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Chapter 125 Part 2

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Translator: Jiro Editor: Ryunakama

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「Amazing!! Soara, what was that?!!」

「Both of my arms are replaceable parts that have various functions.」

「Are you gonna be fine now that you lost it…?」

「There’s a spare one in the laboratory so as long as I attach that one there won’t be any problems.」 said Soara.

 

I looked at her as she was gazing at the laboratory up stairs and remembered the suspicious silhouette that I saw before.

I don’t feel anything now though… Did he go somewhere I wonder? Or could I have really just been mistaken?

 

「Hey, Zeph-chi. Isn’t it time we go back? After the fight just now, we’re almost all out of regeneration medicine.」 said Lydia.

「You’re right… Silverie how many do you have left?」

「Five or six. I guess it’s about time I replenish as well.」 said Silverie as she showed me the inside of her cloak.

 

Usually it would have a large number of regeneration medicines, but currently it was almost completely empty.

I guess she ended up drinking most of it in the last fight. It was a pretty tough battle after all.

 

「Let’s go back to the inn! Silverie-san and Soara, you come as well!!」

「M-Me…?」

「Is that really fine…?」

「Yea, we’d love to have both of you!!」 said Milly as she held both of their hands and laughed.

 

Silverie looked perplexed, however it somehow felt like she was glad. On the other hand, Soara had no reaction.

 

「I appreciate your feelings but…」

「Eh! You won’t come?」

「As Silverie-sama said before, there is no guarantee that I won’t turn into a monster when I go out into the city. There’s the possibility that I might cause harm to all of you.」

 

Even though she was supposed to have no emotions, Soara looked somewhat sad. After seeing that Milly kept looking at me as if she wanted to say something.

… Good grief, guess I have no choice.

While scratching my head I looked at Soara from the front.

 

「Soara, we don’t mind so just come with us.」

「But.」

「If you begin to turn into a monster we’ll immediately destroy you. Shirushu and Silverie are sensitive to the smell of monsters you see. So if any change occurs they’ll immediately find out.」 saying that I signalled Shirushu with my eyes, to which she promptly nodded.

「I-I’ll do my best!!」 said Shirushu

「… Tsch.」

 

Silverie looked somewhat annoyed, however it didn’t seem like she planned on stopping Soara from coming with us anymore.

Soara looked at everyone and said in a soft voice.

 

「W-Will I really be of use…?」

「Of course.」 I replied.

「Zeph-sama!」

 

I put my hand on top of Soara’s head. At that moment a rumbling noise was heard.

The door from which Apocrypha had come out earlier shattered.

 

「I-It can’t be, is it the same one as before?」

「No, it seems to be something different.」

 

As the shattered door fell to the ground a curtain of dust rose up.

With a rattling noise, akin to that of scraping the ground, a single enormous ship appeared from the back of the door.

 

「… A ship?」

 

A huge wheel was attached at the ship’s hull.

That must be a land ship.

It was a type of weapon that was used in the olden days during siege battles, however it was abolished when magic became mainstream.

Still, this is a monster that I haven’t seen before. Although, considering this is uncharted territory it’s not strange to see a new monster.

 

「Zeph-san… That ship isn’t a monster…!」

「What did you say?」

 

I was shocked by what Shirushu said just now.

 

「It doesn’t smell like a monster! It gives off the smell of metal and oil, just like Soara-san… It must be an automaton!」

「Wait, from inside of it I can feel the slight presence of a monster.」 said Silverie as Kuro, who was wrapped around her arm, stared at the ship with menace.

 

Which one is it?!

The answer to that question was revealed just after that.

The ship stopped and on top of it a silhouette appeared.

 

「Kukuku!! Magicians, you did well to come here! I welcome you.」

 

The person that came out was a pale old man with an abnormally large head.

Shirushu pointed at the old man as her tail waved back and forth.

 

「I-It’s him!! That person smells like a monster!!」

「… Black Zero.」

 

Without any warning Silverie fired off a Black Zero.

And at almost the exact same time I cast Time Square.

I proceeded to cast Red Sphere and Blue Sphere while time was stopped.

――Double Spell Synthesis Burst Sphere

Immediately after the blades of black wind brushed against the old man’s head, Burst Sphere created a huge explosion.

 

「Tsch, I missed.」

「Me too. He’s way too hard so it’s hard to air.」

 

And I even used the wide-ranged Burst Sphere. Yet, I still felt no response.

With scornful eyes, Milly looked at me and Silverie that had just now promptly cast our spells.

