parentshiftbook #303 - To you and me, distance means nothing.
#303 - To you and me, distance means nothing.
Zun Zun strolled leisurely, amidst the pile of knights sprawled on the ground, struggling incessantly. His elegant gait didn't resemble a thief sneaking in to steal, but rather a gentleman attending a banquet.
Wait, hadn't he said this line a long time ago?
Because he was too powerful, he seemed extremely mysterious. Claire could only resentfully glare at the moonlight, as he continued towards the highest point of the castle – the direction where the princess's chambers were located.
"Damn it, a great humiliation…!"
Claire bit her silver teeth tightly but was helpless.
At this moment, her clothes were gently tugged. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Rein behind her, her colleague and friend, signaling to her.
It was an indication that the magic was ready.
Because her fallen position happened to block Rein, she had not been discovered by the mysterious figure in front of her. Although she didn't know why her friend wasn't affected much, the invader's lack of vigilance was a good opportunity to strike—
Thunderous Spell!
The silent intermediate magic was instantly released.
However, a split second before it was about to hit the mysterious figure in the white dress, two fingers, as if anticipating an ambush, pinched the lightning attacking the back of his head, without even turning around.
"Wh-wh-what!?!?!"
Claire opened her mouth in utter astonishment.
Just now, both the timing of the attack and the release of the magic could be described as ingenious, yet it was so easily resolved.
"Not bad."
Zun Zun glanced back at Rein.
This ordinary noble lady, who was responsible for teaching history and magic alongside Alice, was usually quiet and unassuming. Unexpectedly, she had such a high affinity for elves. Not only did she break free from the interference of the elves in a very short period of time, but she was also able to quickly organize such a beautiful counterattack.
Unfortunately, she encountered Zun Zun.
A red glint flashed in his eyes, and the gem at the end of Rein's staff shattered in response, causing Rein to let out a soft scream, afraid to move.
"Just who on earth is that guy! Why would such an expert be reduced to a thief!"
Claire grumbled aloud, unwilling to give up.
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"S-so amazing!"
The praise of 'Zun Zun is so amazing' rang in her ears again, not flattery or praise, but genuine admiration.
Chris had been completely conquered. In the past, she always thought that being low-key was the right thing to do. After all, wasn't it natural for thieves to be low-key?
But now she changed her attitude.
Strength is the foundation of everything. If she had Zun Zun's strength to break into the palace without regard for others, low-key? Low-key my ass!
As for Chris's cheers, Zun Zun just replied faintly, "No matter what happens, as long as you, Chris, walk by my side, no enemy can stop us."
A word that made her feel extremely involved!
Even though Chris hadn't done anything just now, and had been slacking off the whole time. I have to say, this sentence was very tactful.
Arriving at the upper level.
In sight was a very large courtyard, with a path paved with bluestone, and both sides were planted with flowers and plants, which was quite beautiful. And behind the courtyard was Alice's bedroom.
But on the bluestone path leading from the courtyard to the bedroom, a handsome man in black armor, holding a magic sword, was blocking the way.
"Although Miss Claire said that no reinforcements were needed, out of kindness, I still insisted on staying behind. Now it seems that my choice was correct."
He raised the long sword in his hand, which contained a massive amount of magic power, as if he had been waiting for a long time, and introduced himself loudly.
"—I am Mitsurugi Kyoya! Are you the chivalrous thieves that are being hotly discussed in the streets? Surrender obediently!"
At the same time, he was also trying to persuade them to surrender.
The magic sword hero, ranked third among the adventurers of the kingdom, is rumored to be able to cut even ancient dragons in half with one sword. Anyone who sees him will be panicked.
In reality—
"Wh-what should we do, boss? It's Mitsurugi!"
Chris was already panicking.
As probably one of the small group of people who were sent to another world and were doing well, many people thought that he was the most promising hero to defeat the Demon King, otherwise they wouldn't have kept trying to merge Zun Zun's and his team.
"Mitsurugi Kyoya… I've heard a lot about you."
"Enough with the small talk, let's get down to business!"
Zun Zun wanted to pretend that he didn't know him at this time, to clear himself of suspicion, but he didn't expect Mitsurugi Kyoya to not fall for it, or rather, he was full of expectations for this battle, intending to directly enter the 'battle, awesome' stage.
He signaled Chris to stay away.
Chris really wanted to take advantage of Zun Zun holding back Mitsurugi Kyoya to steal the necklace from Alice's bedroom, but who knew if there were even more exaggerated ranked second and first adventurers behind him, so she decisively chose to watch the show from the sidelines.
Mitsurugi Kyoya also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
In fact, there were indeed several powerful (questionable) adventurers behind him, but if they ran past him to the back, he would lose face.
So he said shamelessly: "You two can come at me together."
"Oh? You think you're stronger than me?"
Huh?
