That man was in a horrible state.
――Guh, so my hidden secret technique is shatteredHis breath was short and gasping. One of his arms were limp and didn't
move at all as though it had been dislocated.
――So it can't reach-. My strengthThe blood that was flowing out from his split forehead dirtied his face
gruesomely. The black outfit was blackly dyed by his bleeding. He was
literally wounded all over.
――So this is… as far as I go…
He ran out of weapon with only a single broken dagger remaining. His
stamina was already at the limit.
However, but.
Only the oath he swore in his heart, was going strong!!
――Even if it's hopeless by yourself, I'm still here
――My other half…
――We'll go together-, isn't that right!?
――Yeah, exactly. Exactly, partner!
That was why!
Although there wasn't anyone watching! He played two roles alone like
performing conversation!
――Not yet-. It's still not over yet! You master of the deep labyrinth! My
abyss has no limitWell, he was the abyss lord.
He swung around the limp arm forcefully while making a turn, the only
action that he couldn't possibly stop doing. Right after that, the abyss lord
ate Miledy golem's iron fist and he was blown away.
――Ogeeh, fuh, that was an, gofuh… afterimage!
It wasn't an afterimage so he received great damage. He was literally
vomiting blood.
And then, the current Miledy golem was an automatic type that didn't
reflect her personality, so it attacked further without the slightest mercy at
all.
He desperately leaped from floating block to floating block desperately, but
there the group of knight golem drew near.
――Wai-, sto-, don'-
He was ganged up and beaten black and blue. He was beaten up within an
inch of his death. He was also kicked and grinded repeatedly. Next he also
almost got everything he had torn off from his body.
The lord barely escaped with his life from the encirclement of the knight
golems by jumping out. He was in a half naked state. He hugged the black
outfit that had been reduced into a tattered scrap on his chest. His figure
running in totter with teary eyes looked completely like a girl who was
desperately running away from a rape.
Seeing such figure that was pathetic in a sense,
"He really doesn't learn. As expected, Endou got guts."
Words of praise echoed.
It was Hajime.
It was Hajime-san who prevented the great labyrinth capture of Kaori,
Shizuku, and Tio as the result of his passion and romance gushing out
excessively in developing and deploying the last boss in the style of series
collaboration type Gun○m――Super Miledy G.
After getting hounded by the extremely enraged Kaori and co and made the
Super Miledy G self-exploded tearfully, Hajime and co entered the deepest
room. There, they got on Miledy's magic circle, but as expected it seemed
they weren't recognized as successfully overcoming the last boss, so Kaori
and others couldn't obtain the gravity magic.
Naturally they pressed at Hajime in double extreme rage mode.
If asked how angry they were, it could be easily guessed when that Tio was
starting her lecture with monotone voice that was filled with logic,
prudence, moral, ethics, and sense. There was nothing more terrifying than
a pervert who was scolding with composure as well as seriousness.
Also, Kaori was staring fixedly *jiii~~~* at him with eyes that were like
whirling black hole, while Shizuku was starting to sharpen her black katana
quietly. That sight was also absurdly terrifying.
It was to the level that Hajime displayed an astonishing scene of
spontaneously taking seiza posture and said "I'm really sorry for getting
carried away…".
And, that was why Hajime who was unable to endure the complicated gazes
of the parents as well as Yue and others relied on our abyss lord at the same
time when Tio's scolding finished.
If it's that guy then surely! He'll smash apart this atmosphere without a
doubt! Hajime thought.
Like that she asked Yue to replay the past to observe abyss lord VS last boss
golem that was still normal at that time but…
"Yeah, even though he has been beaten up like this for almost nearly one
hour."
Shuu agreed with Hajime. His expression was showing strong color of
admiration as expected.
The lord's fragrant behavior was reaching the extreme when entering the
climax of the labyrinth capture. At first both parent and son would cover
their face with both hands while appreciating the playback from between
their fingers, but right now they weren't being like that anymore.
The other people were also the same.
