Chapter 741 – Invincible Weakness

000

“How long has it been since Amelia and Lilim went inside?”

As Laila said that and looked at the barrier that closed the hole, Kuon took out a pocket watch from his pocket and checked the time.

“I guess only about an hour has passed.”

“Has it already been an hour?”

Kuon immediately sighs at Kuon’s words and looks at Laila, who shows a contrast between negative and positive thoughts, and Kuon makes a bewildered face.

＂Ji, calm down, Laila. Both Amelia and Lillim are probably acting cautiously.”

At Sasha’s words, Lilim sighs and places her hand on her barrier.

It’s not that he wasn’t interested in the powerful barrier created by the shamans and the scene that unfolded beyond this wall, but the reason he never ceased worrying about Cleon and Amelia was because he was the person who knew best how dangerous the beyond was.

Just a moment ago, a hole in the barrier was only briefly opened to send the two people inside, but the concentration of black magic felt inside was significant.

At that concentration, in a devastated land where countless imperial people have died, an environment would have been created where demons could be summoned without a summoner.

Because Lilim is there, Amelia will be able to prevent her from distracting herself, but I just hope that Amelia’s hostility as a Saint Princess will not run out when it comes to her demon-related matters.

“Just as Sasha said, Laila. Cleon also talked about it. Amelia is strong. I think that her strength does not necessarily mean that she is brute force.”

“I know, adventurer – to be exact, it’s a story about a man as a warrior, right?”

Lila spoke while poking out her lower lip at Kuon’s words.

The strength of an adventurer is the ability to judge the situation.

Compare your own and the other person’s strengths and decide whether to move forward or step back and take another opportunity.

Or, will we take some other action to create an opportunity?

If all of that is to be said of her strength as an adventurer or as a warrior, I think Amelia has definitely experienced remarkable growth while working with her companions for a while.

Lilim is also the one who has lived the longest among them, and must have been by the Demon Sword Emperor’s side and gone through many turmoils with him, so it cannot be said that he lacks the ability to judge the situation.

“So for now, let’s just trust and wait. Amelia will definitely save Cleon.”

Seeing Kuon react with the composure of an adult, Lila let out a sigh once again.

“However, when a person grows, things that were normally invisible become visible… Then, you lose focus. That’s something that needs to be done with experience and patience, but… I wonder if the two people might get caught up in something annoying…”

“If we worry that far, it seems like it’s actually beyond what we can do…”

It seemed like Laila was the one who had more distracting thoughts because she saw more things.

It was at that time that the ears on Sasha’s head perked up and rang.

At the same time, Gonzalez, who was lying on the bushes using Sasha’s knees as a pillow, also lifted her body up.

“What’s the matter? Both.”

Could it be that the two of them felt the changes that Lila could not feel through their animal senses?

As Sasha and González look to one side, Sasha stands up and picks up the bow she had left lying on the ground.

“… The sound of horses’ hooves. At least five. And armor made of metal… Soldiers?”

After hearing Lila’s words, the group turned their gaze towards Sasha as if in surprise and then picked up their respective weapons.

＂… Are you a kingdom army? Did she say I was Mira? That lady. “You didn’t trick us, right?”

“If it were someone like that, I think Cleon would have already paid attention.”

Kuon answers that way, but now they can see the dust raised by the horses running at high speed from afar, and they can feel the vibration of the ground.

“Everyone is careful. If the enemy is the kingdom’s army, we must destroy all evidence that we were here.”

＂… Well, that is.＂

In other words, rather than simply repelling those who have been tracking them, they must go somewhere and prevent them from saying anything.

When Sasha shrugs her shoulders and hesitates at Lila’s words, Kuon also swallows her saliva with a nervous expression.

… Actually, even if you say this, if you succeed in subduing the enemy, Lila can use her memory manipulation magic.

＂It’s coming!＂

Perhaps they wanted to create a somewhat solemn atmosphere, as Laila’s declaration resonated.

Finally, the identity of those approaching towards them was revealed to their eyes.

001

When the time Da Capo talked about passes, Amelia, who has calmed down her children to some extent, opens the iron door and walks outside.

Then, Da Capo was looking at Lilim a little blankly, and Lilim turned towards Amelia when she felt a sign of popularity behind her.

“It’s on time, Amelia. Here too, the medication adjustment has been completed.”

While saying that, when Lilim pointed to Da Capo’s mixing machine, the machine that was moving automatically stopped, and the same medicine in the other vial was emitting a fresh glow.

＂Thank goodness, but…＂

Amelia saw that Da Capo’s expression was indescribably complex, and she was a little concerned about what the two people were talking about.

“What did you two talk about that led to Mr. Da Capo becoming like that?”

