Chapter 130 - Alioth Used Swords Dance[1]
Raw link: (2016/11/06)
Translator: twomorefreethoughts / TpstT (2019/12/03)
Editor 1: Hand of Vecna (2019/12/21)
Editor 2: Keii (2019/12/24)
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Merry Christmas everyone. Here is a bonus chapter for you.
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(Author note)
The story up until now
Sagittarius: "Because master's strongest arcane magic is a bow, the value of my existence is disappearing at a super-fast speed. If it's like this, Ruphas-sama might as well take the title of the [Archer]? …… Wait…? If that's the case, what's going to bee of me? The Supreme Ruler's seat that became empty? I am… the Black-winged Supreme Ruler…. I am actually Ruphas-sama, all this time….?"
Libra: "He's taken quite massive damage it seems…"
(Author note end)
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(TLN: This whole chapter's "I/my/me" is written (in kanji) as "yo" and first time it appears, it is superscripted with "ore". Interpret that how you will.)
"You lot are…"
At that moment, I (yo ore) was feeling surprised and nostalgic.
The four men that stood in front of me were a human, a beastkin, a hobbit and a dwarf respectively.
Even though I should not have known the appearances of the people who were pointing their weapons at me, the "Ruphas" inside of me registered that she knew of them.
At the same time, I felt a wave of burning anger.
I quickly regained my posure and held back my anger… however, just by seeing their appearances, I ended up clenching my fist tightly.
I was not particularly angry about the fact that I was defeated by them. I was also not feeling resentful towards them.
But, why was it? Why? Just by seeing their miserable appearances, I was overflowing with fury.
Why was it that, just by seeing their appearances of being controlled along with their empty eyes, I was feeling this disheartened?
"Tsk!"
After kicking the ground away, the swordsman - Alioth - stepped in front of me in a flash.
Ruphas received the sword he swung down with her bare hand using [Knife-hand Strike]. However, the blade ate into her hand causing blood to start overflowing from the cut.[2]
Tsk…! I guess it's to be expected of someone who is called the Sword King by others. It cut quite nicely.
I moved my arm away to deflect the sword, plucked a single feather out of my black wings then threw it as if to stab at Alioth's eyes.
Subsequently, I back-stepped once to create some distance between us then treated the wound on my hand.
Meanwhile, Alioth also pulled out the feather from his eye as if nothing serious had happened and regenerated the wound in his eye.
"I was wondering who it was going to be, but it's just a bunch of despicable traitors…..! I see, you're going to oppose Ruphas-sama again? Not just once, but for the second time….! I'll kill you… kill, kill, kill kill killkill!"
After screaming in a fit of anger, the one who slid past me to charge at the heroes was Scorpius.
No, it was not just her.
With rage-filled expressions, Aries and Aigokeros also charged towards Phecda, Dubhe and Mizar respectively.
Not good… their coordination has collapsed!
"Calm down, you lot! You're moving exactly how they want you to!"
"Fufu, it is a reversal of the situation."
Pollux smiled as if to ridicule my agitation whilst Alioth jumped in to attack me.
Although I managed to dodge his attack, this time, one of the Dragon King's heads opened its mouth to try and swallow me whole.
I somehow managed to avoid that attack in the last second as well, but the Dragon King had more than one head. The other nine remaining heads simultaneously breathed out breath attacks which engulfed me.
Needless to say, I had no obligation to take that attack like a sitting duck.
I folded my wings like I was covering myself, then opened them quickly in one go. From that action, a strong wind pressure blew the breath attack away, during which I charged in to slash at the Dragon King.
However, the immediate moment before my attack hit the Dragon King, Alioth stepped in between us, managing to stop my attack.
I suppose this situation is really not in my favour. Even in my current state with [Alkaid] activated, to fight against the Dragon King and Alioth who are both being backed by the Goddess is quite tough.
"Ruphas-sama!"
"Now, now. I need to have you guys continue to fight against them."
Libra and the rest… are not available, as expected. They have their hands full against the Argonautai.
If anything, they should be the ones who really need the help since they're up against that many enemies.
Then there's only one hand that I can play. I have no option but to quickly take care of the Dragon King and Alioth.
I strongly flapped my wings and positioned myself to Alioth's flank before trying to aim at his neck with a claw attack.
However, in that instant, I saw an old memory where "Ruphas" and Alioth were enjoying their time together and telling each other their dreams.
"….Tsk!"
After missing the best opportunity that I had, I could only cease the attack and create some distance between us.
Shit… what was that just now…?
For a moment, it was as if my body hesitated to kill Alioth.
No, perhaps it was exactly just that.
I (yo ore) can say this exactly because we've already merged quite a lot, but… "Ruphas" seems to be someone who's extremely nice and easy-going to those who are close to her. You could say that she's deeply passionate or sentimental.
In all likelihood, it's due to her not being able to ever receive love from her father when she was still young. Once she registers someone as close to her, she pampers them to no end and lets slides most of their mischievous deeds.
That's why she can't help but subconsciously hesitate for an instant when I'm about to attack.
And in a battle at this level, that moment of hesitation is fatal. It bees a massive opportunity.
In our battles, slipping the opponent the slightest moment of hesitation equates to unequivocally giving the enemy player one free turn in gaming terms.
This might be… quite bad?
"It is just like that time. Even though you can win if you fight seriously, you are unable to give it your all. It can even be called the one and only weakness that you have."
"….. Apparently so."
In response to Pollux's words, I unconsciously showed a self-ridiculing smile.
Ahh, really, I didn't think that I would have such a dumb weakness.
To not know myself is quite a big handicap, isn't it? Thanks to that, one of my shortings had to surface at a critical time like this.
I didn't know… that I was weak against someone that I had bee attached to.
If there was a significant difference in our abilities, there wouldn't really be an issue, but Alioth is not a random small-fry.
"Ruphaaassssss!"
This time, the Dragon King came charging at me whilst calling me with a deeply resentful voice.
You still feel resentment towards me even though you no longer retain your own psyche, eh? What a troublesome guy you are.
It was definitely something when a 170m-long body charged at me. However, it was not at the level where I could not stop it.
I was forced backwards as I pushed against the Dragon King's head. Although the ground below me was shaved away by this, the Dragon King's charge itself was halted.
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