Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN) Chapter 177
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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (The Worlds Strongest By Common Job)
*creak, crack* The barrier that Yue deployed was cracking.
The bombardment of light was unceasingly increasing in power in order to annihilate anything and everything.
{This place is Holy Precincts. Despite my body is being only a soul right now, just overwhelming the exhausted you two is not a difficult matter-! Ill blast away irregular before the eyes of the vampire princess, and then, Ill plunder that body once more!}
Ehitorujues voice echoed through the whole s.p.a.ce.
Seeing how Ehitorujue didnt use both penetrating attacks like the divine sword or divine flame, or s.p.a.ce crossing attack like lightning divine spear that used Heaven Existence, the damage from the conflict against Yues soul and Bullet of Blood Pledge seemed to make Ehitorujue considerably exhausted.
But, even so the light bombardment was still tremendous. That was surely the original magic power light of Ehitorujue. From a glance, the light was radiant in a display of its divinity. But, it continued endlessly just like a bombardment, loud laughter that contained rage and madness were making the divine aura of the light to end in vain.
{Come, stop your useless resistance and repent. Now that your last hope has been severed, there is already no meaning in anything that you do!}
The light swelled up. The cracks on Holy Severance were gradually getting larger.
It seemed that Ehitorujues pride was greatly wounded from being done in by Hajime and Yue, to the degree that he didnt give careful consideration for Yues body state with his attack. He was surely thinking that he could just use Automatic Regeneration after he repossessed the body. Rather than that, he put more importance in creating a spectacle where Hajime got erased away in front of Yues eyes without her being unable to do anything.
It appeared that Ehitorujue was convinced that such tragic future would come true. Hajime who was wounded all over with his two trump cards, the concept magic used up couldnt possibly have any reserve power anymore, he thought. Even the liberators where they had seven members before could only create three concept magic.
Hajime creating two concept magic could even be said as a miracle due to the strength of his feeling toward Yue.
For that reason,
"Its the end with this, just who was saying thats the case huh?"
{Still bluffi――}
Ehitorujues words stopped midway.
That was because behind the barrier, he saw the figure of Hajime floating a diabolical smile, his lips splitting widely like a crescent moon. Even though Ehitorujue didnt have a flesh body, yet that expression made a chill to rush through his body.
"Yue."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Leave it to me."
The two were on the same page. Even without knowing at all regarding the detail about the card that Hajime had, Yue clearly understood what it was that Hajime wanted just like the back of her own hand. That was why, excessive word was unnecessary. With the resoluteness that this would be the last, Yue roared her magic power and poured strength into Holy Severance.
Metal particles converged on Hajimes hand. What he was trans.m.u.ting was a single bullet. There was nothing special in it at all, it was just a mere bullet.
However, there Hajime gritted his teeth audibly. And then with a puih he spat out something, the last concept magic that he crammed and hid in one of his teeth――Reject All Existences(Anything and Everything, Just Disappear)
That concept magic which was thought to be lost together with the breaking down of the chain where it was enchanted in, Hajime somehow managed to use Convergence Trans.m.u.tation to secure some of it even though he could only gather about the amount of his pinky finger, he then processed it and put it at the back of his teeth beforehand. It was for the sake of this time.
Hajime himself was surprised that the concept still remained when he gathered it even after the chain turned into very small pieces, but surely that showed just how extreme the emotion of emptiness that he felt when Yue was taken away. It was a terrifyingly deep emotion.
To the very end, the Blade of Blood Pledge and the Bullet of Blood Pledge were for the sake of rescuing Yue. Therefore, since the start, the finishing blow was intended to be carried out by this bullet of concept, filled with the pure wish of destruction. The tooth was small, but nevertheless it was emitting a definite presence, using trans.m.u.tation the bullet was then got coating by it.
{Thats-}
"The reason Aruvheit died wasnt because he was a G.o.d. He was merely got dragged into my rampage when I snapped because you all laid your hand on Yue, thats all. Something like the concept of G.o.dslaying, there is no way I can create something like that dont you think?"
{You, you basta――}
Hajime corrected the misunderstanding that Ehitorujue had.
That whether it was Ehitorujue, or whether it was Aruvheit, Hajime didnt oppose them because they were G.o.d that acted tyrannically in this world.
They incurred the wrath of Nagumo Hajime.
That was all there was to it, the reason that Ehitorujue and his conspirators got ruined.
Being informed that implicitly, Ehitorujue lost his words. Because he noticed, that for Hajime, there was not that much difference between him the G.o.d and the random monster that attacked Hajime.
Regardless of the overwhelming gap in power between them, but Hajimes att.i.tude against Ehitorujue was exactly the same like how he treated all the opponents that came to crush him until now. That was, you are the enemy so Ill kill you. Truly there was nothing special or anything in how Hajime acted against this G.o.d.
{Do, dont screw, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d-}
Ehitorujue talked with babbling words. The humiliation he felt was too great, and not only that, the concept that was now aimed at him was too atrocious, the black purpose that wanted to destroy Hajime right now without delay and his instinct that wanted to run away right now were struggling inside him.
That hesitation became fatal for him.
"This is checkmate, small fry."
With fearlessly crooked lips, Hajime loaded the bullet he held in his mouth into the derringer pistol, and then he pulled the trigger without hesitation along with some sharp words. The loaded Existence Rejection bullet became a crimson flash that was fired. Yue made the barrier to be able to be pa.s.sed through with a superb timing, regardless of the bombardment of light, the attack of destruction was annihilating what it touched from the outset.
