Volume 5 Chapter 30 The Battle Between Evil and Evil
The fight against the mastermind Amou was brutal.
Even after having their time-manipulating powers sealed, they still came at us.
They couldn't use their ability, forced to fight barehanded.
On the other hand, our powers were mostly focused on sealing their abilities.
The conditions were balanced.
But we had the advantage of experience.
In hand-to-hand combat, I was stronger.
I dodged their attacks and struck back.
I read their kick, side-stepped, and delivered a palm strike to their midsection.
"Not BAD, Act...! To get this far without using the Mystic Eyes, just fighting with BARE HANDS!"
"The leader of an organization can't be WEAK like the rest."
Even after discovering my eyes were the Eye of the Time King, I kept training.
If I relied only on my eyes, I wouldn't be able to protect anyone when they got sealed.
I didn't want that.
So, I prepared myself.
So I could always protect my comrades, no matter the situation.
My strikes gradually, but surely, drained their stamina.
Amou was already losing composure, breathing heavily.
Meanwhile, I still had plenty of energy left.
I was carrying the strength of both myself and Frederica.
"I'm SURPRISED... to see you perform this WELL after losing your special power, the Eye of the Time KING."
"Of COURSE. My master is DIFFERENT from you."
Frederica stated firmly.
"Amou. You are indeed STRONG. But your strength comes from the power BESTOWED upon you when you reincarnated from another world. In other words, it's power from OTHERS. On the other hand, my master was DIFFERENT. Instead of relying solely on granted power, they TRAINED themselves, SAVED others, and established their own UNIQUE strength."
I landed a kick straight on Amou, sending them flying.
Amou, bleeding, managed to smile.
"You're RIGHT... I haven't grown. After I gained this GREAT power, I haven't put in any EFFORT. The difference between you, who kept WORKING because you had no talent, and me, who became ARROGANT because I did, is showing itself NOW..."
Amou looked pleased about something.
I couldn't understand his feelings.
But I had no intention of holding back.
On the surface, Lawrence and the others were fighting the Demon King.
Unless I killed this guy, who was the source of the Demon King's power, victory wouldn't come.
"If you SURRENDER, I'll kill you QUICKLY."
"HEH... You're not saying you'll let me GO?"
"Of COURSE not."
Amou grinned.
It was like he was happy to hear my answer.
"AH... Finally, I can DIE... It's been a LONG time."
There seemed to be some emotion in his words.
Amou said he was immortal.
He couldn't die because he had too much power.
...Could it be that he raised me just to die?
...If that's the case, what a lonely guy.
"Hey, don't get all SYMPATHETIC now. I'm a BAD guy. I used others for my own BENEFIT."
"...Hmph. Then, you and I are the SAME."
Amou's eyes widened in surprise.
Then... he started laughing, holding his stomach.
"You never CHANGE your stance, even until the END... I GET it. Then, this is a battle between EVIL and EVIL."
"YEAH. A battle to see which evil path we BELIEVE in is STRONGER. No need to hold BACK."
"RIGHT... Then, let me SHOW you. My FINAL BLOW!"
A tremendous amount of magic poured out of Amou's body.
Finally, the end was in sight.
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