Cheat Magician Life That Started From Being Judged Useless

Salamander

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 The day after finishing the third return work using the cage, I visited the Lord's mansion after finishing breakfast.

 Recently, I had been entering the mansion through the shadow space, but this morning I would go out in a deserted alley and go through the main gate to visit.

 I didn't have any particular reason, but I wanted to show my S-rank card for identification.

 I prepared the guild card in my pocket and proceeded to the main gate.

"Good morning, Kent-san. You're coming from here this morning."

"G, good morning. Yes, I needed a little walk ..."

"Is that so, please pass by."

"Y, yes, thank you very much."

 The garrison member in charge of security greeted me with a smile.

 Yup, I guess it's amazing that it's a face pass, but I don't know ...

 When I banged the knocker at the entrance, the butler led me to the drawing room.

 In other words, I'll be taken care of by various people, so I'll just come directly starting next time.

"Good morning, Klaus-san, Baldini-san, Johannes-san."

"Morning, Kent. I'll be in your care for today."

"Yes, unlike sending someone to Japan, if it's in the same Landshelt, it doesn't use much magic, so it's okay."

 The reason I visited the Lord's mansion this morning was to repatriate Baldini, the second son of the Volzard Family, to Bakkenheim.

 Until now, it would have taken about six days to have a carriage go to Bakkenheim.

 If you use the repatriation technique, you can move from Volzard to Bakkenheim in an instant, which will save you a lot of time and money, and you won't have to worry about being attacked by bandits along the way.

"Are the ones going to Bakkenheim, Bardini-san and Johannes-san?"

"Right, Augusto and Angelina graduated."

"Is it okay if I drop them off at the school dormitory?"

"That's right, but do you know where it is?"

"No, I only know the area of Bakkenheim around the guild."

"Johannes, tell Kent where it is."

"Kent, I'll explain with a map, so come here for a moment ..."

"Yes, please."

 While listening to Johannes-san's explanation using the map, Baldini's mouth was turned down, and he didn't seem to want to speak on his own.

"This is the church, and there is a chapel with a pointed triangular roof. The dormitory is behind it, and there is a large garden, so please use that area."

"Understood. I'll check it out quick."

 Whether I was repatriating or summoning, I needed to make sure I knew where they were going to be sent to.

 It would be a disaster if they were repatriated to a place where people were, so it would be safer to summon them while checking the situation on the Bakkenheim side.

 I moved from the drawing room of the Lord's Mansion to Bakkenheim via the shadows.

 I moved to the front of the guild as if following the instructions, but the Bakkenheim I saw while peeking out from the shadows was in an uproar.

 Fires were rising from all over the city, and the warning bell was ringing like crazy.

 Angry roars and screams echoed through the streets, and I could see people running away.

"What, what's going on?"

[ Kent-sama, there! ]

 When I turned my eyes in the direction Reinhardt was pointing, a huge fireball flew and fell into the city.

 The pillar of fire rose, and it seemed that new fires had begun to rise.

"A Salamander!"

[ Probably the south side of the city where the Ogres were intercepted. ]

"Let's go. Mart, tell Klaus-san that the summoning will be canceled for the time being."

"Wafuu, understood, Goshujin-sama!"

 The large buildings in Bakkenheim were made of stone or used earth-attribute magic to harden the outer walls, but there were also wooden houses inside, and wood was used for the pillars and beams.

 In addition, it seemed that many roadside trees, park trees, and facility garden trees were spreading the flames.

"Isnt there a fire brigade or something?"

[ Kent-sama, probably the water-attribute mages were sent out to intercept the Salamander, and they are short of manpower. ]

"Basten, come back!"

[ You called me, Kent-sama. ]

"Lead Zae-tachi to put out the fire in the city. Consider the direction of the wind and prevent the spread of the fire even a little."

[ Roger that! ]

"Aahh, it's going to cause another uproar if they see you, so please do your best from the shadows."

[ As you wish. ]

"Zae-tachi, please."

"Leave it to me, My King."

 Zae and the others traveled in the shadows, surrounded the building that started the fire, and joined forces to form a giant water ball that was hurled into the blazing flames.

