Chapter 95
You dont say!!
Usato was being swallowed by a skeleton in front of him .
While he could not move him, I was looking at him and immediately suppressed the desire to rescue him, and continued to supply magic to Lucas and Eva .
Neah-chan, Usato-san is!
Worry about yourself now! If you leave now, youre gonna cause another Usato!
Resistance magic can only be applied to one target .
Because I am touching Lucas and Eva now, the effect of resistance magic is being activated, and if either Lucas or Eva separates, it will move away from the range of effect of resistance magic .
Im sorry . I cant fight, and Im stuck in between, so Usato
Thats right, Usato wont falter to that extent! Dont say anything unnecessary, just worry about yourself!!
Im talking to Lucas with a pessimistic look behind me, but Im starting to be impatient .
Usato is strong against physical attacks, but weak against mental attacks .
If hes already suffering from mental attacks of only a few skeletons as of last night, and now hes eating countless skeletons, Usatos heart may be broken .
My lord ends here, and I, the servant who disappeared from the lord, becomes a stray monster as before .
Fu, fufu
What the heck am I thinking?
I should have been prepared to die before becoming Usatos familiar .
There is no place to go back now . Strictly speaking, Usatos status as a familiar is now where he is .
It may be okay to give up my life here for the person who decided to go all out to the outside world for a short time .
Ill be with you until the end . Whether it succeeds or fails, I will fulfill my role as a familiar!
Gee!!
Ga!
Ill show you what Im capable of!!!
Similarly to when it caught Usato, with a thin smile, the skeleton threw a chain here, and I devoted more magic to resistance magic .
Then, the resistant magical pattern that covers us three emerges like a bulge and transforms into a spherical barrier .
Show me what you got!
In this case, neither the curse itself nor the chain can be touched . Instead, the magic is completely fixed on the spot, and it uses a lot of magical power, but it should be quite effective against these opponents .
A . bodaaaa!!!
The barrier will repel all the chains thrown by the skeletons .
Although there are some skeletons who hit their bodies with all their might, it has no effect .
Neah-chan!? To protect us
Im doing this because Usato said hes going to help you! So you should stay silent and just watch!!
To withstand the impact of the skeletons coming in, I stick my hands forward and concentrate on maintaining my magic .
Resistance magic is certainly a powerful magic, but it is not a magic that is invincible . It can endure any number of attacks with the set resistance, but it is not very strong against other attacks .
Therefore, I have no choice but to use magic to reinforce the load caused by shock and weight!!
[I guess its better to be straightforward?]
!!
While enduring the onslaught of skeletons, an individual appears from the floor in front of the altar that gives off a distinctly different atmosphere than the skeletons Ive seen so far .
Although it is a skeleton, it had an expensive robe which had a tattered and a cane, uttering words with rattling rattles .
You finally appeared!
I have only come out of the slightest whim . The healing magician is already in my hands, after that I can accomplish and fulfill what my lord has dreamt off .
When the person in front raises his hand, the chain extending from the neck of the skeleton is pulled back, and the attack is forcibly stopped .
Whimsical, I think he actually showed up after seeing that the skeletons cant hold back .
Moreover, in addition to being able to communicate with others, it means that he can handle curses to some extent because he stopped attacking .
And from his word of fulfilling his lord
Youre quite an obsessed prick huh, magician . Its not sane to tie your dead soul to a curse, pretending to be a death sentence .
A magician? No way, is he the magician who has been executed by the king with the intent of sacrificing other people!?
Its no surprise that Lucas is surprised .
No way, I dont think a human being who lived hundreds of years ago is obsessed with a hero even by binding himself to a curse .
Its a funny story to think about . The king and the magician sacrificed their people of Samaria to a curse, but for some reason only the royal family was cursed . Originally, the descendant of the magician, the Fegnis clan would only be cursed . Its funny that he hasnt been cursed either, because he was only transferring the direction of the curse to the royal family .
[Its almost correct . But its also to help keep my curse . ]
In other words, Fegnis was also used to prevent death .
Thinking so, the teaching that makes a hero to be so obsessed is also like a curse .
What are you going to do with Usato? Either way, if you lose the source of magical power, you are destined to disappear . Even if you are convinced of winning, it is only temporary .
[Kuku, Kukuku]
Whats wrong?
