This Hero Is Invincible but Too Cautious

Chapter 152: Into the Dark

Day one of training.

In the basement of the Rokdo Palace, in a dim space, Saint Aya and Natos are conversing across the street. I watched as I rubbed my sleepless eyes. I barely slept last night, wandering around in bed. Cerceus peeks into my face.

"Don't be so depressed, Lista. Anyone farts. Even I do it twenty times a day."

Maybe he cares about me being Cerceus, but I wanted to forget that fact as soon as possible...... wait a minute! Not many twenty times a day? How farty is that, you manly god! Such a pastry chef, Ya!

"But it's good to see that Seiya can master the dark moves herself. It's too heavy for us."

"Sure."

There were many creepy black hands growing from the stone floor a little further away from us. Natos, the keeper of the infinite corridor, opens his mouth.

"This is the dark hand."

"Hmm. That's effective in sealing enemy movements."

"If they're gods or angels, they can just touch them and cause damage."

Looking at my arms, I recall Seremonik, the resentful Emperor of Ixfolia. That demon did use similar moves, didn't he? Hmm, that doesn't sound like a very brave move.

The opposite of me, which surprises me, Rosalie had her eyes shining.

"Excellent! If you master this move, you can break the defenses of the Dragon King or Mother Dragon King!

... In the end, only Rosalie and Sacred Aya had been given the aura of Natos. Me and Cerceus were insured when Sacred Aya couldn't get to meet the Dark moves, so Sacred Aya said, "You guys don't need it at all anymore". No, there's a way to say it!

After casting a spell and erasing his dark arms, Natos sits on a creepy chair made of bones.

"Some moves are scarier. Want to know?"

"I want to know so much. But I'm guessing there's no harm in using that move, by way of example?

"I told you. My aura of darkness will protect me."

I feel somewhat anxious and interrupt into the conversation between Saint Aya and Natos.

"Hey, hey, Sage. Wouldn't it be better not to use too many dark moves or something, no matter how safe? Hola Seiya is a brave man..."

As I tried to approach Holy Blessing as I spoke, that moment, a nuzzled black arm appeared from the floor between me and Holy Blessing!

"Whew!? Hey Natos!! Don't be surprised!!

"It's not me."

"Huh?"

I don't think so, and when I look at Sacred Woe, I stand my right index finger. And every time I quick-moved my fingers, they also moved as if my underfoot arms would interlock. Natos clapped dry with his bone hands together.

"Wow! Do you remember just seeing it?

"I'm not saying I learned this. We have to work hard to keep these black arms alive like grass for hundreds and thousands of years."

"Shh, thousands of black arms, what are you going to do with them...!

You're a loud guy from earlier.

Saint Ya turns his chilling eyes to me and Cerceus.

"The training is just for me and Rosalie. You guys go back to Uno Mansion."

"Yes! I'll be back!

"!! Hey Cerceus!? Like other HR!!

"Seiya's saying, you should do that, right?

"You just want to make sweets!

Talking mess, two more black hands grow from the floor around us!

"" Huh!?

"If you're not going back, it's an experiment. Let me see how much damage God will take if he touches this arm."

"Hey, let's go, Lista! Don't interrupt me!

Up the stairs so that Cerceus can escape. And the five arms that grew up waving 'Shh, shh' at me all the time saying, "You go home, too". Mm, annoying Ugh!

"Please reward me for my progress!!

I had no choice but to turn my heels back after shouting like a losing dialogue.

noon of the second day of training.

Rosalie was sitting on the couch as she headed into the living room. Drop your head, I'm not energetic to see.

"That, Rosalie? What about training?"

"... from today on I don't have to come either."

"Oh, really?

"Yesterday, I was also taught by Natos and trained to let out the arms of darkness. The brave man seemed to be taught different moves away... but then he came to me and said, 'You can go home now.'"

Rosalie exhales a loud sigh like a cut.

"I'm sure you were frightened because I don't remember. In fact, I couldn't even express a single arm of darkness."

"Hmm. You shouldn't really care. See, that brave guy because he's on a whim."

Rosalie is depressed this time if I finally recover from the farting shock. Then Cerceus brought me coffee. I kill time in the living room while consoling Rosalie. But after a few hours, Sacred Ya didn't come back to Uno Mansion.

- I said, 'Tell me what's going on'. Rosalie's leaving, too, and what are you doing, Sacred Aya?

I make a sandwich, and then I go to the Rokdo Palace by myself to see how it goes. I met the gatekeeper and headed for the underground staircase leading to the infinite corridor...

"Wha!?

I scream unexpectedly. What a staircase filled with countless black arms! And over a hundred arms are waving at me simultaneously, "Shh, shh"! Oh, my God! Bullshit!

But the grassy arm is also a sign that, in a way, the training of Sacred Blessing is going well. I'm not sure I'm angry, but maybe this is the progress report for Sacred Yiu Liu.

"Hey, hey. This is a sandwich..."

A cage with a sandwich moved from arm to arm and down the stairs as he roughly gave the wrap to one arm. Bucket relay!

After seeing a surreal sight, I dispersed amazingly.

