[NTR] the Porter of the Warrior’s Party 22

Chapter 22 – [Hero] Four Heavenly Kings and Power

“This… !”
“Cheuk!”

The Four Skeleton Kings let go of my neck and stepped back.

When the blocked airway was cleared, I coughed and looked in the direction of my left hand.
I couldn’t see my arm, but the light was clearly gushing from the corresponding part.

How… What’s going on?

“You bastard, what have you done!”

The skeleton was screaming at me as it wrapped around its melting hand.
Bones… Is it melting?

I couldn’t read his expression, but his voice sounded very bewildered.
As much as that, I was embarrassed because I couldn’t understand the situation.

“Eh, Eric? What the hell is going on?”
“Uh? Did Eric do it?”

Seria and Uni’s panicked voices were heard.
As much as I did, they didn’t seem to understand the situation.

“It’s a sign!”

However, Arin shouted as if he knew what this was.

“A sign?”
“The goddess’s blessing to the hero… It is the mark of a warrior!”

A warrior’s mark?

Come to think of it, I think I heard something like that when I first met Goddess.
What was it… Did I say it was a blessing to protect me in a moment of crisis?

If so, is this the blessing the Goddess bestowed upon me?

It was so powerful that it melted the body of the Four Heavenly Kings, so there was no need to describe its power.

“A warrior… ? Who is this weak?”

The skeleton muttered in disbelief.

The word “Weak” Pierced his heart painfully, but he still lost the overwhelming dignity of a moment ago.
His left hand was half melted, and the part corresponding to the back of his hand had already disappeared.
Still, it seemed that something magical had been done, as the finger bones were locked in place.

“Keugh… ! Leftovers!”

He raised his voice in anger, but it didn’t feel as scary as before.
Is this also a blessing?

“Hero! That blessing can chase away evil and borrow the power of allies!”
“A colleague… Strength?”

Upon hearing that, the skeleton turned its body in the direction the voice came from.

“You guys who know something are the most dangerous. I’m not afraid of a kid who doesn’t even know what his strength is.”
“Hee!”

It’s a big deal. Arin doesn’t have the skills to stop him.
Can Seriana Uni stop him?

“Scale! Behind me!”

Sarah’s voice.
The skeleton was walking one step at a time with its sword pointed at them.

No, I can’t let it go like this!

“Haaaaap!”

I made a noise on purpose to get his attention.
He didn’t even look at me, and when I tried to swing his sword right in front of me, he turned around and blocked my sword.

“Keuhehe, you’re weak against provocation, dear… Wow!”

It was a skeleton that laughed sinisterly, as if there was some ulterior motive, but it seemed that the light from my arm had hit me.
I didn’t say that my bones melted like before, but seeing as I hurriedly backed away, it seemed to be having an effect.

“It will only work if it touches your body!”
“Shut up priest!”

Arin told me an important fact.

Do you have to touch it directly?
Was it because he was holding my neck earlier, so my bones melted!

“Eh, Eric, what the hell is this?”
“Something… It is a strong energy.”

Seria and Yuni threw out one word at a time about the light emanating from me.
I’m curious too. But first, that guy.

“I’ll explain a little later! Hero, maybe now you can use our power as you wish!”
“What do you mean?”

As I urged her in her haste, her skeleton rushed at her like a dart.

“Shut up! Shut up!”
“Don’t touch Arin!”

When I intervened, he backed away in pain again.

“Ouch! Damn it! What the hell!”

He burst into anger
In terms of skill, he clearly surpassed all of us, but thanks to the goddess’s blessing, he couldn’t do anything.

“Krurruk! Kreuk!”
“All… I can’t get close!”

At some point, demon lords flocked around us, but they couldn’t get any closer than the schedule.

“What can I do?”

Yuni asked.

The demon lords surrounded us in a circle based on my light.
It seemed that he couldn’t get inside.
When I took a step, they followed me.

“… Is it because of that light that I can’t approach it? Then I don’t think getting out of here will be that difficult.”

I agree with Seria’s analysis.
If even the Four Heavenly Kings could not stand this light, the Demon King’s soldiers would be even more so.
I don’t know how long this light will shine brightly, but it’s not difficult to escape if you have this power.

“Then let’s catch him quickly.”

Finally, Arin said so.
Okay. As long as I approach, I can win.

“Ouch! Shit! Goddess, are you torturing me again!”

The skeleton spat out lines as if it had a story behind it.
But I’m not particularly curious.
Given that it has a human skeleton, it may have been human at one time.
But now, he’s just the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings.

If so, that’s enough.

He is an evil that must die.

“You bastard! Be judged!”
“Shut up, filthy human!”

