Manowa 130

Chapter 130 - Settling Things


It was painted over. The loop of negative emotions rewrote it. Hatred, grudge, jealousy, fear, everything was spit out, and everything increased. His mind settled into a pattern, and through the medium of magical power the mass of souls called the devil was overwritten. When a devil's emotions started rampaging, the runaway emotions would eventually converge into simple malice, and the devil would transform into a monster. It was a law that had not changed since long ago.


And the name of the monster that was born was『Hiruko.』


(Dangerous)

Kazane instantly spread a Material Shield at full power in front of her. She had used it many times for restraining and blowing things around, but it was originally used for defense.

The debris fragments were blocked and repelled by the shield.

「Ojii-chan?」

Kazane saw the blast location. There was a black mass resembling a huge bear or fetus there. The huge head had the original Genzo's crying face pasted on. It was an obviously hideous appearance.

It only looked at Kazane for a moment before jumping out.

「Where is he going?」

「Probably to the center of the arena.」

Norman answered while standing up and coughing blood.

「You need to lie down.」

Kazane said, but Norman shook his head.

「Well, the same thing will happen to me no matter what, so don't worry about it.」

While he spoke the surrounding knights approached Norman and supported his standing body. In that situation Norman said「Excuse me」and faced Kazane. Kazane was bewildered by Norman's state, but she asked the meaning of the words he previously said.

「So, why is he going to the center of the arena?」

The answer that came back was a simple「Because there are many people.」

「He wants to kill people, and he wants to die.」

「Why?」

「Jealousy. They have companions that they can laugh with.」

Kazane started to say「That's it?」to those words, but she stopped. She couldn't finish that sentence. Kazane didn't know what that old man was thinking.

「But he himself isn't the kind of person that wants to be killed. And since he doesn't really want to die, he pushed that role on someone else.」

Kazane looked at the katana in her hand.

「But... he said that he had a grandchild. He said he was going to see her when he was done.」

「If he could meet her, he wouldn't have become that.」

Kazane hung her head after hearing Norman's words.

「Is there a way to save him?」

Louise behind her answered that question.

「His body was overloaded by the negative emotions coming from inside and dissolved. That is no longer a devil. It is a mass of grudge like a vengeful spirit. It barely kept the shape of the body's head, but it isn't the kind of thing that can be reversed.」

Devils were the physical embodiment of will. The fusion with the Astral Body caused their emotions to manifest in loops, and their Astral Bodies were eroded by negative thoughts.

「Is that so? Understood.」

So saying, Kazane suddenly opened her Indestructible Cloak and raised her face.

「...... Let's defeat him.」

There was no hesitation in her eyes.



◎ Resurrect City, Middle Arena


The audience seating descended into pandemonium, and everybody was rushing to the exits.

Immediately after the VIP box seating suddenly exploded, a black mass flew out to the center of the arena from it. After it descended to the center, it expanded and became a 5 meter giant fetus monster.


「A monster!」

「That thing's a devil.」

「Why is such a thing appearing in town?」


Voices were crying out here and there.

But there weren't only non-combatants there.


「Let's go, Bismarck!!」

「Gaago!」

「I'll show you the meaning of the nickname Axe Devil.」

「Hyahaa」


The former tournament participants who had stayed for the ending festival jumped out and started attacking the black monster.


「Uryaaa!!」

Naturally, Kazane was also participating in the battle. With the Skills Dash and Rush she reached the black monster faster than anyone else and swung her pure white katana. And the katana sliced through the monster with tremendous sharpness. The monster cried out sorrowfully.

「What sharpness!」

Kazane said that with her『usual tone.』

「Even though I was supposed to be the leader of the charge.」

Karti riding Bismarck seemed vexed as she spoke, and Kazane smiled and replied.

「Sorry about that.」

Kazane said that lightly and summoned Yuuko-nee as she started attacking.


「That girl went ahead by herself.」

「If we don't go quickly she'll hog it all.」

「That kid, I saw her soaring out, but what was that?」

Yumika, Jinrai, and Minaka finally returned to the venue's audience seating and reached the battlefield. The VIP box seating was too high, and since Kazane was the only one who could use Air Jump to leave the room, everyone else had to return to the audience seating.

