I Defeated the Guide Angel and I Became a Necromancer ~ I Feel Like I'm Playing a Different Game from Everyone Else, but I'm Doing Fine ~ - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: A Big Ruckus

◆ Tarlash Suburbs ◆

Back to the starting town of Tarlash! It felt like no time had passed coming from the Demon God Temple, but there had been quite a few incidents along the way.

First, as soon as we left the Demon God Temple, we were attacked by PKers. Thankfully, Donta-sensei wiped them out for us, and we made a tidy profit. Then, there was the ordeal of being surrounded by Donta fans, who wanted everything from a single screenshot with him to squishing their faces with his paw. It was quite overwhelming. As a thank you for hanging out with them, I ended up receiving five Avatar Gacha Tickets (a cash item that costs a whopping 300 yen each). Is this really okay…?

And then, as we left Lorelei, we bumped into Cerberus-chan, the gatekeeper of the Demon World, along with Ol-kun and Tros-kun, the gatekeeper dogs. The moment Donta and Ol & Tros-kun expressed their eagerness to play, Cerberus-chan and I gave them the go-ahead, and they started a game of tag. We raced around Lorelei, knocking aside monsters left and right, but the outcome was questionable. After a rigorous review, it was declared a draw. Well, both parties seemed to have enjoyed themselves, so I guess it didn’t really matter who won or lost.

But seriously, Donta, you’re just too popular, aren’t you…?

The same was true even after we arrived in Tarlash. As soon as we appeared in the city, we were bombarded by cries of excitement from beginners. Cerberus-chan, please teleport us outside the city from now on… Thankfully, it was Laura-chan who silenced the mob of beginners by performing the eerie melody of “Rhapsody of Madness”, causing players whose MP hit zero to faint one after another, giving us the chance to escape. By the way, the guard NPCs of Tarlash and the inquisitor NPC chased after us, but Tornado-san took care of them with her boomerang axe. It felt satisfying. Honestly, in the heat of the moment, I called her sis, but she’s actually a big sis, isn’t she? A big sis!

“Rinne-chan, it seems like being with you is never boring.”

“Every time, I’m exhausted by this…”

“Woof! (I’m starving after all that running!)”

“Donta, it’s your own fault. But I suppose we should grab a bite somewhere.”

“Woof!!! (Yay!!!)”

“We still have to be cautious. There might be players nearby.”

“Woof!!!! (Got it!!!)”

So we left the city of Tarlash and headed west for a while. Donta’s still hungry, but we have to keep moving just in case there are players nearby.

“What’s that shiny golden thing over there?”

“Oh… That’s…”

“Oh, isn’t that the golden one? It’s back! Haven’t seen it in a while.”

As we were moving, we found it… the golden one… The Golden Slime we accidentally defeated before. Still moving at an unbelievable speed, huh? Must have an AGI stat in the thousands.

“Is it okay to defeat it?”

“Yeah, but it’s tough and fast. Hard to catch, you know?”

“Then… Let us sing the song of lament here, become the hammer that shatters feelings, the spear that pierces death, the blade that tears apart love and romance, Destruction of Lament.”

“Lorelei began singing Destruction of Lament.”

Ping

“Weak!!! The golden one (Lv, ????) received a total of 30 damage across all attributes and died. Experience gained: 1.”

“The MVP is Lorelei. Congratulations!”

“The MVP reward is ★★★Scarlet Gold Hihiirokane! Congratulations!”

“You obtained ★★★Scarlet Gold Hihiirokane! Congratulations!”

Huh, we defeated it… That’s right, the golden one only had 20 HP, and it’s from the Damage 1 family, so you have to hit it 20 times to kill it… And it died? Moreover, last time I defeated it, the MVP reward was an apple, but this time it’s Hihiirokane!? That’s an Ultimate Rarity ingot for material items!!! Hyoeee!!! And two of them!!

“We defeated it~~ Hah, weak…”

“No way…”

I see, I get it now… So Lorelei’s attacks are powered by song and have supersonic speed… As long as the golden one can’t escape at supersonic speed, Lorelei’s attacks will always hit. And with this short duration, there are 30 hits in total? Amazing… Since it’s continuous damage, it should still be effective, right? Can it even kill bosses with that?

“Oh… Donta-san, please let me fluff-fluff you.”

“Woof! (Sure thing!)”

“Wowwww…”

And then, after performing, Lorelei just collapses. Singing songs of lamentation and rage apparently has a backlash on her, so immediately afterward, she seeks comfort and clings to Donta for fluff-fluff time. This whole sequence is becoming quite memorable…! Donta doesn’t seem to mind either, especially when Lorelei clings to his back and fluffs him up, it looks kind of funny, like black wings sprouting from his back. And he’s now part of the “Donta faction”, second only to Lia-chan… It’s incredibly surreal…!

