Chapter 36 - Could you not be satisfied with my body in a situation like this!?
Translator Edit: Thy Unsus
Lain, who had confird the annihilation of the ‘Immortality Corps’ through Masayuki’s eyes, cancelled her alignnt with him.
It was just to make sure, as there was an instance of a rulerdominator killed even at a long distance. It could not be asserted that the use of power towards Masayuki wouldn’t extend to Lain.
“I’m thinking about whether or not Master’s way of doing it is severely risky. It cannot definitively be said that there is no effect, even though you are only watching.” (Euphemia)
Euphemia proposed from the side. It seed she wasn’t underestimating Yogiri.
“Euphemia. To what degree to you estimate him as a threat?” (Lain)
“Beyond mythological creatures, the Sword Saint, and the sages. I think we should not have anything to do with Yogiri Takatou more than this. If it is now, his interest wouldn’t be here.” (Euphemia)
“In other words, run away? That can’t be done.” (Lain)
As for the control system based on the sages, the sages must be an absolute existence. There must not be the likes of sothing which could threaten their lives, and they must not think a common person even had the potential to.
Almost all of the sages thought so. And Lain also had to act in accordance with that idea.
If she only wanted to ascertain whether or not she’d die, it was fine if she left before Yogiri nonchalantly. However, she would be suspected having a rebellious spirit in that situation. It was foolish as it seed to be suicide.
“It may be considered to be looking foolish……but I don’t think you can even harbour killing intent towards Yogiri Takatou.” (Euphemia)
“Certainly. There appears to be a part like that.” (Lain)
So of the ‘Immortality Corps’ were also comprised of Lain’s family. Through their eyes, she saw how Yogiri’s power was abnormal.
Yogiri killed the citizens who approached to attack, as naturally there were people who tried to attack him directly, but he also killed people who aid at him with magic and arrows from a long distance. In other words, it was sothing which corresponded with sensing the attack beforehand.
“Well then, how about if I don’t directly aim for Yogiri Takatou?” (Lain)
For example, a stray bullet and an accidental shooting. Those wouldn’t be things that intended to kill Yogiri.
Such things as involving him in the attack’s range as collateral damage, or she could also think about the likes of using a tid bomb.
“Still, would it be possible to prepare that kind of trick from now?” (Euphemia)
“That’s right. If I need to kill him without harbouring killing intent, how about a technique like this?” (Lain)
Euphemia opened her eyes wide in astonishnt. It was because Lain beca two people in the blink of an eye.
It was a scene where the two people didn’t even differ a tiny bit. It was a sight that seed to be impossible without a mirror also being in that place.
“I have the regenerative ability to be able to regenerate instantly even if this body is completely burned to nothing. It’s enough that it’s no trouble to manufacture another body if I put that to practical use.” (Lain)
“Th, that, I understand the matter of Master’s great power……but what on earth is that?” (Euphemia)
“That’s right. It’s enough that I want to ask that as well.” (Lain B)
It couldn’t be differentiated by appearance, but she heard it would be Lain who newly appeared.
“What? Should I call it Lain B or sothing? B is my duplicate, but the mory which is connected to a person is completely missing. As I configured like that. In other words, it won’t be like harboring killing intent or sothing towards that person.” (Lain)
“Hmm. I don’t quite know the aning, but I guess there is a reason for doing it like this?” (Euphemia)
“You, rise into the sky and standby. Assault the town with all of your power depending on the signal.” (Lain)
Lain B rose into the sky as she was told. It was sothing she said herself. It seed it didn’t think of any doubts, even if it didn’t know the reason.
Lain produced duplicates one after another, and they floated into the sky. The whole army exceeded one hundred. The scene of beautiful won wearing red dresses dancing in the air was sothing truly magnificent.
“Err, woudln’t the instructions to attack be no good if it is a magic attack or sothing?” (Euphemia)
Euphemia presented a question. It appeared she thought it was a considerably dull thod.
“Aah. Magic to that extent isn’t my strong point. It is quite powerful to thrust into it as is.” (Lain)
It was a strategy that made use of Lain’s special characteristics.
Lain’s air mobility speed slightly exceeded the speed of sound. An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to see the assault. It was fine if she did a kamikaze attack and struck randomly with her physical strength, which wasn’t exceptional for a vampire. Even without establishing her aim, she was sure to damage the entire town with only the aftermath.
Lain’s family had survived in the town, and they were hiding in places where Yogiri and others wouldn’t sense them.
And then, she observed.
That is, her aim was to ascertain the mont Yogiri used his power towards Kurayami.
While the wind mixed with sand blew, the citizens were approaching and gathering in the plaza.
The several plazas in the city were designated as ergency evacuation sites.