That was solely due to the deep impression they received from the strength
of the lord's will that endured through this far. He exhausted every possible
mean, however he wasn't a match against what he faced. Even though he
was in abyss lord mode he was running around without regard to his
appearance, screaming pathetically, and even became teary eyed. And yet
apparently there was no option of giving up within the lord.
Even though Hajime aimed to "smash apart the atmosphere" with the
fragrant act that would make anyone able to endure watching, the lord's
battle was unexpectedly tugging at their heart.
Right now there was no one who would make tsukkomi at every little
fragrant action or getting red faced. They were purely cheering at the lord's
deathly battle.
"…Nn. It's making us feeling thrilled like this even though we already
know the result… Endou, keep going."
"Doing something like this for someone she love, it's really firing you up!
Do your best~!"
Yue was feeling sweaty in their palm, while Shizuku, Tio, and Aiko were
also cheering while making comment at the same time regarding the main
culprit.
"Really, after seeing this I'm reminded once more about how absurdly
brutal the requirement that was set up."
"After this an even more brutal requirement would be waiting. Normally it
wouldn't be strange for someone to think that they're indirectly being
rejected from being given such requirement but…"
"From the atmosphere of Rana-san at that time, it was like she was I
unconsciously said that! wasn't it? Really, as expected from Hauria."
"I'm sorry for our Rana-san-"
If it had to be said further, if this requirement was cleared it still didn't
mean that Rana would go out with Kousuke. She would simply just
"considering" going out with Kousuke. It made anyone wanted to make
tsukkomi, Rana-oneesan, are you trying to act like a certain princess from a
country somewhere huh?
Of course, for the person herself it was the first super passionate wooing
from the opposite sex in her life that made her embarrassed and flustered
that her mouth unconsciously slipped but… that kind of thing was also
related with "So it's Hauria again huh" as expected.
"But doing this for the sake of a girl he love is wonderful isn't it."
"Really. Endou-kun is a mysterious kind who I can recall completely how
he look even though I should have met him several times but, after seeing
this I won't be able to forget him anymore――perhaps."
Kaoruko agreed to Sumire's words. Akiko and Kirino also nodded deeply.
"Actually, before seeing the past image here I was thinking "Endou-kun?
Who was that?", but to think he is actually someone this amazing."
"His battle technique is also splendid. I even want to make him learn the
reverse side of Yaegashi style."
Even the evaluation from the mama~s was extremely favorable. And it went
without saying how Shuu and others the papa~s were feeling. Kousuke's
evaluation was rising explosively.
But, there Sumire suddenly tilted her head.
"Eh? But it's strange. I can't really remember his face…"
"Now that you say it… even while looking at him like this, mysteriously I
can't see his face."
"Strange… Things like his front hair, or the dust, or the golem, when his
face almost come into view there will be something in the way and I won't
be able to see his face clearly."
Kaoruko and Kirino were also puzzled by that profoundly mysterious
phenomenon.
"Kousuke-oniichan, she is like the faceless god nano~"
" " "!!?" " "
The gaze of Hajime and Shuu and Sumire snapped at Myuu. Remia asked
Myuu with her usual nonchalant tone.
"Myuu, what do you mean by faceless god?"
"He is a friendly uncle nano~"
"Myuu! Give me a bit more detail of that! What kind of uncle he is!?"
"? I can't really remember nano. That's why he is just like Kousukeoniichan!"
"Right now Kousuke-oniichan doesn't matter!"
"Wait Hajime! Myuu-chan is joking isn't she? She is isn't she!?"
"Pe, perhaps, she saw something at the internet right? Right? Myuu-chan,
that's the case right?"
"?"
In respond to Shuu's question, I don't really get what you are saying…
Myuu made a puzzled expression that seemed to say that. Seeing that, the
Nagumo parents and child's expression spasmed together.
"It's someone's bad joke, obviously that's the case. But Hajime! Just in
case, do something about it!"
"Yeah, you're right. That's just a fiction after all! But Hajime! Just in case,
do something!"
"Acknowledged!"
It seemed it was only the Nagumo parents and child who really got an idea
about it. Everyone was making a puzzled expression wondering what they
were so flustered about.
Then, right after that, the lord inside the past playback screamed. The
blocks on the ceiling came off and fell down like heavy rain.
