Re Istode : Things that kitsune girl do in another world

< Level up! 8 to 9 >

That was Steal Kill but it wasn't an issue for me.

That girl killed Tarni, I don't need to get my hands dirty. That's the most important thing.

The chaos was still going on and I was again engaged in a fight against the Sky Pirates as soon as my condition improved.

"Sky Pirates! Your captain is already dead! Surrender now!" Shouted the mysterious girl who killed Tarni.

That announcement made the Sky Pirates pause for a moment. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Adventurers and crews captured the Sky Pirates.

Some of their efforts succeeded while others failed.

The fight started again and the chaos was repeated. 

But then...

Woo! Woo!

A loud sound of the trumpet was heard.

The Sky Pirates abandoned their fight. Those bad guys ran to their Airships. So quickly, they left our Airship.

And yes, one only needed a blink of an eye to guessing that those Sky Pirates wanted to escape.

Our side doesn't want those bad guys to save themselves. Hence, some Adventurers and Crews taught them. However, before they could capture more of those Sky Pirates or jump into their Airship, they were stopped by their comrades.

As for me...

Well... Spontaneously, I chased after a Sky Pirate! And since no one stopped me, now I'm on the deck that's part of the Airship of those Sky Pirates!

I'm here alone, I'm surrounded by Sky Pirates, some of them who are aware of my presence making expressions of confusion, while others are amazed.

A moment later...

"Catch the girl," a man shouted.

Four people reacted immediately. They ran up to me and I...

"[Wind Cannon]"

I used Spell to send them flying away.

Then, this Airship shook. It separated itself from our Airship. And quickly, this Airship flies away.

"... I'm stuck in crisis. Isn't that right?" I asked no one.

If I could see my face, I'm sure, I'd see a pale face of a girl.

And damn it! A few seconds passed and the distance between the two Airships was already over thirty meters!

This is extremely different from the time when this Airship approached our Airship. It took them a dozen minutes but now...

"Don't just stand still! The girl is still free!"

That loud yell made me wake up from my daze. I stopped looking at our Airship in the distance. And after I turned around, I saw the seven Sky Pirates approach me.

"There's no choice, right? [Mist of Nightmare Illusion]"

An explosion of mist appears to engulf us all.

The fog appeared and disappeared in a split second but the fog managed to put most of those Sky Pirates to deep sleep.

"What happened?" A Sky Pirate wondered as he looked at his friends lying on the deck.

He caught my attention, so... "[Water Shoot]" I shot his body with a water bullet.

"Guah!"

The man fell to his knee after the right side of his stomach was hollowed out by my Spell.

The other Sky Pirates were still confused by what happened. Therefore, I took advantage of the opportunity to pick up a sword near me. Then, I ran to the nearest Sky Pirate.

"[Stinger]"

My sword managed to pierce the man's chest. A moment later I pulled out my sword and cut the man's throat.

"One fell and there were still many standing," I said as I looked at the still-conscious Sky Pirates.

"Bastard!" A man was shouting.

"Kill her!" Another man followed.

Within seconds, four people came to kill me,  two Sky Pirates in the distance prepared their arrows, and a big part of them chose to flee.

I had to pay attention to those archers, I thought when I blocked the sword of Sky Pirate A.

"Die you wh*re! [Power Slash]"

Sky Pirate B comes with a sword covered in red light but...

"[Fire Breath]"

He was burned by my fire.

"Gyaa...!"

That scream of pain made the other three Sky Pirates freeze. They made a big mistake by doing that. Thanks to it, I also managed to burn the Sky Pirate A that was so close to me.

"Aaa...!"

Two archers who were unfazed by this event released their arrows at me.

"[Breath of Nature]"

I grew a tree to block an arrow. A moment later, I moved my body to avoid the other arrows. I didn't stop, I twisted my body, and I pointed my palm at the two Sky Pirates who were melee fighters.

"[Wind Cannon]"

Huge air pressure shot towards them quickly. One of those who had a quick reaction tried to dodge but...

"Gah!"

"Gehok!"

He's not fast enough.

In the end, the two of them were thrown for a few meters in different directions.

I ignored them then ran towards the nearest archer. And yes, when I ran, I had to avoid some of the arrows fired by those two archers.

"Shit!" Shouted the man I was aiming for.

