Chapter 44

"Luminous...?"

"Eh... Brother? Younger brother?"

The members of the Rihilt team were taken aback by my words. I didn't have the time to explain to them politely.

Because it wasn't over yet.

My Magic Arrow, which should have finished everything with one shot, only made the Crest Mage stagger a few steps.

"St-st-st-st..."

The Crest Mage regained his composure.

"Ho, that's quite something, this power—"

The Crest Mage spoke while caressing the spot on his chest where the Magic Arrow had struck. His expression was calm.

"Not bad, huh?"

"Impossible, to withstand Albert's Magic Arrow and still be so calm...?"

The Crest Mage grinned at Filbus.

"Sorry, but you guys can't beat me—because I have an Absolute Defense tattoo carved into my body!"

"Absolute... Defense...!?"

"That's right. My body cuts 99% of all damage, whether physical or magical. In other words, there's no way to defeat me."

Immediately after, the Crest Mage whistled.

The four super-strong lizardmen around us ran off and disappeared from in front of us.

"They're just targets. I don't want to lose my pawns unnecessarily, so I had them leave."

The Crest Mage clapped his hands.

"Alright, let's get started, Mage! A contest to see who can last longer until your magic power runs out!"

"Albert"

Filbus called out to me.

"Don't fall for his easy provocation. Once your magic power is exhausted, we'll be killed by the super-strong lizardmen. This is—"

"Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow"

"Ow!? Ow!? Ow!? Ow!? Ow!? Ow!?"

My Magic Arrows pierced the Crest Mage one after another.

Ow!

The Crest Mage, who was blown back dramatically, crashed into the cliff behind him.

"Phew. Well, no need to worry about stumbling now."

The Crest Mage said with a grin.

"Ha, it does hurt... It's the first pain I've felt since my tattoo was completed, hahaha! But I don't feel like I'm dying at all!"

"Albert! Stop it!"

Filbus said.

But I had no intention of listening.

"It's fine. My magic power won't run out—"

I stared at the Crest Mage.

"99% doesn't work. Does that mean 1% does?"

"So what? What can you do with 1%?!"

"If 100 becomes 1—then 100 1s become 100. Even I understand that logic, don't I?"

The Crest Mage's face twitched for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and shouted.

"What the hell does that stupid logic matter?! Your magic power will run out before you can do anything!"

"Don't you know? Magic Arrow is a beginner's spell."

"…Huh?"

I said to the Crest Mage, who looked confused.

"In other words, it consumes very little magic power."

And the already low magic consumption had been further reduced by my daily practice with spellbooks.

I cast the spell.

"Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow, Magic Arrow"

"Ow!?"

The Crest Mage's body bent in pain. He shouted at me, his face contorted with pain.

"So what! There's a limit, right? How many Magic Arrows can you fire!?"

"Eight hours."

"…What?"

Not just the Crest Mage, everyone was stunned.

...Ah, I need to explain.

"I had the same question. I experimented before. I kept firing Magic Arrows at the sky without stopping. After a thousand, I got bored and stopped counting. I quit after eight hours."

"Th-thousand? ...Bored, quit? ...Eight hours...?"

The Crest Mage repeated, dumbfounded.

I continued in a matter-of-fact tone.

"So I don't really know my limit. But I can keep firing for at least eight hours. In terms of numbers, maybe ten thousand."

"Haha... No way... It's a bluff! It has to be!"

"…Try it. If you want, I can go for sixteen hours."

I pointed my right hand at the Crest Mage.

"Let's continue, shall we?"

"Ah, ah, ah, ahhh!"

The Crest Mage tried to run sideways.

I mercilessly spoke the trigger word.

"Magic Arrow"

"Ow!?"

The white arrow I shot mercilessly slammed the Crest Mage's body into the cliff.

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