Of course, it was obvious that it was best to go to a place which was disconnected from the path of Kurayami, who was walking straight.
However, not everyone was able to do that. The people who were in the central part of the city had no choice but to co here with the feeling they were grasping at straws.
“Hey, Takatou-kun. Possibly……are you able to do it to that as well sohow?” (Tomochika)
Tomochika asked while looking up at Kurayami in a daze.
Yogiri and others were still in the central part of the plaza.
“I think I’ll be able to do it.” (Yogiri)
“Are you? I wouldn’t know of such a thing, whatever the circumstances may be……did you say you’re able to!?” (Tomochika)
To Yogiri who replied easily, Tomochika snapped.
“Really!? I beg of you! I’ll listen to anything if you are able to do it. So please help!” (Ryouta)
Ryouta asked while clinging to him. He appeared to be an honest person for a sage official, and it seed he truly cared about his city.
“Do it soon if that’s the case!” (Ryouta)
“I can, but I have a premonition sothing like that will be unpleasant. But, well, I probably can’t leave it as is.” (Yogiri)
He had no sense of duty to save the people of the city, but it seed the restoration of the train would be delayed by that much if the town’s damage spread.
Yogiri looked at Kurayami.
It was sothing like a faint black haze. Perhaps there was no substance, and it would be sothing similar to a lump of microscopic organisms. Either way, there was no problem in particular if those were united as an individual.
“Die.” (Yogiri)
Turning his hand towards Kurayami, Yogiri released his power.
At the sa ti, an impact assailed the entire town.
A line indicating danger imdiately spread out in the surroundings like a stitch.
“Get down!” (Yogiri)
Yogiri embraced Tomochika and pushed her down to the floor to avoid the line.
Ryouta, who saw that sign, also squatted to the floor in hot haste.
A mont later, sothing passed over Yogiri and others, and screams resounded from the surroundings.
It was the voices raised from the people who survived.
The things they saw, pierced with the fragnts of sothing, crushed and broken, were the ruins of what the people once were.
“Wh, what? Was this Kurayami’s attack!?” (Ryouta)
“No, Kurayami was killed.” (Yogiri)
Yogiri pointed at Kurayami.
Although Kurayami was faint originally, its current state had beco even sparser. It was dispersing. It wasn’t dangerous anymore, it had beco sothing that was rely scattering and vanishing.
“Eh? It was a different lot!?” (Ryouta)
“Indeed. So, there was a clause to attack which slipped into Kurayami’s killing intent sohow.” (Yogiri)
It had gone through the building, crashed into the ground, and devotedly destroyed the vicinity of the area with the shockwave.
And then, that sothing rained incessantly from the sky one by one, and was forcing the city into annihilation.
A mass attack was fired with speed that it didn’t remain in his vision. The problem was that it wasn’t sothing which was aid at Yogiri.
“This, is this also sothing aid at us?” (Tomochika)
“It isn’t aid but it is aid. It seems to be trying to capture . But, what is being done is simple.” (Yogiri)
Yogiri and others were being exposed to carpet bombing, but they didn’t know the true nature of this attack. Although he was able to deal with the rubble that flew, it was sothing indirect, and the attack itself had already ended.
“So, what will you do!?” (Tomochika)
“Well, I am able to deal with the fragnts, so I think one way is to wait until the attack ends.” (Yogiri)
“……Um, can you separate from as it’s already safe?” (Tomochika)
“Aah, I was thinking ‘sothing is soft’.” (Yogiri)
Yogiri’s attitude was without change for so reason or another.
“Could you not be satisfied with my body in a situation like this!?” (Tomochika)
“Don’t be hugging her tight like you’re in a Hollywood movie over there, can you please do sothing in one way or another!?” (Ryouta)
Ryouta who was crawling as is while laying down cried out in an outburst of anger.
“We aren’t embracing each other! It’s one-sided!” (Tomochika)
Tomochika turned bright red and retorted reflexively.
“But, even if you tell to do sothing in one way or another, I don’t even know what is flying.” (Yogiri)
“Well, it’s a scene that’s a little hard to believe in, but will you listen without making fun of ?” (Tomochika)
“What?” (Yogiri)
“There are won wearing red dresses falling from the sky.” (Tomochika)
“You’ve understood it well.” (Yogiri)
Yogiri was quite impressed. Not only Tomochika’s still vision, but also her kinetic vision appeared to be sothing considerable.
“Is it also fine to get up?” (Tomochika)
“For now.” (Yogiri)
The city had been destroyed in various places, but the attacks in the vicinity hadn’t been carried out in a while.
Yogiri stood up and released Tomochika.
Tomochika also stood up, and pointed at the sky in the distance.
