Defense Specialization and Reunion

  While battles were erupting all around them, Maple and Mai were having a peaceful tea party on top of Syrup’s back .

  “Woah! Mai, we got another medal!”


  “You’re right…… Do you think everyone is doing it alone……?”


  “Hmm . It’s strange that no one comes . We should be sticking out a lot right now……”


  Maple didn’t want to waste too many of her weapons, and so changed into her green clothes and used ‘Poltergeist’ to unleash a thick laser beam into the sky .

  Because of this, even from far away you would be able to see a pillar of light swinging around in the dark sky .

  “Ah, another monster is flying towards us!”


  Of course, since it was a laser, it could be a beam saber when swung around . And so the flying devils would have their wings burned, which slowed them down as they flew . Regardless, it was Mai’s turn to act .

  She took out some of the iron balls that were under the table on Syrup’s back, and flicked her wrist as she threw the ball .

  It found its target with precision, as the light of the laser reflected off the heads of the devils . And they exploded like popped balloons .

  “Nice throw!”


  “Th-thank you . ”


  “Hmm . I brought out the table because I thought they would be here by now…… They must have been sent very far away . ”


  “But at least they seem to be safe . And they’re all very strong . I’m sure they will arrive soon . ”


  “Yes, it’s not like we know where they are…… Ah, do you want more tea?”


  “Uh, yes . Thank you . ”


  And like that, the two enjoyed their tea party as if completely oblivious to the hell down below .

  While the sky was relatively safe, it was hard to even find a place on the ground that wasn’t covered in monsters . There were times when it felt like you would be safer inside the dungeons . Within all that, Kanade and Yui were the Maple Tree members who were lucky enough to find each other . They had escaped the monsters and made use of their smaller frames to hide in the hollow of a tree . It would be quite difficult for Kanade to protect Yui by himself . And even now, monsters were moving towards the tree they were in .

  “Phew . That was close . I doubt we would have been able to survive if it was just me . ”


  “You’re one to talk . Well, we were kind of in trouble too . ”


  It was Drag who now stood in front of the tree . As he generally only moved with Frederica, he was not able to live up to his full potential without someone supporting him .

  “Give and take, alright? We can part ways once we get out of this alive . ”


  “And Frederica is in the area anyway . Sally is apparently with her, for some strange reason . ”


  “You can contact them?”


  “Yeah . Sort of . ”


  “I think we just need to survive a little longer . If Sally’s with them, we should be able to go to Maple . ”


  They weren’t that far from the area with the laser . They just needed to survive this wave of monsters .

  “‘Holy Armor,’ ‘Holy Enchant . ’”


  First, Kanade enveloped Drag’s armor and weapons in light . This would minimize the damage if he was hit, and it would also increase the damage that he dealt .

  “Sou will also use damage reduction skills, so you can fight without worrying . ”


  Kanade said as he called out Sou and had it transform into him .

  “Oh, that would be a great help . Earth ‘Earthquake’!”


  The Golem that was next to Drag slammed both arms into the ground . And the area around them began to shake . While this had no effect on the devils in the air, it made the zombies stop in their tracks .

  “‘Earth Wave’!”


  Drag activated the skill and the ground rippled and rose, violently pushing the monsters back .

  Furthermore, as all of Drag’s skills had a knockback effect, the monsters were thrown even farther away . Aside from using knockbacks to break his enemy’s stance, Drag also had many abilities that pushed the enemy away, making it hard for them to get close enough to attack .

  As long as Drag attacked them, the knockback effect would occur, and the enemies were kept at bay .

  “That’s amazing! I would be able to fight a lot more if I could do that……”


  “Well, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses . You just need to wait until it’s time for you to use your strength . ”


  “Yes!”


  “Oh, ‘Defense Barrier’!”


  “Nice guard! You’re certainly not worse than Frederica!”


  “.……I won’t help you anymore if you keep saying things like that . ”


  It was just as Drag said this, that Frederica appeared, pushing her way through the bushes .

  “Oh!? You’re here already . What a relief! That was quick . ”


  “Uh, but you just said that you weren’t going to help me anymore…… Hmph . ‘Multi-Barrier’!”