The moment the lighting mages turn on the light again, the conscious ones stand up one by one, pillows in hand.

　Thanks to the pillows that were scattered earlier, the number of pillows is not much different, but the rumba is still dangerous.

　What is going to happen to this pillow tossing in the first place?　Will it be until they all go to hell?　If so, it's not funny.

　If that happens, I'll have to fight the Roomba.

　If this continues, the members of the Chamber of Commerce will eventually be killed by the Roomba. We need to make a move before that happens.

　But before that--

Chairman Trierra is here!

　With a psychic, Tory pulls off the bedding he's wearing and screams. It's obvious that it's a dead zone there, so I immediately leave the place.

''Ahhh!　Master Alfried, it's really terrible--

"'f*ck you, Mr. Chairman!

　Tory's screams were interrupted by countless pillows.

　I could see the spinning pillows hitting his face, so he was dead in action. I don't think Tory, with his slender physique, could withstand that direct hit.

　He's been punished for tipping off the maid and mother Erna. It's a sobering thought.

　Eventually, the members of the Chamber of Commerce go to collect the pile of pillows.

　The white-eyed Tory was also dug out of the pile and dumped near the entrance as if it were bulky garbage.

''You finally got rid of it,''

'Oh, I didn't know you were hiding in that place. I guess I owe Master Alfried a debt of gratitude.

"My beautiful secretary is here to help me...

　The members of the Chamber of Commerce who took care of Tolly had a very sunny smile on their faces.

　.........That's your boss, right?　Are you guys going to be okay tomorrow?

Well, I don't see Al.　He's a guy who doesn't know what he'll do if left alone, so I'd like to destroy him as soon as possible. I'm sure he'll use magic too.

　Tory's dialogue reminds me, and Roomba scurries around and mutters such a boisterous thing.

　I cage myself in the futon to escape Roomba's beastly gaze.

　As a dummy, I don't forget to pile up the bedding there.

　Bastard Tory!　You spewed a line that tipped me off to my deathbed!　He's a man who goes everywhere.

He's so small it's hard to tell when he can hide under the covers.

　Rumba mumbles those words and kicks off the bedding under his feet.

　Apparently, they're looking for me.

　The members of the Chamber of Commerce have retrieved the pillows they threw to Tory and seem to be getting ready for the battle against Roomba.

　I should manage to meet up with them here. I was the one who helped them defeat Tory earlier. I'm sure they will welcome us as comrades and fight with us.

"Hmm, this is it?

　While I'm thinking about that in my mind, the Roomba is coming.

　There's no doubt about it. My trained sixth sense is sounding the alarm. The Roomba will be coming for me next.

　Even though I prepared all those dummies, it's too soon. This is why intuitive people are so tricky.

　I can hear the sound of Rumba stomping on the bedding.

　I feel a different kind of tension than when the landlady came to my room a while ago. It's not fun at all.

　I hunker down to catch my breath as the Roomba approaches.

''Hmm?　This is it?　Whoa!　Here--

　The moment the bedding was peeled off with a bang, I shot out the pillow at high speed with a psychic.

　The pillow, which flew at a speed as fast as an adult's, hit Roomba in the face with a magical power.

　I felt a definite response, but a chill ran down my spine and I threw myself into the air.

　Dang!

　Then a pillow stuck in the place where I was laying down just a moment ago.

　........Funny, it sounded as if I had slammed directly into the tatami mat, even though I was laying down the futon.

　That power with just a snap of the wrist while eating the pillow in the face. That's quite tough and aggressive.

'Oh no, I'm surprised. I didn't expect a pillow to fly through me all of a sudden.

'I hit a pillow in the face and I didn't expect it to fly off.

　He doesn't seem to be freaked out, even though he's been hit in the face by a pillow at a reasonable rate.

　While Roomba picks up the pillows with a fierce smile, I launch a psychic on the pillows lying around. The pillows are filled with magic and float around me like ten pillows protecting me.

'Hehe, I've never thrown a pillow with someone who uses magic before, so I'm counting on it.

"Oh, the magic!　'How can you float ten pillows at once!'

Can you fly all those things?

"...someone who uses magic to throw pillows.

　I don't want to be told by Günther, who uses a knight's formation with a pillow thrower.

''This time, we're attacking from here!

　Rumba twists his body and raises his arms as if he were using his entire body's muscle power.

　It contains a tamale that has never been seen before, and I can imagine that it contains more than the power that blew away a heavy soldier with a shield.

　And then a pillow was thrown from the muscularly heaped up arms of Roomba.