「The enemy is an Astral type. Everyone who doesn't have equipment that can damage magical bodies withdraw.」

Jinrai rushed towards the battlefield while shouting to the surrounding people.


Meanwhile in the VIP box seating,

「I'll protect you, Aneki.」

「We won't lose.」

Naoki sent his magic swords flying through the hole, and Tiara released her Flare Bird.

「Kazane, I'll leave the timing to you.」

And next to them, Louise was preparing her most powerful technique. Information Link had already been used. She would wait for instructions from Kazane for the best timing.


「Uryaa」

Many hands came out of the black monster and attacked the warriors. Kazane swung the katana and cut them off, and furthermore deployed the dragon claws on her feet and kicked them.

(Although the dragon claws are also effective, this katana's sharpness is abnormal. It also seems to have a『devil killing』Skill)

She couldn't afford to confirm the Skill of the katana because she was in the middle of battle, but her Magic Power was being consumed and she somehow knew what it was being used for. Along with that, the thoughts that likely belonged to the old man that originally owned the katana were also echoing in Kazane's mind.

(Ah, yeah. That was painful, wasn't it?)

Every time she cut, she understood a distinct thought.

(He was separated from his wife and grandchild, and his companions were killed)

Black spears protruded from the ground, but Kazane dodged them with『Intuition』and cut through them.

(He became alone and wanted to forget everything)

Sobbing leaked out of the black monster. It was a cursing song, a voice attack that lowered the ability of the surrounding enemies. But such things didn't work against Kazane. The Circlet of Wisdom prevented it.

(Since everyone but him could laugh, he felt it was unreasonable that his wife and grandchild were no longer around to laugh with him. So he thought such a world didn't need to exist.)

It was a useless and selfish feeling from an old man. But Kazane couldn't completely repudiate that feeling. She couldn't say that she didn't at least partially possess those kinds of feelings.

「Toryaaaa!!!」

Once again Kazane cut through the attacks. Things like black shurikens were flying about around her, but they were all knocked away by『Naoki's magic swords.』

「Thank you, Naoki!」

She could see Naoki giving a thumbs up with remote viewing. Then Kazane faced the monster.

(I understand. I understand your feelings, Ojii-chan. I also know those feelings.)

「Do it, Hippomaru-kun!」

Then along with a thunderous roar, flashes of lightning came from the east gate. Crawling lightning at 150 kilometers per hour slammed into the black monster. The monster screamed from the terrible destructive power, but not only that. An armored warrior with a huge sword around 3 meters appeared from the thunder and lightning. Naturally, that was Tatsuyoshi-kun Dragoon. Kazane had been considering crashing the closing ceremony and making it more flashy, so she had Tatsuyoshi-kun with the huge magic sword and the Thunder Chariot standing by.

The effect of the Dragoon's magic sword only lightened the weight when it was lifted, but it was still a magic sword. Naturally, it was also effective against『Astral type』monsters.

And then the monster injured by lightning was further damaged by a 3-meter magic sword swinging down. The monster's right arm flew. Kazane smiled as she looked at Tatsuyoshi-kun Dragoon. She was thrilled by the gallant appearance of the fine product that Master made.

(Yeah, but『sorry』Ojii-chan)

Then Kazane once again rushed toward the monster.


(I like this world)


She jumped up and attacked from above. A scream leaked out of the crying face of the old man. But Kazane didn't avert her eyes from that face. She would earnestly face him and announce her thoughts from the front.


「I don't agree with Ojii-chan. So I will defeat you.」


And then only one word leaked out from the face of the old man.


『Please.』


Kazane changed her grip and stabbed in one move.


「Louise, shoot!」

Then Kazane released the stabbed katana and jumped away as she called out to Louise. Together with Kazane's words, light emanated from the VIP box seating above the venue. It was Louise's spell『Judgement Bolt』that was a mixture of Light and Lightning. That lightning concentrated on the sword that Kazane left behind, and it poured into the black monster.


「GuuuuUU」

Louise put in her magical power with a bitter expression. The special effect of『Judgment Bolt』was that it released the magical power accumulated over one month in one go. But the amount of magical power that Louise had currently accumulated was not enough. It was only a small amount because it was still only around a week since she used its full power against the Black Rock Dragon.

Therefore, the plan was to concentrate it on the stabbed katana to make up for that, but it was still insufficient to beat this monster.

