260. The Elf Boss

After Izumi thought it through, he entrusted the reincarnators to Warrod and Tabane, then asked them to return to the demon territory. Warrod has a strong defense, while Tabane has the fastest speed and wide-range firepower. It would be best to entrust these reincarnators to the two of them.

"Eh, no way! I want to accompany you!"

Tabane complained while pouting. However, Izumi chopped her head. He pointed at those babies and said.

"They would be in danger if they were here. I chose you and gramp because I believe in your abilities."

Tabane glanced at Kumoko which made her back away.

"What?"

"Hehe, Kumo-chan. They're your friends after all. You're the one who should be responsible for taking care of them, right?"

Kumoko couldn't refute Tabane's words. Actually, Kumoko herself was too lazy if she was asked to join the raid on the elven village. She helped Izumi because he promised her that she could have a fully human body. How could she resist the tantalizing temptation? Even so, she still had to listen to Izumi's words, afraid of Izumi taking back his promise.

Izumi could only scratch his head. He turned to Warrod.

"Gramp, can you take care of them alone?"

"When it comes to taking care of babies, I can't.

Of course, that's a joke. Hohoho."

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Izumi and Tabane didn't know when Warrod could be serious. Meanwhile, Kumoko was completely speechless by Warrod's antics.

In the end, Tabane's duties were taken over by Kumoko. After all, Tabane was his lover now, and he promised not to run away again just because he couldn't get over his old feelings. Therefore, he complied with Tabane's request as he already promised to develop his feelings for Tabane after he decided to move on.

Besides that, Tabane's words had some truth in them. Kumoko, even though she's still an Arachne, at least has a face similar to her previous life as "Wakaba Hiiro". This will give the reincarnators some relief, although there might be some fear that Kumoko isn't human anymore.

Izumi nodded.

"Go send them! Even if you don't want to come back here, that's fine. I'll wait for you here for 5 minutes. If you don't come after 5 minutes is over, I'll go to where Ariel is."

Izumi didn't mind if Kumoko didn't come again, but Kumoko thought otherwise when she heard Izumi's words. He seemed to say if Kumoko didn't come, it would be fine, but don't expect him to tell her how to have a fully human body.

"I'll come back!"

"Oh, what a passion. I'll wait for you here then." Izumi just nodded while giving a smile. But his smile looked like an evil smile in Kumoko's eyes.

"What's that, what the hell is that? So if I don't have passion, you won't tell me how I can turn my body into a fully human body? Nai wa!!"

Then, after thinking it through, it wouldn't be bad if she was with Izumi because she was worried about Oka, her teacher. Kumoko doesn't have the power to overwhelm the anti-magic field, but Izumi does.

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It didn't take long. Just a minute after dropping off Warrod and the babies, Kumoko returned. Izumi observed the elven village with his Haki. Thanks to his Devil Fruit power, his detection range increased significantly. He could feel Ariel already confronting someone in the underground. On the other hand, he sensed that the remaining auras of the elves were only a tenth of their initial total. It was all thanks to the enemy robots that have been obliterated, making the spider army blindly kill the elves.

Not only that, but he also felt the aura of Kisame and Kakashi who didn't follow Ariel and the others. Kisame loved to fight. So, Izumi expected him to rampage on the battlefield.

Izumi glanced at Kumoko. Her teacher, Oka, is still in Potimas' hands. It would be dangerous if Potimas lost his mind after being cornered by Ariel who was with Rori and Kuroneko. He would probably sacrifice Oka for something he had always dreamed of, becoming an Administrator who had the same power as Guliedistodiez.

Yet, Izumi felt that Potimas had no chance of becoming an Administrator despite sacrificing Oka, so it would be better to stop Potimas from sacrificing her. Potimas isn't the main character. No matter how much effort he put in, he couldn't achieve his dream no matter what.

Izumi also thought about Kumoko. Even though Kumoko didn't show it, she really cared about the people she knew. Especially her teacher.

Well, before reincarnating, Kumoko may not know that she was originally the spider in class who was once saved by Oka after Kumoko was almost stepped on by a student in the class.

As for saving the other kids, in fact, that wasn't actually Kumoko's intention. Also, it's not entirely true that she cares about the people she knows, as Kumoko will get rid of them if her acquaintances become trash or become enemies. It's just, Kumoko felt that she was once saved by Oka, though she didn't remember why. For that reason, she wanted to save Oka from the elves knowing how rotten they were. Since her strength is not enough, borrowing someone else's strength is also doable.

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Meanwhile.

In an underground facility, filled with LED lights all over the room, various machines look like machines owned by an industrial factory stopped running. The machines are also run by employees. Unfortunately, these employees are not living people, but robots.

Since intruders were coming into their area, they stopped working and followed the orders of Potimas, the one who was controlling them.

"So, you came huh? I'm surprised that you found out about this place." A calm voice reverberated in the underground facility. It was Potimas. His face was still the same as before, a middle-aged man with long blonde hair and pointed ears. He stood behind the robots which have the MA energy as their energy source. And in his hand, there was a baby elf that he was holding. The baby elf, of course, is none other than Oka.

The people who confronted him were Ariel, accompanied by Rori and Kuroneko behind her.

When Oka, who was being carried by Potimas, glanced at Ariel, how dumbfounded she was to see Japanese people in front of her.

Sensing a glance directed at her, Kuroneko smiled at Oka. Then she turned to Rori while asking.

"Is she the one called Oka-chan? Kumo-chan's teacher?"

Oka widened her eyes. Not only did Kuroneko know Oka's identity, but she also spoke in Japanese which was obvious when she saw the movement of her lips.

"Looks like you guessed right, Neko-chan. I could see how surprised she was by looking at her expression. Hehehe."

It was amusing to see Oka's shocked expression.

Potimas frowned at their conversation where he couldn't understand what language they were speaking. Moreover, they looked so relaxed as if he was completely ignored by them. Well, it's not "as if". They really ignored him.

"So, what should we do? Can you do something about him? Use your soul manipulation or something. After all, he's weaker than you."

"Even though he is indeed weaker than me, he possesses one of the skills of the seven virtues. I can't just use soul manipulation with someone who possesses such a dangerous skill. Why don't you just use your divine sword?"

Rori responded to Kuroneko's words by turning in her direction and then glanced at the divine sword in her hand.

"No no no no!!!" Kuroneko waved her hand. Then, her index finger pointed downwards repeatedly.

"You still remember this place? Underground! Underground! How could I use something that could destroy this place?"

"Eh, it turns out that you really believe your sword is capable of destroying this place."

Since they didn't stop talking to each other, Ariel stopped them and said.

"I'll take care of him and those robots by myself. You girls just need to find a way to save her!"

*crash*

*bang*

As soon as Ariel finished speaking, a loud crash occurred as something crashed into the wall from the passage leading underground.