　I decided that a single shield wasn't enough to prevent it, so I activated a psychic on the five futons on the floor. I make them stand up as if they were building a wall.

　The air-pushing pillows pierce the shield, pushing away one, two, three, and finally stopping at the fourth one.

　It's a good thing I had five more bedding sheets instead of three.

''........do it. I put quite a bit of effort into it.

　Even though the attack was prevented, Roomba looks like he's enjoying himself.

'Ooh, that attack was blocked!'

So two shields won't protect the full power of the Roomba.

'We won't be able to throw everything we've got at you if we keep bombarding you incessantly.

This is a winner, isn't it?

　With the merchants screaming for joy, I send a psychic pillow into the air as a counterattack.

''Yo!　Ho!

　He aimed at the man's kryptonite groin and his jaw, which could trigger a concussion, but both were knocked off with his arms.

'How dare you aim for the crotch without hesitation...'

"It would be horrible if we were enemies too.

　Simultaneous psychic manipulation is important, so I don't care about it and keep aiming at the Roomba's vital points.

　The human body has various other weaknesses, but if we were to aim at something as large as a pillow, the jaw and crotch are still the best. The groin and the brain just can't be trained, you know.

　If you don't do it, we'll continue to aim ruthlessly because we'll get beaten up.

　Once the pillows are knocked off, he activates his psychic again and goes for his own bullet.

　Instead of flying straight at Roomba, he weaves in changes like curves and forks, pauses in the air and changes in speed.

　Any pillows that Roomba throws along the way are psychic and under my control.

　Hmmm, the more pillows he throws, the more advantageous it is for us.

'Al!　You have a bad character!

　Roomba, who was on the defensive, shouted something like that.

　The B-ranked adventurer's ability to avoid a blow to a fatal wound, even though he's weaving in so many feints, isn't he a master at it?

''If you don't do this, you won't be able to defeat Roomba, so...''

........As I thought, we're at a disadvantage at long range against wizards, so we'll just have to get in close and punch them in the face.

Hold on, Roomba!　It's a pillow fight!　Let's have a proper pillow fight!

　I get impatient when I hear Rumba's disturbing lines.

'First you said that if Triela had a pillow, you could hit her.

　d*mn, the Roomba's habit of remembering.

　The Roomba, who had been concentrating on evading and intercepting it with steps, is slowly coming closer and closer.

　We must never let the Roomba get close to us.

　If the Roomba strikes you, even through the pillow, it will only be a comfort to you.

　You try to pull off the bedding with your psychic to keep the Roomba from getting too low and charging at you.

'I saw that one earlier,'

Tsk.

　But I couldn't move it with a snap as Roomba stomped on the bedding as hard as he could.

　I was going to have him sack me when I scrambled like Irvine and the others.

'Throw the pillow!　'Keep the Roomba away!'

　Günter-san feels it's not good and orders an attack while risking the pillow being taken away.

　As pillows are thrown at me all at once, I take advantage of it and shoot pillows at them as well.

'Sora!　Eat this!

　Rumba kicked the bedding under our feet towards us and prevented them by using them as a shield.

　The bedding underneath our feet soars and prevents us from seeing. Rumba's figure disappears from our sight.

　This is bad.

'Everyone prepare for close combat!　The Roomba is coming!

　A black shadow covers me amidst the sound of Günther's impatient voice.

　Feeling the ferocious presence of a beast, I defend myself by psychically pulling all the bedding I can find nearby with a psychic.

　A pang sounds as if I've slapped the bedding as hard as I can, and I can feel the impact of being unable to kill it.

　I roll backwards on my back, rolling backwards with a rumble. Then I quickly get up.

　Great, it sounded like I'd hit the bedding with a dragonfly as hard as I could when I was hanging it up.

'Whoa?　Was it prevented?

　Oops, I should have pretended to be knocked out after the attack earlier. My practice habit of standing up so that I wouldn't be immediately pursued was avenged.

''Whoa!''

Hmph!　

Blowing up?

　A member of the Chamber of Commerce bravely challenged Roomba to a close fight, but he got Roomba's pillow slap in the gut, rolled around with a rumble and stopped moving.



"...no, no, only the pillow was a direct hit.

No....

　The members of the Chamber of Commerce shudder in fear when they see Rumba's pillow hit.

　I saw it too, but I'm pretty sure that was only a direct hit on the pillow.

''Günter-san!　Let's surround the Roomba!

"Oh, oh!　Everyone surround the Roomba!

Oh!

　Günther's voice was the signal for everyone to move around the rumba.

　'Don't let this guy get his way.

