The Skeleton Magician’s Play Diary
Vol. 1 - Ch. 8.2 - Enchanted by the Moonlight - Part 2

If you look up the word "trial" in the dictionary or on the Internet, you will find that it means "a severe test of one's ability, determination, and faith."

 Now, from here on, let's put the servant forward aggressively. Their attack power seems to have been lowered well, and they should withstand enough now.

 But the problem is the lack of firepower. I want to do more damage when my servants are stranded.

"Summon, Demon Fire Wisp, Magic Boost."

 I had a demon fire wisp which was summonable from a previous encounter. The only attack methods are the ball Jutsu of the attribute that I will give and physical attacks, but it surprisingly powers up when I set its attribute to Dark.

 With the increase in the [Granting Technique] level, it is now possible to grant two of them when summoning. I've been doing much research, and I think this is the best solution for now. If you're wondering, the two skeletons moving have defense boosts and life boosts, while the two acting as walls have attack boosts and energy boosts.

"Shhhhhhhh!"

 The nobleman dares to charge again. I've taken away his calm, but he is too monotonous on attacks.

"Shh!"

"Whoa!"

 But then the nobleman leaped forward. He jumped at least five meters vertically. I wonder what kind of physical ability does he have?

"Go!"

I used the Onifire Wisp. It seems that I can't change my trajectory in midair. The fire wisp's sideways body strike hits him, falling to the ground. I quickly used my Jutsu on that falling point.

"Remotely activated stone spear, Stone Lance."

 Initially, the Stone Lance was simply a magic technique to send a stone lance flying. However, if I use the [Magic Control] ability skill, which allows me to control the shape of the magic to some extent, I can make the stone lance extend from the ground and fix it in a place. What would happen if something fell on it?

"Guffaw!"

"Yes! Remote activation, dark arm! You two, attack!"

"Kata kata kata kata!"

 As a result, he has become like the Haya-ni-e of the shrike. Now he won't be able to move for a while! Let's use this opportunity!

 I activated my Dark Arm behind the nobleman by remote activation. This Jutsu has an interesting property: the arm strength refers to my status related to magic. Since the status is masked data, I don't know the exact number, but I'm a complete sorcery-focused player. In one shot, I can at least turn a giant slug into dead meat.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!"

 I was in a good mood. Well, me and four of my servants are doing something outrageous by surrounding the enemy and beating him to a pulp, so I guess it's okay. The fact that we're immortal undead types might make us look incredibly evil.

"Gaaaaaah!"

"Whoa, back off."

 The nobleman struggled to get out of the deep stab. He took the rough way of breaking the stone spear, stone lance with his wand. That's certainly reasonable.

 But he lost much strength. I, being his opponent, cornered him. Now, what's your next move?

"Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"

 The nobleman lets out a scream that is very, very loud. The first time he acted like a big man, he was a monster. Maybe humans (immortals) are already like demons.

"Aaaaah..."

"Whoa..."

"Mmm?"

"Bump, bump, bump, bump..."

 Oh, he called his friends by roaring? Damn, I guess it was a mistake. I should retreat for a moment!

 First of all, I need an appraisal! I am out of luck if I don't know who the other party is!

Race: Corpse Knight Zombie Knight Lv15

Occupation: Knight Lv5

Ability skill: [Swordsmanship].

   [Spearmanship]

   [Archery]

   [Heavily armed]

   [Night vision

   [State Abnormalities Disabled

   [Fire vulnerable]

   [Light Attribute Vulnerable]

 It's like the Heian to Kamakura period samurai I've seen in movies and old textbooks. But the race is a corpse knight zombie and the occupation is a knight...? Is he a samurai-like knight...? No, I've heard that Kamakura warriors were just as crazy as or even more so than the Sengoku period... but whatever!

 These guys are very superior. And their ability skill composition is a crisp vanguard. Four of them, what kind of difficulty is that? But there's no point in complaining! I should make the first move! Fortunately, they've sprung up in clusters, so I'll use their weakest attribute to burn them all at once!

"Remote activation of twin magic circles, firewall firewall!"

