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Mastermind Transforms into Second Form not Seen in Game
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“Everyone! Get away from here immediately!!” (Harold)
Jean pulled out a bottle from his pocket containing a liquid and a floating eyeball, and I screamed.
At the same time, Jean… swallowed that eyeball.
“Haru-sama. That thing he swallowed…” (Monica)
“…‘Gargouille’s Eye’.” (Harold)
Yes… one of the rewards obtainable only by ranking in the top three during a limited-time event in ‘Engage Hazard’. It’s an item that allows you to summon the raid boss ‘Guardian Beast Gargouille’ just once, but only when fighting on Hard difficulty or higher.
“So, that man has summoned the Guardian Beast Gargouille… Is that correct?” (Monica)
“Yes. In terms of strength, it’s comparable to the demonic beast Henwen.” (Harold)
If I think about it like that, with me, Cas, Xandra, and Monica here, it’s not like we can’t fight back… or so I hope. What’s troublesome is that, unlike Henwen, which relied mostly on physical attacks, Gargouille uses fire-based area attacks. We have no idea how much damage it could cause.
“So, with everyone else here, it’s going to be incredibly difficult. For now, we need to prioritize getting Her Highness Lizette and Her Highness Elene out of here immediately… wait.” (Harold)
In the meantime, Jean’s body rapidly grew larger, and his form changed. I thought it would be like a school juvenile RPG from my past life because it was called summoning. But this… This isn’t a summoning. It’s a transformation. Can he even go back to normal? I don’t know.
“Oh… no… Jean…” (Queen Paula)
“!? Watch out!” (Harold)
Queen Paula staggered toward Jean, whose body was turning into an ugly demonic beast, and her face pale. I rushed forward, but the moment I took a step—
*Sizzle*
Queen Paula was completely incinerated by Jean… by Gargouille’s skill, [Crimson Note], before she could even scream.
“Uwaaaaah!?” (Soldiers)
Seeing that, the soldiers of Dehaubalz and the knights of Capetien Kingdom rushed for the exit in a panic.
It’s only natural. If you weren’t mentally prepared and saw something like this, you’d react the same way. As for me? A heavy user of ‘Enhaz’ like me wouldn’t flinch at something like Gargouille. More importantly, I have something precious to protect here.
“Xandra! As you can see, this beast uses fire magic! Get behind me!” (Harold)
“Yes!” (Alexandra)
Even though Xandra is one of the strongest, her fighting style is focused on close combat. She’s at a disadvantage against a long-range opponent like Gargouille.
So, to defeat this thing, I’ll have to block its fire attacks with the Jet Black Shield Casparleague and slowly approach.
“Haru-sama. How do you know about this demonic beast?” (Monica)
Ah… I knew that question was coming.
“There is a confidential manuscript known only to the royal family of the Dehaubalz Kingdom called ‘Teurgia Gortier’. It records all the demonic beasts, magic, and the unique powers people possess in this world.” (Harold)
Yeah, that’s a lie. I just made that up… though, half of it is true. There’s no such book in the royal palace or this world, but Teurgia Gortier happens to be the name of ‘Enhaz’ official strategy guide.
“Unfortunately, I can’t show you this book, not even to you, Xandra. I’m very sorry.” (Harold)
“No, please don’t worry about it. In that case, it also makes sense what happened with the demonic beast Henwen.” (Alexandra)
Phew… Looks like Xandra bought it. I feel bad for deceiving my fiancée, who’s my favorite character, but I can’t exactly reveal to her that I’m a reincarnated person. At that moment—
“Gr… o…” (Jean)
I was surprised. In ‘Enhaz”, Gargouille doesn’t make a sound… or rather, it should’ve been silent. Maybe it’s because Jean transformed into Gargouille rather than summoning it like in the game.
“Gwaaahh!” (Jean)
“!?” (Harold)
Now’s not the time to be relaxed.
I blocked the fireball shot from Gargouille’s mouth, which had fully transformed into the creature I saw in ‘Enhaz’, with my shield.
“Cas, are you ready?” (Harold)
“Nya-ha-ha! Of course! This is nothing!” (Casparleague)
My reliable partner answered with a laugh.
Not only me, but Cas also has a ‘title.’ With us now, there’s no attack we can’t block.
“Gyahhh!” (Jean)
With its focus fully on us, Gargouille kept firing fireballs. Thanks to that, we were able to help Lizette, Elene, and the soldiers escape during the distraction. Still, just in case—
“Kuhahahaha! What’s wrong, Jean? You went to all the trouble of transforming into Gargouille, but is that all you’ve got? You’ll never beat us like that!” (Harold)
“Gwoooaaaaaahhhhhh!” (Jean)
It looks like he realized he was being provoked. Gargouille, enraged, unleashed even fiercer attacks.
It seems there’s still some reason left in him to understand insults. If that’s the case, as long as I keep taunting him and drawing his aggro, we might be able to minimize the damage here… wait!?
“[Infernal Flame]!” (Lizette)
“Gwah!?” (Jean)
Suddenly, a mass of black flames hit Gargouille’s left shoulder and continued to burn without going out.
This… this is…
“I am Lizette Josephine de Capetien, First Princess of the Capetien Kingdom! I’ll clean up my brother’s mess, as his younger sister!” (Lizette)
From behind me, Lizette, the main heroine of this scenario, proudly… and arrogantly, roared.
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