Although it was too late, Ehitorujue chose the option to evade which displayed his unease but&h.e.l.lip;
"I command under the name of Yue-, Dont move!"
{Ridiculous-}
After having her body taken over, Yue felt the flow of power inside the body many times over, she watched and listened to its result. For the genius of magic that was counted as a part of the strongest people in a war-torn era when she was merely a ten years old, there was no reason that she would be unable to do that.
Her magic power had already reached the very bottom. But, so what, she scolded her mind that was blacking out with her strength of will, she forcefully twisted her body that was pleading to her that it was the limit and squeezed out magic power, she also circulated the magic power that she was consuming for Holy Severance and activated the magic――Divine Statement.
Surely Ehitorujue never thought that his own magic would be used back on him even in his wildest dream. Compared to the Divine Statement that Ehitorujue used, what Yue used was somewhat of a shoddy quality, however, it still splendidly restrained the target.
{I am-, I am the G.o.d!! Irregulaaaaaar!!!}
A shriek.
The crimson flash of ruin approached. Even though there was no face, but it was clear to see. Ehitorujue right now was showing an expression of terror. The impossible scene, the unbelievable reality, the sound of his path that he believed, without a doubt, would continue for eternity was crumbling fragilely resounded.
However, no matter how much he was denying reality, no matter how G.o.dly he was, even though he yelled how absolute he was&h.e.l.lip;emotionlessly, heartlessly, irrationally, the murderous roar that the monster raised destroyed anything and everything in this world.
That was the reality.
Therefore,
{――—!!!!!!}
The crimson flash pierced through the torrent of light, erased the shriek, smashed the gruesome future――and penetrated the mad G.o.ds chests.
Soundlessly, the crimson flash disappeared toward the faraway white s.p.a.ce.
The torrent of light dispersed, Ehitorujue trailed his hand on the hole gaping wide open in his chest. And then, he raised a wordless scream while his hands moved as though tearing off his chest, or possibly desperately attempting to plug off the hole, exposing a state that even made anyone felt pity to him.
{aaAA, ridiculous&h.e.l.lip;such thing&h.e.l.lip;impossible}
Although he leaked out words that denied the reality, his body of light was still crumbling with the hole on his chest as the center of the breaking down.
And then, at the end, with one more whisper of "&h.e.l.lip;impossible", the light humanoid form that was Ehitorujue melted into empty air and vanished.
The radiance of Holy Severance melted into the empty air at the same time before Yue limply fell down and sat on the ground femininely.
Hajime slowly lowered down the small gun.
Silence wrapped the area.
Other than the slightly rough breathing of Hajime and Yue, there was no sound at all.
Yue earnestly lifted up her eyelids that were trying to close even now while slowly looking back over her shoulder with a smile.
Toward that, Hajime too returned a smile&h.e.l.lip;it was at that moment,
"Yue-!"
Hajimes impatient voice resounded in warning.
To that Yue held her breath, at the same time a weird shrike that sounded unthinkable to come from this world resounded.
――aaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
At the same time, an invisible violent impact became a storm that attacked the two.
Unable to even resist Yue was sent flying, sending her on Hajimes chest with her back to him. Haijme immediately circled his hand around Yue and twisted his body, covering her from the shockwave with his own body.
Thunderous sound.
That was the sound of the tiered gallery Hajime was half buried into getting pulverized into small pieces. It was lucky that he wasnt pressed by the impact onto the chalk white wall, but it didnt change that the abnormal shockwave was showering on him.
Hajime kept covering Yue in his embrace while he got blown away like a leaf toyed by a storm along with the wreckages of the tiered gallery, he then got bounced on the ground many times before he finally stopped.
"Guh, gahah, Yue-&h.e.l.lip;"
"&h.e.l.lip;Nnh, Ha, jime&h.e.l.lip;"
Hajime called to Yue while vomiting blood everywhere. Yue only got a little damage because Hajime covered for her, but even so she seemed to be injured to the degree that she was unable to properly move.
Both of them linked their hand together and somehow stood up by supporting each other. And then, they observed the surrounding while sweating coldly.
"Oi oi, what the h.e.l.l is that&h.e.l.lip;"
"Haa haa&h.e.l.lip;looks like&h.e.l.lip;the Holy Precincts itself, get affected."
Exactly as Yue said, here and there cracks entered the white s.p.a.ce, there were also spots that looked twisted like jelly, showing that the s.p.a.ce was clearly getting unstable. At the distorted spots, sights of unknown worlds, familiar worlds, and the scene of the surface were projected and disappeared, the sceneries were repeatedly projected and vanished.
And then, the source of the weird shriek and tremendous shockwave was&h.e.l.lip;
"&h.e.l.lip;Actually, the last boss, still has two transformations left&h.e.l.lip;is this something like that? Well, in a sense, this is a normal template though."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. He is, already, just a monster&h.e.l.lip;"
At the place where Hajime and Yues gaze were directed, clad in muddy black miasma that was being spouted out from the distorted s.p.a.ce, or possibly it was absorbing the miasma, even now the thing that was Ehitorujue was raising a strange shrieking voice.
{uuu, AA, aa–――}
As though getting attracted by that extremely unpleasant groan which rubbed the mind of the listener the wrong way, miasma was gathering endlessly from the distorted s.p.a.ce at the surrounding, from inside the miasma they could perceive figures that seemed to be monster or apostle. But, all those figures were being sucked into Ehitorujue without showing any resistance at all while staring blankly into empty air.
