Hakai Me no Yuuri - Chapter 107
Author: Kaburagi Haruka
Translator: s.h.i.+roiKaze/Soyokaze Translations
5th Act, Chapter 107: Trump Card
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Authors Note: Continuation of chapter 104. The whole story is in Levys perspective.
A [Light Arrow] is launched by the lich.
The flamin shot flew in a direct course toward its target Which was, in fact, the very one who activated the spell.
“What?!”
The spell, filled with enough power for certain death, was just barely dodged by the lich.
Seein that, all I could do was grin happily. Well, there was just a smidge of resentment in the grin too, I suppose.
Takin that moment, I searched my pouch and pulled out a pill.
“What just?”
Even while doubts were creepin up in his head, he tried to inflict attacks on my defenseless self. [Flame Bolts] and [Light Arrows] were deployed continuously.
Those spells were decoded by “Peerless” one by one for me.
And in dealin with those, I also activated a spellsuccess.
“Nuoh!”
All the spells deployed by the lich either vanished, or were sent clear toward the day after tomorrow.
Success again. Gotta thank Yuuri for helpin me with my trainin.
“This This is your doing!”
“Sure is.”
“Impossible Interfering with spell formulas while they are being deployed Its inconceivable!”
“Well, ya would think so normally.”
Without takin my “sight” off him, I toss the pill from my hand into my mouth.
This “technique” aint forgiving for even the slightest blink.
“But ya see, “Peerless”1 makes it possible.”
A gift to understand any kind of spell formula, hold apt.i.tude for any kind of spell, and even optimize growth an magic methods.
Used normally, itd be more powerful to put it to work in the orthodox way, like Yuuri.
Sure would be, but there was the possibility I was gonna have to turn someone raised on that gift into an enemy.
Which is why I thought up this “specialization against magicians” fightin style.
“Didnt think Id actually get a chance to use it until after yall beat us black n blue though, yknow?”
“”Peerless” you say Such crude spell formulas while holding that gift Are you saying Ive been tricked?”
Its a skeleton face, so I cant really tell, but I think hes lookin all surprised?
“Naw, naw, my spells really are crude, ysee? Its just that I aint really usin the gift all proper-like at all.”
A magic circle has to be deployed before any kinda spell is activated. That things basically the spells blueprint.
The amount of magic power, the spells attributes, purpose of it, target, number, distance, shape, range All of the effects n specifications are set in there.
So what if it were interfered with by addin a little somethin to the spell?
Just by changin the target from the opponent to the caster we get the change of trajectory from earlier.
If the magnification number were changed to zero, then nothin would appear.
a.s.sumin I wanted the spell rendered invalid in the first place, then just by destroyin the circle, nothin would even activate.
Magic circles are the kinda thing that can be customized normally anyway.
If it were a caster without any strength in application, then theyd be compinsatin by lookin over all kinds of modified circles.
I aint particularly skillful myself, but “Peerless” compensates that part for me.
Alls I gotta do is rewrite the deployed spell before it activates.
Where should I be tamperin with it?
Where should I rewrite to break it?
Naturally it dont take even a second for the deployment, so normally ya wouldnt be able to get a good look at it.
But if ya got “Peerless Magic,” then that becomes possible.
“Impossible Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! Something like that?! It is “Peerless Magic”! A coveted gift pertaining to of all types of magic apt.i.tudes! It is truly a gift from G.o.d! And you would use it only for fighting against magicians?!”
“Yeah, Im sure a magician like you would be pretty mad about me usin it like this, huh. Gotta say I feel the same way”
The pill I crunched onthe “Elixer”showed its effects, an my cut-off right arm regenerated.
In the time it takes to blink, as if a clip was playin in reverse, the bones, muscle, and skin grew and got restored.
“Uhwaa, my skins all super smooth-like”
“Pretty mad? That would make sense Among magicians, any would feel envious, jealous, and fall into insanity over that gift after all.”
“Naw, wait, that aint what Im tryin to say. Its about this “technique” I was thinkin Id be usin it on Yuuri.”
As my trump card against her.
I already knew bout the Demon Lord before this. Knew that any normal magic wouldnt do a dang thing.
