Chapter 1104 – Gluttony and Jealousy

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Bang! Crash!

As Cleon’s party, including Lila, looked up at the hole they had climbed through the ceiling, the party left below could only quietly look at the place.

The elevator was attacked and ended up falling to the lowest floor, but fortunately, by covering the inside of the elevator, the group was able to walk out of it without any serious injuries.

However, it is difficult to just wait and look upward-

Hehe… Are you worried about the battle above?＂

＂…＂

It must have been because of the voice coming from the front.

Banguidae and Melusine are still in a state of ‘less than returning’ to their original form.

Most of Cleon’s party went upstairs, and the only combatants remaining at the bottom were Quartz, Schrödinger, and Uni.

Because Nemeia was not yet able to adapt to her new body, it seemed difficult to participate in the battle.

The one who spoke to the group with a bitter smile was a blonde clone who was holding the handle of a single-edged, curved machete, ready to draw it from its scabbard.

Unlike the others, she was distinctive in that she tied her hair in a ponytail and covered one of her eyes with something similar to her eye patch.

No, not only that, but the fact that only the fingers are cut off from the gloves that everyone normally wears, and they are worn in the form of a so-called ‘fingerless glove’, is also a characteristic.

“But what you need to worry about is not your distant comrades, but your close enemies. Well, if you are also a swordsman, pull out your sword to prove that what is hanging on your belt is not just decoration!”

…, She spoke to Quartz with great vigor.

Mando’s clone seemed to have a somewhat… Annoying personality.

However, you must not let down your guard.

It was none other than her machete that attacked their elevator from below and pierced it earlier.

While thinking about that, Quartz was also looking at her with her hand on the handle of her sword, quietly examining her space.

One side is noisy, and the other side is extremely quiet.

Unlike the two people who have conflicting personalities and form a confrontational structure.

“Hey. That’s a cat. That one! Ah, after that there are lions, wolves, and even weasels! And! “It’s full of things I’ve never tried!”

She, with curly blonde hair down to her shoulders, talks while looking at Schrödinger and Yuni, who are standing as if guarding her group.

Meanwhile, Schrödinger, seeing her saliva flowing from one corner of her mouth, was embarrassed and asked her.

＂… Hey, did you just tell us that you haven’t tried it yet?”

“Huh! All we eat is the culture fluid that comes into the culture capsule! It was my dream to eat solid food! Hey, are you talking about pork or beef? … Anything is fine, have you tried meat?”

＂That’s right…＂

“I am a herbivore!”

＂What is this guy… I feel bad.＂

Schrödinger nods his head, and Unis shake their heads in denial.

Then, upon seeing that, the curly-haired girl smiled happily and said, ‘Wow!’.

“They say herbivores and carnivores have different tastes…!”

As she says so, she brings the weapon in her hand to the front and shows it.

She, like the others, was holding a sword as a weapon, but unlike the others, it was a ‘clear weapon of murder’-

“Hey, you guys. Can I eat it?”

It has a blade as shiny as its shiny fangs.

Short size and familiar shape.

No matter how you look at it, it was a ‘kitchen knife’.

＂Oh, no!＂

“Is this person serious…!?”

The three people felt goosebumps like never before and strongly denied it.

However, as if she didn’t care about their cries, she held up the kitchen knife she was holding and ran towards Schrödinger and Yuni.

Schrödinger wields magical power in his sharp claws.

On the contrary, a white uni that deals with enemies with strong determination.

Both sides fought in a fighting style, so close combat was their specialty.

Even if the opponent was holding a blade, the ‘kitchen knife’ was an unsuitable weapon for combat, to the point that it was almost difficult to use in close combat.

In fact, the weapon that was swung with its weight and said ‘boo!’ Split the air beautifully.

Even though both Schrödinger and Yuni did not make much of an evasive motion.

And, at the same time.

＂Haaa!＂

＂Tsuah!＂

The kick and punch flew at the same time, hitting her leg and abdomen.

Unlike previous variants, Uni had a bit of aversion to attacking normal human beings, but since she could sense the other person’s hostility, she did not hesitate.

＂Keoheuk＂

Pow! Boom!

When a cheerful sound rings out, her body is blown backwards by the shock of being hit.

And he must have rolled on the floor several times.

＂Well, what is it? “It’s not as big of a deal as I thought, right?”

