Chapter 24 (2/2)
But――The lamia was almost unscathed
Trueprocess, in the ical ward, siical power
In the case of eleical as only trivial
However, if it was an advanced ical as proportional to the grade,
Despite receiving a complete direct hit from the《Stone blast》, it was only to the level of a scratch, and the lamia wasn't injured
「Ah…………AHhh……AHHHH……」[xv]
The laan to moan
Did I deal ht?
「A c-cut……My beautiful face was scratched……」
The lamia let out a deep voice while her body trembled all over
Surely, it was small but, there was a little scratch on the lamia face
Althought the blood that streamed out was small
「…………U…… UNFORGIVEABLE E, even if you're a cute trap that I like…… I ABSOLUTELY WON'T FORGIVE YOU FOR RUINING MY FACE ……Ufu……Ufufufufufu I, I will cut off your head ―― and keep it as one of ot the feeling that Ash just flipped her yandere switch] [ED: More like, she's every bit as petty as he is]
She an to chant a true ic that I didn't know
Before I noticed, her transformation was removed, the lower half of her body become that of a snake
It see All Out』, she needed to reveal her true form
A treical power started to leak from the lamia's body
――If that incantation was finished, I would certainly die
I could feel that by instinct
――《Mute》
To begin with the 《Mute》 of spirits ic was nulled; could it be that it became completely useless due to 『resistance』
That place here the power of wind spirits eak, furthermore I had heard that lamia had a fair amount of spell resistance
In addition, using a half-hearted offensive spell to interupting her aria was close to iht now
The ical ward that co the aria, had thickened o
Furthero worked due to the eneence
The reason why I was able to hurt her was because she had let down her guard
Therefore, I had succeeded in interrupting the chanting
But, it wouldn't go that smoothly this time
At that tiical ward, it seeic[xvi]
And so, it was difficult to interrupt her incantation, as she started her incantation with the resolution to complete her spell, and was prepared to receive a certain ae
Using an incoht noas the same as a death wish
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Should I suic, or should I get closer and launch a direct attack? ……
I stepped on the earthen cave and leapt forward
There wasn't enough tiic
For the current , I still needed time to focus my mind
That being the case, most likely I wouldn't make it in time
To have brought me to that conclusion, that spell chanted by the lamia was just that fast
Therefore, I bet on killing her with a direct attack
Resisted by the bulky ot dulled
Though I initially charged at break-neck speed, towards the lamia, my movement were slowed down in mid-air[xvii]
It seemed to take a considerable amount of time to travel a distance of a few metres
But――
「《(Violent Wind)Gale》!」
「GO!!!!!! ――――Nanooooo!!」
The wind spirits pushed my body with their hands
《Gale》was a spirit ic that drived the subject in any direction with its powerful winds
The target that was being thrusted by the wind spirits would have a feeling like they were receiving a body blow; it could even bloay heavy golehts
And I et as I leapt
I was being pushed by the wind spirts in the lamia's direction
I who thrustedthe proximity of close combat in one breath
I shortened the distance instantly with the sudden acceleration; it was a unique way to use 《Gale》
The lamia opened her eyes wide, as if she was astonished
With this, it seemed that I could land one hit with a sword before the la
I held a 《Wind spirit sword》 in ht hand
I would die if I hesitated
And then, if I died there, I wouldn't knohat kind of experience Angela and the girls would go through at that lamia's hands
Therefore, I mustn't hesitate to cut down the lamia's slender neck
A horizontal slash, I swung the 《Wind spirit sword》 to cut her neck
Unfortunately――the lamia defended that blow, aimed at her neck, with her wand
The《Wind spirit sword》 could not be blocked with a normal weapon, no matter how sharp the sas
The stick, which the la, had elaborate decorations and was probably a ic
The laainst my full-powered blow
「AraAra, my bad――」
I sent her slender neck flying before she even finished speaking
With a flash, a sword instantly appeared in my left hand[xviii]
Just when the 《Wind spirit sword》 in ht hand was parried, in that instant, I created another 《Wind spirit sword》 in my left hand
Thus, I gripped the 《Wind spirit sithit into the lamia's slender neck
If I had to name this technique ————— I'd call it 《Dual Swords of the Wind Spirit》
「…………Ah…………」
The lamia's head rolled around in the cave and when it eventualy stopped, I realized it was
Hmm?
Also, even with her head severed, she was so?
