Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

ly prefered to fight at close range, especially if it was an ambush.

And so the differences in styles here was making the fight seem a little awkward.

Necoco seemed to sense this as well, and she would repeatedly close in on the enemy and then retreat before she was able to target any vitals.

It was clear that she needed support…!

Just as I saw that Necoco had moved away from Slasher, I began to shoot my arrows.

I had known Necoco longer than anyone else in the party, and as soon as she saw the arrows, she began to move in a way that made it easy for me.

She stayed away from the enemy most of the time, and focused on attacking only when my arrows had made an opening for her.

Like this, the chances of friendly fire were reduced greatly.

“Impressive…!”

Slasher did not have any reflect skills for projectiles.

In that case, the two of us together should be able to win…!

“Ah…”

A gut feeling.

Not some kind of prediction, but just a gut feeling that rose within me…

Thats right. For a second there, I had forgotten all about Buckler…!

I quickly looked to the top of the roofs to see where he was. However, he was nowhere to be found.

Instead, I heard the sounds of heavy clashing, shattering and footsteps coming from below.

When I looked down from the castle, I saw that a giant metal sphere was rolling towards me.

I had no proof as of now, but I was sure that it was Buckler!

Indeed, heavy characters would often roll up into a ball in comics or games in order to move quickly. 

However, would he really be able to climb up the walls of the castle like that?

…It seemed like he would.

After some time, Buckler arrived at the castle, and just like I had suspected, he continued to roll and climb up the wall.

So much for the laws of physics…but this was no time to complain.

This was a game, after all, and so ignoring the laws of physics was practically a necessity.

But the people playing were still people who went about their normal lives afterwards, and so were the people making the game.

And so changing the norms too much would just make the game difficult to play, which would help no one.

And so aside from the skills and charge attacks, the game was on the realistic side.

For instance, with weight…

“Im here, archer! Now, its time to finish this… Huh!? Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

I had created a pitfall for him on top of the roof!

That being said, I had just fused Drill Arrow Kai and Big Arrow to make Big Drill Arrow, and then shot it into the roof.

After the previous battles, I knew that it was possible to destroy the buildings here.

I didnt think that Bucklers sphere form actually ignored gravity, but he could choose to either break or roll over anything he hit.

And so he was powerless against a hole.

He could not go against gravity, and could only fall.

But while I had bought some time like this, it was still true that I had let Buckler into the castle.

He might climb back up in a surprising way, so I likely wouldnt be able to continue supporting the others from the roof.

However, this was still a great sniping point…

“Ill take a chance then…!”

I would stay here for as long as I could, and cooperate with the others to take down the enemy!