It seems like you're angry for some reason."
"Hmm, I didn't expect you to get so angry."
"It felt like it was clearly being managed, and it was bad, wasn't it?"
When I was discussing with him in a whisper, the elf who raised his voice raised his voice again as if he had run out of numbness.
"I'm asking what you've been doing! Answer me!"
No matter what I say, he will be furious. The sword that was inside was absorbed by the useless god, and now it's completely empty shell. Even if he tells a lie, he will soon find out. On the other hand, I don't know if you'll believe me when I say that the sword is dangerous, so I entrusted it to God.
"Ah, stop.
"Ha, I'm sorry."
While admonishing the elves who were raising their voices, the unmotivated old man walked over the bridge made of tree roots. I put one hand in his pocket and sighed as I scratched his head.
"Ah, that's bad. These guys are a bit inflexible. There are a few delicate items enshrined here, and it's not good for them to end up in someone else's hands. I don't think you did it, but is the sword safe?"
We looked at each other in front of the old man who stopped after a certain interval. Not safe at all. The bad god easily pulled it out, and even took it apart and took it in.
"It's safe, then, isn't it...?"
"... Seriously? Did you leave?"
"No, it's like it came off, or it crumbled and disappeared."
After hearing my words and staring at my face, the old man made a questioning expression.
"Who the hell are you? You're not from this world, are you?"
"Ugh!?"
Seeing my reaction, the old man lowered his waist and braced himself.
"What is your purpose? Accompanied by elves to tour the ruins... Are you seeking power?"
"Well, well."
"What happened to the sword? You said it crumbled. What happened to the pseudo-divine?"
"Hmm, hm… Did you take it in?"
"Is there such a silly thing? That sword has two special-class pseudo-deities attached to it. There's no way you can take in something like that and be safe. No, in the first place, you... what led you to this? Did you come to the world?"
Damn, who is this old man? Exposing my true identity accurately.
"There's only one existence that's okay with taking in two special pseudo-deities. Do you understand what you're doing? That's the worst evil god that destroyed the old world."
"Well, I guess that's true, but I also have some unavoidable circumstances."
"No matter what the circumstances are, you can't let the person who carries that side go unchecked, even as an uncle."
The old man let out a sigh, looking really troublesome.
"Hey, you guys should withdraw. I'm the opponent for this brother."
"But we"
"Ah, ah, I don't want to face Master now. I'm like a ghost from the past. You guys are living in the present, so don't forget about us anymore. Here you go. Go.
Hearing the old man's words, the elves disappeared into the forest with frustrated faces.
"Elmina-san and the others, please step back a little.
"Are you okay?"
"No, I don't know. I think it's probably okay."
I try to look for the old man's information with an appraisal eye, but I just feel an unpleasant itchiness in the back of my head and nothing is displayed. It seems that he has some kind of appraisal eye countermeasure.
"Sorry, but I have no intention of listening to what you have to say. You're the vessel for that, aren't you?"
"Well, I don't know. I don't know if the thing I know and the thing the old man knows are the same."
"It's the evil god that governs corruption and pleasure that destroyed the old world. Do you understand?"
"Oh, well. That's it, yeah."
"Then give up"
A white and tough sword suddenly appears in the old man's hand. treasure box? No, is it the same storage as mine? While I was thinking about such things, my sense of danger worked.
The magic steel sword that was pulled out of the scabbard was used to jump up the stab that was accurately aimed at the neck, and the returning sword was slashed at the robes. The old man took a half step back and tried to dodge it with a fine line, but my sword speed is slightly faster than that movement.
A shallow slash enters the old man's chest, and the jacket is cut on the robe, and not a little blood spurts out.
"... you should do it"
"The scene of shambles is submerged in its own way. Hey, why don't you stop? It's not like I'm always trying to destroy the world either. I just want to go back to where I belong. It's plenty, but it doesn't seem like you intend to destroy the world."
"Maybe so.
When the old man swung his sword, the rough white sword began to emit a dazzling light. terrible. I don't know what it is, but it's dangerous. Danger perception is ringing alarm bells.
A sword wrapped in aurora attacked with a trajectory that jumped up. The magic steel sword intercepts just like before with just enough magic power to prevent it from self-destructing.
