Chapter 216 Slipping Off

Do I change the sky race/people into celestials instead? You saw that I don't put race with subterraneans right? Don't know how to change it in case of deep sea race though. Err anyway, is it better to change or keep as is? Tell your opinion on comment pls.

 

 

Chapter 216 Slipping Off

 

It’s time to decide things here. The Sky Imperial Princess Ligantina and the revived Forna.

And now, another big shot appeared amidst this situation .

Though.....

“F, five hundred sixty years old! Is someone like that really exists in this world!” (Velt)

I mean, is this gonna be fine? Rather than a human, I can only see her as a ghost.

No, if say she’s really alive, what’s the deal with taking this hag to a place like this?

“Hmhm....... foffo, my apologize. I have shown such unsightly spectacle.”

At that moment, having put on the denture, the granny called Caire grinned.

And then, we who were having our nerves stretched instantly regained the calm our heartbeat.

“Ooh, still, to think that Ven-boy, Yuu-chan, and even Kii-boy is here, isn’t this quite the participants to have?” (Caire)

Caire was as if sipping her tea by the veranda, she brought about a heartwarming atmosphere.

What, is this? Despite this is the first time I met this specter hag, for some reason I feel at ease and can’t put up my guard.

“To think that, I’d bear witness to the living legend of the Human Continent. You have been alive ever since the founding of [Rolvan Empire] situated on the easternmost part of Human Continent and has been the commander of their whole army since then, for someone of so many great exploits as you to.......” (Barnando)

Barnando was simply surprised. Well, it’s natural. While they’re same old folks, if she actually has lived for 560 years then she has lived several times longer than him.

And then, Caire looked at Barnando and seemingly realizing something she put her hand on her chin.

“Hoo, you’re...... hohho, I see, you’re [Armani-boya], aren’t you? Haven’t you grew quite old already?” (Caire)

“................Um........ Armani is, the name of my great grandfather.......” (Barnando)

“What? Oh, seems it has been hundreds of years since that time, is it not so?” (Caire)

You’re serious! She could call boya to the great grandfather of Barnando who is already an old man, what the heck with that.

I mean, even Barnando can’t figure out what kind of face he should be making and now got stiffen instead.

“Now then, I’d like to have more talks but....... firstly, shall I punish Mannie for a bit?” (Caire)

Caire looked up to the sky from her wheelchair. Even in this situation she ain’t let out no killing intent. Can I just easily win against her like this?

However, she’s the one called the strongest person of human race.

That’s exactly why, this atmosphere where I can’t put out any vigilance at all is frightening.

“Ehe, Granny Caire.......... are you alright having just awaken?” (Mannie)

“Nothing could be done about it. I’m old but not that much~. And as I expect, Love wasn’t able to be of support for you....... what say you, Love? .......hm?”(Caire)

She’s acquainted with Mackey? However, the moment she looked at Mackey’s expression, Caire looked as if she has realized something.

“Hoho, Love....... you, seemed to have quite the good encounter, have you not?” (Caire)

“!” (Mackey)

“Up till now, I have felt there are two souls inside you. One is a sulking soul filled to the brim with malice, and the other the soul of a crying lost child. But, the current you are different. While you’re confronting me as an enemy, that heart of yours, it’s brimming with the will to live and your eyes are firmly set for tomorrow. Have you made some good friends lately?” (Caire)

Mackey was unable to offer any answer to those words.

Normally Mackey will say [friggin’] and try to trick his way out of things but he’s now stunned and lost for words.

At that moment, it was as if Love looked at me for an instant. Caire didn’t miss that one moment, she looked at me and laughed.

“Hohho, is it him? .........Hm....... hoho........” (Caire)

“What’s up........ granny......... you  take a look at someone and laughed like that.....” (Velt)

“Inside you, I feel the harmony of two souls. But still those two souls are separated. And, you hold dear of those two souls.” (Caire)

“.........What are you saying............” (Velt)

“You’re quite the rascal but, you’ve received so much love that it overflows from the vessel. You hold dear the affection and life of others, and you also hold dear your heart that’s in love with someone....... your mouth and your head seem bad but your feelings seem tender.” (Caire)

What the heck? It’s the first time we meet but she’s already profiling out people? I wanted to retort with that but this sure feels mysterious. I can’t pull out any rebuttal. All of the words she said penetrated straight into my heart.

