The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard

50. Self-study week (3)

Skeletons caught in spider webs hang from the ceiling like props.

The boss room we were greeted with was literally a huge room covered with cobwebs.

At the signal of the vanguard Koyono stepping in, small animal-sized spider monsters start pouring out.

“profit… How much is it pouring out!”

Koyono manages to fend off the attacking spider with her shield.

Evan’s sword and my dagger cut through them without rest.

‘As expected, the initial quantity war is fierce.’

The first phase of the boss battle is an attack by baby spiders.

Koyono as a tank, Evan as a swordsman, and I as an assassin don’t have enough wide-area skills to wipe them out.

What was needed at a moment like this was the presence of a wizard.

“Enough!”

Arlott closed his eyes and continued to concentrate while emitting blue light.

She finally finished the long preparation time and began to use freezing magic.

hard-

The floor, covered with an unknown liquid, froze in an instant.

Massive magic that covers the entire field.

Arlott’s complexion immediately turned pale, but the effect was obvious.

“You worked hard, princess.”

“Ugh… Head hurts.”

The hideous spiders crawling from the floor passed away without making a sound,

Those who follow are blocked by the ice and become stranded.

One skill ended one phase of the boss battle.

“Here, take a magic recovery potion.”

“… Thanks, Schmitz.”

With the offensive slowing down, there was an opportunity for maintenance time.

Taking out a mana recovery potion from the bag and handing it to Arlot,

Koyono looked at the two without a word.

I’m wondering if what’s on her face is simple exhaustion or longing for something…

“Eww!?”

The thick liquid that flew like an arrow snatched Arlott’s potion.

Arlott was not hurt, but the potion vaporized when it met the acidic liquid.

It was a potion that I didn’t prepare much because it was a fairly high-quality product…

‘I can’t believe he’ll appear already.’

Even an item can’t be eaten well.

Feeling the harshness of reality, I raised my combat readiness.

Something massive emerges from the shady place beyond.

– Kkiek!!!

A spider the size of a house, literally.

It was the appearance of ‘Titan Tula’, the final boss of the dungeon.

Phase 2 proceeds with a normal type of battle with him.

The poison of the little ones to be wary of.

This is because if you get hit by the poison that is spat out indiscriminately on the tile, you will get a condition called ‘poisoning’.

I informed the party members of this fact and rolled the slender dice.

“Watch out for the saliva that comes out of your mouth!”

“Ugh…ah…”

“How can you be so hideous…!”

The panic of the party members lingers in my ears.

Along with this, the noise of the dice ringing in my head.

The numbers appearing in the field of vision…

‘Damn it, it’s only 1 at this time.’

While erasing the disturbing numbers, he passed the party members who were in a state of panic and headed for the vanguard.

It was to drag the time until they could carry out a proper battle.

“The swelling of its belly is a sign of poison! If you raise your legs, they will charge in a straight line, so you have to dodge!”

While facing him, I continued to order by talking about strategies that came up one by one.

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of attacks came in a straight line, but he succeeded in catching the first attack with the continuous effect.

The body and the dagger became one, and the foreleg was separated from the torso.

– Kik… !! Kyaaa!!!

It seems that the previous attack judgment remained.

The attack of the one who emits a roar of pain is imminent.

With a little luck added to her speed, she managed to dodge it, and the breath of an angry titantula spewed out.

“Back off Lord Schmitz!”

“…!”

Fortunately, Evan and Koyono held the lead again, and naturally moved behind them.

Koyono drew attention by deflecting the attack with her shield, and Evan assisted in this.

“Princess, it’s a potion. Don’t overdo it, please recover slowly.”

“Yes… ”

After passing the aggro to the two, I gave the potion again to Arlot, who was showing symptoms of mana exhaustion.

The remaining potion is not an instant recovery, but only a continuous recovery effect.

He handed it to her and urged her not to overdo it.

So let’s keep her in our eyes…

The boss’s ferocious cry resounds and he begins to tell his anger to the dungeon.

“Is it finally the final phase… ”

A gigantic spider monster that staggers backwards.

With a terrible sound, the skin peels off and goes through the process of shedding.

Although the size has decreased, the titantula has become more grotesque.

By defeating him, the battle will be over.

A thick spider web stretches over my head as I organize my thoughts.

“Me, that guy, where the hell… ?”

“… uh?”

Suddenly, a titantula leaps from the ceiling into the air.

The back of Koyono, who was puzzled by this.

In the course of a series of events, I remembered the start of the last phase that I had forgotten.

“Princess, use a mirror!!”

At the same time as my cry, a spider lands in front of Arlott’s nose.

Wait for the spider’s front legs to move with a heavy sound.

At the same time as the flash of light, Arlott’s doll teleported.

– Kieeck!!