“Anyway, I’m a pirate, but I never thought about going to the desert.”

“Well, they call it the sea of sand. It’s like a sea, but with sand.”

“Indeed, it’s a sea of sand.”

“…Oops, I almost started to agree with you!”

“A sea of sand… Hmm…”

“Eris is frozen.”

“Huh, I’m feeling a bit chilly…”

Is this for real…? Seriously…?!

“―”

“Lorelei…!?”

“Ahh… I’m sorry… Hehe… It’s just… such an unfunny joke, and yet I’m laughing… even though I said it myself!?”

“What should we do… hehehe… can’t stop… hehe…”

“I’m feeling a bit chilly too.”

“I’m sorry, me too… a bit…!”

“Woahhh…”

“(；・`д・´)”

More importantly, Eris-san’s frozen, so we need to do something about this?! How do we undo it?! But seriously, Lorelei’s joke… cold…! There was almost no element of humor or pun in it!? So cold!!!

◆ Stellavelce Desert ◆

… So hot~~~~~~…

“Here we go, Donta-san! Splattershot!”

“Aurelia activated Splattershot!”

“Woahhhhh!!! panting panting (So hot~~~… Water, water…)”

Thank goodness Lia-chan’s broom can provide as much water as we need… That broom we made back then not only helped us conquer the Underwater Cave Dungeon, but also serves as an endless supply of precious water in this desert. It’s truly remarkable. Over there, we didn’t use it much because Blizzard Cracker was the main attack method, but here, this Splattershot is really coming in handy…

“Yakitori…”

“It’s not going to happen, don’t worry. Just like that joke earlier…”

“…Impossible…”

“Why didn’t it work this time? Seriously, you…”

“I’m used to temperature fluctuations! I’m fine!”

“You can say that with your sweaty black sailor outfit! I can’t believe it!”

“You look much hotter than I do, Rinne-sama…”

Among us, it’s true… I seem to be the hottest one, huh…? Donta’s fluffy black fur looks hot, and Lia-chan’s black witch outfit seems hot too, but Chiyochan in her black sailor outfit looks like she’s dying of heat…

Huh…? Wait a minute, I just thought about it calmly, but aren’t we dressed completely wrong for the desert…? Are we underestimating the desert…? Is this really okay…?!

“Woof woof, woahhh!!! (I can’t take it! We should run, the wind will be cooler, I’m sure!)”

“Donta, you’ve reached an unbelievably stupid conclusion, haven’t you…!?”

“You want to run in this desert…!? That’s impossible for me!?”

“I almost want that freezing spell to happen again~…”

“Ah… pant…”

“Lorelei is already too hot to function…”

“Lorelei-san! Cheer up, that!!”

“Aurelia activated Splattershot!”

“Hyaaa~~~ So cold~~~…”

Oh no, it’s hopeless, Donta’s already getting into a running stance… Let’s decide who’s going to ride on Donta’s back… For now, let’s put Eris-san and Tornado-san on him. Lia-chan hasn’t even mentioned how hot she is… Is she okay? Oh, right! Lia-chan’s originally from around here, so maybe she’s used to it…

By the way, Oniichan is already on the brink of death from slip damage because his armor got too hot. He turned into something like a new type of stove shaped like armor. Just being near him felt like taking damage.

“Lorelei-chan, can you fly?”

“I can fly~~… I’ll do my best~~…”

“Lia-chan, make sure to regularly sprinkle water on Lorelei-chan…”

“Hmm… Maybe Lorelei-san should be… put away…”

“No wayyyy… I don’t want to get into that thing too much~~…”

“…I-It’s true.”

“Yeah, it’s really eerie to be in there when you’re dead, it’s completely silent… I understand, leave it to me!”

“We did it~…”

Let’s have Lorelei-chan and Lia-chan fly on their own. It seems like being put away traumatizes Lorelei-chan. Even in this advanced era, the fact that we could still bring back Lorelei-chan’s soul means she must have been quietly sleeping in that mausoleum all this time. So, she doesn’t really like being put away. It ended up making her a bit of a spoiled child, but you can’t help it with trauma. Can’t force it.

“If I go into flight mode on Donta, I think I’ll be lighter. Donta, pull me along. Chiyo-chan, should I give you a piggyback ride?”

“Woof!!! (Got it!)”

“Don’t worry, I’ll run here.”

“Huh? No way, you’re the liveliest one…”

“We’re not going into the coffin while it’s still hot!”

Chiyo-chan, seriously…? You’re not hot in this…? Your head isn’t overheated…!? Kitsunes are fine with both heat and cold, so this level is nothing…!

“Now she’s casually flying.”

“Oh, Eris-san, please ride Donta. I can fly.”

“Flying…? Fly…!?”

