Danmachi : Strongest Supporter Chapter 256 256

That day, heavy rain hit Longxi Village and the nearby area.

It was as if the sky was pouring water onto the earth.

Strong winds ca with the rain, and the roofs of many houses were blown away.

Gozuki looked at the pouring rain outside the window.

He thought this was the perfect chance, so he called his "children" over.

"Longxi Village is in danger. In weather this bad, it wouldn't be strange if people got hurt or died. We're going to help them together."

"Yeah! Leave it to , Father!"

"We'll do our best!"

"There's no ti to waste, Father. Let's go now."

These children were all pure.

They had special feelings for the villagers of Longxi Village.

Also, Longxi Village was basically their supply base.

Their food, clothes, and daily goods all ca from Longxi Village. If sothing happened to the village, their own lives would be affected.

Everyone looked full of energy.

"Good. Then let's hurry over and help."

Led by Gozuki, the Elite Seven quickly reached the village.

The mont they arrived, their expressions changed.

The scene before them was terrible.

The villagers were repairing damaged roofs in the middle of the storm.

So took raincoats from their hos and used them to cover supplies that could not get wet.

Rain was leaking both inside and outside the houses, so it no longer mattered whether things were placed indoors or outdoors.

Seeing the villagers who always took care of them being hurt by the weather, the seven boys and girls showed painful expressions.

"So awful..."

Whoosh!

A rain cloth that had been held down by stones could no longer resist the storm and was blown up into the sky.

The villagers stared blankly at it. There was despair and sadness in their eyes.

At that mont, Noah was sitting on a sofa.

The fireplace inside the house was burning, giving off warm light.

Compared to the chaos outside, this place was as calm as a hidden paradise.

Depending on how it was used, the Truth seeker appraisal ability could even appraise the weather.

Long before this, Noah had already strengthened this house with woven formulas.

Forget strong wind and heavy rain—even if it were hit by the Patriot, it would not easily be destroyed.

Through monitoring magic, he could watch every part of the village.

Looking at the "miserable" villagers, he was so impressed that he even forgot to drink the tea in his hand.

'Oscar-level acting?'

'Too weak.'

This was what true acting looked like!

If Noah had not known in advance that these people had been arranged by Gozuki, he would not have been able to see through their acting without Appraisal.

Just one look at them could bring out strong emotions.

Any single scene could be cut out and placed into an acting textbook.

This was no longer simple acting.

It was brainwashing.

They had brainwashed themselves into becoming their assigned roles.

How do you fool everyone?

It is actually very simple. You make all the emotions real.

For Gozuki's plan, these people had thrown away their pasts and co here.

They had already lived here for many years.

Sotis, even they probably felt that their past as Imperial intelligence agents was the fake part.

Maybe they had really lived in this village for generations.

Maybe everything about the Empire and intelligence work was only a dream.

In truth, they had always lived in this village and had never left.

They watched the rain cloth, which the "family" had worked so hard to set up, get blown away.

They forced themselves not to use their powerful physical abilities. At that height, if they were acting as intelligence agents, they only needed one jump to catch it.

But they were not intelligence agents right now. They were just "villagers."

Tears filled their eyes.

The villagers cried as they tried to save their hos.

At this ti, Martha, the restaurant owner, was already soaked from head to toe.

Her wet clothes stuck to her body, but she ignored the discomfort.

Even though she was covered in mud, she kept moving the food inside the storage room.

Because of Longxi Village's special situation, food supplies ca only twice a month.

Even if sothing unexpected happened, that would not change.

This batch of food had just arrived. That ant there were still half a month left until the next supply delivery.

If this food was ruined, then not only the "villagers," but also "those children" would go hungry.

Especially Aka.

That child's appetite was far too good.

Forget half a month.

Even missing one al would make her look like she was about to starve to death.

"Listen carefully. Split into groups of two and go to different parts of the village. Nahashu, co with . We'll handle the west side." Gozuki gave the order.

"Yes!"

"Then begin!"

At Gozuki's order, six of the Elite Seven disappeared from where they stood.

Aka seed to have been holding herself back for a long ti.

The mont she received the order, she rushed out like a gust of wind.

Tsukushi followed behind her, but the distance between them opened almost instantly.

She shouted in surprise, "Wait, Aka! You're too fast!"

"Sorry, Tsukushi. Everyone needs our help. This is an ergency!"

After saying that, Aka sped up again. Her whole body beca an afterimage as she rushed into the village.

"Everyone, I'm here to help!"

Aka shouted, then arrived beside two villagers and helped them lift a collapsed vine fra.

"Oh! Aka, you're so strong!"

"As expected of Aka. You eat a lot, so you're stronger than normal people too."

"Yeah! Leave it to !"

Aka rolled up her sleeves.

After using her strength to hold the vine fra steady, she picked up a hamr nearby and fixed it back in place.

The villagers knew how strong the children were. Because Gozuki wanted to teach them about money, whenever they successfully hunted Danger Beasts, he would make them cut up the bodies and bring the materials to Longxi Village.

Then the village "hunters" would help sell the materials.

The price was the normal market price. Not too low, not too high. Exactly according to the current price.

To the villagers, these children who could hunt Danger Beasts were not only part of the "truth" behind the village.

They really did rely on them as well.

"Poney, Green, can either of you bring that rain cloth back?"

"Leave it to !"

The girl nad Poney had the best leg strength among the seven.

She had never lost in running competitions.

Because of that, Gozuki wanted to bring out her full potential.

So he had specially obtained a Shingu for her from the Empire's treasury.

It was called Yocto-bottoms.

It was a special protective tool made from a strange fabric. It could give the user acceleration and strengthen their legs.