“You’re the kind that doesn’t fit as soldier. But you might be good as a school teacher you know? You seem could be a good teacher that teaches important things aside from studies.” (Caire)

“.....Granny......”

Why am I being seen through and talked about by this granny despite it being the first time we met, and in addition to that, my heart is getting warmer?

“It seems you’re Love’s friend, your name is?” (Caire)

“..... It’s Velt Jeeha........”  (Velt)

“What?” (Caire)

Upon telling her my name, Caire made a slightly surprised expression, with the wheelchair she slowly approached me.

“I see, so you’re...... the second victim........ I see.......” (Caire)

The second victim? Aah, it’s about that.

She has a bit of sympathy for me?

Does she want to apologize after this long? But it’d just bother me if she is doing it after all this time...... and as if seeing through my heart, Caire once again smiled and nodded.

“Hoho...... those eyes say you need none of insincere sympathy and apology. Instead, even with it being the decision of once in a life time made by Tyler and the King of Elfarshia, it only ended up as a small wound to you, you’re already looking towards tomorrow, towards the future...... so strong of you...... Velt-kun.” (Caire)

I’m being seen through. No, rather, she’s understanding me instead?

This is sensation is a first for me.

Despite we don’t even have any proper conversation yet, this granny is covering me as if a gentle wind and understanding me.

It’s not that it makes me feel uneasy with being understood. I’m also understanding it.

“Since you won’t forgive with an apology, you mean me to help you with things I’m capable of, isn’t it? .......For all this time, I wasn’t able to do it because of my position..... but under this situation it has become possible. What say you? Love........ Mannie....... Ven-boy? Yuu-chan?” (Caire)

As Caire slowly and lightly moved her wheelchair, she came forward.

Mackey is making a difficult expression on his face while Mannie is being unmoved.

However in the next instant, looking irritated, Mannie raised her voice and acted.

“Do it! Venbai!” (Mannie)

His eyes shone upon hearing that voice, the Dreadnought Demon King raised his hand, and then swung it down.

“Watch out!”

“Back off, you’ll be hit!”

It’s just a fist. Even so, with it being swung down by the ten meter class Demon King, the fist turned into out of norm.

The merciless fist aimed at Caire as it swung down, no matter how tough one’s body is, it won’t be able to stand against it!

And then.....

“Fuuuh, hongyuaaa!” (Caire)

..............eh?

“..................................................................eh?”

Though she’s a Holy Knight, this granny is way too old.

I can’t think she has any real battle prowess. But still, I thought she has quite the amazing magic on her.

However, this situation happening right now, rather than amazing magic it’s an amazing thing happening instead.

“No way.........right?” (Velt)

It’s exactly because Ura is an expert in martial arts that she able tell that this situation right now is an impossibility.

However, that is not so.

“Hoho, haven’t your body grew quite big? Ven-boy.” (Caire)

The moment she raised her right arm while still being seated on the wheelchair, that right arm that looked as if a withered branch suddenly turned large as if blood and muscles are running through it, Caire has went and stopped Vembai’s fist!

Is it magic? No, that’s literally flesh and blood! It’s a brute force without any tricks!

Moreover, as Vembai’s fist was stopped......

“HOISSAAA!” (Caire)

.........She lifted him up, and then freaking threw him.........

“Thththththth, thrown away!” (Velt)

The principle of softness capturing strength? That being said, she looked too excited.

“Annihilate annihilate annihilate-yon.” (Maman)

However, Maman and Vembai who are manipulated weren’t shaken.

Seemingly judging Caire as an enemy right away, he suddenly accelerated and about to circle  the back of Caire’s wheelchair.

However, Caire’s eyes glittered. And then what happened next? She put both of her hands on her wheelchair......

“Hyo hyo hyo! Playing tag is it? Yuu-chan.” (Kaire)

With an explosive acceleration, the wheelchair rushed and ran past him.

Fast!

“Annihilate-yon.” (Yubamensch)

“Hohho, okama-chan over here, follow the sound of my hand.” (Caire)

“Pursuit!” (Yubamensch)

“Fo fo!” (Caire)

I’ve never seen something like the paralympics in my previous life.