「Kazane. It isn't defeated.」

With『Information Link』Louise's voice reached Kazane, but it was too late.

『Uooo!』

「Oh nー」

Kazane deployed her Material Shield, but the black monster groaned and pulverized the shield with a rushing punch. Then Kazane's body was tossed by a merciless blow.

「Uaaa」

She was blown away. Although she guarded with her dragonscale gauntlets, it was the blow of a huge monster. Kazane's petite body was easily blown away.

「Kazane!」

「NuoOOO!!」

Yumika shouted, and Jinrai rushed toward the black monster. However, there was a person who moved faster. It was Minaka.

「I will go!」

Minaka cried, and she grabbed the pure white katana that was stabbed into the black monster. It was still electrified and produced sparking sounds when she grabbed it.

「Thunder God Transformation!?」

At the same time as Jinrai's words, Minaka cut through the black monster's body with the pure white katana. And her body discharged lightning as she started to continue the attack against the monster.

「Ku, only a bit longer?」

Kazane had tumbled and was lying on the ground, and she felt her body recovering rapidly with the Skill Regenerate and said so. It was eating a ridiculous amount of Magic Power, but she didn't think she should stop it.

Then she checked an opened Window.


ーFinished copying『Soul Breaking Blade.』Skill acquisition becomes possible by sacrificing possessed skill. Please choose the skill to sacrifice.ー


(It's been a while)

While thinking so, Kazane selected and replaced『Rear Presence.』She had never had a chance to use it in battle, but she decided it was the best one to replace.

「Well then.」

Then Kazane activated the newly obtained『Soul Breaking Blade.』Unlike Bloodsucking Blade, it seemed she could apply the effect to the the dragon claws of her Dragon Ogre Greaves.

Then she took the spell dagger out of her Item Box and charged it with a spell by chanting Fire・Boost. In the meantime the black monster continued to be attacked, but because they were lacking a trump card, they couldn't defeat it.

「I will settle it this time for sure, Ojii-chan.」

Kazane sprung into the sky with Air Jump, and Skill・Charge was activated. The Sylphyn Skirt she obtained in Wombard City created a slight glide time, and in that moment she activated the Fire・Boost from her spell dagger. It was a Fire spell specialized to create a shock. Normally it would be a failure of a spell that would only send the user flying, but if it was loaded into a spell sword the firing direction would be fixed, so it could be used as a simple booster. It was a battle method developed by Magic Swordsmen in Zexiaharts.


「Killing Legggg!!」


She positioned both feet while she was gliding through the air with her Sylphyn Skirt, increased her speed with the Fire Boost, and activated Killing Leg. It was the newly improved Kazane Bazooka『Kazane・Neo Bazooka.』With the rotation added to『Kazane・Neo Bazooka』she pushed through the black monster like a drill, and it collapsed. The rotation dragged in the Astral Body, and due to『Soul Breaking Blade』it disappeared to the point that not even fragments were left, and it was completely destroyed. It was a brutal attack that could be called the natural enemy of soul existences.

Then Kazane's momentum couldn't be stopped, and she bored into the ground of the arena. That produced a blast that raised a cloud of dust, and clods of dirt started raining down on the arena. The adventurers were taken aback when they saw that disastrous scene, but when the dust cleared they were able to confirm that there was only a girl remaining in the center of a crater, and cries of victory were raised all at once.


It was a flawless victory.



Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Adhesion Sword『Gum』, Spell Dagger, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Ogre Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator

Level : 29

Health: 101

Magic Power: 170+420

Strength: 49+10

Agility: 40+4

Endurance: 29

Wisdom : 55

Dexterity : 33

Spell : 『Fly』 『Torch』 『Fire』 『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』

Skill : 『Warrior's Memory』 『Night Vision』 『Crushing Blow』 『Dog’s Sense of Smell』 『Golem Maker: Lv2』 『Rush』 『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』 『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』 『Air Jump: Lv2』 『Killing Leg: Lv2』 『Fear Voice』 『Invisible』 『Tiger Eye』 『Wall Walking』 『Intuition』 『Cheat Death』 『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield』『Information Link』『Optical Camouflage』『Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Placement』『Thunder Chariot』



Yumika:「It was good that you won, but everyone was nervous.」

Kazane:「......Yeah」

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