And then, there was more unpleasant sound resounding. *beki-, gokyu, gucha, boki-* Just like the sound of bone and bone grinding at each other, or like flesh and flesh crushing each other, graphic sounds were echoing from inside the miasma.
At the same time, intermittent words were spreading with echoes.
――Dont want&h.e.l.lip;to die-, dont want, to&h.e.l.lip;di&h.e.l.lip;e
――Why&h.e.l.lip;eno, ugh&h.e.l.lip;you, said&h.e.l.lip;I dont, understand&h.e.l.lip;dont, want&h.e.l.lip;to, die-
――Etern, nal&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;ly&h.e.l.lip;everything&h.e.l.lip;
――Go, d&h.e.l.lip;I, be&h.e.l.lip;come&h.e.l.lip;G.o.d, already&h.e.l.lip;ye, t&h.e.l.lip;why&h.e.l.lip;
――Mis&h.e.l.lip;taken, no&h.e.l.lip;..such, thing, I, am the&h.e.l.lip;
――O, bey&h.e.l.lip;everything&h.e.l.lip;..break&h.e.l.lip;sma, sh&h.e.l.lip;
――Cho&h.e.l.lip;ke, ye&h.e.l.lip;ll&h.e.l.lip;lament&h.e.l.lip;gri, ef&h.e.l.lip;
――Dont, want&h.e.l.lip;dont, wanna&h.e.l.lip;di, e-
Those words were an obsession to life, a deep resentment toward others, a childish self-righteousness, a vulgar self-conceit, merely an inexcusable outburst of anger.
But, whether it was the feeling of not wanting to die, or even the feeling of wanting to become alone and destroy anything and everything&h.e.l.lip;it was something that he really didnt want to acknowledge that he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart but, Hajime could understand those feelings completely.
His heart changed at the bottom of the abyss thinking that other people were worthless, he pawed on the ground to survive even by slurping blood and flesh. When Yue was stolen, he rampaged wildly and even created a concept that brought about extreme destruction from his empty feeling.
"&h.e.l.lip;That is, by some chance, if I&h.e.l.lip;wasnt able to meet Yue and others&h.e.l.lip;that――"
Might be me. The lips of Hajime that were going to murmur that were blocked by the slender index finger of Yue.
And then, she silently shook her head and gently denied it with a whispering voice.
"&h.e.l.lip;Hajime is different from that. &h.e.l.lip;Even that thing, surely had people who thought of him, someone that he ought to reach out to, and also someone that reached out to him. The result of not looking back on those, is that."
Yues crimson eyes gently squinted.
"&h.e.l.lip;The path, Hajime has walked until now. That is Hajimes everything."
Even when his heart changed, the scream that was raised at the bottom of the abyss reached him. Even while saying that the matter of this world was inconsequential, in the end, he saved a lot of people. The path that he had walked like that stopped Hajimes rampage.
That was why, even though the two might look similar, but the two of them were completely different.
That was why, Yue said, dont look down on my Hajime.
She told that. Conveyed that to him.
"&h.e.l.lip;If thats what Yue said, then that must be so."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn-"
Hajime made a wry smile from basking in sentimentality in the middle of this absolute great crisis of all place, and also from being scolded at this very late hour. Toward such Hajime, Yue also smiled gently.
Even while they were doing that, the thing that was Ehitorujue continued to spout out his selfish emotion that was unbearable to listen on, on the contrary, its soul was absorbing the miasma and the ruins of monsters and apostles with terrific momentum.
Ehitorujue was obviously losing sanity. Thinking from how the s.p.a.ce was getting unstable, the cause wasnt only because of the previous shockwave, obviously the cause was from Ehitorujues abnormality. In other words, that meant that the bullet of Existence Denial had certainly granted a lethal damage to Ehitorujue.
Even so he didnt vanish, in his rejection he took in the miasma and the monsters into himself to compensate for his vanishing existence, this was surely Ehitorujues earnest desire of survival and the strength of his obsession for control.
Ehitorujue that could vanish anytime was holding out only with his tenacity, however, Hajime and Yue didnt have any way to give him the finishing blow.
Their magic power had dried up, they were wounded all over and unable to even stand up properly.
The trump cards that Hajime prepared had been all used up. Hajime could do nothing but smiling bitterly toward that fact. Truly, this worlds difficulty level was a bit too hard to be expressed with the word of fantasy which was packed with dream and hope.
But, at that time, the miasma that was covering the area around Ehitorujue ruptured and blew off.
The thing that was Ehitorujue was still enveloped in whirling black mist, but now his full figure could be seen clearly.
"That is seriously a monster huh."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Rather that looks pitiful."
The impression of the two was frank.
What was there was a lump of meat. Flesh, bone, and skin of several races were haphazardly combined with limbs jutting out from the wriggling meat lump. Several tentacles were undulating, looking extremely grotesque. That figure would make people lost their sanity and felt like vomiting just by its appearance.
The thing that was Ehitorujue which was reduced into that meat lump suddenly shrieked.
――GiiaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!!!!
A storm immediately blew violently. Black miasma whirled, invisible shockwaves that centered on the meat lump blew away the chalk white ground.
The shockwave was emitted radially without any direction, even so it hid a force to the degree that even Hajime and Yue who were already thrown to considerable distance were blown away even further.