He shouted sharply, but he couldn’t come close to me.
It was clearly on the defensive.

Normally, I would have hesitated at the tip of my sword, but thanks to the blessing of the goddess, my heart was calmer than ever.
Rather, it seemed to be elevated.

At this rate, you can win!

I approached him slowly.

“Keugh! Oh, don’t come!”

He was taken aback and withdrew.
I don’t run away now, perhaps because of my pride, but it seemed like I would run away soon.

You have to hold onto it. With what?

I naturally raised my right arm.

I had never done it before, but I knew how to do it.

Earth Spirit, please hold on to that bastard’s feet!

“Hee!”
Quadduk!

With Yuni’s sudden scream, a pile of dirt rose up and tied the skeleton’s feet.

“This, with something like this!”

The mound of dirt burst out as he gave it strength, but the moment he took another step, it came together again.

“Hey! What, what?”
Quadduk!

Every time he shook off the mound and took a step back, another mound rose and tied him up.
Perhaps because of my mastery of abilities, Yuni screamed strangely every time I used spirit magic.

Her long use may put her burden on her.

I’m sorry, Arin.
I’ll borrow some!

“Bless you!”
“Hey! Yo, hero?”

As I shouted, I felt the muscles in my legs tighten.

Doesn’t last long.
At a whack!

I spurred the ground with enhanced leg power and lunged at him at high speed.

“Hey, you son of a bitch!”

He panicked and drew his sword, but I didn’t intend to cross swords with him again.

Snap!

Approaching him, he threw away his knife and held him tight.

“Aagh!”

He started screaming and shaking his arm that was about to hit me.

Shiver.

He could feel his body melting.

“Hey, you son of a bitch! Let go of this! Wow!”

He screamed and twisted his body, but I held him tight and wouldn’t let go.

Haha! Goddess! Goddess! Another four years… !”

He let out a scream of pain as his body rapidly melted away.

“Mind… King… !”

Took.

The knife finally fell from his hand, leaving only a puddle of white in his place.

Winning… Is it

“Eh, Eric! If you suddenly run, you won’t be able to catch up!”

Seria gasped for her breath as she seemed to have rushed in, and she said so.

Come to think of it, when I move, the Demon King’s army follows me while maintaining a siege.
If it was wrong, the party members would almost collide with them.

“Oh, sorry…”
“It’s okay because I won.”

When I tried to apologize, Seria stopped me.
It’s a happy voice. Is she happy too?

“Hey, Henry-sama got hit!”
“What can I do?”

A commotion quickly spreads among the Demon King’s army that surrounds us.
Even those who can’t see us must have clearly seen the melting of their boss, the Four Heavenly Kings.

“Eric. Let us surrender.”

Seria whispered in my ear.
It wasn’t the ears, to be precise, but the back of the head.

“Everyone didn’t understand the situation properly, so it might work.”

Is it?
For once, I decided to follow her advice.

“Surrender! Otherwise you will die too!”

***

Of course, not everyone surrendered.
Some surrendered, but most fled or were chased to death by soldiers.
Having lost the power of the Four Heavenly Kings and becoming weak, they were no match for the elite soldiers.

The blessing of the Goddess disappeared shortly after.
At the same time, the confidence and excitement that bloomed in my heart must have returned to their original state.

Of course, no one said we weren’t chasing them.

We were heroes

The lord acknowledged our achievements and gave us the best hospitality he could for us, who became the heroes of Deron Castle.
Of course, since Daeron Castle has already almost lost its function, it means he hasn’t received anything.

Still, at least they gave us free access to the best inn in the city.

We still have a long way to go, but my teammates needed a break, and above all, I was very tired.
The Goddess’ Blessing was a really good power, but the downside was that it was very tiring after using it once.

It seemed like it would be difficult to just wear it normally, and it seemed like it would only be used at a really important moment.
When facing the Four Heavenly Kings like that skeleton called Henry, or later when facing the Demon King.

However, it is not possible to leave it as it is just because it is difficult after writing it.
I studied this ability to the fullest during my several days of retooling.

“Sigh!”

As Yuni shuddered, soil rose slightly from the ground and flew towards a nearby tree at high speed.

Fuck!

The spirit in the form of a child half buried in the soil glanced back at me and then disappeared.

It is Yuni’s spirit art centered on the spirits of the earth.

Now my arms are entwined with vines from the back of my hand to my elbow.
Of course, it’s not a real vine, it’s just drawn like a tattoo.

According to Seria, this is a rose vine.
In fact, three roses were blooming on my arm, and each time I used their ability, the corresponding flower lit up, as if they represented Seria, Arin, and Uni.