 Although it was a rough extinguishing method, the overwhelming amount of water was extremely effective, and the flame disappeared as if it were washed away.

 When I left the firefighting activities of the city to Basten and Zae-tachi and moved to the south side of the city, many garrison members and adventurers were gathered, and water-attribute magicians continued attacks of intimidation.

 Water-attribute attack magic was used sporadically, but the damage didn't seem to go through, and the Salamander was slowly approaching the city while spitting out flame bullets.

"Somehow, it's like they're out of control ..."

[ That's right. If you want to stop a Salamander, you should focus on making it annoyed by pouring a large amount of water on it, rather than damaging it with attacks. ]

"Are the people of Bakkenheim not used to dealing with Salamanders?"

[ It may look like that, but someone like Lau-shi should know about it, and it's only natural for Master Reese to know about it ... ]

"Ohh, it started ..."

 People who seemed to be adventurers cut into the sides of the Salamander, who was plodding towards Bakkenheim.

 A group of about seven people, all holding a javelin in hand, rushed towards it using body strengthening magic.

 Compared to the adventurers' movements, the Salamander's movements were sluggish, and it looked like they could deal damage.

 However, just when the adventurers swung their spears all at once.

"Guwaauuuuu!"

 The Salamander shook the air with its roar, and in contrast to its sluggish movement, it shook its head with a force that made a rumbling sound, and spat out flame bullets towards the adventurers.

 Not to mention the adventurers who were in a throwing stance, we who were observing the movement couldn't react at all.

 The adventurers who received a direct hit from the gigantic flame bullet turned into balls of fire in an instant and rolled around, then immediately stopped moving.

 The garrison members and adventurers who were trying to stop the invasion of the city stood still without any way to make it happen, and the attacks with water magic that had continued sporadically, ceased.

"Guruaaaaaa!"

 Once again, the Salamander let out a roar that made the air shake, and as soon as the Salamander took a large step forward, the defending formation collapsed.

 When one of the adventurers at the end of the formation escaped, the adventurers left their posts immediately after and scrambled to get ahead.

"Hey!, what are you doing! Don't leave your post!"

 The adventurers didn't turn around even when the person who seemed to be the captain of the garrison raised their voice.

 Even if the garrison members who had roots in the city of Bakkenheim remained, the adventurers who could move to other cities and earn money with just their strength would probably put their own lives first.

[ Kent-sama, at this rate, it will enter the city. ]

"Yup, I know. Art, Irt, Urt, Ert, stand in the four corners of the training ground and act as a landmark."

"Wafuu, roger that, Goshujin-sama."

[ Kent-sama, what are you doing? ]

"Since it's impossible to get a request at this time, I'll take the whole thing."

 While I was talking to Reinhardt, the Salamander spat out fireballs and walked towards the city.

"Shoot, shoot, shoot! Keep hitting until you run out of mana and collapse!"

 The chanting of the garrison members resounded, and water-attribute attack magic was fired one after another, but the Salamander didn't seem to care.

 Then, it took a deep breath and spewed out a remarkably large flame bullet at the garrison members.

"Shield of darkness!"

 The Salamander's flame bullet was blocked by a shield of darkness that was about 30 meters square, and at the same time, it should have blocked the view of the garrison members.

"Repatriate!"

 The Salamander, that was surprised by the sudden appearance of the shield of darkness, was repatriated to the Devil's Forest training ground.

"Reinhardt, let's move as well."

[ Understood. ]

 When I moved through the shadow space to the Devil's Forest training ground, the Salamander was about to fall from the sky.

 Zushiiiiiin!

 The Salamander slammed into the ground with a rumbling sound, it seemed that it could not move due to the severe impact.

 In the meantime, I connected a shield of darkness to the inside of the Salamander's skull, and cut the medulla oblongata with a knife to complete the subjugation.

[ Iyahya, for Kent-sama, a Salamander is like a baby. ]

"Compared to the Griffon and Gigas."

 The only problem was how to stop the movement of the Salamander, so I repatriated it with a target of about 100 meters above the training ground.

