Chapter 227
Act of Madness
Translator : PolterGlast
Receiving the signal, Ginia and Aoi quietly
nodded to each other and made their move. Walking in front was Aoi; it
seemed she would be the one to initiate the attack. Even while in a sneaking
state within a forest where sounds easily echo, they were approaching while
perfectly erasing their footsteps and presences to this extent. All that was
left was to close in to the absolute limit without being noticed, and if they
could land a surprise strike, it would be perfect.
Even I, who was just watching, was feeling nervous, but Aoi
moved all at once from a position slightly further than her usual range. There
was some distance, but against an opponent whose wild instincts seemed sharp,
it was likely an appropriate judgment. That judgment was flawless, and by
delivering a perfect strike from behind without giving it time to react, fresh
blood sprayed from the King Garil's back.
At first, the King Garil couldn't understand what had
happened, but it seemed the pain assaulted it a bit
late, and it let out a piercing roar.
「Aoi-chan, nice! I think you inflicted quite a deep wound.」
「Hehehe! I actually used 【Limit Release】! I adjusted it well, so there's no backlash either!」
「To use it in this actual battle, as
expected of you, Aoi-chan. ...I can't afford to lose either.」
Receiving Aoi's report, a fire lit up in Ginia's
eyes. Stepping forward as if to switch places with Aoi, who had
delivered the first strike, Ginia edged closer while slowly readying her
sword. The King Garil still seemed to be driven mad with rage, and it
lunged at Ginia with bloodshot eyes.
A monster of surprisingly massive size was charging in at
breakneck speed, giving itself over to rage. Since a severe injury would be
unavoidable if she took a direct hit, it wouldn't be strange for Ginia
to feel fear from her perspective, but... perhaps she had no image whatsoever
of taking a hit, as she remained completely calm.
I thought about preparing to step in and help, but looking
at this state, it didn't seem necessary. My judgment was correct. While
dodging the King Garil's full-body tackle by a hair's breadth, Ginia
delivered a counter strike. By completely utilizing the opponent's momentum,
the right arm the King Garil had swung down danced in the air.
Losing one arm caused it to lose its balance, and the King
Garil collapsed onto its side where the right arm used to be. The entire
area was dyed bright red, but the fact that it was all the King Garil's
blood made it gruesome. Looking at the two of them showing not a hint of intimidation,
I truly realized that the battle with the Kaonashi had made them grow
significantly.
...I was already feeling like we had won, but the King
Garil hadn't stopped moving yet. To make sure they finished it off
properly, I decided to give the two of them a sharp reminder.
「That was a good attack, but it isn't
dead yet. Don't drop your guard until the very end.」
「I know! We'll finish it off!」
「Leave it to us. We will defeat it
perfectly just like this.」
The King Garil, whose rage had reached its peak, was
emitting something like a dark, muddy aura. The type that goes on a rampage
even after realizing they've lost is troublesome, and it seems he falls into
that category. With its arm sliced off, it was slamming its right side—now just
a shoulder—against the ground.
I didn't know what it was doing, but the meaning became
clear when it stood up. It seemed to have thrust the hilt of the sword it was
playing with earlier into its missing right arm, and the blade portion was
sticking out from the end of its severed stump. Simply charging in with its
shoulder was a threat in itself, but its behavior was so beyond abnormal that I
couldn't help but draw back in reflex.
I'm glad I warned the two of them. Depending on the King
Garil's movements, danger still remains. I was planning to watch the course
of the battle—at that moment, the King Garil's bright red eyes locked
onto me.
It seemed it noticed my presence from my callout earlier.
The King Garil seemed to have switched its target from the two of them
to me. Because I was standing by in the rear, it probably thought I was weak.
At a speed that Ginia and Aoi couldn't come to
help, the King Garil charged. It was a charge while thrusting out the
right arm impaled with a sword, and at this speed, Ginia and the others
wouldn't make it in time to assist. Parrying the attack casually and leaving
the rest to the two of them was an option, but... being looked down upon by a
battered and bruised King Garil rubbed me the wrong way a little.
I originally wanted to have a fistfight with it anyway, so I
might as well let myself get one punch in. While evading the King Garil's
shoulder-first charge, I matched my fist to its face. Its jaw bent widely, and
the King Garil, whose brain was violently shaken, collapsed face-first into
the ground just like that.
「Ah! You stole the spotlight!」
「It came to me, so it can't be
helped, right? Besides, I haven't killed it yet. You two can deliver the
finishing blow.」
「It certainly isn't dead, but...
looking at this state, it won't be able to move for half a day, so it's as good
as dead.」
Being showered with cold words from Ginia as well
made me a little bit sad. It's true I took the best part, but this much
couldn't be helped. The two of them practically did all the subjugating, so it would
be great if they could accept that, but... I guess it's difficult.
With the two of them getting stronger, being relied upon less makes me feel a little lonely. At any rate, we safely subjugated the King Garil. Let's deliver the finishing blow, finish the harvesting, and return to the city of Klingark.
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