Chapter 52

He spoke with embarrassment to the Wizard of DEM.

Although Lingmeng knew they wouldn't agree, she still wanted to try. What if she succeeded?

However, these are all just Lingmeng's fantasies; after all, anything can happen in a dream.

"Hmph! You're already at this point, and you still want to resist? You're really stubborn!"

Emilia Reylos brandished her Longbow with extreme displeasure.

As she spoke, she pointed her bow at Lingmeng, intending to fire Lingmeng at her.

The Longbow's launch port continuously spewed energy projectiles until they finally shrank to the size of a lead ball.

Just as Emilia Reylos was about to launch the energy, having gathered enough, a voice interrupted her.

"You flat-chested, blonde, arrogant, stupid little girl, stop right now! Bullying a girl who can't fight back, don't you have any shame?!"

"Huh?" Seemingly realizing that the voice was directed at her, Emilia Reylos sheathed her bow and turned her gaze in the direction from which the voice came.

Lingmeng and the other Wizard from DEM also looked over.

As soon as Lingmeng saw that person, she was dumbfounded.

Because that person was none other than Shido had changed back into men's clothing and regained his integrity.

At that moment, he was standing in an open space about a few dozen meters away from them, holding a huge Loudspeaker and shouting loudly.

There wasn't anything too serious about these things. What surprised Lingmeng the most was that Shido usually acted like a model citizen, would say something so out of character in broad daylight.

This stark contrast made Lingmeng wonder if she had mistaken someone for someone else.

----------------This is a dividing line for shifting perspectives

Let's turn the camera to Shido.

At this moment, Shido was holding Loudspeaker in his right hand, and his expression looked very complicated.

To be honest, these were not what he really meant to say; they were just unintentional remarks.

As for why he said that, it was all because Kotori forced him to.

They said, "To attract hatred and divert the enemy's attention, you need to insult others on a spiritual level, so the best way is to greet them politely and gently."

So, before Shido came down, Kotori forcibly gave him a Loudspeaker and made him yell at them, so that they would temporarily shift their target to her and buy Lingmeng some time.

Although he felt that doing so might be a bit wrong, in order to get out of the current predicament, Shido had no choice but to obediently do as he was told, even if he was unwilling.

With the mindset of being on a pirate ship, our classmate Shido uttered his first swear word in sixteen years.

The moment I said those words, I felt extremely impolite to others and even felt a little guilty.

But for some reason, Shido suddenly felt a release of pressure that had been building up for a long time.

Chapter 46 Taunting Max

"Huh? Are you talking about me, you loser!?"

A large tic-tac-toe mark appeared on Emilia's Reylos, clearly indicating that she was extremely angry about Shido's words.

Shido simply said "sorry" to himself, took a deep breath, and raised the Loudspeaker to shout again.

"If it wasn't you, then who else could it be? You've lived for so long, you should be aware of your own frail physique by now!"

Her tone was extremely sarcastic, but Kotori deliberately told him these words to ensure that she could maximize the other party's hatred.

The main secret is to use the other person's appearance as a starting point.

Normally, Shido would never mock someone like that. But given the current situation, he had no choice but to do so.

"I--!"

Just as Emilia Reylos was about to step forward and teach Shido a lesson, she was stopped by Amabane Shizuna before she could even take a step.

"Calm down. This guy is obviously trying to distract you and divert our forces. Don't fall for it."

"I understood Shido's intentions very easily," Amabane Shizuna explained.

"Is that so?"

She nodded as if suddenly realizing something, and although she was still very unhappy, Emilia Reylos held back.

(Huh? It's not working?)

Shido awkwardly scratched his cheek when the other person didn't react at all after he mocked them.

"You ugly, white-haired woman, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for! I feel disgusted just looking at you! The world is so big, yet it's not as big as your narrow-mindedness. Aren't you ashamed?"

Shido shifted his taunts to Amabane Shizuna and continued his verbal sparring.

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Amabane Shizuna's expression changed.

Although she understood Shido's thoughts perfectly well, she was still human, and it was impossible for her to remain completely unresponsive when insulted.

However, after a few seconds, Amabane Shizuna just sighed and shook her head helplessly.

"Let them curse us, but our priority right now is to capture Element Maker Make."

(Why is there still no response?)

Seeing that there was still no reaction from the other side, Shido was puzzled.

Are the Wizard at DEM Corporation really that skilled?

To resolve these doubts, Shido decided to try again.

"I won't even mention you two, but what about you! What kind of person are you! Dressed so provocatively, and looking so shabby."

Go home and get a mirror, take a good look at yourself. How many scallions are actually on your head? If not, go buy seven bunches and stick them in your hair to look like garlic!

Shido's verbal attacks turned to Anlia Finna.