But, that speed and movement is very akin to the wheelchair basketball and track-and-field sports, and in addition to that she did spins and turns like those in figure skating as she pleased.

“Pheew, unbelievable....... that is the original technique that Miss Caire developed three centuries ago. She’s able to manipulate the wheelchair freely at her will.... [One Body With Ride].” Kishin)

“Geez, it’s anything goes after coming this far......” (Velt)

As I was being exhausted by Kishin who I don’t know whether making a joke or being serious, all the attention on this place was being directed to the shining super granny.

“Hohou. In a meaning, she’s the peak of the surface humans. I had thought that Prince Roa and Princess Forna to be the strongest humans on the surface but to think there’s still a human like this.” (Ligantina)

“It’s natural to be surprised, Imperial Princess Ligantina. That personage is of different league. She is one who transcended our common sense.” (Forna)

It’s as Forna said. If it’s just strong there are so many of them.

The problem at hand is being abnormal.

While having this kind of monstrosity level of strength, she has this warmth from her heart that makes others feel assured.

“Hey, Arusha, that hag, despite being this strong why she only joined in after this long? Like, when you were in that war against Jigoku Demon Kingdom two years ago.” (Velt)

It’s a natural question. Even with how old she is, by having this much strength, she should be able to ease up the burden on the Great Human Alliance Army.

“Caire-sama the Holy Knight has indeed participated in the Divine Race Continent long time ago. But, she has an incessant reason to not fight.” (Arusha)

“Reason to not fight?” (Velt)

“Because Caire-sama is extremely aged, the total amount of time she could fight in is limited. She could fight with her full strength for ten minutes. Once she exceeded that, she won’t be capable of fighting for one year.” (Arusha)

“Haah?” (Velt)

“Even with fighting for five minutes she requires a period of rest for half a year. Furthermore, once she fights, she will be bedridden for an entire week.” (Arusha)

“That’s, to say it as inconvenience, when you think of her as someone who has been alive for five hundred years, isn’t it a risk that could be taken as a matter of course?” (Velt)

“In the war against Jigoku Demon Kingdom two years ago, she was in combat against Erosvitch’s army half a year prior, making Caire-sama being bedridden.” (Arusha)

As I thought of that as something that can’t be helped, I able to understand that she’s someone to be preserved.

And at the same time, I was able to guess what kind of situation we’re in right now.

“Then, with that granny participating in the war now means?” (Velt)

“Yes. It’s as said previously, they’re intending to settle everything here. Those Holy Knights.” (Arusha)

It’s truly their whole war potential. And so, I myself don’t have any objection with settling everything at this place either.

We must defeat Mannie at this place.

“Moonlight Eyes!” (Venbai)

“Burst up, ball of light! Holy Magic – Flash of Sun” (Caire)

Moonlight Eyes. It’s the iron wall that stopped us for so many times.

We don’t know what’s being used right now, is it the repulsive force or the attractive force.

Because, the moment Vembai was about to activate the Moonlight Eyes, Caire activated her magic first.

That is, a flash of light that could even make other people’s eyes pained. The light as if from the sun itself.

“Tsuoooooh, my, my eyes!”

“Kuh, wh, what is this light!”

“Hyaaaaaaaah, too bright!”

My eyes were as if getting crushed, I closed my eyes like I never before and shouted.

Taking a guess from the situation, other guys seem in the same state as me.

“Hoho. Even though you’re being manipulated, your constitution as a living being makes your pupils unable to bear it. Once your eyes are crushed you won’t be able to use Moonlight Eyes. Had you were not manipulated, you should have understood that much, is it not?” (Caire)

It’s quite the simple strategical magic.

We drove Forna to the corner of her wits and only then be able to finally broke through the Moonlight Eyes. So I guess if our attacks can’t reach him, we could use light to crush his eyes huh.

Our sights are gradually recovering, when we thinly open our eyes, there were Venbai and Maman in suffering as they hold both of their eyes.

“And now the first stage is over.” (Caire)

What’s Caire intending to do? She has broken through the Moonlight Eyes and earned the golden opportunity. Is she planning to stop attacking?

However, I was simply needlessly worrying myself over it.

“Did you think, I only play tag just now?” (Caire)

At that moment, we finally realized it.

Under the feet of Vembai and Maman. A pattern made by Caire’s wheelchair was drawn on the sand.

