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    Slayers: Volume 6
    Slayers: Volume 6
    Slayers: Volume 6
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    Slayers: Volume 6

    By Hajime Kanzaka and Rui Araizumi

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    Jeez, some guys just can’t take “drop dead” for an answer! Here I am, beating up bandits and minding my own business, when all of a sudden my least favorite assassin jumps out of the woods. “Come to Vezendi. If you don’t... someone will die,” he says! Zuma’s one blast from the past I really didn’t need... But with a threat like that, I don’t have much of a choice about playing along for now. Good thing the whole group’s on board for this fun-filled, trap-laden, demon-driven ride! Darkness in Vezendi, here we come!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ-Novel Club
    Release dateMar 11, 2021
    ISBN9781718374744
    Slayers: Volume 6

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      Slayers - Hajime Kanzaka

      1: C’mon, Guys, Don’t Go Reviving on Me...

      I knew I was being tailed, but I pretended not to notice as I made my way down the night road. It was pretty obvious that whoever it was had been stalking me since I left the inn.

      Should I head back, or...

      I immediately made up my mind to keep going, pressing on toward the city limits. It seemed there were still bars open even at this hour, and the faint sounds of merrymaking drifted by on the wind here and there. Soon enough, however, those too died away.

      My stalker continued to follow me as I left the city behind. By the time I made it onto the road that led through the forest, clouds had come to smother the full moon overhead... which plunged the area into darkness. I used the opportunity to mask my presence and duck behind a nearby tree. The stalker closed in.

      Before long, the moon emerged again and...

      Amelia?!

      Waaagh?! she yelped in surprise. Hey, you scared me!

      "I scared you? Amelia, you freakin’ stalked me the whole way here! I thought you were a bad guy!"

      Well, I saw you slip out of the inn! I figured you were going to vanquish bandits!

      Erk!

      She’d hit the nail square on the head so hard there that it left me a little stunned.

      I mean... yeah, of course I am! Why else would a young lady leave her inn in the middle of the night? I said desperately. Gourry and Zel would give me the third degree if they found out about it. They don’t understand what a girl needs, but you wouldn’t try to stop me, would you?!

      Amelia shook her head fervently, lightning flashing behind her as she declared, No way! I’m coming with!

      Hang on a minute...

      Are you... serious? I found myself asking.

      Of course! Bandits are evil’s conspirators, stealing from others to satisfy their own self-interest! Such wickedness cannot stand! We must vanquish them posthaste! And with that, she began to march off on her own.

      Hey! Wait a minute! I cried, quickly trying to stop her.

      Amelia halted, turned around, and asked, "You’re not gonna tell me not to come, are you?"

      Nah, I said, holding up a declarative finger. But we split the treasure fifty-fifty!

      Shortly thereafter, attack spells blossomed in the midnight forest.

      Hmm... It was a smaller haul than I expected. I guess life’s tough for a bandit in the boonies, I muttered as we walked the road back to the inn, our packs filled with loot.

      Geographically speaking, we were out in the northern countryside of the Duchy of Kalmaart, a good ways away from most major cities and highways. It was the kind of place where you wouldn’t necessarily expect to run into bandits, but I guess in this day and age, you’re never completely out of evil’s reach.

      There was once a time when I’d been worried that my nightly scourging of bandit gangs everywhere I went might actually turn them into an endangered species warranting state protection or something... but it seemed my fears were unfounded after all. Was that a good thing or a bad thing? Eh, you be the judge.

      Honestly, I was a bit bummed about this latest excursion. I’d successfully blown off some stress, but I was lacking any serious coin to show for it—meaning I’d only accomplished one of my two goals for the night. At least Amelia was in high spirits...

      You can’t let it get you down! she insisted upon noticing my listless demeanor. What’s important here is that we extinguished another den of evil! The day justice reigns supreme is still a long way off, but we’ve made one step in the right direction!

      Yeah, yeah...

      Listen, Amelia... do you know where our traveling funds have been coming from lately?

      She spent some time in silent consideration, then said, Um... you mean...

      I nodded firmly, my expression pensive.

      Gourry didn’t have a care in the world, and Amelia’s only care was justice. Zelgadis was reserved about showing his face, and he’d long given up his badguy gig...

      So who the hell else was supposed to make money for us?!

