Chapter 161 – The Crow and the Swordsman

We moved before sunrise.

If I had come to this town in the first place, would I have thrown myself into a fight without a chance?

Snowfall gathered the aliens who had lost their way and caused a small rebellion on Devil's Street, and I was the only one who could stop it, but I didn't.

Let them go and follow.

"Let's go!"

"Cecil. Stay close and follow me."

"Uh!"

He didn't hate dealing with alien hunters.

The hunters were drunk with blood and fearlessly attacked at the sight of our numbers.

Like a mad dog

"Brother!"

Whenever I was in danger, Cecil protected me.

Even if you don't have to do anything, the hunters are out.

But their obsession was strange. Even after she fell, I held on to Cecil's ankles, and it was my job to make sure they were killed.

The feeling of inserting Seowol deep into his throat was something he would never forget for the rest of his life.

"Thanks."

"Don't be alarmed; let's go."

"Yes!"

Thanks to Cecile's bright smile, he was able to shake off his bad mood.

What was the first murder?

Now is not the time to get sentimental.

People you can kill are people you can't kill.

Just fight with a clear division!

The battle between me and Cecil drew quite a bit of attention.

It was to the point that Ga-yeon, who was watching from the side, was pleased.

"It moves well. It's easy to forget your breathing when you're excited, so pay attention."

"Yes! Master!"

"How's the front?"

"No problem."

I shouldn't have asked, but isn't this what the relationship between a teacher and a student is?

An opponent of this level is not Ga-yeon's enemy.

What if it was the old me? It might have been difficult before learning the flow of mana.

It's just that I've been able to read the flow that fills the atmosphere, but I can move one step ahead of my opponent.

This was a huge advantage.

"This way!"

Snowfall sets the direction of movement.

There I found a guide covered in a dark robe.

'Is it a breaker?'

Breaker.

Group of breakers.

As the name suggests, it's reasonable to assume that all members are made up of disintegrators.

They were lending power to Snowfall.

'It was true.'

Can you laugh at the end?

Can I meet Ariella?

"Cecil. What is our purpose?!"

"Chest!"

"Yes, it's Ariella's breast. Don't forget that."

"Yes!"

As if the hard work was worthwhile, Raven Castle is right in front of you.

I found Ariella waiting for us in the square in front of the castle.

No one ordered it, but everyone stopped on the spot.

"Is that a woman?"

Ga-yeon said.

Everyone waits for the other person's reaction.

Even knowing how dangerous it was, no one dared to touch Ariella, who appeared in front of us in a black evening dress.

It is the appearance of a woman who is always beautiful and has the best mamma pain in the world.

It's like you don't even know I'm here yet.

"Oppa, oppa, it's very different from the breasts I used to know."

"Isn't that great?"

"Yes! These are the best breasts ever!"

Cecil pricked up the cat's ears.

"I, too, want to take a nap buried in that chest."

"I'm first."

Did you hear us talking?

Ariella looked this way.

And…

"Start."

A short word.

Ariella didn't introduce herself, nor did she reveal anything to us.

Just get started.

One second, two seconds...

Arrows flew in the dark.

Cecil defended me by slashing the arrows with her shield, but most of the otherworlders were injured and knocked out of the attack.

"Get away! Stay together, and you'll be a target. Leave the wounded behind!"

Snowfall carried the fallen man on his back.

"Ga-yeon, please!"

"Is that all? If you're going to stop me, you better be prepared."

Ga-Yeon confronted Ariella.

"…"

Ariella said nothing.

Purple eyes and black bobbed hair that exude a mysterious atmosphere.

I can't read what he's thinking under his indifferent expression.

"Next."

Said Ariella.

"There is no second!"

Ga-Yeon's sword flashed in the dark.

Surprisingly, Ga-yeon's sword pressure completely changed the arrow's trajectory, and we were all safe.

The swordsman moves forward!

"Master!"

Even I was nervous.

"I will commend you for your courage in front of me with a body that cannot fight. Get down on your knees!"

Ga-yeon swung her sword.

With an impact that turned the world upside down, the boulders that split the ground split her and hurled themselves at Ariella.

