episode_0045

“Haa, so this is what that unpleasant feeling was.”

Rias clicked her tongue in annoyance.

‘No, really! What the hell were you trying to do a little while ago?’

It’s one thing when a villain suddenly appears and causes terrorism, and another thing when someone you’ve finally caught suddenly turns into a mine!

So many unexpected things were happening that my head was starting to hurt.

“Whew, but whatever.”

As a knight of the Vermillion family and as the student council president of the circle, Rias’ immediate task was clear and simple.

“You know that Mine is an immediate execution, right?”

Crunch-!

“There will be no need to keep your hands full for capture anymore.”

Hurrrurruk-

After finishing her words, Rias swung her sword. A red line was carved into the air. Flames that burned like a line of gunpowder flew towards Mine.

“I’m so annoyed!!!”

Mine roared loudly and extended his one remaining hand. He swung his clenched fist towards the flames spreading out like stems.

The same action he did a little while ago when he was a normal villain.

But the result was completely different from before.

Shuaak-!

A circle of water with a murky glow appeared above Mine’s open palm and blocked Rias’s stream of fire.

Choaaaak–!!!

The impact of the fire spear and water shield colliding shook the surroundings.

“Oh, really!”

Rias swung her sword in a hurry, blowing away the hot steam that filled the area.

After making sure that no one around her was harmed, she continued to glare at Mine with both eyes, annoyed.

‘No, are all mines like this?’

Becoming a mine means making some kind of contract with the devil.

So I knew that I would either become stronger, gain new abilities, or be able to control magic.

But now, the sight seemed strange.

‘I know that when you become a mine, you become weak to desires and become impulsive.’

Boom, bang, bang!

“Eww!!! This is annoyingeee!!!”

“I’ve never heard of a personality changing to that degree, close to infantile regression?”

What the hell is going on?

Woohoo-

‘Huh? Suddenly the device… … ‘

As Rias was wondering, her device vibrated slightly.

“I’m so annoyed!!!”

“Tsk! You’re not giving me a chance!”

Mine, who did not miss that brief moment, roared loudly and rushed forward.

A charge reminiscent of an excited wild boar, stamping its feet hard on the ground.

Although it is an ignorant technique, it became a one-hit kill technique when used by Mine, who boasts overwhelming power.

‘Let’s hold out as long as we can until the professors arrive.’

Rias took a stance, holding her sword vertically.

After a few crashes, I was able to be sure.

That right now, that mine is overwhelming her in both strength and compatibility.

‘But the action itself is simple, so if you dig into that part and hold on, you can buy enough time until the professor who saw the rescue signal arrives… ‘

At that moment, a creepy thought flashed through Rias’s mind.

‘Wait, is that why the device rang just now? That means it’s not just this guy, but other villains have also turned into mines… …!’

Little thoughts caught her mind and confused her actions.

A small gap created like that.

See you later-

Mine, who saw him, frowned and got angry, but at the same time, she smiled brightly with the corners of her lips split open, and stretched out her hand to squirt black water.

The goal was simple.

Grabbing her sword.

That is, blocking of the sword, the main attack method.

“Don’t make me laugh!”

Rias, who had come to her senses, shouted loudly and swung her sword.

It was good to exploit an opening, but her swordsmanship was not shallow enough to fall for such an obvious trick.

Choaaaak-!

Rias, who had closed the distance by stepping on the sword, crushed Mine’s fist with her sword.

‘Got it.’

As soon as she made her decision, Rias swung the sword she had been lowering down.

Turung-

Mine’s outstretched hand is unable to withstand the impact and bounces outward.

One hand was raised, the other was already cut off long ago.

‘The body is empty.’

Rias, who had found the perfect opening, stretched out her leg with sparkling eyes.

Originally, I had no intention of attacking so recklessly, but circumstances changed.

‘If it’s true that other villains have also turned into mines like I thought, I can’t just wait for the professor.’

On the contrary, I had to deal with the enemy in front of me as quickly as possible and go help the other student councils who had sent the rescue signal.

Phew-

Rias’ sword, filled with such a resolute will, pierced the man’s chest and cut out his heart inside.

Even though they are mines, their basic physical structure is not that different from that of humans.

So if you burst your heart, you usually die.

‘Okay, now I have to go help the other kids… … ‘

Kwak-

Of course, that’s only if you’re a mine.

“What?”

“Caught.”

The sight of a man grinning broadly enters Rias’s bewildered eyes.

