The Last Battle of This Story – 3

The change was met with a reaction from nature. The vibrant green grasses hastily concealed themselves with a brown cloth, bending low.

The long carpet of nature, withering towards the earth, quickly transformed the lush green meadow into a barren wasteland.

Those standing on the wasteland had dry lips and sore throats, but they were in no position to care about such trivialities.

Of course, there was someone who noticed this change.

“Everyone seems to be losing their strength.”

The woman with golden eyes turned around, hearing the plants’ plea of frustration.

The most irritating woman. Her words and arrogant attitude made it seem as if she owned Kang In-ho.

She was already unlikable from the first impression, and now even the abilities she wielded were displeasing.

“She is of no help.”

The tree trunks lost their strength to the heat and snapped as if bursting when the monster moved its body.

“I’ll try to bind it.”

The red-haired woman passed her and flew to the top of the monster’s head.

Auspicious energy seemed to gather in her palm, and chains imbued with soft moonlight began to wrap around the monster’s body.

“I don’t think it will last long, do you have any ideas?”

‘What a talented child.’

Chunhyang swallowed her admiration and looked at the Magical Girl. The Magical Girl, receiving the golden-eyed gaze, tilted her head.

“Why?”

“…It is nothing.”

Chunhyang glanced back. She could still see the three women grappling with each other.

She pressed her throbbing head with her fingers.

‘It seems I must borrow their strength.’

Chunhyang and Kim Sung-ah’s strength alone was insufficient to deal with the rampaging Lee Mina.

Chunhyang did not stubbornly resist acknowledging this fact, but she was merely displeased.

‘I thought I could easily protect my husband no matter what situation arose…’

She still had confidence that she would not lose to anyone here.

However, she realized that her initial thought of easily winning as if twisting a child’s wrist was wrong.

“I want to somehow solve this alone…”

Watching Lee Mina writhing in the shackles of the stars, Chunhyang clearly revealed her regret.

One could argue that it was no longer a solo effort with the Magical Girl’s participation, but Chunhyang was rationalizing that she hadn’t asked the Magical Girl for help.

However, if she couldn’t subdue Lee Mina as it was, a situation would arise where Chunhyang would have to directly ask the other three for help.

Directly going to ask for help? Her status as the Queen of the Jang tribe, built over a long time, would crumble.

“Even if dirt gets in my eyes, I will not allow such a thing to happen!”

Thinking of the future she didn’t want to imagine, she gritted her teeth and reached out her hand.

Fruits grew on the tree that soared high enough to cover the sky, and began to drop hard, giant fruits like bombs towards Lee Mina.

Lee Mina screamed as she was carpet-bombed while restrained. The monster’s body, struck by the fruits, had dents that appeared and disappeared.

The sound of Chunhyang grinding her teeth could be heard at the grotesque level of regeneration.

“Should we annihilate it in one blow?”

“Are you capable of that?”

Chunhyang asked back when Kim Sung-ah offered an opinion on the parallel battle situation.

“If I gather all my strength and fire, it might be possible to evaporate it in one go…”

The Magical Girl replied in a somewhat unsure voice.

“If you fail, you will withdraw from the battle.”

“…That’s true.”

“It is a gamble.”

“But there’s no other way, unless those people messing around over there come.”

The Magical Girl said.

“Why do you not ask for help?”

When Chunhyang asked, the Magical Girl slyly avoided her gaze and muttered.

“…Actually, I wanted to deal with it alone. I wanted to show Inho that I’ve become stronger. That side was just… in the same place, so it doesn’t count… I don’t want to directly ask for help.”

“…Haha, we had the same thought.”

Chunhyang laughed as if dumbfounded. The Magical Girl also raised the corners of her lips at the pure, untainted laughter.

“But, do you know? The women next to Inho are all a bit strange?”

As if revealing a huge fact, Kim Sung-ah lowered her voice and whispered.

“Unfortunately, I am normal.”

“I meant everyone except you is strange.”

The gazes of the purple eyes and golden eyes intertwined.

“Then, let us bet on that gamble.”

Chunhyang shrugged and said, looking at Lee Mina, who had almost broken free from the shackles of the stars.

Chunhyang’s braided hair fluttered like a kite in the wind created by the ferocious energy emanating from Lee Mina.

Facing the resentful cry of the beast that made her fingertips tingle head-on, Chunhyang licked her lips.

“…Is there anything I need to do?”

