Manowa - Chapter 298

Chapter 298

Chapter 298 - Let's Have a Bout




The day after the White Party returned to the East Dragon Village, the spears of Heroic Spirit Sieg and Jinrai in his one-armed state were clashing in the Great Dragon Palace's courtyard . That was to fulfill the promise that Kazane made with Jinrai after the battle against the Odanobunagas .


Jinrai perceived that Heroic Spirit Sieg's spear ability was the peak of this world's spearmanship . From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to see whether or not he could reach it . And that certainly came true . However, as expected, that peak was high .


「Nuuoo!」


Jinrai released the spear technique『Thousand Flashes』that minced the devil Age . And before his eyes, Heroic Spirit Sieg repelled every blow with his Supreme Wing Spear Lean .

『Thousand Flashes』was successive strikes of the fastest spear strike『Flash』 . In spite of that, Heroic Spirit Sieg's expression wasn't flustered at all . He defended against everything with a nonchalant expression .


「Sh!」


Jinrai wore his nerves out to the limit to lunge, but Heroic Spirit Sieg simply stepped forward a little and hit the tip of Jinrai's spear with his own spearpoint and stopped it . And a state of equilibrium was born .


(Nu, I can't move)


Jinrai shuddered . His opponent's power was too superb . Even if he pushed, Sieg was immovable, and if he tried to step back, it was certain that he would be immediately trapped . Jinrai's spine froze due to that fearsome ability . But that was why squaring off against him was meaningful .

And perhaps due to the slight fluctuation in Jinrai's heart, the air trembled, and Jinrai was strongly repelled as the equilibrium was broken .

After being repelled, Jinrai forcibly braced his legs, then stepped forward .


(Frontal attacks are completely hopeless)

Jinrai changed his thinking . He knew the other party was superior . He was at a disadvantage in a head on confrontation .




「In that case!」


Immediately after Jinrai shook violently, his figure disappeared . Jinrai had completely mastered the ninjutsu『Invisible Stride』that he learned from the Kunoichi Iria, so he could even instantly disappear from the field of view of people that were already watching him . But even with that,


「Gu!?」

「Not bad . 」


Jinrai had fallen prostrate to the ground when he noticed .

「Master!?」

Yumika's voice resounded . From Yumika's point of view, it looked like Jinrai had completely vanished . However, it seemed that Sieg was able to see Jinrai's traces .

「I have the Circlet of Wisdom's Remote Viewing power . It gives me an unobstructed view of everything, even things that are outside of my field of view . Consequently, that technique has no effect on me . 」

Pseudo third person operation by using Remote Viewing . Even his back was『visible』, so Heroic Spirit Sieg had no blind spots . Moreover, Sieg had All Status Conditions Invalid, Magic Reflection, his Health was nearly maxed out, and far from an iron wall, his defensive power was stronger than diamond . It couldn't be denied that Sieg lacked firepower due to overspecializing in defense, but his ability was still a match for mankind's highest level, so the abnormal strength of a trained Heroic Spirit could be peeped at .

However, even ahead of that Heroic Spirit Sieg, the light wasn't lost from Jinrai's eyes as he was on his hands and knees on the ground . Then, from that posture, he thrust upward with the white spear『God Eater』 . In response to Jinrai's willpower,『God Eater』glowed white and approached Sieg .

Usually, that blow would reliably work against an opponent . It was a thrust with power that seemed impossible from that position . However, Sieg easily avoided even that blow .


(It didn't reach!?)


Through his battle against the devil Age, Jinrai had gained the power to earn his first victory against Rynox . He could also defeat monsters from the Dark Forest . But it still didn't reach . Even though Heroic Spirit Sieg was right in front of him, when it came to the reach of his spear, he was terribly far away . However, his body moved . He stood up again, assumed a stance, and thrust .

Despite this completely one-sided development, there actually wasn't a big difference between the two in terms of spear skill . Jinrai had certainly reached that domain . That was also evident from Rynox's transfixed gaze as she watched the battle .

However, Jinrai was lacking in『everything』other than that . But while that might be true, it was impossible for Jinrai to follow the same path as Sieg . Sieg had power a person with a normal human body couldn't reach even if they had hundreds of years . Therefore, Jinrai's only option was to pour everything he had into his spear .


「UoOOOO!!!」




Jinrai yelled . Thinking Reach! Reach! as he thrust his spear .

However, everything was avoided, blocked, and parried by Heroic Spirit Sieg, and Jinrai was sometimes thrown violently to the ground, making him roll and crawl . There was no difference in their spear skill . But he couldn't win . And Heroic Spirit Sieg never made a mistake . He continued to maintain top performance throughout the battle . Like a machine .


