CH 110

[Fierce Battle, Merlin the Treacherous Magic Swordsman!]

“Here I come, Yuri-chan! ‘Thunder Enchant: Suicide Bolt’!”

Clad in thunderbolts, Merlin charged toward me.

Maybe because of the enchantment spell? His speed was off the charts even though he was holding a greatsword–!

“Then, have a taste of my homing arrows! Go, Pontaro Squad!”

[Kishakishaaa!]

Pulling out my bow, I fired several arrows at once!

They were arrows possessed by my familiars, Shadow Weapons. Combined with the effect of the accuracy-boosting skill ‘Magic Bullet Shooter’, the group of living arrows flew toward Merlin.

Now, what’re you gonna do, Merlin? They pack quite a punch, y’know? They’ve got stacks of damage-increasing skills on them.

“Oh, how naïve, Yuri-chan! Activate weapon skill, Seal: ‘Flying’!”

[Kishaaa?!]

Merlin swung his greatsword as he screamed. The moment Pontaro and the gang made contact with the blade, they got sent flying helplessly.

There was no resistance whatsoever. It was as if they had suddenly lost their kinetic energy…!

“You shouted Seal: ‘Flying’ earlier… don’t tell me, that’s the cause?!”

“100 points to Yuri-chan! You see, my beloved sword ‘Clarent’ can seal the specified skill for a brief moment upon contact! And!”

He swung his greatsword behind him. As a result, Urutaro, who was about to pounce on him, was sliced!

The wound wasn’t deep enough to split him in two, but Urutaro suddenly froze–

“Thanks to the enchantment spell, it can also paralyze…! Now, be a good boy and stay here, okay, Urutaro-chan?”

“Grrr, awooooooo…!”

Urutaro collapsed to the ground, convulsing all the while. His frustrated cry echoed between the cave and the new area.

“I see… if I take so much as a single attack from that sword, my ‘Tenacity’ skill will be sealed and that will be the end of me. And even if I use my familiars as meat shields, you can simply paralyze them.”

“A good strategy, wouldn’t you say? Incidentally, unlike Korin-chan’s ‘Futsunomitama’, ‘Clarent’ also has a high attack power, so you’d best be careful♡.”

Haha, well I’d be damned.

But while he made it sound like a superior version of ‘Futsunomitama’, that was a bit of a stretch, in reality.

Because Korin’s spirit blade sealed three skills upon hit. Further, to compensate for its almost zero attack power, the seal lasted for 3 minutes.

With his ‘Clarent’, on the other hand, he had to shout out the name of the skill to seal, so he had to know what skills the opponent had.

Pontaro and the gang, who had been sent flying away, flew back to me while crying [Kishasha~!]. The sealing time really was only a brief moment.

“It’s useless if you have no information on your opponent… talk about a perfect weapon for an informant. You weren’t lying about that bit, huh?”

“Yes. I love gathering rumors and solving riddles. The only lie I told you was my name. ‘Pinko’ is cute for an alias, don’t you agree♡?”

“Well, I’m sorry to say this, but I think you should polish your naming sense!”

I took out two swords and slashed at him!

“Wha?!” Merlin was taken by surprise by my action as he blocked my swords. No wonder. After all, I still dared to approach and attack him despite his long explanation about the danger of his beloved sword.

“Skill activate, ‘Arms Barrier’. Let’s go, my weapons!”

“Wha-?! Sto–?!”

As my newly summoned seven weapons shot at him, I began to launch an incessant onslaught on Merlin!

“Oraoraoraoraoraoraaaaaa! What’s wrong, Pendragon’s dog?! Weren’t you going to kill me?! You’re gonna lose to an archer in close combat, oraaaaa!!!”

“I mean, this isn’t exactly how a normal archer fights?!”

Merlin frantically swung his greatsword around to defend himself. It was obvious that his swordplay was better than mine, yet he was getting cornered. How? You might ask.

Well, that was obviously because I constantly shot him with weapons as I recklessly attacked him with my dual swords–!

“This is my new swordsmanship! Since I lack finesse, I just have to make it up with numbers! With nine weapons unceasingly coming at you at the same time, you’ll definitely die in no time!”

“That doesn’t count as swordsmanship! Kh, I literally need more hands–!!”

Merlin was gradually getting torn apart by magic swords and magic spears shooting out from another dimension, and his skin was turning bluish-black.

He must’ve gotten poisoned. Some of my weapons could also cause paralysis and freezing, but considering he got neither, his accessory must be resistant to both.

“There’s only so many status effects you can prevent against, what with the limited accessory slots. Okay, time to settle this…!”

“Damn, you’re too strong because you’ve been doing nothing but battling—?!”

Merlin began to back away with a panicked expression on his face. His active thunder enchantment gave him lightning-fast speed, and I almost couldn’t follow him with my eyes.

However.

“Do you really think I’d let you escape from me?”

“Eh—wha?!”

That was when he finally realized.

In front of the door that led to the new area… right under his feet, there was an ominous pattern.

And from it, out burst dark flames!

“Feel the pain of a roasted prey! Tiryagyoni Realm Cursed Art, ‘Forbidden Inferno’–!”

“Gugyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?!”

It was an evil art that changed the specified area into a ‘Hellfire Zone’ and ‘Magic-berserking Zone’.

As a result, not only was Merlin being burned from head to toe, but his enchantment spell began to go out of his control.

The thunderbolts cladding his body gradually intensified before bursting and electrocuting him!

“You… you win…”

――Thus, the battle in front of the new area came to a close.