Chapter 116

The day of battle with Karon .

We were preparing for battle in front of the gate of Mia Rak .

Preparing doesn’t mean doing anything huge, but just checking on our physical condition and the condition of the gauntlet, which is the key to this fight .

“But to prepare something like this …”

“I heard that Norn-sama was the one who arranged it, but I’m also surprised she could make such a thing in such a short period of time . ”

I was impressed by the shoes I was wearing .

They weren’t the ones I always wear, but ones with slip protection on the soles of my feet .

Norn-sama prepared shoes for us to fight on icy ground .

My feet size was checked before Iknew it, and it was a perfect fit to both sides .

“I’ll be able to fight Karon with a stable foothold . ”

I was slightly worried about fighting on ice, but with these shoes it would be okay .

‥…… The scaffolding problem has been solved, but we still have another problem .

“Leona-san hasn’t arrived yet …”

Only Leona-san hasn’t appeared yet .

According to the maid, she would be a little late, but … I think I might have done something to Leona-san because of what I said yesterday .

“What’s this~ To show a bitter face before the fight . It’s not like you . ”

Neah said to me who had a dark expression .

“No, if Leona-san isn’t coming——-“

“That’s not the case . She wouldn’t be scared anymore since she’s throwing her life for this fight . Though I’m not sure why she’s late . ”

Certainly, Leona-san wouldn’t back out right now .

‥…… No matter what she chooses, she will come here .

“You care too much about her …”

‥…… I may be weak spirited even before the fight with Karon .

Let’s change the topic here to dispel the tension .

“By the way . I thought about my gauntlet yesterday . ”

“… What about? Is it … a way to give pain without injuring?”

“Hou, ain’t that interesting? So you can actually start fighting back now?”

“It’s just a joke! So stop rattling the gauntlets around my ears!”

No, this too is just a joke .

Neah frantically apologizes with all her might while her body is trembling in fear .

You don’t have to be too scared… . Is that her true face … Well, let’s get back to the story for the time being .

“I thought of a name for this gauntlet . ”

“… Heh— I see . ”

I don’t like her reaction, but well whatever .

After all, when it comes to my own armour, I think it needs a name or something . I couldn’t call it the silver gauntlet forever, so I thought of a proper name .

For me only .

A gauntlet that fits in my right hand .

As a result of combining these two elements, the name of the gauntlet was decided .

And that name is——,

“I name it… . . Heal Gauntlet!”

“Uwwah, so lame . ”

“…”

Can you not spill your true intentions so honestly?

I feel like I suffered the most damage even before fighting with Karon .

“Or rather, it’s just a gauntlet, so why do you need a name for it?”

“Ughh!”

Saying something so true, I can’t muster any words .

Amako approached together with Bluerin, probably because she was listening to us .

Amako, you can see the straight coolness of this name–

“I honestly think……that Heal gauntlet doesn’t suit it . ”

I was shocked by Amako’s words, and on the corner of my eyes, Arc-san was laughing out loud . From that reaction, I realized that the name of the gauntlet was horrible, and my shoulders dropped .

However while being depressed, I raised my face to the figure that appeared at the gate of Mia Rak .

It was Leona-san who wore the same armor as when we first met . Perhaps because she has removed the helmet I noticed that she was staring straight at me .

“…”

Leona-san walked up to me with a serious expression, wondering what she would say to me, and when she stood in front of me, she bowed her head vigorously .

I was taken aback by her sudden behavior .

“Ehhh, uhmmm, Leona-san?”

“I’ve been thinking about it ever since . My resolution and your words . ”

With her face up, she pulls out a vial of spring water from a jute bag attached to her armor, and she stares at it and continues .

“You didn’t take this water away from me because you respected my resolve . ”

There were no wicked feelings anymore, but a firm determination .

The idea was that she shouldn’t drink the water, and ignore her resolve .

‥ …… But that was like my self-satisfaction .

“The water’s easy to use … but it’s harder than anything to overcome the fear of losing and fighting … . It’s impossible for someone weak-willed like me . I’m sure I’ll break along the way—-” 

Leona-san’s gaze was directed to Arc-san, Amako, Bluerin, and Neah in that order, and finally returned to me .

