Volume 3 Chapter 27

Volume 3 Chapter 27: True Colors IV

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

「Cough, cough…… It seems that natural detoxification skills don’t work…」

「I thought so. The poison eroding your bodies is bound with him through magic.」

Saki said while looking at the rakshasa then at Berzelia and Daisy, as the purple-colored swell gnawed into their bodies while they were vomiting blood.

「As expected of the hero of magic. Being able to see so much. ……As you guessed. I’m the core of that poison.」

Perhaps because he got exposed he began blabbering about the trick behind this.

Not really for that reason, but I began relaying to others around exactly what I see, so they could understand it as well.

「The poison and the magic power emanating from his body are connected…… As such, if he lost his life, the effect would be lost as well.」

「Aren’t you fast with your analysis. As long as I’m alive that poison can’t be eradicated. But…… As weakened as you are, you have no chance of killing me. ーAnd, well, there is still a continuation. 【Black Tiger]」

Rakshasa snapped his fingers and several black tigers appeared around him.

Their numbers exceeded a dozen.

「Guh…… We finally defeated some of them…… And he so easily can resummon them……」

Leaning on his sword Sidonius spoke through his teeth.

Indeed, this situation isn’t okay. With those thoughts, I step forward.

「Oh, so you approach me, hero of magic? Well, the bunch behind you can just observe your slow death andー」

As the rakshasa kept speaking.

Next instant.

「……!」

Before he could finish his words Axel’s sword came upon himー

「――?!」

Slashing his head diagonally.

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「―Whe-when did youー」

Out of nowhere. Without a word.

That merciless attack shocked Sidonius.

…I couldn’t see it at all…

Some moment ago he was behind us, helping the knights.

Leaping over us, passing through the surrounding black tigers, he attacked at a speed that couldn’t even be perceived.

And only now the black tigers tried to take a distance from him.

They are probably startled by this new opponent.

And the attack that followed immediately after Axel closed the distance slashed through the rakshasa’s torso as well.

「In an instant, he cut so deep……」

While Sidonius muttered in amazement, half of the rakshasa’s head slowly slid and fell to the ground.

Only half of the head remained, the body also began to slip.

For a normal monster, this is a fatal wound, no matter whether its core is located in a head or a heart. Of course, for humans, it was only natural to die after this as well. And while they were looking at that scene—

「Did this clear the poison?」

Axel asked without turning our way.

Right. This should kill the rakshasa.

……If his words were true, then the poison should dissipate.

Thinking so I looked around.

「Guh……」

Purple areas still remained on both Berzelia’s and Daisy’s skin.

No, those purple patches were wriggling, growing even larger. Furthermoreー

「Noーnot… yet. The poison… and rakshasa, are still alive!」

When I looked back at Axel I saw that the rakshasa, despite half of its head falling to the ground, moved its mouth.

「It’s… Useless…!!!」

「……It should be fatal…… But he is healing……?!」

The body that clearly was about to get split in two and the missing part of the head sprouted new flesh, returning to the original form.

The wound closed in the blink of an eye, without leaving even a trace.

Then, with his restored body the rakshasa took a step back, distancing himself from Axel.

「Carrier. I was surprised by your movements, but that’s about it. No matter what you do it’s useless. As long as I’m on solid earth I’m invincible……!!!」

Rakshasa said with a grin.

「Indeed, he is sucking magic power from the ground……」

《Knight Captain》, being proficient in healing magic, could somewhat understand what Saki meant.

Faintly, but he could see green and purple lines of light connecting the earth and the rakshasa.

…It was similar to magic skills, that we ourselves used, which granted healing by borrowing the power of earth…

And what happened before our eyes far surpassed the healing magic they were capable of.

「Most likely, as long as those beams of light are connected with him he will keep recovering.」

「That… How could such a thing……!」

Sidonius shook his head in response to the words of the hero of magic.

In addition to that poison, he also had an almost unlimited source of healing under his feet.

That’s just cheating.

「Now you understand? You can’t defeat me. Aaah… With ten years of research and some dozens of years of training, I can finally overcome heroes! How wonderful. I can clear all of my previous resentment.」

With an expression close to intoxicated he gazed at us.

「Now, what’s wrong? Come at me. Let’s fight. I’ll play along until you exhaust yourselves.」

He even began beckoning us with gestures.

It is a provocation.

Being in a position of absolute superiority he is baiting us to attack him.

We shouldn’t go along with that. There should be something advantageous for him in letting us attack.

However, even if we put that aside, currently bound by poison I can’t even attempt to hit him.

ーHe is too strong.

Knights of the god tree went through fairly good training.

We went to war and managed to return. And yet we cannot deal with him by ourselves?

…That’s just cheating…!

Sidonius thought so with bitterness.

And yetー

「I see. That kind of skill, huh.」

Standing in front of us, Axel said, calm and completely unfazed.

Like he just accepted that fact without thinking anything of it. Andー

「I got it. Then, care for a fight with me? Majin rakshasa Bane.」

Was what he said.