＂Nothing in particular. As members of the same dark horse clan, we only exchanged a little bit of information we knew. Right? “

When Lilim talks to her with a smile, Da Capo comes to his senses and then raises his hand to his forehead, then adjusts his glasses and nods his head, looking as if he is thinking about something.

“… Yes that’s right. You don’t have to worry. Amelia.”

＂Is that so…? If that’s the case, I’m glad.”

I was worried that Lilim might have gotten her into trouble by saying something rude, but it seems like I was worried about nothing.

“Then. Let’s proceed as planned. Miss Lilim is holding a bottle containing medicine, and above the head of the magic sword starfish… I’m not sure if I should say it has a head. In any case, please spray the paralytic medicine from the highest point. Of course, if she gets caught up in that, Miss Amelia could become paralyzed, so give her enough distance.”

“Now that I think about it, it is like that. Paralytic drugs are available to all living creatures, right? If the tentacle gets wet with the medicine, wouldn’t I also be paralyzed if I had to go inside it?”

“Don’t worry about that.”

While saying that, she hands Amelia another small vial.

What she handed me this time was a green liquid, and it only contained enough to be called an ampoule the size of Amelia’s sword.

＂This?＂

＂Although it is very brief, it can neutralize the absorbed drug. Since the duration is not that long, about 1 minute, you have to find that person named Cleon within it.”

At Da Capo’s answer, Amelia looked a little nervous.

＂1 minute…＂

Considering the time it took her to find Cleon inside that huge body and the time she had to get out of the vines, it was a really short time.

“If there is a drug like that, how many times can I use it?”

When Lilim asks Da Capo such an obvious question, Da Capo shakes her head.

“Once you use this drug, your body develops a tolerance to it, and it no longer functions. And… Medicine that neutralizes poison is also poison. The side effects of using large quantities are unknown.”

“Is it really that kind of medicine? If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do.”

Lilim nods and understands Da Capo’s words, so now all that’s left is-

Her gaze was directed towards the children in the basement who were looking at us from beyond the iron gate.

“… Of course, it is only a possibility, but even if you fail, we will move the children. At that time, Lilim promised that you would take her children to the barrier, right?”

When Da Capo spoke like that, Amelia also looked back at Lilim because it was her first time hearing it.

Did she establish her deal that way while she was talking to her children?

“Okay. Of course, it is impossible to fail, but it is also possible. In that case, what you want is to at least save the children.”

When Dacapo nodded her head at Lilim’s words, Amelia also nodded her head as if she understood.

“Surely. She would prefer that. First, it is important to move children to a safe place.”

When Amelia confirms that Da Capo is not the only one who cares for the children, she turns to Lilim again and speaks.

“But… I won’t fail. Just like Cleon saved me, I will save Cleon. No matter how deep the darkness, no matter how painful the thorny road may be.”

＂… If you could talk about that devoted heart in his presence, the love brain cells inside you would be a little happy. ＂

Her words made me cry! And Amelia flinched and trembled with her shoulders.

Although she has become quiet recently, Amelia kept her mouth shut in response to her remarks that seemed to be aware of the existence of a self-proclaimed romantic strong personality within her that was like an ego split.

＂… Amelia appears to be around the same age as Shitaka… If she is in love with you, is the person she needs to save, Cleon, also around that age? ＂

When Da Capo speaks as if he is a little embarrassed, Lilim responds to Da Capo.

“Should I say we are in love? Should I call it a one-sided unrequited love? Ah, Mr. Cleon is a full-fledged adult, a young man in his 20s who is older than you.”

“… It might be very rude to ask this question. Outside the barrier, is it a place where adults and children are forgiven even if they have a loving relationship?”

“Well, it’s not like that! We are colleagues, and even though there are suspicions that even children may be out of range when it comes to Cleon, he gets along well with ordinary adults!”

＂… What should I do? I haven’t even met him yet, but my trust in him is slowly falling…”

Can we really save that Lori – no, the person accused of pedophilia.

Da Capo sighed, but soon decided to give up thinking like a promise is a promise and a plan is a plan.

“… May God’s protection be with you.”

Her words seem to sincerely hope that the two of them succeed.

The truth of her heart behind it seemed to be something other than simply wishing for the happiness of young children.

002

Bang!

In her dream, thanks to her laws of physics functioning properly, Rakshasa was crushed by Cain’s body falling on top of her, causing her to let out a whimper.

The situation of the war hasn’t changed much, so it’s like being fooled by Lesia and not being able to take advantage of the large number of people, 3 to 1.

About each other – Especially in the case of Cleon, I thought they knew each other well, in a situation where even his private life was revealed to them.

In reality, this is not the case, and each person’s sword skills interfere with each other, preventing proper coordination.

They said they would agree, but their relationship wasn’t so good that they could instantly tell what they wanted to do just by looking at each other’s eyes.