“They ca from that way.” (Tomochika)
“I don’t properly understand.” (Yogiri)
He didn’t know what the enemy was thinking, but considering the result, it was a counterasure against Yogiri.
If it was soone releasing sothing, he was able to kill the person who fired it.
However, it couldn’t be helped if he was assaulted by the subject of the attack itself with speed that couldn’t be seen by his eyes. At any rate, the person themself was dying when the attacked ended.
“Damn itt! The red dress, it seems to be that Lain! What is it! Again! I don’t understand the reasoonnn!” (Ryouta)
Ryouta complained simply because it was unbearable.It rely seed they were neither tender-hearted co-workers nor bosses.
“They are all Lain?” (Yogiri)
“It’s probably parts of her body! Lain-sama’s hyper-regerative ability makes even duplicating herself simple!” (Ryouta)
“I see. Is there a way of doing it, then?” (Yogiri)
Ryouta’s few words supported Yogiri. It seed he wanted to double-cross her, as she had readily destroyed the town he brought up under his personal care.
“There isn’t a way to specify the opponent. If it was directly aid at , it would be simple.” (Yogiri)
Although it was possible to counterattack if he was being directly aid at, but it seed the other party had thought about how they would avoid that and taken asures like this.
“Ah, are you able to do it in so way or another if we are aid at?” (Ryouta)
Ryouta got his teeth into it. It seed he had an idea.
“My class is mayormayor. Omitting the detailed matters, I am able to see the city with a bird’s eye view. I saw the state of damage from so ti ago, and there is a pattern in the attacks. The sa place will not be attacked, and the area won’t be attacked continuously.” (Ryouta)
That may have been sothing unconsciously done. Even if a person tried to do sothing at random, there would be so regularity made.
“I see. You are able to narrow down the next attack point to so extent because of that. But, our movents won’t be good enough even if we know it.” (Yogiri)
“That’s alright. I am able to teleport if it is a public place inside of the city I manage. I am also able to move together with several people.” (Ryouta)
“Is that so! But then, Ryouta-san could run away at any ti if that’s the case.” (Tomochika)
He would be fine if he moved to the edge of the city and escaped as is. He would be able to escape from this crisis with that alone.
“Couldn’t you have abandoned the town and escaped by yourself!?” (Tomochika)
“This person is very decent even though he is a sage’s official!” (Ryouta)
They decided to carry out this sche at once.
They moved to a point that hadn’t been attacked yet and was separated from the points that were attacked with Ryouta’s power.
That place was a residential area.
They must have finished evacuating as there were no signs of people.
So, Yogiri and Tomochika held hands, and stood next to one another. Ryouta transferred to another place just to be sure. It was arranged that he would co again and take them to another place if their goal was off.
“Although, I don’t think it was necessary for Dannoura-san to co along. I would do it by myself if I was alone, well, sohow.” (Yogiri)
“Because I am able to see, the probability of success rises, don’t you agree?” (Tomochika)
『I also have perception abilities.』(Mokomoko)
The attacks were being carried out in intervals of several seconds to ten seconds. There was sure to be so signs imdiately.
Tomochika, who was staring at the sky, grasped Yogiri’s hand tightly.
It was the signal.
Tomochika moved, and Yogiri followed her. The two people broke off into a run forward.
Running with all of his might, Yogiri felt sothing travelling behind them imdiately. Into total darkness, into the shadow of killing intent. They rushed into an absolute place of death.
Yogiri released his power right away towards the sothing which was approaching whilst flying.
“Mokomoko-san!” (Tomochika)
『Ok!』(Mokomoko)
From Tomochika’s uniform, sothing slipped out all together in a lump.
It unfolded into a do shape in only in an instant and covered the two people.
A huge noise of sothing crashing into it imdiately followed, the do vibrated, and then silence arrived.
“Ahh, it wasn’t sothing which was done in with it being struck hard, huh. It was verrrry bad for my heart.” (Tomochika)
『Hmm. I thought it was sturdy to a certain extent, but I hadn’t thought it would be sothing we would try out.』(Mokomoko)
Even if they could kill Lain who was assaulting them, the dead body would thrust into them as is.
What had protected Yogiri and others was the material they obtained from the robot aggressor.
It appeared to be sothing similar to an artificial muscle that was used inside of the robot. They had heard it was brittle if it was compared to the exterior of the robot, but it appeared that it was enough that it was able to repel a human body flying at supersonic speed.
『However, is it alright with one body or so?』(Mokomoko)
Mokomoko’s doubt would be natural. At any rate, the enemy could throw as many bodies that were duplicated as they wanted to.
“I think it’s safe because there was a response.” (Yogiri)
However, Yogiri calmly replied so.
The next attack didn’t co even when they waited a little while.
It seed Yogiri’s power had reached the enemy.
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