Hajime and Yue were blown away while leaking out agonized voice, even then their linked hands didnt let go no matter what while they struck the ground. Hajime shrugged in exasperation even while his expression distorted from pain and he gave instruction to Yue.
"Yue, suck my blood."
"&h.e.l.lip;-, but"
"Its fine."
Hajimes words made Yue hesitated. Hajime said that it was fine, but there was no way that was true. He was already bleeding to the degree until one of his feet was already inside the grave, or possibly it had already surpa.s.sed even that. The wound on his stomach and also the wounds on both his legs werent treated yet or anything. Hajime had tightened his muscles and held back his bleeding, but he was in a state that it wouldnt be strange for his heart to stop anytime from bleeding too much.
He was holding on to his consciousness, and even now he was wracking his mind in order to survive, to kill his enemy, he was able to do those thanks to his tough body that could be earnestly t.i.tled as a monster. Even so his condition was really on the brink. If here Yue sucked his blood, that might really become the finishing blow for him.
At far away, Ehitorujue was raising a roar that shaved on sanity once more. The s.p.a.ce fiercely distorted each time with the shockwave destroying the chalk white world. Furthermore, the undulating tentacles could also be seen wandering searching for prey. At this rate, it was clear they would die without doing anything. Even so, Yue was still hesitating, to that Hajime showed her a smile.
That smile, was the bold and fearless smile that always made Yues chest to tighten. His canine was bared, his eyes gleamed fiercely, the ally gave immense trust to that smile, and the enemy was granted with a traumatic shudder by that smile, the smile of the demon that made the vampire princess as its slave.
"Didnt I tell you? This is the template. Do you think, that I didnt foresee this kind of situation?"
"Hajime&h.e.l.lip;"
"Indeed, all my trump cards are used up. However, there is still the prepared finished product, see?"
Yue already didnt have any word. Aa, truly, this person that I loved&h.e.l.lip;was really diabolical. Such feeling throbbed loudly in her chest, Yue leaked out a feverish breath and she nodded briskly.
And then, while she felt the sensation of Hajimes arm that was embracing her tightly, she put her teeth on his neck. The flowing in blood recovered Yues magic power for just slightly――no, at the next moment, a terrific pulsation came. *dokun dokun*, a really slight amount of blood that normally wouldnt do anything for her was now restoring Yue with a momentum that was far surpa.s.sing the effect of Blood Pledge Contract or anything else.
The reason for that was one.
――Yue exclusive artifact Nagumo Hajime
Blood that had the effects to sublimate Yues Blood Pledge Contract by several levels, to make the skill Limit Break be possible, and then with the iron content of the blood abundantly bestowed with the ingredient of cheatmate, such blood liquid was flowing inside Hajimes body.
By a.s.suming a situation where he lost all his artifacts, where the taken back Yue was in exhaustion, and in addition the Bullet of Denial Existence was unable to kill the opponent, Hajime prepared himself to be the exclusive artifact of Yue. Exactly like the naming, this artifact was a secret treasure cla.s.s artifact that brought about power and recovery which surpa.s.sed even the G.o.d water limited only for Yue.
"&h.e.l.lip;Nna"
Feeling the extremely sweet and burning pleasure from inside her body, Yue unintentionally leaked out a heavy gasp. But as though sensing that recovery of Yue, countless tentacles shot out with a blur from Ehitorujue. The tips of those tentacles were sharp, what they touched would surely get pierced in one attack.
Yue separated her mouth from Hajimes neck and she directed one of her hands like a shield toward the approaching tentacles. Immediately, the s.p.a.ce before her eyes distorted.
The tentacles rushed there.
But, all of them didnt reach the two. It was because the distorted s.p.a.ce swallowed everything. No, more accurately the tentacles were dismissed into another s.p.a.ce.
In order to build a reliable defense using little magic power, Yue made use of the unstable s.p.a.ce. Yue didnt have the power to create a gate using s.p.a.ce magic from zero that shut out the s.p.a.ce, and so, in that case she just needed to create a gate to a different world using the s.p.a.ce that was already shaking. If it was only expanding a hole in s.p.a.ce that was already open, then it wouldnt consume that much strength.
After Yue confirmed that the barrier of s.p.a.ce dismissal had displayed a reliable effect, she moved her gaze to Hajime once more.
Hajimes eyes were beginning to lose focus slightly. As expected, his limit was coming just by sucking the slight amount of blood just now. His face was growing pale, even now his consciousness looked like it would fell off anytime along with his eyelids. He was in a state that was barely clinging on consciousness by concentrating on the pain of his wound.
To Yue who was supporting his body, Hajime talked to her with a hoa.r.s.e voice, nevertheless strength could be felt from that voice without any sign of giving up.
"Yue&h.e.l.lip;you can, recover me&h.e.l.lip;to a certain degree, right?"
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn"
"I have&h.e.l.lip;no card left. But&h.e.l.lip;if there, is none――"
"&h.e.l.lip;it just needs to be made."
Understanding Hajimes intention, Yue manipulated the s.p.a.ce while continuing his sentence. To that Hajime made a faint smile and continued.
"&h.e.l.lip;Destroy, that guy――"
"The concept, will be created right now. But, with only the magic power of me alone, its still insufficient."
