Volume 6 Chapter 34 Desperate Situation
Nue didn't know what had happened. While blending into the darkness, it observed the woman's behavior.
But when the lightning it shot, it was blocked by a suddenly appearing shield.
Nue's attacks now are stronger than when it fought Yuusuke. Even lightning strikes are not easily defended against.
However, it didn't pass through.
Then, it'll kill her in a different way.
──Hyororororororo.
The voice of the disease echoed multiple times. This can't be defended against by a shield.
But even though Kanami could hear the voice, she didn't try to avoid it anymore.
"Tarim, please neutralize it. I can't stand this sound anymore."
'Please stop giving orders. I am not your tool, you know? But, indeed, this voice is unpleasant.'
Especially considering that they believe they are superior.
Tarim immediately changed the mechanism of the shield. His magic is called "Myriad Transformations."
It is a supernatural technique that analyzes the received attacks and creates a physical body that surpasses them.
If Kanami's knowledge is combined, the body will not only be strengthened but also appear as a weapon with the necessary mechanisms.
And Tarim possessed immense magic power as a demon.
Although Kanami often had to give up on creating the magic tools she wanted due to issues such as materials, time, technique, and tools.
But with Tarim, all of that can be realized.
The two had what each other needed.
The shield's internal structure was rearranged and began to emit sound as a speaker, immediately making noise in response to the voice of the disease.
Tarim was already affected by the voice of the disease. It was effortless to produce a sound that neutralized it.
'It's a good rhythm. Despite appearances, I also have a deep understanding of music.'
"Yes, thank you. Our musical tastes don't seem to align though."
Neither thunder nor voices could penetrate.
When it realized this, Nue distorted its face for the first time.
It came to torment and kill, so this kind of resistance was unexpected.
──Hyororororo‼︎
Nue couldn't bear it. While it could understand that Kanami and the others had changed, it didn't think they surpassed it.
It didn't want to think that it had fallen from its once advantageous position.
Now, it uses hit and run tactis using darkness. Jumping out from blind spots, unleashing a strike with the front leg.
Kanami immediately sensed Nue's attack with "Shayka Eyes". However, even with her enhanced body, she couldn't avoid the strike from an unavoidable distance.
"Tarim, please activate the powered suit."
'Yes, let's show that slowpoke.'
Thud! Nue's strike shattered the ground.
However, Kanami was no longer there. Somehow, she had moved outside of Nue's range.
"Rororo!"
Nue immediately disappeared into the darkness and attacked again from Kanami's blind spot.
But, it missed.
No matter how much Nue increased its speed, shifted the timing of its attacks, and launched a fierce assault alongside lightning, everything was evaded.
Nue couldn't comprehend Kanami's sensing speed and acceleration.
"As expected, this is good, isn't it?"
'The mechanism is complicated, and controlling it is a bit troublesome, isn't it?'
"Leave the battle to me, and focus all your efforts on controlling it."
Kanami and Tarim exchanged voices effortlessly.
Mechanical sounds, unlike a gothic dress, were emanating from their bodies.
What enhances Kanami's physical abilities is the powered suit that Tarim deployed inside the dress.
The way of thinking that Kanami first learned since coming to this Earth. Namely, the idea of giving armor not only defense power but also mobility and attack power.
Even products that are currently just imagination on paper on Earth can be realized with Kanami and Tarim. The spring-loaded muscle fibers generate explosive instantaneous power, and the shock absorption mechanism suppresses damage.
And Kanami, who had had enough, raised her fist towards the attacking Nue.
"'Explosive Thunder Hammer'!!"
With a dull sound, a flame erupted from her elbow, and Kanami's fist was shot out.
"Hyo!?"
Nue didn't expect to be hit back. But Kanami's fist, reinforced by an exoskeleton, pierced Nue's face and sent it flying.
Kanami clenched and unclenched her fist, tilting her head.
"As expected, my reaction speed still needs improvement. Can't it be a little faster?"
'If you're too demanding, I'll kill you. Even though there is a certain level of shared thinking through the contract, lag is bound to occur.'
"In that case, it seems that the only option is to strengthen our cooperation,a."
Still, the performance of the powered suit was exceptional. Kanami feels it getting optimized by "myriad transformations" as time goes on.
"..."
Nue, who had awakened, silently watched Kanami and the others. Now, it was made to understand that it had switched from being the hunter to being the hunted.
"Well, the test run was sufficient. Shall we end it?"
'Yes, I suppose. I do enjoy seeing you in pain, though.'
It's unclear whether it understood the meaning of those words.
"‼︎"
However, Nue immediately melted into the night and disappeared. For now, there was no choice but to escape from this place.
Fortunately, unlike the knights, the woman hadn't done anything reckless that could blow away the night.
If that's the case, Nue could escape.
But such faint hope was crushed by the heavy metallic sound coming from behind.
"Tarim"
'Yes.'
The two floating shields changed form as they reached Kanami's hands. Like rotating a Rubik's Cube, the shields transformed.
And what was created was a rotating heavy machine gun that was too large for an individual to wield.
There were two of them.
The gun, which looked like it belonged on a fighter plane, was supported by a powered exoskeleton and pointed its barrels towards the night.
'Orthofanir (Twin Dragon's Barrage)'
The significantly longer barrel than Alphaneil's had power and firing speed to match. It was an artillery weapon that Kanami's magic power alone couldn't handle, a weapon for sieging cities.
So, Tarim's magic power was poured in, and in response, Orthofanir trembled.
Nue's fighting spirit had already been broken, but it couldn't escape the embodiment of malice.
However, Kanami didn't have any unpleasant feelings towards Nue. Instead...
──Thank you very much. Thanks to you, I have realized that I am weak. And, goodbye.
With deep emotion, Kanami pulled the trigger.
"'Orphadrain!'"
The seven-colored meteor shower shattered the night and turned the earth into a starry sky.
The two Gatling guns scattered magic bullets with a threatening firing speed.
──Hyorororororororo!
Even Nue, desperately trying to escape, couldn't change its fate. The constant roar of the dragon spewing from the barrel pierced its body every night, disintegrating it into pieces.
As Nue disappeared and the real night appeared, the meteors also rose and disappeared into the sky.
"..."
Confirming its disappearance, Kanami looked up at the sky while asking Tarim to put the choker back on.
Surely, under this sky, that person is still fighting.
Please wait, I will catch up soon.
As if granting a wish, the last magic bullet sparkled like a shooting star.
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