No, isn't it too strong for a threat attack? Master!

"Yap!"

Rirke appeared at amazing timing.

The rock doesn't even rub against Ariella's body and falls to her floor.

'Phew.'

I was relieved internally.

"You…"

"Yes, that's me."

No one welcomes the appearance of a tricky enemy.

Ga-yeon's expression showed what she thought of her.

No matter how strong the blade, there is no way against an enemy that cannot be cut.

"A body that cannot fight?"

Then, Ariella opened her mouth.

"There is nothing pitiful like an animal caught in a trap."

"What?"

"Because I struggle with the hope that I can live."

"Dare!"

Ga-yeon's sword vibrated.

The flow of mana was unusual, and I knew that Ga-yeon was preparing her deadly attack.

Shall we go now?

No. 1 or 2 can block Gayeon with the engraving technique.

However, the engraving technique could have made Ga-yeon die if she had failed to act at the right time.

Rirke's bouncy body trembles.

"Ah~. Don't do that all of a sudden. You know it won't work anyway, right?"

"I thought we'd meet again someday."

"Yes?"

Rirke answered in a voice that lacked tension.

"This time, I'll definitely make it into powder."

Bird, it's much more bloody than I thought.

If I intervene, I think I will die too.

Rirke, who was provoked, also came forward with a smile.

"You can kill me with a knife~?"

"Snowfall, stay away!"

"Everyone, step back!"

Has the climate changed?

Suddenly, as if a typhoon had come, a strong wind covered the street.

"If the monster is your opponent, there's no need to save your strength!"

"I hate people who don't understand the subject!"

"Goes!"

Cecile and I couldn't even open our eyes because of the wind.

Ga-yeon, who absorbed all the mana around her, collided with Rirke.

It was a huge shock.

Rirke flew a good 30 meters and crashed into the wall, but it didn't end there.

As she swung her sword, the building Rirke was impaled in shattered.

Amidst the rubble of her raw materials, Rirke's jelly could be seen splitting into countless pieces.

"Haha!"

The air shuddered!

The lightning strikes the ground several times, discharges as if following Ga-yeon's will, and gathers at one point on the sword.

With that power, Ga-yeon released it with a slash.

Wedge!!

Her eyes went white from the shock that hit her body with a rupture.

Even though I was just watching from behind, it was impossible to keep my eyes open until the end.

All I had to do was witness everything turn to white light with a roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

After a while, I couldn't believe what I saw in front of me.

In the direction Ga-yeon attacked, nothing was left.

Half of the square disappeared, and the place where Rirke was was burned to white.

Ariella of the world was also surprised and looked at Ga-yeon with her eyes wide open.

"How are you, dark-haired girl?"

Ga-yeon shook my heart with a refreshing smile.

"Am I still a trapped animal?"

Cecile was trembling as she was hugged by me.

"Do. I want to go back."

My hand stroking Cecile's back was also in vibrate mode.

That… Fence…?

Extremely strong swordsmanship was no different from magic.

"Ga-yeon… You should have relaxed a bit."

Snowfall said.

"If you don't know, be quiet."

"Yep…"

"That bouncy thing won't die if it's not this big. I've confirmed that there are no people in that direction."

In the meantime, I calculated that no one would get caught up in it and threw it away.

If Ga-Yeon had made up her mind and tried to kill Ariella, who could have stopped it?

She was very fortunate that she was a person who knew how to make her own sense.

Now, when Master said, 'Pierce with a sword,' I could only nod my head.

"I'll admit it."

Ariella said, looking straight at her blade.

"I apologize for calling you a beast."

"Hmm, it's good to be honest. I thought she was a wicked woman full of bad tricks because she was the ruler of this city.

"I didn't even know that the collapser who appeared on Devil's Street was this young."

"Because we're young, when people see us, the two of us will look like friends."

"Friends with the Disintegrator? No jokes."

… What.

Excluding me, the two of them seem excited!

Did you admit the post-mortem?

End like this?

Lyrke, are you dead?

My heroin…

Even if she couldn't help it, she felt sick to her stomach at the thought of never being able to touch that bouncy body again.