"With metamorphosis&h.e.l.lip;magic. Make me――"
"-&h.e.l.lip;subordination. Because there is blood in me"
Hajime grinned widely. This plan that made her wondered just how far he had predicted, and then the great recklessness in it, yet with his tremendous faith to her as the premise of the plan right from the start, made Yue unable to say anything anymore.
"&h.e.l.lip;The material?"
"My, eye."
Obeying Hajimes instruction, Yues slender fingers were held aloft above Hajimes right eye, and then, the fingers plunged in all at once. A groan slightly leaked from Hajime, but Yue unhesitatingly pulled out her fingers while her lips tightened into a straight line.
On her palm was a small bluish-white crystal. The magic eye stone.
"Yue&h.e.l.lip;plea, se."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Leave it to me."
Like that the rite of metamorphosis began.
In order to obtain the necessary magic power, Yue sucked Hajimes blood further which weakened him more and more. Hajime looked really frail that it wouldnt be strange for his heartbeat to stop anytime.
But, the moment Yues hand touched Hajimes chest, fierce heartbeat sound resounded as though an electric shock had just been applied there. *dokun, dokun!* Pulsating heartbeat was increasing in strength second by second.
That was a magic that transformed Hajime into a vampire just like Yue. It had the same principle like how Tio transformed another monster into her underling. If a frail and delicate human that was different from monster was used, normally that human wouldnt come out of it safely, not to mention if it was a metamorphosis magic that changed a humans race, the difficulty was of the highest degree.
From how Tio who was an expert of characteristic magic dragonification which had the origin from metamorphosis magic needed the black slave whip for a.s.sisting her success, it was clear to see just how difficult this grand magic was. And now Yue who wasnt particularly skilled at metamorphosis magic was using something like that to a human target without any training beforehand.
Yue was a rare genius, but this magic had the possibility of success existed only because the target was Hajime who possessed inhuman toughness in body and mind. No, surely from the beginning Hajime who proposed this method was convinced that this would succeed. It was because of his trust from the bottom of his heart toward Yue.
The meat lump of Ehitorujue could be felt approaching lumpingly from far away. That was surely the countdown toward their death.
Because Yue split her strength for the metamorphosis magic, her control of the s.p.a.ce became lax and several tentacles began to graze their body.
But, even in such an extreme situation, her beloved monstrous partner perfectly responded and bewitched her.
"Yu, e-"
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Come here, Hajime."
Hajime exposed his canine tooth with his pupil dyed crimson like Yues, and he bit at Yues smooth nape that looked so slender it felt like it would break when touched. And then, Hajime converted the blood into strength using the special trait of the vampire.
"&h.e.l.lip;Nnaa"
Each time Hajimes throat sounded, a sweet feverish breath escaped Yues mouth.
Even though she understood that strength was leaving her body, and even though she understood that now wasnt the time for that, "more", yet she was thinking of something like that.
Amidst the resounding sweet gasping voice, Hajimes magic power was recovering in the proportion of the amount of blood flowing out.
However, Yue thought while feeling impatience.
(Not enough&h.e.l.lip;)
Yes, it wasnt enough. It really wasnt enough to create a concept magic no matter what. With an amount of magic power that was even far from enough for Hajimes complete recovery, it wouldnt be sufficient to create a concept for finishing off the monster of the Holy Precincts which was getting close to them even now.
The limit of the blood flowing inside her would reach the limit soon. She was also grasping the amount of Hajimes recovery. At this rate, they would have no other choice than putting a stake of sink or swim with their insufficient magic power. In addition that stake would be one with a considerably bad odd.
"Its fine. Do you think, that the artifact(me) which is dedicated to you is only at this level?"
Perhaps looking at the impatience displayed on her face, Hajime who separated from Yues neck was saying such thing while he leaned forward to plunder Yues lips this time. And then, "nnu" Yues lip that was leaking small voice was wounded by Hajimes canine tooth, at the same time, Hajimes own lip also got cut.
Like that, while they were kissing each other repeatedly, it came.
*GOU-!!*
Magic power swelled up with terrific force.
The magic power that should be a step from drying up burst out from Yue and whirled in gold color. At the same time, a tremendous magic power that was unimaginable coming from the recovery amount just now also burst up from Hajime. With the two as the center, a torrent of magic power climbed as though piercing the heaven, no, it was actually piercing the s.p.a.ce of Holy Precincts and pierced toward the heaven with violent blowing.
Golden and crimson entangled with each other, as though expressing the relationship between the two people, they mixed with each other, forming a complete harmony that raged violently.
――Particle style artifact Vow of Entwined Branch
Hajimes blood that was turned into an artifact, and the metal particle that Yue took into her body. This metal particle was actually an artifact that activated only when under the prescribed condition. The effect and activation condition of this artifact was, the two who had tied the contract of blood pledge could then convert blood into power in a chain reaction with the two of them turned into artifact for each other and they exchanged blood with each other. The strengthening effect would continue endlessly until they stopped exchanging blood(kissing).
"&h.e.l.lip;ahn"
The swelling power, and the happiness of intermingling with her beloved, it caused Yue to moan while her body was trembling. Hajime was also in the same state. The vampire princess in his embrace was so hopelessly lovely that he slightly repeated the blood tasted kiss.
The former shadow of Ehitorujue had arrived until right nearby them. It emitted an immense shockwave along with its tentacles.
――aaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!!!!
Toward that, Yue canceled the distorted s.p.a.ce without even directing her eyes there.
