The LV.99 Middle Boss, Starts His Second Life with Subordinates!

“Hmm, this is quite a new experience.”

　I was swaying violently up and down, and my vision kept swinging from side to side.

　We slithered through narrow alleys like a snake, finally bursting out onto the sunny boulevard, only to find ourselves in a dimly lit alley again.

　It was a dizzying shift in perspective, but I couldn’t just sit back and become nauseous.

“What is the meaning of this?”

　I ask the mysterious woman who is running through the alleyway with my childish body under her arm.

　I can’t see the woman’s expression because of the hat she is wearing.

　She said in a polite, but somewhat impatient tone.

“I’ve been a little rough on you, and I don’t mean to hurt you, so please forgive me.” (New Customer => Kidnapper)

“I’ve never been treated like baggage before.”

“I’m sorry, but this is an urgent matter.” (Kidnapper)

“If you had something to do with me, you could have told me right there… Oh, no, it’s not easy to talk about in front of a real Hero Party right?”

“…I am surprised, how did you realize that I am a demon?” (Kidnapper)

“That’s the intuition of a former demon.”

　And from her reaction, it seems that my hunch was correct.

　Her plan is too random for a mere kidnapping, otherwise, I don’t know the possible reason to kidnap a child like me.

　It’s probably a troublesome thing related to the demons here.

　Rather, if it was just a normal kidnapping, it would be quite easy because I could just summon my [Thousand Hands] here and defeat them.

“I’m not sure what the problem is, but I’m sure it’s something that can be resolved.”

“I’m not sure why you’re so calm when you’ve been kidnapped all of a sudden… but it’s a great help to me…” (Kidnapper)

“But my ex-subordinates wouldn’t be silent about this.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll just run off to a less populous place and we’ll talk more there…” (Kidnapper)

“… If they were that calm, I wouldn’t have had any trouble with them when I was Mid-Boss.”

“What?” (Kidnapper)

“Well, here you are!” (Voice)

　Traversing a straight road leading from the alley to the main street, there is a figure blocking this path.

“No way…” (Kidnapper)

　The woman muttered as if she couldn’t believe the scene in front of her, but the silhouette was…

“–Is the tag game over?” (Voice => Kyuuketsu)

　 Kyuu-chan has an innocent child-like smile.

“Uh, that’s impossible!? I should have completely made some distance, what speed…”

　The woman immediately made a sudden stop, changed direction to leap out of the way, and veered off into a side alley ahead of her.

　Just after that, from behind her, she heard a “Dum!” from behind her.

　Dum, dum, dum, dum! The mysterious rumbling sound rang out four times, and then,

“–If you don’t run a little more seriously, I won’t be able to get some exercise.” (Kyuuketsu)

　Two red eyes directly glowed above us.

　Kyuu-chan, who was upside down, looks into my kidnapper and smiles innocently with her canines visible.

　I guess the rumbling sound is the sound of stomping on the ground or wall.

　In short, Kyuu-chan overtook her, after sprinting with just four steps.

　It was a terrifying physical ability, even for an ally.

“Hi-hii!!!” (Kidnapper)

　Even I’m scared.

　My kidnapper also screamed fearfully, reflexively she pulled something out of her waist.

　It was an incredibly thin, long, and extremely sharp, naginata. [T/N: Think halberd but with a narrower blade. If a halberd is a pole ax this one is a pole sword]

　It was a move that was probably ingrained in her body.

　She slid the blade out of its scabbard and slashed up with it.

　The flash of the sword was so fierce that it could be mistaken for light, and it struck the upside-down Kyuu-chan right between the eyes.

　However, as expected,

“Hey!” (Kyuuketsu)

“What!?!?” (Kidnapper)

　A high-pitched sound was heard, and the sword that was swung had been stopped.

　Believe it or not, it’s a serious swing.

　…I think her recent departure from a normal demon is unbelievable.

