While I considered the movements of the enemy group, Gol slowly closed the distance on the enemy’s front line. At last, she stepped into the range of the enemies’ spells.
The first ones to move were the enemy spellcasters. They held out their hands toward Gol and began to chant in unison.
“BLAZING FLAME BULLET.”
“PIERCING WIND BULLET.”
Fire and Wind particles gathered in their extended hands, then a volley of blazing fire bullets and balls of swirling whirlwinds shot forward. They flew toward Gol and hit her one after the other.
What explosive flames! Did the combination of the Fire and Wind spells increase their destructive power?
I was worried for my partner, but I soon realized there was nothing to fear. Gol remained nonchalant, not bothering to dodge or block any of the attacks. She paid no mind to the fact that her body was bathed in fire and wind, ignoring the absurd flood as she inexorably advanced.
Even the Japan Self-Defense Forces tanks helplessly firing volleys at an SFX monster in a kaiju movie felt more effective than the spellcasters’ efforts here. Right before each spell hit Gol, it diffused and disappeared. I had witnessed this phenomenon during Master Speria’s demonstration with the large monkey.
This was a golem’s classic defense against spells: the secondary effect of the mana circulation flowing inside their body. From what I could tell, Gol’s defenses far surpassed the monkeys’. When that monkey had been hit with the Fire spell, residual flames had left a heat haze in its surroundings, but Gol left no such trail. The spells that hit her were completely nullified.
It reminded me of when she took the brunt of the fireball from the initial surprise attack. It had felt strange that she wasn’t remotely warm afterward. No doubt the same phenomenon was at work here.
But that was weird, right? Unlike an amateur golem wielder like myself, Ginem and the rest of the spellcasters had to know attack spells wouldn’t work against a golem. So why were they firing off a wave of such useless attacks?
“I-It’s taken a full volley of rapid-fire advanced-level Wind spells, yet its movements haven’t even slowed…!”
“I don’t believe it. What’s with this golem? The amount of mana it’s circulating must be stupid huge.”
“To think our attacks couldn’t stop a light-class golem… I-I’ve lost my confidence as a spellcaster…”
Ah, the spellcasters all moaned with pale faces. Was the revelation that their spells had been so ineffective so unexpected…?
Hm? Wait a sec. Was that whirlwind just now an advanced-level Wind spell?!
I believed the Wind spell Master Speria had cast against the ancient Earth Dragon to save me had been called Storm Cannon, and it had been far more impressive than what these guys were throwing. Power, scope, you name it—it topped them by every measure. Honestly, I was sure even Gol would be blown away if she took a direct hit from such a powerful spell. It was probably the strongest of all the advanced-level options. Master Speria really was amazing. As expected of my master…
Uninterested in my fantasies of a master-disciple relationship, the spellcasters continued to attack. Although they were ineffective against Gol, it was kind of intense to watch the explosive flames of the Fire spells, fanned by the Wind spells, being continually repelled. In particular, the flame bullets shot by that female spellcaster were conspicuously fierce.
“I guess we should watch her carefully.” I kept my eye on her. For the time being, she didn’t show any signs of using her staff-shaped mana tool, instead letting it hang by her waist as she held her hand out toward Gol and cast Fire spells.
Still, this kind of woman was definitely supposed to be an ally—or even harem member—of the protagonist in an isekai story. She was beautiful and busty, and her outfit showed a ton of skin. Why did she have to be an enemy? This was painful.
I couldn’t believe I kept encountering such scummy people in this world: punks, criminals, rotten staff members of an evil company, even this beauty. Why did it have to be like this? The gods were too cruel.
Actually, the more I looked at the female spellcaster, the more excessively huge her bosom seemed. What exactly did she eat to make it so bombastic? Every time she fired a spell, those two large balloons jiggled and shook.
Ah, I-I feel that this might be a bit too obscene…
In my negligence, I ended up unconsciously eyeballing the rocking fruits of the female spellcaster. I was a simple human. I couldn’t help it. Worse, this extremely frank and brief expression slipped out of my mouth: “H-huge…”
At that moment, Gol, who had been cautiously advancing towards the enemy, suddenly rushed recklessly forward for some reason.
“Huh?!”
What’s happening? What’s wrong, partner?!
Even though moments ago she had been glancing over her shoulder and behaving so cautiously, now she acted like all the blood had rushed to her head. I was taken aback by her sudden change in strategies. However, her inexplicable rush was thwarted before she could reach the enemy.
In unison, the four jester golems commenced their attack. In fact, it seemed they had darted about, hiding within the barrage of spells, and had been carefully surrounding Gol for some time already.
I realized now that this was probably the spellcasters’ true objective. The relentless ineffective attacks were a camouflage for the jester golems.
As the jesters circled Gol at high speed, they suddenly produced stone daggers in their hands and began to pummel Gol in a storm of slashes. Pale sparks flew with each flash of the sharp blades.
Thanks to my heightened spatial awareness, I had already detected these hidden daggers. Of course, that meant Gol knew about them as well.
Each of the jester golems was cleverly outfitted with four daggers on their back. However, since this information hadn’t been recorded in the illustrated guidebook, they were probably additional equipment Ginem Bari had given them. If they faced an opponent who was unaware of their daggers, they could probably abruptly decapitate their enemy and quickly end the battle.
Gol, however, was unharmed. She dodged the jester golems’ flurry of attacks without getting hit.
So, about her dodging… I had noticed something back when she fought the shrine golems. The busty ladies’ naginatas had been much stronger power-wise than the clowns’ daggers, but Gol had stopped their initial swings with her neck. Yet she didn’t stoically take every attack they threw at her, either. Some she would dodge, and some she would withstand.
By what criteria did she decide to defend or evade? I didn’t think it was determined based on target location. She had taken attacks to her head and chest, which were her vitals and, of course, always came out unscathed. Even so, just watching her take those blows made me break out into a cold sweat.