Volume 3 Chapter 27 (1/2)

Volume 3 Chapter 27: True Colors IV

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

「Cough, cough…… It seems that natural detoxification skills don’t work…」

「I thought so. The poison eroding your bodies is bound with him through magic.」

Saki said while looking at the rakshasa then at Berzelia and Daisy, as the purple-colored swell gnawed into their bodies while they were vomiting blood.

「As expected of the hero of magic. Being able to see so much. ……As you guessed. I’m the core of that poison.」

Perhaps because he got exposed he began blabbering about the trick behind this.

Not really for that reason, but I began relaying to others around exactly what I see, so they could understand it as well.

「The poison and the magic power emanating from his body are connected…… As such, if he lost his life, the effect would be lost as well.」

「Aren’t you fast with your analysis. As long as I’m alive that poison can’t be eradicated. But…… As weakened as you are, you have no chance of killing me. ーAnd, well, there is still a continuation. 【Black Tiger]」

Rakshasa snapped his fingers and several black tigers appeared around him.

Their numbers exceeded a dozen.

「Guh…… We finally defeated some of them…… And he so easily can resummon them……」

Leaning on his sword Sidonius spoke through his teeth.

Indeed, this situation isn’t okay. With those thoughts, I step forward.

「Oh, so you approach me, hero of magic? Well, the bunch behind you can just observe your slow death andー」

As the rakshasa kept speaking.

Next instant.

「……!」

Before he could finish his words Axel’s sword came upon himー

「――?!」

Slashing his head diagonally.

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「―Whe-when did youー」

Out of nowhere. Without a word.

That merciless attack shocked Sidonius.

…I couldn’t see it at all…

Some moment ago he was behind us, helping the knights.

Leaping over us, passing through the surrounding black tigers, he attacked at a speed that couldn’t even be perceived.

And only now the black tigers tried to take a distance from him.

They are probably startled by this new opponent.

And the attack that followed immediately after Axel closed the distance slashed through the rakshasa’s torso as well.

「In an instant, he cut so deep……」

While Sidonius muttered in amazement, half of the rakshasa’s head slowly slid and fell to the ground.

Only half of the head remained, the body also began to slip.

For a normal monster, this is a fatal wound, no matter whether its core is located in a head or a heart. Of course, for humans, it was only natural to die after this as well. And while they were looking at that scene—

「Did this clear the poison?」

Axel asked without turning our way.

Right. This should kill the rakshasa.

……If his words were true, then the poison should dissipate.

Thinking so I looked around.