“I’m soaring!”

“Entered [Flight] mode.”

“Wings appeared!? Wait, really, you can fly? Fly!?”

Alright, let’s skip the detailed explanation for Eris-san… As long as I’m gently riding on Donta, I won’t weigh much. Donta, can you make it through this desert with Eris-san, Tornado-san, and me on your back…?! It’s Donta’s challenge!

“Let’s go!!”

“I… I want an explanation…!? Wait, we’re really going!? Eeeeeeeek~”

“Ah~~… The wind feels cool… No, it’s still hot after all…”

“Woah, woah… It’s quite shaky…”

“Engage your inner thighs and hold on tightly! It’s not much different from riding a horse!”

“Th-This… like this? Ah, I think… Thanks, Chiyo-chan!!”

“You’re welcome! Lia-dono, if we head in this direction, we’ll reach Stellavelce, right?”

“That’s right~! You can already see it far away from up here!”

“Ah~~~… I can see it~~~…”

Donta seems to have perked up from running… Riding in flight mode feels lighter due to reduced gravity, almost making me feel like I’m about to be thrown off Donta, but following Chiyochan’s advice to firmly engage my inner thighs and squeeze Donta, it’s become a bit easier to ride. Nice… Both Lia-chan and Lorelei-chan seem to have more energy when flying. As for Eris-san~~~… Forget the detailed explanations! Abandoning! Since this is a guild with no inquiries allowed! It’s a convenient interpretation, but still!

“Woah, woah~~~!! (Wheee~~~!!!)”

Huh? Donta, are you kidding me? It’s okay to jump from a pile of sand that’s built up, but without knowing what’s on the other side, if you just fly without thinking, you idiot!!!???

“Woof? Woof~~? (Flying? Flying!)”

“Gyaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!”

“Ah… This must be quicksand, huh…”

“Ah~~~… Once you’re swallowed, there’s no coming back~…”

“Woof? (Help?)”

“Oooohhhhhh!!!”

The landing spot isn’t quicksand, you idiot!!! Landing like this is bad news. I have to pull Donta up somehow, there’s no way I’m letting go!!! Clinging to Donta, I’ll try to glide using the flight skill somehow! Big sis is helping me to make sure I don’t let go of Donta. Donta, you’re such an idiot! Eris-san is riding you, you know!!!

“Mid-air fall, Donta-san… Don’t fall… hehe…”

“Stop it, Lorelei-chan!!! Please help meeee!!!”

“Hehehe… helping, hehe…”

“Lorelei!! There’s absolutely nothing funny about that!!”

“It’s a bit cooler here, much appreciated…”

“Eris is frozen.”

Aaargh!!! It triggered the joke check!!! Eris-san got frozen even in the desert!!! Lorelei-chan, jokes that aren’t remotely funny are banned for a while, got it!?

Whine

“Pant… Pant…! Phew… Donta, no more reckless jumping allowed!”

Whimpers “(Okay… I’m sorry…)”

“Lorelei-chan, even if you think of something, don’t say it as a joke!”

“Okay… hehe…”

“We need to reach Stellavelce before sunset! The night here is freezing cold!”

“That’s right, we have to hurry! Let’s go, even though Eris-san hasn’t melted yet!”

Oh no, we have to reach Stellavelce before sunset… In this desert, there’s a forced channel switch at sunset, and we can’t change fields while on the field, so we have to reach the capital of Stellavelce! After sunset, the field changes to freezing cold, so we have to hurry!

“Hmm…? (It might be getting cooler?)”

“When the sun sets, this desert becomes so cold they say it freezes you to the bone! We have to hurry!”

“I see, easily heated and easily cooled. But still, the difference is too extreme. Feeling chilly before sunset is unusual.”

“…Could it be that Lorelei-chan’s jokes are the cause?”

“…………”

What should we do about this phenomenon of feeling cold before sunset? I don’t know if it’s a natural occurrence or caused by Lorelei-chan’s skills. Anyway, we have to hurry, there’s no other choice!!

“Eris’s [Freeze] has been lifted.”

“Oh no… It’s cold…”

“Which one could it be, I wonder…”

“I believe it’s more likely Lorelei-dono’s doing.”

“Eh? But I’m not cold at all… Oh, could it be me…!?”

“Lorelei-chan, absolutely no jokes after sunset, okay!? Absolutely!”

“Yes, yes…”

It’s definitely Lorelei-chan’s skill causing it!!! It’s absolutely forbidden now! If we freeze at night, it’s game over! No way!

But seriously, it’s ridiculous that even though I’m immune to fire, I still feel hot. This has to be a bug, right!? Should I submit a request to the admins? Or maybe it’s intentional that I can feel a bit of heat even if it doesn’t cause damage? Meltis Online is unnecessarily complicated!!! Ugh!!