Chapter 118: "Armistice"

Chapter 118: "Armistice"

[Mc Pov]

The bat-woman's ultrasonic attack hits the bucket head, but has no effect, and even the small fry bats that she is launching as a diversion are completely ignored.

It's amazing. Even though he was clawed, he didn't get a single scratch.

The bucket-head's attacks, on the other hand, don't seem to have hit the fluttering bat-woman.

I thought it might be some kind of shockwave, but it seems to be different.

I wonder what it is.

I was watching the situation at a leisurely pace while pretending to be stunned, but to be honest, I was getting tired of it and thought it was time to interrupt her.

I was surprised that even Gnosis had an apostle,......, but I had been fighting with Darzain for a long time, so it was natural to think that if I knew he existed, I would try to suppress him.

I'm observing the movement of both parties and looking for the right moment to interrupt.

Naturally, my target is the bat-woman.

I will not force myself to be hostile to the bucket head, but rather say something random and ask him to leave.

The bat-woman seems to be troublesome if I let her live.

Okay.

Next, let's interrupt when the bat-woman is in attack position.

I'll drop her head with a single blow.

If I interrupt, the bucket-heads will get annoyed and get involved, but I'm supposed to not understand Japanese, so I don't know what's going on with them.

Oh, watashi nihongo wakarimasen.

I slowly move my left arm to aim.

Bucket head, could you please slow down your attack? You're not coming down on me.

To be honest, I would have been happy if they had just gone toe-to-toe and both died, but this is not going to end.

The bat woman is flying up and down, never getting into a good position, and the bucket head is here and there, swinging his hammer and firing mysterious long-range attacks with a thud.

The bat-woman, perhaps frustrated at being left to take the brunt of the damage, began to show signs of wanting to fight back.

It's about time.

I was in range when I was thinking "come on, come on"....

"Hey! What's going on over there!?"

Vertex's voice echoes from the magic stone shoved into my ear, hitting my eardrums.

What is it? I'm busy right now...oh, the bat-woman is out of range.

I sigh inwardly and use magic to prevent the sound from leaking out before responding.

"I'm in the middle of a battle. If you want to talk about something boring, can we talk about it later?"

I'm actually watching the battle.

"It seems you're still alive. Enough of the apostles. Now get the hell out there."

What?

"What happened?"

"The top of this country has begun preparing to unleash a massive magic attack. Get out of there before you get caught in the middle of it."

He even went to the trouble of telling me to run away.

But still, why would they use such a flashy thing in this place? It's a favela, but it's still the neighborhood, right?

And with Gnosis and the knights of his own country, albeit at the bottom of the heap, also involved?

This is a very drastic thing to do.

Especially the sacred knights, it would be troublesome to get them involved... No, from the looks of it, I guess they've already laid the groundwork.

If that's the case, I have no use for this place.

Let's get the hell out of here.

Please pray that these guys in front of me will be put to death by some kind of large-scale magic.

With this in mind, I slowly get up.

I tried to leave quietly so as not to provoke them, but they seemed to be paying attention to me as they fought.

Their reaction was quick.

"Oh, dear. You finally woke up? You can't just run away."

"Who are you? From the look of you, I'd say you and Stephanie were enemies."

Yeah, I thought it was weird.

I thought both of them were acting strangely lazy, that's what I thought.

I was positive that they were on the offensive, but I guess not.

Both gazes pierce.

I'm at a loss. What should I do?

I thought for a minute and said...

"Don't worry about me. It looks like I'm in the way, so I'm going to disappear. Now, feel free to continue."

"...so? Now that his true identity has been revealed, there's no need for him to hide his appearance, is there?"

"That's right! You're Japanese too, right? Then let's talk! Tell me what's going on!"

Now, what should I do?

Let's talk about it, expose ourselves and be friends?

Ha ha ha. What's there to discuss? It's repulsive.

In this world, carelessly revealing information can lead to death, so I won't be foolish enough to trust others.

In fact, Darzain's people are still pestering me with what little information they have.

Or is that it? Let's bring them into the fold and all look in the same direction, shall we?

Or do you want to return home like that old Fudo guy who went down the tubes a long time ago?

...And so they try to crush me with that kind of pressure to agree with them?

A feeling of discomfort.

Again.

Lately, when I'm triggered by traumatic events, I feel a flood of emotions that I can't control.

I know it in my head, but I can't help but have a strong rejection of this kind of intrusive person.

I was originally broken by this kind of peer pressure.

It's a convenient justification for bullying that even kids can use.

If we all bully one person, it's not bullying, it's sanctioning!

...haha. Excellent. A true microcosm of society.

I don't think I mind it, but it's deep-seated in me.

Thanks to you, I found myself kicking the bucket-head in the torso and blowing him away.

"Why did you...?"

It's as hard as it looks.

It didn't feel like any damage had been done.

The bucket-head sounds puzzled, but I don't care.

Well, what has happened can't be helped.

Let's just put them all together and kill them. Since I don't have to hide it, I open my left arm.

It was the same thickness as my arm, but with a sickening cracking sound, it enlarged several times, its legs grew longer, and it took on a vicious shape.

It's part of me now.

This level of mutation is a treat.

It was a bitter blow that my true identity was revealed as a result, but....

"Damn. Why!? At least talk to me..."

I don't need that kind of thing, just die.

While manipulating the hundred legs with my left hand, I wield the club monster with my right hand.

It's hard to do because one hand is occupied.

Well, it's not a problem to hit her, is it?

Turning my left arm against the bat-woman, I hit the bucket-head with the club monster.

The bucket head strikes back with a hammer.

From the response, it seems that the other side has the upper hand in terms of physical strength, even if one hand is used for this one.

"Hey, you know what? Why don't we have a truce now? He seems to be trying to kill us. Shouldn't we wait until he's quiet before we continue?"

"...... got it. We'll take him down first."

Oh no. It's now completely a two-for-one situation.

Well...i'll make it work.

I still have some cards in my hand, and it's easier to understand this way, so it's easier mentally.

I hold up my club monster with both hands and hit it into the bucket head as hard as I can.

"Damn!"

Buckethead, a little impatiently, continues to block my attack skillfully.

"I hope you're not ignoring me."

The bat-woman comes at me from above, but I don't react.

--Kill her.

The multiple monsters of Chiroptera, which had been lying on the ground, got up all at once and attacked the bat-woman.

"What!? You guys!?"

I took over when I ripped them off.

I kept them down thinking I could use them for a surprise attack, but I guess this is where I'll use them.

Well, I don't think they can win, but they'll at least buy me some time, so I'll concentrate on this.