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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 520 Part 2

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 520: An Orchestra Just For You PART 2 Part 2

A machine ax spear flies in an arch and hits Wezaemon hard to the face, digging deep into his cheek and scoring a critical hit while it was at it! Now, it was not as flashy of an attack as the boss’, but personally I think that it looked quite nice and it managed to get the job done. What’s more, that ought to have dealt a decent amount of damage! How about that, you mechanical samurai fuck!?

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Now, just how much time must have passed since I thought that boastful thought? At some point in time I no longer even bothered to count.

「H—How long!? How long is this going to last!? Why won’t you die already……!?」

That’s weird. Could it be that its resistance to physical attacks had been enhanced? That’s disturbing. For some strange reason, I thought that if Siegwurm, the Heavenly Emperor were to appear here right now, those two would have been a pretty equal match to one another. But nevermind that, I am sure that as the fight progresses and Wezaemon’s forms change, it should start to gradually lose its HP!

「Kuh, don’t you dare to underestimate me, you little shit!」

I have done things like that before, back when I was stranded on that deserted island! So if you think that I can’t fight a freaking war of attrition, then you have another thing coming! I can do this shit all night if need be! Well, I might not be able to fight all night RIGHT NOW because of school and such, but…… Yeah, I can do it! However, there is another matter to consider here. Wezaemon surely won’t be the only opponent here. There are bound to be some more, so I need to come up with a solution quickly, so as to not waste too much time here.

Let’s think about our current situation from a broader perspective here. This is not a Gravekeeper Weathermon fight. This is the fight against the Orchestra. And it is not clear that Orchestra must have a gimmick to it. Now I only need to discover how exactly that thing works and how to disable it. So let’s try to focus on actually evading the attacks for now and think about a proper solution.

Orchestra’s ability as a Unique Monster is most probably the “Reproduction of the Story” …… The ability that summons some of the powerful enemies that the player has fought so far. So in a sense, this is just like a bard singing praises to the brave achievements of a hero. However, it doesn’t seem that you can simply defeat those recollections, and it doesn’t seem that there is a time limit to it as well. I counted it when I could afford it, but the song that this “Diva” was singing…… Or rather, the Orchestra’s performance itself has already done about four loops and was about to begin the fifth. In other words, if you do not meet some conditions, you will end up fighting forever. Realizing that I evade the Thundercloud’s reach and use Utsurou Mikagami to reposition myself.

As I have already realized many times before, the world of ShangriLa Frontier puts a strong emphasis on the matter of setting. And sometimes the setting can be prioritized even more than a game balance would be. …… Or rather, the game balance is formed by the setting alone. In other words, what is important here is to consider the Orchestra from the setting side. In that respect, the Library may have the means to create the best solutions as far as ShangriLa Frontier Strategies are concerned.

「The Orchestra…… Sings praises of the Hero’s efforts!」

Heroic epics recall the events of the heroic deed that the Heroes committed! Then, how exactly am I supposed to link that information with my current situation!? Epic of a Hero, achievements, what the Hero had done…… What have I done?

「Ooohhh…… Now I see!」

Alright, now this is some food for thought! Time to do my best to create a free space in the brain that is working on full throttle for a while now! Use that free space to recall the memories! Let’s see. At that time…… I can only remember how frantic it was to dodge all of his attacks, but nothing more than that!? Not good, let’s think some more! Try to remember!

「–––––– THE GRAVEKEEPER’S FOCUS WAVERS BECAUSE OF HIS LOST LOVE…… THE HERO DOES NOT STOP KEEPING HIS EYES ON THE BLADE……」

「Yes! That’s it! Now I remember!」

I initially thought it was just a random BGM, but the voice in which the “Diva” sang…… the lyrics that were telling the story…… Aha!

If that’s the case, then…… No. No weapons, no skills, in this environment it would be a scenario that is impossible to reproduce perfectly! No, wait a moment! It’s not expected of you to come in here with the same kind of equipment that you had on you before, or maybe…… the equipment back from the Old World!

「Alright, let’s do this! Let us reproduce the climax of that story!!!」

「“SEITEN TAISEI!!!”」

Here it comes! Gravekeeper Wethermon’s last trump card! Seiten Taisei, the Recast Cancel, the Immediate Death Strike. But that’s not important here! What’s important is that the last strike in this skill will……

Then it starts to rain thunder. And the arm runs through the clouds in order to get me. If you jump, the flames will fall, and if you try to escape from the smoke, you would need both godly speed and a skill with a sword. When I think about it now, even though it was strengthened with a balance, I often dealt with situations similar to that one. It’s just that my level was not limited to fifty.

However, for me now, it’s just an attack that I can’t afford to get hit by. So I must be careful at all times. And the end of the problem…… Weathermon’s ultimate blow, if you can’t avoid it, the blade will be damaged and his body will be easily cut off by its own “Tensei” … What was I doing at that time? Although I failed the recovery potion gacha twice, we managed to reach that time. Oh yes, so I was doing something like that……!

「Secret Deadly Art “Formless Blade Without Substance……!!!”」

The blade passes through the stomach area with a crisp sound, a clear and efficient way to commit seppuku that you would have developed naturally if you were playing Bakumatsu Online for a prolonged period of time. According to the judgment of the system, only 1 HP should remain on me now……

The aim was the belly of the sword, and at that time I needed two skills, but for me now, the Quantum Gaze should be more than enough to pull it off……!!

「This is the end!!!」

Slash! And the sword of Reproduced Weathermon is thrust into the ground right next to me. It is impossible to reproduce it completely, so why not create a similar situation? It should always be good enough, right?

「–––––– AND THEN THE GRAVEKEEPER WAS FINALLY LAID TO REST…… REUNITED WITH SETSUNA, HIS DEARLY BELOVED……」

The answer proved to be the lyrics of the “Diva”. It was the key according to which I needed to act, and because of that the body of the Gravekeeper Weathermon finally disappeared.

This brings the “Teisei” chapter to a close. But it would not be over. Not yet. Let’s just get ready for another chapter, shall we? …… Bring it on!