4-06: Quiet Anger (3/4)

4-06: Quiet Anger (3/4)

Shinichi turned to them with kind words and a gentle smile to put them at ease.

But their eyes that have been honed to serve someone saw it.

That in the depths of those gaze was upon seeing the depth of their wounds a flicker of hesitation.

But it was truly only a flicker, and it lasted for but a moment, as the boy persisted in showing them that gentle expression. That made their chests ache.

!

Nakamura-sama.

Ahh

They couldnt accept it That their inadequacy would cause him to make such a face.

It was a shocking thing to them, as though their own powerlessness and incompetence had brought sorrow to the master they ought serve.

Their hearts shook tremendously.

They could tell now that he had intentionally provoked the alchemist to get him to manipulate them to act in that way.

He must have wanted them close to him before he sealed their movements.

But he also knew that doing so would open their wounds.

Thats why his eyes shook. He must have felt responsible for hurting them.

And that caused the hearts of the maids to go into turmoil.

You didnt shackle them with the wind nor did you affix their location in space Just what did you do!?

But as though neither the boy nor the maids even mattered, the alchemist simply gave voice to his incomprehensibility, and in response, the boy left the girls who remained floating midair to look at the alchemist with a smug look.

You knew about the Magic Raiment Battle Law, and you didnt know about this?

What Dont tell me!?

As though those words were a hint of some sort, the alchemist pointed with his finger and yelled.

The second stage of the Magic Raiment Battle Law! Wasnt that a fabrication of the later generation!? Youre telling me you actually half-materialized pure mana!?

Huh?

The girls immediately looked at the mana around them.

The alchemist must have wanted to torment them mentally, for while they couldnt move their bodies, they could see as they wished.

Because of that they were able to see those giant black arms extending from Shinichi as numerous as they were, each holding one of them in place.

Shinichi said in an unusually flat tone as he calmly watched them crawl up him.

He couldnt even touch them before, and yet now

At those numbers, all defense is meaningless! Theres enough power behind those to kill even a dragon! Dont worry. Ive already calculated everything so that your head will come out fine. But of course, that also means to say that I dont care if everything else gets blown away as long as the head is secured!

Damn it! Everyone! Shin!

The alchemist laughed viciously and with much excitement, infuriating the princess, but unable to even crawl, she could only cry out in despair.

But the other girls already didnt have the leisure to care about the alchemist.

Because those bombs that were shaped into those psychologically disgusting creepy crawlers were already all over them.

One silver lining was that they were completely cut off from all sensation because of the mana arm enveloping them, but it did little to make them feel better.

The count began.

Ah, please run away, Nakamura-sama!

dont mind us! Just go!

Youve done enough!

But please take the head maid(our elder sister) with you!

Already, they didnt even have ten seconds left.

Even Kite, who was far more resilient than they were, had taken so much damage.

And yet a great number of those bombs now gathered and covered them all.

Before such staggering numbers and explosive power, even the mana arm that covered them might as well be no different from paper.

Perhaps thats the reason why they implored Shinichi to just save their older sister.

Of course, Stella herself despite being unable to say anything shook her head from behind, but the girls were resolute.

However, to all of that, Shinichi only had this to say.

Nope.

Exceedingly simple, exceedingly curt, like a selfish child throwing a tantrum, and yet it was that very word that left the maids speechless.

Or to be more precise, can you stop it already? You girls keep needlessly raising the tension.

He did not appear amused at their expense, only delighted that they would say such things for him, then as he waited for the count to reach zero, he snapped his fingers.

And as though that were a signal of some sort, the bomb spiders simultaneously bared their fangs, and in the next moment, an explosion devoured them all.