「Alexis-sama! Are you sure the place is small enough for you...?」
Fransisca asked as she followed Alexis in the lead with the other members.
"Yes, this is fine!" Alexis responds without stopping.
「But in this big area, a sword like mine with a short range or Eden's spear with only a straight attack, but a long-handled and cleaving weapon like Alexis-sama, will not be able to handle it... Fatima's magic also becomes challenging to use with all the obstacles.」
「Well, that can't be helped. I'll stick to using my shield and leave the direct attacks to Fransisca and Eden.」
「Wouldn't that reduce our strength? The monster has a solid defense, right...?」
While discussing this, they seemed to have arrived at their destination.
Alexis arrived at a hall located at the back of the mansion.
And in the center of the room, there was a long wooden table with several chairs with cushions. It was supposed to be a conference room.
Then, having pulled in Dorothea and Eden, who arrived a little later, Alexis overturned the table to the side.
「...Well, this will help a little. —So, Dorothea, how many traps did you set?」
Alexis asks, and Dorothea answers breathlessly.
「—I'm on the run, so that's not much... maybe three」
「Well, about right. That should be enough to delay」
「..So what are you going to do, Alex?」
Fatima asked this question.
To Fatima, Alexis said, "I have good news".
「You know, he is stronger than me when I challenge him head-on! That was true even before I was born. So it's no wonder that the monster's strong too. —But he has one drawback...」
「Drawback...?」
Lily, who had just finished regulating her breathing, gulped hard.
「...He's too simple. Strategy is a total no-no for Aniki」
Alexis had said it clearly.
Eden responded with a small "...hmm," as if she had some thoughts on the matter...
* * *
At any rate, Alexis' plan was carried out.
A few minutes later, there was some kind of noise, and then, *Boom! The door is broken down, and the surrounding walls are smashed down.
"Jerome" rushes into the room with its body slam.
Just as Alexis said, "Aniki will probably come after getting caught in all the traps" the monster's body is covered in nets, spines, and thorns, making it very difficult to move.
It seems annoyed by these things and neighs loudly several times in anger.
And the first thing the monster saw was the table that had been overturned in front of it. This created a blind spot.
The monster probably thought Alexis and the others were hiding behind the table. So, it swings its claws and immediately smashes the table.
At that moment, Eden and Fransisca, who had been hiding by the wall, attacked the monster from behind.
""Ha!"" both breath in unison and simultaneously aim at the monster's hind legs from both sides with the power of the enchantment that Lily had given them beforehand.
The monster was hit by a surprise attack with the increased power of the enchantment on each of its legs. It fell down on the place where the table was, losing its balance as it stumbled forward with a puff of smoke coming out of its legs.
There was a fourth trap that Dorothea had set in advance.
The trap worked perfectly, and with a muffled and dull explosion, the lower half of the monster's body fell to the floor as if it was going to be pulled shallowly through the floor.
Dorothea, who had been hiding behind a pile of chairs in the corner of the room, muttered quietly, "We did it!".
"Grrr," snarls the monster, trying to beat its free feet.
「Do it now! Fatima, get him!」
Alexis, who had been hiding by the wall, shouts.
Then Fatima extends her staff from outside the window facing the room.
「Magic arrow!」
The tip of the staff glows with a chanting voice.
Several arrows of light flew out one after another, and then they struck not the monster but the ceiling above the monster's head.
As the arrows hit the ceiling, the vibration gradually increased, and finally, the ceiling fell down.
The pillars, the ceiling, and the furniture on the second floor fell one after another on Jerome.
At that time, the monster had just begun to shake the place lightly with its earth magic so that the surrounding floor and ceiling also fell on the monster in a synergistic effect, completely covering the place.
Since the mansion was a solid stone house, it must have been very heavy and powerful. After all, the monster could only let out a pained roar.