Jobless Rising! ~I’ve Become a NEET. I Acquired Lewd Skills and Lived a Life of Sex in the Other World and in Japan. Before I Knew it, I Was Impregnating A Harem of Ladies?!~

Chapter 23: Otherworld Battle! A Sudden Reunion

“…”

The man glares at me.

Ugh… Cui said I’ve got a tougher mind now, but… something about this guy still freaks me out a bit…!

“Hey… you’re not seriously planning to kill that unconscious soldier, are you…?”

“What if I am?”

His voice is low, simmering with something intense.

Yikes… He’s scary in a different way from Ishitate or Kida…!

“Well, I mean, the imperial soldiers came at me with a sword too, but you don’t have to kill them…”

“You connected to these soldiers or something?”

“Nah, not at all. I’m just an outsider. But still…”

“Then stay out of my revenge.”

He turns his gaze back to the soldier, as if he’s done with me, and raises his sword.

“!!”

I jump back. At the same moment, five long spears rain down from the sky where he stood.

“What!?”

The spears don’t look like metal. They’re transparent… like ice.

But these ice-like spears pierce the ground solidly.

“To think I’d really meet you here in the capital… Alkrom, the Armor-Slicer.”

A voice comes from behind. A woman with massive breasts stands there.

‘Hmph… My magic eye’s being blocked. All I can read is 160 cm and G-cup.’

That’s plenty!

Her light purple hair is tied up, and her eyes are completely closed. How the hell does she walk like that?

Her clothes scream expensive, and she’s holding a staff studded with shiny stones.

The staff glows faintly, and five translucent spears form around her.

“Ngh!?”

‘Ice-attribute magic… That staff’s a rare treasure. Likely close to a mythical holy staff. She’s using it as a conduit to channel her strong magic efficiently.’

I don’t get half of that! Ice attribute, huh? So those were ice spears! Awesome…! My first time seeing real magic…!

The spears around her shoot toward the man. But he doesn’t dodge, knocking them down with his sword.

That’s insane…! Hitting those fast-moving spears so precisely…! His sword swings were too quick to even see…!

Keeping his eyes on the woman, he speaks slowly.

“That staff… One of the Twelve Phantasmal Armaments, I presume. So you’re one of the Twelve Radiant Generals. For a high noble to reach this slum so fast… You had a hunch I’d be here. How’d you know?”

“You think I’d tell you?”

“…Come to think of it, I heard there’s a girl in the capital with predictive abilities. You connected to her?”

“…”

This is getting way serious…! Is it okay for me to be here!? I totally missed my chance to bail!

But the woman moves closer to me while talking.

‘Hmm… She’s keeping an eye on you. Probably trying to protect you from that guy.’

For real!? She’s looking out for me…!?

She finally moves right behind me and whispers.

“This place is dangerous. While I hold him off…”

As she speaks gently, a gust whips through the narrow alley.

The man’s already in front of us, sword raised.

“…!”

But the woman pulls me back, retreating.

No way his sword won’t reach us first…! But then, five ice spears rain from above.

“What…!?”

The spears land between us and the man, blocking his sword. Three shatter, but the remaining two stop his swing.

She and I use the moment to put distance between us and him.

“She had ice spears ready in the air…!”

Incredible…! She prepared those spears before even getting here…!

For the man, not knowing how many more she has makes him cautious. But she’s tense, holding me tightly with one arm.

‘Those were her last prepped spears. She probably used her trump card to save you.’

What… For real!?

‘And he knows she’s protecting you. From here, he’ll likely swing at both of you.’

“…!”

So she’s stuck shielding me, a total burden, limiting her moves…! I’m completely dead weight!

She knows it too, and she’s seriously thinking about her next move…!

But the situation shifts fast. From the opposite direction, someone new appears, boxing the man in.

“That’s enough, Alkrom! You’ll regret showing up before me… Wait, huh!? O-Onii-san…!?”

“Huh…?”

The new girl wields a massive axe, too big for her frame.

I know that face well. After all, she’s the one I creampied and ditched!

“Oh, Erinabel! Long time no see.”

I keep my tone light. Erinabel’s face turns red up to her ears.

Yup… She’s definitely remembering our sex…!

‘Mmm…!’

A weird growl comes from Cui on my head.

‘Erinabel Wonrod…! Her masturbation count jumped from zero to 55 since last time…! But her climax, sex, and creampie counts are still one…! Seems she can’t forget the pleasure of your creampie…!’

Do I need that info now!? …Okay, yeah, I do! Hell yeah, I’m getting even more turned on…!

The staff-wielding woman looks puzzled by our exchange.

“You know each other?”

“Huh?”

“N-No way I’d know some commoner like that…! More importantly, Amberta! Why’re you so close to Onii-san!?”

“He got caught up in the fight with Alkrom. I was figuring out how to handle it, but… since you’re here, perfect. We’ll take Alkrom down together.”

Seems the staff woman and Erinabel know each other. Erinabel grips her axe, glaring at the man, Alkrom.

“Who needs your help…!? Just stay there and watch!!”

She charges at blinding speed, swinging her axe at Alkrom.

He doesn’t dodge, meeting her axe head-on with his sword. A high-pitched clash and shockwave ripple through the alley.

“Insane…! A weapon clash causing a gust like that…!?”

“Now’s your chance to get out of here.”

The woman steps in front of me, readying her staff. As its tip glows faintly, three ice daggers form around her.

They shoot toward Alkrom, who’s locked in combat with Erinabel.

But Alkrom, alert to her, kicks Erinabel’s axe aside and slashes the ice daggers down.

(Incredible…! Erinabel’s axe could kill in one hit…! And he calmly kicked it away…!?)

Even an amateur like me can tell. Alkrom’s a seasoned warrior…!

“Amberta! Stay out of this!”

“He’s not someone you can handle alone.”

“Huh!?”

Amberta wants to double-team Alkrom for a sure win…

Erinabel’s supposedly the empire’s strongest knight, so with two against one, Alkrom’s chances seem slim… or so I thought. He holds his sword sideways and speaks slowly.

“That axe… Gold-Dawn Flash Axe Arcmarudo, huh? So you’re Erinabel Wonrod, Fifth Seat of the Twelve Radiant Generals, the Fortress-Smasher…”

“You can tell just by looking, right? Nice that you know who I am. I’ll give you that. But… don’t you realize you’ve got no chance now?”

So the loli knight really is a big deal. Fancy nickname, badass axe name, the works.

But despite the odds, Alkrom seems oddly calm.