Published: September 9, 2025
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From Arisa’s perspective.
Typo corrected on 2/11.
Until Pochi’s eyesight recovers, I aim at the Crimson Thunder Squid’s eyes with my Flame Orbs and Nana’s javelin.
No good. They resist it, so it doesn’t work.
"Lulu, can you aim at the squid’s eyes with your bombardment?"
"The squid twists its body when attacking, so it might be a little hard to hit. If it stopped moving a bit more, I think I could hit it."
‘Pochi will do it!’
‘Tama will too~!’
Energetic voices from Pochi and Tama come through the spatial magic “Tactical Talk” that we keep connected.
Huh? Pochi?
"Pochi, are your eyes okay?"
‘I drank a potion, and they’re healed!’
Well, normally that wouldn’t work.
Ah, whatever.
“Ready?”
“Leave it to me!”
“Got it.”
Hmm, the Crimson Thunder Squid’s threat level (hate) is rising so much that I’m worried the target might shift from the sand giants who are tanking to Pochi and Tama. But if we can just destroy its charming eyes, we might manage.
Alright, they say women need guts!
“Then, please.”
“Understood~!” “You got it!”
Pochi and Tama strike their Shuta-Shupi poses and concentrate magic power into their daggers with full force.
“Strawberry flavor~?”
“This time it’s a special jerky flavor!”
They both drink MP recovery potions taken from their pouches.
Ugh, how can you drink a beef jerky flavored potion?
At the moment after the Crimson Thunder Squid finishes another discharge, Pochi and Tama charge. Pochi instantly moves close and thrusts the Orichalcum sword he created, producing a large blade, into one of the squid’s eyes. The squid closes its eye in pain.
“Not done yet~!”
Oh! From the stabbed position, Pochi fires a demon blade cannon, blowing up the eye… Despite the cute face, that’s quite a brutal technique.
“Jabara-son, and, drill~”
Tama approaches from the opposite side, stabbing the eyeball with her Flexblade Sword coated in demon blade magic. This time, she uses the shortening power of the Flexblade Sword to lift herself up. I always thought it was hard to pull it out, but I remember spikes come out from the tip. Tama’s brutality matches Pochi’s.
Tama, who’s now close, thrusts her spinning Orichalcum sword with the other hand. Really, this little one is amazing to really master such a gimmick weapon.
Oh, the area attack is coming.
“Nana!”
“It’s a giant squid! If you think you’re great, then shine like a firefly squid, I challenge you!”
Ah, provoking it like that.
The surface of the Crimson Thunder Squid flickers and flashes attack Nana.
“Amazing!”
Lulu gasps beside me.
Magic shields and magic barriers, layered tenfold or twentyfold, float around Nana protecting her.
This is the second time I’ve seen it activated, but it’s ridiculous defense.
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After reducing the enemy’s health by about half, Liza makes her move.
“Pochi, Tama, let’s coordinate.”
“Roger!”
“Roger that!”
Oh! A combo technique!
“First strike! Demon Blade Thrust (Voulpallance)!”
Pochi’s body glows bright red as he charges with instant movement.
A dog girl’s charge is just fine.
“Second strike? Demon Blade Twin Fangs!”
Tama creates massive fangs from her daggers. Charging with them in hand, she spins like a top, thrusting her swords alternately, carving bite-like wounds.
The Crimson Thunder Squid lashes out with its tentacles in desperation, but Tama elegantly dodges them.
You don’t have to dodge so acrobatically on a hair’s breadth! Leave that to the masked assassin!
“Third technique: Demonic Spear Dragon Buster!”
With Pochi and Tama’s attacks having stripped the protective membrane from the squid’s surface, Liza’s demonic spear strikes repeatedly on its back. Finally, she spins her body and thrusts a final blow loaded with momentum. That strike seems to have pierced deeply through the shredded outer body.
Liza bites and drinks an MP recovery potion she held in her mouth.
Her almost depleted magic power rapidly recovers. That’s about the same recovery as a high-grade potion.