'Oh?　Surrounded by people, what am I going to do?　I'm pretty good at close quarters, huh?

　Roomba is surrounded by more than 20 men, but he doesn't seem to be freaking out. Rather, he seems to be looking forward to what he's going to do now.

''Alfried-sama, do you have a plan?''

　Günther, with cold sweat dripping down his cheeks, asks in a whisper.



What are you doing with it?

'If only the belt is removed, the clothes will come off. If our clothes come off, our crotch will be exposed, so let's all sack them there.

　The defense to the face is still hard, so I'm going to go for the crotch. If you've blocked his crotch with both hands, you can slap him on the chin as much as you want.

''That's a good idea. Then we'll use our obi to attack it, shall we?''

　Günther laughs and pulls out his waistband.

　Then some of the merchants also noticed and removed their sashes.

　The sound of their clothes rubbing against each other and the men's toned thighs are exposed.

　It's not a very pretty sight.

'Oh, hey?　What's the matter with you all of a sudden?

　Lumumba wonders what the merchants are doing.

'We are merchants. I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of these things. I'll block the movement of the Lumumba and finish him off.'

　The merchants nodded hawkishly at Günther's words.

　Am I the only one who heard the funny words in the cool dialogue?

Let's go, boys!　'Take the loincloth from the Roomba!

Hey!

　At the sound of Günther's voice, all the men run out at once, grabbing their obis and pillows.

　Oh, maybe it's because I took the obi off, but the yukata is loose and I can see things I shouldn't be able to see.

'I don't know what you're after, but you're going to take the obi!　I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about this, so I'm not giving it to you!

"Take the belt!　Strip!

"I don't care if it's attached to your leg!　Stop moving!'

Bandage it!

"Take the belt off and I'll punch you in the groin!

　The men attached themselves to the Roomba and struggled to pull out the belt.

'What are these guys in the habit of freaking out just now?　I'm not kidding about the crotch punch!

　Rumba is pushed by the momentum of the men, but uses a pillow to hit the men who are attached to him with it.

　I toss the guy who came after me vigorously.

　A man rolls in front of me. It's Günther, who is in a large figure and white-eyed.

　His crotch is morosely visible, probably because he pulled out his own belt and attacked me. It's the worst picture I've ever seen. I wish he would at least get down on his face.

　In order to reduce the number of people being intercepted by the Rumba, I cover them with a psychic, sending pillows flying into their faces and direct hits to their arms.

　As the men continue to attack in this way, sacrificing themselves, one man raises his obi in high spirits.

''I've got the obi!　I've got the belt!'

　The men show expressions of joy upon hearing such good news.

''d*mn!''

　The obi was just taken, but Rumba showed his distress for the first time in this pillow throwing competition.

'Yes!　All that's left to do is to use the obi to block the movement and hit him in the groin!'

"Heh heh heh, I'll pay you back for all your buddies you killed!

　The absolute strongest man showed weakness, which made the men even more animated.

'd*mn it, give me your belt!

　Rumba tries to untie his opponent's sash and make it his own, but these are not the merchants who would let him do that.

　He shows off his signature rope trick and puts the sash on Rumba's arm.

'Guh!　This!　I'm not gonna let you hit me in the groin!　Hey!

　But it's not the rumba that gets you.

　Even though the obi inhibits the movement of her arms, she twists down with force and blows the men away.

''Hey, woman--gggggghhhh!

　Maybe it's because they're in danger of being punched in the groin, or maybe it's great stupidity.

　Some of the men flew to the entrance.

　I think I understand what Dad Nord said, that the beast is most frightening when it's about to be stopped.

'I can do it!　Let's go!

'Now you just have to push him down and slap him in the crotch!

That's not going to happen!

　The men of the Chamber of Commerce are down to ten men left, but with their momentum, their rope skills, and my magical backup, we should be able to defeat them!

　It's supposed to be, but apparently my sixth sense is sounding the alarm that it's dangerous. What the hell does that mean?　I feel like there's something I'm missing.

　As I was feeling a strange feeling of excitement, the door to the entrance suddenly opened and Aleusha appeared out of nowhere.

'Hey you guys!　It's just that I've been making a lot of noise for a while now-- Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

'What's the matter?　Miss Aleutha?　There's something in the men's room that makes--Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

　The landlady who followed suit also turned red and ran away.

''...........''

"'....................

　We were stunned.

　When we looked around this room, we saw a man with his crotch exposed lying around, and more than ten men half-naked in the middle, grabbing each other.

　It's a scene that would make the women scream and run away.


　After this, Sanosuke came in and lectured me.