Manowa - Chapter 447: Let's Fight the White School Swimsuit

『Tatsuyoshi-kun doesn’t waver.』

Hahahaha… Kazane leaked out a dry laugh. Then, tightening her expression, she looked at her opponent as she opened the Window to see the information previously sent to her about that enemy.

Individual’s Name: Koromi Alternative・White School Swimsuit Edition

Level: 278

Status: Unknown

Equipment:

Right equipment: Subspace Connection Pseudo-infinite Cycle Railcannon (Non-lethal)

Left equipment: Convergence Laser Sword TAIYO x 100 (Non-lethal)

Backpack: Heavy Metal Particle Beam Diffuse Emission-type Freely Maneuverable Missile Launcher Ten-barrel Type (Non-lethal)

Accessories: Gravity Canceller

Items: Ether Flare, Gravity Bomb, Energizing Injector

Special Moves: Yes

It was a fearsome foe. No matter how questionable its appearance, it was definitely a formidable opponent.

『Well then, the battle is about to begin: ready, set, go.』

And then, together with that signal, a bell rang to start the battle.

「Let’s goーーーー!」

『Nyaーーーー!!』

「GUooOOOOOO!!!」

Kazane and her servants rushed out all at once.

『Then I’ll go as well.』

Saying that in an emotionless voice, Koromi Alternative・White School Swimsuit Edition started attacking the incoming Kazane army.

『Target lock-on… there’s no such function, so automatic mode.』

That attack was from the Heavy Metal Particle Beam Diffuse Emission-type Freely Maneuverable Missile Launcher Ten-barrel Type. The launcher connected to the red backpack moved loudly, then simultaneously fired missiles.

『Incoming!?』

Seeing that, Kazane instantly prepared to activate the Skill『Aegis Shield』.

(This is bad,『Intuition』says it won’t stop them?)

However, Kazane’s『Intuition』warned her. It told her that『Aegis Shield』wouldn’t work.

(In that case!)

『Minos and Holy, go forward!』

After Kazane’s words, the skeletal giant and the minotaur in black full-body armor rushed out.

『Become dust.』

Then Koromi Alternative said that with outstretched arms.

『They’re non-lethal, aren’t they?』

After the missiles freely moved through the air to rapidly spread out, they fired beams.

(They aren’t missiles at all!?)

No matter how she looked at them, they looked like aerial mobile artillery from some kind of robot anime. Furthermore, the beams passed through Kazane’s『Aegis Shield』without any interference.

(Even though『Aegis Shield』is supposed to be effective against both physical and magical attacks!?)

Kazane was astonished, but the enemy’s attacks did not stop.

Black Muscle Minos and the Holy Skull Legion used themselves as shields to defend against them, and Kazane relied on『Intuition』to continually dodge the attacks that got past them. Yuuko-nee in dragon form also continually dodged with her own『Intuition』. Yuuko-nee could apparently use her self-earned Skill in that form.

Kazane wasn’t able to use her own self-earned『Kick Devil』Skill; the cause of that difference was unknown. Meanwhile, Berserk Ogre held his subordinate Dark Ogres in his hands and used them as shields. He was a demon-like Ogre.

And when the shower of light stopped falling, the Black Muscle Minos collapsed and the Holy Skull Legion crumbled into pieces. The Dark Ogre Corps was also half-destroyed. One quarter of them were hit normally, and the other quarter of them were used as shields.

『Overwhelming, isn’t it?』

Kazane was in a cold sweat and opened her mouth. In an instant, Demon King Asura Kazanerian’s army had been reduced by half.

『But it looks like she’s out of ammo.』

Just like Kazane stated, the launcher fell off of Koromi Alternative’s backpack and fell to the ground with a clang. At the same time as that clanging sound, Koromi Alternative flew up and floated in midair.

『Something’s… coming?』

Then Koromi Alternative turned the bundle of tubes on its left hand toward Kazane and the others, and blades of light started protruding from them.

『Laser Sword times 100!』

At the time those words were said, blades of light had emerged from all of the cylinders bundled together in Koromi Alternative’s hand. Those blades were unified together into a single, extremely large sword.

『Charge!』

Then, Koromi Alternative flew straight forward to attack.

『Not good, dodge!』

Kazane shouted, and in accordance with her words, the golden dragon Yuuko-nee and the Berserk Ogre flew. However, the Dark Ogre Corps didn’t have the ability to fly and had no choice but to scatter to the left and right. As they tried to do so, Koromi Alternative’s attack directly hit them.

『The Dark Ogre Corps is under attack!?』

Kazane shouted. The Dark Ogres were annihilated in one blow. The only meaning to them showing up was as shields.

(Does Convergence Laser Sword TAIYO x 100 mean that 100 laser swords are bundled together!?)

Where the energy for all that came from was a curious matter, but it was a fearsome weapon.

『Nyaーーー!?』

Yuuko-nee’s cry echoed as Kazane was thinking about her opponent’s weapon. Yuuko-nee’s『Intuition』had activated. It was shared with Kazane via the Skill『Information Link』.