＂So…?＂

When Schrödinger is embarrassed at the sight, Uni agrees and then looks at the limp kitchen knife clone.

＂Heung.＂

And the next moment.

When the rumbling sound of thunder rings out.

Black lightning appeared, trying to strike down the clone of the kitchen knife from above its head, burning its entire body to black.

Crazy!! The black uni continues to attack with sparks flying for a while.

＂Phew~＂

It’s as if stress has been relieved, or the magic’s duration has reached its limit.

As she stopped her magic, wiping the sweat from her forehead, Cleaver’s clone was silently attacked…

＂It hurts!＂

Jump up! Thud! He raised his upper body and struck the floor with both hands, trying to get up from his seat with the recoil.

＂Wow!＂

＂…!＂

However, when she stands up, her abdomen is hollowed out, blood is flowing from her mouth, and her legs are bent in a strange direction.

The scars flowing from her mouth are probably evidence of internal injuries caused by Schrödinger’s magical punch…

As for the leg, Yuni’s kick went straight in, so it could have been natural for the bone to shatter beyond the fracture.

Moreover, his entire body appears to have been completely charred by the magical lightning created by Black Uni.

“Hey, you! Well, if you move like that, you’ll really die!”

Schrödinger, seeing her miserable appearance, unconsciously expressed his concern.

Right after that.

Crack! If the sound rings from her legs so loudly that it can be heard all the way here.

The broken leg was returning to its original state.

The skin, which had turned into pitch black charcoal, was back to its original color once it returned.

Moreover, Schrödinger and the two Unis could not help but open their mouths in astonishment as they watched even the bulged abdomen return to normal.

＂What, what? Has the wound… Healed?”

“Phew… I thought I was going to die! Food ingredients rebel so much…”

＂Is it regenerative ability…＂

And, when she heard her voice from behind the two people who were looking at her, there was Melusine, who was short, narrowing her eyes.

“Do you know, Melusine?”

＂No… Because it only looks like that.＂

To Schrödinger’s question, Melusine had no choice but to answer like that.

＂Playback is such a hassle…＂

Even the black uni would mutter that.

“Even if it is playback, there will be limits. Aim for vital areas such as the heart or neck so that you can suffocate at once.”

＂Okay!＂

After receiving Melusine’s advice, Schrödinger will rush in first, aiming for the kitchen knife’s regenerated monster.

This time, he filled his claws with magic and, as Melusin had said, aimed for the heart and punched.

＂I will see right through you!＂

A fist was thrown out with a black flash while raising a vigorous shout.

Sigh! And to think that it sounded like the sound of not only air but also flesh being torn apart.

＂…＂

Schrödinger’s hand had actually pierced the left chest of the cleaver clone standing in front of him.

＂Uh, uh…?＂

Schrödinger sounds embarrassed, as if he didn’t know he could achieve his goal so easily.

And, the clone of the kitchen knife spitting out blood from its mouth once again.

Her body sank down along with her head.

＂W-what… Rice, it’s nothing special…”

Schrödinger was quite scared thanks to his abilities earlier, but he would say that after seeing that the clone in front of him had calmly pierced his chest.

However.

“Stupid cat! Get away from that guy right now!”

＂Huh?＂

Phew…!

At the moment when Black Uni’s voice rang urgently, Schrödinger opened his eyes wide and looked down at the hot sensation he felt in his abdomen.

There, the clone’s arm, which had been hanging down just moments before, had clearly moved, and the kitchen knife it was holding had been plunged into Schrödinger’s stomach, causing blood to flow from there.

Hehe~~＂

And, in the eyes of the clone, who smiles and raises his head, there is no highlight or focus, and he looks at Schrödinger with empty eyes.

＂W-what… You… How did you get your heart pierced… ＂

“There’s no way you could share such an easy-to-understand weakness with someone else, right…? I can expand and contract the organs inside my body as I want… Even if a heart in my left chest is missing, I just need to make another one in my right chest.”

＂What are you… What are you…＂

As Schrödinger said this, he felt the strength quickly draining from his body.

Sigh! When the sound is heard, the kitchen knife stuck in his abdomen is pulled out and Schrödinger’s body collapses.

Schrödinger’s blood scattered on the ground.

＂Go, Mr. Cat!＂

When her white uni, raising her voice, jumps to her front to save her.

＂Ah! Fool! Don’t run blindly!”

Black Uni will raise her voice as she sees another version of herself.

