482 The Final Moments of a Talkative Villain

482.

,”Master, what can you possibly do now? I’ve already transcended! Both shamanism and the limits of humanity!”

Wearing Rea’s face, Renpu gave a chilling smile. Genpu didn’t reply, instead whispering to Riel and Blade beside him.

,”The main body of Tennhote’s magic must be somewhere else. Rea’s body might be the strongest one he has, but I guarantee that with his cowardly personality, he’ll never use his main body in combat. Unless we find it, we can’t truly say we’ve stopped him.”

It was a daunting task just listening to it. Rea’s body right in front of them was already a formidable opponent. And on top of that, they had to find Renpu’s main body hidden somewhere? A harsh clear condition.

,”It’s a difficult condition, but we must defeat him here. We can’t let someone with such abilities and malice go to the outer continent. It will cause chaos.”

,”Indeed. You speak the truth, Riel. Even the Hero would say the same.”

Blade drew Moonlight Sword in one hand and Double Edge in the other. Rea, with her eight legs extended, charged at Blade.

,”Give me that body, Blade!”

,’Fast!’

It was something he’d guessed from the amount of magic power, but Rea’s body was much stronger than when they fought in Bertry’s village. The spider legs with sharp claws grazed right past Blade. Both agility and power had increased dramatically, to a level that was difficult to handle with a normal body.

,”Boost Speed!”

Exploding with speed, Blade swung Moonlight Sword. The blade of Moonlight Sword flew towards Rea’s neck.

But…

,”Hah, caught you…?”

Rea’s right hand was gripping Moonlight Sword. Blood trickled down where the blade touched, but that was it. The sword didn’t budge. He couldn’t pull it to cut, nor push it to stab.

,”Kuk…!”

,”What’s wrong, Blade? You seem flustered.”

Renpu’s words about transcending humanity were no exaggeration. Renpu was enjoying the feeling of overflowing power in his body, and the fact that he had the upper hand in the power struggle with Blade. He was no longer the Renpu who felt fear towards Blade alone in front of the Ohi Shamanic Institute.

,”To use six body enhancement spells simultaneously, you’ve grown quite a bit yourself.”

Genpu’s voice reached the two people playing tug-of-war with Moonlight Sword. Inside Riel’s barrier surrounded by spiders, Genpu was forming a strange hand seal with his palms together.

,”Gal!”

Genpu’s roar-filled wind struck Rea’s body. Renpu could tell the moment it touched him that the wind had the effect of dismantling his spells one by one. The Moonlight Sword slipped from his hand, deeply cutting Rea’s hand.

,”Aaaagh!”

Rea, or rather, Renpu, was ultimately a shaman. The magic power overflowing in his body was immense, but he didn’t seem accustomed to converting it directly into combat power. Throwing himself backward, Renpu was trying to use some kind of magic. But Blade didn’t miss the opportunity.

,”Boost Speed!”

His target was the neck again. However, Renpu instinctively raised his alien arm to defend his neck. Even without the body enhancement spell, the outer skin was incredibly tough.

But he could only block Moonlight Sword. The moment the strike aimed at the neck was blocked, his left hand wielding Double Edge stabbed the abdomen without hesitation.

,”Keuheuk!”

After stirring once inside, Blade pulled out Double Edge. Great pain spread across Rea’s face. She collapsed to the ground from her knees. Rea’s body was gradually shrinking, returning to the form of a small girl.

But the bleeding remained the same. The ground was turning red. An ordinary person would have already died from shock and blood loss alone. But now, having accepted the power of the relic, Rea’s body was no ordinary person.

In fact, Renpu had a history of escaping even after his body was cut in half. Blade raised his sword, intending to cut off her head.

,”Wait a moment, Blade!”

Genpu rushed over, panting. The spiders’ encirclement seemed to have scattered because Rea’s body was in a near-death state. Blade asked, still holding the sword to Rea’s neck.

,”What is it? Genpu-nim.”

,”Let me talk to him for a bit.”

,”Talk?”

No matter how much Genpu was Blade’s savior, and no matter how much Blade’s creed was to repay kindness without fail, he had no intention of allowing actions that would harm the Hero.

