The Spearmaster and the Black Cat

I saved the glasses girl by holding her under my arm.

“Who are you?”

“The name’s Shuuya. For the time being――” While answering her, I sent my <Chain> to the girl on the floor.

But, the semi-transparent warrior reacted to that. He repelled the tip of my chain with its gleaming sanskrit characters by using his cross-shaped spear blade.

I hadn’t foreseen that my chain would be blocked. But rather than the fact of it being repelled, I’m more astonished about him being able to cope with the speed of my <Chain>.

The quality of his spear arts is obviously high. Is his style close to the Wind Spear Style?

Golgonshura intensely moved her transformed arms in all directions too. But, the warrior warded off the dreadful tentacles with a cross slash. As soon as he repelled them to the left, he performed a half rotation with the spear in his right hand, moving it from the left side to the lower right.

Although Golgonshura was using her mana, that samurai…was strong. He was normally exchanging blows with her, straight from the front.

Moreover, it looks like he’s the type who will identify anyone as an enemy except for the girl at his feet.

“Give back mine Kizeleg――”

Golgonshura apparently judged that she had found an opening. She extended a tentacle, which she had stabbed out towards the warrior, towards the inner wall of the cargo area. The tentacle pierced the wall after having grown shark fangs, sticking to it like a starfish would.

It looked like she was planning to crush the warrior alongside this cargo bay. And just as I had predicted, Golgonshura contracted in the tentacle that was still clinging to the wall. The steel wall was effortlessly dented inwards, just to be ripped out in the next moment.

Just like that, the piece of wall crashed against the semi-transparent warrior fighting in front of Golgonshura. Of course, a part of that wall approached me as well.

“Hiii,” screamed the bespectacled girl and fainted.

I raised Baldok overhead while paying attention to not injure her, and cut the approaching wall piece apart. At the same the floor’s surface, which was connected to the wall, bent and the installed chairs were lifted up as well.

With the wire snapping the black-haired girl was hurled into the air from the recoil of the floor rising.

I’m going to rescue her――

I shot a <Chain> towards her, coiling it around her torso as she was falling towards the ground. Then I quickly reeled the chain back into my wrist, pulling the girl towards me.

Alright――I managed to secure her without a hitch. I erased the chain while now carrying her under my arm. I also erased Baldok which I had held in my other hand.

I cheekily confirmed that the newly added luggage, the black-haired girl, was unexpectedly stacked. And then I faced Golgonshura while holding a girl in each arm. Please visit 𝒇𝚛𝙚𝙚𝘸𝙚𝗯𝓃𝗼ѵ𝚎𝘭. c𝑜𝘮

Once more, I shot out a <Chain>, this time slowly, though. I sent it towards the silver coffin which Golgonshura had been trying to retrieve. After wrapping the chain around the coffin and restricting it firmly, I pulled it towards myself, snatching the coffin.

“Ah! Mine Kizeleg! Give it back――”

I ignored Demi-god Golgonshura, and withdrew from the slowly crashing part of the passenger plane. While using <Magic Hand guided by Thought> as a foothold, just like always, I kept jumping downwards.

“Nn, nya～” Rollodeen’s voice greeted me from below.

As I descended, I overlooked the Sea of Trees. I spotted the passenger plane part supported by Rollodeen’s tentacles. The front part with the cockpit crashed onto the ground? The rear part apparently landed after getting entangled in many tree branches.

Though it looks like a fairly rough landing…

I could confirm Rollodeen being on standby while having her paws firmly planted on a nearby tree. Underneath a tree that had been knocked over, I saw several dozen people, the ones presumably saved by Rollodeen.

It’s easy to imagine that many of them are injured. But, that has to wait for later.

I lifted my eyes in order to find Eva. I could identify violet mana high up in the sky far behind Rollodeen and me. Furthermore, I saw parts of the damaged fighter jets being guided by the <Mind Force> of her mana.

Apparently she’s trying to come closer to us. But, as might be expected from aircraft frames, they got to be quite heavy.

I couldn’t see Eva’s expression from this spot.

“Give it back!!!”

Golgonshura roared angrily from right above, chasing after the coffin.

I’d love to lure her towards my friends, but it’ll be impossible, going by the distance. Landing over at Rollodeen is no option either because of the people she rescued.

『Your Excellency, I sense water on your right』

Helme-chan perceived my feelings on the matter. Currently she was tiny, but her being wrapped up in the Spirit Ball Conception’s garment looked extremely adorable.

『Roger』

I headed in the direction indicated by Helme.

