CH 191

「That’s not it, Senior! This is reality!」

「We’re in a pickle right now!」

Inglis and Rafinha said alternatively to Yua, and yet…

「I can have one then? There’s so many of you, I can have one, right?」

She responded by grabbing the nearest Ian by the neck and holding him under her armpit. Was she planning to take him home with her? Ian’s mechanized body should have been many times heavier than a normal person’s, and yet she treated him like he was a kitten or something alike.

「M-, Miss Yua?! I’m in the middle of a really, really important mission right now…」

「It’s fine. There are so many of you, no one can tell if it’s short of one.」

「No no, all of us need to put our strength and heart together to…」

When the carried Ian was trying to reason with Yua and looking very distressed…

「UWOOooohhh!!」

From the caved-in wall, Diego came back to action.

「「「 Sir Diego!! Thank goodness you’re alright! How did it go on your——?!」」」」

As the many-Ian called out to Diego, the big man shouted back at them.

「IAN!!! You sold us, you b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲?! Our target disappeared right after we made our move, and now look how I ended up! They couldn’t have pulled that out if they didn’t know our plan!」

「「「「Th-, that’s not it! Miss Inglis figured everything out on her own! She is horrifying, we have to combine our strength to defeat her!」」」」

「Very well then, we will! I will take all of you for myseelff!!!」

From the left palm that he held out, there showed a pattern that seemed to belong to the Highland.

「’Convergence Magic Formula’!! He’s hiding another one of it!」

「Ooh!!」

That was a relief. Inglis had been regretting the fact that she had unknowingly destroyed Diego’s ability to gather power and become stronger. If he still could pull the same trick, then he should by all means get stronger to the very limits and fight Inglis with his newfound strength.

「Submit to me, Ian! Send me all the mana all of you have!」

「「「「UOOOOOAAAAaaaaahhhhh?!!」」」」

Light rose from the bodies of the many-Ian and flowed into Diego.

「Stop it, General Diego!! Ian is your comrade isn’t he?! Look at how much pain he’s in!!」

Lahti, who couldn’t bear to watch the ongoing scene, cut in to stop Diego.

「I see that you’re well, Prince Lahti!! However, I cannot abide by your words! The life of a Prince who was absent during a national crisis has no value!」

「EEeeehhh?! Prince?! Lahti is?!」

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Rafinha exclaimed.

「Yeah…apparently.」

「Ah! No, before that, you have to stop him, Glis! At this rate, Ian will…」

「Eeh?」

That’s troubling. As far as Inglis was concerned, she wanted Diego to absorb as much power as possible to get him strong enough to be on par with her. After all, a battle had to be won by taking the greatest strength of your opponent head-on. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to grow.

The only time Inglis broke this code was if Rafinha was in danger, but she was now safe right beside her. That being said, if Rafinha, her cute granddaughter-figure, asked her to do something for her, then as a parent, or rather, grandparent…

「「「「Don’t stop me, Lahti!!」」」」

However, apparently, Ian(s) didn’t want it to be stopped.

「Wh-, why, Ian?!」

The Ian army didn’t answer. Instead, they begin to speak to Diego.

「Sir Diego, I do not mind if you take all of my strength from me……」

「So please, accomplish our mission!」

「For that purpose, I will gladly!」

「For our Kingdom! For our Alucard!」

Having their strength sucked dry, Ians collapsed one Ian after another.

「Ian! You little?! Forgive me for ever doubting you! I have certainly received your strength and your will!」

Diego’s body, which had absorbed all the mana from Ian, was now enveloped in a glow with sparks of electricity. His power was leaps and bounds different from a moment ago.

I see. This ‘Convergence Magic Formation’ thing is quite an interesting piece of technology in its own right.

「Ye……s!!」

Smiling, the last of Ians collapsed on the stage. After overseeing his comrade’s fall, Diego turned to Inglis and glared at her.

「This is our… Alucard’s strength and will! And we will bring you down with it!!!」

「Strength and will are essentially irrelevant to one another… Please, if anything, just use your strength.」

「SHUT YOUR TRAAAPPP!!! UWOOOOOOHHHH!!!」

With a yell that was close to a roar, Diego rushed towards Inglis. Different from before, his momentum was akin to an arrow made of light!!

「HYaaah!!」

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Inglis’ elbow strike slammed down exactly at the nape of the onrushing Diego.

The massive, iron body was promptly slammed into the floorings with otherworldly force, creaking and caving in.

「HAGGGKKKHHH?!!!! WH-, WHAT?! I’ve absorbed so much power already, and yet you! Damn m-, monster!!」

「How rude. Can’t you see I am but an ordinary village girl?」

As she answered the accusation calmly, she grabbed Diego’s neck with one hand and hoisted him up.

「By the way, was that the best you could do? Can’t you do something more?」

Frankly speaking, it was just too pathetic and dissatisfying… He wouldn’t even hold a candle to Abel. It would be nice if Diego could put up at least the same degree of a fight.