She drew in two folds by using the two wheels of the wheelchair, making a certain kind of pattern. And the moment that pattern lighten up, five pillars came rising up from the top of the drawn up pentagram.

“Divine Flame – Divine Water – Divine Lightning – Divine Earth – Divine Wind! Unipolar Synthesis Holy Magic – Divine Punishment – God Death Penalty!” (Caire)

We witnessed a catastrophe that is confined only in a single space.

“What was that magic!” (Ura)

“So this is Caire-sama’s holy magic?” (Forna)

“Pheew, it made me astonished imagining her heyday.” (Kishin)

“She could do this much against Vembai and Yubamensch........ it’s terrifying-zou.” (Kaizer)

“It’s a strength just like in the legends.” (Barnando)

An inferno scorching up, intense cold of absolute zero came enveloping, I can’t tell what happened after that at all.

“Ma......Maman!” (Althea)

Huh, crap! Won’t he die with that!

I don’t really care about Venbai but Maman is Althea’s family!

This is serious!

However, in response to Althea’s shriek, Caire answered in no time.

“Hoho, Yuu-chan and Vem-chan won’t die from this kind of thing.” (Caire)

“Eh......?” (Althea)

“I won’t kill Yubamensch in front of the hia prided daughter he had picked that day.” (Caire)

Caire said as if comforting her sobbing grandchild.

“From what I see, they’re being controlled by a kind of evil magic. To break through this, it requires a certain type of shock therapy....... Just like Princess Forna. Well, normally people would die but with these two.....” (Caire)

So that’s the case. Just like when Forna broke through the memory erasure magic with her own strength, it’s all about putting an intense stimulus to the brain huh.

From what I heard from Forna’s talk, you must apply an amount of power that could bring death if done improperly, but could these two really able to bear through it?

“Magic Nullification!” (Mannie)

“Nhnh?” (Caire)

However, before deciding whether they could handle it or not, the magic that brought forth that tremendous might was shattered like a glass in an instant.

It’s Mannie. That bitch, she can even nullify that kind of magic!

“Haaaaaah, granny, you worked too hard~. You’re too keiwai that it made Mannie angry you know?” (Mannie)

In opposition of Mannie who put both her hands on her hips looking as if pouting and turning her face away, did Caire look shocked upon seeing the magic she made by the heart being nullified? No, she didn’t.

For some reason she made a saddened face.

“It really didn’t go well, Mannie. Even with how long I’ve lived, I still unable find the perfect answer......it all begin with the lies that Holy King-sama, also, Wold and me kept piled up together, instead of saving the world we are guiding it into chaos instead.........” (Caire)

“.........Granny, that’s exactly it, you know? It’s been failing right from the start you know? For the sake of saving the world Mannie was made into a sacrifice........ but you see, Mannie herself doesn’t feel like to protect it. This kind of world should better be destroyed. Because Mannie, with her own hands will be destroying it! Before Harmagedon could happen, Mannie will destroy it herself!” (Mannie)

Mannie once again flew into the sky as if trying to take a distance.

At that moment, with the slight time she earned, Venbai eyes opened with all his might.

“Ugh! This is bad, everyone get down!” (Caire)

At the same time as Caire shouted, the sensation as if the atmosphere is being repelled is tingling my skin like electricity.

This is? Even the earth itself is shaking with tremor.

What’s going on? From inside the earth? No, from the sky!

“Moonlight Eyes Meteor Deep Impact” (Vembai)

A gigantic shadow that covered the sky.

That’s.......... hell!

“So it’s another meteorite!” (Velt)

“Wait, it’s way too big!” (Forna)

It’s different from the meteor rain that Jarenga brought, the raining down meteorite is only one.

However, despite only one, that very meteorite is covering this whole battlefield like a dome, it’s size is so big that it’s out of norm!

“Good grief, to throw stone at a woman, it’s something even a child shouldn’t do, Ven-boy!” (Caire)

It was at that moment.

Caire stood up from her wheelchair. And then she floated up flutteringly, heading straight to the incoming meteorite........

“Holy Transformation Magic – Giant!” (Caire)

TL note kanji is : 巨神(Kyoshin) giant god.

...........She turned huge............ as big as the meteor itself........

