Chapter 516: First Anniversary Extra Chapter ~~ The Visitors Beginnings Part 1 ③ : Encounter ~~ (1/2)

With Kuromueina's appearance, surprise appeared on the girl's face for the first time.

(What is this monster…… The quality, density and control of magic power…… No matter which aspect it is, they're clearly on a different level from the rest!?)

With her innate insight, she grasped Kuromueina's ability and understood her sheer power. Looking at Kuromueina in front of her, cold sweat ran down the girl's spine, and the composure she had earlier disappeared.

However, as the girl raised her vigilance, Kuromueina calmly spoke.

[……Now then, tell me your name and why you attacked my……]

[Haaaahhhh!]

[……family. You won't even listen huh!!!]

[Gafuuh!?]

It all happened in an instant. The girl grabbed the thin magic threads that were meant to restrain Ein before making use of the threads to slash Kuromueina.

If she was a normal girl, she might have handled the situation more calmly…… But ironically, the girl's current mental state was anything but normal.

The biggest reason for this was that the girl was the strongest person in her former world. In her original world, there was no one to threaten the girl's life, and she hadn't felt threatened in the tens of thousands of years she had lived.

However, when she came to this world, she was immediately met with people holding tremendous power…… ”beings that could kill her” whose killing intent was directed towards her, she responded with force.

And just when she was slightly relieved to have the upper hand in the battle, an incredibly strong person appeared in front of her, possessing strength that makes her feel despair…… Now, for the first time in tens of thousands of years, she strongly felt her life was in danger.

The girl can't let herself die. If she died, she wouldn't be able to fulfill her best friend's wish. That's why she moved as fast as she could to eradicate the threat in front of her.

……However, her strike was just snapped away by Kuromueina's left hand, as if she was just putting out a fire, and immediately afterward, a fist holding tyrannical power was driven into the girl's face.

With Kuromueina's strike, a mushroom cloud rose in the distance.

[……You guys stay here. I'll take care of the rest.]

After instructing her family, Kuromueina moved to the spot where the girl was blown away in less than a second, and leisurely stood in front of the huge cloud of dust.

If it had been an ordinary Demon, the blow would have already killed them. However, Kuromueina doesn't think that the girl would be killed by a strike like that at all.

In the first place, Kuromueina had no intention of killing the girl. She was so kind that she could be described as naive. Even though she was angry that the girl hurt her family, she didn't want to take their lives as well.

[……I'd like to talk with you if it's possible…… but I guess that's not happening huh.]

At about the same time that Kuromueina muttered this with a sigh, a number of lights appeared, cutting through the huge cloud of dust.

[————Weave my bonds! Ἑκατόγχειρες!]

[……This is……]

Seeing the girl being surrounded like lights, twirling around her like shooting stars, Kuromueina's eyes widened.

(What is this? Arehh? I can feel great power from her, but it's slightly different from magic power…… A magic I don't know about? Or perhaps, is it something else? I don't know…… but the fact that she used that after receiving my strike means I can't be negligent.)

As she stared at the girl clad in flashes of lights dashing towards her, Kuromueina quietly clenched her fists and took a stance.

Then, a few tenths of second later, numerous flashes of light and jet-black light exploded.

Hearing the thunderous roar coming from far away, Ein and the others lined up and waited for Kuromueina's return.

[……I can't see what's happening from here, but since the sound is still echoing, it means that she's a challenge even for Kuromu-sama…… which is an incredibly large matter.]

[……Kuromueina…… would she…… be alright?]

”There is no way that Kuromueina can be defeated. However, it doesn't seem like she can easily eliminate her. She's really strong. Megiddo should know about this matter better, right?”

At Ein's muttering, Isis looked concerned, and as she healed her wounds, Lillywood tried reassuring her. However, she also added that it wouldn't be settled so easily……

[……Yeah, the reason why we were being pushed all this time is simple. It's not her power, nor was it her speed…… It's because of her combat techniques. In that one aspect, she was far superior to us. It's frustrating to say this, but she was so charmingly perfect in every way. Her body handling, adaptability, and even her ability to assess the situation.]

”……Or rather, if you hadn't let loose your killing intent in the first place, there wouldn't be any need for a fight, don't you think?”

[Ahh~~ I guess that's really the case huh? To be honest, I couldn't see her as someone that couldn't be reasoned with…… My bad.]

”Well, there's no point crying over spilled milk. We can't make a calm decision when we're up against someone as strong as that……”

In a sense, Megiddo was the one who started this whole debacle, and when Magnawell pointed it out, he obediently admitted his fault and bowed his head. Even Ein, who had some conversation with the girl, couldn't calmly make a decision while they're on edge in that battle, so no one blamed Megiddo anymore.

Thereupon, the five Demon just sat quietly…… and waited for Kuromueina's victory.

(……What a waste.)

After a number of attacks and defenses, such a thought popped out in Kuromueina's mind.

(This child's very strong but…… she isn't making full use of her enormous magic power. Does she have little experience fighting with all her magic power released? If she could use that magic power perfectly, she'd be much stronger.)

As she was thinking about this, one of Kuromueina's arms was cut off. However, Kuromueina didn't seem to be particularly bothered by this. Her arm that flew off turned into black smoke, instantly regenerating her severed arm.

(……Amazing. I can't make her move in the way I want to at all. She blocked all my attacks, and she's good at taking advantage of the moment…… Hmmm. Does this mean I still have some room for me to grow to huh? I think I'll have to polish my combat techniques more before I fight ”the other me”……)

In the face of the girl's desperate attacks, Kuromeina still had quite the composure within her mind. The girl certainly had great combat techniques, and she certainly overwhelms Kuromueina in terms of skill.

However, that's all there is to it. In terms of power, speed, durability, and even the amount of magic power, Kuromueina is far superior. If the girl was able to use her magic power perfectly, she might have been able to tell. That at this point, there was no possibility for Kuromueina to lose.

(……However, would it take me a considerably long time? Hmmm, it can't be helped…… I didn't want to use it if possible because it causes too much damage to the surroundings but……)

She also had the option of waiting until the girl's stamina or magic power runs out. Even if she parries and evades all of Kuromueina's attacks, it would definitely be the girl who would fall to her knees first.

But that would take a really long time. Considering the amount of magic power the girl had, Kuromueina estimates that it would take ten days before she collapses. And if she chooses such a way, the damage would naturally spread.

Therefore, Kuromueina chose another method, which is ”to become serious and fight her in a short-term battle”.

The knife that the girl swung sharply slipped through Kuromueina's body, and as the surroundings were enveloped in black smoke…… a pair of golden eyes opened in the darkness.

[Wha!?]

It was no wonder that the girl had stopped in her tracks. An opponent she had been hopeless against a moment ago had her magic power increased twice…… no, dozens of times more.

Seeing Kuromueina's change, the girl's feet stopped for a moment…… which is an opportunity that Kuromueina didn't let away, and in an instant, the black smoke turned into a huge fist, slamming into the girl's body.

[————!?]