      It would’ve been one thing if we were in a big city or on a main thoroughfare and we weren’t in any kind of hurry. But right now, we didn’t have time to guard caravans or play courier. With our expenses piling up, I had no choice but to slip out late at night and ice local bandit gangs in an attempt to refill our coffers.

      And, yes, okay, I admit it’s a ton of fun. I also admit I take a cut for my own pocket... But, c’mon, it’s basically just a commission. A little something for my trouble, y’know?

      While I was turning all this over...

      Wait, Lina, Amelia said urgently.

      Hearing that, I stopped to ask, What is it? Need a potty break?

      She shook her head and replied, now dead serious, "Someone’s here... Or rather, something."

      I quickly looked around, reaching out with my senses. The only illumination in the night-cloaked forest came from a small Lighting spell I had floating over my head. And the only sounds I heard were insects and night birds. Nothing particularly unusual...

      I don’t sense anything, Amelia.

      It’s there, she assured me with confidence.

      Girls who served as shrine maidens often developed a kind of extrasensory perception. Amelia, it seemed, was no exception. She was probably on the nose here. Did that mean we were up against someone with the ability to completely mask their location from both of us? I stood back to back with Amelia as I slowly drew the shortsword from my hip.

      As I did... the insects went quiet. Silence fell over the dark forest, and a wave of surging hostility washed over me!

      It’s here! she shouted.

      I whipped around and spotted a shadow darting through the dark.

      Wait a minute...

      I quickly chanted a spell, but I didn’t finish it in time. The shadow was upon me. I swung my sword in desperation. Clink! The shadow effortlessly snapped the blade between its hands.

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      Ngh! I swiftly leaped back. The shadow’s leg lashed out, aimed right at my solar plexus. I couldn’t get out of the way!

      Whoosh! The shadow suddenly flew backward without making contact.

      Amelia had unleashed a kick of her own in the nick of time that had sent it sailing. It stopped where it landed and held its ground.

      Who are you?! Amelia asked as she straightened up, but I was the one who answered.

      Hang on, I know this guy... I remember those moves, I said, glaring at the shadow. I really could’ve done without ever seeing you again... Zuma.

      Are you sure?! Amelia asked, her eyes still locked on the shadowy assassin.

      C’mon, you’ve seen the guy before...

      Granted, he was clad all in black with his face completely concealed except for his eyes... which was basically your standard assassin getup. It was no wonder Amelia couldn’t differentiate him from a more generic specimen.

      As for this specific assassin, however, we had a history. He’d tried to kill me once and ended up in a fight with Gourry that cost him both arms. He’d fled in the end, but... he seemed to be back in fighting shape now somehow. Although I knew that high-ranked priests and such could restore limbs, I never thought failing to finish him then would lead to an encounter like this.

      What do you even want?! The person who hired you to kill me is dead! We killed him! I knew parley was pointless, but I decided to give it a try anyway.

      His response was as blunt as a cigar: I haven’t finished the job I was paid for yet.

      Yeesh, of all the dang occupations to be a consummate professional about...

      I can see that reasoning will get us nowhere with you! Amelia said, pointing dramatically at Zuma.

      You didn’t even try reasoning with him, girl...

      Denizen of the darkness who trades human lives for money! If you cannot see the blood that stains your hands, you shall ever be denied salvation! Even if you evade the law’s judgment, I swear in heaven’s name that you shall never evade mine!

      Translated into Real Person Speak, I think she was basically saying, Repent or I’ll kill you, stupid assassin! Which suited me just fine, I guess.

      If you still have an ounce of human compassion—

      Flare Arrow! I cried, unleashing a spell that interrupted Amelia’s seemingly endless speech.

      A dozen or so fiery arrows hung in the air for a second, then streaked straight toward the assassin. No way could he dodge them all!

      Guum Aeon, he whispered... and my flaming arrows shattered midair!

      Huh?! Amelia and I exclaimed simultaneously.

      He’d probably pegged my attack and chanted that spell in advance... though I’d never seen nor heard of it before.

      Next, Zuma made a beeline for me. I quickly started chanting a followup spell, but was I going to get it off in time?!

      Not so fast!

      Amelia ran forward, dashing at Zuma. When she did... Zuma suddenly changed course! He was going for her now!

      What?! she cried in shock, her timing completely thrown off.

      Whump! She took Zuma’s kick straight on and—Crash!—slammed hard into the

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