97 97 "Final Battle of the Emperor" (1/2)

Passing through the second-floor hall and climbing the stairs leading to the third floor.

It was a grand staircase that was as wide as the hall, and the construction of the stairs and passageway that would lead to the throne room was different and gleaming.

But that's not what we're looking at.

We're looking at only one thing.

The king of this castle is the source of this matter.

All we want to do is punch him.

Eventually, as you pass through the long grand staircase, you find yourself in the throne room, which is slightly smaller than the second-floor hall, but still overwhelmingly large, with a figure sitting on the throne farther down.

Welcome.

”Oh, I'm here to see you, Your Majesty.

Rostam the Great.

The master of this castle and our final objective, our final enemy, has finally arrived.

You've done well to drive off that brute of a man. Not only that, the hero and my brother and I have settled in our respective places. If we speak only of victory and defeat, I'll tell him that your camp won in each case.

I was relieved to hear that, and at the same time, I admired my friends' performance more than anything else.

Ys, you made it back safely to Phytis.

Jack, you were the first born and weakest in my field and now you got your shot against a hero.

I couldn't stop my heart from trembling just to hear that.

My partner did it.

So what if I didn't do it here?

In simple terms of strength, there's probably more difference between the emperor and me than there is between Jack and hero Felid.

But what about it.

These guys aren't a cheat... but they've got guts.

That's enough to take an arrow to this guy.

”Imperial hero. I'll beat you up now. You know why after what you did to me?

”Of course. That's what this is all about. I'm glad to see it's working so well.

You can't just sit back and watch the emperor look at me with a satisfied look on his face, and my stomach gets even angrier.

This guy has been trying to test me since the first time we met, and I really don't like it.

How much he thinks he's the emperor.

I can see why Phitis and Amanes hate this guy.

I really need to put a bullet in his face, or dozens of them, to make him sick.

If you can put one of those fists in my face, then you win. After that, I'll do whatever you, the winner, tells me. Of course, if you want my life, I'll be happy to give it to you.

Hmm?　I told you that now, didn't I?　Well, then--

If I win, I'm going to undo all the brainwashing you've done on the people I know. If there are others, I'll have them all unbrained. Then we'll figure out what to do. But for now, as I said before.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it.

I'm going to punch you in the face, that's the most important thing!

”Very well, come on.

And as soon as the decisive battle is agreed upon, the emperor rises up, and at the same time there is a momentary anomaly.

?

We all instantly stopped on our feet.

It was as if we were frozen in place as if we had been subjected to some kind of time stoppage.

What was this?　Goldbind ......?

As we were bewildered, the emperor held up a large sword more than two meters long, which he swung on the spot, and the shock wave from the sword blasted all of us into the wall behind him.

Ughh!

This power from more than a few meters away is ...... or, for real, what was that thing that just happened?

Time stop?　No, time was working properly, and I don't think it was like that.

Rather, I feel like it's closer to the expression ”golden bondage.

What's the matter with you?　You're going to hit me. Then you'll have to get close to me first. And even that will be difficult to do in front of me.

And then, looking down at you with an easygoing attitude.

You're not the only one. .......

”Hey, Amanes. What the hell was that?　Is it his ability or something?

Then I questioned Amanes, who would know him better than anyone else in the room.

”I don't know!

And clearly affirm that .

Ah, yes, I know.

But at least I've never seen or heard of an imperial hero having such abilities ......

A slight cold sweat is on Amarnes' face as he says this.

I see...is this an ability unknown to the same seven heroes?

This is probably his trump card, but you can't get close to him without breaking it.

There's no need to get close to him, Cultivator.

You see Amarnes put his hand on the ground and begin to create countless armor around it.

That's it!　Here's the advantage if you keep your distance!

Hmmm, wrong tactic!　Imperial hero!

Just as I thought.

With a sound like breaking glass, the weapons just before they were created from the ground, centering on Amanes, shattered one by one.

?　Idiot?

That's not only shocking to Amarnes, it's shocking to us too.

What the hell was that?

There is no indication that the emperor has done anything.

Nevertheless, it looks as if Amanes' weapon has shattered on its own: ......?

”Let me tell you something, Amanes. Your generative powers are useless in front of me. If you want to hurt me, you can walk directly up to me and raise your fists.

The emperor said that and provoked him.

We've been playing with his abilities so far, like he's playing with us.

d*mn it, no, calm down.

I slowly take a deep breath on the spot.

I don't have special powers or the ability to fight like Amarnes and Hel and the others.

But there's something I can do.

I have all the information I learned on earth, from manga, anime, novels, and all sorts of other miscellaneous things I learned on earth, as I taught Hel in various kitchen settings.

It's the same as it always has been.

There's only one thing I can do: pull a few tricks.

The cooking duel with Fitis, the cooking duel with Kasarina, and the cooking competition at the castle were all won by tricks pulled from that seemingly useless knowledge.

If entanglement is my weapon, I'll be able to see through the trickery of my opponent!

I observe the imperial hero's movements once more.

Helu, who is standing next to me, smiles at me as she realizes this.

”Brother, I'll give you an opening for him, so you can expose his ability and shoot him in the face.

Then Helu said and ran out.

She instantly closed the distance between her and the emperor, and when she was only a few meters away from the emperor, she took a leap with her trembling legs to enter his bosom at once and stepped wide.

?

The slightest shock.

That uncomfortable feeling runs through my body.

At the same time, Hel's body seems to be pinned to the ground, unable to move a single step, and the emperor's sword is released again, the shock wave blowing Hel's body to where I am.

”Kyah!