"Ah, that one huh. That was also dangerous for us wasn't it."
Even Hajime who was greatly worried by Myuu's disposition to attract
strange occurrences immediately returned to his senses and let out deeply
emotional words. In the past he used Limit Break and Lightspeed to
somehow slip through this, even so he couldn't get away unharmed from
this "ceiling drop". In a manner of speaking, it was a last boss's handbook
all area attack.
"Eh? But unlike with our time, the way they fell is systematic isn't it?"
"…Nn. Perhaps, without Miledy controlling it, they're falling through the
pattern that had been set beforehand."
Just like Yue said, the ceiling blocks were only falling straight with their
timing slightly off. So to speak, it was like high speed tetris. It seemed that
it became something that could be slipped through somehow just barely.
Although, the lord had been wounded all over and past his limit from a long
time ago. He desperately slipped through the heavy rain of ceiling blocks
but his movement was lacking luster as expected. Finally he got hit by one
block.
He raised a voice of anguish and his body was blown away. The lord fell
toward the ground of the vast space. Just before he crashed on the ground,
he somehow deployed a barrier in an instant and softened the impact. But,
he vomited blood from the great damage.
While his expression turned despairing seeing the mercilessly falling
blocks, he crawled and rolled on the ground, somehow shoving himself into
the gaps between blocks and avoided becoming a stain on the ground.
Although, that was all. He was buried under the mountain of blocks and no
matter how they looked it he had run out of option. He was also running out
of strength too.
"…Oi oi. That guy, from here how did he…"
Hajime's question was only normal. It was like the checkmate had been
unspokenly declared from what they could see.
Then,
――Damn ittt… this is pathetic…
Kousuke's mutter echoed. It was a small mutter that sounded hoarse and
weak.
However, it was a voice that contained no resignation at all.
――But well, something to this degree… yeah
――If not, then dealing a wound on that guy… will just be a pipe dream
The automatic Miledy golem and the knight golems were surrounding him
at midair. In the middle of that a disquieting presence was rising up from
under the ceiling blocks restlessly.
――Because that guy… Nagumo… he didn't give up a single thing
"…"
――He was against an opponent he was totally helpless against… against a
god-… even so he fucking won-
"…"
――Then, even Iii-
*Stir stir stir stir* Something like a black mist was flowing out from
between the gaps. It completely covered the ground in the blink of eye…
――Who the hell is going to give up at the end like this-, I'll burn this soul
until nothing remainClone bodies were gradually rising from the black mist.
Naturally, Raisen's degrading effect dispersed them.
Clone bodies were created again right after.
Disperse.
Appear.
Disperse, appear, further dispersion.
Disperse, appear, appear appear…
If it was dispersed then even more appeared! Appear appear appear disperse
appear appear appear appear disperse appear appear appear appear appear
appear appear appear appear disperse appear appear appear appear appear
appear appear appear appear disperse――
The appearance rate of the clone bodies was suprassing Raisen's magic
power dispersion effect!
A sublime will was mastering the stunt of creating clone bodies from clone
bodies at this eleventh hour, realizing multiplication at overwhelming
speed!
Seeing that scene, seeing the friend who used his way of living as the
support of his heart to rouse himself, Hajime was――
"Uwah, disgusting-"
Creeped out.
Next,
"Papaaa-, it's scary nano~~"
Myuu hugged her papa with tearful eyes.
Because, it couldn't be helped. They were crawling out rustlingly without
end from the gaps of the blocks. The ground was completely covered with
the stirring lords in the blink of eye.
That scene looked exactly like a great swarm of gokiburi?cockroachG. It
was the reappearance of nightmare in Haltina sea of trees.
"Hiih. No more of thaatt-"
"Shizuku-chan! Get a hold of yourself! That's not G but Endou-kun!"
"Both of those things are the same!"
"I understand that you're confused but-, Shizuku-san! As expected that's
too pitiful for him desuu!"
"Black thing, a lot, no!"
"Aa, Yaegashi-san is regressing into infant! Here-, soul magic!"
"Don't return me to sanity! Ai-chan-sensei!"
