Chapter 113
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It feels like we’re retracing our steps from the past.
As I open the heavy door to the boss room, there she is—a female angel-type monster wrapped in dazzling light.
She gracefully flaps her pure white wings and gives an elegant smile.
Is this… the boss of the Light Dungeon?
But something seems off about her wings… no, they’re quite different…?
「Sensei! I’ve fought this one before!」
I quickly and concisely relay the information.
「It can be touched, but it negates physical attacks. Light-based attacks are completely nullified too!」
It’s not just about defense—what’s truly terrifying is its storm-like offensive capabilities.
「In close combat, it fights with master-class hand-to-hand skills, and at long range, it fires countless feathers with enough piercing power to easily shatter Mika’s barrier!」
That’s all I know—
「Hmm. I see. You lot can relax and have some snacks as if you’re on a luxury cruise. Leave everything to me.」
Sensei says with a fearless grin.
Whoa! This is crazy!
She’s way too reliable!
Sensei’s so cool! We’ve got this!
「《Bedrock》」
Following Sensei’s voice, a pitch-black hole appears in space. She reaches in and pulls something out. It’s the 《Dagger》 we saw earlier.
「This is one of my favorites.」
I don’t know exactly what it is, but it looks like an amazing weapon.
Even if I don’t understand how it’s amazing.
「Here I go.」
Sensei says, advancing with graceful steps—her divine presence radiating a halo of light.
The Angel(?) facing her, either underestimating Sensei or perhaps it’s just how it’s programmed, waits for Sensei to enter its territory.
「As the wielder of this weapon, monster—let me tell you the future that awaits you.」
As soon as she finishes speaking, Sensei uses the 《Dagger》 to draw some kind of symbol in the air, leaving traces of light.
The Angel(?) becomes wary—but it’s too late!!
「《Legacy of the Light Dragon (Othala Shift Fish)》」
Sensei’s powerful voice rings out.
At the same time, a 《Light Dragon》 so bright it’s blinding emerges from the symbol she drew in the air. It opens its massive jaws, baring its sharp, enormous fangs, ready to shatter the Angel’s(?) slender form into pieces.
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《Legacy of the Light Dragon》—this was the technique Sensei had used earlier to clear away the Fog.
《ᛟ(Othala)》, a runic character meaning ‘inheritance,’ ‘legacy,’ and ‘rebirth’—by rotating this 90 degrees clockwise, Sensei added the meaning of ‘fish’ to the usual 《ᛟ(Othala)》 shape.
The fish, exploding with growth under its original meaning, is reborn as a 《Dragon》 and swallows up the Angel(?) with the momentum of a lawn mower game, but—
「That’s why I told you, Sensei!! You idiot!!」
Light-attribute nullification—Sensei’s summoned light dragon passes right through the Angel(?), disappearing with a sad roar of 「Gugyaaaaaa.」 Rest in peace.
「What… the…?!」
「Don’t ‘What… the…?!’ me!! Why are you trying to look cool?! I told you light attributes are nullified, and you go and use a light attribute attack right away! What were you thinking?!」
「That was… um… just a test swing.」
I swallow the urge to ask, 「What’s with that pause?!」 While Sensei and I are having this idiotic exchange, the Angel(?) spreads both arms—taking what you might call a sushi chef pose. Its radiant body rises up—and its enemy’s wings—the wings!!—expand with a series of mechanical clicks!! Looking closely, those wings seem somewhat mechanical—wait, are these actually machines—??!!
The mechanical wings separate into twelve parts and fly out from the Angel’s(?) back. They move with incredible agility and precision, zipping around in the air like some kind of remote-controlled weapon I’ve seen somewhere before, showering Sensei with a hail of beams(?!) from all directions.
「Byaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!」
Sensei’s scream echoes through the air.
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Just as I thought.
The Angel Sensei is facing now is stronger than the one I fought before.
The wings of the Angel I fought previously resembled those of a pure white bird, but the wings of the Angel before us now look like something out of a super robot anime—the kind of upgrade the protagonist gets in the latter half of the story.
In other words, this isn’t just an Angel—it’s more like an Angel 2.0.
Oh no!! The world-building is falling apart!!
Anyway, countless beams explode around Sensei, kicking up a cloud of smoke. But the Angel 2.0 doesn’t let up on its attacks, busily controlling its 《Mechanical Wings》 and continuing to fire beams at Sensei relentlessly.
This is bad! This is bad!
It’s a barrage of beams that would make even the most frustrating bullet hell games run away in fear. The shockwaves force me to close my eyes. There’s no way to get close like this!
Even the previous Angel’s 《Feathers》 could pierce Mika’s barrier. If all those beams hit… I feel a chill run down my spine at the thought.
But even so, before Sensei’s barrier breaks, I have to go help as soon as possible. Just as I steel my resolve—
「《ᛁ(Isa)》」
Sensei’s solemn voice rings out.
Along with it, the 《ᛁ》 character etched in the air emits a dull glow.
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