Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 6 - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: 7

6-7 . I want to Practice Magic [Cheat Arc]

Even in parallel world, it still is .

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"■▼▲▲　▲■▲▲　▲▲ Shield"

A transparent shape that looks like a Shield appear in front of me who's holding a short cane . The size is large enough to cover my whole body .

"Here I go~ Psycho Ball . "

The invisible magic ball fired by Arisa got repelled by the Shield and disappeared .

Oh, a new indicator has appeared below my HP bar, [Shield HP], it says . The HP is 100, and it has decreased by one from Arisa's attack earlier . I wait for a while, but it's not restoring back .

"Is it alright for the next one?"

"Come at me . "

"Here I go Tsubaki-kun! This is, my Overdrive shoot!"

Arisa fires Shock Wave while parodying something . The Shield shooks from that attack, but it's repelled just like with the psycho ball earlier .

This time the Shield's HP decreases by 3 points . So it doesn't decrease by fixed value, but depends on the spell huh?

"Then, next, please use Magic Arrow, Nana . "

"Yes, master . "

A magic circle appears before Nana's forehead and the magic arrow is shot from there .

The magic arrow disappears accompanied with sounds like metal clashing . The Shield's HP only decreases by 1 .

"Next, Mia, please . "

"Nn . 　■■■　■■　■■■■ Water Shoot"

Mia creates Water Shoot from the water inside the jug beside her, and then fires it to me . At the moment of impact, the Shield shooks a bit . The magic is dissolved and the water splashes under . The Shield's HP only decreases by 1 point .

"Mia, do you have any area attack?"

"I do . "

"Then, please do that from the front . "

"It's dangerous . "

"Do you have attack that would be safe for everyone but me?"

"I do . "

"Then please do that one . "

" . . . Satou?"

"I'll avoid it before it hit me . "

"Nn . 　■■■　■■■　■■■■■■ Acid Mist"

White mist hits the Shield . The mist is prevented by the Shield, but the grasses around me are dying . The Shield's HP decreases by 3 points .

So direct attack magic is 1 point, while area attack magic is 3 points huh . Isn't this Shield too strong?

"Tama, please throw some stones . Aim at the area around my stomach . "

"Aye!"

Swoosh, the stone tears through the air, and just like all the magic before, it's prevented . The stone bounces back unlike the magic . Tama is getting better at stone throwing, Her throw has gotten quite faster . The Shield's HP only decreases by 1 point .

"Alright, next, Pochi . Shoot with a crossbow, since it's dangerous, shoot from around there okay . "

"Understood, nodesu~ . "

The short arrow that Pochi shoots has different aim, she accurately shoots at my left foot that my finger has pointed out . Of course, the arrow bounces back before it hit me . The Shield's HP decreases by 1 point, just like with Tama's stone-throwing .

Now then, next is Liza, but honestly, I'm afraid with the serious Liza who will be using [That Spear] . I cancel the Shield, and put it up once again . I understand that it's actually not necessary, but it's a problem with feeling .

"Liza, after you fill the spear full with magic power, please do heavy blow and thrusting with all your might . "

"I understand, master . Please be prepared!"

No no, that line is scary .

Bang, the sound of Liza's rushing, she thrusts out the magic spear .

The magic spear pushes the Shield, but just as it's about to hit me, it gets knocked back . At the same time, something invisible is pushing my body . I see, it seems the Shield is suitable to hold back mass attacks huh .

The red ripple that appears between the spear and the Shield disappears .

As soon as the ripple disappear, Liza pulls her spear . Let me make this clear, even if Liza spear pierced through the Shield, it would slip through my armpit .

The Shield HP decreases only by 3 points . Even though it was flashy, it's the same as area attack huh .

"Liza, next, try to attack me thrice . "

"Yes . "

Each attack decreases the Shield's HP by 1 .

The next experiment will be the last .

"Lulu, please throw a pebble . "

"Y, yes, I'll do my best . "

However, contrary to Lulu's spirit, the stone flies toward the day after tomorrow . Right, she isn't used to hitting people, unexpectedly it won't fly straight .

"Lulu . "

"I, I'm sorry master . Eii . Eii . "

Probably thinking that she'd get scolded, Lulu desperately tries to throw stones many times over with upset face . Aah, that's a waste for her beautiful face .