“FUGUGUGUGUGYUGUGUGUGUGUGUGNYOWAAAAAAAAAAA!” (Caire)

So what she’s going to do with becoming big? It’s simple. With no tricks and no shit she tries to stop the meteor right from the front!

Even with both of her feet sunk deeply into the desert by the force she went against, even with the hag roared with grinded her teeth so much it’s unthinkable for her age, Caire caught the meteorite.

“Fui~.......... ouch ouch, this is bad for my back....... whoops now, I need to put this somewhere quick. After all, I can maintain this Giant God Transformation for only ten minutes~.” (Caire)

And then, as she took a breather she slowly put the round gigantic meteorite on the desert......

“ “ “The hell........What’s with your back now!” “ “

This situation is already one where we need to put a retort, or can’t help but make one really, the scene is so impossible that we can’t help but turned stupid.

I mean, isn’t she like a goalkeeper in soccer? Those were arms that looked so thin that they as though can’t even hold a bowl, why the heck did she turned a macho giant and caught a meteorite.

“This is really, a fight of the myth......” (Arusha)

“Yeah. So this is the decisive battle of the world’s apex......” (Ura)

More or less I also have come close to the strongest.

However, when being shown this kind of spectacle, mine and Roa’s battle from earlier looked as if just some kind of squabble.

To think these kind of existences exist in the world.....

“Pheew~........ me never fought her too but....... she’s amazing.” (Kishin)

I mean, you’re really amazing huh, Kishin.

You’re in the domain where you could be lined up with those guys......

“Now then, you still want to continue? Mannie-ya.” (Caire)

Caire released her giant form and returned back to being a small granny, ash she slowly descend from the sky, returned back to her wheelchair as if nothing ever happened.

Even the brainwashed Maman and Vembai are awfully quiet and stopped moving.

For a moment calmness returned, Mannie directed her sight onto the battlefield.

And then, Mannie is.......

“Fufu...... aah........ I seem to have succeeded♪” (Mannie)

She said it with a pleased voice.

“Eh..........what?” (Velt)

What is she bluffing about at this timing? The moment I thought of that, Arusha seemed to realize something.

“Mannie Mouse!” (Arusha)

“Hmm~? What’s wrong~?” Arusha-chan” (Mannie)

“...........Where is my big brother?” (Arusha)

At that moment, we were taken aback.

Roa was being surrounded by machine monsters and got captured.

Just a moment ago, he was being held in the mouth of the machine dragon that was next to Mannie, but he disappeared when no one realized it.

Seemingly also not realizing it, the corner of Caire’s eyes moved slightly.

“You see~, everyone. Mannie could escape anytime in an instant if she’s in danger you know? She can use teleport after all. That’s why, when things got worsen a bit Mannie could say bye bye right away you know? But, guess why she didn’t?” (Mannie)

“Mannie! Answer me, where’s my big brother!” (Arusha)

“That’s well~......I want to give him lots and lots, and lots of despair you know♪” (Mannie)

At that moment, Mannie disappeared for a moment, but then returned right away.

And next to her........

“Big brother........” (Arusha)

Just like Maman and Venbai, his whole body is being covered by black patterns, his vacant Crest Eyes are looking down at us.

“Prince Roa....... Mannie-ya........ you......” (Caire)

This ain’t no joke or shit. She went and did it.....

“Mannie! What have you done!  Big brother....  big brother!” (Arusha)

“Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha! With this~, two Crest Eyes are in my hands~” (Mannie)

She went and brainwashed Roa! She abducted Cosmos, brainwashed Maman and Venbai, then now Roa too!

“Now now, Mackey! Let’s broadcast this with Circle Mirror! The greatest hope of human race, the True Hero Roa is~, Roa-sama is~, no longer their hope but their despair instead!” (Mannie)

“Hihahahaha, now~, that’s so friggin’ly nasty~, Mannie-chan.” (Mackey)

“Right right right? Will you praise me? Mannie is really amazing right? Mackey! Ehehehehe!” (Mannie)

Aah, I see. So Mannie was aiming to do this.

She kidnapped Cosmos and Roa. But it’s not just kidnapping.

With her hatred for the world, to think she’d do this for the sake of revenge. It’s just, she won’t merely destroy things. She will bestow despair before bringing forth destruction.

