Chapter 59 (1/2)
Black and Silver
To describe the woman named Carla Raparb Uslan with words, she was a perfect human.
First was her beautiful appearance. In addition to the hue of her blue eyes and magnificent silvery hair, her expression was a faint smile. When normal humans met her for the first time, they would rub their eyes in disbelief of her existence.
From her thin neck and shoulders, her chest wasn’t humble yet neither was it too abundant. And from her thin waist extended graceful and long, disciplined legs. Not emphasizing s.e.x appeal with her chest, she was an existence that existed in perfect harmony.
If you thought it was just her looks, she was also incredible on the inside.
Her skill in the sword was at the peak. The Great Sage Azelford himself admitted her skill in magic, saying it was above even his own. She possesses extensive knowledge and expertise, and even her personality could be said to be able to restrain the queen and her son, the prince.
Though now that she had killed a dragon she is often called the Sage Knight of Silver, people used to call her a saint before that.
The reason why is that she can use revival magic.
For someone that can use revival magic in this world, they could only be called a G.o.d.
Though in truth G.o.d dragons could use it as well, most people didn’t know that.
Carla should meet the requirements to some extent, so she can use revival magic.
“So, even if you fight against Carla and die, we will abide by the next requirement.”
“Hold up, why are you a.s.suming I’m going to be defeated?”
“I’m not saying it’s a certainty, but Carla has killed a dragon. I’m just preparing for the worst case scenario.”
Guinevere smiled as she laughed. Right now, she was on the palm of a huge golem.
They were currently at Manesh’s outskirtting plains. This was the area where that dragon was killed. The name of the place was now [The Dragonslayer’s Wasteland].
Here and there were craters, along with scattered bits of vitrified rock. In a place like that, two women stood still. There was also a golem.
Ria wore her usual black leather armor, Carla wore knight armor that was the same color as her hair, made from mithril. Guinevere was in horse riding clothing.
Although it was a golem, it seemed that its strong point was in underwater combat.
“First of all, don’t damage the upper half of the head. The brain must remain.
Guinevere explained various things, but it all went in one ear and out the other for Ria.
“In short, pierces and slashes are fine, but blowing them entirely away with magic is no good!”
It would’ve been fine if she just said that to start with.
“By the way, if I make a mistake and kill her, is there someone else who could use revival magic?”
Ria asked about what would happen if the opposite happened.
“As soon as my heart stops beating, I will revive.”
As expected, a considerable opponent.
With her Gift, even if several of her arms and legs were cut off she’d still be fine, so it’d probably be alright to go all out.
“Incidentally, since Carla won’t die even if you stab her through the hard, it’s fine to be at ease.”
Amazing isn’t it, Dragon’s Bloodline.
Guinevere, who was on the golem, stood on the opposite side of Carla and said something. Though it wasn’t impossible to hear if she strained her ears, Ria thought it’d probably be more interesting if she didn’t hear what the strategy was.
A little while later the golem moved away from Carla, taking a sufficient distance. Its back opened and Guinevere boarded it.
That was unexpected, golems of the type where humans boarded them didn’t exist in this world. The reason was similar to what it was in Ria’s previous life, there was no practical use for a human to board a robot. Although there were power suit-type magic armor, it wasn’t common.
For Guinevere’s golem, she herself much have thought it up, designed it, and manufactured it. Despite being a queen that seemed busy, it appeared she had quite a lot of time.
“So then, go and start~”
Together with Guinevere’s magnified voice, a fireball shot into the sky. It exploded, signalling the start of the fight.
Closing the distance for now, Ria kicked off the ground.
Carla did the same.
Skimming over the ground, she came flying.
It was unexpected. According to what she heard from Guinevere, she knew that it was more advantageous for her to attack from long range with magic.
After countless feints, there was a single sword attack. The guards of the sword and katana approached each other.
Engaging against Nagasone Kotetsu was a sword that had once been called a holy sword. Now, it was the national treasure sword called the Dragon Destroying Sword Ekudra.
“Why close combat?”
Uneasy, Ria asked.
“So that I can end this without killing you.”
“Don’t look down on me.”
After just a short time of exchanging blows, Ria saw through her.
Carla’s Swordplay Skill was level eight. Judging from that it, was probably an even match. With her ability values, as well as her Gifts, it was definitely an even match.
However, that was if you looked at each element individually. If you put them together, their difference was clear.
Mixing in advanced feints, she performed a quick and precise attack.
However, it was overwhelmingly light.
Light to the point you wouldn’t know if it could kill a person.
“You haven’t killed many people, have you?”
“I think I’ve got quite a bit of combat experience myself, but…”
They had the composure to have a chat in the middle of a fight.
“… I see.”
She had a chance to answer.
What was this fight to Carla? It was a suppression. The only thing she could call a fight was the fight against that dragon. The rest of her experience in battle was entirely cultivated through training. All because of the talent named Gift.
Although Ria was given almost as much power by it, the sheer amount of blood she vomited in her previous life was different. She had been surprised when she really did p.i.s.s blood.
With the extreme effort put into her life as an ordinary person going through trial and error, the ability of her body could only be described as prodigal. That was Ria’s strength.
“White Prison Flame.”
Carla invoked a magic with no chant, attacking Ria.
And it wasn’t a single thing, it came from all directions.
Ria dodged and slashed them apart with her katana. Even so, she couldn’t avoid all of them and received a direct hit.
But she wasn’t damaged. An attack that is merely hot couldn’t affect Ria in the least.
After that, Ria defended against attacks of innumerable attributes many times.
“Good gracious, incredible.”
“Yeah, really.”
In a mountainous region far from the battlefield.
Two figured stood there.
At a distance where the two fighting figures looked as large as grains of rice, Halt and Ferna were walking.
Both were wearing sand colored mantles. Goods that reduced the effectiveness of magic, Halt prepared them just in case.
Ferna could use far sight magic and Halt watched them with binoculars he took out from his breast pocket.
Halt answered Ferna’s glance at him with a smile.
“They were developed by my company, the state of the art binoculars.”
They didn’t use magic, entirely products of technology.
If you were watching a magic battle, there were many things that could obstruct far sight magic.
He placed them to his eyes, but immediately smiled wryly and put them away.
“They’re moving too fast for me to see. Ferna-san, please explain.
“Sure.”
Ferna explained that Carla was moving as she repeatedly activated terrifically advanced magic.
That was as accurate an explanation she could give. Although she was exposing a part of her power, she still hadn’t been noticed yet.
A man and woman were also watching.
Standing next to the robo-golem was Irina and Serge.
To answer everyone’s desire of watching Ria and Carla’s fight, Serge was sending them a reflection of it with s.p.a.ce-time magic, but his mind was already starting to break.
Magic that Lulu and Serge would have had to put their all into to use was being rapidly fired by Carla as though they were simple.
Ria was nullifying her magic, as well as slicing through them and taking them head on.
Super frightening.
What the heck was was this monstrous battle?
“Irina, seriously defend me. If something flies over here, it really might kill me.”
Even a single stray attack was easily enough to make a small crater.
It’d instantly break through the magic bulwarks Serge had set up.
“Got it~”
Although Irina said it nonchalantly, she was properly working diligently.
Clad in orichalc.u.m armor, Irina’s body emanated a golden dragon fighting, defending Serge.
(Even so…)