Chapter 230
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「So?」
What’s the big deal about that?
「’So?’ … hey—d-doesn’t that hurt!? Scream in pain!!」
I’ve replaced my left leg and right arm with Light Magic, and reattached my picked-up left arm using Light Magic.
This much is just business as usual.
Don’t even need a potion.
「Ryūgūin, you really are a boring person through and through.」
I can see his eyes bulging out.
「Status, relationships—you happily steal what belongs to others, and still not satisfied with that, you even copy techniques. You really are such a shallow, boring guy.」
My thoughts are already accelerated thanks to Autobahn.
「Shut up, shut up!! A mob character like you—」
No matter what, Ryūgūin never changes.
I leap at him and, with my fist clenched as tight as possible, slam it into his perfectly composed face with all my might.
「GUBAAAAAA!!」
Ryūgūin crashes into the barrier where he was sent flying, bounces off, and rolls around.
「Limit Break? That’s the perfect skill. From now on, no matter how much I beat you up, you won’t break.」
I open and close the fist I used to punch him several times, confirming that my light arm is completely under control.
「All green—」
Before Ryūgūin can get up, I shoot a glance at Sensei and Anon.
It’s just my gut feeling, but I understand because I’ve experienced his Clock Strike once. That’s my Autostrada del Sole.
「Aaaghghgh!! It hurts it hurts it huuuurts!!」
While Ryūgūin is groaning and clutching his cheek, Sensei and Anon, having understood my intention, efficiently guide everyone outside the Divine Qi barrier. From here on—
「Ryūgūin, everyone has evacuated outside the barrier. It’s just you and me in here. Genuinely, just the two of us in this space.」
He stands up and brushes the sand off his knees.
「YAMADA!! You’re acting pretty cocky for someone who was just turned into half a wreck!! How dare you punch me!! If you want to apologize and tremble in fear of my power and my Clock Strike, now’s your chance!!」
Before he can finish speaking, I make the first move, having picked up Gram.
A single leap into a downward slash—but it’s a feint—then a horizontal strike—Ryūgūin barely manages to keep up using his forcibly enhanced abilities—KEEN!—I send his sword flying.
「You kept up well.」
「Damn it!! This isn’t how it’s supposed to be!! Why?! WHY?!」
Ryūgūin glares at me with bloodshot eyes as if trying to curse me to death.
「I should have surpassed human limits with Limit Break!!」
「Surpassed limits with Limit Break, huh?
That’s just like you. A one-touch easy Limit Break—it’s the perfect skill for a shameless person like you.」
「Sh-shut up.」
「I won’t shut up. I’ve surpassed my own limits countless times, you know?」
「A mob character like you—」
「The enemies were always stronger than me.
I’ve nearly died countless times.
But each time, I struggled desperately and surpassed my limits.」
Physical immunity. Super-strong magic resistance. Magic reflection. Infinite revival. Flame Body. Super acceleration. Ice Concept. The fairy princess. Immortality. The fierce sword demon. The strongest dragon. Humanity’s enemy.
I’ve faced various enemies and survived.
I couldn’t have lived without surpassing my limits—surpassing myself.
「You don’t have what it takes, Ryūgūin.」
Ryūgūin falls silent.
「Like hell I’d lose to a cheater like you.」
I declare this to him.
Then Ryūgūin starts muttering something under his breath.
「It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m okay. I have Clock Strike, the strongest and greatest ultimate technique. It worked well earlier.」
As I thought, he’s not in his right mind.
「Clock Strike.」
His figure instantly—reaches light speed—and blurs.
However, thanks to partial brain acceleration, I can track his movements.
Using partial arm acceleration, I deflect, deflect, deflect, deflect, and deflect the accelerated sword strikes that come without pause. But—
「Hah-HAAAAA!!」
As Ryūgūin’s acceleration ends, his maniacal laughter echoes.
At that moment, multiple sword flashes run across my body, and blood sprays out.
It’s fine, no problem.
No vital points hit. All just cuts.
As I expected. His Clock Strike is a more user-friendly version of my Autostrada del Sole.
It uses less mana than mine and can be used consecutively.
But, it’s almost time now.
After about one more time—
「I really am the strongest!!」
While Ryūgūin is getting fired up seeing my injuries, I ignore him and cover the wounds with Light Magic while mentally apologizing with 「Sensei, Mika, I’ll leave it to you later.」
「Enough with the speeches, just come at me already.」
Ryūgūin, interrupted in his moment of joy, lets out a strange shriek saying 「I won’t forgive you even if you apologize!」 and once again shows his super acceleration with 「Clock Strike.」
I grow four light arms from my back to counter him.
His technique might be called a superior version rather than a copy of mine. However, it’s still just—
「How’s that!! YAMADA!! That had some impact, didn’t it?!」
As his acceleration ends, he shows me a triumphant expression.
A single cut runs across my cheek, and the light arms growing from my back are dropping off one by one.
「What a coincidence, Ryūgūin, I felt some impact too.」
Clock Strike.
It had tremendous power.
But his attacks are monotonous through and through.
「I’ve already figured it out. And also,」
I’ll show you me surpassing my limits once more.
「What… is… that… monster.」
So, I create twelve light arms on my back, exceeding my previous controllable limit.
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