Third day of training.

Sacred Blessings never came back from that. I, too, have been trying lately to leave Holy Ya as much as I can concentrate on during my training, but this time it is a dark move that I don't know what to do. I can't help but wonder.

Though I thought I might be "sissy" on my dark arms again, I took the rice balls with me to the basement stairs. But not a single black arm on the stairs today.

- It's about Sacred Ya, so there's no other trap or anything, is there?

I quietly descend the stairs to avoid making footsteps. I seemed to think too much about the boulder and there was no abnormality around. I just hear conversations between Saint Aya and Natos from far away.

"... now you're perfect. You just have to figure it out and apply it."

"Right."

"But are you really glad I told you this? Do you sometimes use contraindicated dark moves?

- Contraindicated Dark moves!? What, that!?

hid in the shadows, and tried to listen,

"Wait, Natos. There's someone here.... Lista, huh?

Whoa!? They're finding out!! Why are you so far away!?

I thought my heart would pop out of my mouth, but on second thought, I came to deliver the rice balls to Holy Aya. As he disguised himself as nature and walked over to Sacred Aya, he dared to speak up and offer a lunch pack.

"Hey Sacred Wow! So, what about training?

"I've already mastered the dark moves I wanted to remember. We're done here."

... Yet I don't say the usual decision dialogue. Apparently, Seiya still has something to do. Without even looking back at Natos, he starts going up the stairs.

"Wait, Holy Aya!... Thanks, Natos!

"Yeah. See you later."

Instead of Holy Blessing, I waved gently at Natos, and I followed him.

After returning to Uno Mansion and preparing for dressing and other things, Saint Aya gathered us in the living room. When I sit on the couch surrounding the table, Seiya sends her gaze to me.

"Lista. I want to see Mash's info again before Gearbrande leaves"

"What!? Again!?"

... I was stood in front of the wall as an example and beaten all over the head. However, no amount of useful information was obtained after many attempts. Mash's water bathing scene as a child. Sleeping mash. And once again, Bandana's manufacturing itinerary.

"Who's getting this footage...!

Cerceus is blurry. I scream to Holy Blessing as I hold my head by my hand.

"Yada already!! My head will explode!!

"End next"

But the last thing they saw was footage of an adult mash ravaging a human town. A woman is holding a baby in front of a mash holding a blood-coated igzacion and begging in tears.

"Please! I don't care what happens! Only this child can help!!

"Hmm. Right..."

Moments later, Mash stabbed Igzacion in the woman's chest. A baby whose mother falls and cries. Mash shook his sword down at the baby without hesitation as he shook his face in a loud manner. Laughs like I noticed hah later.

"Oh, I'm glad you killed the baby first. That woman suffered more, didn't she? No, no, no. Wrong order."

Even then, Mash, just as he did in the village of Nakashi, chopped humans with laughter, and those who begged for their lives were relentlessly torn apart.

- Hih, terrible......!!

"Lista, don't stop on the way."

It was a video that made me want to cover my eyes. But there were also instructions from Sacred Eye, and I kept transcribing hellish footage until Mash disappeared from town.

"Ugh..."

My heart sinks violently in the sight of a brutal and extreme sight. Cerceus tells him to throw up uncommonly.

"It's not this mash, it's just a monster. I made him a cake and I lost it."

"You're right, Cerceus. The Dragon King is an illusion of a twisted world that is not worthy of being. I don't need any reluctance or hesitation to eliminate it."

"Let's knock it down!! Root of all evil, take the Divine Dragon King Mash-Dragonite!!

Seeing Mash's violent gesture, the three of them were uniting their feelings. In the meantime, I will say what I remembered to you, Auntie and Saint Aya.

"Oh, you know what? I forgot to tell you, I had a dream about Mash and Elle last time."

I don't want to hear about your dreams.

"Listen to me without saying so! I... wonder if the mash of this world is suffering too!

Cerceus opens his mouth pompously and Rosalie wrinkles between his brows as well.

"Huh? You just saw it. You didn't look like you were in pain at all. I'd rather enjoy killing."

"I know goddesses are sweet. But that kindness is not necessary against the Dragon King."

"You two are right. That kind of alarm will kill you."

"Don't be alarmed or anything! In my dreams, Mash said to me, 'Help me!' Even Elle says," Sacred Ya can't save the world like this "!

"... can't save the world," he said?

After moving his eyebrows tingly, Sacred Aya turned her staring eyes to me.

"Isn't that what you think of me yourself?

"Chi, no... I think...!

I can't be sure it's not a dream or delusion. I don't really know what that was. Staring at me for nothing to say, Sacred Ya snorted "hun".

"Well, you don't have to look like that..."

"That's good enough. This time it ended for no reason, but the last time I stumbled upon Mash's weakness, I got to meet Dark Moves. Take a day off today and restore your magic, Mother Dragon King."

"Yes! So now you're ready!

I look at Sacred Ya jizzily and wait in anticipation of the usual dialogue. But Sacred Ya turns away from me and squeals.

"... Ladypa (ready)"

!! Abbreviated!? I'm obviously in a bad mood!!

