episode_0295

It was fully expected that she wouldn’t be able to finish it with that one blow.

A carpet bombing of weapons.

The all-around weapon attack was unavoidable, but Ruby was already convinced before attacking that she couldn’t finish off the red-haired hero that easily.

In the first place, she couldn’t kill her opponent, so she had no choice but to hold back a little.

Also, even if Ruby herself were in that position instead of Spade, she was confident that she could have blocked the attack sufficiently.

She was clearly looking down on everything belonging to this country.

But at the same time, she did not commit the folly of underestimating her enemy’s skills.

She acknowledged that her opponent was a vulgar hero from a low-class, barbaric, and crude country.

However, she admitted that her skill was real, about the same level as herself or slightly below.

So.

She calculated as if her opponent was an enemy of her own level, and then thought about how she could land a blow and subdue them if she were the opponent.

Even while busily driving Spade into a corner, Ruby completed her thought process and executed her impromptu plan.

—And now she had arrived at this point.

“Surrender, barbarian!!”

Ruby, who had charged in at the same time as the carpet bombing of weapons a moment ago.

In her hand, she held a huge mace created with magic.

The mace was swirling with the white magical power that Ruby emitted.

Just as Spade poured red magical power into her weapon, Ruby also poured her own magical power into her weapon.

The reason Spade failed to subdue Ruby in the first blow was because she, too, could infuse her weapon with magical power like Spade.

If that hadn’t been the case, no matter how thick and strong the steel was, Spade’s knife would have split the sword in two with the first blow and subdued Ruby as it was.

And now.

Ruby poured almost all of her remaining magical power into this mace, and was right next to Spade.

Now, swinging this arm would be the end.

Spade, who had just blocked Ruby’s great magic, had no time to avoid this attack.

She cannot avoid it.

She probably wouldn’t be able to block it either.

Even if she hurriedly put magical power into her weapon to block it, it would shatter the magical power along with the weapon, smashing it to pieces, and then strike Spade’s body as it was.

Checkmate.

This hero will be finished with this one blow.

Ruby was convinced of it.

‘She won’t die.’

‘Because her body is strengthened with magical power, even if it’s a blow that would shatter a huge lump of iron… this woman won’t die.’

There was a possibility that one part of her body would be crippled by such a powerful blow, but there was no reason to look out for that.

“Go…!!”

The mace, filled with dazzling white magical power that seemed about to burst, was swung down as if to strike Spade.

It fell as it was, as if to smash the defenseless Spade’s head.

Spade, knowing it was useless, raised one hand as if to block it—

***

Kuuuuung!!!

A loud noise echoed.

Belatedly, the shock and storm spread out.

It’s over.

Spade is finished.

Ruby, who was so sure of it and delivered her strongest and finishing blow with the mace.

The next moment, she froze in shock.

Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak…!

“Dange…rous, isn’t it.”

“I would have died if it wasn’t for me. Seriously.”

The mace was filled with terrifying white magical power.

And under that mace.

Spade, with only one arm, with only one hand, received the mace of that terrifying weight, and muttered as if complaining.

Red magical power was swirling around Spade’s entire body.

However, the amount seemed so insignificant compared to what was contained in Ruby’s mace.

But.

Nevertheless, Spade received the mace so easily….

“What the…?!”

Shouting in embarrassment, Ruby tried to swing the mace again.

But it didn’t budge.

The mace held in Spade’s hand did not move an inch, as if it were nailed to her hand.

Crack… crackle…

Kwaddeudeudeudeudeudeudeuk!!

And.

While held in Spade’s hand, cracks appeared on the head of the mace, and soon it shattered into pieces with a loud noise, and fragments and dust rose.

The mace was shattered into pieces by mere grip strength.

At the sight, Ruby became dazed as if her soul had left her body.

And the hand of Spade, who quickly flew in, grabbed and pulled Ruby by the collar.

The baton that had been thrown out roughly to grab the collar belatedly fell to the floor with a clang!

“You can’t run away now?”

“Ugh…! Let go…!!”

“That was great. I felt a chill for the first time in a while. It’s the first time since the battle with Captain Rahe.”

It is not easy to infuse a weapon with magical power.

From infusing your own magical power into something that is not your own body, to maintaining that state and strengthening the weapon to a usable level… even Spade, a veteran hero, couldn’t do it until recently.

Ruby was excellent.

The way she used magic when driving Spade into a corner a moment ago, and this one blow now.

All of those abilities were the result of not only simple talent but also painstaking effort.

Only to be of help to Olivia-nim.

Only to become a useful tool, a loyal limb of Olivia-nim.

That is why she worked harder and harder, cutting away at her bones and flesh.

Neither the talent she possessed nor the effort she had experienced could be ignored.

But.

Unfortunately.

It is a real pity.

Spade, an A-class hero from the ‘barbaric country,’ had even greater talent than Ruby, and also had a cheat-level educator attached to her.

Thanks to the excellent trainer Check, she was able to not neglect her efforts.

With the cheat-level educator Number 13, she is achieving remarkable growth by maximizing her talent and potential in a short period of time.

It’s too unfair.

It’s too sneaky.

But Ruby, who is in front of her eyes, does not know that.

She is not even in a position to complain.

“There’s nothing more to do, right?”

“Then don’t do anything useless and take the strength out of your body. Then it will hurt for a moment and everything will be over.”