Unlike the previous two times, this time, Anlia Finna was clearly less rational than the previous two.

"Hateful!"

When she heard Shido mock her as one of the World's Top Five Wizards, she was so enraged that she rushed at him.

"Hey! Wait a minute--"

Amabane Shizuna reached out to stop Anlia Finna, she was already far away before she could even grab her.

"What's this guy's head made of? How could he fall for it so easily?"

Covering her head, Amabane Shizuna muttered to herself with a dark expression.

She then spoke to the Wizard and Emilia Reylos who were standing nearby.

"Emilia Reylos, come with me to the front and help Anlia Finna. That blue-haired guy is laughing and talking so arrogantly, he must have some kind of secret weapon."

As for you guys, you'll have to deal with Element Maker yourselves. Given her current condition, even you should be able to defeat her completely given some time."

"Yes, Shizuna-sama!" ×N

Hundreds of Wizard answered in unison.

After receiving her subordinate's reply, Amabane Shizuna simply nodded and then pulled Emilia Reylos along, flying towards Shido's direction.

At this moment, only one person remained, stunned by Shido's words, and a group of Wizard who were eyeing Lingmeng covetously.

"Element make, Element Maker to die!"

A voice interrupted Lingmeng's thoughts.

Just like the sound of a gunshot before a race, after this sound rang out, more than 250 Wizard raised their weapons and swarmed towards Lingmeng.

(Hey, this is no joke, there are so many people here.)

Lingmeng's lips twitched slightly before she was surrounded by Wizard.

Even though her mind was on the verge of collapse, Lingmeng resolutely picked up the Elemental Spirit and entered battle mode.

After all, if you resist, there might still be a chance, but if you just obediently wait to die, then you're really doomed.

----------------This is a dividing line for shifting perspectives

"You bastard, you'd better have your head rolled!"

Arriving in front of Shido with lightning speed, Anlia Finna completely ignored Shido's status as an ordinary citizen and brandished her twin swords, intending to strike him on the head.

"Aaaaah..." Seeing the blade coming straight at him, Shido covered his head in fear.

But with a "crack," Anlia Finna's twin swords seemed to have struck something, and she couldn't bring herself to strike.

When she came to her senses, she realized that a green, transparent protective shield had appeared around Shido. To be precise, it should be called Territory.

"Phew~" Shido breathed a sigh of relief as he looked anxiously at the two swords resting on his forehead.

Kotori deliberately created this Territory to prevent Shido from being killed by someone because of mocking them.

According to her, this Territory appears to be able to withstand most attacks.

Even though he knew about this beforehand, Shido still couldn't help but scream when he was really close to death.

"This is the Territory? No wonder you dare to talk to us like that."

Just then, Amabane Shizuna arrived with Emilia Reylos.

Looking at the Territory on Shido's body, she seemed to understand something.

"Just who are you? Since you can use the Territory, you're definitely not an Ordinary Person, right?"

Amabane Shizuna asked Shido this question.

Shido simply scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"My name is Shido Itsuka! I'm an ordinary high school student who's going to save all the Spirits!"

"You don't want to tell me?"

Upon receiving this extremely perfunctory answer, Amabane Shizuna's expression instantly changed.

"No matter who you are, if you interfere with our mission, you will have to pay the price for your actions."

As she spoke, Amabane Shizuna's shield split open and then reformed into a cool-looking sword.

Although there are still doubts about Shido's identity, it seems that he is definitely not just an "ordinary high school student".

Therefore, if the tone is so casual, it would be better to just kill Shido to prevent future troubles.

Chapter Forty-Seven: Seal Released

"Emilia Reylos, Anlia Finna, let's join forces and attack him!"

Holding Greatsword transformed from a shield in one hand, Amabane Shizuna said this.

"Oh!" ×2

After the two responded in unison, the three of them picked up their weapons and launched a fierce attack on Shido.

"Bang bang bang--!"

As the blade collided with the protective shield, a loud clanging sound, like metal being struck, suddenly filled the surrounding area.

"Waaaaah... d(OдO?)"

Seeing the several Greatsword being wielded before him, Shido instinctively collapsed to the ground.

Although the Realizer protects him from most damage, Shido still finds it hard to accept simply standing still and letting others attack him.

"Hey, Shido, it seems your taunts are quite effective. Their anger towards you is almost off the charts!"

A very mocking voice came from the Earphones in my right ear.

Don't even think about it, Kotori must be laughing hysterically right now.

However, that was indeed the case. At that moment, Kotori had Chupa Chups) in her mouth, crossed her arms, and was watching Shido on the screen and the table displaying their emotions with a smile on her face.

"How can you still laugh at a time like this!? Are you really that happy to see your brother like this!?"