Published: September 2, 2025
Satou here. When you travel abroad, sometimes you get caught up in trouble simply because you don’t know the local customs.
It seems the other world is a bit harsher in that regard.
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I heard Pochi, still being carried by the young lady, say something like, "People are being chased by skeleton soldiers."
"Skeletons? Are there skeletons roaming around the city?"
"Yeah, it seems they are being controlled by humans who can use necromancy. Since this was the Marquis Muno’s territory before, the older folks are scared of the undead because they’ve experienced being surrounded by the undead king's army."
"Well, that can’t be helped. From here, we can’t exactly help them."
"It might be like throwing water on a hot stone, but there are about twenty skeletons in the city, so I’ll try to deal with them using guided arrows (remote arrows). Of course, I can’t aim at the ones using necromancy; that’d probably kill me."
I stepped out onto the balcony from a different door than the barons.
In the introductory magic book, there was an explanation about the magic arrow (Magic Arrow), which is the origin of guided arrows (remote arrows).
It said, “The Magic Arrow is the fundamental and ultimate magic. The more skilled you become, the further it flies, and the more you can shoot at once. If you master the skill to the limit and have infinite magic power, the Magic Arrow could even annihilate a nation's army.”
Of course, that sounded exaggerated. Still, with my skill level 10, I can lock onto enemies displayed on the map and snipe them from a distance. Each shot is much weaker than a punch, so one arrow can only take down enemies around level 5 or below. I can shoot between 1 and 125 arrows at once. The minimum magic power needed is 10 points, and as the number of arrows or range increase beyond a certain point, the required magic power increases. Honestly, compared to explosion magic or fireballs, this seems inferior as a military tactic.
“W-wait, are you seriously planning to snipe with guided arrows?”
“Yeah, of course, I’ll shoot them quietly.”
I extended my short staff to a position the barons couldn’t see and conjured as many guided arrows (remote arrows) as there were skeletons. They looked like glass arrows.
Lock-on marks, like those in flight simulators, appeared on the skeleton markers displayed on the map.
Nice, lock-on marks. No matter how many times I see them, they always excite my inner boy.
I set the arrows’ trajectories so they wouldn’t enter the barons’ line of sight and fired. Soon, all the skeletons on the map were wiped out. Magic really is convenient.
“Hey, hey.”
Arisa’s voice was trembling.
Damn, was long-distance shooting not supposed to be this easy?
“Are you saying you can only shoot 20 arrows? And you thought you could fight level 30 enemies with that? You really should know your limits.”
That was an unusually sharp remark from Arisa.
Maybe the number is really that low. Even with 20 shots, it seemed like an easy win. I wondered if lower-level magic was easily resisted by demons.
According to the manual, the number of arrows depends on skill level, so maybe I should say I can shoot about half that number? I don’t really need to hide it, but if I reveal too much, Arisa will scold me to keep it secret. Since level 10 is capped at 125 arrows, and Arisa’s mental magic skill level is probably around 5—or rather she said she’s an expert, so maybe level 4—I could say I can shoot about 50 arrows at once. Even if the enemy uses magic defense, ten attacks should be enough to defeat them. That excuse should be good enough.
“I can shoot up to 50 arrows. If I drink MP recovery potions and shoot about ten times, I should be able to take them down.”
“Hmm, if you can shoot that many, then it should be fine.”
Arisa went back inside without saying more, then stomped her foot a few times with her back turned to me before glaring up at me from below. Her breath was heavy, and her eyes glistened with tears.