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- Chapter 71
- Replica
- “Well then, time to end the little test here, I shall start taking this seriously.”
- The pope readies his sword.
- Then, the form changes to a spear. The shape changed but it still retained its luxurious design.
- Looking at the weapons you can tell it was made by the same person.
- “It can transform!?”
- “Of course, it is a legendary weapon. Sword, spear, and bow…… What shall I purify you with?”
- Holy weapon of the Three Heroes……?
- The power of Three Legendary Heroes collected into one weapon, turns its fangs against the Hero of the Shield.
- Quite the composition.
- Even if I try to escape……Can it even be done against an opponent who wields such a weapon?
- That shock-wave was too fast to dodge.
- If he takes this seriously and uses a bow skill, it might be impossible for even Firo to escape……
- “You see, our power from the believers are limited. So allow me to end this with a single blow.”
- Knights are wholeheartedly supporting the Pope in the background.
- The weapon was pointed towards us.
- The replica spear shines and the light forms into a three-pronged spear.
- “…… High Class Skill, Brionac!?”
- Hero of the Spear Motoyasu cries out.
- It is probably a skill name from a game which Motoyasu played.
- That means, this is a considerably high-class skill.
- It would normally do an enormous amount of damage. Will that skill kill us……?
- Escaping is impossible, have to block it…… Motoyasu and the others won’t be able to, only the shield can.
- Is this thing going to attack from all sides?
- No matter what I have no intention on giving up.
- “Firo!”
- “Okay!”
- Firo grasps my intention and throws me at the pope.
- The moment the pope entered the range of my skill. I shouted its name.
- “Shield Prison!”
- A cage of shields imprisons the pope.
- After I will use Change Shield (Attack) and then Iron Maiden to surely kill him-
- “……What kind of imitation is this?”
- He didn’t even need to take a posture, the prison was destroyed merely by the skill’s after effect.
- No way!?
- No, I need to calmly think about this.
- The requirements to activate Iron Maiden weren’t met. It is my only other means of attacking.
- I’ll just burn him with Self-Burning Curse.
- However, he grips the spear and starts to attack.
- I think not.
- “Firo, Throw Motoyasu at me!”
- “Eh!?”
- “Okay!”
- Firo hurls Motoyasu at me, who has yet to land.
- “Dowaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
- Motoyasu shouts in panic while flying towards me at high-speed.
- “Motoyasu attack me!”
- “Ahhh!? Oh I see, Okay!”
- Motoyasu turns out to be quite sharp.
- While I turn around Motoyasu readies his spear.
- With a thud the spear hits the shield.
- That’s right.
- This is good.
- “Meteor Spear!”
- Next, Motoyasu releases his skill towards the Pope.
- “Foolish.”
- However, Motoyasu’s meteor spear was stopped by an unknown barrier around the pope.
- “What!?”
- “Now try this!”
- With me at the centre Self-Burning Curse flies out and covers the pope, even Motoyasu is hit.
- The barrier surrounding the Pope vanishes, and the flames–
- “It’s useless!”
- The believers accompanying the Pope start singing in unison.
- “””Our god commands the origin of power. I have read and deciphered a law of nature. Purify this curse with a miracle!”””
- “High Class Purification Magic [Sanctuary]!”
- The area was dyed pure-white and my Self-Burning Curse was removed in an instant.
- No way!?
- Certainly the curse power conflicts with holy power.
- Was I deceived into buying holy water? Oh well, it did enough.
- High Class Holy Water should still be required to completely cure the curse.
- Instantly…….
- “Air Strike Shield! Second Shield!”
- Before reaching the Pope I call the shields as a foothold, Motoyasu and I both use it to back off.
- It seems the flames that also burnt Motoyasu were purified.
- There is nothing I haven’t used.
- “Okay. Motoyasu’s companion heal us with recovery magic.”
- “R-right! Tzuvait ・Heal!”
- Motoyasu’s wounds heal considerably.
- This is be quite useful.
- What’s sad is that I have to work together with Motoyasu.
- “Now then, are you done with your farce? I would like to attack now.”
- As the Pope activates a skill, the tip of his spear glows.
- “This is as far as you go.I bid the devil and imposter good-bye.”
- The spear shines even brighter and the pope smiles at us. His attitude is just like he completed an exorcism.
- “Mel-chan!”
