Although Miss Fairy's healing magic had mended her injuries, the lingering pain left Classmate Tsukasa unable to move. She was forced to hide in this cave of unknown location, filling her stomach with the small fruits Miss Fairy had produced, waiting for the magic's side effects to pass.
Miss Fairy said it would take about three days to clear. She offered to use a physical method to eliminate the pain and let Classmate Tsukasa sleep soundly if she couldn't bear it. It seemed the Fairy Race had definitely been a bunch of violent priests in the past. Classmate Tsukasa declined Miss Fairy's kindness; she would rather twitch in pain than be knocked unconscious.
Miss Fairy's current state was clearly problematic. Though the reason was unknown, she had lost her combat ability, and it seemed the magic she used earlier had consumed a lot of mana. This was evident from the brightness of the light on Miss Fairy's body. Classmate Tsukasa didn't dare lose consciousness at a time like this because she had no idea how many more times Miss Fairy could use magic. Besides, it was just phantom pain; her physical condition had indeed recovered to its peak. She couldn't allow the risks to expand just because it hurt too much.
What would happen if she, the one with combat power, fainted in a strange place? If they were attacked by monsters again and Miss Fairy had exhausted her mana, she would be dead if she couldn't wake up in time. She didn't want such a shameful death, so she preferred to endure the pain to keep her consciousness clear. That way, even if she encountered an enemy, she could use her last bit of strength to resist—maybe she could even win.
Eidor watched Classmate Tsukasa, who was curled up and trembling slightly from the intense pain. Although she didn't use Telepathy, she could roughly guess why the girl was persevering. Her feelings at the moment were a mix of amusement and admiration. Classmate Tsukasa's vigilance and paranoia were truly severe, yet her endurance and persistence reached a level that even a Fairy like herself found frightening.
Without a doubt, Classmate Tsukasa would definitely become an extraordinary person in the future, given her precious qualities and the Fairy Race's magical talent. Eidor felt as if she were witnessing the birth of a legend. The Fairy Race loved such stories; weren't there tales from the past of Fairies bestowing holy swords or magic upon heroes? But... as soon as Eidor thought that Classmate Tsukasa might be a Reincarnator of the Fairy Race, she felt this situation wouldn't do. While she loved such stories, she absolutely did not want to see a child of the Fairy Race become the protagonist, because she didn't want to see a child of the Fairy Race get hurt.
Although she had told Classmate Tsukasa before that the Fairy Race didn't care about life and death, the truth was that no Pure-blooded Fairy had ever actually been killed. The little fairies were just their magical creations, essentially equivalent to their clones; if they died, they could just be remade, so naturally, there would be no feelings about it. As for the death of kin, because Pure-blooded Fairies were so rare—sometimes not even a second one would be born in ten thousand years—the chances of a Fairy meeting one of their own kind were actually very slim. This was the first time Eidor had encountered such a situation. Naturally, her current thought was that she didn't want Classmate Tsukasa to continue adventuring in this dangerous outside world; she wanted to take Classmate Tsukasa back to the Fairy Home to hide.
[This must be the place.]
Spider Child traveled at full speed and soon arrived at the place where Classmate Tsukasa and the others were hiding. Having already decided to take Classmate Tsukasa away, it walked straight into the cave; after all, it didn't want to see any more accidents. First, the Hero's party inexplicably had a super high innate affinity for Classmate Tsukasa, and then a Pure-blooded Fairy, which had been extinct for who knows how long, popped out, and they
all wanted to kidnap Classmate Tsukasa. Did Classmate Tsukasa actually have a special skill like
This couldn't possibly be the effect of that skill D gave, right? Golden Rule shouldn't be this strong. If a mere Golden Rule were this powerful, wouldn't that high-and-mighty skill called Divine Protection on a certain Classmate Schlain be even more terrifying! Thinking about it this way, isn't its reincarnation skill too weak? It only increased the speed attribute, which can't compare at all to cheat-like skills like Golden Rule and Divine Protection! That guy D even said he liked me—that kind of 'like' must be a cheap kind of affection, like for a household pet, right?!
However, it wasn't exactly looking down on its own reincarnation skill. After all, without it, it definitely would have died countless times back in the labyrinth. Moreover, compared to skills like Golden Rule and Divine Protection that have no concrete effects, it actually preferred its own reincarnation skill which could directly reflect advantages in its attributes. Luck is a fickle thing sometimes, and it had been born in the most dangerous part of the labyrinth back then.
Just as Spider Child stepped into the cave, the light of a magic circle suddenly lit up on the ground. 'Are?' Spider Child looked at the magic circle on the ground. It was a Shadow-type magic circle it was very familiar with. The moment it saw the circle, Spider Child, as a magic master, understood its effect. This was a simple trigger-type magic that could immobilize someone by binding the shadow of the person who fell into the trap. While it had no killing power, its control effect was extremely strong. Furthermore, this type of magic usually had a characteristic: the person who set it could discover the intrusion the moment the magic activated. It was a very cunning spell!
[Has Classmate Tsukasa recovered so quickly?]
Spider Child hadn't expected the heavily injured Classmate Tsukasa to recover her casting ability so fast and lay such a cunning magic trap at the cave entrance in advance; it was a bit careless for a moment. But there was nothing for it; if its Main Body had come, it definitely would have noticed such a small trick beforehand, but this clone's strength was only around Lv 60. Besides, could such a minor spell really stump it? No one would actually think that a magic master like Spider Child would be trapped by such a simple spell, right? That would be too naive. Heh!
Inside the cave, Classmate Tsukasa, sensing the magic had been triggered, immediately snapped her eyes open. In the next moment, she looked at Eidor with a serious expression: "Miss Fairy, are you still able to use spatial teleportation magic?"
Terrifying.
The magic traps she set outside had all been broken by brute force in less than ten seconds. Before she could get a reply from Miss Fairy, the intruder had already run in front of her. She stared at the small spider monster emitting a powerful aura in the shadows. Even without using Appraisal, the pressure made her temporarily forget the pain in her body. For a moment, she fell into a state of paralysis; she was actually scared senseless the instant she saw the opponent.
"What... is this?"
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