"What!?"
My magic steel sword and the old man's shining sword seemed to rival each other for a moment, but my magic steel sword immediately burned red and melted. The heat emanating from the old man's shining sword, which was nearby, caused pain all over his body.
"Oh!?"
I hurriedly threw the magic steel sword that melted down into the lake and took a distance from the old man. However, the old man didn't allow it and chased after him, closing the distance and brandishing his shining sword.
"This!"
Before the old man can swing his sword down, he pulls out the Godsilver stake from the holder on his waist and throws it at close range. The old man tried to intercept it with his sword, but the divine silver stake was imprinted with the magic letter of acceleration, and the divine silver itself was a metal that was resistant to high temperatures.
The stake that left my hand suddenly accelerated, and the sword and the old man's body were flipped away without losing to the high heat emitted by the old man's sword.
"Oh no! What is that sword!?"
"I have no reason to tell you."
The old man who landed on the surface of the water pointed his shiny tip at me. Wait, that old man standing on the surface of the water. Ninja? Are you a ninja?
Even so, I don't know what will pop out, that old man! Why are the old men in this world attacking me so quickly! Stay calm for your age!
While cursing in my mind, I took out the divine silver club from the storage and filled it with magical power. With this, I should be able to clash with that old man's sword――I thought, but suddenly the old man's sword changed shape.
The blade splits vertically in two, and slides slightly to leave a gap and line up in parallel. It's like a rail... wait a minute, isn't that a lie?
Intense aurora shrinks between the blades lined up like rails. No matter how you look at it, you're an idiot.
The old man pointed the tip of the sword—or rather, the muzzle—in this direction.
"Wowaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan at you!"
A band of shining light shot out from the old man's sword.
The band of light that was fired bisected the tree root bridge and landed in the lake. The enormous amount of heat produced a steam explosion.
Although I managed to avoid a direct hit myself, I was blown away by the steam that exploded and I didn't even know what to do. and fucking hot. Fucking Hot!
Immediately activate the fly magic and adjust your posture in the air.
"You bastard... if you keep quiet, you'll get kicked out."
Blow away steam with wind magic and search for the old man.
"Don't take it easy, boy."
When the steam cleared, there stood someone who was wearing white armor all over his body――no, something like a reinforced exoskeleton. No, as far as I can see the sword in his hand, it's definitely that old man.
"What's so cool? Isn't it sly?"
"Adults cheat"
Kicking in the air, the old man approaches me in the air and closes the gap. I don't know what kind of technique they use, but I can't help but envy a reinforced exoskeleton that can jump in the air.
My divine silver club filled with a huge amount of magical power collided with the old man's shining sword, and each time the enormous amount of magical power and heat collided with each other, a shock wave and a hot wind were created. The old man's sword is much faster and heavier than when he was alive. Something like that reinforced exoskeleton must be increasing the old man's power.
"Are you really human? You're joking about hitting power armor opponents straight."
"Maybe even my father-in-law can have a meeting with you."
That's because he's also surpassed human limits.
"What? Gah!?"
The divine silver club slipped through the sword strike and pierced the chest of the old man who was wrapped in a reinforced exoskeleton, and the magic power that had been stored burst out all at once. The mana that erupted exploded on the surface of the reinforced exoskeleton, blowing the old man away.
The old man flew toward the lake with the momentum of a bullet that was fired.
Certainly the old man's sword is fast and heavy. However, compared to my father-in-law who was always slashing at me, his skill is overwhelmingly lacking.
I store the god silver stick in the storage and look at the spot where the old man sank while concentrating my magic power.
"Shit. This guy is an anti-God standard equipment."
An old man immediately rises from the lake and curses. No, I can't believe I'm pinging after receiving the blow just now. It should have had enough striking power to break down the castle wall built on Clover.
"I have the power to compete with those who call themselves gods.
"You're a silly bastard. Don't you have common sense?"
"I don't want to be told by an old man who slashes at me without question!?"
Aiming at me screaming, the old man transforms his sword and points it at me in the air. Huh? Didn't you see close combat as a disadvantage? I expected that to come.
Release the concentrated magical power and transfer to the middle of the old man in an instant.