With her incredible regenerative powers, she doesn’t care about attacks on herself.

Rather, the lack of the ‘defensive instinct that any living creature should have’ was what exploited the other party’s weaknesses.

Boom! And, Uni’s kick cuts through the air while making a cheerful sound.

Then, the cleaver’s clone still smiles and receives Uni’s attack.

To receive is to neither avoid nor defend.

Her attack allowed her head to cave in.

Quad deuk! Although about half of my face was crushed along with a trembling sound.

She wields her kitchen knife without any hesitation.

In the end, Yuni received a not-so-shallow cut on her leg.

＂Ugh…!＂

“So, I told you! Black lightning!”

The next moment, black lightning strikes once again and explodes on the black kitchen knife.

The skin regenerates as soon as it burns, and endures the attack without any problem.

Just try to get closer to the white uni nearby.

At that time, Yuni felt something wrapped around her feet and looked behind her.

There, her melusine stretched out her tentacles, growing from her own back, to hold her.

Although it was having a lot of trouble because its length had decreased compared to when it was in full demon form.

＂Haaa!＂

Next moment.

As Melusine threw her back sharply.

Uni will be dragged with great force to where she is standing.

And that was Schrödinger, who had collapsed next to her.

“Ah~ I’m sorry. I was just about to try horse raw fish~＂

Melu Jin was holding her kitchen knife backwards and glaring at the clone of the kitchen knife that was stabbing her.

＂Haa… Haa…＂

She was breathing heavily, as if she had used up a lot of her stamina just now.

“Uh, what should I do? Oh, Mr. Cat…”

When Yuni said that and looked at the fallen Schrödinger, Schrödinger, whose internal organs were injured due to the kitchen knife being stuck quite deeply, was unconscious with his eyes closed and a pained expression on his face.

“I have to treat you right away… Please use your divine magic to heal me.”

If Melusine says that to Yuni.

＂But, what should that person do…?＂

Uni has a relaxed attitude and is concerned about the clone of the kitchen knife slowly approaching.

“You’re treating that stupid cat!” “I’ll take charge of that guy!”

However, as her black uni shouted, black sparks flew out from both her hands.

She stretched out both hands and spewed out a stream of lightning towards the cleaver’s clone.

＂Haaaaa!＂

It’s so bad!

The sound of flesh trembling resonates.

But.

“Ah, I got used to this after getting hit a few times.”

The cleaver’s clone didn’t care if her skin was burning or her muscles were paralyzed.

Relax, slowly.

Walking towards them.

Since their regenerative power will never be depleted anyway, it would be impossible for them to continue using her magic with this level of power.

Melusine’s stamina has also been depleted, and Uni has to undergo Schrödinger’s treatment.

Black Uni’s lightning doesn’t have much stopping power.

＂Tght…!＂

It was that moment when the clone of the kitchen knife was approaching step by step, looking like a murderer from a horror movie itself.

＂Stay away from Yuni!＂

Quang! As the sound rang out, something golden came out from the side and struck the unguarded clone of the kitchen knife.

＂Nemeia!＂

Realizing that it was Nemeia who was trying to get used to moving her own body behind her, both the black uni and the white uni raised their voices at the same time.

“Sorry, Uni… I can’t fully handle this body yet…”

Nemeia, standing on her feet, said this, leaning her body slightly forward and glaring at the ‘Knife Clone’ whom she recognized as the enemy of her group.

“It’s my role to protect Yuni and her group…!”

The magic in her golden hair sparkled, and her fighting spirit ignited.

When you look at her like that from behind, you can see everything underneath her skirt thanks to her wagging tail, but neither Uni nor the others were paying attention to that.

“Hey. That’s touching. Food ingredients wrap around each other. But what can a black magic bicorn that can’t even do proper damage to Sabram, who isn’t used to her own body, do anything?”

＂…＂

As he said, the two of them couldn’t muster enough firepower to completely finish her off, so they silenced her for a moment.

But that was then.

＂!＂

Melusine, taking a deep breath, looks down at her own hands, as if sensing something in her.

And then, after a while, she’ll be talking with her fists clenched.

“You two. Please hold on just a little longer. 10 minutes… No, 5 minutes is enough.”

“What can be done in 5 minutes?”

Black Uni will ask Melusine.

Then Melusin answered her with her resolute attitude.

“I’ll show you what the strongest knight in Fairy Town is.”

