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魔物の軍勢の中心へと飛び込んだレオルドは、魔法を味方に誤射してしまう恐れもなくなった為、思う存分その力を発揮した。
「アクアエッジ!」
詠唱を破棄してレオルドは魔法名だけを唱える。レオルドの背後に水の刃が形成されると、レオルドが脳内で指定した方向へと飛んでいく。
本来ならば動作を加えて魔法を発射するのが当たり前だが、レオルドは動作をすることなく魔法を放つことが出来る。
常日頃から、魔法の鍛錬を欠かさなかったレオルドが身に着けた得意技の一つだ。
レオルドは魔法で遠くの魔物を殺し、近くの敵を剣で斬り殺す。同時に二つのことを行うレオルドの頭の中は一杯一杯だった。
必死に頭で考えて、体を動かして並列作業を行っていた。冷静な顔を見せてはいるが、心のなかではヒイヒイ言っている。
ただ、それでもレオルドは戦わねばならない。多くの騎士達から託された願いの為に。
痛みに悶えるオーガが暴れるがレオルドは突き立てていた剣を振るい、首を刎ねる。ピューッと噴水のように血を流すオーガ。その血を浴びてしまったレオルドは自慢の金髪が赤く染まった。
だが、一切気にする事はなく、次なる魔物を殺すためにレオルドは戦場を駆ける。
戦場を駆け回るその姿は畏怖すべき対象なのだが、いかんせんレオルドの体型がどうしても別の物を想像させてしまう。
勇ましく咆哮を上げながらレオルドはバッサバッサと魔物を斬るのだが、その光景を見ていた一人の騎士がボソリと呟く。
「女を前に発情したオークみたいだ......」
思わず口に出してしまった騎士は、仮にも公爵家の人間に、ましてや助けに来てくれた相手に対する評価ではなかったと口を塞いだが、時既に遅し。
他の騎士も同意見だったようで頷いている。確かにその通りだ、と。
かくしてレオルドの評価は上がったのだが、侮辱された名前を授かる事になる。
レオルドは今はまだ知ることはないが、知った時どのような反応を見せるかは誰もわからない。
対してレオルドはそんな評価を下されているとは知らずに、今も懸命に戦っている。
そして、意図してやっているわけではないがレオルドはブフーブフーと息を荒げている。これのせいで余計な拍車が掛かってしまう。
荒ぶる金色オークと。
勿論、レオルドとしてはわざとやっているわけではない。返り血の所為で顔にまで血が付いてしまったので口呼吸をしたら、血を飲んでしまうかもしれないとレオルドは鼻で大きく呼吸をしているだけだ。
ただ、傍から見れば鼻息を荒げて女を前に発情したオークにしか見えないそうだ。悲しき評価である。
「ロックインパクト!」
レオルドは地面を踏みつけると、地割れが走り魔物の足元が爆発したように吹き飛ぶ。巻き込まれた魔物は動けなくなる。だが、這いつくばってでも前に進もうとしている。
そこへレオルドは近付いて剣を突き刺して止めを刺す。剣を引き抜いたレオルドは飛び掛かってきた魔物に一閃。バラバラと真っ二つにされた魔物はレオルドの魔法で埋葬される。
「......数が減っている?」
探査魔法を使っていたレオルドだからこそ気がつけた変化だった。先程までは、どんどん増えていたのに今は数が減りつつあった。
もしかして、これが最後なのではと希望的観測を胸に抱いたが、現実はいつも非情で残酷だということ思い出して頭を振る。
「考えるのは止そう。今は目の前の敵に集中しなければな」
レオルドは一旦考えるのを止めて、襲い掛かってくる魔物を迎え撃つ。
そして、レオルドが無視したジェネラルオーガはレオルドを追わずに満身創痍で動けない騎士に注目していた。
円柱の上にいるがジェネラルオーガからすれば、大した高さでもない。それに破壊することも可能だろう。
醜悪な笑みを浮かべるジェネラルオーガは、飢えを満たそうと動き出す。
しかし、その歩みは一人の人物によって止められる事になる。
「やれやれ、坊ちゃまは年寄りの使い方が荒いですな......」
ジェネラルオーガは首を傾げる。先程まで、目の前には誰もいなかったはずなのに、どうして人間が立っているのだと。
まあいい。この目の前にいる人間も喰らえば腹は多少膨れるだろう。そう思い。ジェネラルオーガはギルバートへと手を伸ばす。
「悲しい事です。平時のジェネラルオーガならば力量が測れていたでしょうに」
ギルバートは悲嘆の息を吐く。モンスターパニックで理性を失っていないジェネラルオーガだったら、相手の力量も確かめずに手を伸ばすことなどしないというのに。
嘆かわしいことだとギルバートは、ジェネラルオーガが伸ばした腕を蹴り上げた。
「ガ......ア?」
伸ばしたはずの腕が、どうしてダランとして垂れ下がっているのだろうと理解が出来ていないジェネラルオーガ。
そんなジェネラルオーガの眼前に影が飛び込んできた。影が何だったのかわからないジェネラルオーガは、いつの間にか視点が下がっており横を向いていた。
「眠るがいい。
立ち去っていくギルバートの後姿を見て追い掛けようとするが、ジェネラルオーガはゆっくりと瞼を閉じて絶命する。
圧倒的な強さを見せ付けるギルバートに見ていた騎士達は開いた口が閉じなかった。
レオルドの奮闘も目を見張るものがあるが、ギルバートのはそれ以上だ。
ジェネラルオーガはオーガよりも何十倍も強く強靭な肉体を持っている。
それを単独で討伐、しかも無傷の勝利。これには騎士達も言葉が出てこない。
万全の状態のバルバロトでさえもジェネラルオーガが相手だと厳しいものがある。それを自分達の倍は歳を取っているギルバートが倒すものだから、驚くのも当たり前だろう。
とは言ってもジェネラルオーガはゲームだと中盤以降に良く出てくる雑魚になる。多少、防御力と攻撃力が強いだけで他に特筆すべき点はない魔物なのだ。
ゲームでは悲しき存在かもしれないが、ゲームの中だけだ。現実ではジェネラルオーガは十分脅威である。それを易々と倒せてしまう運命48の主人公ジークが異常なだけだ。
Ch 52
As he jumped into the center of the  monster gathering , he was no longer in danger of misfiring his magic on his allies, so he demonstrated his power to the fullest.