He held the sword with his chest pierced, and unleashed all the magical power he had.

Choaaaak-!

At first, a crimson liquid poured out like crazy from the part of the arm that Rias had cut off, and it created countless saw-blade-like shapes and attacked Rias.

“This kid!!!”

Rias, who realized that it was too late to dodge, released intense flames from her entire body.

Same as before.

The idea is to use the heat of the flames to evaporate the water in the mine and block it.

“Jazzuuungnaaaa …

In response, Mine spewed out even more magical energy and poured out murky water.

Mine’s intentions were clear.

In the midst of a battle of strength and strength, I want to extinguish the flames that Rias is spewing out from the front.

‘shit……!’

And in this situation, the one at a disadvantage was bound to be the weak Rias.

‘I was fooled by your childish behavior and let my guard down. I never thought you would plan and attack in this way!’

Rias gritted her teeth, berating herself for falling for the other person’s trick out of impatience.

“Die! Die!!!”

“Who died!”

Rias, who had made up her mind, unleashed all the flames she had and put strength into her hands.

Because I had to struggle somehow to get out of this situation.

‘What should I do? If there is a chance, anything… … ‘

At that moment.

Taang-

A faint sound rang softly in Rias’s ears.

At first I thought he was hallucinating, but I wasn’t.

‘Huh? Are you out of energy?’

Something caught Rias’s eyes as she blinked in confusion.

There was a small hole in the area between Mine’s collarbone, below his neck.

‘What is that…?’

A sudden situation.

But my thoughts on judging him were infinitely slow.

Kwak-

The action taken by instinct, which confirmed that an opening had been found, was quick.

“Whaaa!!!”

Rias raised the sword she was holding with all her might and slashed.

Kuung-

Unable to stop him, Mine fell to the ground with half of his body cut off.

Ugh- Ugh-

Rias let out a ragged breath, finally confirming that the enemy was dead.

At the same time, he blankly stared at the hole below his neck and recalled the situation from a little while ago.

“Just a moment ago, that was… … sniping?”

And, unbeknownst to Rias, the same thing she had experienced was continuing to happen elsewhere.

“The attack that hit that weak point a little while ago was… … ”

Taang-

Just before Darcy swung his sword, a bullet appeared silently and pierced Mine’s right chest first.

Darcy, who had saved the student council and the people without any damage, muttered with Rias who was far away.

‘Ghost?’

‘freshman?’

◎ ◎ ◎

“Hoo… … ”

Han Si-yeon took a deep breath as she looked at Mine’s body lying on the floor.

There was a deep sense of fatigue in the scattered sighs.

‘Really… …I barely won.’

The villain who appeared because he didn’t like the fact that he was using the same two-handed sword as himself was an enemy as simple and ignorant as he looked.

A human who swings his sword around recklessly, seemingly unaware of what it means to wield two swords.

The problem was that even though they were enemies who fought in that manner, they were almost swept away if they made a single move.

‘I managed to exploit an opening thanks to the cooperation of the people around me, but if I had fought alone, I would have definitely been defeated.’

Han Si-yeon’s head became increasingly complicated as she tried to organize her thoughts.

Because a human who was fine until just a moment ago suddenly turned into a mine?

There is a reason for that, but the fundamental cause that was making her head complicated right now was somewhere else.

Ghost: Move as fast as you can. Soon, all the guys causing a ruckus in the circle will turn into something like mines.

“How the hell did this guy know this was going to happen?”

Han Si-yeon, who muttered without realizing it, quickly checked the messages that followed one by one.

Ghost: Those guys aren’t normal mines.

Ghost: They are new guys who accepted the devil in a different way than Mine.

Ghost: He has the intelligence to think, but his level is only that of a child.

Ghost: Well, even though he’s just a kid, he’s a huge troublemaker, so you can’t let your guard down.

Swish-

Ghost: Anyway, since they are imperfect in both body and mind, find the core inside them and attack them.

Ghost: Unlike regular mines, the heart has no effect when attacked, so keep that in mind.

Swish-

Ghost: It might be hard to find them because the location of their cores is different for each individual, but if you look closely at their behavior, you’ll be able to find them.

Ghost: It seems like you’ve been training in various ways to catch me, and I believe it’s been successful.

While I was catching a villain at Rias’ request, I suddenly received a text message.

Although I read it in a somewhat abbreviated form, it was full of information on how to deal with this heterogeneous mine.