“Kizeleg――”

Straw-shaped tentacles approached me from above. Those were the disgusting arms of Golgonshura. The tips of her arm split apart like a banana that was being peeled. Something similar to shark fangs at the front and in the back densely crowded the peeled tentacle.

I could also see the semi-transparent warrior who had fought against Golgonshura. He was falling headlong, chasing after Golgonshura.

Or maybe his aim is the black-haired girl in my arm. A goddess is a goddess, but that samurai also stays true to being a samurai. Well, at least it seems like he’s endured the clash with the plane’s inner wall. There’s no arrow stabbed in his head, but the crashing samurai is still scary, kinda.

I hurried in the direction Helme pointed me to. I established my <Magic Hand guided by Thought> footholds further away. Accordingly, my dropping speed went up, I continued without minding it. A tall tree, part of the Sea of Trees’ roof, had its branches, or what you’d call such, destroyed by the coffin. I used the coffin like a hammer flail, causing countless wood splinters to scatter in all directions.

While making sure to not hurt the two girls in my arms, I kept descending.

“Nununununuooo! Give back mine Kizeleg!!!” I could hear Golgonshura howl behind me, but I ignored her.

After roughly tossing the coffin into a small lake, I landed on its shore. Several seconds later, Golgonshura dove into the lake with a frantic expression.

Pulling and relaxing the <Chain> connected to the coffin, I enjoyed messing with her as if using a fishing line. Let’s have her swim around in the lake like this.

In the meantime, I left the shore, heading towards the trees I had knocked down with the coffin flail.

Isn’t there any decent place to hide these two?

I shook my head, searching.

Oh, there!

At once I rushed over to a tree’s root groove. I gently lowered the unconscious girls into it. At the same time, I silently cast 《Water Cure》.

Fine mist particles rained down on the girls’ black hair from the water sphere floating at a position a hair’s breadth away from my fore bangs. They had suffered many scratches, but I could observe how they were quickly healed up. Their underwear was visible through the torn uniform.

That’s quite the high-class underwear there, isn’t it? Are they possibly young ladies of higher standing?

I turned my head as I pondered about this. The idea of letting Helme out to have her protect the girls crossed my mind, but…although we saved them, we’re still a complete stranger to them. They might be hostile to us.

Besides, my opponent is a demi-god. I might need Helme at my side.

Over a span of several minutes, I sorted my thoughts while manipulating the <Chain> in the lake all the while. Then I powerfully hauled up the chain with the coffin at its end.

Many water sprays shot up like pillars from the lake as if missiles had hit the surface. The silver coffin glistened as it was bathed in those water sprays.

Very quickly Golgonshura also broke out through the lake’s surface. I caught myself a demi-god. At the same time, a tremendous blast thundered across the area.

“Aah――”

The samurai struck Golgonshura who had just resurfaced. She sank back down into the lake while happily entangled with the samurai.

In the meantime, I pulled the chain with the coffin towards myself. Once it was close-by, I checked the patterns on its surface.

Okay, as I thought, this thing is her aim, huh? I mean, there’s a blue butterfly mark engraved on the coffin.

“――oooh”

Let’s move this coffin in that direction, just for caution’s sake.

Immediately after I moved the coffin out of the way, Golgonshura made landfall on the lakeshore. The warrior was still at the bottom of the lake, it seems.

Golgonshura’s wet hair was pretty, but her face was twisted in pure hatred. Without even the time to check the movements of her facial muscles, she transformed her mouth, and unleashed mouth bones with sharp ends and tentacles with shark fangs towards me.

『――Helme, <Elixir Law – Catfish Conception』

『Okay!』

A body following the concept of a catfish slipped out of my left eye with a squishy, wet sound. All of her attacks got completely absorbed by the catfish. Right afterwards, the huge catfish groaned and burped.

While experiencing a weird sight through the catfish on my left, I advanced. As soon as I entered my combat range, I attacked with a <Thrust> after twisting my waist and transferring that power to Baldok through my right arm.

My aim was the chest of Golgonshura who was looking surprised. However, in the next moment I heard a hard clank. My <Thrust> had been blocked by a thick shark fang that had branched out of a straw-shaped tentacle. And, at the same time, a shark fang, coming from another direction, grazed across the red ax blade, sending sparks flying.

But, I had already included all of that in my predictions!

Erasing the fully extended Baldok, I resummoned it right away in my right hand, unleashing a <Darkness Drill> without a moment’s spare after another <Thrust>.

