Volume 2
Chapter 37
Swallowed
Translator : PolterGlast
A blinding white light
instantly filled the area.
『Gale of Life』 - a technique that converts the life force of countless plants directly
into energy and releases it.
The energy transformed
into light, obliterating everything in front of the magic circle.
Since it uses the life
of plants, it could also be called a technique that clashes souls.
No matter how
resistant an opponent is to energy, it's basically a heavenly ultimate
technique that reduces everything to nothing.
The 『Gale of Life』 unleashed by Natura-san reached a range of about ten kilometers from
the magic circle, erasing everything within it.
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【Natura's POV】
"Haa...
haa..."
I've given everything
I have.
I don't have a single
ounce of fighting strength left.
After I released the 『Gale of Life』, a lot of smoke filled the area, so I couldn't confirm the result.
It's always like that
after releasing the 『Gale of Life』. Because a very strong impact is generated, there's
always a lot of smoke afterward.
If I couldn't destroy
Kushina-san's physical body... no, his soul with this attack, then I've lost.
Forcing my exhausted
body, I moved my neck to check the outcome and turned my face forward.
"......"
Nothing seems to be
happening yet.
The smoke is still
thick and I can't see anything.
"......───!"
I heard something
stepping on the ground in the smoke.
"......Ah"
The footsteps were
getting closer and closer.
"......I knew
it"
And finally, it
emerged from the smoke.
"As expected of
you, Kushina-san"
What emerged from the
smoke was a satisfied Kushina-san.
It seems that my final
blow didn't reach Kushina-san's life after all.
"Somehow... I
thought this might happen"
"Is that
so?"
Kushina-san listened
to my words with a smile.
Even though we were just
trying to kill each other... really, this person...!
"Kushina-san's
power is more like creation than regeneration. To be able to restore even
souls... it's cheating"
"Eh?"
Kushina-san makes a
surprised expression.
Apparently, he himself
doesn't seem to understand his own abilities.
To be able to fight so
recklessly without even knowing the full extent of his abilities... there are
no words to describe it.
I smiled at him.
"Kushina-san, did
you have fun?"
"Hm? Yeah! It was
a lot of fun"
"I see... that's
really good..."
I've confirmed that
that battle wasn't just my selfish desire.
Even though I was
convinced of it, I was still a little uneasy. It's reassuring to hear it from
him.
I try to get up.
But I can only tremble
slightly and can't get up at all.
...I don't even have
the strength to move a little bit anymore.
Ah... it's over.
The love is over.
Such an intense time
is over.
It's sad... I'm so
sad.
It's very, very sad.
I never thought the
end of love would be so empty.
It's painful... so painful.
I can't stand this.
Do I have to die
feeling this way?
...But.
At least, let me make
amends.
Ending things with
just empty words to someone I've loved so much would be incredibly rude.
I know that at the end
of this battle, one of us will die. There's no other outcome.
That's why, at least,
let me express my deepest gratitude to you. Please... receive my true
feelings...
"Kushina-san..."
I managed to hold back
my tears and said,
"I love───"
Suddenly, something
hit my body.
Huh, ah, no... it's
piercing my body... wait, am I being pierced?
"Ugh..."
A large amount of
blood spurted out of my mouth.
What is this...? This
black... thing?
I realized that
something black was piercing me from behind, and I managed to turn my face back
to see what it was.
And there, I saw───
"No more. Further
than that, I won't allow it."
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What... is happening?
Suddenly, a black
swamp appeared behind Natura-san, and then, Kaikyōin-san appeared out of
nowhere. Kaikyōin-san grew a black tentacle from the black swamp and pierced
Natura-san.
Why suddenly... more
like, wasn't Kaikyōin-san supposed to have retreated?
"W-Why...
why...!?"
Natura-san, confirming
the identity of the one who had pierced their body, contorted her face in
agony.
Her expression seemed
to be a mix of anger and sadness.
What kind of emotion
was that...?
Natura-san somehow
grabbed the black tentacle with their right hand and raged.
"Why!?
You!!!"
To that, Kakyōin-san
replied with a smile.
"He's mine. No
matter what you say, I won't allow it anymore."
Kakyōin-san's
expression, though smiling, seemed somehow distorted.
Or rather, those two
knew each other.
"And... that's
enough. You've done well so far, but your strength won't be enough to keep up
with any more battles... I'm done with you now."
"───!"
The moment Natura-san
heard those words, her face became even more sorrowful.
"Eletheaaaaaaa!!!"
"Goodbye. And
goodnight, Natura."
Suddenly, a large
amount of water splashed up from the black mud that had spread beneath Natura-san,
and eventually, it swallowed Natura-san whole.
It happened in an
instant, and things were over before I could understand what was happening.
What on earth is going
on?
But...
Even though it was
just a moment, I could see.
Through the gap in the
black water.
Natura-san's figure
reached out to me, pleading for help.
"..."
I understand. I can't
put it into words, but in that mud, it feels incredibly disgusting.
I don't want to stay
there for a long time.
I guess that's what it
feels like to feel nauseous.
"......"
Since she's asking for
help───I have to help.
I lowered my center of
gravity and got into a stance.
"..."
Kakyōin-san noticed my
actions.
To me, who was showing
a fighting spirit───for some reason, she
smiled.
"Long time no
see, Kushina"
"Huh?"
Long time no see?
"...Ah, I see. It
hasn't been that long from your perspective."
"......?"
What... what is
Kakyōin-san saying?
"......"
Kakyōin-san stretched
her right arm towards me.
"───!"
Eh?
Hearing the sound of
water and looked downward.
There, a black swamp
had formed.
Oh, no.
While I was distracted
by that,
"───!!!!"
Suddenly, something
heavy fell on me from above.
Such a huge mass!
And the swamp was also
trying to drag me in from below, this is───!
I was dragged into the
swamp with almost no time to resist.
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【Runa's POV】
"Hey, Kushina. Do
you think you can crawl out of the mud on your own like before? Do you think
you can escape just by stopping the muddy tentacles falling from above?"
I asked while looking
at the multiple thick tentacles that were still advancing into the swamp.
"It's useless.
You can't climb up this time. Do you know how many hundreds of years I've spent
preparing since you rejected me? ...Or was it thousands of years?"
I smiled, bringing my
right hand to my mouth.
"Although I still
don't fully understand why you were able to crawl out of the mud, even though
you weren't fully familiar with your powers yet... well, it doesn't matter. I
can just find out the reason for that later."
I closed the black
swamp that had been spreading in the sky.
In response, the
tentacles ceased, and I confirmed that the tentacles that had already come out
had entered the black swamp that had spread on the ground, and then I closed
the ground swamp as well.
"Phew... first
one down. ...Don't worry, I know. I won't be drowning in love anymore. I have
to help you with your love too. And when we both get the person we
love...fufufu, yes, that's right. At that time, we can drown in the mud
together."
I walked, laughing in
the empty space.
Ah... the day of
achieving my goal is near.
Don't worry.
There's nothing that I
and I, with our combined power, can't do.
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