"wow...! "

 I hit the aristocrats with two shots of the firewall so that his friend also gets attacked.

"Aaaaah!"

"Ooooh!"

 It was my first attack, but it was a corpse zombie. They may be frightened by the impact, but they have nothing to do with fear or pain. As soon as they could move, they would definitely come after me.

 I ordered my servants to play the vanguard and protect me. The two that acted as the walls volunteered to take on two of them each. It helped that each opponent consisted of two swordsmen and two spearmen. Weapons do not strike them, so they can take as minor damage as possible.

 My opponent has stopped again. That means I can use my magic again!

"firewall firewall!"

「「「「aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ......」」」」

 My sorcery is finally burning up the zombie. Thank God there are they don't have any firepower. If there had been, my servant would have been burnt to a crisp.

"Now, all that's left is the noble lord...?"

 Come to think of it, why didn't he do anything while he was chasing the servant? He didn't leave the vanguard to the servants and use magic as I did, but he didn't fight with them either. So, recovery? I didn't see any signs or effects of that.

"Gu-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru!"

 The nobleman, who had been silent until a moment ago, suddenly let out a beastly, or rather monstrous, roar. It sounded like a monster, but this time it was different. It wasn't a human voice at all.

 His height and clothes have not changed. However, white scales covered his bare skin that we can see, the nails and teeth were as sharp as knives, horns grew out of the head, and the eyes are vertical like those of a reptile. Not only his voice, but even his appearance has stopped being human! Is it because of the shining jewel in his left hand? I don't know what's going on here, but I'm going to go ahead and appraise it!

He looks like he evolved into a disgusting monster.

Name: Moon Delusion

Race: Human (Dragonized) Lv25

Occupation: Senior Nobleman(?) Lv18

Ability Skill: [Swordsmanship].

   [Spearmanship]

   [Archery]

   [Dagger art]

   [Curse of the Dragon God]

   [Light Industry

   [Summoning]

   [Necromancy]

   [Fire Resistance]

   [Poem]

   [Gagaku]

 Dragonization, that's the name of this morphing! It's obviously in a state of significantly increased power. Can I win against this thing? ...Hmm?

"My magic keeps reducing...?"

 What is it? I think the morph is a cursed condition. I'm sure I'm not cursed like that.

 Could it be because of the [Dragon God's Curse] in the ability skill column? That's the only thing I can think of. Perhaps the nobleman suffers slip damage while he is being dragonized.

"Remote activation of twin magic circles! "Dark arm, Dark arm."

 I activate my two dark arms, Dark Arms, on either side of the nobleman and try to crush him with my large palms. I don't expect the powered-up boss to get hit so quickly, but it should be an excellent way to determine how much the enemy has been strengthened.

"Gaaaaaah!"

"What the fuck?"

The nobleman caught each of my dark arms with one hand! One hand's arm strength is equal to or greater than my two Dark Arms? That's bullshit!

"Graaaa!"

"Tsk, demon fire wisp!"

 The nobleman, who had scraped off the dark arm by simply catching it, threw down his wand and rushed forward with his right hand behind his back as if he were drawing his bow. He's going to pierce me with his claws that glint and reflect the starlight! I must prevent it!

 The demon fire wisp is the only one who can prevent it in time in terms of speed. It would be a shame to throw it away as a wall, but I can't turn my back on it!

"G-Gaaaah!"

 The demon fire wisp approached the nobleman's head while releasing its magic. There was almost no damage, but the sudden impact on his head blocked his vision and threw him off course.

I was safe, but the demon fire wisp hit by the rage was blown away by the shockwave of the voice alone.

 This, the voice has attack judgment too? All the more reason not to let my guard down. But the demon fire wisp's sacrifice was not in vain. This Jutsu is just in time!

"Remote activation, dark mask!"

"Gugga!"

 The black haze from my dark mask covered the nobleman's head. The damage would be negligible anyway, but it has an added effect of darkness. I don't think the impact will last that long against a boss, but it should buy me a few seconds.

"Hang on!"

"Kata Kata!"

