Cid - Slime sword and durability

Then a red slash then swung down at Christina.

She just stares dumbfounded at the impending death.

Just before the Blood Fang cut her in two, a figure stepped in.

The figure takes her in his arms and takes the slash as a substitute.

Blood splashes flew.

“Suzuki …… you ……”

The figure was Suzuki.


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“No, it has to be now. Because I’m ……”

“——Eh?”

“…… not Suzuki.”

Suzuki’s tone of voice changed.

A low voice, as if echoing from the depths. His eyes turn red.

“He’s dead. My true self is——”

Numerous fountain pens stuck in the blood melt away.

It became black slime and enveloped Suzuki’s body.

“Su, Suzuki……”

At the bizarre sight, Christina and the others backed away.

The black slime enveloping Suzuki wriggles eerily to reveal himself.

“My name is Shadow. The one who lurks in the shadows and hunts the shadows……”

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Volume 5, Epilogue