"Shizuku, that's pathetic. In our Yaegashi style, there is also
ninjutsu――cough, acrobatics and torture――cough, questioning art that
used cockroach."
"Ojii-chan! Confess already that we're ninja! I won't be deceived at all!"
"I'll teach it next time to Shizuku so you can conquer your weakness."
"I'll sever our parent and child relationship! Okaa-san!"
Shizuku recalled the gruesome pass of loving G at Haltina Great Labyrinth
and slipped into small madness. But even during that time the abyss lord
that had been truly awakened began his last battle.
Using the clone bodies as stepping stones, or sometimes throwing them,
with the overwhelming quantity that continued to multiple endlessly he
leaped toward Miledy golems and others.
The knight golems were wrestled by several dozen lords in a flash and
taken down to the ground, or perhaps they were dragged into simultaneous
self-destruction and got pulverized.
The clones plundered the shield or sword from those knight golems and
shaved down the weapon of Miledy golem using wave attacks from all
directions.
――Kuh, this black steel-, it's too hard-
――There isn't a scratch even with suicide bombing-
The azantium armor that protected the Miledy golem's core. Although its
power was reduced, it was a protective wall that blocked even Hajime's
railgun. The lord gritted his teeth before it. But, at the same time,
――Muh!? This is… so that's how it is!
――Begone!
――I shall self-destruct! Glory to the abyss!
The piled up ceiling blocks were blown away. The ceiling blocks were
pulverized with brute force using quantity of suicide bombing. Cutting
across the cloud of dust, the clones carrying black sword or spear leaped up.
"That kind of thing huh…"
"…Nn? Hajime, what's the matter?"
Hajime showed a face of understanding. Yue tilted her head and asked him.
"No, it's the azantium chest armor protecting Miledy golem's core. It's
practically impossible to destroy in a place where you can't use magic
decently. It will be a checkmate if you can't brute force using magic with
colossal magic power."
"…Nn. Certainly."
"Even though it's a place where you can't use magic, you can't clear it
without using magic… as expected from Miledy! Dirty! You're dirty
Miledy!"
"No, there was a relief measure after a fashion. You know, even my pile
bunker, even if it has enough power it will be broken if it's only normal
metal stake right? But mine was also manufactured from azantium."
Right after that, the clone bodies hit Miledy golem's azantium armor dozens
of times with the black swords or spears before it finally cracked. They
were shaving off the armor bit by bit in order to widen the crack.
Kaori nodded in understanding.
"I see! The weapons that Endou-kun are holding are also made from
azantium! The reward of enduring the rain of ceiling blocks is obtaining
those weapons from inside the blocks after destroying them!"
"It seems that originally it's something like that."
"That's a lie! There is no way Miledy can have that kind of conscience!"
"Shia, you are really scathing toward Miledy huh. No, I understand your
feeling though."
Even while making such conversation, the lord endlessly continued
thrusting at Miledy golem exactly like hungry G swarming at just one food.
――We, still have this much strength!?
――This power that is welling up from inside…
――I see. This is, this is… the power of loveThat was just the special quality of abyss lord mode you know? That
exposition was thoroughly explained from Kaori to all the parents.
Right after that, the clones finally succeeded in throwing the Miledy golem
to the wall. The main body of the lord landed on the floating block right
above it while holding a black spear. His last charge was fierce.
――Try to receive this-, o ancient protector! This is my Abyssgate
Zeroabyss style final ultimate sec――――
He said such thing. No matter how much time passed boy would always
love the cliché or chuuni… as though to proof that, not just Hajime and
Shuu, even Tomoichi and others were also going "Oooh" in excitement,
and finally Kousuke E Abyssgate's finishing attacK――
――BUURRRRRRRNIN○ LOOOOVE-!!!
Struck out. It was a normal thrust, but perhaps surely it was the final
ultimate secret technique. Just to be clear, it reached Miledy's core without
fail.
Miledy golem turned limp, light was gone from its eyes, and it was
crucified to the wall. Then the lord fell to the ground as though he had used
up all of his energy and willpower and lied spread-eagled. Seeing that
Hajime was――
"Was that a rip-off?"
