Konjiki no Moji Tsukai (Reboot)

38: Countdown to Death

When the Japanese entered [Honey Pass], Muir Castraia tried to fully accomplish the tasks entrusted to him.

"Thank you, Muir."

Russo lay down on the bed and said something to Muir, who was cleaning the room. A small bell next to her is sleeping comfortably.

"No, I like cleaning!

Muir tried to keep the brightness constant.

I understand that Russo is anxious about his husband, Max. Muir is worried about the Japanese.

But even Muir's face is dark, and I feel depressed.

Muir doesn't smile because he thinks it's bad for Russo's belly. Then, after cleaning, remove the small pot from the shelf and put the contents into the vessel.

It was amber glowing honey. This honey was given to me by the village chief, and I was told to feed her the baby she was about to give birth to and for Russo's mother.

Though I knew I had to eat a lot, it seemed that eating rice made me vomit, and I had to consume nutritious food somehow.

It was this honey called "Honey Syrup" that was hit with a white feather arrow.

Not knowing when the baby would be born, Max and the others went to store honey for her.

Now, I had my mouth slightly divided by other houses, but it was time to go to [Honey Pass] to replenish it, and an incident like this happened.

But Muir feels anxious, but he believes that the sun colours will bring Max back.

Anold, who has been defending me since I was a child, Wincah, who is incredibly capable of battle, and - there is a Japanese color.

He found the light even in situations that seemed impossible, and always made everyone smile. He is selfless and seldom laughs, but he always keeps the promises he makes once.

Some of them are not accommodating, and they only move when it's hard to get what they want, but at the end of the day, somehow everyone smiles.

He is a very strange and very attractive boy.

Besides, he has the power to flip over in the worst of circumstances. That's why Muir believes that the three of us, including those sun colors, will always be able to capture victories even against vicious unique monsters.

"What do you think? Is it delicious?

"Yes, thank you, Muir."

Russo is carrying the honey with a spoon to the mouth. However, she leaned her face on a vessel containing honey with a chin and spoon on it.

The look on her face immediately revealed that she was thinking about Max.

"... it's okay, Mr. Russo."

"Mua-chan...."

"I'm sure my uncles will be back soon with Max!

"... I see."

"So believe me, Mr. Russo! I believe in it!

"... fufu, thank you, Mu-chan. Yes, I have to believe in his survival more than anyone else."

Russo smiles gently. I feel that my complexion has improved slightly. I think Muir was good.

"Ah, I'll bring you a replacement honey!

Go to the shelf with the pot. And this time I took every pot to Russo, and Muir accidentally dropped it and broke it.

That's because Russo was holding his stomach and had a look of anguish on his face.

"Russo-san!

"Uhh... uhh...!?

Muir wonders what to do while supporting her.

"It's okay... just lie down..."

Conversely, she cares not to worry about Muir.

(What can I do?

I don't know why she's suffering, but I can only shake the hand that put her to bed. Then Bell cried as if he was sensitive to such uneasy air.

Muir holds the bell in a hurry, but he won't stop crying. Russo's teeth were tied up as she blushed her face.

(I want to make Mr. Russo a little easier! How can I help you?

The crying bell opened its eyes and stopped crying as if it were surprised. That should be it.

Muir's hair flutters a little, and every time his ears glitter, silver particles dance. The particles are poured into Russo.

(What I can do....!

As Muir keeps praying to close his eyes and somehow free him from this suffering, Russo's hand that he was holding loosens.

And when Muir opened his eyes, there was Russo staring at us with his eyes slightly open.

"Russo-san!?

"... Mua-chan... you... that's..."

I didn't know what Russo wanted to say, but Muir was relieved because his complexion was better than before. Maybe it was temporary.

"Ah, that? Has Belle stopped crying?

I don't know when I stopped crying.

(Ah, so I had to call the village chief if anything happened!

Muir lets Belle sleep next to Russo and she says "thank you." Then he got up from the spot and hurried to the village chief's house to talk about the situation.

As the village chief perceived the situation, he took some women to Max's house. Muir was waiting outside, and he heard Bell crying again from inside.

After a while, the village chief came out and told me that Russo was aware of it.

In other words, it will be born soon.

