Chapter 87 - Trouble Again (2)

Hearing my words, the three men wore angry expressions on their faces. As they stood up, I started to look around, and before I knew it, a large number of people had gathered around us. Among these people, Saemi, Ana, Fujiwara, and Aoi-sensei were really standing out, ironically, even in another world, they still didn't lose to other women when it came to beauty.

"You bastard, don't think you'll get out of here alive after this" 

The man said. My attention turned back to the man after his words echoed through the place. From my point of view, it seemed they weren't even trying to disguise their desire to kill me anymore. Well, even if they tried, I highly doubted they would succeed. From the little time I've spent with these guys, I quickly realized they're not that strong.

"Hmmm... and really... and who is going to kill me... you guys?" 

I asked with a smile on my face as I looked at the men. Hearing my words, the men looked at me and then immediately drew their swords.

"You bastard, you think you can make fun of us? Don't blame us if you lose an arm or two" 

Said the man as he signaled to the two men with him. Seeing the signal from the leader, both men looked at each other, nodded, and pointed their hands at me. I wasn't understanding what the men were trying to do, but as soon as I saw that the leader of the trio was smiling, I knew it wouldn't be a good thing.

"Don't blame me for this, onii-san. Unfortunately, you messed with someone you shouldn't have. If you had just given me the girls, this could have been avoided" 

Said the man while keeping an arrogant smile on his face. After those words, the two men behind the leader started uttering some words that I could not hear. Soon, a red vortex started to form on both men's palms before a relatively large burning ball appeared. At that moment, I finally understood that the men would use magic. But the strangest thing was the reaction of the people around.

"Are they going to use magic in the city?"

"Or rather, he has two mages with him? Isn't this getting too dangerous?"

"I heard that you can only use magic when you are blessed by a god"

"Should we call the knights?"

Most of the conversation was centered on that. With that, I also realized that mages seemed to be unexpectedly rare in this world.

(I really wish Aurora-sama had warned me about this beforehand) 

I thought as I looked boredly at the men. I mean, no matter how I look at their magic, it seems to be quite weak. I doubt very much that it is stronger than the fire of the salamander I faced on the second floor. Just as I thought this, a laughing voice sounded in my head. Aurora-sama really seemed to be having fun with this whole situation.

"Fufufu, it wouldn't be fun if I told you everything so easily, Makoto. Trust me, it will be much more enjoyable if you figure it out on your own, taking one step at a time. But, well, I guess I can give you a little help" 

Said Aurora-sama in my head while letting out cute giggles. Hearing her words, a sigh escaped my mouth, causing the men to misunderstand.

"You bastard, even seeing this, you're still making a fool out of us. You want to die that badly"

As soon as I heard the men's words, I finally remembered that they were there; for a moment, I had actually forgotten the existence of the three of them.

"What, are you guys still here?"

I asked, genuinely confused. Upon hearing my words, a vein appeared on the leader's forehead, and soon he looked at me with an extremely angry look. If looks could kill, I sure as hell wouldn't be here anymore.

"All right, you asked for it" 

said the man, making a gesture with his hand. As soon as he made this gesture, both the mages that were behind him fired their fireballs in my direction. Of course, I didn't even move from where I was. Even if I have no resistance against magical attacks, my resistance against physical attacks will probably handle this attack. 

Just as I expected, both fireballs crashed into me. I admit that the attack was much stronger than I thought it would be initially, but still, it wasn't enough to hurt me.

A large curtain of dust rose as the attacks made contact with my body. Even though I couldn't see what was happening on the other side, I had a perfect sense of the position of each person present thanks to my sensory perception. Although this ability is always active, it is only really useful when I focus 100% on it.

"Ahahahahah, that's what you get for messing with us" 

While I was inside the smoke, the laughter coming from the man still echoed in the place. I really didn't give a damn about it. With a simple gesture of my hand, I was surrounded by a vortex of wind, causing all the dust to be extinguished. As soon as they saw me come out completely unharmed from the attack, the three men looked at me with incredulous expressions on their faces.

"H-How is that possible? How did you come out unscathed from a close-range magic attack?" 

Said the leader while pointing at me. Moreover, it didn't seem that he was the only one who had this doubt.

"How is that possible?"

"Did he really come out unharmed?"

"It's hard to believe, but look, he doesn't have any scratches"

"But... doesn't that mean he has some blessing too? How come we've never heard of him before?"

People's voices echoed throughout the place. Everyone was disbelieving what they had witnessed and decided to believe that I also possessed some blessing. Well, that and quite annoying, actually, since I don't want to stand out too much.