 It should have been on the ground, but it was suddenly bungee jumping without a lifeline, so the Salamander must have been very surprised.

"Nero, Zeta, Eta, Theta, could you keep the Salamander in the shadow space?"

"An easy task, nya."

"Leave it to me, My King."

 Although saying that, Nero will only use the shield of darkness and won't do any heavy lifting.

"Reinhardt, let's go back to Volzard for now."

[ That's right. It would be better to repatriate Baldini-dono after the confusion in Bakkenheim subsides. ]

 Although Basten and Zae-tachi were using water-attribute magic to extinguish the fires, it seemed that a considerable number of fires had broken out, and it was possible that the academy had suffered damage as well.

 It would be better to send Baldini after confirming its safety.

 Back at the Lord's Mansion, Klaus-san folded his arms and furrowed his brow.

 Beside him was Beatriche with a worried expression on her face.

"I returned just now."

"What's wrong, is there something wrong?"

"Yes, the city of Bakkenheim was attacked by a Salamander."

"What is the extent of the damage?"

"I don't know the casualties, but fires were breaking out all over the city. Right now, I'm having my genus help them put out the fires."

"Is the subjugation of the Salamander over?"

"Yes, I subjugated it, and the whole thing is stored in the shadow space."

"Kent, I'm sorry, but please check on the situation in Bakkenheim. If possible, it would be helpful if Master Reese could confirm the prospects for reconstruction, but it seems difficult today ..."

"That's right. The site seemed to be in a lot of confusion as well, so I guess it's all that can be done to confirm the current situation."

"For the time being, I will have Baldini sent after the situation is clarified."

"Yes, that's what I was planning to do."

"Then, Baldini's trip to Bakkenheim will be the day after tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"Yes, that's just fine. Then, I'm going to check on how Bakkenheim is doing."

 Returning to the shadows, I returned to Bakkenheim and looked out over the city from the top of the Guild's roof.

 There were places where I couldn't see because it was blocked by buildings, but when I looked around, I couldn't see any blazing flames, just white smoke rising from several places.

[ Kent-sama, I extinguished the places where the fire was strong. Right now, I'm looking around to see if there's a place where the fire hasn't been extinguished. ]

"Thank you Basten, you are really quick with your work."

[ No, this time is more the credit of Zae-tachi than me. In terms of handling water, it is overwhelming. ]

"The number of injured people increased due to the fire extinguishing ... That didn't happen, right?"

[ Yes, we conducted the firefighting activity while confirming that there were no people who failed to escape, so there is no problem with that. ]

"Thank you. When the people of Bakkenheim start extinguishing the fires, have Zae-tachi withdraw."

[ As you wish. ]

 It seemed that the spread of the fire was somehow stopped, but it seemed that there were many victims just by looking at Basten and the others.

 Although they were forced to carry out two-sided operations: rescue and firefighting in the city, and an interception battle on the outskirts of the city, I felt that the chain of command and order was not functioning in this turmoil.

 I searched for Master Reese to ask her about the situation, but she wasn't even in her room or the Guild, nor was her bodyguard, Lau-san.

[ Kent-sama, looking at this situation, isn't Reese-dono out of town? ]

"I see, is that why the scene was so chaotic ..."

 When i looked inside the guild, there were many people around the counter looking for information.

 Originally, the Guild building seemed to have been made sturdy, and many people had evacuated, and those who had returned from the defensive battle had joined them, and it seemed that they were confused.

"It's true! The Salamander really disappeared!"

"Will I get a share after it was subjugated? What will happen to my share!"

"Is it okay to go back to town? Rumor has it that Lizardmen have appeared."

"Idiot, the Lizardmen were helping put out the fire. Weren't they tamed?"

"I've never heard of a tamed Lizardman!"

"Then, do you know of any other Gigawolves that have been tamed like Bran!"

 The guild staff were working at the counter, but they didn't have accurate information, so it seemed that all they could do was ask them to wait.

 Even in the space behind the counter, the staff were running around, and at the center of it all was Master Reese's assistant, Rita-san.

 She had a cool beauty that suited her ice blue short hair, but her expression showed a tiredness that couldn't be hidden.

