episode_0140

“Hahaha! I’ve been looking forward to this day! It’s a showdown, a real showdown! Let’s fight with our lives on the line!”

“This crazy bastard!”

Swish!

Without giving me a chance to respond, Trancilvia’s new form soars towards me.

It’s clear.

That’s Trancilvia’s full power.

It’s an attitude towards a fight where life and death are at stake, not a fight with rules like a duel or sparring.

“I’m going to die!”

The scent of bitter death brushes against my nose.

Instead of taking the hit, I quickly leap to avoid Trancilvia’s charge.

At the same time, I swing my magic sword back, but the tip of the sword only grazes Trancilvia’s hair.

“Trying to mess up my hair to make me uncomfortable! Clever, I see!”

“Just got caught up in the moment… But are you really going to keep dodging like this?”

“Yes. Like I said before, I’ve become someone’s puppet. I can’t tell you who, but they’re incredibly strong, overpowering me and branding a slave contract on my heart. If my master arrives, you have no chance, so it’s better for you to quickly defeat me and run away. Of course, I won’t let you go.”

“…”

Casually concealing the identity of the master, Trancilvia subtly reveals information.

Clearly, mentioning Yerina’s name is prohibited by the slave contract.

But indirectly conveying information seems to be allowed.

A sloppy slave contract indeed…

“This guy… is enjoying this.”

Trancilvia clearly mentioned it’s a fight to the death.

It’s certain that he’s giving it his all.

But a smile on his face shows more enjoyment than ever, not fading away.

He’s enjoying it.

He’s drawing out my full power, expecting a real battle.

“Did you get caught on purpose to fight me?”

“No way! Why would I do that!”

I see.

I forgot that Trancilvia is crazier than I imagined.

He became a slave and returned just to fight me.

“You really sold me out! I had to deal with bandits who suddenly attacked while I was visiting the Cheongnan without any warning!”

“…”

I shut my mouth.

That’s a bit regrettable.

“I can’t let myself be subdued. I can’t afford to waste time until Yerina arrives.”

I need to escape quickly.

With that decision made, I start fighting alongside Mijeong.

“Should I let you escape?”

Swish!

A strong wind flies straight at me from Dakia’s sword.

But after transforming my magic sword into its ring form and releasing a blade, the wind shatters into pieces.

Trancilvia continues to chase after me, deflecting the flying blade.

His speed doesn’t decrease at all.

“Darn it. I’m at a disadvantage.”

Trancilvia continues to run forward, sending sword strikes.

I have to look back and swing my sword to avoid it.

While Trancilvia has to swing twice for every swing I make, it’s still more inconvenient and slows me down.

If this continues, we’ll be caught up to.

Just using the sword won’t work.

I send a signal to Mijeong, and she nods, turning around swiftly to make a decision.

“Mijeongryu. Oui.”

It’s definitely a level of Oui.

A whopping 2nd stage Oui!

Mijeong has reached a new level, allowing her to apply Oui to her magic from now on.

“Binding Formation!”

“Huh!”

Magic is engraved in the space surrounding Trancilvia.

The form of the regular hexahedron changes to the regular octahedron, forming the second-level magic square.

The binding spell inscribed within it quickly envelops Tran Silvia’s body.

Before she knows it, Tran Silvia finds herself kneeling on the ground, unable to move.

Alright.

I’ll just tie up Tran Silvia and make my escape.

“Second level! This binding spell… Hmm! I remember experiencing this before! It was a long time ago! Yes! It reminds me of the spell used by the fox spirit! I must have learned this spell from the corrupted master!”

“What…!”

It’s one thing to have revealed that she learned it from the corrupted master.

But what’s truly surprising is that Tran Silvia starts to unravel the binding spell with ease, causing the magic inscribed in the space to gradually fade away.

The hidden core is exposed as if transparent, and Tran Silvia effortlessly unravels the magic with a single stroke.

“Haha! I must have chosen the wrong master! I should have chosen someone I didn’t know!”

“Darn it!”

While I expected Tran Silvia to release the magic and come out, I didn’t anticipate it happening so quickly.

I try to send flying swords towards Tran Silvia, but she effortlessly deflects them and accelerates towards me.