Uncle!

Muir points his body in the direction of [Honey Pass].

Muir, who realized that he could do nothing even if he stayed here, ran to the village chief and told the Japanese to reward him for this.

Wait, Mr. Russo! Hurry up and I'll get Max and Susu!

Believe that's what you can do now.

As Winka rose above the rock wall, she began swinging "Man Katsu Bone Princess" at a high speed, looking down at the color of the day when she was buying time.

Then the chains of the roots turned bright red, producing a small fire. The red flash paints the trajectory, and it gradually grows bigger. Dong-dong and the spear accelerate, and the flame wraps the winka.

The sun was concentrating on the person in front of her as she heard the sound of her spear slashing air behind her back.

At that moment, the thread was released from the red spider, and a single piece of paper was used to dodge it. No, it was just a piece of paper.

(Giggles! Quick!

I couldn't afford to react. It turned out to be just a piece of paper. I realize that I've lost more health in the fight against Mini Ghosts than I imagined.

However, it is still possible to make some sharp movements because we are activating the "Speed" character that we have prepared earlier to improve speed.

I kicked the earth and filled the distance as I rolled up the dust.

Then the sword jumps up in front of you and sticks out towards the back of the opponent. I'm going to skewer it.

However, the red spider, who moved his feet so as to be dextrous, tries to knock down the color of the day. Defend with a sword immediately, but its power is incredible, and it also crashes into the rock wall.

"Hah!?

The red spider spits the thread toward the color of the day as it falls to the ground.

The color of the day is "Shit!" and kick the back wall and get out of there.

"Hahahahaha...."

Fatigue and damage are reliably accumulated. But the opponent in front of me is as if intact. It feels bigger than when I first saw it.

Your body is trembling again. Differences in power from clearly felt opponents. However, there is "Character Magic" that bridges the power difference in the sun color.

"Burn, Character Magic !

The letter "burn" that is emitted from your finger. Yes, no matter how strong the opponent is, the Character Magic, which distorts reason and causes events, is always a wildcard.

Winning or losing can be flipped as much as you want.

Yes... if you hit it.

However, the red spider easily overcomes the temptation of the sun with wild intuition.

A ball made of rounded threads, thrown at the letter.

Characters only trigger the hit subject.

As a result, "combustion" was inhibited by balls.

"Damn it! If it's hard to hit them!

The sun colour emits the letter "Needle" to the ground so that the red spider does not find out. It's a sticky text on the ground, but it's not active yet.

The color of the sun moves away from it and flirts with the Red Spider.

Gradually, he guides his enemies to a trap.

(Almost there... almost there... come on... there! Penetrate! Character Magic!

Instantly activates the character against a red spider that has reached the top of the character. When the buzz bursts, a cactus needle of dirt hits the enemy from the ground. There is no escape this time.

I thought so, but the attack did reach Red Spider's body. But I hope it arrives, but the clumps of dirt are played like they've lost to the robustness of their bodies.

(Hey, Goblin could've wiped it out.)

Of course, it was strange to compare it to a weak monster, but I still thought it could do a little damage. But reality is completely intact.

The user loses words to the opponent's high Defense.

That would not defeat a semi-life attack, even with a flame of weakness. That's why we need so much firepower.

(What do we do...?

At that time, the Red Spider filled the distance with a windy momentum.

When the sun colour tries to escape from the scene, the pain runs on my back and it becomes stiff for a moment.

(Shit!? Earlier, when we crashed into the wall!?

It wasn't sweet enough to miss the hard time.

In a quick movement, a red spider that lightly crushes the distance from the sun colour moves its thick and hard feet and blows it away.

"Haah!?

Impact like an iron pipe in your belly. Your stomach is buzzing with a loud and annoying sound. I would be terrified if I had this impact on my head.

(Did you use this kind of power against the antenna woman...?!?

I admire her strength once again. I'm afraid I was fighting such a brutal force.

The color of the sun was in pain and in the shock of rolling the ground, I was thinking about that for some reason.

Is it affordable or is it an escape from reality?

Even if you can find the answer yourself, you can't admit it. Such a losing and loathing nature bothered me now.

But I did what I could.

Lie on your back and move your gaze over the rock wall. There was a big fire ball floating there.

