Volume 6 Chapter 32 Something Missing
Kanami forcefully fired all the bullets she had toward Nue. Heavy bombs (Blast), karmic wind bullets (Grem), swordian (sword bullets).
But Nue did not dodge them and took all of them. If it were any other "mystery," it would have disappeared after ten attacks.
However, Nue continued forward while taking them all, as if it was natural.
Swinging its front leg, it struck Kanami with a horizontal blow.
Kanami jumped forward while avoiding its arm.
If it's pointless to carve into the surface, then pierce from the inside.
Ferger's gun barrel caught Nue's mouth and fired bullets in rapid succession once again.
Ratatatat! It shattered its fangs, and the magic bullets ravaged inside Nue's mouth.
"Rorororororo"
As it spat out a muffled voice along with the smoke, Nue laughed. If it were only one entity, it might have received a fatal blow.
But now that they had merged, it didn't become a significant injury. This woman cannot defeat Nue.
In these few seconds, Nue sensed an overwhelming difference in strength.
Nue's tail was like a snake. It attacked Kanami from her blind spot and bit into her torso.
As it is, it swallows her soft belly and slurp out her intestines. But in an instant, the head of the snake was divided into multiple parts.
"How tasteless."
Under Kanami's gothic dress, silver blades were peeking out from beneath the numerous sewn-on frills.
She gracefully spun her body like a dance at a ball and sliced the snake with the blades on her dress.
At the same time, she took out seven barrels and parts from under her skirt and assembled them in an instant.
With a speed and power surpassing a ferger, she fired magic bullets from the gatling gun called 'alphaneil.'
The magic power loaded in the magazine was sufficient. Kanami pulled the trigger the moment she landed.
"'Orphadrain!'"
The seven-colored magic bullets rushed towards Nue with unprecedented force.
No matter how confident it was in it durability, Nue couldn't withstand this amount. Based on the feedback from the ferger, Kanami had made that judgement.
And Kanami's assessment was not wrong.
If she had been able to accurately shoot Orphadrain into Nue, she would have dealt significant damage.
However, the true nature of Nue was not direct combat to begin with.
"Huh...!?"
Kanami, who was using 'Shayka Eyes,' immediately noticed the abnormality.
(It disappeared!)
Release the trigger from the finger, Kanami focused her consciousness on "Shayka Eyes."
She saw a faint darkness, as if she had entered into a dark cloud.
She could definitely feel Nue's magic power there, but even with "Shayka Eyes," she couldn't capture Nue.
However, she can deal with a surprise attack with "Shayka Eyes." With this in mind, while taking a deep breath, Kanami recalled the information she had heard from Ayaka in advance.
Nue is a "mystery" that symbolizes the fear of the night. Perhaps this faint darkness itself is the "mystery" called Nue.
If that's the case, if she can generate enough firepower to blow away the surrounding area, she can draw out Nue.
Just as Kanami was about to move on to the next move, Nue had already taken the initiative.
――Hyorororororororo.
Resonance of eerie voices echoing through the night.
"This cry is――"
Kanami's knees gave way with a thud. Her head swayed in pain, and her vision became unfocused.
Terrible nausea and chills overwhelmed her whole body, and cold sweat poured out.
Uh-oh, she can't stand anymore.
This must be the effect of the voice itself, affecting the mind and body.
Although she thought about trying to identify where the sound was coming from in the darkness, she could hear the sound from all directions.
And because Kanami's body strengthening with magic power is not even comparable to Yuusuke and even lower compared to Irial, she was quickly affected.
Now, Nue's voice that she received in that state twisted her internal organs and pierced her bones.
Anyway, she must break free from this darkness with the Karmic Wind Bullet (Grem).
But at the same time as she started to attack Ferger, a light flashed, cutting through the darkness.
The lightning unleashed by Nue pierced and blew away Kanami's body.
――Hyororororo.
Amidst the voice of illness, there was a cheerful laughter.
"..."
Kanami, who was rolling on the ground, faintly heard it while emitting smoke. Her vision was blurred, and the sound was distant.
It's not just pain. It's a state of repeated fainting and awakening from intense pain.
Thanks to the magic tools hidden in her dress, which reduced the power, she managed to survive, but without them, it would have ended now.
Strong.
She realized it through this battle. This Nue is not just a "mystery".
She feels a presence similar to the demon magic she is familiar with. If there is an entity that created this, it might even rival a Lord.
Kanami gritted her teeth in pain and stood up with all her strength.
She doesn't have talent.
She also lacks experience.
After all, she is just a young girl who admired heroes.
Nevertheless,
"I am——!"
Kanami stood up and stared at the intangible darkness.
"I have decided to fight alongside him!"
Already battered and bruised, the princess screamed as if spitting out blood.
The response was overlapping sneers.
In the intermittent thoughts, the only thing she remembered was a single sentence.
'If you don't want to be left behind, you have to become stronger by any means necessary.'
Mevia said so.
It's really true.
If she gave up just because she lack talent, she never had a dream to begin with.
She also doesn't need to become a special person.
There is envy in that position. How happy would she be if she could be there?
However, what Kanami Ländtor Sith Fador truly desired was something different.
In that world covered in blood and dust, she wanted to be by the side of that one hope and shining person.
She wanted to be a comrade.
"Now, let's go."
Her resolve was decided long ago. She could face the reality of not being able to reach her current self to the point of becoming tired of it.
So all that's left is to move forward.
* * *
While Tsukiko leaned against the wall to catch her breath, she noticed something.
"..."
Sharla was looking up at the ceiling.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Not really."
Sharla dismissively responded to Tsukiko's question. Even though she was exhausted, she still noticed that something was happening outside.
But Sharla remained here unchanged. That would mean Lisha hasn't gone outside either.
Someone should be responding to this unusual situation.
That someone quickly came to mind.
"Sharla-san..."
"What?"
"Sharla-san, you said that talent cannot be filled with effort alone, but is there really no way?"
Sharla concluded that she wouldn't be able to help Yuusuke with Kanami.
But Tsukiko couldn't believe that those words were true. No, maybe she didn't want to believe it. Because she had seen Kanami up close, she didn't want to admit it.
But Tsukiko hardly knew anything about Kanami.
However, she could painfully understand what she was doing for Yuusuke.
"..."
Sharla looked down at Tsukiko as if trying to find her true intentions while Tsukiko didn't look away.
"I said that it can't be filled with ordinary effort."
"And what does that mean?"
"The story is about the willingness to abandon oneself and the possibility if one is blessed with luck. It's not something that happens often, though."
Sharla said that much, pausing between words. Because she had lived in the hell and had seen many warriors, she knew something.
"However, those who can create such miracles have been called heroes."
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