For that reason, Jinrai himself had to go one step further if he was going to reach . Simply single-mindedly continuing to sharpen, sharpen, sharpen .

His spear, the arm that held it, the power he was squeezing out of his body, the legs supporting him; everything was changing into an existence made for a single thrust .


Yes . He tried to purely become a thrust; Jinrai poured everything into『that perception』 . He tried to carry becoming such a thing to the extreme .

And it reached .

There was a crashing sound .


「!?」


It was just barely, but Jinrai's spear had certainly hit Heroic Spirit Sieg's armor . As the white light he had emitted from his spear was scattering around, there was certainly a scratch on Sieg's armor where his spear had hit .

It was questionable that his watching companions accurately understood what had happened . Jinrai's Fighting Spirit, the Black Rock Dragon's Dragon Spirit, and Gungnir's Divine Spirit had mixed together, and that tornado of intertwined Spirit had gathered together like a single giant horn and sublimed into a fearsome blow .


「Splendid . 」

「Hmm . It only hit . . . is the distance so far?」


Jinrai muttered with a dim consciousness . But his expression seemed satisfied .

「You should be aware of how abnormal it is to reach this far with an ordinary person's body . Well, it's fine . 」

The time was just right . The summoning time of Heroic Spirit Sieg was over, and he was disappearing into particles of light .




「That last thrust alone certainly surpassed me . The nickname『Unicorn』you've been bestowed should also be given to that technique . 」


Together with those words, Sieg disappeared,


「Understood . 」


And so saying, Jinrai collapsed on the spot . Jinria's body couldn't keep pace with the transcendental ability he had gained from his enlightenment during the devil battle . That was Jinrai's limit and weak point . But right now, he seemed satisfied .


Thus, Jinrai's desired dream time came to an end .


The day after God Dragon Emperor Naga's Core was replaced, the battle Jinrai had requested with Kazane's summoned Heroic Spirit Sieg was almost a complete defeat . However, Jinrai succeeded in slightly damaging his armor .


After watching that battle, Rynox and Jin Bahar, who had been summoned to spectate as well, looked at Kazane with sparkling eyes . Kazane knew what they meant, and she shook her head .

「Ah, it will be a while until I can summon him again, so I'll pass . 」

Crestfallen, Rynox and Jin Bahar's shoulders dropped . Such a match was displayed before their eyes . Their blood boiling couldn't be helped . Therefore, Yumika and Lyle were immediately dragged away and forced into a bout . Yumika, who normally silently endeavored in training, grumbled for the first time in a while .


Also, as might be expected, even Rynox had trouble when Yumika used her God Wolf Transformation and further enhanced it with her Metamorphosis Miko Skill『Deepening』 . However, Rynox immediately became accustomed to her speed and power and started to suitably respond; as expected, he wasn't an ordinary virgin . At that moment, Yumika keenly realized that Rynox was certainly a monster beyond Jinrai .


By the way, the Skill『Deepening』was a Skill that further increased Status and greatly increased the degree of animalization .

When Yumika activated it, she looked like a huge upright silver wolf wearing clothes . Her leg joints and the like were completely different from a human's .

And Kazane said「Aren't you super fluffy?」with great delight . Even though Kazane didn't usually play with her partner Yuuko-nee's fur, she fully enjoyed Yumika's .


Beside them, Yuuko-nee was laying spreadeagled on her back full of「It's no problem, bring it on!」enthusiasm, but in the end, it wasn't Kazane who jumped in, but Tatsuo, and Yuuko-nee cried「Nyaa . 」Yuuko-nee wanted to be treated as a warrior, but she also wanted to play with her master once in a while .



Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Summoning Fighter

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Draghorn Tonfa x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring

Level : 36

Health: 145

Magic Power: 304+420

Strength: 67+20

Agility: 71+14

Endurance: 38

Wisdom : 72

Dexterity : 47

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror Shield』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory: Lv2』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Aegis Shield』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link: Lv2』『Optical Camouflage』『High Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Hand Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Devil King's Intimidation』『Stone Minotaur: Lv2』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-Silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』『Arms Creation: Black Flame』『Ingredient Connoisseur』『Dragon Pheromone「Dragon」』『Boost』『Monkey's Strong Arm』『Two-sword Style』『Boobies Plus』『Living Armor』『Alarm』『Six-sword Style』



Yumika:「Using『Deepening』with God Wolf Transformation increases basic ability . Also, Kuromaru and the others unite . 」

Kazane:「Using it with Dragonoidization adds more Skills, right? Also, your appearance becomes more like a lizard than a Lizardman . 」

Yumika:「Mmm, I also grow wings and become able to fly . 」