The Land of the Rising Sun Transfers to Another World

Chapter 31: The Approaching End

This time, I'll be posting two chapters.

- ワイアード

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The sudden appearance of the Orthros caused the SDF and the slaves to freeze on the spot, their thoughts coming to a standstill. No one could understand how it had arrived there in an instant.

'...A human dressed in strange clothes. Doesn't look like he'd make much of a meal... but he's fresh!'

Just as the Orthros was slowly approaching First Lieutenant Kawajiri, the latter signaled with his eyes to the team members behind the Orthros.

'Move.'

The team members noticed his signal and immediately moved sideways to avoid standing directly behind the Orthros.

'Huh?'

The Orthros noticed the movement and glanced back for an instant. Seizing the moment, Kawajiri aimed his Type 20 rifle at the Orthros and pulled the trigger, firing on full auto.

RATATATATATATATATA!

'Ngh!? Huh!?'

The Orthros was engulfed in black smoke and instantly vanished from the spot, reappearing on the roof of a nearby building.

"No fucking way... That thing can really teleport?"

The Orthros, now on the roof, looked down at its body. Several shots had hit, and black blood was dripping down.

'...What did he just do? Magic? No, I didn't sense any magical energy...'

As it tried to make sense of what had happened, more gunfire erupted from below as the SDF soldiers directed their rifles at the Orthros.

RATATATATA! RATATATATATATATA! BANG, BANG!

Orthros dodged to another rooftop to escape.

'This hurts... it dug pretty deep. Strong enough to pierce through my fur... It's not an arrow, spear, or sword... What is that? Well, no matter... I'll just immobilize them.'

One of the Orthros' heads opened its mouth wide, releasing a burst of black smoke.

"W-what is that!?"

In no time, the black smoke enveloped the SDF and slaves on the ground.

"R-report! Gas!"

"Put on your gas ma—huh?"

The SDF members in the smoke noticed something was wrong.

"What the heck!?"

"My body... feels heavy!"

They realized their bodies were becoming as hard to move as if they were weighted with lead.

'This smoke is created from my concentrated magical energy. It's not poison, but when it clings to you, it makes your body feel as if you're wearing a heavy suit of armor. And... it temporarily seals your magical abilities. None of your magic wands will work.'

The Orthros descended from the roof, approaching the SDF members with a calm, confident expression.

'Now then... time to enjoy my meal... slowly.'

At that moment, one of the soldiers raised his rifle and fired at the Orthros.

"You little...!"

RATATATATA!