However, it was also true that after traveling together so far, he knew that Genpu was not the kind of person to do something foolish in such an important situation. Blade nodded, looking at Genpu’s serious eyes. Of course, he kept the sword aimed at her neck.

Genpu approached Renpu, who was still bleeding profusely. He crouched down to match Renpu’s lying position and spoke to him.

,”Are you listening, Renpu? You must still be in there, right? You wouldn’t give up such a powerful body so easily.”

,”Ha, talk? Don’t tell me you’re thinking of reforming me with a sermon at this point? I’m sick of that crap!”

It was a venomous shout. His voice was surprisingly clear, considering his stomach had been torn apart by something sharp. But he didn’t seem to have any strength left to attack. Or perhaps he wasn’t confident that he could be faster than Blade’s sword at his neck.

,”Reforming you, well, you could call it that. Stop now, Renpu. If you keep using Tennhote’s magic, you will disappear. You won’t even remember what you originally were, and you’ll just become a ghost searching for a new body.”

,”Master, are you an idiot? Do you think I’d listen to that now? Ah, that’s right. This child, Princess Rea, was your disciple. Even though I’ve committed such terrible acts, you want to protect her life, or at least her honor?”

,”…Hoo. You’ve always been perceptive…”

Genpu sighed bitterly, as if his inner thoughts had been exposed. Renpu, thinking he had the upper hand, spoke with a sneer.

,”Heh heh, you’re making one mistake, Master. I can abandon this body now. I’ve realized it, thanks to you damn Hero party members! There are plenty of people with strong and beautiful bodies in this world! If I go to the outside world with Tennhote’s magic, everything will be mine!”

,”Renpu, you… really…”

,”Genpu-nim, that should be enough now.”

No matter what he said, it was useless. Renpu was already a mass of disgusting desires. He didn’t want to hear the repulsive words it spewed out any longer.

,”Not yet, not yet, Blade. Just a little more…”

Blade was puzzled. Genpu couldn’t possibly not know that this persuasion was meaningless to the monster Renpu had become. But he decided to wait a little longer. Riel was also sending him a meaningful look.

,”Still naive, Master. You said I’d become a ghost and be forgotten, but isn’t it you who will be forgotten instead? Foolishly training and leaving nothing behind. I’m different. I’ll go to the outside world and become a legend, and I’ll leave a strong proof that I lived by defiling countless females!”

,”Hmm, fine. Do as you please. It’s a futile dream now, though. I succeeded in tracking you while you were indulging in self-admiration and rambling on. Riel, it’s the shrine on the peak of that mountain.”

,”…What?”

The chilling smile disappeared from Renpu’s face. Riel didn’t even glance at Renpu, transforming into her succubus form and flying towards the direction Genpu had told her.

,”You, you were stalling for time to track me? You damn old geezer…!”

,”Yeah, you’ve always been terribly oblivious. You stupid bastard. The main body may be skilled in magic, but it’s still just a normal human. It’s too late to run now.”

It was a plan they had made while Blade was confronting Renpu. Genpu couldn’t help but be surprised when he heard that Riel, who he thought was just an ordinary, or rather, a powerful priest, was actually a high-ranking demon hiding immense power. But if it was Riel, who devoured souls themselves, there would be no one who could stop Renpu more effectively.

,”Kueueueuk! Genpu, you, damn it… you damn insidious old geezer…!”

Renpu tried desperately to struggle, but he could only lift his arm a little. And even that was the arm of a girl, no different from a cotton swab. The arm that had been reaching towards Genpu suddenly dropped as if a string had been cut.

,’Renpu’s consciousness… is disappearing from Rea’s body.’

It seemed Riel had devoured Renpu without any problems. Rea was closing her eyes as if she was asleep. Rea was also a formidable villain. But Genpu felt a sense of relief for some reason.

,’Well, I can’t help it if I’m called naive.’

Genpu looked at Blade as if asking for permission. Blade looked at Rea’s sleeping face for a moment before sheathing his sword. Genpu cast both healing and binding spells on Rea.

,”It seems things have been settled somehow. The Hero-nim is also fighting a desperate battle, it seems…”

At Meloff’s words, everyone raised their heads to the sky. There, the Hero with wings of light spread was about to charge towards Utranag’s torso.