Chapter 1062 – Secret Tool

000

Kwaang!

A loud bang can be heard from afar.

The expedition team, which had waited a little distance away for the group that had advanced first to return, must have thought ‘As expected…’ And looked at the direction from which the sound came with a cold expression.

Should I say that I knew it would end up like this, or should I say that it had no choice but to end up like this when Laila went?

They all knew very well that the probability of them being able to safely pass this way without any collision was very low.

“Shu-ko-“

“Yes. It looks like there is a battle going on.”

When Fleur asked a question while holding onto his sleeve, Kshat answered.

“Shu-ko-?”

“I agree with the opinion that we need to join forces, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to reduce the border here more than necessary.”

“Nose-.”

“No. It is too dangerous for you to move forward.”

Fleur seemed to be worried about the four people who went ahead.

They must have said that they must move forward to help.

However, of course, Kshat understands that it is dangerous to intervene in their battle and dissuades his master.

In fact, although her thoughts may have been noble, her actions were reckless.

Since Fleur herself had no combat power, it was obvious that even if she joined them, she would only be a hindrance.

“Shu-koko- Shukoko?”

“… Of course, I could help them, but that would mean leaving the young lady’s side. As her butler, leaving her side is something I have no choice about.”

In the first place, Kshat was in a position to guard and assist Fleur, who accompanied her on the expedition.

In a broad sense, she could be seen as a member of the expedition, but in a narrow sense, it was inevitable that her mission was to protect Fleur, an important person.

“Fleur, don’t give Kshat too much trouble. Also, without Kshat, our power will drop a lot.”

“Shuko…”

“Don’t worry. They will overcome any battle with any enemy just like before.”

Kshat said that as if she was trying to reassure Fleur, but to be honest, it was true that she didn’t have that confidence either.

So, it is inevitable that Fleur cannot feel reassured by her words alone.

Just as I was wondering what to do, Artis spoke.

“Then, should we send someone to check on the situation? If it’s really dangerous, let’s all go together and help.”

“It seems like the situation of dispersing power continues… But that seems to be the most prudent way to proceed.”

At Artis’ suggestion, Quartz would nod hesitantly, saying it would be good.

If that was the policy of the two highest men, all that remained was to decide who would go.

“Then, this time, it’s me again.”

Aine steps forward and speaks, but Artis shakes his head.

“No, if possible, I would like the Anti-Ghost Unit to remain here… As Mr. Quartz said earlier, dispersing power is not a good option.”

“Then who?”

When Aine asked again, the group’s eyes all turned to one side.

There was Schrödinger, enduring the stench with his face buried in the carriage.

“…”

At first glance, it may have looked like he was sleeping in a strange position, but his tail was already seen twitching while he was talking.

That’s why right after the expedition was engulfed in silence for a moment.

“Huhahohiha!”

Schrödinger, with his face buried, his tail stretched upward, and his voice raised as if threatening.

“What are you saying?”

“I guess they’re saying, ‘I’m not going.'”

When Aine answered Artis, she approached Schrödinger where Melusine was buried, grabbed her tail, and pulled her out of the pile.

“Gyaaak! Tail! The tail is falling off!”

Watching her struggling in the air, Melusine will talk.

“It’s a shame. No one told you to go and fight, right? All you have to do is check how everyone is doing. Are you saying it’s okay for them to do anything?”

“Well, it’s not like that!”

Schrödinger gets angry at Melusine’s words as if of course it wasn’t true.

Immediately, he looks dejected and speaks.

“This smell…! It’s really hard to bear…! It’s not just your nose that stings, it’s like what’s going to happen to your head…!”

With her exposed to the air, she closes her respiratory tract with both hands.

“…”

“For someone with a body that is close to that of a cat, it might be even harder for her.”

“Ha…”

After hearing Schrödinger’s glaring explanation and Aine’s explanation, Artis sighed.

And then, she muttered, ‘I can’t help it’…

“I usually don’t lend it to anyone, but I can’t help it today.”

“What…?”

“Secret tool.”

So said Attis, she walked near to her private opening, and she opened it.

