V6C140 (2/2)
” … You demon.”
“Demon? That would be you right?”
When she muttered that, shadows grew from the darkness.
“Disciple of the Dark Swordsmith Gilbain, Demon Kannon.”
She announced. That voice was swallowed by the dark mist above them, preventing it from reaching the ears of anybody in the spectator seats. If sounds could get through, the sounds the two of them would hear now would be the booing from the spectators. After all, they could not see the fight.
And, Kannon raised her wariness against Miri who knew about her.
” … How, you not only know about me, you even know about my master, can you tell me how?”
“Let’s see, sure I can tell you.”
Miri muttered that it was just a trifling conversation to herself and said to Kannon.
“After I win.”
After that announcement, dark tentacles extended out from Miri’s back.
Kannon laughed.
“Why would you think Darkness Magic would work against a demon like me ―”
Kannon remarked leisurely but one of those tentacles struck out at her face.
It was her instincts that made her avoid it. Due to Kannon’s, the demon race’s unique skill 「Darkness Absorption」,Darkness Magic of power to a certain extent would be absorbed. So Darkness attacks was something that she would receive head on instead of evading but ―
“Eh.”
It left a wound on Kannon’s cheek. She traced that wound with a finger and verifying the blood on her fingertip, she once again felt terror.
She recognized Miri as a monster able to control Fenrir and manipulate Darkness of the highest purity even greater than that of the demon race.
Then, she realized.
That the opponent she was fighting now was an opponent that she shouldn’t have fought against at all cost.
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“Are you sure you should have done that? Betting everything. You would get scolded.”
In a corner of the hall, Gorsa who was trying to hide asked Norn.
“It’s all right. Because I can’t imagine Miri-chan losing at all. Rather than that, doesn’t Gorsa-san need to go to the venue?”
” … Eh, I’m tired. Of dealing with nobles.”
Gorsa said with a bitter smile.
The customers at the venue were kicking up a fuss. Since the match area and fight was obstructed by darkness, the workers were pressed to find a countermeasure.
To somehow dispel the darkness, there was an employee that picked up a stick to sweep the darkness away but that stick couldn’t even enter the darkness in the first place.
“Who is she? That Miryuu-sama. When I contacted the Adventurer’s Guild, I was told that she was a Darkness Magician. A Darkness Magician at that age alone was already shocking but ―”
” … When did you contact them?”
“Dark Mist is originally magic that only produces a thin veil of mist ― it shouldn’t have the effect of completely blocking vision.”
“Well, it’s Miri-chan after all.”
Norn muttered with a wry grin and scratched her cheek.
(Onii-san also, in the beginning, he was struggling against kobolds but before I knew it, he was stronger than mid-level Adventurers, I was shocked by that growth capacity but I’m convinced if he is Miri-chan’s brother.)
There’s this younger sister because of that brother, or rather, there’s that brother because of this younger sister.
At the same time Norn drew a conclusion in her mind, darkness mist overflowed from the venue.
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As Gorsa and Norn were having their conversation, Miri and Kannon’s fight was reaching its climax.
Miri was creating Darkness Bullets from her shadow while Kannon was flying using the wings that grew from her back in all directions to evade them.
“Miryuu-san right … your strength is certainly a threat but I’ve understood your weakness.”
Kannon no longer called Miri a young lady nor did she look down on her. That’s because to Kannon, Miri was a terrifying opponent.
That’s why, although it was cowardly, what Kannon was aiming for was to deplete Miri’s energy.
Kannon has a skill to see the opponent’s MP. Using that skill, she figured out Miri’s weakness.
Since that was the case, she invested all her attention into avoiding the attacks.
That was Kannon’s strategy.
Even though the light was being obstructed, as a demon born in darkness, there was no difference at all.
“Of course, I did not forget about you.”
Avoiding the large claw that silently came slashing down from behind her, she put her back against the Dark Mist created by Miri.
That was Kannon’s greatest error.
“Eh?”
A pitch black arm appeared from the Dark Mist and grabbed Kannon’s body.
“No way … for the Dark Mist to form substance and move ― I only know a single person who can do something like that ― ”
Kannon’s mouth was blocked by the Dark Mist hand.
Then ― a large Darkness Ball that can be said to be the image of insanity formed on her palm.
(No way, she shouldn’t have any more MP remaining to use such a magic.)
According to Kannon’s MP Grasp skill, Miri’s remaining MP was 2. She should be just barely standing and shouldn’t be able to use any more magic.
Despite that ―
“I won’t deny that I don’t have much MP remaining. Even so ―”
And, Miri released her skill.
【Status Forgery]
The ability to forge the status that can be seen by others.
After dispelling that, Miri’s MP was currently 110.
Then, the number increased to 121.
“Fortunately, I have MP recovery means.”
The Darkness Ball released from Miri’s hands mercilessly robbed Kannon’s consciousness.
Then, the Darkness Mist dispersed ― and there wasn’t anybody standing.
Apart from Gorsa and Norn as well as Miri.
The Darkness Mist completely robbed all the spectators’ consciousness.
For the sake of using the MP absorption skill to recover MP.
The collapsed referee who couldn’t move ― muttered softly.
” … Winner … Miryuu.”
It was an announcement that showed his professionalism but unfortunately, it didn’t reach any of the fainted spectators and could only be heard by Miri.
” … Well then, shall I start cleaning up.”
Gorsa muttered with a smile while holding his head.