With Mackey’s item, by using the sun, no, this spectacle that is being projected to the world will make the hearts of the Great Human Alliance Army that was starting to stand back up with the return of Forna to break all the way to their roots, sending an intense shock all around the battlefield.

“Mannie Mouse! Release Prince Roa right this instant!” (Forna)

 “Good grief, you’re the lowest of scum!” (Ligantina)

“I won’t let overlook this, Mannie!” (Caire)

“Return my big brother!” (Arusha)

Those are the strongest women of this battlefield. Forna, Ligantina, Caire, and Arusha, they all at the same time flew up.

I don’t know whether it’s for saving Roa or to beat Mannie.

But.......

“Reverse Justice Flash.” (Roa)

The current Roa is just like when he was fighting Jarenga earlier, having the looks of having sunk his soul into the abyss of magic.

No one’s voice will reach him, this is the look of someone who has reached the limits of truth.

“Ngh! Holy Magic – Barrier!” (Caire)

Caire looked to be flustered for the first time as she stepped forward, she erased the flash of light that Roa released.

However, that face of him didn’t even have a trickle of sweat on it at all.

“..........My deepest apologize, Caire-sama.” (Forna)

“Tch, he attacked a woman who was about to get married with such a leisure.....” (Ligantina)

“Big brother........., how could this......” (Arusha)

Despite having guarded against the attack, that was something decisive.

And this isn’t the problem limited to humans.

The greatest hope of humans, True Hero Roa.

The strongest Demon King of Demon Continent, the Dreadnought Demon King Venbai.

Heavenly Beast Demihuman, the Wonder Beast Yubamensch.

The apex of all the three races, have now become enemies.

Just how much this will affect things.......

“Mannie....... have you, aimed for Prince Roa right from the start?” (Caire)

“To be honest~ it was Prince Roa and Imperial Princess Ligantina....... welp, many problems occurred but with this we’ve progressed. Love also has returned~, with this Mannie-chan is happy happy you know!” (Mannie)

Caire made a cramped smile.

The cause was none other because Caire has understood everything.

“Mannie........ you have strayed quite too far.” (Wold)

“Hmm~? Ehehe, how about it? Scared? What do you say? Wold~” (Mannie)

And then.....

“Mannie. What are you going to use the revived divine race for? What are you planning to do with the [Harmageddon]?” (Wold)

At that moment, Wold who was watching carefully all this time is now floating up into the sky and asked Mannie.

“It doesn’t have anything to do with that you know. I don’t really have anything I want with it either, after the surface has been destroyed, Mannie could live together with Love and Peace-chan together be it deep underground or even deep sea~.” (Mannie)

“How naive of you. There is no guarantee that Subterranean and Deep Sea will be safe you know?” (Caire)

“That’s all the more, Mannie doesn’t have the need or reason to do something about it~. Once the world is destroyed, Mannie will turninto normal girl that lives happily ever after~. So tell this to the Holy King okay? He’s so stupid♪” (Mannie)

Shit, it’s like I don’t know what kind of thing will happen anymore.

But at this rate, something bad will definitely happen.

Something bad that can’t ever be undone.....

“Who gives crap to that kind of thing , Mannie! Just give me back Cosmos, you bitch!” (Velt)

That’s why before anything could happen, I have to safe Cosmos.....

“Mfufu, bye bye, Velt-kun. I will take care of Cosmos in your place♪” (Mannie)

However at that moment, looking as if having done with everything she needed to do Mannie raised her hand in satisfaction, and from the sky the swarms of machine monsters once again appeared.

“This shit, so persistent!” (Velt)

“Whichever it is, kill them all!” (Caire)

“Return Cosmos-chan and Onii-san!” (Arusha)

But despite all this, we can’t afford to be break down.

No matter how many obstacles getting in our way......

“I will go! Lightning is effective against those monsters after all!” (Forna)

No matter how much I must pay, I must defeat them all.

I was about to shout that out.

However at that moment, we noticed something strange with the condition of the machine monsters.

It’s as if they’re not in condition to battle.

It’s as if, a suicide attack.......

“A-hahhahhahhahhahhahhahhahha! ........explode together with them♪” (Mannie)

At that instant, along with the blinding light I lost my consciousness.

Feeling only the sensation of myself being stirred up and blown away by the explosion wind.

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