Then, she used both hands to rummage around inside, pulling out various miscellaneous items from inside her.

“While doing excavation work in various places, I have been to ruins with strange smells coming out of them several times.”

“Gwae, was it okay? In a place like that…”

Even Drayne, who was quietly listening, said something without realizing it.

“Well, there were very few places where there was poisonous gas, and most of it smelled like mold or rotting corpses. Even if there is nothing that can completely block odors or external chemicals like the gas mask Fleur uses… This is enough. I did it.”

“What, if there is something like that, please take it out quickly! Did you just watch me suffer!?”

Schrödinger complains to Artis, who speaks confidently.

But the next moment, when he saw what Artis had taken out of the bag, he closed his mouth and widened his eyes.

“Really? It costs quite a bit of money to use this product.”

Artis erased his playful attitude from a moment ago and asked in a calm yet downright voice.

While not hiding her attitude of ‘I didn’t want to use it if possible,’ her expression looked quite serious.

And it was the same for everyone else who saw what she was holding in her hands.

They look at Attis and her hand alternately with expressions of surprise, confusion, and fear.

“Professor Artis… Are you serious?”

“… I can’t believe I’m sane.”

Aine and Melusine even talked like that.

“It’s definitely a valid tool.”

“—However, there will be a big price—pain.”

Kshat and Quartz warn.

And finally-

“Artis you… With something like that…”

Schrödinger lifted her trembling hand and pointed at Artis with her uncurled finger.

“How are you supposed to use such an item?”

As she moved her gaze along the direction of her outstretched finger, the thing in Artis’ hand was opening and closing repeatedly, making a ‘click, click’ sound.

When you look at it, the material is wood.

Instead, there was a spring in between, so it was a simple structure that opened at the front when force was applied, and closed again when force was released.

Probably, the original purpose was to place something to hold on to while it was being opened with force.

“—How do you know?”

In response to Schrödinger’s non-question, Artis raises the corners of his mouth and gives strength to the object.

He slowly approached Schrödinger, holding it with its mouth wide open.

“It’s simple. Just put this on your face.”

“Ugh…!”

Schrödinger swallowed his saliva.

And he was looking at the object that was handed to him.

“… You want to be free from smells, right?”

“Damn it…! I really need help with something like this…!”

In her conflicted mind, images of Lila and Sasha, who were engaged in a difficult battle, appeared.

Tak!

Making a sound, Schrödinger snatches the object from Artis’ hand.

And take a small, deep breath – a sign of determination.

At the same time, after taking a deep breath-

Click!

“Aaaaah!”

Letting out a painful scream, she leaned back.

It stings! I crave it!

It felt like her skin was going to peel off.

But soon she could see that the bad smell that had continued to bother her had disappeared.

Schrödinger turns her body back, wipes away her tears from her pain with the back of his hand, and faces her artis.

“… Joa! I’ll be back!”

A voice that seems to have gone blind somewhere.

“… Fuhu…!”

And Artis, looking directly at Schrödinger’s face, had no choice but to laugh.

It was holding her nose tightly and hanging down.

Because what is commonly called a ‘clothespin’ was shaking in Schrödinger’s face.

“…!”

And Schrödinger’s face will quickly turn red.

“Sssssv

Unable to hold back her anger and continue her conversation, she runs away from the scene so as not to show others her embarrassing appearance any longer.

The face with the clothespin shaking every time it ran was truly a sight that was too precious to be seen alone.

001

“Damn it… Even though I am the lowest Jjambap, do I still have to be treated like this…! If Cleon was there, I would have said something…!”

While muttering, Schrödinger somehow managed to jump to the vicinity of the arena he saw earlier.

Even though her nose was a little sore, she was able to block out most of her smell by covering it with a clothespin.

Should I say ‘thank you’, the headache-like sensation that had been weighing heavily on her body until now was much better.

Once the smell-related problem is resolved, what remains? Are those who moved forward with Lila really in danger?

I just confirmed it.

In fact, even as I was approaching here, I heard the sound of ‘Bang!’ Or ‘Boom!’ Several times.

