Chapter 162-The Evil Dragon who also defeated The Demon King
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“TRANSLATOR: Anargya”
“EDITOR: GhostApe”
The first thing that broke the silence was the deafening sound of the thunderstorm.
The thunderstorm that is covering the entire capital is filled with lightning shining inside it, with its magical power that could be released at any moment.
「No more taking it easy! I will genuinely challenge you with all my strength! Now is the time to continue the decisive battle we had before!」
It is an attack that I don’t know if Rēko could defend against it or not.
The target of all the lightning that is about to fall—Enka, is spreading her hands toward the sky.
「You are way too noisy about the whole rematch for revenge though… and I’m pretty sure the winner is decided already. You are much stronger than I am you know, Thunder Armor Ragan.」
Along with Enka’s muttering, red lights erupted from the surface of the earth. The light, which is sparkling like a flame, instantly burns down the groups of shadow monsters that are attacking the city.
However, the only thing that is burned by that light is the monsters.
The normal people and houses were unharmed, it’s only the harmful things that got burned off.
「I’m very desperate right now, you know? I’m not some kind of easy-going idiot like you.」
How many seconds are left I wonder? It should be at least three seconds already.
When I think about that, they clashed for the last time.
The silver lightning raining down from heaven and the red-hot flame rising from the ground mixed together and filled the skies above the capital, exploding wherever the two collided, sparkling like an aurora.
「Good! This is the duel I wanted!」
A sound like glass breaking was heard along with a joyful voice.
Those large amounts of magical power collided and offset each other as they shattered into particles of light, scattering all over the skies like stardust.
Yoro-san, who is holding his fist, flies while cutting through the stardust.
「Come, Enka! Let’s settle this!」
However, Enka, who Yoro-san’s fist is targeting, isn’t assuming any fighting stance or posture at all. Did she run out of time already? Or did she suffer serious damage from the previous magical shootout?
「…Geez, it’s really annoying and troublesome when you say those kinds of things. This——」
Enka, who looked like she was standing still, evaded Yoro-san’s fist by a hair’s breadth right before it hit her cheeks.
A quick and minimal movement.
Then, at high speed, she hit Yoro-san’s chest as if her fist was sucked into it. With my sense of time stretched by an extreme amount of tension, I somehow managed to capture the single moment where everything is settled.
「Idiot bastard.」
A ray of flame emitted from the fist and pierced Yoro-san’s chest.
The ray of light that went through Yoro-san did not stop, it pierced straight into the sky, instantly scattering the thunderstorm that covered the capital, repainting it into a blue sky.
Five seconds have definitely passed.
And, the one who is still standing after the last clash is—
「Impressive. There is nothing to say otherwise.」
Even though there is a literal hole in Yoro-san’s chest, he is still standing in the air calmly.
On the other hand, Enka’s shoulder is moving up and down in exhaustion and she is barely flying.
「Shaddup, don’t praise your opponent in the middle of the fight.」
「No. The fight is already over.」
「Ah, is that so.」
Then, an unexpected situation happened.
Yoro-san suddenly fell down from the sky as if gravity was real again.
「Yo-Yoro-san!」
For some reason or another, I reflexively flew toward Yoro-san.
Holding Yoro-san’s body; which was quite heavy, with my front legs, I flapped my wings so that we could land slowly—
*Pon*
「Eh?」
Apparently, the magical power that was given to me ran out. When I tried to descend slowly to the ground, the wings on my back disappeared.
「Ngyaaaaaa——!?」
My follow-up was too late due to the sudden fall. I transformed my black claws into cushion,
And with free fall momentum, we fell into the ground, crushing the stone pavement.
However, I was unharmed.
This is because Yoro-san landed firmly on his two feet.
「Yoro-san?」
「Sorry, Dragon. And rest assured. This match, it’s my loss—」
「It’s your win, you know. Thunder Armor—no. It’s Yoro right now, huh?」
While flying like she is fully wounded, Enka came to the ground following us.
「What are you saying. We settled it at the previous clash.」
「If it’s a fair and square match. I noticed it when I was hit by your magic power a bit ago. You bastard, aren’t you already exhausted from the start.」
Exhausted?
Enka continued her words, while breathing heavily as her shoulders went up and down, without even waiting for my understanding to catch up.