“I want you to fight with me . I feel it’s cowardly that I was hiding from you and made plans behind your backs . Still, I want to fight to protect this place . ”

Leona-san bowed her head deeper than before .

There is no need to think about it, and it is not necessary to ask a friend for confirmation .

“Let’s fight . Together, including you . ”

“Usato …!”

“Didn’t I say this before? Please rely on me . ”

If you reach out to us, we will always reach out for her .

Leona-san decided to fight with us instead of by herself .

After that, all we have to do is join forces to fight Karon and win .

With the addition of Leona-san, we got ready and stepped out of the ice-covered Mia Rak out of the castle gate .

Outside the city covered by Norn-sama’s barrier, there is Karon who has his eyes closed as if he were dead . He will wake up immediately and be ready for battle if he feels any changes in his surroundings .

…… The strategy was decided when Norn-sama recreated the barrier .

We stop Karon from attacking the unprotected city while Norn-sama creates a barrier between Karon and us .

This is the first stage of the operation .

So that’s our first challenge .

“Well then . ”

Seeing the bracelet fitted to my right arm, I deploy the gauntlet .

The elbow and tip are wrapped in silver, making a squeaking sound . After checking the condition of my right arm, I ask Neah to cast a resistant spell .

“Neah, cold resistance”

“Yeah, I got it . ”

From above the shoulders, cold resistance is given to my entire body .

With this, the cold air emitted from Karon’s axe can be nullified .

“Usato, I don’t have to tell you this, but be careful not to hit me because I’m not sturdy unlike you . ”

“I know . I won’t hit you, at least until I let go of that cold axe . ”

It will be me who will actively fight Karon .

It is quite dangerous to be attacked by him head-on, but I haven’t been playing for the past week .

I’ve been training to eliminate my wasteful movement .

It sounds simple, but it has made a big difference in my movements … I think .

——It looks like you’re ready .

“…! This voice is”

Falga-sama’s voice is echoing in my head .

If you look around, it seems that everyone other than me can hear it . ,

——I will be watching your battle . I can’t reach outside the city, but I can at least talk to you like this .

——Karon is strong . From the point of view of you human species, his power is just a nonstandard word . But that doesn’t mean you’re inferior .

Falga-sama’s words resonate deeply in the heart .

However, only at this time, his voice felt very reliable .

——-Work together, that is the strength of human beings .

——-If you can do that, you will be able to defeat even a Dragon God .

“Okay……!”

I respond strongly to the voice that echoes in the head .

It is endorsed by a Dragon God, who created the weapon of the hero . There is no reason why I can’t do my best after being told so far!

——Norn, temporarily break the barrier .

Ripples appear and sway in the barrier that separated the city of Mia Rak from the outside world in front of me .

Perhaps he sensed that, Karon, who hadn’t moved until now, raised his face vigorously and turned his sharp eyes toward us .

“Usato”

Leona-san called my name and turned to it .

“I’ll tell you now . No matter what the outcome is, I’m still grateful to you . I’m here now because I was saved by your words . ”

“…… . Don’t say that we did not do anything thus far . ”

“Fufu, that’s true . I guess I’m still a little weak willed . ”

With a soft smile, she wore the helmet hanging on her side .

I also turned to the front and focused my consciousness on Karon . The swaying barrier disappears as particles from above .

“…”

Mia Rak, a city without people .

Karon, a dragon who threatens the city .

Falga-sama, a dragon god who watches over people from deep underground .

And the disaster left by the wicked dragon .

If you think about it, the wicked dragon was involved in our trips so far .

Since the battle in the village where Neah lives, the battle between the hero and the dragon caused the curse of Samaria to be created . And this time, under the influence of the wicked dragon, Karon was forced to awaken the dragon factor of Dragon God Falga-sama and went out of control .

“I have to settle this …”

Cut off the connection with the wicked dragon .

And both Karon and Mia Rak will be saved .

“Ahhhhh!”

At the same time as the barrier disappeared, Karon swung up his axe and jumped out at us screaming .

Responding first to his movements, I squeeze my fist and kick the icy ground like him .

The first stage of the operation, creating a battleground between him and us ……!