It was a very embarrassing feeling, but for some reason they liked it.

… And something similar happened to them.

Just as a rose was engraved on my arm, at some point a rose was engraved on each of them.
Like me, it was a red rose.
But if the location is all that matters, it’s the nape of the neck, so… I was ashamed to look.

To be honest, I was grateful for the blessing, but I hesitate every time I write because I feel a bit uneasy, to put it mildly.
However, since it is a power given to me, I have no choice but to use it to the fullest.

“Also… It’s like this every time Eric uses my power.”

Yuni, feeling ashamed of her moaning, twiddled her fingers and blushed.

“Is this because you are using someone else’s ability?”
“That… Could it be that?”

For some reason, whenever I used my ability, they screamed briefly.
According to them, it was not painful, but rather a feeling of being stimulated.
It was only for a moment, and it wasn’t painful, so he told me not to worry about it, but I couldn’t put my mind at all.

“Yo, warrior… I am ready.”

Arin took a deep breath and put her hands together.

“Huh. Please take good care of me.”

I said that and closed her eyes and followed what she was doing.

“… Bless you!”
“Huh!”

Arin flinched and screamed slightly.

Vitality circulated throughout my body.
The blessings given by Yuni were more diverse than she thought, and could strengthen only a part of her body, or increase her overall physical ability or resistance to certain attacks.
In the meantime, it was a part that I did not know well because I only fought against weak enemies.

“Even if you’re definitely prepared… I am surprised.”

Arin smiled shyly.

While I’m using their skills, they can’t use their own power either. Of course, every time I write, a little stimulation follows.
Perhaps these two restrictions were placed on my opponent while I was exerting my power.

“But it’s a bit strange… Why flowers?”

She asked as Arin gently touched the nape of her neck.
For some reason, the action seemed bewitching, so I slightly averted my eyes.

“Huh, warrior. Are you ashamed?”

She grew up
I cleared my throat with a red face.

“Goddess and flowers don’t have much to do with each other, do they?”
“Yes… It’s not particularly symbolic, though.”

When Seria, who had been watching quietly, asked, Arin nodded her head.

It was definitely a bit of a strange story.

There is no point of contact between the goddess of dawn and flowers.
I don’t know the details of the doctrine, but looking at what Arin didn’t know, I wondered why it was a flower because it seemed to be a symbol that had nothing to do with it.
Besides, the sight of him wrapping his whole arm around it is also a bit unpleasant.

“Honestly, I don’t know either, but there is no doubt that it is a blessing from the Goddess, since information about this ability has been left in the literature.”

Seria still had a doubtful look on her face, but at first she affirmed Arin’s words.

“But this is the first time I’ve heard of this ability… If you knew, you should have told me in advance.”
“I’m sorry, warrior. In fact, it’s almost like a legend… Until I saw it myself, I thought it was just a made-up story.”

When I asked lightly, she bowed her head apologetically.

Well, it was the first time all of us had heard of it, and it didn’t seem like it was a well-known story, considering that even Arin, who would be the most detailed about the hero lore here, didn’t know much about it.

“Still, there is probably someone in the capital who knows. Someone like the Archbishop.”

Capital city…
It’s quite a distance here.

Since the task of subduing the demon king is more urgent, it is probably difficult to hear unless the traffic lines overlap.

“Eh, Eric…”

After I was lost in thought for a while, Seria called me.

“Ah, yes… Yes…”

Seria’s magic also had to be confirmed.
But strangely, Seria’s magic…

“Huh!”
“Ugh!”

I felt a needle prick my arm.
And hot heat gathered in front of my outstretched hand.

“Whoa… Whoa…”

If you hold on to magic for a long time, it gets very tiring.
Seria guessed that it was probably because, unlike a mage, I don’t have much magical power.

Shudder.

When I canceled the spell, the temperature around me returned to normal.

“It is strange. Why does the hero suffer only when Seria’s magic is used?”

Arin tilted his head and raised the question we all had.

“… It’s not sick. It’s just a little bit tingling.”

Seria’s expression darkened, so I corrected her words a little.

“No, Eric. But it’s true that my magic is hard to use.”
“That, that… Maybe because it’s magic…”

I panicked and tried to make her feel better, but there was no way I could properly explain this phenomenon that I was unfamiliar with.

“It can be seen that Yuni’s spirit art is borrowing the spirit’s power or something like that, but shouldn’t Arin’s divine power be the same?”

At Seria’s words, I was at a loss for an answer.
Really, I wonder why.

“Three, Seria… But I can write first…”

Uni offered consolation in her own way, but Seria’s expression did not ease.