Zacks was stunned by the sudden lightning and thunderous roar that passed in front of him.
It was certainly fast. But as far as he could see, it didn't seem to be the speed of a Light magic attack.
However, when he saw how the Land Octopuses were sent flying, the power it had was obvious. The monsters were forcefully blown away like an adventurer who received an attack from a Minotaur.
Since it only hit the monsters, it was fine, but they would have surely been wiped out if it had directly hit themselves. A chill ran down Zacks' spine when he thought that. However, in reality, it didn't hit Zacks and others, and it was true that only the monsters were killed.
(This is… since it only aimed at the monsters, does that mean reinforcements have come?)
Zacks had never seen or heard of such magic, but there was no way it was simply a coincidence. In that case, are we saved?... the moment Zacks thought that, the mass of lightning turned sharply, and immediately afterward, it suddenly brightened like an explosion, and the lightning dispersed and disappeared. Then, inside that crackling purple discharge, a black horse and a black carriage with a huge cat on the roof became visible.
「... Not just that. There's a small dragon on the cat?」
Zacks muttered. There was something that seemed like a black dragon child on the cat. As Zacks was dumbfounded, that small dragon suddenly fired a beam that mowed down the Land Octopuses that were approaching the horse-drawn carriage. Furthermore.
「We're reinforcements!」
『We'll assist you!』
From the lightning carriage that came running from the direction of Minshiana, a small angel, a fire angel, and a mass of lightning descended, and exactly as stated, they began to assist Zacks and the others.
Then two people who appeared to be a man and young girl jumped out from the carriage. The man started riding the huge cat that was on top of the carriage, summoned a skeleton knight, and started fighting. The girl followed after him while accompanied by a black wolf, and they began to rout the Land Octopuses.
「This one's hopeless. This one's still breathing. Kazane, let's use High Heal together.」
「Alright.」
And when he saw an elf woman with huge breasts coming from the carriage, Zacks stared in wonder.
「Louise Nee-san!?」
It was a face Zacks knew. It was the figure of a skilled female adventurer who temporarily joined Zacks' party several times when he was younger. Their last meeting was quite a long time ago, but because the woman was an elf, she stood there with exactly the same appearance that Zacks once saw.
「Yes? Who are... umm, ah, you're Zacks?」
「That's right. It's me. It's Zacks.」
It had already been 10 years. Since he was a youngster then, he should have changed a lot, but it seemed Louise remembered him. Despite the situation, Zacks' heart was brimming with nostalgia and relief.
「Well, as you'd expect, there aren't many who have piercingly stared at my chest as hard as you did.」
When Louise cracked a joke, Zacks' companions laughed. It seemed their feelings of despair had already been dispelled.
「Don't laugh, guys. If you look, you should understand my feelings.」
While Zacks' face turned red, he objected to his companions. Then the gazes of his companions turned to Louise's chest, and they nodded while saying「Yeah.」There was a violent thing there. There were also women in the party, and they were looking at their own smallish chests with resigned expressions.
However, Louise's next words made Zacks feel like he had been doused with cold water.
「More importantly, it looks like you've done something you shouldn't have.」
When Zacks looked at Louise, her gaze was clearly the sort of thing that would be turned towards an enemy. However, while that gaze seemed like it wasn't turned towards Zacks, but something inside Zacks, it certainly still made Zacks feel like his body had frozen.
「Ah, ah... that is...」
As Zacks hemmed and hawed, the angel Shorty protested「More importantly, get over here.」
「That person only did it this time, so later, later!」
Those words also startled Zacks. From what the two said, Zacks understood they were talking about the『Black Potion』. But the angel Shorty knew his usage of the『Black Potion』was『only this time』.
However, it was also true that they didn't have the leeway to confirm that in the current situation. A giant black Ogre popped out in the middle of the battle, which further surprised Zacks and the others, but it seemed he was the Shorty's summoned being, and he hit the Land Octopuses one after another with his black club.
And with the united front of the White Party and Zacks Raven, the Land Octopus swarm was exterminated one by one, and the battle ended after only a short time.
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「Tsu!?」
After the battle was over, Zacks was secretly leaning on a horse-drawn carriage alone.
It seemed Moldoa, who had regained consciousness, was continuously uttering words of gratitude to the White Party for their assistance. Most of the dead adventurers were from the other party of young adventurers, but two of Zacks' companions had also died.
Leaving the disposal of the corpses to his companions, Zacks was resting by himself. His complexion was bad, and cold sweat was flowing profusely. However, they were currently busy dealing with the battle's aftermath. Therefore, Zacks was resting in a place away from that situation.
「Oh my, it looks extremely painful.」
The resting Zacks was called out to.
「... Louise Nee-san.」
When Zacks turned to face that voice, it was Louise who was there.
「Thank you very much for this time.」
Zacks thanked Louise from the bottom of his heart. There were many things he was grateful for; it ended without him doing the dishonorable act of abandoning the caravan, and his companions weren't annihilated. But Louise smiled and shook her head.
「There's no need for such a thing. It was our leader's order, so if you're grateful, tell Leader.」
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