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少し漏らしてしまったレオルドだが、しっかりと役目を果たす為に前へと出る。
剣を抜いたレオルドに魔物が襲い掛かる。新しく現れた餌を前に魔物達は衝動を抑えきれない。
食欲に支配されている上に、多少は痩せたがまだまだ贅肉だらけのレオルドは魔物達からすれば極上の肉にしか見えなかった。
「悪いが俺を食っても美味くはないぞ」
襲い来る魔物をレオルドは一閃。そのまん丸な身体で、よくそれだけ動けるものだとレオルドを見ていた騎士達は感心している。
レオルドは一切気を緩めずに襲い来る魔物を次々と斬り伏せる。しかし、数が多すぎる。レオルドは僅かながら集中を乱してしまい、魔物の攻撃を許してしまう。
眼前にゴブリンの爪が迫ったと思ったら、あらぬ方向に爪は伸びていく。
一体何が起こったのかとゴブリンを見たレオルドは目を見開く。
レオルドに襲いかかったはずのゴブリンは首から上が存在しなかったからだ。噴水のように首から血を噴き出してゴブリンは倒れる。
どういうことなのかと疑問に感じたが、すぐにその疑問は晴れる。
「モンスターパニックは常に魔物が襲い来るのです。敵を倒したからと言って気を緩めることなく常に気を引き締めるように」
「あっ、はい......」
戦場だと言うのにギルバートは集中を乱して魔物に攻撃を許してしまったレオルドを説教する。
ここが戦場だと言うことを忘れているのかと、怒鳴りつけたくなる光景なのだが先程から襲い掛かる魔物は悉く頭をギルバートに粉砕されている。
四方八方から絶え間なく魔物が襲い掛かっているが、ギルバートは涼しい顔で魔物を確実に殺しながらレオルドへの説教を続けた。
とんでもない光景に騎士達は目玉が飛び出るのでは、と言うくらい凝視してしまう。
勿論、魔物はそのような事情は知ったことないと襲い掛かるが簡単にやられるほどゼアトの騎士は弱くない。
次々と騎士達は魔物を殺し数を減らしていく。だが、騎士達が奮闘するも魔物の数はどんどん増えていく。
減っていく速度よりも圧倒的に増える速度の方が早く、騎士達の表情も曇っていく。
そして、戦い続けていた第三部隊に怪我人が続出する。疲労が溜まっていた所を狙われてしまったようだ。
怪我人の援護と救援に向かう人員を割いて、戦線が崩れかける。
このままでは一気に戦局が傾き、不利になると判断したギルバートだが動こうとはしなかった。
何故ならば、ここにはもう一人頼りになる人間がいるからだ。
大きく跳躍したバルバロトが剣を地面へと突き刺した。
すると、バルバロトを中心に地面がひび割れて魔物達は体勢を崩した。ここが好機だと全ての騎士が駆ける。
「死ね! 死ね! 死ねぇぇえ!」
「くたばれ!!」
魔物への恨み辛みを吐きながら騎士達は魔物を殺していく。
ゴブリン、コボルト、オークなど前座に過ぎない。真の恐怖は絶望は惨劇はこれからが本番だとオーガは空に吠える。
そして、他の魔物同様に正気を失って凶暴性を増しているオーガが走り出した。一歩一歩が尋常ならざる力で地面を陥没させている。
我武者羅に走って迫る姿は恐怖そのものだ。ただでさえ、オークを上回る巨体を持つオーガだ。怖くないはずがない。
現に多くの騎士とレオルドは恐怖に呑まれていた。どうしようもなく恐怖に怯えてレオルドは動けない。動こうにも足が言うことを聞かない。
逃げなければいけないのに、逃げる事すら出来ないレオルドは助けを求めるようにギルバートに目を向けるが、ギルバートはゆっくりと腕を伸ばして前方へと指を指した。
前を見ろ、とギルバートは示している。ならば、疑うことなどなくレオルドは前を見る。
「我が武勇を見よ!!!
恐れるな!
前を見よ、俺がいる!!!
ならば、恐れる必要は無い!!
戦士よ、立ち上がれ......剣を取れ!
今こそ己が武勇を示す時だ!!!」
恐怖に呑まれていたレオルドはその言葉に、その背中に確かな勇気を感じた。
自身よりも強大な相手だろうと退くことをしないバルバロトは誰よりも格好よく見えた。
「バル......バロト......ッ!」
バルバロトがオーガと同じように咆哮を上げて駆け出す。オーガとバルバロトが遂にぶつかる。
ただ喰らう為に。
ただ殺す為に。
オーガは丸太のように太い腕を振るい、バルバロトは一条の閃きを繰り出した。
オーガの腕が宙を舞い、バルバロトの剣がオーガの腕を斬り落としたことを証明する。
正気を失っていても痛みは分かるオーガは苦悶の雄叫びを上げている。
いだ......!」
痛みに悶えているオーガの首を斬り落としたバルバロト。血飛沫がバルバロトを濡らしている中、レオルドは見惚れていた。
(カッコよ!!!