To chase after her disappearance, the titantula quickly turns around.

When the image of Arlott, who was far away, formed in the guy’s eyes… It immediately lifts its forelimbs and begins to assume a charging stance.

‘If you use up all your energy… !’

Thanks to Arlott’s buying time, I was able to throw the pagan ceremonial dagger with all my energy.

The dagger split into several branches and aimed at the giant spider’s body.

Right before his attack could reach Arlot, the dagger first lodged in his torso-

Blazing-

Ominous black flames wriggled from the dagger.

It was the result of the effect of the ‘imprint of the flame’ and the ‘reduced divine power’ of the pagan dagger, which gave strength to the attack.

Eventually, the titandula burns helplessly, emitting black black flame.

“Princess… Are you okay?”

“I’m okay. by the way… ”

I stumbled and sat down in front of Arlott’s wheelchair.

It was because I put all my energy into this one sum.

It will be hard to move for a while.

“… great job.”

Arlott looked at me with a warm smile.

Her hand caresses my hair.

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Just in case, I checked the appearance of the spider…

-Keee

The unquenchable flame spread all over the spider’s body.

Rolling on the floor, the maniac’s movement barely stopped.

It was really over.

“Whoa… I’m so glad… ”

“Lay down for a while, Schmitz, I’ll get you some water.”

Arlott placed me on the floor with a careful hand.

Before long, she is dragging a wheelchair, going to find my bag that has been scattered before I know it.

Was it cut off because of the violent battle? I didn’t notice at all.

“Okay, that’s it… ”

I closed my eyes, calming my breath that had been roughened by the battle.

Consciousness slowly drifting away.

When it dyed my vision into darkness.

– KUeee!!!!

The strange thing started from then.

* * *

‘Isn’t he dead!?’

That moment when everyone let go of tension.

The charred corpse of the spider began to wriggle again.

The hideous aura emanating from it was different from before.

“Kieek!”

The spider jumped out like an arrow in one direction.

The place he headed was where Arlott was.

“Lord Arlot! Avoid!”

Koyono immediately ran out holding only her shield.

Schmitz is in a situation where he has collapsed as if he has exhausted his energy, and Evan is far away from Arlot.

The only one who could save Arlot was Koyono herself.

“Oh, the mirror… ”

The moment the spider came close.

Arlott was able to teleport using the mirror with barely trembling hands,

The spider, unable to stop its own weight, crashed into the wall in its path.

Dust rose and obscured the view.

By the time the hopeful thought of whether the last desperate struggle was over settled in one corner.

He charged through the dust again.

“Arlot Sozer! Hide behind the girl!”

The good news was that he was able to arrive while Arlott evaded the attack.

Koyono immediately took out her shield and lowered her center of gravity.

And then –

– Boom!!

With the sound of a bomb exploding, Koyono rolled across the floor.

The attack was blocked, so the spider hit the shield and was pinned to the wall again.

The spider will charge again soon.

However, there was no next time for her.

“…! The shield…”

Is it because of the extreme battles that have been unfolding so far, or because of defending against the spider’s physical attacks?

Koyono’s huge shield was broken and scattered on the floor.

Without a shield, it would be a long way to block his attacks.

– Kieek!!!!

But the guy ran.

It was faster than before, perhaps because of the series of failed attacks.

Koyono took a deep breath and calmed down.

Her sense of time stretches like candy.

‘… What should I do?’

The barely visible movement of the spider was revealed in detail.

The blink of an eye slowed to the point that it felt like seconds.

He floated in a world where only his consciousness seemed to have stopped.

There, Koyono moved her pupils to look at the target she was protecting.

‘… Prince Arlott.’

Was it because the shield was smashed and fragments flew?

There is fresh blood on her pale cheeks, as if they had not been there for a while.

Looking at the spreading bloodstains, Koyono recalled the past she wanted to forget.

[Koyono, run away at least.]

Even though it was the target he had to protect.

The daughter of the lord who sacrificed herself to save his life.

The sight of her falling apart after being attacked by demons overlaps with Arlot.

Can not be done.

It is impossible to repeat the scenery.

So she reached for the scabbard.

seureung-

There is only one person who continues to move in space and time where everyone has stopped.

She drew the sword with graceful hand movements and swung it as if she was dancing-

Chew-!

The sword reached the target and completed a double-edged trajectory.

The spider turned into a handful of blood and the world began to move again.

She had no choice but to freeze on the spot.

[It would be nice if you saved me like that then.

Yes, if Koyono had saved me, I wouldn’t have been torn to pieces.

It was very painful. Flesh burst, muscles ripped, bones shattered, and they vomited their entrails to death.

The pain in your wrist that you slit like a joke can’t even be compared.]

It was because the hallucinations of Hime cursing her existence constantly rang in her brain and ears.