“I don’t know who it is, but it’s dangerous to swing the weapon around! If you hit someone, they’ll get hurt!” (Kyuuketsu)

　Kyuu-chan’s cheeks puffed looking quite silly.

　Far from being injured, I feel that it should have been an instant death attack, but let’s forget about it. Needless to say, Kyuu-chan, how carefree.

“He-help me!” (Kidnapper)

　The woman shouted in a trembling voice and slammed the two spheres she had taken out of her bosom onto the ground.

　Immediately, a cloud of white smoke filled the narrow alleyway. It was a smokescreen.

“Whoops!” (Kyuuketsu)

“Hiii!” (Kidnapper)

　She ran at once and ran right by Kyuu-chan, who was engulfed in smoke.

　It seems that she has been completely frightened, and the distance she had thought she gained is nowhere to be seen.

“Who was she? What is she!?” (Kidnapper)

“She’s Kyuuketsu, also known as Kyuu-chan.”

“Kyuu…!? Uh, don’t lie! Kyuuketsu is a single-digit level magician from that Cave!? She should not be able to make such monstrous movements…!” (Kidnapper)

“Kyuu-chan, she likes to move her body.”

“That’s your answer?! That’s not even a good answer!!” (Kidnapper)

“Look, it seems that our ace came while we were talking.”

“Huh…!?” (Kidnapper)

　She seemed to feel the extraordinary presence and looked back.

　When you look at it, plant buds sprout one after another from the ground of the narrow alley, through the gaps in the wall, and in a blink of an eye, they bloom and fruit.

　This mysterious new flower field that is approaching just behind us is, so to speak is the Red Carpet.

　That is to say, it is a signal of her appearance.

“—Na-Ru-Go-Aaaaaa!!!!!” (Alraune)

　Alraune appeared with an angry roar and terrifying rumble echoing as she came.

　Not only she but I was scared by her overly flashy appearance.

　That is—a carriage, no tank, I mean chariot. That’s right!

　A monstrous chariot made of woven plants was rushing towards us. Scraping the walls of the narrow alley as it forces itself in.

　And of course, there’s the figure of Alraune astride it, which is also terrifying!

　She should have been keeping up with the disguise but she seems to have forgotten it in anger!

“I found them, the kidnapper!” (Alraune)

“Hi-gyaaaaaaaaa!!!” (Kidnapper)

“Idiot! Stop! We’ll be run over!”

　I called out to her, wondering whose side she was on.

　It was such a terrifying sight!

“Who is that? What is that?!?” (Kidnapper)

“I’ve never seen her being that kind of terrifying woman in my life!”

“Return Narugoa to me as soon as possible! You kidnapper! If you don’t, I’m going to turn you into a pressed flower and put it in the novel I have!” (Alraune)

“Are you going to make a bookmark of me too!”

　We made a break for the alley and ran with single-minded determination.

　Alraune’s tank, her chariot, gnashed, crunched, and whirred! Scraping the walls with its huge wheels, as it tracks us perfectly.

　She’s desperate to take me back, but at this rate, it’s only a matter of time before I’m a bookmark!

“Damn…! Come on!”

　There is no time for this.

　Believing in my judgment, I summoned my [Thousand Hands] from the shadow of the alley.

　My “hands”, which crawled out from the ground, is just at our feet—

“Now!”

“He-heh!?” (Kidnapper)

　My hands leaped with me and her.

　A tremendous floating sensation hit my whole body, and underneath us, Alraune’s tank, excuse me Chariot, whizzed by. Just right below us. Just in time.

　And even better timing.

　After all, the person I can really rely on at such times is—

“Sorry as always Sergeant.”

　A slime was waiting just below us as we began our slow descent.

　He shakes his gelatinous body.

“Don’t worry, Narugoa-san.” (Sergeant)

“Hyaaaaaaaa!!! Buh!” (Kidnapper)

　My kidnapper and I were cushioned by his slime body, thus ending the back alley getaway drama.