Chapter 231
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「That sounds bad. But it’s cool, right?」
His very existence is more monstrous than my appearance.
Given his numerous misdeeds, that’s not an exaggeration at all.
With his self-centeredness that pushes everyone away, when his self-interest goes too far, he’s no different from a monster.
Ryūgūin takes a step back, then another, but eventually raises his voice as if having made up his mind.
「Clock Strike!」
Vision. Flash. Countless. All directions. Omnidirectional.
Using twelve arms filled to the limit with mana, along with my left arm and the right arm crafted from Light Magic, I keep deflecting everything continuously.
It lasts for maybe seven or eight seconds. However, for both him and me, it feels like an eternity.
But then—
「Six shots—」
As Ryūgūin’s body emerges from his super-acceleration, it bends like the letter く, with his chest, stomach, both shoulders, and right side bulging grotesquely.
「It… hurts… why…」
「I thought you’d act like it hurt more, but you seem totally fine. Doesn’t even look like anything’s broken.」
「Why… I became the strongest… My power and speed were… overwhelming you…」
Ryūgūin’s voice carries genuine confusion as the damage continues to affect him.
「You’ve got some nerve talking big when you fell for such a simple feint. Monotonous, brute force attacks are easy to adapt to.」
「Guh… grr…」
「Give it up, Ryūgūin. This is the last time I’m going to say this. Surrender quietly and atone for your crimes.」
Ryūgūin’s eyes still haven’t lost their light.
But trying to hide this, he forces a twisted smile.
「Yamada, we’re among the few friends who came from the same hometown, right? For old times’ sake, won’t you help me out? I won’t do anything bad anymore. So help me escape, won’t you?」
Seeming to realize something from my expression, he continues pleading.
「I’m sorry for what I did to everyone!! Really!! What a fool I’ve been!! I’ve done something unforgivable!! When I think about everyone, my chest hurts and I can’t stop crying!! I’m truly reflecting on what I’ve done!!」
I shake my head.
「Ryūgūin, actually, I’m reflecting too.」
Ryūgūin raises a questioning eyebrow at my words.
「On letting you run loose for this long.」
「Yamada—!」
Gritting his teeth, Ryūgūin spreads both arms wide and forces out his words.
「It’s true. I’m reflecting on what I’ve done. Besides, I hate violence. If we stop the violence and talk things through with words, we’ll surely understand each other. We’re comrades from the same hometown—no, we’re humans living on the same planet!」
Shallow lines pour rapidly from his well-shaped mouth.
His desperate ranting makes him look like nothing more than a clown.
「If I can escape from here, I’ll prepare anything you want!! Women!! Money!! Art!! Rare items!! Delicacies!! Anything and everything, I’ll prepare it all to repay you, so please—」
「That’s enough, Ryūgūin. I’m not letting you escape, and this is where it ends for you.」
He’s done whatever he wanted until now.
He needs to pay for those crimes.
「Besides, you said you ‘hate violence,’ right? I hate violence too.
But everyone has moments when they have to clench their fists.」
That’s right. This is about our resolve.
「—And that moment is now.」
「Why?! Why don’t you understand?! I’m really reflecting on what I’ve done!」
Just as Ryūgūin finishes his whining—
「Clock Strike!!!」
Reaching top speed in an instant, Ryūgūin turns his back to me, leaps toward the barrier, and strikes it repeatedly with his sword two, three times.
「Autostrada del Sole.」
There’s no way the Divine Qi barrier between us would break. Finally realizing this, Ryūgūin makes his decision, faces me, and kicks off the ground.
Perfect light-speed combat.
In this super-speed world, on the same playing field, I can now see through all his sword strikes.
「—!!!」
Ryūgūin lets out a wordless cry.
With black Gram, I strike and completely shatter his sword mid-swing, splitting it in two. Without missing a beat, I sheathe black Gram.
「Ryūgūin, thank Limit Break for this.」
Using two of my twelve light arms, I restrain him and lift him up.
The remaining arms pulse ominously.
「What are you going to do, you monster!!」
「Someone who doesn’t see others as human is far more of a monster.」
「You!! You’re just a mob character!! Yamada—gueeeeeehhhhh!!!」
That’s enough. Shut that noisy mouth.
I slam my right fist into his face, but being restrained, he doesn’t fly backward—instead, he’s crucified in place.
「I know well how persistent you are.」
Everything he’s done was planned from the moment he was summoned.
「So I won’t stop hitting you until you’re completely incapacitated.」
「No, no!! Please stop!!」
Using both my arms and ten light arms—
「This is my full-power rush.」
WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM—
Until the super-speed state wears off—
WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM—
It only takes five seconds.
I land over a thousand punches all over Ryūgūin’s body.
Eventually, as Autostrada del Sole deactivates and the light arms growing from my back dissolve into particles, there lies Ryūgūin, turned into something like a punching bag from the thorough damage.
Finally, it’s over.
I restrain his limp form with Light Magic and rush back to everyone else.
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