For that reason, what I’ll do is——

“Hold you down!”

Karon shoots a large icicle that he showed when he first fought me running on the ice ground .

When fighting with him the first time, I had to avoid his attack . It’s still the same, but now I’m not fighting alone .

The icicle that was about to hit me was thawed by the fan-shaped flame that flew from behind and turned into water vapor and drowned out .

“I’ll handle the ice magic!”

Ark-san can offset the ice .

Nodding to that, I glared at Karon who was 10 steps away . He’s already trying to swing his axe down, but I squeeze my right fist .

Karon, who is awakened as a dragon, has more power than me . If I take him head-on, no matter how hard my gauntlet is, it will be crushed .

“U-Gaaaahhh!”

“Right here!”

I stopped just barely and firmly cut off the axe that was swung down, put my fist on the side of the blade and directed it diagonally . My left fist struck into Karon’s torso with his right arm wide open due to the impact from the side, and he leans back .

Having succeeded in giving the first hit, I keep an eye on him and squeeze my left fist and take a stance and show my right fist to the opponent .

“Uuu …! Uuu !!”

Karon glares at me and growls angrily, attacks me again, but I repel the axe with my gauntlet and fight back with my left fist .

However, maybe learning from the previous attack, he stepped on the side and hit without his axe .

“I’ve seen through that!”

Hiding my fist on my left cheek, I slammed my left fist into Karon’s unprotected chin .

At the moment his body wobbles, I punched my right hand to his unprotected abdomen .

“Healing magic burst palm …!”

The impact of magic power is emitted from the right palm, and this time Karon’s body is blown away .

Looking at him, who was not passive and rolled around on the icy ground, I kept an eye on him and in a radius of 100 meters centered on me and his place, Norn-sama created a new circular transparency—-a barrier is created .

“Phew … we’ve made a place for us to fight . For the time being, the first stage of operation has been cleared . ”

With this, there is no need to worry about Karon escaping .

Besides, I was able to prove that I can fight against Karon .

Isn’t this week’s training proven useful?

“T-That’s so scary! How are you fighting like that!”

“Uwah!?”

Neah, who had been silent until now, started making noise near my ear .

I kept my eye on Karon while talking to her .

“No but, it’s not like it was effective?”

“From my point of view, his fist almost passed through me!”

Sure, when I avoided the attack, his fist passed through the left side of my face, but Neah was on my right shoulder . I thought about her and avoided it, but she still didn’t like it .

‥ …… If possible, I wish I could pull the axe away from Karon during our fight, but I couldn’t go that far . Even though I foresaw his movement and counterattacked, he was stronger . If I become too greedy, I risk getting an irreparable blow .

While holding my head and watching Karon who stood up slowly, Ark-san and Leona-san arrived from behind .

“Usato, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m doing fine somehow . ”

From here on out, the real show starts .

I am the only one fighting him endlessly, but if Ark-san and Leona-san support me, the situation will shift here .

“Usato, as you might expect, his axe is releasing ridiculous cold air . Leona and Ark might not be able to get close . ”

“It’s that strong …”

“If you get close without magic, you won’t be able to move properly . ”

I didn’t notice it with my resistance, but it seems that the axe is emitting more cold air than I expected .

Currently, I am the only one who can get closer to Karon .

“Ark-san, Leona-san . It seems that there is no choice but to pull the axe away from Karon as planned . ”

“Looks like it”

“It’s so cold at this distance . It’s no longer possible to prevent it with my armor . ”

‥ …… Karon-san is about to start moving .

Taking a step forward, I stood in front of them and held my fists, and I called out to them .

“Ark-san should deal with the ice, Leona-san should limit Karon’s movements . I will pull his axe apart . ”

“Okay!”

“Leave it to me . You don’t do anything crazy too . ”

The two responded to my words .

When I heard that voice firmly, I kicked the ice ground and jumped forward to launch an attack on Mr . Karon .

Author’s Note:

This story was about Usato, who turned into a melee demon, parrying a big attack with a gauntlet .

Sorry for the late update .

I was late because I thought about the battle description and wrote the good points .

Regarding the next story, I would like to update it by tomorrow or the day after tomorrow if possible .