"... do it, antenna woman"

As the sun whispered, a small sun fell towards the Red Spider.

" Gonodan · Fire Group !

A chunk of Guren created by Winka hits the Red Spider directly. The blast blows away the surroundings with an incredible explosion.

The Red Spider, who was close to the rock wall, had no escape and must have been attacked.

Destructive enough to crush the rock walls into that heat.

No matter how much of a steel body this is, it can't be prevented. A swarm of fire is spreading around to raise the temperature.

If you exhale loud and fluffy in the sun, you'll naturally put up with the pain of moaning and change your position to a bent position.

Then he turned his face to where the Red Spider was to see the results.

There were significant signs of destruction, and on top of that, I was able to see Winka standing in a situation surrounded by fire.

But it's strange.

Why... why... why...

Why is Winka caught in the red spider threads--!

I don't know why. What happened? Weren't Winkar's attacks a success?

And I was stunned by the sight of the day.

It's at the mouth of the Red Spider. The anode, wrapped in thread, was stuck tightly on it.

So I understood. Immediately before the attack, the Red Spider threw out the thread and pulled the anode down on the ground, using it as a shield.

(Stupid... even wisdom!

Originally, spiders are creatures that use countermeasures to catch their prey with cunning.

But I didn't think I'd do anything that would take a hostage.

Winkar must have noticed Anold's presence and deflected himself aggressively. If you look closely, the Red Spider is not moving. The neighborhood is just collapsing.

Then the Red Spider threw a thread at Winca and attacked him. She was also caught unavoidably.

The thread that caught Winka is wrapped around her neck and looks painful. It suffocates as it is.

Anold the Shield was flying to the nest without saying he was used up.

The colour of the day is too far away, even though I try to write letters and let go. I think of a way to get through the situation, but I can't think of anything.

While doing so, Wincaa lowered her arm without any force. Perhaps the sleep effect has come.

But there he goes, "Ann! With a familiar voice, the blue beast tried to bite off the thread that tied Wincaa. It's honeymoon.

It is still a newborn baby beast, and even when it grows up, it is a B-ranked monster. There are no enemies.

"Honeymar... run..."

Winka squeezes out the words and says, "Gargle! Honeymar does not leave the yarn with his teeth peeled out. Then a red spider drowned in depression towards the honeymoon.

"Cain!?

Honeymar flew to the rock wall and remained silent. Winka reached out to grab the honeymoon while trembling, but it couldn't reach her.

And finally, she looked at the color of the sun and said, sure.

"I'm sorry..."

The moment I heard that word, I felt something bursting in my head.

The word - no, in this situation, it was a forbidden word that the sun most wanted to hear.

"Hyiro... I'm sorry..."

The last words of a man who once asked for help because he could give his life.

"Wowhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

He raised an incredible roar, and when he realized the color of the sun, he forgot the pain and stood up.

"Uhhhhhhhh!

The colour of the day as it runs towards the Red Spider. But I don't have the sword. The sword is falling right near the Red Spider.

The red spider scratches the thread and dives brilliantly, holding the sword as he rolls down the ground.

Then, he crouched and avoided the swinging leg, shaking the slash towards the face of the opponent.

--Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

I still don't get a single scratch.

"Then how about this? Ahhh!

I was incredibly quick to write the word 'soft' and activated it against my enemies, so I could immediately slash them in the same way.

-Bushhhhhh!

Finally, I was able to deal damage to the opponent. But not yet. I just took my right eye. It is not enough to deliver the blade to life like this.

When the color of the sun leaves quickly, I now write "Shin" on my sword. This has the effect of extending the sword by about eight meters on a tatami mat for about four tatami mats.

I stretched my sword when I pierced it like this, but I also forgot that the opponent could move quickly.

"Haha!?

Once again, the shock runs to the back.

The sound of the bones squeaking from your back. She fell forward and suffered severe pain throughout her body.

(Kh... shh...!

I thought I finally got it... but I regretted the color of the day. But my body doesn't move anymore. Gradually, it's getting past the pain, and I can't feel anything anymore.

And finally, the sun color is caught in the red spider thread.

At that time, Susu, who was waiting a little further away, held his knees and prayed for the safety of the sun colors.

