I Reincarnated as the Mob Flame User Destined to Die in the Early Stages of the Game, but When I Cleared the Event Before the Protagonist, the Heroines Followed Me

Chapter 33 – I Can Handle Kugutsu Myself [Dust’s POV]

[Dust’s POV]

I hurried to the castle occupied by Kugutsu.

“Kukuku, I know from the game that that castle has hidden stairs and is vulnerable to flooding from the floodgate!”

Moreover, I have Stealth and other escape skills.

I can outmaneuver my opponent and corner Kugutsu all by myself!

I can quickly raise my level by defeating Kugutsu’s familiars and female soldiers.

Kukkukku!

I’ll raise my level, increase Brave Points, and gain fame.

I can only see the future where things go well!

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I quickly arrived near the castle.

There, I found Kugutsu’s familiar!

Hah, Black Wolf is not a match for me!

I’ve evolved splendidly!

The moment the Black Wolf turned around, I dashed forward and slashed it.

“Oryaaaaa! Gyahahaha!! I can defeat you easily! You’re no longer my enemy, Black Wolf!”

If I hunt down a hundred monsters like this, my level will skyrocket.

But wait, there’s a possibility that Gett will steal the credit from behind.

I can’t afford to be sluggish and let someone else take the glory.

If it’s a skilled person like me, I can easily conquer and become a hero.

I’m going to use my brilliant skills to steal back the castle as quickly as possible.

If I do that, everyone will recognize my power.

Normally, we’d attack the floodgate to breach it and then launch a surprise attack from the hidden staircase. But I don’t need to bother with breaching the floodgate. After all, it’s me doing the attacking.

Only a future where everything goes smoothly awaits me.

I headed towards the hidden staircase.

“Hehehe! Found it, found it.”

I infiltrated the castle from the hidden staircase. No one was on guard.

Kukukukuku, of course not!

There’s no way Kugutsu knows where the hidden staircase is!

I reached the castle through a hidden staircase.

What’s this? They’re using goblins as guards?

I slashed a goblin multiple times from behind.

Kukukkuu! They’re so easy to defeat, and they give good EXP.

The goblin’s level was quite high.

Well, it’s convenient for me.

Three goblins now? Piece of cake!

“Oyaaaaaaaa!!”

I launched a surprise attack and defeated one goblin.

I’ll defeat the next one as well.

Slashhh!

“Tch! Calling your friends, huh!”

10, 20… More than 30 monsters appeared!

Damn! Should I step back?

“Pant, pant. Damnit, so persistent! Ha! Ha! Heal!”

I defeated more than 10 monsters.

I was able to manage because of my brilliant Heal, but if it was Gett, he would’ve died in an instant!

Still, the number of monsters kept increasing.

And that’s not all.

“We’ve found the intruder! Surround him!”

Even female soldiers are coming out.

Shit, the door’s locked, I can’t even go outside!

There’s no other choice, I have to use the hidden staircase to escape!

But if I run away from there, they’ll know about the hidden staircase.

Still, my life is more important.

Tch, to think I’d be forced to retreat. Well played, Kugutsu!

I used the hidden staircase to escape.

I left the castle and caught my breath.

“Pant, pant, hah…hah… Damnit, they’re chasing so persistently!!”

Looks like they’ve found out about the hidden staircase already.

Oh well.

I’ll rest for today.

Tomorrow, I’ll attack the floodgate.

[Near the floodgate]

This border area is mountainous, with the floodgate positioned at a high altitude, storing water.

By opening all the floodgate’s gates and flooding the castle, Kugutsu will be busy dealing with the floodgate.

I don’t need to breach it, just opening the floodgate is enough.

Just like in the game, monsters guard the floodgate.

I reduced the number of monsters by attacking the floodgates many times.

In the game, I’d attack continuously, reduce the number of monsters to around 100, and then finally breach the floodgate.

That day, I defeated about 15 monsters.

[The next day]

Oi, oi, oi!!!

The number of monsters increased?!!

It’s different from the game!

Damnit!

No, maybe it’s just my imagination.

I’ll double my efforts today!

I defeated over 30 monsters.

If it’s me, I can hunt up to 30 monsters.

It may be impossible for Gett, but for a Hero like me, it’s easy!

I’m sure I’ll be able to destroy the floodgate tomorrow.

That day, I hid and rested.

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…

“Kukuku… Oi oi!!! What the hell is going on here?!!”

There were more than twice as many monsters as yesterday, and even female soldiers were guarding the floodgate.

This didn’t happen in the game!!

Why are they increasing the defenses? Shit!

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

“Damnit, a Black Wolf discovered my location!”

I immediately ran away.

“Oh, no. This is bad, this is really bad!! Aaaahhhhhhh!!!”

I ran away with all my might.

I cut down approaching monsters as I ran and kept running.

“The intruder escaped into the forest! Catch him!!”

Grrrrrrr!

Slash!

Gyaooooooo!

Damnit, dammit, dammit!!!!!

Don’t think you can catch me!

[Escape Feet LV has increased from 5 to 6]

[Escape Feet LV has increased from 6 to 7]

My talent really is amazing!!

The level keeps going up!

As expected of a hero! As expected of me!!!

“Huh? Claire and the scout soldiers are here! I’ll push the enemy onto them and escape alone! I won’t die! I’ll escape! Hahahahaha!”

I pushed through the unit where Claire was, pushing the enemies onto them.

Then, I ran away.

I ran away as fast as I could.

“Pant, pant, hah… A-are they not… chasing me anymore? …Huh!! Don’t think they can defeat me! I adapt to the situation and continuously outmaneuver my opponents. Sometimes I attack, sometimes I flee, sometimes I hide——I always keep my opponents guessing! With my speed, I can’t be beaten, whether it’s monsters or female soldiers! It’s my victory, yes, it’s my complete victory!! By letting me escape, they’ve learned that there are people in this world who they can’t match, no matter how hard they try. Phew, I’ve taught the enemy a lesson.”

But in a sense, the enemy can be considered fortunate.

They got to witness my absolute strength and skill.

I distanced myself from the castle to take some rest.

[Kugutsu’s POV]

A female soldier came running in a hurry.

They really have no composure.

I want them to always behave calmly and gracefully like me, but it seems these female soldiers don’t understand.

Well, I’ll indulge them and make them understand.

Claire hasn’t appeared yet, I’ll have to make do with what I have…

“Kugutsu-sama! Claire has appeared near the floodgate of this castle!”

“What?! Hurry and move now! Mobilize everyone! We must capture Claire immediately!”

“B-but the castle’s defense…”