怖いけどめっちゃカッコイイ!!
バルバロトの勇姿に当てられたのか、レオルドは興奮してしまう。
自分もいずれあのようなカッコイイ男になりたいと願ってしまったのだ。なら、ここで怯えている訳にはいかない。
覚悟を示す時が来たのだ。
Ch 44
Leolde  was scared a little, but he stepped forward to fulfill his role.
He drew his sword and the  monster attacked him. They unable to control their urges in the face of the newly appeared food.
In addition to being ruled by appetite, Leolde, who had lost some weight but was still fatty , looked like the finest meat to the them .
"I'm sorry, but eating me won't taste good."
The knights who were watching him were impressed with how he was able to move so much with his  piggy like body.
Leolde does not relax at all and slays the  monsters one after another. However, there were too many of them. Leolde slightly loses his concentration and allows the monsters to attack.
The goblin's claws were right in front of him, but they extended in the wrong direction.
Leolde's eyes widened when he saw the goblin, wondering what the hell had happened.
The goblin that had attacked him was missing from the neck up. Blood spurted out of its neck like a fountain, and the goblin collapsed.
The goblin collapsed, spurting blood out of its neck like a fountain. Leolde  wondered what was going on, but the question was soon cleared up.
"'Monster panic is always a  monster  attack. Just because  he defeated an enemy doesn't mean  je should relax, and  he should always be on  guard .
"Ah, yes, ......."
It's a battlefield, and Gilbert is lecturing Leolde for losing  his focus and allowing the monsters to attack.
He  would like to shout at him and ask him if he has forgotten that this is a battlefield, but the  monsters  that have been attacking him have all had their heads crushed by Gilbert.
Demons were constantly attacking him from all directions, but Gilbert kept a cool face and continued  lecture Leolde while killing  the demons.
The knights stared so hard at the unbelievable scene that they thought their eyeballs would pop out.
Of course, the  monsters don't care about such circumstances and will attack  them , but the knights of Ze'at are not so weak that they can be easily beaten.
One after another, the knights killed the  monsters and reduced their numbers. But even as the knights struggled, the number of demons continued to grow.
The speed of the increase was much faster than the speed of the decrease, and the expressions of the knights became cloudy.
The third unit, which was still fighting, suffered a number of injuries. It seems that they were targeted when they were exhausted.
The battle line was on the verge of collapsing as the injured were covered up and personnel were sent to rescue them.
Gilbert, who judged that the  battle would quickly turn into a disadvantage, did not make any move.
But he didn't move, because there was one more person he could rely on here.
Barbaroto took a large leap and thrust his sword into the ground.
Then the ground cracked around Barbaroto, and the monsters lost their stance. All the knights ran to take advantage of this opportunity.
"Die! "
"Fuck you!"
The knights are killing the  monsters while spitting out their bitterness and resentment towards them.
Goblins, Kobolds, and Orcs were just the front runners. The ogre howled into the sky, saying that the true horror, despair, and scourge was just beginning.
And then the Ogre, who, like all other  monsters , had lost   his mind and   was growing more violent, began to run. With each step, it caved in the ground with uncommon force.
The sight of it running towards us is fear itself. The ogre is bigger than an orc. There's no way they wouldn't be scared.
In fact, many knights and Leolde were consumed by fear.  He was so terrified that he couldn't move. He could not move  and  his legs would not listen to him.
He looked to Gilbert for help, but Gilbert slowly stretched out his arm and pointed forward.
So, without a doubt, Leolde looks ahead.
"Behold my prowess!
"Do not be afraid!"
"Look ahead, I am here   with you !"
"You have nothing to fear!"
Knights , stand up. ...... Take up your swords!"
"Now is the time for you to show your valor!"
Leolde, who had been consumed by fear, felt a certain courage in his  heart at those words.
Barbaroto, who would not retreat even if his opponent was more powerful than him, looked better than anyone else.
"Barba......Barbaroto......!"
Barbarothoroars just like the Ogre and  kicked off  the ground . The Ogre and Barbaroto finally clashed .
Just for the sake of eating.
Just for the sake of killing.
The ogre swung his arm as thick as a log, and Barbaroto strike him with a sword .
The Ogre's arm flew through the air, proving that Barbaroto's sword had cut off the Ogre's arm.
The ogre is screaming in agony , even though he's out of his mind, he feel  pain.
"It's over, ......!"
Barbaroto cut off the head of the ogre , who was in pain. As the blood splatter soaked Barbaroto .  Leorde was admiring him.
(Cool!!!)
(It's scary, but it's so cool!)
Perhaps it was Barbarooh's bravery that got Leoldoe excited.
He wished that he could eventually become a cool guy like him. Then, he couldn't just sit here and be scared.
It was time for him to show his  resolve .
Eroge Reincarnation, Struggle of a Golden Pig Aristocrat Against Fate
エロゲ転生　運命に抗う金豚貴族の奮闘記
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