"That was a rip off."
"That was a rip off wasn't it~"
Nagumo family was merciless. Certainly, it was like a certain fast battleship
that was personified into human. Perhaps before long he would also speak
"YES! I will show you what Aby is made of!".
"A, anyway he won! Endou-kun is amaziiing"
"Really. As expected from someone who is called "nonchalantly the
mankind's strongest" or "the demon king's right arm"."
When Kaori and Shizuku said that in order to repair the mood that was
broken by the Nagumo family, words of praise were expressed as though
they had just seen a great Hollywood movie.
"Yeah, really."
Although he spoke few words, Hajime's expression that formed a small
smile expressed his praise more eloquently than anything.
"H~m, but is he really alright? Endou-kun, it feels like he really had spent
everything he has…"
"He isn't even twitching you know? Somehow it feels like he will die
anytime now."
The Hatayama mother-daughter worriedly looked at the lord on the ground.
――Hics hics hics hics, I did it, I did it me… I want to die… hics hics hics
hics, with this I'm one step closer to Rana… I'm glad I came alone… hics
hics hics hics… what the hell did I mean by the inner me… why did I play
two role by myself… I am me… ah, this way of speaking is also… shit-,
my heart is invaded… I'm becoming not me… wait that's why that's not it,
me! I cannot speak in that way! Ah, I'm talking to myself again! This is
bad, really baad, even though the lord mode should have been dispelled my
words are strangely fragrant like thiiss…
He couldn't move from the damage, but, rather than the damage to his body,
the damage to his heart was unbearable that the flood of tears couldn't stop.
The figure of Kousuke continuously muttering to himself could be seen
there.
The impressed face of Hajime and co was overwritten with "Uwaa" to the
expression of pity right away.
Although, it was the truth that the damage was serious, even the recovery
medicine that he brought with him had been used up since a long time ago.
If that was the case then just how on earth Kousuke could advance forward
from here and then returning back later?
While everyone was watching over him, that answer finally arrived.
One knight golem was regenerated and approached Kousuke with noisy
footsteps.
Kousuke moved only his eyes to confirm that and his expression turned
pale. He was extremely fatigued that he couldn't even move a finger. He
was truly in a hopeless situation. If he was attacked right now, he would be
killed as easily as killing a baby.
But, that knight golem didn't even unsheathe its sword and slowly kneeled
beside Kousuke. Then at the next moment, it took a surprising action.
Shockingly, it took out a small jar filled with liquid from somewhere and
gently placed it on Kousuke's mouth. Due to that, Kousuke was healed to
the degree that he could lift up his body.
It seemed, there was some healing bonus as the reward for clearing the
great labyrinth.
Seeing that,
"Lies-, this is a lie-! There is no way that Miledy is someone this
uprighttt!!"
"…Nn!? Shia, calm down! You forget your "desuu" desuu!"
"Yue too calm down! The end of your sentence got a "desuu" there!"
Shia was frenzied. Yue's mind was in chaos that she snatched Shia's end of
a sentence. Hajime understood the two's feeling and soothed them down.
That was just how shocking Miledy's kind consideration was even now
when they knew that she was a true protector who thought of the world. At
the very least, it would be impossible for her to make him drank the potion
like that. Even if she gave someone a recovery medicine, surely she would
place it on a position that was just barely couldn't be reached by the hand of
someone who couldn't move!
"That's right desu! Surely, it was a paralyzing medicine or something that
she dressed up as recovery medicine――"
"Ah, Endou-kun stood up! Looks like he recovered!"
"I don't want to admit iiit! I don't want to aaadmit it!!"
It seemed that Shia's feeling toward Miledy was really strong whether for
good or bad. Her rabbit ears and rabbit tail were shaking left and right
wildly.
While everyone was soothing down Shia, a floating block came in front of
Kousuke. It was the same with the one that Hajime and co rode. Kousuke's
step was unsteady but he somehow got on it and vanished into the deepest
room.
Like that, around the time Shia somehow calmed down.
There was the sound of a lot of water flowing along with the scream
"Aa~~~~~~!!" reaching their ears.