「Hggk?!! If-, if only I could absorb more power, more!」

Inglis released Diego off her hand and let him fall to the floor.

「Go on, then. Please, go and collect more strength.」

「H-, how much do you want to make a fool of me?! I will make you regret it!」

As he said so, Diego’s gaze turned to Alina and the other kids who had taken refuge in the corner.

「NOOO!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!! Grab him, Glis! Or else it’s done between us!!」

Rafinha came at her with the most gruesome anger in her eyes.

That was unusual. Rafinha had never ever threatened the relationship between them like this before.

「?! Ah… O-okay!」

Inglis absolutely didn’t want to be cut off by Rafinha. She couldn’t even imagine it. She couldn’t live like that. In a panic, she grabbed Diego by the nape and hoisted him up again.

「He wants to suck the power from Alina and the other kids! They will end up like Ian! I will NEVER allow that!」

「I-, I see… That can’t be helped, then…」

Do I have to resign and just beat him again? Just when the opportunity came…well, it’s better than being estranged from Rani.

「No, that is no longer necessary!」

Diego, suspended in the air on his neck, spoke out.

「Hm? What do you mean?」

「Look at the hand that you use to grab my neck!」

「Hmm? What is this?」

It looked familiar. It was the same pattern that she saw on the upper arm of Alina.

「That’s the ‘Submittance Sign’! He’s thinking of sucking your power, Glis! Watch out!」

「Too late! I will use the power I steal from you to end your life!」

「Ooh, nice idea!」

「「「「HAAH?!!」」」」

Questioning exclamations rose from all directions.

「No, you see… If he is absorbing it from me, that means Alina and the other children are safe……which means it should be okay, right Rani? Right? Right?」

「W-, well… that’s true, but……」

「Then it’s decided! Please, absorb my power dry already!」

「Just how much do you want to belittle me?!」

「……Personally, I just want to see you in your most powerful state. Can you please reach the very limit of your power and fight me with your everything already? That is the least you can do to atone for the sin of hurting Rani!」

「Fine by me! Don’t you regret it!」

The mana that Inglis wore around her body flowed into Diego. The radiance of the glow on Diego’s body increased and expanded as time went by.

「Fu……FUHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! What a tremendous surge of power!! What I felt before was nothing compared to this! The power I absorbed from the kids and Ian cannot even measure up to the tiniest bit! Marvelous, MARVELOUUSSS!!!」

Perhaps excited by the sheer volume of mana flowing from Inglis, Diego let out a half-crazed scream. The initial impression of composure that he had was nowhere to be seen.

「I am glad to hear that. Now, grow even stronger, okay?」

Inglis smiled and gave a nod to Diego. And then, suddenly, the stream of light that was flowing from her to him ceased.

「Fu……! FUHAHAHA!!! It’s all dry now, is it! Now there’s nothing to fear! Get ready for…」

「No, there is more, you know?」

The mana that Diego sucked was just the portion of mana that Inglis had converted from Ether that she wore. If she ran out of it, she just needed to convert more from Ether. She still had plenty of Ether.

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「Nuu?! Power is surging into me once again……what’s the meaning of this?! I’m sure I’ve sucked everything?!」

「Now now, don’t sweat the details. Having more strength is great, right?」

「Fu……FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! I AM UNSTOPPABLE! Now, I’ve absorbed EVERYTHING!! Drop dead!」

「No, no, it’s still too soon. Come on, here’s more mana for you.」

「HAA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! I CAN DEFEAT ANYTHING!!! I CAN KILL EVERYTHING!!! NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS EQUAL TO ME!! I HAVE GAINED THE ULTIMATE POWER!!!!」

「Good for you. You’re shining really bright, you know?」

「G-, Glis, you’re overdoing it!! I can’t even open my eyes!!」

Literally, the luminosity of the glow that Diego had was so extreme it was difficult for anyone there to properly open their eyes.

「Oh please, there’s still more. You can still go on, right? You can still get stronger, right? It feels wonderful, right?」

「KYAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!」

Diego laughed hysterically, as though he had lost all reason, and leaped up high into the air. Was he about to reach his limit? He severed the flow on his own and he was acting strange too. It seemed that he was planning to jump up high and launch a dive attack.

「Now, it’s about time to demonstrate your new power.」

Inglis followed Diego with her eyes and prepared herself for the impact.

Diego’s body shone even brighter. And then… his figure swelled up much like a balloon.

「?!」

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!*

With a deafening explosion, just like a balloon that was pumped with too much air, Diego’s body exploded!

「N-, no way! I haven’t even had my fight!」

Whilst Inglis muttered that to herself in her astonishment, the shockwave of the explosion had blown away all the damaged walls and the seats from the theatre. All that was left was an empty husk, a shadow of what was once the Royal Grand Theatre.