The next morning.

After letting out the gate to the town of Igle, we continued after Holy Blessing and walked to the town border.

"Speaking of which, you've never seen an igloo junction before."

He talks, but Sacred Eye doesn't even turn around. You're angry, more silent than usual.

Proceed to the Igl suburbs with an awkward atmosphere. I've been in all the town centers until now, but as I approach the suburbs, the whole of the junction becomes apparent. A wall of polished glass surrounds the whole town. I glimpse the rosary walking next door.

"So this is the Igl junction. It's blurry and I don't know what's going on over there."

"That's in the calculation, too. This is how we keep the state of the town from being seen from the outside. Igl's bond only transmits the sunlight and natural objects necessary to live, and it refuses to let all living people in."

"Heh. You're well thought out and made."

I leaked the word like Cerceus was impressed. Rosalie nods as she puts her hand on the wall of the junction.

"I'm going to go outside now, but I'm not going to lift this bond myself. It's a magic trick for us to get out there and get through the walls."

- Then the bond has never been lifted before. Hmm, that's a tough system. This is how we've been preventing dragon men from invading for years.

Rosalie puts her hands on us and casts a spell. I can't feel any particular change, but now they can dive through the boundaries. At last, Sacred Eye opens her mouth.

"Rosalie. Is there anyone besides you who can manipulate this junction?

"Yes, the old mayor of Edna, Graham, can operate."

"Right."

I speak with concern.

"Hey, Sacred Eye. Why would you ask that?

"It's none of your business."

Sacred Aya answered without even looking at my face. I knew I'd been in a much worse mood since yesterday. I guess they think you're a dumb woman who cares about the illusions of a twisted world no matter how many times you say it. But the voice of Elle I heard in my dreams was constantly in my head. Because I don't know what to do. Instead of saving Mash, we have to kill him in order to get him back to his original world. Because that's a strict fact...

When he is troubled, Sacred Aya gives pale instructions to everyone.

"Except for Rosalie, we'll be transparent. And let him walk the lead, and follow."

"Eh! Is Rosalie okay?

Worry about the visible rosary of being alone, but smile with a grin.

"Without the leader, everyone would fall apart."

"Oh, yeah, but come on..."

I could say nothing more when I felt the gaze of Holy Blessed be piercing my back.

Holy Blessings are followed by me, Cerceus, also transparent and followed by Rosary. I heard a blunt noise as I passed the wall of the junction. And the next thing that spread in front of me was a tragic sight.

The wretched corpses of demons and dragon men are rolling everywhere.... dull fire smoke... smell of blood. Hell was spread one wall apart from the peaceful town of Igle.

- Wow...! I can't believe how miserable it is out of the junction!

I lose my word and stand up. Cerceus was similarly dismayed, but after a while the calm voice of Saint Alais echoes.

"Rosalie. There's a demon and dragon man engaged about 300 meters northeast of here. Move slowly towards you."

"Ha!"

While I was surprised by the body, I guess Sacred Ya had already scouted with automatic Phoenix and fire lizards out. Rosalie proceeded with her steps, as Saint Ya told her.

- There are more demon bodies than dragon men. Like Mash said, we're close to control.

There was probably a fierce battle going on around here, but now no one is alive. It's just a painful corpse rolling around. I walked careful not to step on the body as much as possible.

"Buckwheat!?

All of a sudden, I hear Cerceus' dumb screams and I shake my body. Saint Aya embarrasses me before I do.

"Hey, Cerceus. Don't raise your voice. There would be no point in being transparent."

"Shh, excuse me! But Seiya! This!"

I'm not sure if the transparent Cerceus would say "this". But looking around, Rosalie noticed what Cerceus was saying.

"This corpse...!

The demon's body was rolling away. We recognize the wreckage. The six-armed demon executive, Eliza-Kaisel, was rolling only in his upper body.

"A demon like Eliza... was probably hit by Mother Dragon King"

"Autopsy. Wait till I tell you I'm good."

Saint Ya began Eliza's autopsy while remaining transparent. I guess Sacred Aya is touching it. It was kind of creepy for Eliza's arms to move on their own or float in the universe. Selseus asks after a while.

"Sacred Aya. What do you got?

"Hmm. Same goes for the war emperor, but he's always dead if he notices."

"The autopsy found out, that's all!! 'I just want to scratch it, but I'm in a bad mood for Saint-Yi right now, so I'll stop it. Seiya speaks for herself, having guessed in everyone's silence.

"Regardless, that's not all I figured out. The wound is badly rotten. It's not like a burn made of flame magic. Apparently, he got a light move. Walk with greater caution from here. Don't get distracted just because you're transparent."

Rosalie walks out again at the behest of Sacred Eye. Eventually the sound of the battle and the magical light glistened forward, and a group of dragon men were seen.

"Stop here. Rosalie, be transparent with you too."

"But then the lead,"

"The crusader has discovered. I don't need any more guidance."

I gaze at the herd of dragon men. Surrounded by multiple dragon people, among them was Keos-Makina with a harrowed expression and Mother Dragon King dressed as a cleric.