I knew bout Yuuri too. That she went through somethin terrible, but still stood back up to become a master magician.
Some o the responsibility for that unmistakably belongs to me.
Spells aint gonna pa.s.s against the Demon Lord. And I mighta had to face off against a master magician.
Thats why this here “technique” was created.
“This techniques for usin against Yuuri. What Im sayin is, me havin to use this against you is like admittin youre a caster on the same level as she is.”
Thats why I was hesitant to use it.
An outstandin girl who faced somethin like that, and still didnt waiver.
Comparin her to this worst-o-the-worst b.a.s.t.a.r.d That complement To say this garbage
“Stands at the same level? Thats d.a.m.n absurd.”
Sayin that, I pick up Hydra.
One of my favorite swords in hand, I grinned Naw, smirked, with a fierce smile.
Like a beast huntin its prey.
“s.h.i.+t d.a.m.n you What a thing to do What an utter waste If I had that gift This is inexcusable!”
“Yer real colors are showin!”
I charge in elliptically.
Reason I didnt run straight in was so I could pick up “Cthugha” long the way.
Skimmin across the ground with [Flight], without takin my eyes off him, I recovered the magic sword.
With both swords again in hand, I plunged in next to the lich in a single breath.
Losin his head and his composure in anger, the lichs response was late.
“Eat thiiis!”
“Curse yoooou!”
The extreme acceleration from [Flight] and [Telekinesis] greatly increased the force o the weapons.
Cthughas flamin blade is a huge weak point for an undead lich.
I drove that blade into the joint of his left arm!
“Guooooo?!”
Surprisinly, while the lichs left arm was flyin, he swung his right arm round and hit me.
“That aint how a magician attacks!”
Well, Yuuri does a lot of un-magician-ly things too though.
My light body couldnt ward off the blow, an a lot of distance opened up between us.
“Inexcusable Why has G.o.d granted such talent to a fool like you? No Of course As far as G.o.ds go, I will”
The lich grumbled and muttered all incoherently.
“Uwah, total creep-out”
“Silence! As I thought, the current G.o.d cannot be left alone! Now that its come to this, I will have his majesty climb to the rank of “G.o.d” by any means possible!”
“That moron, a G.o.d? Now thats impossible!”
Dive in.
Deploy.
Obstruct.
Slice.
The slas.h.i.+n and magic continued.
Take distance, close the distance, swing the blades, defend, activate, interfere.
All kinds o tactics are tried, and magic used, and it gets blocked.
“And why are yall takin orders from that numb-skull anyhow?!”
“You know nothing of it. In our barbaric region, power is everything! Following that simple truth to its conclusion, it is precisely because there are none stronger than his highness!”
“He aint nothin but hollow inside though!”
“As I said, that is the extent of our truth!”
While tradin swords and magic, I hit him with basically disparagin questions.
I wanted to know Why a caster this powerful would follow that shallow idiot.
“Any G.o.d that would grant a fool like you The talent of “Peerless” Is not worth my belief!”
“Kuh?!”
He musta decided magic wouldnt work; the lich started blindly swingin his left arm around to attack me.
I was late in dealin with the sudden change in attack method, and got pushed away to magic distance again.
Thats when the World Tree faintly started to glow.
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“Ku, hahahahaha! FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Finally! Finally his majesty has become “Immortal”!”
” Ya dont know that. Could be my companions that picked it.”
“Now that is impossible. How would they stop his majesty? Could they possibly stop that avatar of tyranny?!”
Did we not make it in time?
If thats the case Its all too quiet.
“Now that it has happened, we shall defeat G.o.d. We will topple the G.o.d tree known as the World Tree, and steal that source of faith away by its roots!”
“Well I aint particularly opposed to that part, but yknow”
“After that, his now “Unaging,” and “Immortal” majesty will be uplifted to the position of G.o.d, and correct this misguided world”
“Thats the part that aint gonna fly!”
“That G.o.d who did not grant me “Talent” should perish for all I care!”
Hes gone completely nuts Probably got some kinda past as a caster where he hit a wall that he just couldnt get beyond.