She did that because she understood that such thing wasnt necessary anymore. To display that, the golden and crimson magic power towered high like a protective wall. And then, at the next moment, the magic power released a tremendous shockwave that neutralized all shockwaves from the meat lump. It was the Impact Conversion by Hajime.
Even during that time, the two were still gluing earnestly close with each other.
The figure of the Holy Precincts monster that was left alone, to be frank was pitiful.
Unable to forgive that, Ehitorujue increasingly emitted an extremely unpleasant strange sound while unleashing severe attacks.
While repelling all of those with magic power impact, Hajime and Yue who were accompanied by the tremendous magic power that already swelled up to the degree that it might destroy the white s.p.a.ce, slowly separated their lips. The silver bridge hanging down between the two looked really captivating.
The sweet atmosphere of the two already far surpa.s.sed the territory of being out of place, however, people who could obstruct them didnt exist anywhere in this world.
Both of them kept hugging, their hands softly overlapped. Between them there was the magic eye stone that was partly made from G.o.d crystal, and the tiny gun that Hajime didnt let go at all even when they were sent flying.
And then, Hajimes trump card(commonness) was chanted.
"Trans.m.u.te!"
Right after that, golden and crimson melted into each other, and light so bright as though a sun was created manifested.
That beautiful and powerful radiance made the Ehitorujue monster to writhe and draw back. It was as though it hated that warm light.
The light was converging.
At its other side, there was the figure of Hajime pushing out his hand toward Ehitorujue with fierce eyes that glared sharply. A small gun was clutched in that hand.
The terrible exhaustion was causing the worn-out right hand to tremble all over, unable to fix the aim. That hand was scooped out from below softly and supported by a graceful hand. It was Yues hand.
While snuggling close to each other, both of them readied a single small gun. The running sparks were crimson and golden. The sure-kill bullet that would end everything was buzzing, impatiently waiting to be fired.
What was filled into that bullet was unmistakably a concept magic.
――GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-!!!
Ehitorujue madly unleashed its tentacles. It instinctually comprehended the mighty power that was aimed at it.
But, there was no way such random attack could go through the golden and crimson the two were clad in, all of those were easily swept away by the impact of magic power.
And then,
"Giving victory to a man with a kiss, thats really heroine-like huh, Yue."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Hajime plucking off the victory at the end without fail, is just like a hero."
Both of them were talking frivolously while aiming the brilliantly shining gun right at the middle of Ehitorujue.
"Well, putting that aside, there is one thing I want to say to that."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn-"
For a moment, both of their eyes met. The fearless smile was floating on their respective face.
The spoken words were the concept of the newborn concept, the words that returned the favor toward the repeated calamities that were wretchedly forced on them. And then, surely, these words also represented the feeling of the people that were toyed around by Ehitorujue in the past.
" "――The Scattered Pains Right Back Toward You(now you really have done it you s.h.i.tty b.a.s.t.a.r.d-)" "
Soundlessly, a streak of light cut through the air.
That stabbed right in the middle of Ehitorujue without the slightest deviation.
Concept magic The Scattered Pains Right Back Toward You――this magic returned all the pain and wounds that the target had given to other people until now.
Just like the holy man that was once pierced by a holy spear on the hill of Golgotha, the thing that was once a G.o.d spurted out blood in a large amount from the wound opening. Although, the flowing out blood wasnt something holy like that holy man, but something muddy black which looked sticky and unpleasant.
While the lump of meat was crumbling, the agglutinated mere shadow of Ehitorujue a beat later was,
――GIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
It raised a hair-rising shriek.
And then at the next moment, flesh and blood exploded to everywhere, silver magic power mixed with muddy black miasma climbed to the sky.
That was undoubtedly the scream of the death agony of the mad G.o.d. The repeated inhumanity that it had piled up for a few thousand years, or possibly tens of thousands of years were all returned to its own body. Although it had been reduced to a monster without any reasoning, it surely felt the pain of tens of thousands of years within an instant where even the torment of h.e.l.l would feel lukewarm in comparison.
The flash that contained a shriek within pulverized the s.p.a.ce, and it came out to the familiar dark red s.p.a.ce at the other side.
Without any doubt, that must be the last scenery of Ehitorujue, the G.o.d of this world.
Hajime and Yue had no word.
They were merely staring at the last light of Ehitorujue that was vanishing toward the empty s.p.a.ce that was gradually getting smaller. The gun their hand was holding couldnt endure the burden and crumble into pieces.
The palms that werent holding anything now naturally held each other, their faces looked at each other. The magic power was already dispersing and the area around the two was quiet. Both of them had used up their stamina and magic power and everything else, they supported each others body leaning to one another and embraced the other party closely. And then, they smiled softly.
Perhaps because the creator of the place was gone, the white s.p.a.ce began to rumble. The unstable s.p.a.ce was gradually getting stormy, here and there breaking down was starting. Hajime ascertained the state of the surrounding and themselves and then he opened his mouth with a bitter expression.
"This is, bad. This doesnt seem, to be the time, for looking&h.e.l.lip;melancholic."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Hajime, you can stand?"
"&h.e.l.lip;Chih, my legs&h.e.l.lip;not just that, my whole body, cannot move satisfactorily. Yue, you?"
"&h.e.l.lip;Just sitting&h.e.l.lip;take my all"
Both of them looked at each other and smiled wryly. It appeared that the true pinch only came after they consigned the G.o.d to oblivion.