「……died……I died!!!???」
The la her eyes, which were losing their composure
Oi, OIOI
「Die die die die die die die die!!!!????Dead, dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead, I'M DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!!?????」
Of all the strangest things to happen!
The la sliced from it's body; it even tumbled on the floor of the cave afterwards
As though half-crazed, her loud shout resounded inside the cave
Such marvelous life force
I had heard, snakes were so tenacious that it wouldn't die easily, even after slicing away their head
The lamia's half-snake body must also have that terrific life force
Or was that individual (lamia) special, and excelled in vitality
Though, it would eventually cease to breathe if I left it as it is
Should I deliver the final blow, as the minimal amount of my mercy?
That way she wouldn't suffer more than this
「Pl-Please! Boy, please! (My) Head! Connect my head with my body! 」
The lamia, as merely a head, made a request to me with frantic expression
「Connect?」
「All you have to do is to place my head to my body at the severed section!!!」
No way, just that? She really just needed to re-connect her severed head back to her body to escape death?
If that was true, then that was some incridible life force
「Co you, pleasee~ ! If you leave it as it is, I will really die……I will dieeeee!!!!」
「…………」
「N-NO! I DON'T WANT TO DIE YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!」
「………………」
I si an inch
「Whatever you like! You can do whatever you like! If you help me, you can do whatever you like!」
「…………」
「Tha-That's right, a slave! I will becoive my whole life for you! 」
prick, my eyebrows moved a little
「Will you not betray me?」
「Eh?」
「Will you never betray me? Will you become a slave that will never betray me?」
「O-Of course! I will become one! I will become a slave that won't betray boy……no, Master! 」
「…………」
「I, sear! I swear to never betray Masteeeer!!!!」
「…………」
「That's why, hurry……Hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry, hurry!!!!!!!!!」
「…………」
「……Hurry……Hur…………ah……AAAH…………Al-Already……Da……」
I picked up the laht vanished froan to vanish
「Bo,Boy!」
Light returned to the eyes of the lamia which was about to lose it
It see her up kindled of some kind of hope in that lamia
But――I smashed that hope into pieces
「Oya? It see to be kicked towards horizon」
「Hii!!!!?????」
The lamia let out a shrill cry
The shadow of strong despair rey and crumpled face, that ith her tears
I hoist the lamia's head in front of me
And then, while looking into the lamia's eyes,
「It's not……”Boy”」
「Eh? Eh? 」
「…………」
「Ah! Ma-Master!!!」
Well…………should I forgive her with this?
I carried the lamia's head until I reached her body
Just to be sure, I snatched away the wand, which was held in the headless body's hand, and kicked it far away
As for true ic
Because without their wand, a user of true ic couldn't invoke their most powerful advanced spells
Afterwards, I joined together the head and body at the severed section
In truth, I didn't sympathize with the lamia
I only considered that if that felloas an excellent true ic user, become my slave, it would make life more convenient in many ways
Besides――That laela, so I would have her ”pay the price to settle the fight” h
A slave—if she re her, just like everybody else
But anyhow, though everyone wasof being at the bottom
It ela, that served me, as a slave of a slave
[i] TL Comment: ICU Hopefully you don't immediately enter the IC Room
[ii] TL note: it said ”ano”,that (over) there Ittime to ”that time over there”
[iii] TL Note: saying that the Laht be real, 20 year old appearance while the legs are fake Sorry, the translation is a bit tricky, I'll leave the editor and TLC to reword them as they pleased
[iv] TL note: ”ufu” - laughter…
[v] TL note: I have multiple interpretation for this one Because of ”to” I' she heard extre as hiain …argh! Just go hatever
[vi] TL note : ”morau” - have someone to do Or someone who benefit from another's action
[vii] TL co ”ara ara” - ell, oh my dear, ah, oh, etc sounds better in japanese 悪戯- mischief, prank, alsooneself
[viii] TL note: foolishness? Idiot? Or is it u”
[ix] TL co intent sounds better?
[x] TL note: ”ただし” - but, however/provided that It could be frohten
[xi] TL colish, so it is edited
[xii] TL cory Go super Insayan my friend!
[xiii] TL note: I' it's cloud of death or she was interrupted
[xiv] TL comment: I'm sorry, you need a Death star to operate the Death ray
[xv] TL get a motivation boost for 5 seconds before it was utterly oppressed!
[xvi] TL note: ”摩防” polish+defend = anti-friction? Idk, dictionary doesn't help
[xvii] TL comment: it's inevitable Mr Anderson
[xviii] TL couessed it, it's his elephant!