By nature, the stupidly huge tree known as the World Tree gathers faith from its splendor and healin powers. Even now its enshrined as this worlds G.o.d.
The World Tree itself didnt actually actively do anythin.
Can it be wors.h.i.+ped as a G.o.d, and just how much faith can it gather up? Those could be called the very first steps for a G.o.d.
“Where ya gonna find morons whod believe in that moron!”
“There are more than enough rotting away in the barbaric region.”
“Only thing rottin is yer head!”
There aint actually any rotten flesh on him though.
I closed the distance again. I broke the [Flame Bolt] spell keepin me in check.
Dropped in close, and used Hydra to mow down his body. He held that attack back with his right hand.
While too close to even have breathin room The lich opened his mouth wide, and tried to bite at me.
“Im tellin ya that aint how a magician attacks!”
With how magic dont work on me, I know hes gotta use physical attacks like this, but that just aint right!
I twisted my body and dodged the bite. The forced change in posture made my left shoulder squeal, but This heres the battle.
I circled to the lichs right side, and, with Hydra bein held back, I brought Cthugha over to the lichs body and struck Hydra with it.
The ice wrapped around Hydra, met with the heat of Cthugha, evaporated in an instant
And exploded all at once.
A steam explosion.
Accordin to Yuuri thats what this is called.
Cold air and ice surroundin the ice sword, Hydra. When thats suddenly evaporated by the flame sword, Cthugha, thats the phenomenon it produces.
It aint a normal ability of the magic swords, just an incidentally produced physical phenomenon I was told.
Gettin caught up in it with the lich, we were both blown away.
Course, the lich took the brunt of the explosion, so he was way more damaged, but I didnt exactly get off scott-free either.
“Ouchyowowowow”
The mist and haze surroundin my vision eventually cleared up.
My whole body was throbbin with pain, and I had scalds all over.
“Howd that lich guy end up?”
At the end of my view, a worn out dust cloth-like dark silhouette was there.
Its arms and legs had gone flyin, and half the body was burnt and crumblin. It dont even hold a human shape no more.
I dragged my hurtin body up, and headed over to deliver the finis.h.i.+n blow.
“Yo, how ya feelin?”
“Youve outdone me. I extend my apologies for calling you second-rate.”
The left half of the skeletons face was burnt and crumblin too.
“Glad to see ya cooled yer top.”
“However, victory for this battle is ours. His majesty has already become “Immortal”. With who he is, he will one day take the position of G.o.d.”
“Yer overestimatin him.”
“Am I? Incredible power, an unstoppable body, and eternal life. If that is not what you would call a G.o.d, then what is? If he next gathers faith, then he will be able to perform a number of miracles too. Just like this World Tree.”
” Guess so. This here battle is lost. But well be winnin the war. Yuuri will As long as shes goin strong, there aint no tellin whatll happen.”
I might just be strugglin in vain.
Sure, but she should be able to do somethin.
For some reason, I can believe that.
“That “hope” nonsense? How disgusting.”
“Ya dont know that girl, after all”
“Say what you like. In any case, you have no future. I am sure you will be twisted and crushed by his majestys own hands. Or perhaps Claudias I suppose”
“Not knowin when to give up is one of our redeemin qualities.”
“Struggle as much as you like. I shall Be waiting In Nirvana”
Sayin that, the rare magic user, lich, turned to dust.
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With the battle done, I took a seat on the floor.
Then I looked straight up an laid down on my back. Holdin my body up any more is tough.
“Already went and used the elixer”
Did I make a mistake on when to use it? But if I hadnt used it right then, there aint no way I woulda won.
Wonder how theyre doin up above? What about Haster left below?
Gotta go help em out Which first? But I cant hardly move my body anymore.
Unable to stop my gradually closin eyelids, I kept layin there, and lost consciousness.
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Peerless: Quick fun note here, the Peerless part of the Peerless Magic gift is written using the characters G.o.d and talent. This isnt an actual single word as far as any j.a.panese dictionary (that I know of) is concerned. So Peerless is just the particular translation that was chosen for it way back in chapter 2. In more literal terms it could be thought of as G.o.dly Talent, Talent of a G.o.d, Divine Talent, etc.