi quickly caught up and pounced on Renatel, slamming her to the ground thud.
“Nyaak!”
Thanks to Tinya opportunely spraying temptation, I was able to clear the aggro focused on me.
…I really almost died…
As I rolled on the ground three times, calmly organizing my thoughts.
Among the Rank 5 equipment sets given to our heroes.
There was an option that provided 10% immunity to status effects.
Was this a calamity I brought upon myself…
Feeling like my sighs were obscuring the sky, I struggled to return to my original position as if nothing had happened.
Yohena, with an expression on the verge of exploding.
I could feel the vibration of her barely holding back something welling up from deep in her chest.
This is an ominous sign.
I should be careful…
This wolf-woof is tougher than expected woof.
Feeling Renatel’s sword strike graze her clothes again, creating another hole, Lumi growled.
Compared to that detestable kidnapper, what was her name, Enya, this was an absurd speed and overwhelming strength.
Moreover, the wolf-woof was swinging her sword recklessly with killing intent, but.
She couldn’t kill the wolf-woof.
Even while thinking it was a bit unfair.
Because it was Master’s orders.
Swoosh–
“Kyong…!”
Lumi unconsciously grimaced as the sword dug quite deep into her arm.
Fortunately, Hena-woof was healing her, and the wound could be seen visibly closing, but pain is pain.
Rather, that subtle sensation of flesh growing back was more distracting.
However.
“Kyong!”
She forcibly deflected the sword persistently aiming for her chest, and immediately followed with a Lumi punch to the wolf-woof’s arm!
It seemed like she hit properly, but.
Feeling her fist ache more as if the body was made of stone, Lumi gritted her teeth.
She can’t kill her.
Where is the talisman? Where is the talisman woof…!
Sniff sniff.
Amidst the scent that the kidnapper had heavily marked, she tried to recall the original talisman’s scent from her memory as much as possible, piecing it together bit by bit.
“Kyong!”
Dodging the sword strike and rolling on the ground.
Lumi, standing on all fours, gritted her teeth, feeling for the first time that her fluttering skirt was uncomfortable.
Frustratingly, the moment Lumi thought she couldn’t subdue her alone.
“Lumi-woof! Tinya will help!”
Seeing Lumi at a disadvantage, Tinya flew over pyorong and landed next to her chak!
“Tinya-woof!”
Joy bloomed on Lumi’s face.
“Hmph, just because one more joined–”
Renatel, who was shouting confidently, suddenly felt an ominous feeling and shook her head.
A beam grazing past her ear.
“Demon, cowardly using magic…!”
And the battle resumed.
This time, the situation changed quite drastically.
Whenever Lumi was in danger, Tinya’s magic sharply pierced through that moment, narrowing Renatel’s movements.
Since Renatel didn’t know the objective of ‘subduing her without fatal injuries’, every single attack started to bother her.
Indeed, the demon of temptation.
Her mere existence plunged Renatel’s mind into temptation.
Judging that leaving that demon brat alone would be more troublesome, Renatel momentarily twisted her body and leaped with maximum force.
“Eh?”
The demon brat with a surprised expression stammered.
The opportunity is now, this moment, this instant.
Renatel swung her sword without hesitation, vertically towards the demon brat, in a straight line from that impudent crown to the crotch!
“Huh…?”
For the first time, bewilderment clouded Renatel’s expression.
The demon brat she thought she had clearly cut down disappeared like bubbles, bogle bogle.
“Kyahaha, where are you looking? It’s my doppelganger, lo~ser♡”
Along with words that somehow made anger well up, Renatel turned her head.
The Dog tribe hero was rushing towards her wide open nape at an angle she couldn’t dodge.
While flying towards Renatel.
Lumi momentarily operated her brain at full capacity.
If she bites the nape like this, Lumi-woof wins!
But then the wolf-woof gets badly hurt.
I won’t be able to keep Master’s words woof.
Lumi, who had been leading with her teeth, closed her mouth again.
And rammed her head kyung into Renatel’s chest.
“Keoeogh…!”
The moment Renatel staggered, her breath stopped for an instant.
Sniff sniff.
“Woof…!”
Lumi’s sense of smell found the talisman’s location.
She leaped at the wolf-woof who still hadn’t regained her posture, grabbed her waist and slammed her to the ground kwajik!
After knocking her down.
For the first time, she raised her claws and tore the top, tearing the chest cover.
Two huge mounds revealed.
Looking at the talismans stuck nicely on each side.
She recalled what Hena-woof had warned earlier.
If you touch it intact, Lumi could also lose her mind, so try to tear it up when you find it, or leave it to Tinya.
“Tinya!”
Lumi, who subdued the struggling wolf-woof again by headbutting her, called Tinya.
“Nya!”
Tinya, who quickly ran over udada.
“Kyahaha, stupid! If sticking those made breasts bigger, Tinya would have stuck a hundred, ten thousand already!”
Clearly laughing, but saying words that sounded a bit sad, she ripped off the talismans stuck to Renatel’s chest zwaak!
“Kyawoo–!”
At that indescribable pain.
And the feeling of her possessed soul being liberated.
Renatel rolled her eyes back and fainted.
“Woof!”
“Nya!”
Two triumphant heroes.
The two are troublemakers but the strongest!
Lumi turned towards Master, thinking of getting praised.
“Woof?”
She tilted her head, seeing Master crying “Please show me too” with his eyes covered by Hena-woof.
And at that moment.
[All hidden conditions have been met.]
Subdue Enya and Renatel with Lumi in the party (Achieved)
Lumi achieves MVP in two stages (Achieved)
The revelator possesses 2 or more ‘5★ Hero Contract (Lumi)’ (Currently 2)
Affection is 100 or higher (Currently 65535)
[β-Side Story Unlocked]
[O descendant of the Dog tribe who subdued the strongest warrior and queen of the Wolf tribe. You are qualified to challenge for the throne of the beast-kin.]
Strange windows that appeared when progressing through zones without Ark popped up pyorong in front of Lumi’s eyes, containing bizarre messages.
“Myong…?”