"That's a nice sword. I'll take it."
"Goo!?"
Twist up the old man's arm and tear off the deformed sword from his hand. And just like that, he swung the old man around and threw it towards the sandy beach. A pillar of sand rises this time with a thud sound.
I will observe the sword before the old man comes back, but I don't know how to use it. Well, let's play around with it later. Just ask the worst god. It's an ant to take a closer look with an appraisal eye.
"... can you do it?"
"That's the one who set it first, and the old man probably broke my sword... By the way, are you willing to give up? I think the difference in ability is obvious."
"Can you stop your revenge in front of your friends and family's enemies?"
"Hmm, it's impossible.
The old man didn't answer my question, and I can see that the output of the reinforced exoskeleton has increased due to magic power vision.
Hate what you hate no matter how you try to cover it up. Even I would never forgive someone if my wives were killed by someone. Revenge doesn't produce anything, I think it's a beautiful thing.
If so, no way. If there is no choice but to kill each other no matter what, that old man is completely my enemy. Enemies must be eliminated while they can be eliminated. I can't even look at it if my feet are scooped and I lose someone important to me. There is no guarantee that I will be the only target. Then just do it.
The next moment I made up my mind, the old man kicked the sandy beach and turned into a white cannonball and rushed towards me. I instantly store the deformed sword in my storage and attack the uncle who comes in.
The uncle's fist and my intercepting fist collide head-on, causing the air to burst and ripples to spread across the surface of the lake. The uncle's fist, protected by a reinforced exoskeleton, can't be broken even if it receives a blow from my fist that is covered in a huge amount of magical power. Is it simply the performance of a reinforced exoskeleton made of white material, or is it the old man's willpower?
However, even if the fist didn't break, it seems that there was damage, and the old man's behavior stopped for a moment. I'm not the one who misses the gap.
"Guh!?"
I quickly took the old man's wrist and pulled him in, and grabbed the old man's neck with the other hand. and concentrate her magic. The aim is bombing in a state of complete close contact.
An explosive light bullet that completely blows away the stone building with a single blow exploded at the neck of the old man.
Zudoon!
An ear-splitting explosion.
A shock wave incomparable to when fists collide violently rippled the surface of the lake. The old man's body is blown away far away while trailing smoke.
"Shit..."
I cast recovery magic on my left hand, which had become tattered due to the use of unreasonable magic. But that reinforced exoskeleton is tough. I shot an explosive light bullet with the intention of blowing off the neck and up, but the neck and up were still stuck to the body. With that kind of power, the contents probably won't be safe because of the impact...but I don't know. That reinforced exoskeleton is unusually strong.
I tried to check the old man's signs with sign detection, but I couldn't catch them. Did he die, or did he blow it out of the detection range? I should have killed him in a way that allowed me to properly identify the corpse.
No, let's keep that in mind. I jumped up with wind magic and stopped in the air. Concentrate magic power and create a total of ten light bullets at the fingertips of both hands. I know roughly the direction in which the old man flew. The detection range of presence detection is roughly around that area, and if it's blown outside the detection range, it's roughly around that area.
"Extreme Explosion"
After roughly estimating the direction and angle of the flight as well as the sensing range, the area where the old man's body would have fallen was meticulously cleared in a wide area with a maximum blast. Ten shots per set, 30 shots in three sets would be fine. Since I decided to do it, I will not forgive you!
But if it's something like this, I really should have killed him. Even if I regret it now, I can't do anything about what I've done, so I return to the hollow of the giant tree while scratching my head. The area around the giant tree cave is in a tragic state. The tree root bridge was cut in half, and the lake surrounding it was also battered by the aftermath of the battle. The disaster around here is mostly caused by that old man, so that old man is to blame.
At any rate, if we're in a place like this, the Li clan might come back. It would be better to move quickly.
"Are you alright!?"
"It was a terrible sound and vibration, but did you have any injuries?"
"Should be fine"
I hugged the two people who ran up to me, and concentrated my magic power while giving only a minimal reply. There's a place with a marker on the map where we're headed. I don't know where, but here is fine.
"Let's fly"
"Huh?"
The moment Rifana uttered a faint voice, her vision blacked out. It's been a long time, this feeling.