Chapter 229
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☆《Limit Break》☆
The user of this skill breaks through their limits.
Furthermore, these limits refer to the limits of humanity.
[Current human limit benchmark → Yamada Ichiro]
Through the use of this skill, the skill owner Ryūgūin Ouji’s physical strength, stamina, mana, speed, and other stats exceed the current human limit benchmark set by Yamada Ichiro, and he also acquires one of the ultimate techniques of the person who was deemed the limit point.
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I hadn’t meant to let my guard down.
But this is my mistake.
Ryūgūin turns his back to me and tries to flee.
「Wait!!」
However, his speed is incredible.
It’s enough to surpass even my normal speed—
「Perfect timing!!」
Ryūgūin shouts. Mika is standing in his path of advance.
「You’re worse than a filthy stray dog, you traitor!! Die!!」
He uses 《Purifying Barrier》 and swings his blade of fury at the defenseless Mika. But the deadly blade doesn’t reach her.
「—!」
Hilbert leaps out in front of her.
His massive frame is split in two, exposing his internal organs.
「Perfect timing!! You were planning to betray me too, weren’t you, you pig!!」
Mika frantically casts a healing spell on Hilbert.
「Lady Ha…lo…」
Hilbert whispers someone’s name.
Mika’s healing magic activates faster than anyone else’s and takes effect faster than anyone else’s—but it’s not enough to match Ryūgūin’s attack speed.
Mika drops to her knees, hiding Hilbert behind her back.
「Having power—is such a wonderful thing—isn’t it!!」
The sword saint Eris is the one who takes the blade that’s swung at Mika again.
「Let’s end this now.」
She says calmly. However—
「It’s a traitors’ all-star lineup? I was planning to get rid of you too once I escaped from here!!」
Ryūgūin’s sword knocks away Eris’s white Gram with overwhelming strength, and as he brings it back—that’s when Orphe jumps in with her dual swords just in the nick of time.
「What are you doing, you idiot?」
However, Orphe seems to have her hands numbed by the impact and creates distance from Ryūgūin, shaking her wrists two, three times to try to shake off the pain.
「If it isn’t the violent woman. You’ve given me quite a hard time too. I never, ever forget when someone wrongs me!!」
A standoff forms between Eris + Orphe versus Ryūgūin, creating an intense tension even if just for a moment—but then,
「Tag out. Ryūgūin, why are you running?」
Once again, I stand in Ryūgūin’s way.
「You’re just… Yamada…!!」
Ryūgūin grinds his teeth so hard that veins bulge on his handsome face.
「I’ll skip the explanation, but trying to run is pointless.」
☆《Divine Qi Barrier》☆
A variant of the barrier composed of Divine Qi.
Without permission from its users Sena or Omi, it’s impossible to exit the barrier from the inside, even for the world’s greatest warrior or mage. Additionally, no abilities used inside can leak to the outside.
When I look over, Sensei gives me a thumbs up, and Sena nods deeply.
—Ichiro, this is the crucial moment!!
—Son-in-law, pay him back for everything he’s done!!
Yeah, no problem.
Visibility is good. Physical condition is perfect.
My tension is at its peak—
Mika prays, Eris’s eyes shine, and Angie grips Puru’s shoulder.
I’m the first to lunge.
「Aah!!」
Clang!
Ryūgūin meets my sword head-on without hesitation.
「Is that all you’ve got after all that training?」
My strength is nothing to scoff at—it’s enough to match any dungeon boss. But Ryūgūin completely stops it.
And then, as our swords lock—
「Nngh—」
「Well well, I’m pretty good, aren’t I? At this rate, maybe I’ll just eliminate everyone here instead of running.」
I muster all my strength and—
「Raaah!!」
Send the completely composed Ryūgūin flying.
As he flies backward, Ryūgūin touches the 《Divine Qi Barrier》.
Bzzzzt—sparks run across his back in response to his evil heart.
「This is…」
「’Eliminate everyone here instead of running,’ you said? Wrong. You no longer have the option to ‘run.’」
Ryūgūin takes his stance with his sword, lowering his center of gravity.
「This is your final stop.」
This time it’s Ryūgūin.
Overwhelming speed with overwhelming power.
「Uoooooh!! Yamada!! This is all!! All your fault!!」
His outstanding physical abilities don’t even falter when our swords lock. However—
「No way in hell it is.」
Battles aren’t decided by power and speed alone.
If power were everything, you might as well ride a steamroller.
If speed were everything, would hawks be the strongest?
I slip past Ryūgūin’s sword strikes and send his blade flying.
「It’s all your own fault. What you did is coming back to you—that’s all there is to it!!」
But Ryūgūin still looks composed.
「You know, Yamada—I’ve always thought you had no sense. I saw you walking around in casual clothes once. It was awful. Really, truly awful. If I dressed like that, I’d hang myself out of shame.」
Behind his malicious mockery, his inherent evil nature shows through.
「You had that ultimate technique, right? Autostrada del Sole?」
Ryūgūin claps his hands and laughs.
「—I’ll rename it like this.」
He announces.
「Clock Strike.」
Clang clang.
I drop my black Gram to the floor.
Then I collapse, unable to stand.
In an instant, both my arms and right leg have been cut off.
「Hahaha!! Yamada!! Next I’ll cut off your left leg and turn you into a limbless doll!! A pathetic doll suits a pathetic person like you!!」
Ryūgūin’s evil laughter echoes throughout the throne room.
☆《Clock Strike》☆
When Ryūgūin Ouji used the skill 《Limit Break》 to acquire Yamada Ichiro’s ultimate technique 《Autostrada del Sole》, this is what he renamed it.
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