𝐉𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐜𝐤 & 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐦 / 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Well, what to do.
Getting closer to Midgardsorm makes one slower. So, naturally, attacks are limited to long range.
Just before, the ground surrounded them with no escape, and they were crushed from above with a giant 『right hand』. However, that technique cannot be used at this size.
Then, Ridelle speaks.
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“Hey, just because it’s slow, it doesn’t mean the attack won’t hit, right?”
“Yeah, but as you can see. . . . . .it seems sturdy because of its slowness.”
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Midgardsorm is a massive 『turtle』.
Its shell, with protrusions, looks hard, and the attack using those protrusions is also threatening.
Then, Midgardsorm says.
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『I’m getting tired of this. . . . . .I’m going to end this seriously.』
“”!!””
『Consider it an honor. The real me is stronger than Bahamut.』
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Midgardsorm’s limbs and head retract into its shell.
The shell covers the holes where the limbs and head were, and the protrusions on the shell become sharper. Then, Midgardsorm starts spinning at an incredible speed, shooting out the protrusions.
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“Wha?! Ridelle, behind me!!”
“Y, Yes!!”
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Albero enlarges his right hand and spreads it like a shield.
However, when the protrusions hit the hand directly━━their movement slowed.
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“Damn it━━slowed━━down.”
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Each of the protrusions has a 『slow』 effect on them.
And the protrusions embedded in the ground also have a 『slow』 effect within a two-meter radius.
They’re surrounded by protrusions. In other words, Albero and Ridelle are trapped in 『slow』.
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“Ri━━del━━le.”
“This━━is━━bad.”
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Their bodies feel heavy and their movements are sluggish.
They’re completely trapped in the technique.
And then, Midgardsorm pokes its head out, having stopped moving.
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『Gotcha. Hahaha, it’s over.』
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Suddenly, Midgardsorm’s mouth opened wide.
Inside, a gathering of dark energy was visible.
They couldn’t move. A half-hearted 『Hardening』 might not be enough to protect against it.
Albero desperately tried to think. But even his thoughts were slowed.
“Al━━be━━ro━━hold━━on.”
“━━Wha.”
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What Albero, who was looking forward, didn’t see.
The lower half of Ridelle’s 『Red Queen』, like a skirt, opened, and missiles were being launched at the ground.
Midgardsorm’s dark energy ball grew larger and larger.
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“━━!”
“━━?!”
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Then, the ground where Albero and Ridelle stood exploded.
Albero had no idea what had happened. The explosion was slow, and the blast lifted them into the air.
The dark sphere from Midgardsorm was complete. It was so big that it blocked Midgardsorm’s view, and it didn’t notice Albero and Ridelle slowly rising from the ground.
An oversight━━their first and last chance. Albero gritted his teeth.
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『Well━━goodbye.』
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A massive black mass was fired.
At the same time, Albero and Ridelle, who were blown about two meters into the air by the explosion, escaped the 『slow』 effect and were launched even higher into the sky by the blast.
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“Whoaahhh?!”
“Ouchhhh?!”
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They spun in the air, spiraling. The black sphere passed right through where they had been.
In mid-air, Ridelle grabbed onto Albero and stabilized their position.
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“Albero! This is the first and last time━━”
“Ah, the chance to win!”
『━━Eh?』
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Here, Midgardsorm realized.
Albero and Ridelle were above him. And Albero’s right arm had grown massive, swinging down directly above Midgardsorm.
He was taken aback by this.
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『W, Why?!』
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The right arm entered within two meters of Midgardsorm.
Its movements slowed down.
Midgardsorm was panicking.
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『Oh no, oh no, oh nooooo!!』
“Tssss━━━!!”
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And then, Albero’s fingers finally touched Midgardsorm’s shell.
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“『End of the World』!”
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The next moment━━all of Midgardsorm’s abilities vanished.
『Slow』 disappeared. And on Ridelle’s back, as she landed, a massive dual-barrel formed.
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“『Electromagnetic Railgun』!”
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A purple beam was fired, shattering Midgardsorm’s shell.