The magician who shrugs his shoulder screamed when he turned his hollow eyes toward me .
[I dont need to supply magic power anymore]
What do you mean?
[It is also possible to bind the soul to the body by using My magic, the magic of bondage . If I can get a new body, I dont need the supply of magic or the existing curse . ]
Thats an unreasonable thing to do! Dead people are not allowed to come to life again, let alone dead people taking over living people Its impossible!
[You seem to have noticed . But that healing magician is going to become my new body . ]
The purpose was not to bind Usato to Samaril, but to take over Usatos body!?
A mental attack in which Usato is being hit by skeletons .
If dozens or hundreds of peoples thoughts are poured into at once, the mind of a normal person will break .
The skeleton who saw me who changed the blood phase after reaching that thought again screamed and gave an unpleasant laughter .
[They really are simpletons . Theyre just clowns that seek on unfulfilled wishes and rush to the living people . However, there are still many . If a regular person can see the voice and memory of a grudge that they cant stand listening to, they could break their hearts . ]
Then Usato!
[Im sure hes watching the scene of hell endlessly]
I look at Usato surrounded by skeletons .
He cannot be seen because he is surrounded by a tremendous number of skeletons, but he continues to see the hatred and detestable memories of the people of Samaria .
If you are a normal person, it will take less than a minute .
Please stop why are you doing that?
Eva asks the magician with a quiet voice .
The magician mocked and laughed with his nose .
[The reason is simple . I adore the hero . I sought a hero because I worship him . I caught and tried to make it eternal . As a result, it failed . ]
Yeah . You cant bind the hero who defeats the wicked dragon with your own magic .
Certainly magic is powerful, but it is easily dealt with by far more sophisticated opponents .
Of course, the target is a hero who even defeated the wicked dragon . The power of the element is also terrible, and above all, you wont win with just strength .
[At that time he just patted me with all my curses . He disappeared without breaking the curse . As if this was my punishment, my crime . ]
If so, if you make an effort to feed on that failure
[Shut up, you naive little girl]
For the first time, a magical voice is emitted from the magician .
Eva trembles .
[Its hard for a human being to work hard to reach that area, but I think its right that we make use of our failure . Im not stupid enough to repeat the same thing . ]
Then, the words that the magician said next was the worst thing imaginable .
[So I thought . Why not become a person with the qualities of a hero . ]
.
I dont mean to say this is a true monster .
For that reason, at the expense of the lives of many innocent people, even to the extent of becoming a soul and becomes part of the curse
[Now, if you can just be a gentle sacrifice for the curse, you can also be with the healing magician? You can even meet your lost mother . ]
I dont like it! Usato-san is still working hard!! I cant give up living here now!!
[The healing magician is already in my hands . It didnt take long to break his mind and apply my technique . At least I thought I was being merciful, so I decided to choose an easy way to destroy him, but it seems to be useless . ]
You bastard!
I curse the magician .
Compassion seems to be too kind of a word for him, but its like saying that he is certain to erase him anyway . When you can only vomit words that narrow down such options, you can see that this magician is a way out of words . .
You can never be a hero
At that time, Lucas told the magician such a thing .
The calmly spoken words contained quiet anger .
[What?]
If you can only say words like that, youll never be a hero .
[Now thats interesting . A hero is an entity with overwhelming power . That healing magician, too, is a peculiar entity that continues to regenerate the body with healing magic and continues to extend the upper limit of his body and become stronger . If I can be that kind of person, I can become a mighty person . Isnt it?]
You must be joking . Its useless to say anything to you who is fascinated only by power, but Ill tell you nonetheless!
Lucas stepped forward strongly and moved beside me .
I silently shift to the side and face the magician so that he can talk easily .
Its not the power that matters, its the heart of the person who handles it . I knew someone like that, and its Usato, he understood it . He has great power, but he wont abuse it . He uses it to save people . Do you know how difficult that is?
[So what? What can you do to become a hero with your aspirations and beliefs? Its all foolishness . ]
You are the stupid one . Whats the point worshiping a hero? What you worship is only that power!
I wonder if the magician was surprised by Lucas words .
Despite that, he spun on the following words .