 After adding the slip damage, the opponent's strength is less than 20%! I ordered the rest of my servants to launch a suicide attack on the nobleman, who was trying to get rid of the mist that clung to his face. The three of them somehow managed to hold on to the nobleman's body. Now, let's go with a bang!

"Blast it!"

 The bodies of the servants glowed for a moment, and then the three of them followed my orders and blew themselves up.

My servants. You've done a great job so far. Thank you!

"Grrrrrrr...!"

 Okay, it looks like he didn't go unscathed after being hit by three simultaneous self-destructs. Checking the marker... the remaining strength is less than ten percent. And the curse continues, and it's bleeding! It's only natural that the odds would increase if three of them, even if the odds are low for one!

 But now, everything that protects me is gone. And the remaining magic power is less than 30%. I'm not sure if I win.

 There's no way I'm going to be passive from here. If that were the case, I'd have been on the run long ago. I will use all of my resources to defeat this thing!

"Gu-o-o-o-o-o!"

He came at me again.

"Does he still want to close the distance?"

 Then, I will intercept him with magic that is difficult to see.

"Double magic circle deployment, wind..."

"Gaaaaaah!"

 That's not good! It's a dragon. Then there are specific attacks that I should be wary of in novels, movies, and comics!

 Yes, the dragon's breath! He puffed up his throat to unleash a killing blow. I'm not sure if he approached me to catch me off guard or to make sure I hit him as hard as possible. Either way, I'll die instantly if I get hit!

"Just in time! Waterwall, waterwall!"

 It was fortunate that I had kept the twin magic circles deployed. Somehow I managed to get the waterwall spell in time! I set up two water walls and prepared. This will help somehow...

"Aaah!"

 ...or not! There was no way I could prevent it. I was burned by the flames that were unleashed out of his mouth. I seem to have avoided instant death due to waterwalls. However, the shockwave that broke through my defenses was enough to blow me away.

 Even immortal undead types have damage feedback when they are players. I'm not stunned thanks to the [State Abnormality Disable], but I can't get any strength at all due to the damage.

"Gggggg."

"haha"

 The nobleman is pleased to see me in such a hapless state. He seemed to have lost his sense of reason, but does he still have the cruelty to take pleasure in seeing a weakened opponent? It's repulsive.

 But no matter what I think, the fact remains that I can't move my body. I'm just a player, bound by the system. My skills don't grow during battle, and I never awaken to new powers at the right moment, like the protagonist of the story. This is a game, after all.

"That's why..."

 Grinning, the nobleman walks toward me. I'm sure he sees each step as a countdown to my defeat.

"I'm... nothing special, just a player... That's why..."

 The nobleman came right over my head as I lay on my back. Then he slowly lifts his leg. He must be planning to crush my skull. After all, there's only cruelty left, isn't there?

"Win, win, win, win, win, win."

"Gah!"

 The moment he swung his leg up, four black arms grabbed his e leg and pulled him backward. The aristocrat, having lost his support, fell forward heavily.

Name: Isam

Race: Moving Skeleton Lv8

Occupation: Apprentice Magician Lv8

Title: Seeker of the Truth

   Those who have earned the title

   The Heretic

   Juniors dominating seniors

   Ingenious scheme

Ability skill: remaining SP 106

   [Wand] Lv11

   [Magic Control] Lv13

   [Earth Magic] Lv8

   [Water Magic] Lv8

   [Fire Magic] Lv9

   [Wind Magic] Lv8

   [Dark magic] Lv 0

   [No Magic Lv9

   [Summoning] Lv8

   [Granting Technique] Lv5

   [Magic Circle] Lv7

   [Necromancy] Lv5

   [Spellcraft] Lv4

   [Trap Magic] Lv5

   [Archaeology] Lv7

   [Linguistics] Lv5

   [Pharmacy] Lv7

   [Alchemy] Lv7

   [Appraisal] Lv8

   [Night Vision] Lv-.

   [Covert] Lv9

   [Stealthy Feet] Lv8

   [Surprise Attack] Lv6

   [State Abnormality Disable] Lv-

   [Light Attribute Vulnerability] Lv6

   [Vulnerable to Blow] Lv10