Chapter 13 (2/2)

”I'm getting bored here, hurry up and take a hike!”

He ran to me and slashed with his sword. Using 《Lightning Flash》 I managed to avoid Mirror's swing. His skill with the sword was impressive, but it mattered little to me.

”Ya know, you're good at dodging and all, but how about pulling out a G.o.dd.a.m.n weapon? You know magic doesn't work against me. At least with a weapon you'd have a chance!”

”Bwahahaha, unfortunately for you I won't be using any weapons. All those who oppose me shall be consigned to oblivion by my magic.”

There was a simple reason as to why I didn’t want to use weapons: I had reincarnated in a fantasy world, and I always thought that people who used magic to defeat their enemies were really cool.

I may have had a cheat, but I never really wanted to wield a proper weapon in the first place. Being a demon, I did have sharp claws to use as a natural weapon, but I didn't really feel like using them right now.

”You're some kind of super moron, you know that? You could fight against me for the rest of your life and never win! 《Blade Wave》!”

He was continuously frustrated with me dodging all of his attacks, and finally released a wide-ranged shockwave with his sword.

I could have easily dodged the attack, but Cecilia and everyone else would have received the brunt of the shockwave, so I took it head on.

”Youki-san!”

Cecilia's voice resounded through the air. Aw s.h.i.+t, having the girl you're in love with worry about you is great, it fanned the flames of my pa.s.sion!

It would have been nice to drag this moment out a little longer, but playtime was over. I dispersed the shockwave with my magic, then put some distance between Mirror and myself.

”See if you can absorb this! 《Burn Waltz》《Sea Paradise》《Hyper Storm》《Roaring Thunder》《Heaven Judgement》《Falling Meteor》!”

I cast Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Light, and Earth type Superlative level magic. Likely the only magic user capable of such a feat was me.

Even Mirror was a bit surprised, but still managed to absorb the magic with a slash of his blade.

”But wait, there's more! 《Burn Waltz》《Sea Paradise》《Hyper Storm》《Roaring Thunder》《Heaven Judgement》《Falling Meteor》!”

Once again I cast Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Light, and Earth type Superlative level magic.

It was only an artificial magic sword after all, there had to be a limit to how much magic the blade could absorb. This realization slowly spread over Mirror's face as well.

I repeated the volley of Superlative level magic 4 times, and finally his sword started to crack. Then, on the fifth volley, the cracks spread and finally the whole thing broke apart.

”f.u.c.k! Just how much magic do you have?!”

His precious sword was broken by a guy he severely underestimated, thus Mirror completely lost his composure. However, I wasn't so nice as to wait for my opponent to recover.

”You're full of openings!”

Without even the time to panic, I gifted him a straight punch right into his face. He was blown backwards, and awkwardly rolled across the ground.

Unable to contain my anger, I cast 《Falling Meteor》 and 《Burn Waltz》 in rapid succession.

When the smoke cleared, Mirror collapsed on the ground, utterly thrashed.

”Making me angry was your biggest mistake.”

And of course, at the end, I gave my signature pose.

When I looked back, Cecilia was holding her head as if she was face palming. Tiel-chan was attending to the gargoyle and didn't see me at all.

And here I thought I'd be showered with praise at my victory. Well, it’s not like I wanted any recognition for my success, so I didn't worry about it much. I was more concerned with how s.h.i.+ek was doing and jogged over to Cecilia.

”Well done, Youki-san. ...But was that last part really necessary?”

'That last part' was probably the signature pose.

”Er, well, it was like a switch flipped inside me, and I kinda got all jazzed up. So after battling for a bit, I just naturally fell into my signature pose when the fight ended...”

Switch inside of me...I dub thee Chuuni-switch.

”Right...”

Cecilia didn't look convinced. She didn't understand the concept of Chuunibyou at all.

”Anyway, how's s.h.i.+ek doing?”

”He has a number of cuts, but no serious wounds, so 2-3 days of treatment and he should be as good as new.”

”I see, thank goodness. Next, to heal the gargoyle――”

At that moment, sensing a presence I quickly turned around. Mirror, who should have been defeated, threw a spear at the gargoyle. He used the spear to cast 《Holy Laser》. The moment the attack hit, the magic would explode.

”s.h.i.+t, now's it's an artificial magic spear?!”

I had no choice but to stop it. I cast 《Lightning Flash》, and jumped over to the gargoyle.

Would I make it in time?

However, as I ran, an unbelieveable scene unfolded before my eyes. Standing in front of the gargoyle was Tiel-chan.

At this rate, the spear would pierce Tiel-chan instead. Please let me make it in time! I prayed as I drew near the spear and reached out to catch it.

However, reality is cruel, and the spear went through Tiel-chan, piercing her abdomen.

”Girl, why did you protect me?!”

”Guardian, Deity-sama...You have, protected me, so many, times. That's why, this time...”

”Nrg, boy!”

”I got it. Cecilia! Hurry!”

I grabbed the spear and pulled it free. Blood poured out from her abdomen when I did. As I knew she'd collapse to the ground, I quickly went in to support her body. It was a dangerous situation, and her body was already weak. We had to hurry and use healing magic to close the wound.

”Youki-san, behind you!”

Cecilia ran towards me, yelling. When I looked at Mirror, he was firing off another shot.

”Don't f.u.c.k with me!”

The second shot was aimed again at the gargoyle, but this time I was able to easily catch it and nullify it. Finally noticing me, he refrained from firing a third shot.

”Haah... So a different nuisance got in my way this time. Is it really impossible now that Villager boy is here?”

Mirror, the “Hero” of the Gallis Empire, should have been a mess from our fight just now, but it looked like he was already healed.

Cecilia finally made it over, so I entrusted her with continuing Tiel-chan's healing, then headed over to Mirror. Unlike before, I didn't snap. On the contrary, I was strangely calm. I approached Mirror with no expression showing on my face.

”Honestly, I was here to investigate the Clariness Kingdom's Hero. I just so happened to pa.s.s by this village.”

There's a limit to how much he could mess around; Tiel-chan and the gargoyle were in a terrible state because he 'just so happened to pa.s.s by'. As I thought, he was unforgivable.

”I still can't believe it; my sword 《Magic Eater》 breaking was outside my expectations. And I took way more damage than I should have. Thanks to the 《Wand of Magical Storage》, I was able to heal up just fine, but it has limited uses. Still, you gave me quite a run for my money, so it's all good. I don't even care about gathering information on the Hero anymore. I've gotten my hands on some even more amazing intel.”

”You think you can escape?”

I had a feeling I was going to have to beat this guy senseless. I couldn't let him escape.

”You really are an idiot, Villager boy. Did you really think I wouldn’t have an escape plan?”

Mirror then took out a bow he had hidden behind his back and loosed an arrow. It flew in an arc, and as it got higher, it kept multiplying until it was about to rain arrows upon Cecilia and the others.

”If you don't protect your friends, they'll be hit by the arrows~”

”Dammit!”

I rushed to Cecilia's side, and used the senior level magic 《Hurricane》 to blow the arrows away.

When I looked back for Mirror, there was a blinding flash.

I opened my eyes to find he was gone. He got away.

He slayed bandits, hurt s.h.i.+ek, and severed the gargoyle's arm and both wings. There was also Tiel-chan's weak body to worry about; the whole situation was pretty bad. He better not think this was over yet...

He couldn't have gotten far yet. If I hunted him down, I should find him. I wouldn't rest until he was crushed.

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