"Aqua Edge!"
Discarding the chant, Leolde chants only the magic name. A blade of water forms behind Leolde  and  he flies in the direction that Leolde has specified in his  mind.
Normally, it is natural for a magician to fire a spell with an  chanting , but Leolde can fire a spell without any chanting .
This is one of the specialties of Leolde, who has always trained in magic.
He can kill distant  monsters with his magic and slay nearby enemies with his sword. His mind was full of thoughts as he did two things at once.
He was frantically thinking with his head and moving his body to perform  2 tasks. He put on a calm face, but in his heart, he was twitching.
But even so, Leolde must fight. For the sake of the  desires entrusted to him by many knights.
The ogre,  being in pain, flails wildly, but Leolde  swings the sword he was holding and chops off  his head. The ogre bleeds like a fountain.  Leolde's blond hair, his pride and joy, turned red as he was bathed in the blood.
But he didn't care at all, and ran on the battlefield to kill the next enemy .
The sight of him running around the battlefield is awe-inspiring, but Leolde's body shape makes  him think of something else.
Leolde slashes the monster while bravely roaring, one knight who was watching the scene murmured.
"It's like an orc in heat in front of a woman. ......"
The knight who said it unintentionally covered his mouth, saying that it was not an match for a person from the duke's family, much less a person who came to his aid, but it was already too late.
The other knights seemed to agree with him and nodded. That's true,"  they said.
Thus, Leolde's reputation was raised, but he was given an insulting name.
No one knows how he will react when he finds out.
On the other hand, Leoldo is still fighting hard, not knowing that he is being evaluated in such a way.
And although he is not doing it intentionally, Leolde is breathing hard with a boo-hoo-hoo. This gives him an extra spur of the moment.
With the raging golden orc.
Of course, Leoldo is not doing this on purpose. It's not that he's doing it on purpose, of course, it's just that he's breathing heavily through his nose because he's got blood on his face from the spilled blood and if he breathes through his mouth, he might end up drinking the blood.
But from the side, he looks like an orc in heat with a woman in front of him, snorting. It is a sad assessment.
"Rock Impact!"
When Leolde stomped on the ground, the ground cracked and the  monsters feet blew off as if it had exploded. The  monsters that was caught up in this will not be able to move. But they are trying to move forward even if they have to crawl.
Leolde approaches it and stabs it with his sword to stop it. He pulled out his sword and flashed it at the  monsters that jumped at him. The monsters that have been split into two are buried by the magic of Leolde.
"The number ...... is decreasing?"
It was a change that Leolde could notice because he was using exploration magic. A moment ago, they had been increasing in number, but now their numbers were decreasing.
They were  hopeful that this might be the last time, but  they  shook head, remembering that reality is always cruel and ruthless.
". Let's stop thinking about it  and focus on the enemy in front of us."
Leorde stopped thinking for a moment and intercepted the  monster that was attacking  him .
And the general ogre that Leolde ignored didn't go after  him , but focused on the knight who was stuck with a full body injury.
He was on top of a column, but from the General Ogre's point of view, it was not very high. And it would be possible to destroy it.
With an ugly grin, the general ogre started to move to satisfy his hunger.
However, his progress is halted by a figure.
"Goodness, you little bastard has a rough way with old people. ......"
The General Ogre tilted his head. , wondering why a human being was standing in front of him when there should have been no one in front of him just now.
Oh well. If I eat the person in front of me, my stomach will be a little fuller. That's what  he thought. The General Ogre reaches out his hand to Gilbert.
"It's sad. In normal times, the General Ogre would have been able to measure his strength.
Gilbert exhaled in grief. If it was a general ogre who  had  no lost his  mind due to monster panic, he wouldn't have reached out to his opponent without checking his strength.
It's a shame, Gilbert said, kicking the general ogre's outstretched arm.
"Ga......a?"
The General Ogre was unable to understand why his outstretched arm was hanging down.
A shadow jumped in front of the General Ogre's eyes. The general ogre does not know what the shadow was, and before he knew it, his perspective had dropped and he was looking to the side.
"Sleep now. Forever and ever."
The General Ogre sees Gilbert walking away and tries to chase after him, but the General Ogre slowly closes his eyelids and dies.
The knights who were watching Gilbert show his overwhelming strength could not close their mouths.
LeoLde's struggle was also remarkable, but Gilbert's was even more so.
The general ogre is dozens of times stronger and  even than the ogre.
He defeated it single-handedly, and won without a scratch. The knights were speechless at this.
Even Barbaroto , who was in perfect condition, would have a tough time against the General Ogre. It is natural for them to be surprised when Gilbert, who is twice as old as they are, defeats  him .
However, the General Ogre is a small fish that often appears in the middle or later stages of the game. It's a monster with only a little bit of defense and attack power, but nothing else worth mentioning.
It may be a sad existence in the game  and only in the game. In real life, the General Ogre is a serious threat. It's just that Zeke, the protagonist of Destiny 48, is a freak who can easily defeat it.
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