Mitsurugi Kyoya always felt like he had heard the same words somewhere, and the tone was also nine-tenths similar, but before he could think about it, he saw the mysterious figure in the white dress opposite him make a move.
In just a moment of distraction, a fist wrapped in light red magic power landed on his handsome face, completely unaware of the attack route.
"Pfft—"
Mitsurugi Kyoya was sent flying with one punch.
Zun Zun felt like he had eaten ice cream on a hot summer day, refreshed from head to toe. God knows how much pain he had been tortured by this handsome man during this time. Being able to punch him hard was really great.
This was just an appetizer.
As if intentionally humiliating him, Zun Zun's fists were heavy, and he always hit Mitsurugi Kyoya's face. Soon, his face became bruised and swollen, almost like a pig's head.
"Wuwuwu…"
However, to Zun Zun's surprise, he didn't fall down, but stubbornly stood up, blocking their way forward.
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
It seemed that Mitsurugi Kyoya had bought a lot of skill point potions made by Zun Zun, and used them all on endurance and resistance to blows… It was indeed very much in line with the mainstream point allocation method of sword masters.
After Mitsurugi Kyoya drank the superior healing potion made by Zun Zun, his face, which had been swollen into a pig's head, quickly returned to its original state.
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…Eh?
If he pretended to be a mysterious expert every time, and then beat Mitsurugi Kyoya into a pig's head, forcing him to buy more healing potions, wouldn't he be able to earn more money? Even humiliating him properly when he left, to give him the motivation to become stronger, and then promote his skill point potions…
He accidentally discovered a new business opportunity.
While Zun Zun was distracted, Mitsurugi Kyoya had already regained his composure and raised the magic sword in his hand, seemingly intending to use it.
The magic sword hero was actually famous for his magic sword. His fist and foot skills were enough to prove that even after such a long time, he still hadn't made any progress. Mitsurugi Kyoya obviously understood this, but he was still hesitant whether to use the magic sword here—after all, it was the royal palace, and destroying the royal palace might be a crime.
Thinking of this, Mitsurugi Kyoya became restrained again, jumping back to create some distance.
"Why are you pulling such a long distance?"
Then, he heard this question.
Zun Zun 'looked' at him with burning eyes.
"If you want to make sure it hits me, then you should get closer and fire. Or are you afraid of getting close, letting a part of me escape your sight? If that's the case, then it's a foolish idea. Distance only makes sense in a balanced contest. To you and me, distance is meaningless. Look…"
As if proving it to Mitsurugi Kyoya, Zun Zun just took a step forward and flashed in front of him.
—Silent Step.
One of the martial arts footwork.
The effect is to quietly break into other people's vision, leaving the opponent no time to react.
"If I did this, my hand would almost immediately touch your heart."
He placed his hand lightly on his chest.
The elf connection was activated, instantly disrupting Mitsurugi Kyoya's senses, causing him to be caught off guard, but his strong physical resistance allowed him to use the magic sword to prop himself on the ground, barely avoiding falling.
A skill comparable to a first-time kill, it really never fails.
"Wasting too much time, leave the stage."
Zun Zun kicked him in the butt, sending Mitsurugi Kyoya falling to the ground in a Wild Goose Landing formation with his butt facing backwards.
Seeing the battle over.
Chris came bouncing over.
She had watched the whole battle. At first, she was quite flustered and afraid of being defeated, but she didn't expect it to be a complete crushing victory.
Zun Zun might already be able to solo the Demon King!
If Zun Zun knew what Chris was thinking, he would nod seriously, indicating that he could indeed solo the Demon King. But the Demon King's strength was not in the individual, but in being able to amplify the strength of his subordinates to reach the level of a cadre. That was what was most troublesome.
"Let's go, towards the front of victory."
He left behind a dashing and profound short sentence, and led Chris towards the princess's bedroom.
Mitsurugi Kyoya, who was lying on the ground unable to move, did not struggle to get up like Claire and the others, but touched his butt with his hand as if he was reminiscing about something, with a confused and suspicious expression on his face.
Zun Zun didn't know any of this.
After arriving at the corridor leading to Alice's room, Chris set up a silk thread trap to prevent the knights from chasing after them from behind.
Zun Zun felt it was useless, just for peace of mind. Back in the royal palace dungeon, it was easily broken free by the Chimera.
Standing in front of Alice's room.
He knocked on the door very gentlemanly.
Then he opened the door proactively and ungentlemanly.
"I commend you for being able to reach this place, invaders. Protecting the people, protecting the kingdom, protecting the royal family, is the mission of the Dustiness family. As long as I am here…"
"Can you please shut up."
Zun Zun interrupted her rudely.
"Wh— — — — — !?"
Darkness didn't seem to expect that her opening remarks would be interrupted before she could finish them, but as soon as she wanted to open her mouth, she seemed to notice the two of them staring intently, especially at Chris.
As a close friend, how could she not recognize Chris's figure, and the cherry on the back of Zun Zun's head was already jumping impatiently.