＂…＂

Her words were somewhat arrogant.

But for some reason, both Black Uni and Nemeia could not help but nod their heads at her words.

Haha! Looks like they started a ‘holy war’ over there too. Well, why don’t we start the rondo together, dancing towards the end!”

Mando’s clone confronts Quartz with the expedition team in between.

However, looking at her like that, Quartz still didn’t say a word or show any sign of pulling out her sword.

“… Uh, hey. I’ve been talking to you this much, but why is there no answer? What is the reaction?”

In the end, it was Mando who ran out of patience first.

“Because I didn’t feel the need to do that.”

＂Haa…?＂

She would react as if she didn’t understand the answer that barely came out of Quartz’s mouth.

“My mission is to protect the group here until they return. There is no need to attack you from my side. Even if I leave you alone, you are good at playing drums and janggu by yourself… What reason would I have to pull out my sword?”

＂Well, what can you say about this guy…＂

Mando’s clone would be embarrassed by Quartz’s words.

＂I want to keep trying.＂

＂…＂

When Quartz said that, Mando’s clone lowered his head for a moment.

Hmm, is my heart broken this much?

Quartz tried to shake her head as she said that, but the next moment.

“Wow, it’s so cool…! What is that leisure…! Are you saying this comes from the experience you have accumulated through countless battles…!? Damn it… I’m jealous…!”

＂What is this guy?＂

The guy, who gave up the tone of voice he had been using just a moment ago with a hint of dignity, looked at Quartz with his eyes shining brightly and spoke like that.

Quartz couldn’t help but look embarrassed by her reaction.

But soon, Mando’s clone calmed herself by shaking her head, and removed her hand from the handle of her sword.

＂Whew… Then I can’t help it. If it doesn’t come from there, I have no choice but to come from here.”

“I’ve been saying that since a while ago…”

Quartz replied as if she couldn’t understand her actions, but Mando’s clone moved her hand and brought it to her eyepatch that she was wearing over her own face.

“You will regret… Releasing my… ‘Sword energy’.”

＂…?＂

Sword energy?

While Quartz was being fooled by her unusual sense of words, Mando took off her eye patch completely.

Boom…!

＂Ugh…!＂

Quartz unconsciously, her body trembled slightly, and she had no choice but to take a step back.

The moment she took off her blindfold, she felt a ‘stuffy feeling’ as if her body was being pressed tightly.

It was magical pressure, a sensation she had long forgotten while living in an eastern country.

‘What kind of magical power is this… I can’t feel that kind of energy at all from the kitchen knife girl behind her… I could only feel this amount of magical energy from ‘Laila’.’

Quartz predicted that if the girl in front of her knew how to use her magic, it would be much more difficult to protect the group behind her.

And in the next moment, she puts her left leg behind her and lowers her stance, holding the handle of her sword once again.

‘Iai’s posture!’

Quartz could tell what her next move would be just from her posture, but she quickly prepared to draw her sword in response.

The very next moment.

＂Black star ceiling!＂

Sigh!

When a sound is heard and the machete is pulled out of the scabbard at high speed.

At the same time, the magic power that had been stored in the blade flew towards Quartz as a slash cutting through the air.

＂!＂

Quartz would see that crescent-shaped magical slash and quickly swing his sword to cut it apart.

It would have been much better to avoid it, but there is a member of the expedition team behind.

If it hadn’t been cut like that, someone behind would have been cut instead.

＂Black star ceiling! Black ceiling! Black Ash Cross Ceiling!”

However, it did not end there.

Mando’s clone, who had spread a certain distance away, swung his sword several times and repeatedly slashed at Quartz as before.

What a waste of magical power.

If you apply not only magical power but also physical shock, much more power will be guaranteed.

However, fighting with Quartz’s feet tied at a safe distance could have been a type of strategy.

At a time when this kind of work was possible, it was clear that her magical power was unusual.

＂Kuh…＂

Quartz thinks she’s faced with a more troublesome enemy than she expected, and continues to block his slashes.

If she accidentally spills anything, the people behind her will suffer.

That pressure weighs heavily on Quartz’s shoulders.

“Haha! How long can I hold out! Archenemy!”

“Let’s see how long you can keep slashing like that…!”

For the first time in a long time, Quartz feels her old memories coming back to life little by little, as she sees her fighting spirit as her own personality.

She put a lot of force into her hand holding her sword.