“Damn, I can’t do this…”

When Cain started swearing at her, as if she was tired of the situation, the Rakshasa that was still under her would repeatedly tap the ground with her palm, signaling her to get out of the way.

Since it was the largest of the three and its armor was made of heavy plate, it was stabbing various parts of the Rakshasa’s back while it was lying down.

＂Quick, get out of the way quickly…＂

Only after hearing Rakshasa’s crawling voice did Cain get up from her seat with a crunching sound and sink her great sword into the ground.

And – they click their tongues once again as they look at Cleon, who, unlike them, is still standing in front of Lesia and continuing to swing his sword.

“… Wouldn’t it be okay if that guy did it all by himself?”

Lesia’s sharp swordsmanship, which felt like a blade of wind wrapped around her body, was so quick and accurate that it wasn’t surprising that she got cut the moment she entered the area.

Usually, such fast swords – the type of swordsmanship called quick swords – emphasize speed, so there is a widespread perception that they are light and bounce off heavy weapons.

The opponent is Hero Lesia, and there is no way the holy sword wielded by the hero is not heavy.

So, being able to swing a powerful holy sword that has the same weight as a great sword so quickly that it is invisible to the eye.

A development of the imperial style of swordsmanship, where each movement has been improved to stab the enemy’s weak point.

Ironically, the swordsmanship was not based on the kingdom, but on the empire ruled by the Demon Sword Emperor.

It was inevitable since the person who was her teacher was an escaped imperialist.

And – Cleon, who was receiving the swordsmanship from the front, was swinging his sword frantically, following Lesia’s swordsmanship that he had seen 10 years ago – the entire flow starting from her posture, which he sometimes imitated.

For him, what he uses is-

Eyes engraved with Sasha’s hunter’s imprint to enhance the senses for reading the sword’s trajectory.

Lila’s acceleration magic allows the muscles of the body to move quickly in accordance with thoughts.

And finally, Kuon’s healing magic that regenerates one’s own body so that it can withstand the accelerated load.

When all the powers of his colleagues from Elessia are gathered together, Cleon is finally able to move at a level similar to Lesia.

However, that was only to the extent of being able to ‘react’ to Lesia’s one-sided attack.

‘I was able to read the sword’s trajectory and her movements to some extent. Rather than following it directly with your eyes, if there is a pattern in the flow of the attack that follows…’

Cleon was able to get rid of all the distracting thoughts in his head and only think about following Lesia’s sword.

Anyway, if he can’t take her down, this nightmare won’t end.

And in order to defeat her, who does not easily fall even when the three of them attack her, they must use all of her memories of her swordsmanship that were sleeping within her-

I needed to recall details buried deep in my memory that I had almost forgotten.

Remember, if it was about swordsmanship, it would definitely have been talked about not only through Resia but also through her mask.

What did that gorilla say about the weakness of Resia’s swordsmanship, which only her colleague knew about?

The moment when she kept asking questions to her inner gorilla and couldn’t take her eyes off Lesia in front of her.

＂──!＂

Finally, the only weakness of Resia’s sword that Gorilla talked to himself about like a tsundere.

If there were someone who could stab this part, the weak point that it was said that it would be possible to defeat Resia with a sword from the front
Appeared in her mind.

Random thoughts.

However, the shock of the contents created a very brief gap in Cleon’s body, and without missing it, Resia swung a replica of Kaladbolg towards the abdomen created by deflecting Cleon’s sword.

Cleon reacted 0.1 second late to the holy sword’s strike, which cut through the air and took a step back, cutting part of his side.

With a thud, Cleon’s foot hit the ground, and he grimaced at the pain he felt in his abdomen.

＂Hey hey. Didn’t I tell you that if you die even in a dream, you die?”

Looking at Cleon, who had been cut by the Rakshasa, Cleon nodded and first cast healing magic on his side to slow down the bleeding.

However, no further treatment will be given, because the action to be taken now to destroy Resia’s sword skills required a large amount of magical energy.

＂I didn’t expect a boss this difficult…＂

When the Rakshasa sighs, Cleon answers with a smile on her lips.

“Don’t worry, I came up with a strategy. I will finish it off with the next blow and take Galatea.”

“Hey, you’re pretty confident. Okay, as long as we can end this tiresome fight.”

Rakshasa looks at Lesia with her own adamantite sword in her hand, as if her motivation, which had been broken by Cleon’s words, has been revived a little.

“So? What is that strategy?”

“I’ll tell you in advance, there is no right answer to that guy’s sword.”

When Cain gave that advice, Cleon nodded but told the two that this weakness would be obvious when they heard it.

＂Lesia’s sword’s weakness. It is─＂

At Cleon’s next words, Rakshasa burst out laughing, but Cain sighed, and a vein stood on her forehead.