(Attack. She’s planning to directly hit Yuuko-nee? I won’t let her!)

Kazane prepared to activate Aegis Shield. She didn’t have any bad feelings from『Intuition』this time. That’s why Kazane thought it would be possible.

『Now, get hit, kitty cat dragon.』

Then, a bullet was fired with a roar from Koromi Alternative’s Subspace Connection Pseudo-infinite Cycle Railcannon.

『Skill・Aegis Shield!』

At the same time as that firing, Kazane activated Aegis Shield, and the projectile fired by the railcannon was deflected when it hit the shield. But it didn’t stop the projectile; it only deflected it slightly, just enough to stop it from hitting Yuuko-nee. Furthermore, the deflected projectile hit the multi-story building behind her. Its power was immense, and the noise of demolition from the collapsing building was tremendous.

(It wasn’t able to completely defend against it, but deflected it? Since it’s a railcannon, it’s probably a physical attack, but that power is too big.)

If it weren’t for non-lethal mode, it might have pierced through.

(No, in the first place, what is non-lethal mode?)

While thinking about that, Kazane looked at Koromi Alternative and assumed a stance.

「But she already fired, so I can charge now!」

The moment Kazane said that,『Intuition』activated.

(It, it couldn’t be… it can rapid-fire?)

A chill ran down her spine. Then, she was shot at.

(The first shot was a test shot!?)

Kazane flew while just barely dodging the barrage of mass attacks.

They were so powerful they destroyed everything in their firing line. The surrounding buildings were destroyed, crumbling down as they were smashed into pieces and broken, raising a tremendous cloud of dust that swirled around the area.

『URyaAAAA!』

In the middle of that, she instructed Yuuko-nee and Berserk Ogre to concentrate on evading as she herself deployed Aegis Shield and charged.

(I can’t get close!)

With『Intuition』operating at maximum, Kazane flew around. A Window informed her that『Intuition』leveled up, but it wasn’t the time to pay attention to that.

A feat like dodging everything couldn’t be asked from Yuuko-nee and Berserk Ogre. Therefore, if Kazane didn’t act to make herself the focus, they would have been annihilated.

And Kazane changed her defense from『Aegis Shield』to『Material Shield』. The railcannon was a physical attack. Kazane judged that Material Shield’s fast activation speed would make it more advantageous for pure physical defense.

(Should I have set Yuuko-nee’s Skill as Material Shield?)

She thought, but it was too late for that. She hadn’t thought getting into close combat would be this difficult. At this point, setting Yuuko-nee’s Skill as『Warrior’s Memory』wasn’t meaningful at all, and it could be said to be a completely mistaken choice. And after Kazane dodged a dozen shots, the attacks suddenly stopped.

(That is……)

The cause was clear.

『The railcannon’s rails are crumbling…?』

Railguns propelled bullets through the Lorentz force created from passing electricity through the rails, but the rails themselves would wear out due to friction. With the example of Jinrai’s Thunder God Cannon, Kazane was very doubtful that a principle like that was actually functioning in this world, but in any case, it certainly seemed that the rails had become unusable due to continuous firing.

(In that case, before the rails can be replaced)

『Attackkkk!』

Kazane’s Rokuten-kun, which was in Ashura King Mode, accelerated with the Skill『Boost』and charged at tremendous speed.

『That’s naive.』

In response, Koromi Alternative naturally raised the extra-large laser sword in its other hand.

『Who’s the naive one!?』

Kazane stabbed that laser sword with her Dairokuten Maou Odachi.

『You can’t defend with only one sword.』

『Well, that’s probably true, but!』

After Koromi Alternative spoke, Kazane laughed. She didn’t do that because she was trying to attack. She merely wanted to manifest something using the tip of her sword as the coordinates.

『Skill・Halo!』

It was a halo.

『What did you say!?』

Koromi Alternative’s agitation was obvious from her voice. A ring of light had appeared at the tip of the odachi. Then, when Kazane’s doughnut-sized halo came into contact with the maximum laser sword, the ring suddenly began to absorb the laser sword’s light.

『That halo absorbs Light attribute attacks, you know!』

『Uwaaーーー, it’s being sucked inーーーー… huhhh?ーー』

Then Kazane laughed, but that smile didn’t last long.

(It… absorbed too much, didn’t it?)

A window opened to inform her that Halo had leveled up.

・Halo Normalization.

It seemed that such a function had been added, but the halo itself had cracked due to exceeding its limits and was currently about to collapse.

(Not good!?)

And at the same time Kazane shouted in her mind, the halo shattered on the spot. Immediately after, the light that had been absorbed was emitted in every direction.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Dragon and Beast Ruling Tenma Monarch (Apprentice)

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 : 『Apprenticeship Cancellation』『Nil Principle』『Skill Hand (１)』『Halo: Lv2』『Evolution Hand (１)』『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: Lv3』『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』『Battleship Tonfa Summoning』

Kazane: 「My eyesーmy eyesー」

Yumika: 「No, you roughly knew the timing of the explosion, so you’re defending against it, aren’t you?」

Kazane: 「Tch, you found out?」