“The binding magic will be released while I gather my strength. …Can you buy me some time?”

“You do not have to worry about that. Even if I cannot kill it, it is not difficult to restrain it.”

“Then, I’ll leave it to you. Let’s do our best!”

Clenching her fist, the Magical Girl flew back into the sky.

The Magical Girl, who had risen to a suitable height, nodded as she looked down, and Chunhyang also closed her eyes and prepared.

“I’m releasing it!”

With the voice, the starlight chains that bound Lee Mina were released.

Lee Mina, completely free from restraint, began to charge towards them.

In the face of the destructive charge that was devastating the path it had passed, Chunhyang’s golden eyes sparkled.

“We will need sturdy children who are resistant to heat.”

Thump. The soil rose, and Lee Mina fell forward as if caught on a rock.

“It seems that it is easier to resist if the body touches the ground.”

Bamboo sprang up from the ground. Lee Mina’s body fell onto it, with its sharp end.

As if inserting chopsticks into tofu, the bamboo penetrated Lee Mina’s body without resistance.

Even as a terrible scream was heard, Chunhyang waved her hand without delay.

Lee Mina, held in the air in an ambiguous posture, struggled to escape from the bamboo, but the tree trunks that sprang up again bound her limbs.

“It is a method that even captured dinosaurs in the old days.”

It would not be easy to escape. She said in a confident voice.

When the bamboo broke, new bamboo grew and pierced Lee Mina’s body, and when the tree trunks loosened, new tree trunks tightened even more firmly.

Chunhyang felt a huge energy above her head.

If she could buy just a little more time, that child’s attack would swallow Lee Mina.

Chunhyang thought that the potential that had defeated Alpha in one blow would be enough to inflict significant damage to Lee Mina as well.

Just as she was waiting for the Magical Girl’s attack, Lee Mina’s body began to twist grotesquely.

“Ah?”

Kim Sung-ah’s short exclamation that something was wrong. Chunhyang blinked at the form she had never seen before.

“What is that…”

A huge cannon that protruded from Lee Mina’s back was aimed at Chunhyang.

“Es, Escape!”

The Magical Girl shouted at the energy gathering in the muzzle of the cannon, but Lee Mina’s actions were faster.

With a sound as if space was being torn apart, the cannon spewed fire.

A huge fireball that burst from the cannon burned all the plants and shot towards Chunhyang.

“?”

Chunhyang belatedly reacted to the fireball flying faster than she thought.

Just as she was about to move her feet to dodge, she realized that her body was not moving as if it was stuck to the ground.

A wriggling black substance wrapped around her feet and stuck them to the ground.

“Haha, how cunning.”

Chunhyang smiled helplessly at Lee Mina’s actions that mimicked her own methods.

She did not take her eyes off the approaching fireball.

With a huge explosion, a heatwave engulfed Chunhyang.

“No!!”

The Magical Girl’s desperate voice struck Chunhyang’s ears.

As the sweltering storm that had obscured her vision cleared, Chunhyang was able to recognize something in front of her.

“Help others as you would help yourself.”

A blonde woman. A woman with different colored eyes stood in front of Chunhyang.

“Even if they are your enemies.”

The neatly dressed woman smiled and looked at Chunhyang.

The blonde nun drew her greatsword and slowly began to move towards Lee Mina.

“Sister, the Saint wishes it. Surrender peacefully.”

The nun pitied Lee Mina.

Just as Lee Mina was about to crush the nun with her enlarged arm as if resisting that voice.

“Impact point confirmed. Bit Driver activated.”

Several bits unfolded from the back of the gray Isis, ruffling the nun’s hair.

The bits, armed with beam cannons, continuously attacked to take away Lee Mina’s mobility.

As Lee Mina staggered on her legs that were being destroyed and regenerated at the same time, something stepped on Chunhyang’s head and flew into the air.

Chunhyang saw a woman flying like a fairy. The black hair tied back fluttered like clouds in the sky.

It flew lightly towards Lee Mina like a butterfly, and soon reached Lee Mina’s vicinity.

Hiss. With a short breath, the woman’s fist struck Lee Mina.

Bang. The sound of compressed air bursting rang out.

The black substances surrounding Lee Mina’s body scattered in one blow.

“Lee Mina.”

The Heavenly Demon’s bloodshot eyes flashed.

“You must pay the price for running away from me.”

The second fist struck Lee Mina’s limp body directly.