Chapter 46: Armor Bear part.2

Chapter 46: Armor Bear part.2

“Mei-chan, don’t tell me... you used Reagent X!?”

It was very same that Goma’s narcotic that Mei-chan had once inhaled raw, causing her to rampage. It’s not currently on the level of a drug, but it’s a plainly hazardous substance nonetheless. Currently, she had an aura very similar to back then, when she absolutely slaughtered all those Goma and kind of tried to devour me as well.

She makes one powerless step forward like a wandering Zombie. A second, and third step. As she walks, she drips blood from her arms that had suffered severe cuts.

A fourth. As she makes that step, she raises her face.

And there, the usual gentle features were nowhere to be found. Eyebrows pushed together, the middle of her forehead was creased with absolute rage. Her pupils glazed in brilliant crimson, they looked like they belonged to a demon.(oni)

Taking in one large breath, the Berserker roars.

“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

“GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

For a third time, she and the Armor Bear clash.

Her gushing crimson aura leaves behind afterimages as Mei-chan accelerates. With speeds I didn’t think possible for human beings, she instantly closes the distance with enough force to leave the ground in her wake caved in in the shape of her shoes.

“UAAH!?”

Realizing that I was sitting in her path, I quickly rolled to the side and made way. But by the time I finished making those idiotic evasive maneuvers, she’d gotten to a much higher altitude than me. Jumping high, she made it all the way up to the biped-standing Armor Bear’s face (so an upward jump of 4 meters?). Making that inhuman jump, she landed her heavy soles right on the bear’s nose.

“FUGAHH!”

Must be the first time someone less than half its height kicked it smack dab in the face. The Armor Bear’s massive frame actually tilted.

But only a bit. Quickly swinging its head back around, the Armor Bear used one of its legs to brace its stance. It then swung an arm in a fierce counter.

“Hmph, HAAAA!! ”

After a sharp breath, her cry reverberates. Dodging the large swing with a swoop under, Mei-chan again lets her body fly, and with fists made in both hands, she pummels the Armor Bear’s gut in rapid fire. I seriously wondered whether I was seeing things, but the moment of impact, that stomach covered in incredibly tough skin, seemed to undulate.

“Goa!? GUAAAAAA!!”

Unbelievably, human fists were dealing damage to an Armor Bear. There was the fact that she was targeting the area wounded by Pain Return, but still, what level of sheer force do you need in those fists to push back a beast 4 meters in size.

As fresh blood spewed from its recently made wound, the Armor Bear cries out in pain.

“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

Continues Mei-chan’s barrage. As if the previous one-sided beating was completely turned on its head, the storming fists made a punching bag out of the Armor Bear, battering it mercilessly.

All that blood spattering everywhere, is it Mei-chan’s or from the Armor Bear? Even with her arms bloodied red, her aura only gained in intensity, venting like fire. Hit repeatedly, the solid steel armor warped, cracked, and widened even more at its opening.

“Gah, oaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

However, the tough bodied Armor Bear won’t go down just yet. Being in mortal combat this such of a fearsome human, as if to display its creed as a monster, the Armor Bear unleashes a powerful counter with its claws.

Versus that, Mei-chan swings back a fist, poising to unleash her most supreme straight. Like an arrow launching from its bow, a great, a powerful punch is let loose.

For a second, it looked as if, her scorching aura all gathered around that very tightly gripped fist, twisting sharply into a point like a raging tornado.

“— Pile Bunker(Armor Splitter)[1]”

That fist spiraling crimson broke past the Armor Bear’s chest. Bare human hands had penetrated a bosom of solid steel. Should be damn impossible, but right now I’m genuinely looking at Mei-chan’s right arm pierced into the center of the Armor Bear.

“Gho, HaAAaa...”

Dying to protect a girl, it’s glorious. For a man, it’s damn well the greatest way to die.

“Haah... Haa... Hah, Hi-hihaha...”

Levels of despair and tension skyrocketing, I leak a weird laugh. My heart’s been beating annoyingly loud for the past while.

The hell, fuck this noise, least you can do is let me look cool when I die. You know, like, See ya sweetheart, don’t miss me too much.

But man, if I know it’d end like this, I should’ve risked getting beat down, and rubbed Mei-chan’s tits at least once.

Those vulgar and stupid thoughts are the only ones running through my mind, nothing like that revolving lantern effect I hear so much about. Just goes to show, once a useless chump, always one.

“Fufuh, ahahaha... Bite me, then die bitch”

A fierce roar pierces into my ears. The Armor Bear bore its fangs, running towards me, a sole helpless prey—

“Lux Sagitta!”

White light shone. Pure white, powerful light that could almost blind you. Oh man, I’m like, dead now right? No pain? That’s great, I can rest in piece.

“UAAAAAAAAA!! Hot, TOO HOT!?”

I’m alive, I realized when I felt the afterburn hot enough to roast, and started rolling around yelling like a dumbass.

“Are you guys alright? Don’t die yet!”

“So this is that Armor Bear. Looks strong”

“Waah, this bear-san, looks kinda super tough”

“G-good luck, girls!”

Upbeat voices of girls go around. I’m not deluded enough to this these are from a bunch of playful angels from heaven. I’m alive. And I’m still in this hell we call the dungeon.

“Help! We can’t fight anymore!”

There isn’t one speck left of the me wishing for a nice peaceful death. Joy. The utter happy emotion I’m feeling to be alive is driving my soul towards survival. I legit don’t want to die, and almost can’t believe I was planning a means of suicide just now.

Whatever pain, whatever disgrace I face, I really, I just want to keep staying alive.

“Gauh! GOAAAH!!”

The Armor Bear made a ferocious roar at the new humans that appeared... but seeming to realize that it’s disadvantaged, it turned around and headed back into the passage it came from.

“Haah... Haah... Yes, YES... we’re saved”

In so much relief that I’d faint, I saw a real angel smiling.

“It’s a relief you’re alright, Momokawa-kun”

That smile from Souma Sakura, was simply, beautiful. Ah, if you smile at me like that, I’ll darn be heartstruck.

But right now, my heart’s so full of happy that I’m alive, that I can’t add in any love or any of that jazz. Look, I’m a simple dude: I see big tits, I’m all in.

Starting off with those rather rude first thoughts, I thus met Souma Sakura, and her merry bunch.

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[1] Fucccking キターー( ゚∀ ゚)--! ...Eh? Why am I so excited? Well you’d genuinely have to read Kuro no Maou to find out ;P . Well for those who are going TL;DR, it’s basically MC’s deux ex machina move. The Spirit Ball = Genki Dama, in DBZ terms if you will.