Manowa - Chapter 416: Let's Conclude the Battle

Ahead of the gazes of Yumika and the others, the battle between Jinrai and Madoru, the leader of the Borgiana Clowns, was reaching its climax.

The artificial arm Cindy had already been taken off. The enemy’s skills had all been exposed. That being the case, I should be able to protect Cindy even if I take it off… that calculation certainly existed inside Jinrai, but truthfully, it was more accurate to say that he’d had no choice but to take it off.

If he didn’t, he wouldn’t be able to defeat the enemy before his eyes. Jinrai sensed that his enemy was truly powerful, and he had no choice but to fight against him seriously.

And Jinrai’s seriousness was『Unicorn』. Rynox gave Jinrai a second name simply for attaining that one spear technique. And Jinrai was currently in the process of mastering it. By controlling his power, he was now able to maintain it longer than before.

And the true identity of his opponent Madoru, the leader of the Borgiana Clowns, was a vampire called a True Ancestor who had lived for hundreds of years.

He had overcome the sun and was a transcendental being with power equal to a Demon King. As his underlings, Gora and Marie had continually regenerated by using his enormous amount of Magic Power, and this variety of Boss Room called a『Blood Eclipse Barrier』was also created and maintained by him.

Jinrai had been fighting against such an opponent and was still alive. That was an unbelievable reality for Madoru.

「A monster? Aah, I’ve been called that for a long time, but the real monster is you.」

「What a rude man. I’m simply doing what I can.」

Jinrai’s words weren’t a lie. In the end, Jinrai was a mere human being. Although his youth had been restored, in every other way, he was nothing but a human being.

His power wasn’t monstrous. His legs weren’t particularly fast. His amount of Magic Power was completely ordinary, and the amount of Fighting Spirit he could produce wasn’t great.

Muscle strength that was probably in the upper end of what a human could achieve with pure training, experience, and polished spearmanship. That was all that Jinrai had.

Despite that, Jinrai was competing with a True Ancestor, the exemplar of a monster. Moreover, Jinrai obviously had the upper hand in the fight.

And by now, Madoru didn’t have the leeway to keep up appearances. The barrier had cracked, and furthermore, the supply of magical power to his underlings Gora and Marie had ceased, and both had already disappeared. Both Ijika and Mobaro were dead. It seemed the Blade-body unifying katana『Masamune』, which was originally owned by Madoru, had been robbed as well.

(I certainly didn’t expect to be cornered like this)

This was completely outside his calculations. Gathering members with the same degree of power as we lost will take a long time… Madoru thought and sighed.

In this way, the last member Madoru challenged Jinrai with all his power. Hundreds of copies of the bat wings on his back stretched out to hew down Jinrai, but all of them missed. As those wings were continuously conjured like a magic trick, they were dodged, repelled, and made to collide against each other in a chain reaction as Jinrai evaded in the direction the wings were coming from.

Subsequently, a magical light fired from Madoru’s red eyes. It was a destructive beam, just like Kazane’s Mega Beam. Without dodging it, Jinrai let it pass through his body as he plunged forward.

Madoru’s eyes opened wide when he saw that; it was the effect of the technique『All Things in Creation』passed down by Jin Bahar. Just like Yumika, Jinrai had mastered that old Hyvern technique.

The moment Jinrai got even closer, summoned bats swooped down on him all at once. Jinrai brandished his Indestructible Cloak to ward them off as he simultaneously swung his spear to knock them down. Madoru, unaware of the sturdiness of the Indestructible Cloak, was surprised even further when he saw that.

Now that he had allowed Jinrai to approach, Madoru finally unsheathed the red rapier on his waist to try and trample down Jinrai with his immense power and speed. With that weapon, which possessed a mighty curse, he tried to crush Jinrai with his fastest thrust, which was far beyond human reflexes,

「Naive.」

However, Jinrai hit the tip of the rapier with his own dragon fang spear,『God Eater』. No matter how fast he was, Jinrai could observe Madoru’s actions and predict his movements. If he matched his movements, countering was easy.

And against that spear, which blended the Divine Spirit from Gungnir with the Dragon Spirit of the Black Rock Dragon, there was no way the red rapier filled with hundreds of curses would be fine. After just a few collisions, the tip snapped off.

「Tch!?」

「I’m not done yet!」

Then Jinrai swung his spear to hit that blade fragment and send it flying toward Madoru.

「Grr, nuisance!」

Madoru blocked it with a defensive barrier made of magical power. The rapier tip collided with the barrier and bounced off, but at the same time, another blade rushed towards him.

「GuaaAA!?」

It was Jinrai’s dragon fang spear. The spear『passed through』the barrier and pierced Madoru’s head.

「What the hell, is this?」

Since Madoru slightly twisted his face to avoid the blow, it stopped at penetrating into the depths of his left eye socket, but the tip still reached a part of his brain.

The technique Jinrai used to pass through the defensive barrier just now was the same Bahar style secret technique『All Things in Creation』as a moment ago. From the beginning, since the effect exhibited by『All Things in Creation』was from matching power wavelengths through observation, it didn’t require much Magic Power or Fighting Spirit, so it was well suited to Jinrai. The technique『All Things in Creation』wasn’t just used to evade an opponent’s attacks that used magical power, but could also penetrate an opponent’s defenses.

And the domain of a transcendent being who had lived for hundreds of years was trampled down by a mere human being.

As was fitting for a vampire, Madoru had strength exceeding an Ogre’s and reflexes surpassing an Elder Cat’s. Furthermore, he had the regenerative power to immediately recover even if his head was crushed. In fact, as long as his Core was safe, Madoru wouldn’t die.