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『Gyaaaaaaaaaa?!』
“This is the end!”
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The shattered shell, with the impact turning it over, headed towards Midgardsorm, slamming the right arm down.
Now, 『Hardening』 could be used.
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“『World Stop』───『Compress』!”
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With 『Hardening』, space, time, and everything else solidified, and the space hardened by Albero’s right hand began to compress. Midgardsorm’s body crumbled and started to shrink.
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『Ah. . . . . .I lost. . . . . .Well, I can rest. . . . . .for a while. . . . . .』
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Without saying anything until the end, Midgardsorm was compressed and vanished.
Thus, the two demons that attacked the village were defeated.
Albero and Ridelle released the Total Assimilation and high-fived.
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“It’s over. . . . . .right?”
“Probably. The village’s demon beasts should be dealt with by Ashe and the others. Besides, there are A-class guys there, so it should be okay.”
“Yeah. . . . . .Wait, where’s Kid?”
“. . . . . .”
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Albero couldn’t answer.
As Ridelle tilted her head, a small drop of water landed gently on her neck.
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“Ah. . . . . .is it raining?”
“. . . . . .Seems like it.”
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The light rain soon turned into a downpour, nourishing the earth.
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◇◇◇◇◇◇
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The rain from the sky gently enveloped the heated body.
“Fufu, is it over?”
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The body that had been so hot was now completely cold.
Covered in wounds, consciousness fading, arms unable to raise.
Kid was thrown against a huge rock and was bloodied by a large scythe.
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“Mmmm~… you know, out of all the kids I’ve had before, you made me feel the best. Fufu, Onee-san got all wet. . . . . .Oh? Of course, because of the rain.”
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The demon of 『Lust』, Florentia, was unscathed.
Holding her large scythe, she looked down at Kid with a serpentine gaze.
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“You understand, right?”
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She suddenly said in a serious tone.
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“Onee-san loves boys. Especially ones filled with hatred. Torturing them thoroughly, killing them, and then desecrating their bodies. . . . . .I absolutely adore it.”
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Kid doesn’t answer.
Is he unconscious? Or is he waiting for the right opportunity?
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“And, another thing. . . . . .The reason Onee-san leaves the boy.”
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Florentia threw her scythe with a clatter, leaning forward to get closer to Kid’s face.
So vulnerable. . . . . .and then. . . . . .
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“━━Die!!”
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Mustering his last strength, with his torn left arm, Kid aimed at Florentia’s forehead and fired a jade bullet.
Florentia, still smiling.
The bullet flew towards Florentia’s forehead, but without harming her skin, it disintegrated into dust in an instant.
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“This is the reason. Fufu. . . . . .Didn’t you ask Leivinia-chan about me?”
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Florentia picked up her scythe and brushed back her hair.
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“My ability is 『No Males Allowed』. . . . . .No man can touch me.”
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This is Florentia’s ability.
No man can touch Florentia. She can touch herself if she wills it. But, no 『man』, whether by hand, foot or even 『ability』, can interfere with Florentia.
No matter how strong the 『men』 left by Florentia are or what abilities they have, they can’t defeat her. This was the reason.
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“You still haven’t given up. . . . . .Hmm, that’s boring. It’s best to kill when you’re completely in despair. . . . . .Oh well.”
“You. . . . . .”
“You can’t be so murderous. Hmm. . . . . .Maybe it was too early. Well, never mind. I’ll let you go this time. After all, I wasn’t planning on eating you now.”
“. . . . . .”
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Florentia looked up at the sky as if enjoying the rain, turning her back to Kid.
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“Goodbye~♪.”
“W, Wait, you. . . . . .!!”
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He raises his left arm. But due to severe bleeding, no bullet was fired.
Even if he had fired, it probably wouldn’t have left a scratch.
Eventually, Florentia disappeared from sight. . . . . .Leaving Kid alone.
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“Ah. . . . . .Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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In the pouring rain, Kid screamed with all his might.
His cries of resentment for his own powerlessness echoed, blending with the sound of the rain.
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