 

「Y-You demons…」

「The first one to strike wins.」

「She’s right Milly.」

 

We didn’t have enough strength left due to our battle against Apocrypha just now. We had to defeat the new enemy in the most efficient way possible.

 

「How despicable! You bastards, do you know no shame!! Good grief, you magicians are all the same…」

 

The old man’s voice could be heard coming from the top of the ship.

However, his silhouette couldn’t be seen.

Damn, and here I thought I’d let him have it next time I saw him… If we attack that ship, even if we do end up hitting it, it will just be a waste of magic power.

 

「… Still, that monster sure has a foul mouth.」

「Judging by his looks, he’s just like a human.」

 

It wasn’t that unusual to find monsters that could speak human language. However, this was the first time I had seen a monster that looked so identical to a human.

While I was lost in thought, Soara stood behind me in shock.

 

「Professor…!」

「Is he an acquaintance of your Soara?」

 「He looks a bit different, but I’m sure that’s the professor that made me.」

 

It seemed like the old man was the one who had created Soara.

When a human dies within a Dungeon they either return to the earth or turn into a monster due to swelling Mana.

The Zombies and the Squids were such cases. Squids are typically intelligent as they are, and can even speak the human language, although it sounds a bit broken.

The professor that made Soara must be quite smart I presume. That’s why he still has his memories of before turning into a monster… I think I’ve seen something similar before.

 

「You bastards! I won’t forgive you for making a fool out of me! I’ll capture all of you and use you as material for my experiments!」

「… That unyielding character… It’s definitely him.」 said Soara with a shocked expression.

 

It seems like there’s no mistaking it.

 

「… I’ll let you taste the full power of the Battleship of Slaughter Volganon… Kukuku!!」 Dr. Gepard’s voice faded out as entered the ship, leaving behind only his parting threats.

 

So that thing’s called the Battleship of Slaughter Volganon huh. His naming is akin to that of a child. And considering his unyielding nature as well, he really is just like a child. However, many of the so-called geniuses fall into that type. Although their character might be that of a child, they are still able to cross the world with their capabilities alone. … We must not let our guards down.

 

「I-It moved?!!」

 

Volganon’s wheel spun and it headed towards us.

At the sight of that towering castle-like automaton everyone backed off involuntarily.

 

「… Die you pieces of trash!」

 

As soon as Gepard’s voice was heard, something was fired off of Volganon.

A number of white smoke streaks flew at us.

They were the same as the thing that Soara had fired off a bit ago.

The scale of the explosion that had destroyed the door on the ground just now flashed back in my mind.

 

「… This is bad.」

「I’ll block it with my shield. Get behind me!!」

 

Claude raised her shield and everyone got behind her.

There was no way for her to block it. However, it was a good idea for her to gather us in the same spot.

I embraced everyone and cast teleport, teleporting everyone next to the wall.

As the white smoke landed a big explosion occurred and the area quickly became a sea of fire.

What tremendous power. We won’t get out unscathed if we get hit by that.

 

「So you wanna go huh!! Blue Gale!!」

 

In return Milly turned towards Volganon and cast Blue Gale.

However, even the water tornado couldn’t break through Volganon’s armor. Without batting an eye the enemy continued coming towards us.

 

「――, ――, … Black Zero.」

 

With a quick chant, Silverie cast Black Zero.

The spear made out of black wind landed directly on Volganon, but even that was easily repelled.

Blue Gale aside, even Black Zero, which had high penetrating power, couldn’t leave a single scratch…

What toughness.

 

「Kuku!! I’ve researched all about you, you damn magicians! Your measly spells won’t work on this Battleship of Slaughter!!」

「―― In that case how about this?」

 

I didn’t want to use it, but this is an emergency.

I cast Summon Servant and called forth Divine Sword Ainbelle.

A dazzling light appeared and the golden sword appeared in my hand.

「Gramps what is it?」

「We’re facing a tough opponent. So I’ll be using Spell Synthesis.」

「Whoaaa, it really is huge.」

 

This is no time to be impressed Ain.

Since Black Zero doesn’t work I cannot expect even the Fourfold Spell Synthesis to have an effect.

It’s not like I have much choice here either, so I’ll have to use the big guns…!

I cast Time Square and charged Divine Sword Ainbelle with Red Ball and Blue Ball.

I held Divine Sword Ainbelle, which was now covered in red and blue, and ran.

 

「I’m getting close, support me!」

「Zeph-sama!!」 yelled out Soara in an attempt to stop me, however I had no choice but to go.

 

When using this, the farther the opponent is, the weaker its impact. I have no choice but to get close if I want to defeat him.

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