Im sure the hero who defeated the wicked dragon must have fought for the peoples lives, but what made it meaningless is you and the king at the time . Whats worse, after all this time, you regretted nothing . You have continued to use the souls of the people who have been sacrificed for a hundred years A man who tramples on the dignity of such a person cannot be a hero!!
Certainly, the heroes of the previous generation must have fought for the people of Samaria being suffered from the wicked dragon . Therefore, he continued fighting without sleeping, and at the end, he jumped into the mouth of the wicked dragon and stabbed his sword into the dragons heart .
However, what was waiting for him after the battle was the betrayal from the country that would have saved them and the dead body of the people who had been saved and were sacrificed to bind him .
It may be natural that we are devoted to human beings .
Its thanks to him that I wont have to give up after not being able to help my daughter . He told me he would help me, so I can hold onto what little hope I had . . Let me throw you this question then, is it possible for you to make people hopeful? No! You sacrificed hundreds of innocent people, and even used their souls for your own benefit now youre trying to take over Usatos body! Only a coward would do that!
The magician doesnt speak to Lucas who revealed his feelings and said so .
Instead, the ridicule that was rattling from the beginning disappeared, and only the eerie atmosphere was conspicuous .
[Thats enough after all, its a meaningless story of a king who can do nothing . Ill destroy your soul and make it a puppet . =]
Tsk .
At the same time as the magicians arm moves, the magical power is trapped in the barrier that was holding it and activated .
At the moment, the skeletons, which had been blocked by chains until now, all rushed to the barrier .
Ughh
Neah!
Are you okay!?
Get down!
Lucas and Eva were worried about me as I took the onslaught of the skeletons at the barrier and raised a painful voice .
[Great magic . As expected of a demon No, lets call it a vampire out of respect . However, no matter how much the magic repels the curse, if you keep receiving this many curses, your magic power will run out eventually . ]
I know, even if you didnt tell me!!
I clench my teeth and say so while enduring .
What Im doing now is just earning time .
[Why are you going such lengths? What you are doing now is meaningless . The healing magician cant help you anymore, Hell soon break his heart and Ill get into the shell, and my plan shall be achieved . ]
Huh, huh, its gonna take more than that to destroy Usatos spirit!
Minutes have passed since Usato was caught by the skeleton, but the skeletons did not try to leave him .
That doesnt mean that Usato has given up yet .
Looking at the silent magician, Im convinced that Usatos current endurance is unexpected .
[ No matter how strong the body is, the spirit is human and still an immature child . No matter how much hope you have, its no use . ]
Fufu
What is this, even though Im in a desperate situation, I smile at his words .
Youre so humorous right now . Youve convinced youve won, youre in good shape, and youre ugly to look at its just like my situation at that time .
Im sure Usato at that time looked the same as I was, looking at the magician in front of me . Its the same as me who had a horrible end as a result of defeating the other party when my plan went well .
The things you have planned will definitely fail . After all, the guy youre about to get is doing ridiculous things that you cant measure on a normal scale . Youll be seriously injured if you think everything will go smoothly!!
Ordinary humans do not use healing magic in battle and do not try to fight the wicked dragon head-on .
First of all, it is funny because that man consists of only a strong body .
This magician does not understand it .
[ . Ill hit you with all the souls that can be used in this place and end it]
The magician raised his arms greatly with words that seemed to be frustrated .
According to the movement, hundreds of chains extend from the floor, and more skeletons than ever have appeared .
[I dont need a spare . Either way, I have already used it and it has already been used . Ill use you when my soul has been worn out . ]
You really are hopeless!
[You should be grateful that youre being used in my plan . ]
If all of those attacks were to be attacked at once, I wouldnt have enough magical power .
However, I have no choice but to protect them .
I feel like Im in a desperate situation, but nevertheless, I desperately put myself up and confined myself to the barrier .
[Go]
Oh!!
Gaaaaa
Floating skeletons flood my barriers .
I close my eyes to prepare for the coming shock and load .
Gar!?
Ahhh!
?
However, the shock that should come is not coming .
The voices of the skeletons I heard have changed from a beast-like scream to a mixture of startle and confusion .
Opening my eyes slowly while confused
What is this?
-In front of me was a translucent white figure standing to protect us from skeletons .
If you look closely, many white figures surround us, preventing the onslaught of the skeletons .
Are you protecting us?