Spade controlled the magical power of her fist and aimed at Ruby in front of her.

Ruby squeezed out the remaining magical power and wore it like armor on her body.

However, the white magical armor, which was infinitely shabby compared to the magical power contained in the mace a moment ago, was far from enough in front of Spade’s fist, which had shattered the mace along with its magical power.

“I told you to take the strength out of your body, but you won’t listen.”

It can’t be helped.

Spade clicked her tongue and said that, then threw a quick fist towards Ruby’s solar plexus.

Enchanting her fist only to the extent that she could knock her out without bursting her opponent’s body or damaging her internal organs.

In that way, Spade’s fist, overflowing with red energy, flew as if being sucked into Ruby’s solar plexus, her hand covered in gloves.

***

『That red-haired hero—will be defeated.』

『Losing magical power, losing strength, her vision darkening, and her legs losing strength, becoming like a newborn deer.』

『She will be in a miserable state where she cannot even defeat some small fry villain… and will be defeated.』

***

Pow, and.

Spade’s fist struck Ruby’s solar plexus.

However, the sound and power were disappointing, unlike what she had imagined.

“Huh…?”

A surprised sound came from Spade’s mouth.

At her own fist, which failed to penetrate the unreliable white magical power.

Also, at her own magical power, which was rapidly disappearing and no longer felt.

Srrr, the red energy that wrapped around Spade’s body disappeared like morning mist.

Whirr…

“Ugh?!”

Suddenly, her vision seemed to darken, and not only her magical power but also the energy inside her body was drained, causing Spade to stagger.

What is it?

What is it?

What could it be?

Why, why suddenly….

“……Shit. Olivia-nim…!”

With a curse, Ruby nervously knocked away Spade’s hand, which was still grabbing her collar.

Spade was pushed by the force and staggered backwards, then fell on her butt as it was.

She cannot stand properly because her legs and body have no strength…!!

And towards such Spade, Ruby kicked her foot without delay.

Pow!

“Ugh…!”

Whoo…! Bang, bang, kuung…!

Spade’s body, which was accurately struck in the abdomen, flew away and rolled like trash.

Spade rolled on the dusty floor, coughing and spitting out stomach acid on the floor.

Ruby strode towards such Spade.

“Shit… Shit!! Fucking bitch!!”

“Die, die, you damn slut…!!!”

Bam! Bam!!

Crack…! Crack, pow! Bbak!!

She spat out vulgar curses that she would never usually say, and trampled and kicked the red-haired hero rolling on the floor.

Sometimes she grabbed Spade’s collar and forcibly pulled her up, punching her in the face or striking her waist or back.

Although she was a woman’s body, when she strengthened her body with the faintly remaining magical power, her body gained the power to easily subdue average adult men.

And with that power.

Ruby continued to trample and beat Spade’s body as if venting her resentment.

Slap! Slap! Bam!

Bbaaaaaak!! Bbagak! Crack crack!!

The hero’s body is being wrecked messily.

It was covered in blood, and an ominous sound of bones breaking echoed.

However, regardless of that, Ruby continued to beat this hero with her resentment.

A moment ago, if it had continued as it was, she would have been punched in the solar plexus by this red-haired hero and fainted.

And she would have been dragged to the hero base as it was.

It was definitely Olivia’s magic that saved such Ruby.

Was it insurance in case of emergency, or did she simply not trust Ruby?

Olivia had written such a ‘scenario’ so that Spade’s power would be drained and neutralized at the moment of desperation.

Ruby was ashamed and humiliated by that fact and couldn’t bear it.

She, Olivia-nim’s limb, was almost helplessly subdued by a hero, a low-class hero, from this barbaric country.

Furthermore, she, who had to satisfy her, was powerless and incompetent, so she was receiving help from Olivia-nim’s noble abilities…!!!!

“Die, die, die, die!!!”

“Because of you… because of this damn slut!!!”

Bbeoeooeok!!

Bang, kuung…! Kwaaaaaaaa…!

Once again, Spade’s body was kicked hard and flew far away.

The body that rolled and rolled stopped near the entrance to this underground space.

Then, as if in response, the entrance door opened and another person entered.

Squeeeeeak

Thud!

The first one to enter was the red-haired hero’s companion, a hero with short black hair named Club.

However, it seemed that this hero did not come to save her companion either. As soon as she passed through the door, she collapsed ugly on the floor.

Club, covered in wounds here and there, had her arms handcuffed behind her back.

As if she had been hit with a hallucinogen or something, her eyes were out of focus and she was drooling from her mouth, unable to come to her senses.

“Aha~ that was dangerous, dangerous. If I had been careless for a little longer, I would have been screwed~ Dangerous, dangerous, dangerous. Why does the Commander assign such dangerous missions~ Scary~.”

And following her, another person who had brought Club to this place entered.

That woman was also a European-style person like Ruby, a lady in flamboyant attire that did not suit this space.

“Oh my, what’s wrong, Ruby. Why does your face look so fierce? Did something good happen? Tell me too~.”

Ruby’s colleague, Lapis.

Her exact hero name is Lapis Lazuli Blue Hat.

She is another person who was put into this mission with Ruby by Olivia’s order.

Ruby glared at her with annoyance and anger as she began to chatter noisily with a fussy voice and reaction.