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I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (Web Novel) - Chapter 373: No Matter How Cute the Opponent Is, It’s Frightening When They Come In Large Numbers.
Chapter 373: No Matter How Cute the Opponent Is, It’s Frightening When They Come In Large Numbers.
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“Alright, we’re here. They should be coming soon, so protect yourself!”“Yeah…”
The moment we landed in the new world, I gave Tia these instructions. However, her reaction seemed a bit slow, almost like she wasn’t fully convinced. Even though this time, thanks to Nuo’s blessing, we knew about this world in advance, I made sure to warn her thoroughly.
“Get ready, Tia! They’re coming!”
“Huh, already!? O-okay!”
While we were discussing this, a rustling sound echoed from beyond the forest surrounding us. The noise, distinct from the rustling of leaves, rapidly approached, and encountering them was just a matter of time.
During the first loop, I was completely helpless and trampled upon because I knew nothing. But now, things were different. I widened my stance, lowered my hips, crossed my arms in front of my face, and assumed a perfect defensive posture. As the flood surged toward me…
“OUTSIDERS!”
The swarm of fairies, each about the size of my palm, approached.
“Grrrrrrrrrr!”
“Outsiders! Real ones!”
“Dark! Big!”
“But a bit smelly!”
The fairies swarmed around, saying whatever they pleased, pulling my hair, poking my cheeks, kicking my butt, tickling my sides, and doing whatever they pleased. I felt the urge to swing my arms while shouting, but that would be a bad move.
Because, if I did that, according to fairy logic, it would mean I was “playing along.” The mischief would intensify, and while swinging my arms, I would continuously endure further annoyances for an extended period.
So, I endured it. If we showed no reaction, they would quickly get bored and leave. I knew this from my experience in the first loop.
“Outsiders! Real ones!”
“White! Sparkly!”
“But a bit smelly!”
“Ugh, I’m not smelly! Kyaaaaa!?”
“Ah, idiot!”
Despite making it clear that she shouldn’t react, for some reason, Tia responded to the fairies’ words. Through the gap between my arms, I could see the fairies joyfully playing with Tia.
Ugh, I want to help… But forgive me, Tia. If I intervene now, everything will become chaotic. Suppressing the urge to act, I endured and waited.
“Ah, that was fun!”
“Outsiders, see you again!”
“Goodbye!”
Satisfied fairies floated away from the scene. Confirming their departure, I walked towards Tia.
“Are you okay, Tia?”
“Ugh, I’ll never get married now…”
Tia sat on the ground, sniffling. Her beautiful long hair had numerous strange knots, and her face was scribbled with red and green lines. Her long ears were sticky from being licked.
“I told you to protect yourself properly, didn’t I? How did it get this tangled?”
“Ouch!? Don’t pull it so hard!”
“Oh, sorry. But these knots are really tight…”
The fairy-tied knots were difficult to untangle with my hands. While cutting them off was an option since everything would return to normal when we returned to the <White World> I knew Tia took good care of her hair. So, suggesting that was quite challenging—it was more of a last resort.
“Sigh… Fairies are like that, huh? I imagined them to be cute and small…”
“I don’t think you’re wrong about that. One or two of them would probably be like that. But that number…”
If it were just a few, I could easily handle it. Accepting offered flowers, playfully poking back mischievous fairies with my fingers—those scenes would be as charming as Tia imagined.
However, when they surged in the hundreds, there was nothing I could do. The horde of fairies that clung persistently, laughing and giggling from all directions, turned my mental state into nothing but fear.
That was genuinely scary… I seriously thought, “I might be eaten alive…”
“Wait, I got it! If I had used [Invincible] now, could I have prevented their mischief!? Damn, I messed up… I completely forgot about it.”
The fairy antics were, after all, just mischief, not actual attacks. That’s why the idea of “protecting against attacks” didn’t occur to me.
“Alright, I won’t forget next time.”
“Fufu, Ed, you look pretty funny too, huh?”
“…Well, yeah.”
While I focused on defense, I wasn’t completely untouched. Countless nuts ended up in my hair, and something sticky was crammed into the pouch at my waist. Fairies engage in mischief, not harassment, so from their perspective, it might be something delightful… well, yeah. I’ll have to put effort into cleaning up later.
“Alright, it’s mostly untangled now. Well, anything more is impossible.”
“Thank you, Ed. And I’m sorry. I underestimated the situation.”
“Haha, it’s fine. Besides, they didn’t really attack, did they?”
“Well, that’s true. But if you hadn’t explained it to me earlier, I might have retaliated. Yeah, I’m glad you told me beforehand.”
This was the 24th world. At that time, I was still weak, and due to my impatience, I ended up thrashing around without drawing my sword, ultimately not harming the fairies.
However, if Tia had faced the situation without prior information, she would undoubtedly have repelled them with her spirit magic. Easily getting irritated and easily cooling down, innocent and fond of mischief—rather than dealing with them as fairies, she would have treated them as a swarm of mysterious winged insects that suddenly attacked… and by now, there would have been a large number of dead fairies here.
Thinking about it gives me chills. It’s not about our future activities in this world. It’s about the sorrow of the fairies who lost many friends unjustly and the heart of Tia when she learned that she had slaughtered a large number of potential friends. Compared to that, this level of mischief was something to be welcomed with a smile.
Still, both this time and the last, I really appreciate the blessing from Nuoh. Should I express my gratitude somehow? Would praying be enough? Well, I’ll think about it later.
“Now then, shall we head back to the fairy’s dwelling? Are you ready, Tia?”
“My body is fine, but… we won’t receive the same welcome as before, will we?”
“No, it’ll be different.”
To Tia, who tilted her head with a subtle expression of anxiety, I clicked my tongue and wagged my finger.
“Alright, it’s going to be about five times the welcome we got earlier.”
“Nooo!”
We were about to head to the fairy’s dwelling—meaning a place with a large number of fairies. So, there’s no way there would be fewer fairies than when we passed by.
“Hey Ed, would it be a bad idea to protect ourselves with wind spirit magic?”
“Hmm? Not a bad idea, but it might be interesting if we do that. If we just deflect them with a protective barrier, they might see it as a game and even more fairies could gather.”
“Ugh!? No, but, if it’s just that much…”
“Also, if fairies figure out they can’t touch you no matter what, they might look at you with really sad eyes. Like, ‘Why can’t I touch you? Do you hate me?’ kind of thing.”
“What!? That’s a bit unfair, isn’t it?”
“Well, not unfair… if you just make sure not to hurt them, then you can do as you like.”
“Ugh, Ed, you’re so mean!”
Tia, who was good with children and couldn’t reject fairies, would undoubtedly start patting them on the back. With a sly smile at Tia, who was hitting my back, we slowly walked towards the direction the fairies had flown away.
(T/N: Done with exams, I have uploaded advanced chapters so whoever wants to read ahead can do it. Don’t worry, Free chapters will be posted just like before)