He unsheathed a dagger. However, before he could use it, "[Lightning Cut]" My Arte had already cut the man's throat.

The man staggered and I gave him a powerful kick in the chest before I ran close to the last archer.

"Don't come closer!" He screamed and tried to escape.

Of course, I won't obey the man's words. I'm speeding up my pace. Our distance got closer and I prepared my sword.

Splat!

Blood flowed after I pierced the man's heart from his back.

"Cough! Cough!"

I pulled out my sword and then his body fell.

Thum! Thum!

The sound of a dozen footsteps rang out and a moment later, dozens of Sky Pirates appeared from within the Airship. They came out of the door at the front and back of this deck.

The armed men looked at me.

"That's the intruder! Kill her!" One of them shouted and a moment later, all of them dashed toward me.

Partake in this episode, I panicked and was scared. 

Mist of Nightmare Illusion could not be used due to Cooldown. Without that Skill, I'm not sure I could beat these people and I would have died. That's what I thought but...

As I went into fighting mode, the movements of those people became slow. They are much slower than the Sky Pirates attacking our Airship.

"[Appraisal]"

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[Name: Gord | Age: 18]

[Race: Human | Lvl: 16]

[Job: Sky Pirates, Airship Crew]

| HP: 39/40 

| MP: 13/13

| SP: 25/37

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That's shocking! I cried out in my heart. 

Then, I used Appraisal many times while running and dodging these people's attacks. 

Most of them are young and low-leveled. Killing them...

"STOP!" I screamed and they stopped. "Surrender now! I don't want to kill you."

Those people looked at each other then made a nod of the head.

I thought that was a sign that they were going to surrender but I was wrong. They raise their weapons, ran up to me, and attacked me, again!

For quite some time, I tried to persuade them once again before finally forcing them to surrender but my efforts were in vain.

They don't want to listen to me at all.

In the end...

"[Mist of Nightmare Illusion]"

They fell into a deep sleep, lying on the deck after being engulfed by the mist I made.

I sighed and checked the surroundings. There are no more Sky Pirates who are conscious and want to kill me. Everything becomes quieter when there are no voices of people.

Now, what should I do?

Two hours wasn't enough for me to tie all these Sky Pirates then kill the others who were still in hiding. I can't secure this Airship alone.

I went back to see the Sky Pirates who were asleep. I don't want to do this. But, if I don't do it, I can't secure the Airship and I could die.

I looked around, hoping to find someone who wanted to help me, give me an idea, or stop me. Unfortunately, the person I was hoping for didn't show himself even though I had waited long enough.

I took a deep breath and steeled my heart.

I approached the nearest Sky Pirate who was still asleep. I moved my sword and I pierced the man's heart.

After the man died, I approached the other man.

I repeat the things I do many times. And yes, I didn't kill the young Sky Pirates. 

Naïve, pretending to be a hero, too soft...

I don't care about any of that. I just don't want to get uncomfortable feelings that can haunt my heart and mind.

A dozen minutes later, I was done.

I killed a dozen or maybe dozens of Sky Pirates that were sleeping on this deck.

< Level up! 9 to 10 >

My level went up… along with that, I realized that a Helmsman who is controlling this Airship gave me a look full of horror from the control room.

That man gave me an idea so I walked up to him.

I'm going to ask the guy to take this Airship to the Airship I'm supposed to be riding in.

I walked for a while and...

Wouldn't I didn't need to kill all those Sky Pirates if I wanted to bring this Airship back with me?

"Urgh!" I made a strange noise and massaged my nose bridge. "It's too late and I don't have to cry over the milk that's been spilled."

With a foggy mind, I walked towards the control room. When I reached there, I found a man behind the steering wheel.

"What's your name? [Appraisal]" my voice was quite loud when I voiced the question but it became soft when I voiced the Skill.

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[Name: Flaren | Age: 36]

[Race: Human | Lvl: 26]

[Job: Sky Pirates, Helmsman, Airship Crew]

| HP: 80/82

| MP: 56/63

| SP: 32/47

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"Flaren, I'm Flaren," replied the man in panic.

"You have a good name, you know that?"

"... yes, I know it." His voice trembled.

"Good then. Now, Mr. Flaren. Can you kindly bring this Airship to get close to the Airship that your group attacked earlier?"

"Of course, miss! Right away!"