CH 459

“Uguooohhhhhhhhhhh ……!?”

“I, I never thought someone else knew our true name other than the Lord Founder ……!?”

“W-What the heck is that ……!?”

“They’re not …… human ……?”

Jack, who is backing away, wiping the sweat from his chin, shouts in astonishment, and Urka, with a twisted face, mutters. The moment I said their names, they transformed into something far from human.

It’s only been 16 years since I was born in this world, but the memories of my previous life already feel like a distant past.

The word “Qliphoth” that appeared in games and other media in my previous life was from mythology, and I had been curious about it based on the names of the ten chief priests and the name of Qliphoth that I had heard during the Treant fiasco.

I kept it to myself, thinking it was just a coincidence, but I was convinced that the peacock feathers on Adramelech’s back were what the other side imagined.

And one more thing, if these guys are made in the image of the other world, then maybe the identity of the Founder is–

“Brat …… Who the hell are you!!”

“That’s my line, though! !”

“[Reject] ……! Adramelech, this boy is dangerous, we must kill him here.”

In the middle of my thoughts, the horse-headed Adramelech attacked me with his lance.

I tried to fight back with magic against a sharper attack than before, but was thwarted by Lucifugus, who intervened and made it disappear. 

“I guess [Reject] is really the problem here ……”

“In this form, my skills will be further enhanced. I don’t think what the little girls did would be effective anymore.”

“Magic will not work on us!!”

The combination of Adramelech and Lucifugus is surprisingly powerful, even though Lucifugus’s [Reject] blocks all attacks, Adramelech by itself is invulnerable to magic and absorbs vitality in close combat.

“Ogure-san! Can you restrain that horse face Adramelech? Then Lars can concentrate on Lucifugus.”

“Of course. And that dragon and the tree ……? They seem eager too.”

“!!”

Sarge charged forward with Ogure. When Lucifugus tried to block them, Sephiro and I attack her.

“Hmm, don’t think you can attack me when I’m on the defensive.”

“Still, we can’t just sit back and let you get them! Dragon Fang!”

“[Reject]! …… Treant, he’s another tricky opponent ……”

“!!”

My Dragon Fang was easily blocked, and thinking that this was the same as before, I fired a spell at Sephiro, who had gone around the back.

“!”

“Tch, how impudent. So you’ve seen what those little girls did earlier ……”

“I see. So that hasn’t changed? Then there’s something we can do!”

“…… Fool, It’s not that I can’t attack you, right? “Hell Hunters Flame Song”.”

“Uh!? !”

When the whip of fire that Lucifugus invoked came flying at me, I felt a chill run down my spine and quickly intercepted it with my Dragonic Blaze. 

“You’re kidding ……!?”

When a few scattered flames fall to the ground, that part burns up and melts the stone pavings. If I had caught it carelessly with my sword, I might have melted ……

“It’s a technique worthy of the demon’s name! .”

“You also know about demons …… I can’t keep you alive more and more ……! Behind you!”

“More! Sephiro!”

“What ……!? Uooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh!?!”

Lucifugus, who was anticipating the short transfer, wields her flaming whip, and I, who anticipated it, disappear from the scene. I’ve lost a lot of magic, but I can still fool her eye!

Then, Sephiro turns around and extends a blade of light towards me. Of course, the target of the attack is me.

If that happens, the meaning of [Reject] will be lost–

“T-This is!? S-Sephiroth’s!? This sapling is not a Treant ……! This is why Adramelech was so easily hurt!? T-This is bad, at this rate, my body–“

“!!!”

“Gaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!?”

“S-Sephiro ……!?”

Sephiro’s blade of light that pierced her stomach slipped out of her side as he swung his branch, black mist leaked from the wound, and cracks appeared on Lucifugus’ face.

“Sephiroth …… Tree of Life …… The counterpart idealogy of the Qliphoth …… You’re not a Treant, but a Sephiroth Tree ……?”

“…… Thanks, big brother.”

“W-What ……!? Is there something more!?”

–The moment the small Sephiroth’s body glowed and gradually changed shape.

–It was the very Sephiro I had met in my dream.

“Sephiro!”

“We’ll talk later! Get Adramelech!”

When I turned my attention to Adramelech, who was engaged in a battle with Sarge, I saw Ogure attacking with his sword. I gave Sephiro a look and flew off with my levitation.

“Lucifugus! I knew it, that was a Sephiroth ……! Uhn!?”

“This is not the time to be looking away, you know!! Nuuun!”

“Don’t underestimate me!”

Ogure’s sword dug into his shoulder, and even though he was hit in the face by Sarge’s fireball, he thrust his lance into the ground and sent a shockwave that blew them both away. 

“Guh, with my body like this ……”

“Both of you, get back! Wooooohhhhhh!”

“Damn brat!”

I jumped at him with my levitation and swung my Sargeblade down with all my might, but he parried with his lance and deflected the attack. He grabbed my neck with his open hand and started to tighten his grip.

“I’ll twist you to death before I suck the life out of you!”

“Geho!? !”

“Uoooooah!? With that kind of cheap tricks! …… You’re a decoy–“

“[Solar Striker] full mode! Life Saber!”

Using my back as a springboard, Sephiro swung the blade of light from above his head at Adramelech’s head! If he is cut in half, even a demon should disappear!

“Uoooooooohhhhhhh!?”

“It missed!?”

“Uwaaaaaah!?”

Adramelech threw me down and twisted around, the life saber hit his left shoulder and his arm fell to the ground.

“H-He did it!? That little thing is awesome!!”

“Wait, Jack, you can’t get too close!”

“Agaaaaaaahhhhhh!? N-Now you’ve done it ……! I-I can’t let this go just like this …… This town is ours for the taking, for rest and relaxation …… Lucifugus!”

“…… It can’t be helped, Lord Founder, please notice ……!!”

At that moment, a large amount of black mist erupted from the wounds of the two them, enveloping the surrounding area. No, not just the surroundings, but the entire town is going to be wrapped up in it!?

“Uh ……!? M-My body is ……”

“Big brother, we have to get everyone back to the royal capital right away, or it’ll be bad! The Qliphoth’s smoke can manipulate people and cause death!”

“That thing that Aiatsubus did!? Sarge, take Jack and the others to the mansion! Take brother and the others to the transfer magic circle and go to the Royal Capital!”

“I’ll find Makina and the others and take her with me. If there’s room, find Prince Ryde and the others from the sky!”

Sarge became huge and flew to the house with Urka, Jack, and Fath-san.

“These guys ……”

“It’s like an empty shell now, so there’s no point in attacking it …… I wish I could have ripped out his soul, but I’m not used to doing that ……”

“…… There’s no point thinking about it now. After we save everyone, let’s talk about what happened to you, okay.”

“Yes.”

The human form of Sephiro nodded with a determined look in his eyes and headed for Makina and the others with me–.

(T/N: I don’t know if Sephiro transformed to a boy or a girl, so I’m going to refer to Sephiro as a he(boy) for now.)