I Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and Want to Enjoy a Laid-Back Harem Life – I Have No Intention of Getting Involved in the Main Story, Just Want to Live Comfortably with My Female Slaves, but Everyone Around Me Keeps Treating Me Like a Hero - Chapter 3.9

The moment my sword sliced through it, the tiny creature exploded.

The blast was powerful enough to completely obliterate my arm—a level of destruction that was simply on another scale.

Just a moment ago, I had dismissed them as mere grunts, thinking there was no way creatures like these could annihilate an entire nation.

But now, I had to revise that assumption.

These things were seriously dangerous.

Without a ranged attack, fighting them would be impossible.

“I shall name you… Explosive Killing of Ninjas.”

Even after one of their own had burst into pieces, the remaining creatures did not waver.

They simply lunged at me again.

As I dodged their attacks, I turned my gaze toward Bohater.

“They explode on contact, right?”

“Y-Yeah! That’s right!

The night the empire fell, these things rained from the sky!

They wiped out people, buildings—everything!

All we could do was run for our lives!”

“…I see.”

This was far worse than I had imagined.

This was an air raid.

Of course the Mimosa Empire was destroyed.

In a world that had never seen aerial warfare, such an attack would be completely unstoppable.

“And yet, they look so simple…”

I flexed my newly regenerated arm, having just restored it using healing magic.

It felt just like before.

But despite their plain appearance, these creatures possessed an utterly nightmarish ability.

“Alright then.”

While dodging their attacks, I lured the remaining Explosive Killing of Ninjas away from the carriage.

Once I had gained enough distance, I activated a teleportation spell and instantly returned to my previous position.

“Here, have a taste of this.”

Without hesitation, I unleashed a triple lightning strike at the three creatures.

The bolts crackled through the air, burning them to a crisp.

“Yeah… this works just fine.”

As expected, the Explosive Killing of Ninjas detonated on impact.

But since I had created enough distance, the explosions posed no real threat.

If they were raining from the sky, that would be a nightmare.

But in direct combat, one spell was enough to neutralize them.

Their true terror lay in their ability to conduct aerial bombardments in warfare.

A weapon designed for pure destruction.

There was no way these things were natural.

A creature that detonates on contact is a biological failure.

These things were artificially created.

But who made them?

And how?

Too many unanswered questions.

“Dimensional Barrier Seal.”

Well, that can wait.

That’s a mystery I’ll solve later.

For now, I sealed the last remaining creature within a pocket dimension using barrier magic.

One live specimen for experimentation.

And with that—

The battle against the Explosive Killing of Ninjas was over.

I never thought I’d lose an arm in the process.