However, the structure of his body was unmistakably that of a living thing. If his brain was pierced, his thoughts would cease for a moment. If his tendon was cut, his movement would slow down. If his joint was broken, it would be difficult to move until it regenerated.

Then, due to the successive thrusts unleashed by Jinrai, Madoru’s body was thoroughly destroyed, so with no other option, he tried to cope by forcibly manipulating his body with his Puppeteer Skill.

However, that was just as Jinrai desired.

「These movements are the same as those dolls.」

After those muttered words, Madoru’s spine froze.

It was a complete blunder. It could only be said that the lost brain cells had robbed Madoru of some of his thinking power.

No matter how fast or powerful the movements, if they were monotonous, Jinrai could easily deal with them. In the first place, if one couldn’t overcome a difference in physical ability, one couldn’t be an adventurer.

Furthermore, since he had grasped the movement patterns in the battle against the brother and sister dolls earlier, for Jinrai, it was the same as if Madoru was simply standing still. No, since he only needed to put his spear in the right place as his opponent voluntarily rushed towards him, it could be said to be even easier than if Madoru just stood still.

Then Madoru’s entire body was pierced, his right arm was blown away, and his left leg was torn to shreds, but he somehow managed to protect his Core alone as he tried to fall back and escape. Even in his current injured state, Madoru’s physical ability still exceeded Jinrai’s. He thought that if he put all his power into escaping, he should be able to gain some distance,

But naturally, there was no Jinrai would let him go.

「HAa!」

Then, Jinrai’s spear was covered with lightning, and he thrust it out. It was a technique called『Thunder Running』that fired only the lightning Fighting Spirit used in Thunder God Spear. Up until a little while ago, Madoru could have easily avoided or blocked it. But now, it was different.

A scream resounded.

With his left arm blown away, Madoru bent in pain and collapsed on the ground. As Madoru groveled, a spear blow descended.

Then, the white dragon fang spear『God Eater』pierced Madoru’s head.

This time, the spear pierced his brain and destroyed it. Jinrai pulled out the spear lodged in Madoru’s head and tried to pierce his Core for the finishing blow.

「What!?」

However, Madoru’s final useless resistance came out. His entire body turned into red mist, and he tried to leave that place. The instant Madoru’s body turned into mist, Jinrai spun his spear to cut it apart and blow it away, but the red mist rose into the sky and started transforming into a single form. Without pause, the mist transformed into a giant red bat.

「I won’t let you go!」

However, there was naturally no reason for Jinrai to wait for its completion.

Immediately after, the spear thrown by Jinrai pierced the Core at the center of the bat.

The bat screamed and fell to the ground.

Then, the red mist that had been forming the bat dispersed, and Madoru’s tattered form appeared. His Core had already been destroyed. It was only a matter of time until his life came to an end.

Madoru stared at the spear piercing his chest in a daze, and realizing his own death, he opened his mouth.

「I see. It seems this is my loss.」

「Yeah, it’s my win.」

Jinrai replied while looking down at the fallen Madoru.

「You put all your power into your spear? Abandoning defense and simply continuing to fight. That can’t be called sane.」

「However, I’m standing, and you’re on your hands and knees. That alone is reality, and that alone is the unmistakable result.」

Madoru laughed at Jinrai’s harsh words. He laughed「Indeed」as he spat blood and nodded.

The cracks in the surrounding barrier were getting bigger.

It seemed that together with the ending of Madoru’s life, the barrier imprisoning Jinrai and the others was disappearing. In other words, their return to the outside world was imminent. But Madoru laughed. His face was not that of a defeated person.

「Well, in the match between us, it’s certainly your victory. I’ll admit that.」

Jinrai frowned after those words.

(What’s this composure?)

Jinrai wondered if he had overlooked something and looked around, but all of his companions were present. There were no signs that another enemy would appear.

「However, we’re the Borgiana Clowns. We complete our requests. In the end, the outcome of my battle was nothing more than play. No matter what, our victory is unshakeable.」

「What do you mean?」

While laughing at Jinrai’s quizzical expression, Madoru started disappearing.

…… Well then. See you in hell…

And together with Madoru’s last words, the world cracked. The barrier could no longer be maintained, and the space started collapsing. The land Jinrai was standing on, the gloomy sky, everything shattered into pieces, shifting to the real world.

And Jinrai saw.

The distant land below.

The sea of ​​clouds covering the world.

The endlessly spreading blue sky.

And while looking at the bat vanishing along with a red sphere, Jinrai realized. The meaning of Madoru’s words.

「That damn bat!」

Jinrai grimaced and shouted, but it was already futile.

This place was 15,000 meters up in the air.

Jinrai and the others were thrown into a domain that was still out of the reach of the humans in this world with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Summoning Fighter

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King, Liberator, Guardian

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragon Eating Ogre Army Armor (True), Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, White Magic Accumulator (Revised) ×2, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring, Angel Bracelet

Level : 40

Health: 156+20

Magic Power: 378+520

Strength: 81+45

Agility: 83+39

Endurance: 45+20

Wisdom : 75

Dexterity : 53

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』『Rabbit Speed』『Flare Mirage』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Kick Decapitation Wave』『Warrior’s Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog’s Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv4』『Aegis Shield』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition: Lv2』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv3「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King’s Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur: Lv3』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey’s Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』『Six-sword Style』『Mental Attack Complete Protection』『Spider Web』『Wire Cutter』『Flexible』『Magic Power Absorption』『Red Body Transformation』『Friendship Tag-team』

Kazane: 「Found them!」

Naoki: 「Hurry, Aneki!!」