The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 81

Annie, Natalia, and Lily are gathering, and while AI-chan is drawing a map, Alice and I are idly waiting, occasionally defeating monsters that appear.

After finishing lunch, as I was having a silly conversation with Alice thinking the afternoon would be boring, I suddenly felt a certain magic energy.

“Alice, I’m going to the restroom for a bit, so keep watch alone for me.”

Leaning against the wall, I moved away and told Alice.

“…Restroom? Will you be okay alone?”

“No problem. I’ll be back soon.”

Saying that, I left the area and went outside the premises.

As I left the premises, I placed a barrier talisman on the wall to ensure no one could intrude.

Then, I walked in the direction I felt the magic energy.

Three members of Cyrus’s gang came walking from the front.

“Hey, Cyrus. What’s up?”

“Shut up…”

We can’t even have a conversation anymore.

“I’ll ask anyway. What do you want?”

“I won’t forgive you all… Die.”

You all, huh? Not just me but including the women in our group…

“I see… It’s like Enju said, there’s nothing but incompetence…”

“Huh!?”

No, it’s not about incompetence.

Those who have fallen into the realm of Gaki are no longer human.

“Foolish… Cyrus, I’m very tolerant. Because I won’t bother dealing with you commoners.”

Nobles don’t deal with such bandits.

Even more so for onmyoji.

This is a job for soldiers.

“Are you picking a fight?”

“Picking a fight? Me? With you guys? That’s enough…”

Talking to bandits who harm people’s comrades is a waste of time.

“Are you mocking me?”

“You yourself are a mockery. Enough, just disappear.”

Saying that, I pointed my finger.

Then, Pat and Rick, standing on either side of Cyrus, were split in half and sank to the ground.

I cut them with a wind blade.

“Huh?”

Cyrus, unable to utter a word, made a dazed sound as he looked at the two dead.

“I do not forgive those who harm my comrades. Do you have any last words? I’ll at least hear them.”

“Don’t mess with me!”

As Cyrus reached for the sword at his waist, I pointed my finger at him.

Then, I released foxfire, burning Cyrus.

“Ugh! Hot! What is this!? Gah!”

Cyrus fell to his knees and collapsed.

“Hah… Even though I forgave you many times…”

Is a person with a poor heart unable to even feel gratitude?

“Now then… Was this ordered by Byron?”

If that’s the case, I’ll have to kill Byron too…

No, that can’t be. Yesterday, Layla declared him incompetent, but from what I’ve seen, Byron is not incompetent.

On the contrary, being A-rank, he’s a smart and capable man who knows when to retreat.

Such a man wouldn’t do something this foolish.

“So, Byron must have cut them off…”

This seems to be a case of misplaced resentment.

Making that judgment, I pointed my hand at the three corpses.

To avoid future trouble, I needed to turn them to ash.

Then, I felt a faint but strange magic power.

“Tch!”

I quickly dodged to the right.

Then, an arm as thick as a log swung forcefully through the spot where I had just been.

“Ha! You dodged that?”

I steadied myself and looked toward the voice. There stood a giant man over two meters tall, smiling.

“Who are you?”

“Ah, sorry if I’m wrong. Are you Yuuma?”

Huh?

An acquaintance?

“Indeed, my name is Yuuma, but have we met? I don’t remember…”

Could he be someone I knew in a past life?

No, I don’t think I could easily forget such a huge man.

“Ah, no, we’re not acquaintances. I just know you one-sidedly. Do you know Sven?”

Sven…

A demon, huh. Now that I think about it, this guy’s skin also looks pale and somewhat unhealthy.

“What’s this, a friend of Sven?”

“Not a friend. I wanted to meet the man who defeated Sven.”

The man smiled wryly.

“Hmm, by the way, you didn’t ask for any distinguishing features to identify me by?”

“Yeah. I only heard your name.”

What an idiot.

“How many people do you think there are here? You should have asked.”

“Sven has already returned to the Demon Continent. So, I had no choice but to search around the town. This is my second time here, but I finally found you.”

Second time…

Isn’t he the one people reported as an orc sighting?

He’s big, and from a distance, he could be mistaken for an orc.

“I see. I’m glad you found me.”

“Really. I’ve been looking for you since morning, and I’ve had to take out several people because of it.”

Several people…

Other adventurers.

“You should have confirmed first. It’s too much trouble.”

“Not really. Just earlier, I took out ten humans, and it was fun because they put up a fight.”

Ten people…

Those ones I saw at the fountain remnants.

“I see… So, what do you want to do now that you’ve met me?”

“Of course, I want to see what you’re made of!”

The man said this as he threw a punch.

His fist was large and fast.

However, it wasn’t so fast that I couldn’t dodge it, so I moved slightly to the right and dodged.

“Tch! Your movements are impressive. It seems it wasn’t a mistake that you defeated Sven.”

“Can I ask you something?”

I wanted to confirm something that had been bothering me.

“What is it? I’ll answer you as a souvenir for the afterlife.”

“I can’t feel any magic energy from you. What’s going on?”

I hadn’t been able to sense his magic power at all.

I couldn’t tell when he took out those ten people up north, and I couldn’t tell before he attacked me just now.

“Ah, that. I contain my magic power within my body. So it doesn’t leak outside. Because of that, I can’t use magic, though.”

As expected, he’s all brawn and no brains.

He just revealed his own weakness.

“I see. Sorry, but I have one more question.”

“Huh!? Don’t push your luck!”

The man got angry.

“No, sorry. But it’s really important.”

“Tch! What is it?”

“Tell me your name. I want to know the name of the person about to die.”

At least introduce yourself.

“Hah! Hahaha! You’re right! Absolutely right! I’m Domik! Domik the Demon! The man who’s going to kill you!”

Domik charged at me, laughing.

His momentum was much greater than before, but dodging a boar charging straight ahead is easy, so I dodged to the right again.

At the same time, I twisted my body and got behind Domik, who was charging forward.

“Foxfire!”

I released foxfire towards Domik, who was wide open with his back to me.

“Gah!”

The foxfire flew towards Domik, but he turned around and swung a backhand, extinguishing the foxfire.

“Amazing…”

He extinguished my technique with his fist.

“I told you. I contain my magic power within me. This body is an impenetrable fortress. And it’s also the strongest spear! Die!”

Domik came at me with a hook punch, so I ducked to avoid it.

Then, using the momentum of my lowered stance, I jumped up and struck Domik’s chin with the heel of my palm.

Domik staggered back a few steps after getting hit on the chin, but he quickly turned his face towards me and grinned.

“You even imbued your palm strike with magic… Impressive. But that won’t be enough.”

It certainly doesn’t seem to be affecting him…

What to do?

No, this is exactly the kind of opponent for whom a shikigami is needed.

“An impenetrable fortress, huh… Let’s see if you can beat this.”

Saying that, I took out a talisman, imbued it with spiritual power, and dropped it to the ground.

“Hm? What’s that?”

Domik tilted his head in confusion.

“Alright, now that the ladies aren’t around, it’s your time to shine, Big Centipede-chan!”

The talisman dropped to the ground transformed into a gigantic centipede several meters long.

Big Centipede-chan scuttled forward with its many legs, heading straight for Domik.