Chapter 29.3 - Mortal Combat in the Holy Dragon Mountain (1/2)

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Since it takes quite some times to prepare for that magic, our opponent can easily kill me during that time.

Reiji-tachi is the one who was filling those gaps, and I managed to complete that magic.

「Thank you, Spirit-san」

Rino unsummoned her spirits after we confirmed our victory. The forms of Snow Queen and the Thunderbird become more transparent and eventually vanish.

「Did we kill him … Should I finish him off with my own hands …」

Shirone is saying so with a sad face.

「It’s the same for me, Shirone. At any rate, he should be heavily injured right now」

We couldn’t confirm his death with all that smoke from that explosion.

The smoke is gradually receeding.

「NO WAY!」

As the first one who noticed the situation, Nao is shouting loudly.

Diehart still standing right there on that place.

I’m screaming. He shouldn’t be able to survive from the collision with the magic into which I poured my entire magical power head on.

「How can he survive that kind of explosion …」

Even Sahoko is showing a face of disbelief.

「No, this is the end. Look closely」

Kaya is saying so while pointing at Diehart.

「Fuh! As expected, it seems he won’t die just from that attack! But, this is the end!」

Reiji is pointing his sword at Diehart.

「Wait, Reiji-kun!」

I’m trying to stop him in panic.

Reiji is turning around with a dissatisfied face. That’s natural since I stopped him when he tried to put up a front.

「What’s the matter, Chiyuki-san. Are you trying to save him?」

Rino is asking me.

「She’s right! He is dangerous, you know! We should finish him off right here! This is strange, why are you trying to save him!」

Shirone said so.

「Save him? As if I would! There’s something that I wanted to ask him」

「Something that you wanted to ask?」

I nodded in hearing her question.

「You want to ask him too, right? It’s about that masked man」

I have a debt I want to repay to that masked man. Thus, I want to know the information about him.

「That’s why, let’s keep his life for a little while longer」

We won.

「… If you say so, I have no choice then」

Shirone and Rino agreed to my request.

「In that case, maybe we should enquire several things that we want to know about. Even if we have to force him to spit it out」

Reiji is laughing. It seems he’s going to torture Diehart.

「… Do it moderately, you’re in front of girls after all」

Though I’m quite used to it after coming to this world, I’m still hesitant to use torture, even toward demons.

Nevertheless, it’s a completely different case if he’s not going to be obedient.

I went toward Diehart with smile on my face.

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◆ Dark Knight, Kuroki

Reiji is yelling something.

Though my consciousness is hazy, I heard him.

It’s as he says. There’s no goddess who will come to save me.

This is the difference between Reiji and me. An absolutely unsurpassable wall for me.

I’m alone facing against seven of them. To be honest, that’s quite unfair.

I couldn’t help but think about such things after going this far.

The magic from before was too much. It’s already a miracle that I’m still alive after receiving such magic head on.

I’m placing my hand on my chest. I can feel the breath of fire dragon inside myself.

「You saved my life … Thank you … But then … I guess I’m done for」

I muttered disappointedly.

I could withstand the flame explosion thanks to the fire resistance I got from the soul of the fire dragon. This is the reason why I survived that attack.

But, I couldn’t withstand the shockwave from that explosion. Thanks to that, my armor is tattered right now. I’m barely standing on my feet.

I see them approaching me. All of them are smiling delightfully.

They might be delighted being able to defeat me.

I know that I’ll be in a deep quandary if things keep going on like this, but my body couldn’t move.

Why am I still okay after all of those attacks? They might spare my life as long as I reveal my identity and apologize properly to them.

But, I couldn’t bring myself to do such things. Though my life is already in jeopardy, I wonder why I am such a blockhead.

Because I know from the sign behind me that Glorious is ready to pounce at me at anytime.

「Stop it, Glorious … Keep yourself hidden in there」

They shouldn’t be able to find Glorious in its hiding place. That should at least save the life of Glorious.

They are …

My body is staggering, and I shook my head to keep my consciousness.

「Ah …」

By the time I noticed, it was too late.