"My bad, Yue. &h.e.l.lip;The truth is, after killing Ehito, I planned, to wait for recover&h.e.l.lip;and then used the particles&h.e.l.lip;for creating gate key but&h.e.l.lip;"
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Doesnt seem we will have that much time. There is, not even a drop of blood left to exchange."
"Yeah. Besides&h.e.l.lip;the particles themselves, are swallowed&h.e.l.lip;by the unstable s.p.a.ce, there is none remaining. At the worst case, I expected to use&h.e.l.lip;the bone of the arm, or the leg&h.e.l.lip;to make one-time use artifact&h.e.l.lip;but&h.e.l.lip;"
The crumbling of Holy Precincts was too fast that they wouldnt make it in time if they wait for recovery, that caused Hajimes expression to turn sour as though he had bitten a bitter bug. It wasnt like he hadnt imagined it, but Ehitorujues excessive obstinacy was to the degree that made Hajime had no extra leeway, that he had to pour all his strength to defeat him. Because of that, the composure to spare some recovery medicine, and also the blood for magic power conversion had run out already.
At the very end, Hajime curse inside his heart to himself "Im an idiot", however, there was not even a bit of despair in himself.
"To end&h.e.l.lip;after coming this far&h.e.l.lip;is unacceptable. We are going home, even if we need to crawl-"
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn-"
They lent each other their shoulder and advanced bit by bit literally by crawling on the crumbling white world. They were walking slowly without any progress, but there wasnt even a drop of the color of resignation in their eyes.
Even so, the reality was always callous, the crumbling of the surrounding was getting increasingly intense, approaching to swallow them altogether with their determination. Ahead of Hajimes gaze, there was a veil of light that appeared unnoticed. That was the exit and entrance of this s.p.a.ce.
The crumbling was approaching. Death was sneaking near. They desperately advance toward the veil of light.
But, the veil of light collapsed before their eyes.
"s.h.i.t-"
"&h.e.l.lip;Hajime."
Witnessing the path of their escape vanishing into sands, a curse leaked out spontaneously from Hajimes mouth. The hand of Yue that was grasping Hajimes hand clutched tightly to soothe him that was like that.
"&h.e.l.lip;We are blocked from every direction. Whats left, is only&h.e.l.lip;to gamble."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Leap into, the crumbling s.p.a.ce."
There was already no other choice but that. Just like what Shia and others almost did, Hajime and Yue would also aim for the scenery of the surface that became visible sometimes and leaped right toward the crumbling s.p.a.ce itself in a desperate gamble.
But, no matter how it was unthinkable that they would have future by doing that. It was a mad attempt that wouldnt even be a gamble. If an example had to be made, it was something like someone who was holding a bomb was trying to skillfully use the explosion so they might be able to be sent flying to far away. Even before thinking about being sent flying, there was no a.s.surance that they wouldnt be turned into small pieces beforehand.
But, even so they didnt have the slightest intention to give up.
"&h.e.l.lip;Yue."
"Nn?"
"I love you."
"Nn-, me too&h.e.l.lip;I love you."
With a calm condition that was unthinkable to come from people who were in front of a crumbling s.p.a.ce, both of them expressed their feeling to each other. At last, the safe spot also became gone. The crack was also entering into the spot where the two were at.
Like that, *creak* an unpleasant sound resounded below them, both of them resolved themselves and they were going to leap into the s.p.a.ce where the surface was visible, it was at that moment
{Choa―――! Appearing at a miraculous timiiing, the beautiful warrior, Miledy Raisen-tan☆ Has arrived! The one who is calling for me is you two isnt ittt? Isnt ittt?}
Something came out.
Hajime and Yues eyes turned into dot spontaneously.
However, without paying any mind to such pair, the intruder opened her mouth with jetting up tension.
{Whats with thiiiisss, even though I have come with great pain to save you two from something like a piiinchhh, just where is the reactiooonn. Miledy-chan is going to cry here! Im going to go hics hics, glance glance you knooow?}
"&h.e.l.lip;Annoying."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. This is certainly Miledy."
The staggering annoyingness finally lets the two to accept the spectacle in front of their eyes as reality. And then when they looked around, it seemed that the crumbling had been held back before they realized it.
"This is&h.e.l.lip;your doing?"
{Fufun, I guess. Something this much is really easy for the liberator Miledy-chaaannn. Although I say that, it wont last for more than several minutes though☆}
"&h.e.l.lip;By any chance, you can, escape?"
{But of courseee! I came here after tossing away Rabbit-chan and others to the surface already see☆ Whats left is only you two pyon! As expected, me! What an able woman-! Yes, applause applause!}
The smiley mask was sparkling with some kind of mechanism while saying that kind of thing, putting aside how annoying the words were, the two of them were seriously feeling admiration and grat.i.tude to Miledy. But at the same time, Hajime and Yue also became endlessly vexed.
But, Miledys next words broke the half-smiling face of the two.
{Hoi, this is the Degraded Arrow of World Crossing, the last one of it. Its a defective product that is usable only in this kind of unstable s.p.a.ce, but it should be enough for escaping. Next, a healing medicine for service! This should recover you to the degree that you can activate the arrows ability pyon! After you two drink that quickly gooo from here! Gooo! Leave the rest to Onee-san okaaayyy☆}
"&h.e.l.lip;And you? You arent, going to get out with us?"
Glancing at the thrown Degraded Arrow of World Crossing which Yue caught, Hajime threw his question at Miledy. Because from her speech it was as though Miledy was going to stay behind in this crumbling s.p.a.ce.