「Until I burn it all down, there are a lot of monsters all over the place. But, I already know something is strange from the beginning. Even though such an catastrophe happened all over the country, I knew as a God that no one died.」
「Isn’t that because the people of the church and the holy beasts worked hard?」
「That’s just the capital’s case. And especially because the holy beasts gathered here due to the attempted parade by your little kid. The other cities were almost undefended. But not even a single person died. And that’s why I noticed.」
Enka pointed at Yoro-san as if she was going to scold him. Then, she pointed her fingers at the sky.
「Thunderclouds spread all over the country a while ago, right? That reminds me, Yoro. Are you fighting against me while killing monsters elsewhere? Shooting hundreds of shots in parallel? Or maybe thousands?」
「Wa-Wait a minute! Then, does that mean Yoro-san is protecting the people from the monsters outbreak……?」
「Don’t get me wrong.」
Yoro-san folded his arms as if closing the hole on his chest.
「I’ve said it many times already. The source of a God’s magical power is the people. If they are harmed, you won’t be able to duel in perfect condition. It is not my intention to commit such stupidity.」
「And for that reason, you exhausted yourself to the point that not a single shadow is seen.」
「I don’t mind if I am weakened. It is just a matter of covering it with spirit. But, I can’t stand it at all if the other party is weakened. It’s my personal taste, so it can’t be helped.」
Enka and Yoro-san both snorted. I laughed a little at that.
「——Looks like you have opened your eyes. Oh Enka.」
Yoro-san looked at the Cardinal, who was rushing here from the cathedral.
「This place is your country. What are you thinking, doing such a foolish thing. No matter how heavy you are, they should have clenched their teeth and carried you on their backs. That is their duty as a worshipper.」
「……Yeah. It’s my bad. You took care of me.」
「Umu. That is why it’s my loss this time. And because I lost, I will look for a chance to challenge you into a rematch again. It will be as soon as possible, so look forward to it.」
Then, Yoro-san removed his cloak.
It is the cloak that flew Rēko somewhere.
「Ah, that’s right Yoro-san. What about Rēko?」
「I give you my thanks, Dragon.」
Yoro-san started talking, ignoring the question I had.
「I was thinking that I probably wouldn’t be able to make Enka open her eyes, but…thanks to you, I managed to do it. The struggle you did in front of me was wonderful. I can count the number of people who confronted me without any hesitation with one hand. It was impressive and gallant of you.」
「Th-That is too much for me to buy, you know. Honestly, I was just insanely timid, so I just ran around in order to buy time…… I’m far weaker than any people who have fought against you.」
「Ahh, it’s true that you are just as weak as an ant compared to the warriors who have fought against me.」
I thought I was being complimented, but I was taken aback by the sudden cheerful reverse wording. But soon, Yoro-san laughed.
「And that is why I am praising you. It is easy for me to rely on my strength in order to wield courage, but… A person who can put out courage without power, no one can do it unless he is a truly strong person.」
Saying that, Yoro-san handed me his cloak.
「That Rēko who was with you—she is fighting the masked demon right now.」
「Th-The fake kin!?」
「Yeah. So that she can’t try to stop me when I’m trying to open Enka’s eyes, I used that guy to confine her for a while. However, your kid will have a hard time winning against him. That’s why you should go save her.」
「Me, saving Rēko……? But Yoro-san, I am much more weak than her.」
Yoro-san put his palm on my head.
「That girl has power, but she is weak. And you,—who certainly have no power—are definitely strong. Even if no one else admits to that, this I guarantee it. If you join, that masked demon won’t be a hard opponent.」
And as if he had finally run out of energy, Yoro-san dropped to one knee. And when you look at him, there is blood flowing from the edge of his mouth.
「Yoro-san!」
「It’s about time for me to reach my limits……but don’t worry. I will resurrect no matter what. Come to think of it Dragon, maybe I’ll make you my target of revenge this time.」
「Err, I would like to refrain from that.」
「Haha. It is just a joke.」
Yoro-san’s body is gradually fading. The same was true with the cloak that came with his armor. Yoro-san shook his cloak as if urging me.
「Well then, go defeat that masked bastard already. Dragon—no」
Yoro-san’s helmet shook a little as he laughed.
「Rēvendia. The Evil Dragon who defeated the Demon King. 」
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