All of a sudden, I heard a loud bang and felt the fear, but I was waiting for everyone to come back.

After the explosion, Honeymar left in a hurry, but Susu was shaking his body and waiting for no one to escape.

Then the silence came as if the fire had been extinguished.

"Maybe... it's over?

I want to go and check it. But I'm afraid. My feet refuse to go any further. But they are risking their lives for the Bear Man.

And yet I wonder how long I can keep jiggling. Whether to go or wait, when Susu is forced to choose,

Susu-chan

"Hyi!?

All of a sudden, I was hit on the shoulder, and I thought, "No!" and tried to escape from the scene.

"Oh, it's me, Susu-chan!

"Nooo... eh? Me... what?

Susu turned around with his head in his arms, and Muir Castrair was there.

"Muir-chan? Why are you here?

Susu confronted the sudden appearance of Muir with doubts.

"Yeah, it's tough! Mr. Russo fell down in a labor pain!

"Eh! Mom! It's okay, it's okay!

"Uh-huh! Because the village chief said," Maybe it's a sign that you'll be born soon. "

"That's right...."

Susu exhales in a relaxed state.

"That's why I came here to tell you that!

"Ah, thank you, Muir. Well, Mom, you're working hard."

Muir turns his gaze toward the end of the road.

"How about Hiro and the others?

"Um, that's it...."

Muir, who had heard from Susu that he had been quiet earlier, nodded as if he was ready after a while.

"I'll see how it goes."

"Eh!? Ah, watch out!

"But you can't hear it anymore, can you? Maybe they're killing monsters and rescuing everyone, and I need your help."

Is that so?

"Yeah, I'm sure it is!

"But I'm scared."

"Let's do this!

Muir held hands tightly with Susu, laughing nicely and trying to ease his anxiety a little. Suzu's expression was a little too strong and loosened.

"Okay, okay. Don't let go of me, Muir!

Yeah!

They proceeded quietly and slowly across the stone bridge without making a sound.

Just before the corner, they took a deep breath and watched the square from the rock gap.

And there was an amazing sight in front of the Muirs.

Shortly before Muir met Susu, he understood the fact that the color of the sun was now stuck to the spider's web, in a constant consciousness. Moving your eyes only captures the appearance of Anold and Winkaa nearby.

My head was full of regret.

I made a mistake when I left. I couldn't die, but it got hot and it ended up like this here.

My body doesn't move with tingling. On the contrary, I hardly even feel it.

I'm just sleepy - that's all.

I hear something approaching roughness and roughness. The red spider looked down on the sun.

(Really... from me?)

I thought it was because I was the one who hurt the most, that I had no choice but to keep my head cold as if it were someone else's.

From the mouth of the Red Spider, saliva like lysate flows down.

It melts like this and becomes a nutrient for the Red Spider.

I mean... death.

Everything was upstairs. After all, I didn't have a good idea.

I underestimated the diet of weak predators.

Everything was too late.

(Die... die...?)

Slowly, the sun colour closed his eyes as if he had given up. I wonder why, the inside of my head was cold.

I thought you'd be more frightened... but I guess you still don't feel it.

Then you hear someone's voice. I've heard that voice before. It's a nostalgic voice. The voice of the person I loved the most.

But there is no voice anywhere anymore. A voice you will never hear again.

Yet the voice echoes in your head. Clearly.

This may be called a horse running lamp.

The man is desperately suing for something. To whom?

(... to me)

So, what do you want?

"Hyiro... I'm sorry..."

Doc and his heart beat his pulse. Yes, that was his last words. But I feel uncomfortable.

----------Was it really the last time?

(... no)

It's not the last time. Still... there is. Yes, that's right. The last time he laughed, he said:

"Live straight... Hyiro"

Your heart sounds like you refuse to die.

Something lit up in the center of my chest.

Something warm and dazzling. It spreads all over your body like a ripple.

(... yes. I... can't die. I haven't finished yet. I can't do everything I want. There's still a way to run!

I feel that the sun color is getting so hot that my whole body is about to burn. But it's wonderful and comfortable. It feels as if it is integrated with the sun.

The Red Spider was just about to open his mouth to eat the sun color.

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