Even in this dark weather and bad situation, Poney still showed a bright smile.

She jumped powerfully. Her whole body shot into the air as if she wanted to fly into the sky.

She caught one corner of the rain cloth with her fingertips.

She had jumped high, but the storm was too strong.

She had trouble keeping her balance. Like a bird that had been shot down, she began to fall from the sky.

'Oh no! The wind is too strong, I can't use the rain cloth to slow my fall. If I do, I might get blown even farther away, and that would be more dangerous.'

'Huh?'

'Did I really just think of that?'

'Could I actually be smart?'

Poney, who had been worried about how to land, suddenly got distracted by that strange thought.

Yes.

Even in this kind of dangerous situation, she could still get distracted.

That was Poney.

Among the seven, she had the strongest legs, but also the worst brain.

A stamina idiot and an instinct monster.

That was basically all of her.

Luckily, the person assigned to the sa area as her was the big-sister figure among the girls: Cornelia.

Among the Elite Seven, there were three boys and four girls.

Among the girls, Cornelia was the oldest. She was like the older sister of the family.

She was also capable and deeply trusted.

She had long golden hair with a slight natural curl. Her figure was better than many adults.

She was a stunning beauty!

"Poney!"

Cornelia noticed that Poney's posture was not quite the sa as usual.

She understood.

That child had forced herself to jump higher than she normally could.

Cornelia rushed toward the place where Poney was falling. Before Poney hit the ground, Cornelia jumped up and caught her in midair.

Poney felt her whole face get buried in sothing huge and soft.

Even after landing, it took Cornelia shaking her hard for Poney to co back to her senses.

Then ca deep sadness.

Poney lowered her head and patted her own flat chest.

Then she looked up at Cornelia's huge chest, which shook just from moving her upper body.

'Damn it!'

"Sorry, Cornelia. Could you not talk to for a while?"

"Huh?"

'That is so an!'

"Is that sothing you should say to the person who just saved you?" Cornelia punched Poney on the head.

Poney cried out in pain, then protested, "Don't hit my head! What if I get even dumber?"

'So she knows she is dumb...'

Looking at the noisy Poney, Cornelia was secretly amazed.

With help from the seven children and Gozuki, the villagers finally managed to handle the ergency repairs after the rain weakened a little.

They would continue the rest of the work after the rain completely stopped.

Because the heavy rain had caused a lot of damage, the Elite Seven began visiting Longxi Village more often over the next few days.

...

Around two days later, people in the village started getting sick for no clear reason.

Their symptoms were all the sa.

At first, they only felt weak and tired, and they sweated easily.

Later, the sickness suddenly beca worse, causing the body to weaken quickly.

That day, Cornelia was helping the villagers with work when she suddenly felt dizzy.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and was about to say sothing.

But the mont she stood up, all strength left her body.

Then she collapsed to the ground.

Poney ca back carrying so wood and saw Cornelia lying on the ground.

She shouted, "Cornelia! Are you being lazy? That's not fair! I want to sleep too!"

'Huh?'

'Wait.'

'Sothing is wrong...'

Cornelia's breathing is really fast!

"Hey, Cornelia. Sorry, can you answer ?" Poney picked Cornelia up.

She did not need to check Cornelia's forehead. The temperature of Cornelia's whole body was strange.

What was going on?

Was Cornelia poisoned?

But why?

They had always improved their poison resistance through food and training.

Normal poison should not work on them. Besides, who in Longxi Village would poison them?

'I need to tell Father quickly.'

Poney carried Cornelia on her back and planned to return ho as fast as possible.

But Cornelia's condition looked very bad. Her breathing suddenly changed from fast to slow.

'If this keeps going...'

'Will she stop breathing?'

'Is Cornelia going to die?'

"No!"

"Cornelia, hold on!"

Poney looked around.

When her eyes swept across the higher ground, they stopped on a certain building.

'That's right!'

'A doctor!'

'Unlike before, Longxi Village now has a doctor!'

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The door scread under the impact.

To stop his door from being destroyed so quickly, Noah hurriedly opened it.

"D-Dr. Noah! Sister Cornelia! Sister Cornelia is in trouble!" Poney was so panicked that her words were a ss.

Noah patted her shoulder and said, "Calm down. Put the patient on the bed first. Leave the rest to ."

"Ah, yes." Poney carried Cornelia to the bed in the clinic.

Noah brought over a stethoscope and pretended to listen to her heartbeat.

In truth, he was appraising the girl's condition.

'Hm.'

The prepared slow-acting toxin had started working.

This poison ca from the mold-type Teigu.

But it would not kill the host. It would only make the host extrely weak.

At the sa ti, while the virus was active, it would also affect the host's mory to a certain degree.

That was to make sure they would not notice anything strange.

"Poney, could you please go call Mr. Gozuki? Don't worry. Cornelia is not in serious danger. She may just need to stay here for treatnt."

"Really?" Poney asked again, "Cornelia is really going to be okay?"

She cried and said, "A few days ago, I said sothing really an to Cornelia. I still haven't apologized. Dr. Noah, please, you have to save her."

Noah suddenly felt like he was tricking a child.

Because of the environnt they grew up in, these children were pure.

They had never gone through the dirty world of society.

All their feelings were simple and honest.

Whether that was good or bad was hard to say.

It was not entirely fair to say Gozuki was inhuman.

The Empire was the one that had created children like them.

Although Gozuki had controlled their lives, he had also given them the warmth of a family and taught them how to survive.

After Poney left, Noah placed his hand on Cornelia's forehead.

In an instant, the pain on the girl's face eased.

She went from suffering badly to sleeping peacefully.