- Firo instantly covers Melty. Raphtalia grasps my hand.
- “So this is it……”
- Motoyasu mutters as if he has given up.
- “I-I am going to become the queen of this country. How dare you be so rude-“
- The bitch is screaming before death.
- Motoyasu’s companions lose their composure and break down crying.
- Is there any possibility that I can withstand this?……
- It’s sink or swim, with nothing to lose I step forwards.
- Of course I would rather not defend those guys.
- I just want to protect Raphtalia, Firo, and Melty, they are the ones who believed in me.
- I ready my shield and step forward.
- “I’ll accompany you.”
- Raphtalia follows me as I step forward. Her hand on mine.
- We’ve gotten this far together.
- I was brought to this world against my will and become the devil of the shield, I was forced to buy a slave to become my fighting force.
- Of course even to now there is no sense of guilt.
- Still, even in those days she believed in me.
- “I’m sorry……To bring you to such a place……”
- “No, Naofumi-sama I believe you can protect us all.”
- “……That’s right. I don’t know how the previous Hero of the spear was, but this is definitely one of his skills.”
- Not yet. I will not be finished in such a place.
- The chance to finally counter-attack the mastermind is right in front of me.
- Brionac……I don’t know which Celtic Myth it is from, but I will stop it.
- The Pope raises the spear towards the sky–
- “Hundred Sword!”
- “Meteor Bow!”
- Suddenly, a wave of swords and arrows rain down on the Pope.
- “What’s going on!?”
- Since I broke the Pope’s barrier,he had to stop casting his skill and twirl the spear around to deflect all the swords and arrows.
- I turn my gaze to where the voice came from. There I see-
- “Oh my. You two should have been purified by the judgement of god, why are you here?”
- Ren and Itsuki are standing in a line with their parties.
- “Don’t just kill me off without my permission. Did you even confirm our corpses?”
- “That was a close call. I barely made it in time.”
- Ren and Itsuki call out to us while preparing for battle.
- “Oh dear, if there was a need to confirm your bodies, there would have been no reason to use that magic.”
- I look at where the attack landed.
- Certainly, there is barely a chance of finding a corpse within that crater.
- Not even a trace would remain.
- I endured it though.
- When looking at Ren my body feels heavy.
- The shield makes a commotion about who I should be directing my hatred at.
- The rage of the dragon is producing anger meant for Ren.
- Endure it…… I cannot act violently now.
- “You guys, how did you……”
- Motoyasu is looking at Ren and Ituski like he’s looking at dead people.
- Well Motoyasu isn’t wrong, it is definitely strange that all the heroes have gathered in such a remote place.
- The last time I saw them was in the opposite direction towards Silt Welt.
- “A group called shadow helped us.”
- “Yeah, it was a close call.”
- “Eh? Did a guy called shadow tell you Naofumi’s whereabouts? He said he was on the church’s side.”
- If I think about it, it is strange that they were able to predict our escape route and lay an ambush.
- In other words, Motoyasu was able to pinpoint my location thanks to the shadows on the Three Heroes Church.
- We also met a shadow while escaping.
- That reminds me……
- “…… I was told the shadows are splintered.”
- “Yeah, the shadows who saved our lives said they worked for the queen.”
- I see, the queen’s shadows are collaborating.
- I assume the shadows that helped Itsuki and Ren are from the queen’s faction.
- Is it because the queen is in a hostile relationship with the pope?
- At least now the queen, and us four heroes are hostile against the Pope and his Three Heroes Church.
- However……These guys look like they came from an old weekly manga.
- It’s like they were waiting for this timing to appear.
- The leader of the heroes side is Motoyasu.
- The Arch-enemy position is me……? I’m not kidding.
- Would it be possible to clear up that misunderstanding if I had a companion character there? Like in the manga.
- Unfortunately, I have no intentions of becoming a companion of Motoyasu or any of them……
- “A punitive force will arrive soon! Quietly surrender!”
- Ren declares as if he already won.
- However, the pope does not seemed worried at all.
- “Our victory is certain no matter how many you bring. No matter what armed forced come, numbers are meaningless!”
- The pope gets in position for the his skill again.
- “I wonder about that”
- “Of course.”
- The two heroes both shoot a skill at the pope.
- “Meteor Sword!”
- “Metero Bow!”
- Arrows and Swords made of light head towards the Pope—
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