I Stayed Loyal When My Teacher Was Betrayed

16 – Proof 5

Annoying.

And frustrating.

The Flesh Golem that came out of nowhere.

Sigurd’s emotions upon seeing it were precisely at that level.

He is an ignorant and unnecessarily strong guy.

However, I don’t feel any danger from him.

I passed the stage of feeling crisis with a guy like that a long time ago.

-Kwakwak!!

A guy wielding a body made up of corpses, like a mace.

However, such attacks were not even touching Sigrun’s clothes.

From the beginning, her profession was an assassin.

In terms of agility, she was the strongest among those present.

The attack of the simple yet powerful flesh golem did not pose any danger to her.

-Kwakwak!!

-“Kuoooh!!”

She threw a few flame bullets she usually had in store.

Flame attacks on undead creatures are natural.

Looking at the guy who wanted to die happily by wriggling his own body, a thick smile appeared on Sigrun’s lips.

However, that smile was not for such a golem in front of her.

“To give such a gift in this way… You have to repay this debt quite surely later.”

Originally, she didn’t even have to think about it, but now her desire has become firmer.

Then.

-Clack!!!

The golem’s fist fell accurately towards where she was, however, Sigrun easily evaded it while preparing another flame bullet.

“Here, it’s a bit of a waste to spend it, but… I have no choice. Rather than showing other weaknesses…”

At that moment.

-Pak!!!

“Oh…!”

A flaming arrow flew from somewhere.

It was barely anything compared to the golem’s body,

and it didn’t seem to cause any particular damage.

However…

-Kwakwak!!

– “Krrraaaah!!!”

An arrow that exploded and blew off one arm of the golem.

At the tip, Brünhilde was once again seen drawing her bow.

“They retreated more than I thought. The ones we fought before were tougher…”

– “Kueeehhh!!!”

Reacting to her attack, the flesh golem swung its fist toward her.

And at that moment,

A radiant light appeared from behind it.

There, Mist, who comfortably completed the spell with the distraction from his two comrades, stood.

A spell of the holy attribute.

The attack was more deadly to undead than flames, and the flesh golem instinctively began to tremble in fear.

And then.

“!”

A brilliant beam shot out simultaneously with the spell being cast.

A single strike that made one feel purity in this pitch-dark land overwhelmed the body of the flesh golem.

– “Kr…aah…”

Emitting a desperate sound, the flesh golem rapidly melted away.

No matter how sturdy its body was, it couldn’t resist the power of extreme righteousness and could only collapse.

The battle neatly concluded in just a few minutes.

Immediately after that,

Valkyrie heard the voice of the culprit who caused this incident.

The voice of Witch Rosetta started to resonate.

“Oh my, oh my… I didn’t expect the golem to fly away like that.”

“…”

“You…”

“If you wanted to observe the situation, shouldn’t you have stayed a little further away? Or is it because your eyesight isn’t as good as you thought?”

“You… are you calling that an excuse…”

Rosetta spoke with an unabashed smile.

Upon hearing this, Sigurd felt the urge to grip his dagger tightly and take immediate action.

Regardless of plans and such, the impulse to shred this obnoxious woman to pieces…

Then.

“…I apologize. I should have kept my distance as you said.”

Frea noticed Sigrun’s reaction and took the lead in evolving the situation.

In response to the leader’s attitude of avoiding immediate combat,

Despite having a lot to say, Sigrun had no choice but to keep her words to a minimum for now.

However,

“Well, it’s alright. It didn’t really disturb me. Instead, I apologize for causing you all trouble. Although it shouldn’t be much of a problem dealing with such low-level monsters. Still, it seemed quite challenging, so to speak.”

“…”

The Flesh Golem was difficult to face one on one.

Though annoyed by the witch’s casual conversation about such a creature, Sigrun had no choice but to stay quiet here.

She knew that saying something unnecessary would only hurt their pride.

After watching her skillfully dispatch the creature and disappear,

Sigrun spoke with a cold voice.

“I will definitely kill that girl.”

“If you wish…”

*

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Yeah, you worked hard too.”

The mentor returned after finishing the task at hand.

Seeing her looking much better than before, I also couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief.

However, despite this pleasant moment, we began discussing the recent situation objectively.

“By the way, she was quite impressive. Indeed, she wasn’t just an average master adventurer.”

“The magic she used was quite dazzling, and powerful.”

“That’s right, it seemed better to finish things swiftly rather than dragging it out.”

We observed the creature’s movements throughout the battle,

Even though they tried not to reveal their weaknesses, we could roughly estimate them.

“There shouldn’t be any major issues… But we mustn’t let our guard down. To handle things properly…”

*

After several more battles, we arrived at the location.

There stood the enormous mansion, exactly as the information we obtained predicted.

A place that has a wide scale but is filled with the feeling of solemnity and sourness, which is covered entirely in dark light.

The place is so quiet that it feels like you could pass seven times without a sound.

“Is this the place?”

“I think so, Master.”

“Um… do we have to go in from here? It’s… it’s a bit scary…”

Bernier, who looked very tense.

I shouldn’t be the one to say this, considering the number of undead heads I’ve broken on my way here, but still, looking at her scared, I deliberately spoke in a light voice.

“Cheer up, there’s me and the Master, and nothing too bad will happen. And… if anything happens, I will protect you.”

“Um… okay…”

I showed a slight smile as I looked at Bernier, who seemed a little relieved.

I still thought she was an excessively delicate child.

“Then let’s go in.”

With those words, the Master waved the wand lightly.

As a result, the closed door began to open slowly, and we immediately went inside.

The inside of the mansion looks as messy as its exterior.

There were spider webs everywhere, and the floor was full of dust.

The structure also seemed to resemble a maze, and the ghosts and undead popping out at irregular intervals were a bonus.

It was like a modern house of horror left intact.

But now that I have become a demon who surpasses such monsters, I was not particularly afraid.

“Scream!!!”

-Bang!

But, despite this, the screams of Bernier that rang out every time something popped out, and the magic bullets that burst out immediately after, only made it scarier.

“Um…”

After another battle, Bernier, who stuck to my side, grabbed my arm, trembling uncontrollably, making me feel like a dog was clinging to me.

Following this repeated pattern, I gently petted her head and calmed her down.

“Are you okay?”

“Sob… s-sorry…”

Bernie crying while talking.

She was trying to dismiss the undead and ghosts that were popping up, but it seemed that she couldn’t help being scared.

“Ugh… If you’re so weak, what are you going to do? Adventurers face even scarier things on the job!”

“Ugh…”

The master told the story with a stern tone.

Seeing her more uncomfortable than usual, I tried to lighten the mood. I lightly laughed and said, “Haha, don’t be like that, Master. Even as a woman, it’s okay to be scared in this situation.”

“…Am I too a woman?”

The master suddenly told the story with a cold expression.

Unlike her usual self, there was some discomfort in her eyes.

“Well… that’s true, but… anyway, the master… has that kind of image…”

“…Hah…”

The master suddenly let out a deep sigh.

With those words, she walked ahead step by step.

“M-Master?”

“Forget it. Hurry up and follow, that lich guy will appear soon.”

The master spoke in a cold voice.

Feeling puzzled by the situation in many ways, I followed behind Bernie, who was clinging to my arm more strongly than before.