"Lulu, calm down . "

"Y, yes . "

Maybe thinking that she's disapproved, Lulu falls dejected . Her troubled face is cute too .

"Lulu, take a pebble under your feet . "

"Yes, I got it . "

"Then, walk three step forward from there . "

"Yes . . . . Umm, isn't this too close?"

Lulu is approximately 1 meter away from the Shield .

"It's fine, throw the stone like you're discarding it using both your hands . "

"Yes--Ah, I hit it . "

"Yep, you did well . You're great . "

Make things easier by removing the impossible condition . 4 more stones hit the Shield, but its HP isn't decreasing . So it really invalidates damage up to certain extent .

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Unfortunately, it's not like I've became able to chant .

As for the chant earlier, even though I read the words properly, the rhythm was all over the place .

I activated Musical Performance skill and tried to chant in high spirit, but it was no good . "Uu~n, it's better than before, but it's wrong . Be like Nadami-chan, a good musician who doesn't need to read the sheet . ", so said Arisa . It's really frustating .

The trick for solving the puzzle is the [Shield] scroll that I got from the magic shop .

After we left the town, when I used it during our first rest, [Shield] was added on the Magic column in the Menu . At that time, I also got unlabeled [Magic Art] skill, but I wonder if [Magic Art: Foreign World] is a special case?

The magic that I used earlier was selected from the Menu . The chanting was a camouflage, that said, I also slightly wanted to pretend myself being able to chant magic .

Of course, Arisa found out that I wasn't able to chant properly, but since she knew about Menu, it probably was no problem .

Mia seemed unconcerned about it, so there was no problem .

However, the inspection continues .

Next is Nana's turn . Her MP has only decreased by 20% so she should be fine . I'll refill it when this is over .

"Nana, please put up Shield . "

"Yes, master . "

In front of Nana, a magic-made Shield appears . It looks just like the one I've created .

"Then Arisa, shoot a Psycho Ball at an angle where it wouldn't hit Nana at the Shield . "

"Okay . "

The Psycho Ball is repelled by the Shield and disappears, just like it was with me .

However, the Shield's HP has decreased by half . Although I don't know the exact value, the Shield's HP amount and hardness are probably different . It probably because of differences in level or skill level .

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"Alright, the experiment is over~ let's eat!"

Since the experiment took quite a bit of time, I also participated in the cooking along with Liza and Lulu to help . Moreover, I'm in charge of the main dish, steaks made of wolf meat .

I prepare the wolf meat in turns for the shares of several people excluding Mia and Nana . With Liza's advice, I cut a line on the tendon with a knife and mix salt and pepper in it .

Then, I put oil in the frying pan, stir it, and put sliced garlic inside the oil to let it fry as small dishes . While listening to the sound of oil, I quickly roast the meat . Besides Arisa and Lulu's shares, the meat are to be rare . It seems Arisa and Lulu prefer medium .

For mia's plate, I cut three different kind of fruits and dress it with honey and green sugar .

For Nana's water, I put several drops of fruits juice from Mia's fruits . I want to have a meal together with Nana quickly .

We begin eating with, "Itadakimasu", like always, but it feels more intense than usual . How do I say it, Single-minded, perfectly illustrates their eating .

"Another please!"

Arisa sticks out her steak plate while saying so . Pochi who has finished eating licks the plate, and looks dumbfounded for a while, then she presents her plate, "A, a, another please! nano desu!", she urgently says so .

"Another please!"

"Another please desu!"

"Umm, I also want another serving please . "

Slightly late after Pochi, Tama and Liza also present their plates, and ask for another serving . Seemingly following them, Lulu also reservedly ask for another serving .

Well, the meat is still plentiful, but if you eat too much it'll be hard to move you know?

But, it's not over yet .

"Another please . "

"Master, another please . "

Over there are the figures of Mia and Nana who hold out the empty fruit plate and glass .

I don't have the courage to refuse anymore, and give another serving for everyone .

When I handed it over, I didn't forget to warn that this is the last one .

When they've finished eating, they look supremely blissful, but please stop looking at the plate so eagerly .

It'll be okay if it was Pochi and Tama, but everyone has the same manner, I almost want to ask if they're making jokes .

Afterwards, I was demanded to cook in every meal, but I asked them to only let me do it for lunch .

Since you'll get fat if you eat too much at night .

>Title [Magician of Dining Table] Acquired .