Episode 51.9 (2/2)
There was no joy on Lecan's face even though he just beat three powerful foes.
Lecan has imposed a certain rule on himself. A rule that states he will only use <Genesiac Grace Gear> against adversaries he cannot beat through his own strength during dungeon expeditions.
<Genesiac Grace Gear> are powerful. Too powerful. They shouldn't be used often.
He had to fully rely on <Ring of Undying King> during his fight on the last floor of Dungeon Tsubolt. There was no joy in that battle. He aimed for the deepest part out of a sense of duty, beating enemies like it was his job to.
Lecan doesn't want to experience such a fight ever again. Hence using <Genesiac Grace Gear> is akin to him saying 'I cannot win against you without this.' a belief he strongly holds now.
And he used two of those <Genesiac Grace Gear>. This was no fight. It was a removal of obstacles for the sake of getting out of the dungeon asap.
Lecan walked out of the mirror door, going back to the hall.
Everyone present including Duo Bahn and all the knights looked at Lecan with astonished looks.
Which surely would turn into admiration.
Ill humored of such, Lecan had a sour look on his face.
However, Eda had a blooming smile as she saw Lecan. Lecan's expression softened after he saw that.
”I beat the Three Giants. Eda. We're leaving the dungeon right away.”
”Un.”
He took Eda back into Three Giants' room, and hurried back to the exit in the back.
Red Sand Dune spread before their eyes beyond the door.
Lecan joined hands with Eda and recited spells.
”<Floor><Warp>.”
The dungeon's Ground Floor was dim.
He ran toward the exit. The sense of restlessness wouldn't cease.
The wind is blowing outside. Mixed with powdery snow.
You can see the whole of Yufonia as well as a parting sea of clouds below.
The Northern Tower situated in the northern edge of Yufonia at the boundary with Mt Ron was tiny but caught clearly in Lecan's vision. His extraordinary vision clearly saw it. How the upper half of Northern Tower was crumbling, with smoke rising from it.
(Smoke?)
(The Northern Tower, crumbling?)
Duo Bahn who was behind Lecan before anyone realized whispered in suppressed rage.
”Those bastards! They went... and shot Ritual Magic at Northern Tower!”
Lecan inhaled greatly. He made his decision to do what he has to do in that moment.
He took two of his self-made mana restorative pills, and chewed one. And then the other one.
Rage filled his entire body. His abdomen is fiery hot. Like it's blazing up.
The world is painted red. Everything in his vision is red. That is because Lecan's right eye has been dyed crimson in blood.
He spread his arms up high and recited a spell.
”<Float>.”
Lecan's body floated up high into the sky.
His overcoat flapped uncontrollably from the winds.
A strong gust blowing from behind pushed Lecan forward. Lecan's body fluttered in the air, way high above the mountain slope.
Lecan converged his mana while allowing the mountain wind carried him. Converged, converged, converged, and converged even further.
Then he recited a spell unto the heightened convergence of mana.
”<Wind>!”
A blast blew off, hurling Lecan's body ahead as he flew in the blue sky.
”<Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>!”
He cast <Gust> magic in rapid succession, propelling his body forward.
He's never flown this high.
He's never flown this far.
He's never flown this fast.
Lecan continued to cast <Gust> while desperately controlling his direction.
”<Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>!”
(I see now.)
(The reason I trained flying in Dungeon Tsubolt stairways.)
(All while suffering griveous wounds many times.)
(Even I wondered why did I go to such length.)
(It was all for this moment.)
Lecan glided down at high speed toward the Northern Tower.
<Overking Bear Overcoat> flapped violently in the winds, getting torn off. It hadn't been restored enough from the damage it suffered in the dungeon, and this would be the final nail in the coffin.
Once the ground was in sight, Lecan cast <Gust> in the opposite direction to decelerate.
”<Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>! <Wind>!”
And yet his falling speed wouldn't slow down. Lecan took out <Wand of Cordysie> as he endured the wind pressure. The one loaded with anti-physical barrier.
”<Barrier (Ogdim)>!”
Lecan's body crashed into the ground, producing a loud booming sound.