 I called out as I stepped out of the shield of darkness.

"It looks like Master Reese is away."

"Kent-san, it was you after all."

"I received a request ... Such a thing, I didn't have time to do that, so I cleaned up the Salamander."

"Thank you very much. There are some problems with the procedures, but I am grateful that you gave priority to the subjugation as it was an emergency situation."

"Normally, it's bad manners to intercept another adventurer's opponent, isn't it?"

"Yes, but in this case, the situation was beyond the control of the people of Bakkenheim alone, so I have no intention of protesting from my side. It will only be the amount of money for selling the Salamander, but ..."

"I don't mind. It would be a problem if I claimed the rights of the Salamander, but in a sense, I subjugated it on my own, and I didn't negotiate the reward in advance, so I don't intend to demand that much."

 A staff member who didn't know me was watching in surprise as I suddenly appeared and talked to Rita-san in a friendly manner.

"Kent-san, I heard that the Lizardmen were helping put out the fires ..."

"It's my genus. They can use water magic, so I asked them to help put out the fires."

"is that so. Salamanders appear in Bakkenheim only once every few decades, so it seems that the garrison's response wasn't working well, and there was a shortage of personnel to deal with the fires in the city. I think the situation would have been different if Lau-** had been here ..."

"Speaking of which, where is Reese-san?"

"Yes, Master Reese is on her way to Briechberg."

 Breichberg was said to be the center of commerce and industry in the Republic of Landshelt, and it was also the center of politics where meetings to decide national policies were held.

 Even though it was closer to Volzard, it took two days on a fast horse.

 It seemed that they sent a bird to let them know that the Salamander was approaching yesterday afternoon, but they had only just arrived.

"If the news arrives, will Reese-san be able to come back?"

"Yes, I think she can come back if she hears of the Salamander ..."

"Since the subjugation is over, is there no need to come back?"

"That's right. This much damage has been done, so I think there will be confusion, but it won't be enough to require Master to come back and deal with it."

[ Reinhardt, have you ever been to Breichberg? ]

[ I have. Leave it to me if you need a guide. ]

"Rita-san, should I let Reese-san know?"

"Is that okay?"

"Yeah, it's a ship I boarded, and it's easy for me to move around."

"Thank you very much. By all means, please."

 After learning where Master Reese was staying, I decided to head to Breichberg.

 I asked Rita to summarize the extent of the damage while waiting for me to return.

[ Then, Kent-sama, would you like to go? ]

"Yup, I'm counting on you."

 I was heading to a city I had never been to, but Reinhardt guided me through the shadow space, so there was nothing like the emotion of a trip.

[ Hou, the city has developed considerably. ]

"Isn't it as good as Aldaros, the Royal Capital of Resenburg?"

[ The place where we are now was outside the city when these us were alive. ]

 We were just peeking out of the shadows, but it was so lively that I would think I was in the middle of the city.

"Umm ... Which way is the Guild?"

[ The direction of that tall tower is the center of the city. The Breichberg Guild is over there too. ]

"I will move to that tower once and look at it from above."

[ Shall we do that. ]

 The tower, which was about five floors above the ground, was like a monument to a church, and it wasn't made for people to climb, but it didn't matter to us who could hide in the shadows.

 Looking down from near the top of the tower, the city of Breichberg seemed to spread out along the highway like liquid seeping out.

"Unlike Volzard, there is no need to build a wall, so I guess it will spread like this."

[ That's right, it's not that far from Bakkenheim, but it seems that the frequency of which monsters appear is greatly decreased. ]

"Maybe it's because there isn't a forest like the Irosun Great Forest nearby?"

[ That's probably the biggest factor. ]

 Breichberg was surrounded by pastures and cultivated land, and although there was a thicket of trees, there was no deep forest.

 Perhaps, not only monsters, but also wild animals appeared less frequently.

[ Kent-sama, wouldn't it be better to do sightseeing after finishing your errand? ]

"That's right. I almost forgot the most important thing."

 Let's look for Master Reese at the Breichberg Guild, which can be seen from the tower.