That guess appeared to be correct.
{Yep, Im staying hereeee. If this kind of codswallop s.p.a.ce is left alone, the surface will also get swallowed and cause a chaining crumbling after all. Im going to straighten this up.}
"&h.e.l.lip;From how, you speak&h.e.l.lip;its like you are going to die here."
Thanks to the healing medicine, Hajime had recovered to a degree that he could indeed activate the artifact, he then asked with a tone that had turned somewhat smoother.
Miledy answered to that question frankly.
{Yep. My, the plan is for my Super Secret☆Magic to guide the crumbling of Holy Precincts and compress it pon pon. The s.p.a.ce is on the verge of breaking down, if this body of mine and my soul are used as a medium to magnify my magic power then it will be enough. Thats why, Ill end here.}
"Self-sacrifice? That doesnt suit you. Rather than that――"
Hajime whose nerves were rubbed the wrong way by the resigned speech was going to argue vehemently, but then a blonde beautiful girl around fourteen, fifteen years old appeared overlapping the Miledy-golem. It seemed to be the projection of soul, this must be the original appearance of Miledy.
In contrast with her joking around tone, that girl figure of Miledy was putting an extremely satisfied and also gentle expression toward Hajime and Yue.
{This is juuust self-satisfaction. My promise with my comrades, with my important people――Lets destroy the evil G.o.d and save the world! reaalllly, that sounds like a fairy tale and it looks stupid, but we exchanged that promise seriously, I want to fulfill it, thats all pyon.}
{At that time, we couldnt do anything and lost, everyone became scattered, but thinking even so, we created the great labyrinths&h.e.l.lip;right now, in this time, in this place, is where Ill use my whole strength for the sake of people, this is exactly the reason that I survive for this long mon.}
Hajime and Yue listened quietly to Miledys words that sounded like a monolog. The reason Miledy wanted to do this wasnt because she wanted to bask in the joy of cheap self-satisfaction, they comprehended that right now in this time, Miledy was going to realize the feeling that she had continued to hold in her heart from so far in the past that they couldnt even imagine.
Looking at such pair, Miledy narrowed her eyes with even more and more gentleness.
{Thank you, Nagumo Hajime-kun, Yue-chan. For granting our dearest wish. For using our magic correctly.}
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. Miledy. Your magic is the most useful."
{Kufufu, naturally! After all its me! What I said before was also like that right? As long as you keep being you, you will achieve G.o.dslaying without fail, I said.}
"&h.e.l.lip;You can just live following your wish. After all, your choice will surely be the best for this world, you also said that. Was my choice the best for this world?"
{Of course! Presently, after all, that s.h.i.tty b.a.s.t.a.r.d has been blown away until beyond that world, and I am right here! And then this dreg of a life can be used now for the sake of people following my oath. &h.e.l.lip;Finally, I can head to where everyone is in peace.}
Surely if this was a flesh body than glittering things would be overflowing from the corner of Miledys eyes. That was just how intense the flood of emotions that Miledys words were filled with, which made them thought that.
{Nooow, both of you. Soon it will be the limit for me to hold back the crumbling pyon. You two need to return back to the place of the people waiting for you. I too, will head toward the place where there are people waiting for me.}
The stagnating s.p.a.ce was beginning to rumble once more.
Even while staggering, Hajime and Yue stood up somehow thanks to the healing medicine, the two of them activated the Degraded Arrow of World Crossing that was clutched by Yues hand while staring back straight at Miledy.
"&h.e.l.lip;Miledy Raisen. My greatest respect to you. Many months and years have elapsed, yet, there is not a single scratch on that strength of will. That determination is the best article under the heaven beyond any doubt. Oscar Orcus. Naiz Guryuen. Mail Meljine. Laus Vaan. Ryuteris Haltina. Vandour Shune. I will never forget, you and your important people."
"&h.e.l.lip;Nn. There wasnt a single thing, of the path of the struggles of you all that was pointless. We will impart it to the next generation, without fail."
{Both of you&h.e.l.lip;wha, whats with you twoooo. Like that, I, cannot say anything at all! If you said something like that! Come on, this is really the limit! Just get lost already, get lost!}
Her expression looked embarra.s.sed somehow, and yet it also seemed to be almost overwhelmed with emotion. Miledy faced away with a huff and she waved her hand to shoo them off.
The rumbling was getting fiercer and fiercer, the crumbling was beginning to approach once more.
Hajime and Yue displayed a faint smile at Miledy who wouldnt meet their eyes while advancing to the edge of the crumbling chalk white surface. And then, they nodded at each other.
"Good bye, protector of the world."
"&h.e.l.lip;Sayonara."
Saying that the two leaped down toward the crumbling s.p.a.ce that looked like an abyss.
Miledy that was left behind sighed "Fuuuu".
{Protector of the world, is it. Thaaat feels itchy. Saying that at the very end, is just foul. &h.e.l.lip;Should I think of it, like a payback or something.}
While talking to herself, a black whirling sphere was created with her body as the center. While the sphere was sparking with something like black thunder, Miledy quietly lifted her gaze to the center of the black star of calamity.
Before she knew it, there, she could see the figures of her important people that didnt lose color no matter who many months and years pa.s.sed.
{Everyone&h.e.l.lip;}
There was no word that came back. Perhaps this was the revolving lantern before ones death, or just her hallucinating.
But, such thing