FVN Chapter 47
Chapter 47
**Episode 047: Crisis of the Master (Sanada Shuji’s Perspective)**
■ Takahashi Shuji’s side
Rewinding time a bit, it was when Kotaro was heading to rescue the Yukki sisters.
In a zone near Rokudo’s house, where we were leveling up, we encountered Shadows unlike any we had seen before.
“Haa!!”
—Spann!
I swiftly thickened the approaching humanoid torso, which moved towards us on all fours, using an Iaido slash to cut it in half.
“Tch!! Suddenly showing up!!”
Without any warning, a larger vortex than the one from which humanoid Shadows usually emerge appeared, and they crawled out from it.
While regular humanoid Shadows weren’t much of a challenge, these new types were significantly stronger, and we found ourselves in a bit of a struggle.
“Provoke!”
Immediately, I used a skill to gather hate, directing their attention towards me and inducing them to attack me intensively.
“Vwah!”
“Vwah!”
“Vwah!”
—Clang! Clang! Clang!
“Kuh!”
Since many Shadows were focused on me, as soon as I sliced through one, others extended their arms like whips or stretched their tongues like chameleons.
Even at our level, their attacks carried a power that required defense. I quickly defended against the attacks with my Mithril Blade, but the strength of the assaults made me flinch involuntarily.
“Backstab.”
In a quiet voice, Sato muttered the skill name. Sato, acting as an assassin, fully utilized his abilities to deal with enemies one by one with hit-and-run tactics. It was as efficient as a machine.
He focused on reducing the number of entities likely to attack next, easing my burden.
“Are you okay?”
“No problem!”
Seeing that I had taken an attack, Sato used a skill to sneak up behind me, offering reassurance. As I responded after receiving the Shadow’s attack to assure him, Sato once again disappeared, sneaking up on another Shadow for a surprise attack.
“Vwoah!”
“Sei!”
I, too, timed my attacks, slashing through the monsters.
“Nii!”
And we weren’t the only ones here.
Enjyu, despite her small and cute appearance, had become a monster by contracting with Rokudo, gaining stats and strength simultaneously. Now, she was at a level not much different from ours. Enhanced by the Craftsman skill, she was strengthened by over fifty percent, effortlessly tearing through the new type Shadows with its claws.
We relentlessly cut down the Shadows.
Sato and I, shocked but determined to help Rokudo, moved.
“Niiiiiiii!!”
However, unable to watch the situation, Enjyu flew ahead.
“Ah, Enjyu, wait!! Damn it!! Let’s go!!”
“Okay.”
We also immediately followed, and I threw the item I had been carrying towards the giant, which seemed about to swing down arms thicker than a big tree.
—Dooooooon!
The moment the item collided, a tremendous explosion enveloped the surroundings. My ears rang with a piercing noise.
“No way!?”
“Is it dangerous!?”
Dumbfounded by the excessively loud explosion, we widened our eyes. What we threw was a round bomb-like item that looked like something from a game. It turned out to be more powerful than expected.
However, thanks to that, the giant was affected, if not damaged, and it had stopped moving.
We quickly rushed to Rokudo’s side. There, we saw Rokudo with limbs twisted in odd directions, his face covered in blood, looking battered and torn.
The sight almost made me want to cry involuntarily.
“Don’t give up, Rokudo.”
“Yeah, don’t forget that we’re here.”
But, while saying that, we grinned confidently at Rokudo.
“Hahaha. Why the hell did you guys come...? I’m gonna die, you know?”
“Idiot. Can’t let our best friend go down without a fight.”
“That’s right.”
So, we fought. Even if we ended together here, I wouldn’t regret it. There might be lingering attachments, but even now, we continue to be together.
“Nggh!?”
“Drink this and regain your strength.”
Sato shoved some kind of potion into Rokudo’s mouth, contained in a beautiful glass container. Rokudo choked suddenly at the unexpected action, but managed to gulp it down somehow.
『Voooooo』
Meanwhile, the smoke from the explosion suddenly disappeared, revealing the giant creature that had lost about a quarter of its body.
I was momentarily stunned by the tremendous power of that bomb.
“So, what did you make him drink?”
“Dunno.”
“Huh!?”
When I asked Sato what he made Rokudo drink, he replied that he didn’t know. I shouted in shock.
“But with Enjyu here, it should be fine. It’ll definitely turn out in a positive direction.”
“You, seriously...”
I was left speechless by Sato’s words, delivered with a sly smile.
“Well, now let’s buy some time.”
“No other choice. Understood!”
We didn’t know what effects the potion might have, but as Sato said, dealing with the giant creature in front of us was the priority.
We faced the challenge of despair.