“I won’t fall for the same trick twice! Do I look like an easy target to you?”

“Argh!”

Even the shattered sword fragments aimed at Tran Silvia’s ankles or wrists are calculated and deftly deflected, leaving her unscathed as she charges forward.

The methods I’ve used before are ineffective.

“To defeat me, you’ll need to use more creative tactics… Huh?! This is…!”

Crack!

Tran Silvia is unable to withstand the sudden force and collapses to the ground.

She tries to get up and run again, but her body is pinned to the ground, trembling, as she looks up at me.

“Could it be…! Is this the martial art of Yeomdong, where no techniques can be learned and transmitted? How did you learn it?”

“I don’t know either, buddy.”

“It’s not like you could have mastered it in just a few days! Were you hiding this magic even when we first met? How audacious!”

The fifth-rank magic, Yeomdong, is a basic spell.

Even Tran Silvia, known as the encyclopedia of humans and the history of swords, may not be familiar with Yeomdong.

I can’t let her expose it.

If I bury Tran Silvia deep underground in this state, it will take her ages to escape.

…Or so I thought.

“Thank you! Showing me this! It’s been 200 years since I last encountered someone using Yeomdong!”

“Ah…”

The intensity of the magic power that gathered at my fingertips gradually weakens.

As the magic loses its effect, the force of Yeomdong pressing down on Tran Silvia disappears.

I didn’t do this.

Tran Silvia forcibly released my magic.

How is this possible?

It’s impossible.

Normally, it’s impossible.

Even with the same magic, the composition can vary slightly depending on the caster.

To unravel the magic, you need to know the exact composition, so it should be impossible for anyone other than the caster to unravel it.

“To see the effects of the spell and understand its composition just like that?!”

Tran Silvia, this crazy woman, is breaking that common sense right now.

She has perfectly grasped the components of a spell she’s never seen before, just by observing its effects.

So now, Yeomdong is no longer just mine.

“Haha! You’ve given me a new insight! You truly are the best, Eugene!”

“Grr!”

Just moments ago, as magic gathered at the fingertips of Tran Sylvia, who had no idea how to use Yeomdong at all.

Casting Yeomdong’s magic, I thrust my body into the ground.

Tran Sylvia, slowly approaching with a face illuminated with joy.

I also tried to unravel Yeomdong like that guy, but it didn’t work.

The composition of Yeomdong that I use and the one Tran Sylvia uses must be different even if it’s the same magic.

“What’s with this guy’s body! Does he think it’s common to copy everything he sees!”

Using a technique I’ve already used revives memories and unravels them.

But if I use a new technique, I quickly learn it and unravel it.

I really don’t know what to do.

Unless I overwhelm with overwhelming physical abilities like Yerina, there’s no way to beat this opponent.

Physical abilities can’t be copied······.

“Ah. Now I’m sure. You’re most beautiful when you’re miserable.”

“Let go of me······.”

Tran Sylvia, slowly approaching with a face illuminated with joy.

I try desperately to get up, but every time I lift my head, Yeomdong strengthens and thrusts my face into the mud.

Darn it.

Does this guy have some kind of grudge against me?

“······Huh.”

“Helpless-”

At that moment, Mijung aims behind Tran Sylvia and swings Blin’s wooden club (enhanced +1).

Without even looking back, Tran Sylvia extends her hand behind her and whispers.

“Plot twist.”

“······Agh.”

Thwack!

As soon as the wooden club swung by Mijung touches Tran Sylvia’s hand, it bounces off and hits Mijung’s forehead.

Mijung, who hit himself with my power, flies backward.

After rolling back about 10 times, he faints.

“Are you giving up? You’re too bland compared to what I expected. Surely you still have a lot more hidden. Isn’t that right?”

“Do you think I’m some kind of treasure chest······.”

“Oh. How did you know?”

Chuckling, Tran Sylvia approaches me and grabs my back, lifting me up.

Her eyes, shining with crimson light, are filled with anticipation.

It seems she’s expecting me to bring out a new technique or magic.

Then she’ll copy it and make it her own.

I’m sorry, but that’s not going to happen.