"You seem to be the owner of the castle, but could you tell me your name?"

Snow, who was tending to the wounded, stood up and said.

"Ariella."

"Master of Crow's Castle, since you came personally, I will briefly convey our request.

Please ensure the safety of everyone here."

Ga-Yeon grabbed her sword and glared at Ariella.

If I were Ariella, she would have just sat there and begged for help.

"I know the princess isn't here. If you're trying to kill time,

"Whoops."

Ariella… Laughed!

She only slightly twisted the corners of her mouth, but even the sneering Ariella was pretty.

"It's the opposite. It was a trick to get Seina off here."

"What?"

"The rats that escaped came back on their own. Here, like this."

"…Hmm."

It was all Ariella's plan.

Even knowing that fact, Ga-yeon was not surprised.

Rather, she looked at Ariella with pity.

"I can clearly see the fire inside you."

"…"

"If she doesn't take care of herself and tries to burn everything around her, what will be left?"

It's the master's favorite riddle.

Ariella seemed to understand her words.

Am I the only one who didn't understand?

"There are too many left over, so I'm going to burn them."

"Are there too many left?"

"Kersleigh died like that, but you guys keep coming out like worms."

"How dare you call me a bug? You're a girl who doesn't care about her life."

"It's like a worm. It springs up without reason, kills without sense, breeds without sense."

"Then will you die with your fire?"

Ga-yeon's unholy command resounded in the square.

Ariella is not intimidated.

"It's too early to die. There are too many of you."

"Gayeon!"

Snowfall is called Ga-yeon.

It was because there were soldiers wearing masks all around us before we knew it.

Resembling the masks doctors used during the Black Death...

Crow mask.

They were Ariella's enlisted men.

"Are you going to stage a hostage situation?"

"I don't care what you say. Throw away the sword."

The energy of the two people, who had been fighting tightly, finally reached equilibrium, forcing one side to make an unavoidable choice.

Will you bell? Will you kneel?

Ga-yeon's hand slowly gained strength.

Right then.

Rirke rose from a powder that could not be called rubble.

"It hurts… This regeneration took a while."

"What…!"

Did you live with it?

Everyone looked at Rirke.

Because it was such an incredible life.

"It's embarrassing to look at you like that."

"Are you immortal?"

"The durability is just a little better."

Ga-Yeon broke into a cold sweat and clicked his tongue.

"A little bit; you're the toughest I've ever met!"

Ariella took a deep breath, as if she thought she was relieved.

"Were you nervous?"

"I'm going to make a claim against the beast. Your subordinates are useless."

"Ji, I'll work straight from now on!"

"I said confidently that I would not lose to an opponent who uses a sword."

"Yes."

"Can that thing from a moment ago be called a sword?"

Ariella must have been curious, too.

Rirke's fraudulent regenerative ability...

"Actually, you can live even if it turns into powder."

"…"

"…"

Isn't he also a collapser?

When something like that crosses the gate, it is labeled as a collapser, so it can be said that it is practically similar.

"Shall we continue? Well, I can't just show my darlings my ugly side."

"Kill the disruptor. Do with the rest."

"Yes!"

Ariella leaves her seat.

I have to follow you!

"It's an immortal monster that doesn't die even if it's cut down."

"It's not a monster; it's the Slime Queen! It's the Queen!"

Ga-yeon looked at me.

"Sun."

"Yes, Master!"

"We've come this far. I'll stop that Tangle Tangle, so go first."

"Yes!"

Without hesitation, I jumped out of my seat and got up.

"Let's go, Cecil!"

"Oh my, who said let it pass?"

"I wanted to try something like this. 'Your opponent is me.'"

"Actually, if Darling wanted it, she was just going to let it pass."

"What? Darling?"

Ga-yeon looked at me.

"Yeah, that's what happened."

"Darling~! Cheer up!"

"Lirke… I'm glad you're alive."

"Whoops."

Rirke smiled brightly.

"Slime Queen never dies!"

"And, Master."

"What."

"As long as she agrees to be enslaved, Ariella won't kill anyone."

"How do you know that?"

"…"

I passed Rirke without answering.