My first <Thrust> had been blocked, but Golgonshura couldn’t block the spiraling, broad ax blade. My <Thrust> managed to injure her arm. And yet, she managed to dodge the following <Darkness Drill> by twisting her body.

Having said that, I don’t plan to give her any time to counterattack――

I invoked 《Frozen Dragoness》 ―― right at a point-blank range. I imagined it to be like Hal’Konk, my shoulder dragon.

“Gee――”

I succeeded in taking her by surprise. The ice pillar shaped like a dragon head, which had manifested all of a sudden, squarely hit Golgonshura. Golgonshura was blown away across the lake’s surface, her feet creating two tracks of water sprays.

However, even as she was blown backwards, she had her tentacles collide against the ice dragon so as to block it. Yet, the number of fangs on the dragon’s upper and lower jaw was abnormally high.

The tentacles of Golgonshura instantly froze when they came in contact with the ice dragon and shattered into smithereens. Butterflies that dispersed after breaking apart into tiny fragments. It did look beautiful.

At the same time, the water underneath Golgonshura’s feet also froze because of my spell’s effect. The lake freezing over partially was the highlight in regards to artistic scenery. It matched well with the butterfly wings on Golgonshura’s back. It had the picturesque look of frozen water sprays extending as if a butterfly had opened its wings.

And yet, that artistic scenery was smashed in the next instant. The ice dragon’s fangs penetrated Golgonshura’s exposed chest. Having her balance destroyed by the impact, Golgonshura violently crashed onto the frozen surface, tumbling backwards and repeatedly bouncing.

After a while, Golgonshura stood back up. Her body was shivering and she had failed to prevent a part of her torso and her legs from being frozen. Even her wings were solid blocks of ice. With her expression frozen as well, she had stopped moving.

While keenly sensing how the temperature was rapidly falling, I focused on <Tree of the Evil King> and had trees head for Golgonshura from below.

It’s a chance――

I powerfully concentrated on <Blood Mana> and activated <Bloody Accel> while sensing how Helme fully returned into my left eye.

Using the tree path created under my feet, I dashed across it as if sliding on blood.

“Ugh, what mighty ice magic. That power…the blood aura――”

I didn’t intend to give her the time to run her mouth. And thus, so as to stuff it, I invoked several instances of 《Frozen Bullet》 and 《Frozen Arrow》.

But, I didn’t succeed in making her shut up. The instant cracks ran along her frozen body from within, Golgonshura released mana from her eyes.

“Don’t look down on me! I am one who has devoured gods!” She shouted and flew up into the air while exposing her pretty skin, just as if she had shed her skin.

The trees of the evil domain, which had been attached to her feet, were blown apart.

Her graceful flight through the air rooted me to the spot for a short moment, probably because of a charm effect. Her glossy skin, small face, small lips, and somewhat small boobs all promoted her attractive charm.

“One with a blood genealogy, I shall acknowledge thine strength――”

Golgonshura, who got me completely charmed, flapped her wings as if to fascinate me even further. She moved and twisted her body as if dancing. Rainbow-colored mana waves were released from her wings.

『Your Excellency――』

『I leave it to you』

Helme’s <Spirit Ball Conception> expanded. A part of her catfish conception became round. No sooner than it had changed into a huge, round shield, Golgonshura’s mana waves impacted on it.

The mana waves tried to erode Helme’s blue, fluid shield. But, a vortex had formed inside the blue liquid.

When I stared into the shield, I detected countless tiny Helmes moving about inside the fluid like cells that were killing other cells.

It’s a funny view.

And then, within milliseconds, all mana waves had been absorbed by Helme instead, resulting in the complete disappearance of the mana waves.

“Tsk…what a defensive power. Did I blunder in my offensive choices?”

“No clue――”

Even though I blurted that her way, I acknowledged Golgonshura’s might. I saluted by forming the Ra Kelada greeting.

Immediately following, I focused once more on the permanent skill, which I had acquired during my training with Master Achilles, <Magic Combat Style Knowledge>. Simultaneously I concentrated on the Four Heavenly Witches Style I was currently learning from Kisara. I kneaded the mana in my entire body again.

At that moment, Golgonshura’s feet shone brightly.

Hmm? The one shining was the paper doll Chikata. Does it mean he’s slowing down her movements? Or is he siphoning her mana?

Oh well, whatever.

In the fraction of a second when Helme returned into my left eye, I activated <Beginning of Dusk>

“Befitting for the blood genealogy you mentioned ―― darkness will go with darkness, I suppose.”

—————- End of Part 1 —————-