“That’s it. You’ve just laid all my cards on the table.”

“Don’t lie! You didn’t just accidentally awaken Yeomdong! Is there something else? Is that it? Hehe.”

“······.”

It’s true that I accidentally awakened it, and there’s nothing more to bring out.

Oh. There’s still one thing left.

Using the dimensional converter, Longinus’s Spear.

But if I use that, I’ll have to fly to the other world and see Draken’s face.

The problem is, last time I was dragged in front of Draken, I looked him in the eye.

That memory is gone.

‘There’s no guarantee I’ll be able to safely come out the second time.’

This time, if I can’t end it by erasing the memory of facing Draken, I might fail to erase the memory and end up becoming a cripple in the other world.

It’s a risky choice right now, when my mental reinforcement ability hasn’t fully developed.

No. Even if I manage to escape unharmed, Longinus’s Spear doesn’t have a function to designate coordinates yet, so I don’t know where I’ll land when I come back.

It’s better to be caught by Yerina than to risk my life.

If you are caught and imprisoned by Jill or Yuria, the chances of achieving a 100% success rate in capturing them will increase significantly.

If Yerina, who cannot shake off her inherent suspicion of others, is the one caught, there is no need to worry.

“Arrest him. Capture me and deliver me to your master.”

“So you won’t reveal the hidden cards until the end. It seems you have learned several bizarre and twisted techniques again! I look forward to it. The day when we clash with all our might······!”

Spewing nonsense, Trancylvia grabbed my arm from behind and began to gather magic.

It seems she is trying to use a spell to arrest me.

This spell seems quite simple, so I might be able to follow along just by watching the casting effect.

Even though I am in a position to be arrested and taken away, I should learn something.

At that moment, Trancylvia, who was about to cast the arrest spell, suddenly looked surprised and all the magic she had gathered scattered.

“What! Eugene! What in the world······!”

“What. Why?”

“Uh, uh! What are you carrying inside your body!”

With a womanly voice, she stepped back and stumbled, falling on her buttocks.

Wondering why she acted like that, I turned around.

Suddenly, a figure with eight shining eyes peeked out from inside my clothes and alternately looked at me and Trancylvia.

“Are you scared looking at this kid?”

“Druid! You! Did you join forces with the Four Kings?!”

“No, why would you say that? I don’t even sense any magic.”

“You can tell by the smell! It was so faint that I didn’t recognize it, but······. When it revealed itself outside the clothes, I understood! Dirty bastard! Where did the one who boasted of confronting Draken go and only this cowardly guy remains!”

“No······.”

“What did Kali propose that made you faint like that? Ah! Your chest! It’s your chest! If you have a chest, you must have fainted! You one-dimensional jerk······! I’m ashamed that I ever respected you for a moment!”

“Why do you just······.”

It’s unbelievable.

The female body attached to Kali is indeed pretty, but it’s not enough to make me want to switch sides when I think about the spider body on the lower half.

Moreover, this guy is not Kali’s main body but just a byproduct, so his physical development is a bit off······.

It seems that Trancylvia has been wanting to humiliate me for a while.

“Huh?”

“Damn it! My legs, my legs won’t move······.”

Even though she tried to get up and rush forward, Trancylvia shrank and couldn’t move a muscle at the word of the byproduct.

It seems she has a strong trauma from Belphagor and the Four Kings.

Is she afraid of being dragged in front of Draken again?

Although the byproduct of Kali has no ability to tear dimensions.

Trancylvia seems to be misunderstanding, so I decided not to break that misunderstanding.

It’s better to continue the misunderstanding.

“Are you brainwashed by the Druid! That’s it! Isn’t it, Eugene! Answer me!

“Now is the time. Let’s go.”

“Uh!”

“Listen well, Druid! I will definitely retrieve my friend, Eugene! I will return Eugene, who has been bewitched by your cunning beauty, to his senses, so you better be prepared!”

“······.”

Leaving Trancylvia, who was trembling and shouting with her knees on the ground, behind.

I picked up the fainted Mijung and ran away.

“Uwaaaa! My friend!!!”

Trancylvia wept.

Tears flowed from my eyes as well.