A white figure suddenly appeared .
The one that caught my eye most was the image of a woman with long hair, who had both hands spread out in front of us and protected us from the skeletons .
Although it shines a white light like other figures, the long hair reaching up to the waist is coloured blue, and its appearance is similar to Eva .
So, you have come
Do you know what this is? Eva
Listening to Eva who said happily, I asked about the white figure in front of us .
These guys arent the bad guys . They are the people who have always protected me from scary dreams
Protected me from scary dreams
So are they the ones who protected her heart from the curse of the Samaria people who are trying to mentally hunt her down?
But why did they come out now?
I wonder if they jumped out of the curse in the crisis of Eva?
Father, its alright now! These people will protect us!
Father?
Lucas was staring at the white figure in front of me, maybe he didnt hear Evas words .
Looking at him for a while, Lucas shook his voice in tears, strengthened his hand to hug Eva, and opened his mouth .
Aaah, I see now So thats how it is, even if you have lost your body, you kept watching this childs growth nearby Im no match for you after all . I didnt need your parting words because you were with Eva all the time
Hearing Lucas trembling voice, the woman with blue hair turned around and smiled gently .
Listening to Lucas words, Eva blinks her eyes .
I see, this woman is most likely Lucas .
That means the figures around us are the royal family who have been erased by the curse .
[Impossible!!]
At that time, the magician echoed in the hall .
[Why are you guys coming out now!! You are just humans who dont even have magic! Youre the ones who have erased your body and captured your soul . This is impossible!! No, I dont care about that!! Right now, youre in my way!!!]
Along with the words, the magician pulled up the chain further and flooded the figure with more skeletons .
[H, ha, ha ha ha!! You cant stop the grudges of the hundreds of dead people wherever they gather!]
According to the magician, the skeletons cannot be stopped by the royal family .
In fact, every time they receive a skeleton, the white shadow fluctuates like smoke, and its appearance changes to a dull one .
The figure of the woman in front of us is no exception . However, perhaps the woman was not paying attention to the skeletons attacks, she turned around again and slowly moved her lips .
Eh?
I cant hear her voice .
But shes certainly trying to tell us something .
What on earth
Shes saying . Its okay .
Eva, you, can you understand what this person is saying?
Yes, somehow
Is it possible to communicate to some extent due to the effect of protecting Eva who was receiving the curse? Or is this woman simply this child that should be considered a given .
What is all right? The situation remained the same as before, and even if she said that it would be okay in such a situation, it doesnt look like it .
When she smiled with a gentle smile that reassured me of my concern, she spun a short series of words .
Since hes awake?
While confused, I tilted my head on Evas words .
Judging by this situation
[Hahaha, no matter what you do now, its all futile! I have plan for such a long time, and it will succeed! All of you will break your soul and become my puppet! Ha, ha ha ha ha!!]
Tsk, damn youre annoying
The magician who raises a laughter without revealing the true nature of his character .
I glared at the magician thinking I should say something back, but the sight of the skeletons surrounding Usato behind the magician leaving the spiders children scattered apart . By entering, I understand the meaning of the womans words .
[Hahahahaha!!]
A figure approaches from behind the magician who is laughing without realizing the abnormal situation that is occurring behind him .
At the same time he can be seen clearly, the movements of the skeletons attacking us gradually slow down . By the time he was just behind the magician, the skeletons had been pulled by chains and weakened to the point that they were forced into the barrier .
Seriously, just because I woke up a little lateWhat the hell is this?
Im happy about it, but Im shocked to see him .
Anyway, I could see the anger that felt far away and the arms that were so powerful that the blood vessels floated .
Oi .
[What?]
Along with a serious voice, his hand extended from the back of the magician who was laughing loudly, then grabbed his head .
[Wh- Wh- W-hat you are supposed]
Whats wrong? Laugh more . You sound like an idiot . So, laugh while you have the chance
He slammed the magicians head into the floor as is .
Looking down on the crushing floor and the shattering skull of the magician with cold eyes, Usato makes a fist whilst smiling as usual .
What? Cant laugh anymore?
When someone is really angry, they naturally smile, which is what I heard from a traveler who came from somewhere, but it seems that Usato is in that state .
It was such a clean move, and Im so glad he came at such a good timing .