At the same time, there was a vibration that shook the ground, so it was not difficult to guess that a fairly intense battle was taking place.

“What kind of guy are you fighting with? If he’s a guardian or something, then I’m not confident…?”

And with her body lowered, she will approach the cliff with a wide view.

Then, it would have been possible to identify the place where the explosion occurred and dust rose from afar.

‘That’s it… Huh?’

And what Schrödinger saw there was somehow different from what she expected.

First, standing around the large space in the center are ‘monsters’ who are running away as if they are scared of something.

They were the same guys who were slaughtering among themselves and eating each other just a moment ago.

However, I don’t know where that vicious figure from before had gone, but it seemed to be busy running away with its back turned.

And the one chasing those guys was none other than Sasha.

The sight of her holding arrows and daggers made of magic, fighting in close quarters without even using a bow, and striking at vital points to deal with monsters, was a far cry from the girl who usually warms people’s hearts with her slightly timid yet bright demeanor. .

‘No, that’s not Sasha… The wild god inside her has come out.’

Because Schrödinger also knew about Ruben, he quickly changed his mind to the idea that it was not Sasha herself who was moving Sasha’s body, but Ruben living inside her.

If Ruben can borrow Sasha’s body, either Sasha has lost her mind, or she has allowed him to borrow her own body.

Or— in extremely rare cases, Ruben and Sasha’s feelings are completely aligned, and the boundary between the two personalities is weakened.

Either way, it was a prerequisite that could hardly be achieved in normal circumstances, so I was able to quickly understand that the situation was special.

‘And… Wow. What is that?’

What are the other three doing?

After confirming this, Schrödinger’s gaze turned to next.

Layla, Kuon, and Amelia were standing around with something in the center, and were constantly attacking it.

A dangerous explosion occurs every time Lila swings her wand.

Every time Amelia swings her hammer, a huge shock wave is created.

Every time Kuon struck down his great sword, an intense pillar of flame rose.

“My ears are tingling instead of my nose… How hard are you dealing with?”

Schrödinger must have sighed heavily, thinking that he would never want to be in that situation.

But, with this, there won’t be any problem.

The monsters were no match for the party, and the guardian was nowhere to be seen.

As time goes by, things will get sorted out, and the expedition team waiting in the back will be able to move forward.

Therefore, Schrödinger lifted his lowered body and turned around, feeling half relieved and half tired.

“… Let’s go back… Let’s go back and find out that the women in Cleon’s party are more violent than we thought… Huh?”

Saying so, the moment he was about to return to the expedition.

“Save me~! Please, listen to my story…!”

From somewhere, I heard a voice full of such pain coming out.

Although it was buried by the heavy drinking happening in the center, a cry for help was clearly heard.

Schrödinger looked around without saying anything, and then found himself in the center of the arena under the cliff.

The sound was heard from the center of the place where three people were cooperating to attack.

“…”

Schrödinger thought for a moment.

The fact that three people are attacking means that they are enemies. For sure.

Even if such an enemy was begging for his life, there was no need for him to listen, and there was even no reason to save him.

But for some reason, that voice bothers me.

That voice is somehow familiar…

And then.

Pow once again! A sound was heard, and something exploded in the center and jumped upward.

It didn’t escape… It was probably bounced back due to the aftermath of Lila and Kuon’s attacks hitting at the same time.

And Schrödinger saw it there.

The one suffering there has black hair and cat ears and a tail-

It was a person who was very similar to me in some way.

He is wearing a visor on his face, but it looks quite tattered.

The moment Schrödinger saw that, he ran away without realizing it.

Perform a fall technique by spinning and falling from the top of a cliff.

It ran like the wind among the monsters and got into the space between Kuon, Amelia, and Lila.

“What, what?”

“… Schrödinger?”

Kuon is embarrassed and stops his attack, and Laila expresses doubt.

And Schrödinger spoke as he took the Guardian, who had just floated in the air, into his arms.

“This… This…!”

“Ugh… You, are you…?”

“You animal abusers! Was I not enough to abuse you?!”

─, He cried out, filled with bitter resentment.