Moto Sekai Ichi'i no Sub-chara Ikusei Nikki Chapter 57: Anko

Chapter 57: Anko

The deathmatch was now over.

Secretly, I was trembling with excitent.

Anko was speaking……!

This fact was no less shocking than the successful ta.

Until now, she was just a monster that repeated so pre-programd behavioral patterns. But how about it? The mont she was tad, she started to move as if she had obtained a soul.

What happened? What is different? Was it the Ta skill? Or was it sothing about Anko? This was filled with mysteries……

Then, as if thinking that my long and silent self-reflection was so sort of paralysis, Anko opened her mouth.

“――Lord. Ahh! Lord. I will beco the sword that slays your enemies. I will beco the shield that protects you from anything. My life, my everything belongs to you, Lord. So please, until this body of mine has rotted away and crumbled into dust, please stay by my side.”

She then bowed her head while she kneeled.

Those contents were spoken like “A seriously prepared line thought for a long ti” feverishly. And since I was a bit anxious about it, I asked.

“I have one question before answering your request. Since when did you regain your ego, your consciousness?”

“Yes. I’ve had it for around a hundred years.”

“Then, why did you act like that?”

“I didn’t have the power to resist it…… I was being controlled by the power of God.”

“I see, the power of God, huh?”

Does she an she couldn’t take any free action while we were fighting even though she was conscious of it? It’s quite a pitiful story…… however, I can’t deny the possibility that her mories were tampered with the mont she was tad. It’s possible that mory of “I’ve had my ego for a hundred years” was added later by soone. It might be more rational than to think that there are monsters in this world who have an ego from the beginning.

……Well, since that’s an issue I really can’t do anything about, it might be better to stop thinking about it. The Darkness Wolf happened to have an ego long before I tad her. For now, that’s enough.

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“Anko.”

“……? ……! Yes! “

“I’m Second. Rember it.”

“Certainly! I will forever! “

“Let’s go.”

“As you wish! “

I suddenly called out her na. Imdiately affirming, Anko quickly stood up. She’s quite quick-witted.

Her height is just a bit lower than mine. Her calm face was now painted with a huge smile as her tail swung from side to side and the ears on her head twitched. This made laugh involuntarily, seeing her child-like behavior that really contrasted with her bewitching adult figure.

“Can I leave the way out to you? “

“～～～! Ufufu, leave it to ! “

When I asked her for this, Anko’s cheeks flushed red and she showed an excessive smile. She looked so happy she couldn’t hold it in.

I see. This is the first ti Anko will experience “to go out”. After spending over a hundred years here, there’s no way that wouldn’t make her happy. If so, then I can understand her joy.

Therefore, while convinced of such, we left the Isoreus Grand Underground Library. Curious about the outside scenery, Anko observed the surroundings with great interest while walking right behind .

After recovering the camping gear set at the usual place, we then went out to the hallway.

The hallway in front of the library is the den of powerful monsters called 「Black Ghosts」. Alone they have quite the strength, but they are troubleso opponents that attack in group.

And we were targeted as soon as they saw us. They numbered five. I can solo them; it might be a little hard, but nothing I can’t handle. Thinking on cutting off their numbers before they get close, I grabbed the Mithril Longbow――

“……Ah!”

In just a mont, Anko moved at an unthinkable speed, stopping right in front of the Black Ghosts. 《Darkness Transfer》―― A skill to lt the body into darkness, moving instantaneously from shadow to shadow.

“How stupid.”

Saying so with a smile, Anko narrowed her eyes.

And, while moving her right hand in front…… She grabbed what seed to be the head of a Black Ghost.

“Ti to die.”

A torrent of black mist. That was 《Darkness Magic》 without a doubt. No way!

“Ha……? “

My surprised voice unexpectedly leaked. And so did half a laugh. I doubted my eyes. However, the scene in front of remained the sa. The Black Ghosts had their remaining HP dropped to 1! Can she “use” it!? That ga-breaking magic……!

Imdiately after. Basha―― Along with that light sound, the head of the Black Ghost was crushed by Anko.

Hey, hey! What kind of skill was that? Co to think of it, sothing does co to mind. The “Claw” attack. Can she use it while in human form……?

“Co, Shadow Cane.”

After wiping out the remnants of the Black Ghost attached to her robe, Anko then used 《Darkness Summon》 with plenty of leeway.

She summoned the 『Shadow Cane』―― A deep black cane the color of darkness itself. I know it since I’ve fought against it a lot, but that cane is a very nasty weapon. Why? Because it has “A number of fast moves”. In other words, it has an excellent compatibility with 《Darkness Magic》. Having 1 HP left and being relentlessly attacked with her 【Jojutsu】 skill, it really leaves no room to breathe.

……I wonder what’s this feeling? That heinous and savage combination that I struggled against too much feels so damn reliable the mont it was used for . “Give’em hell, girl! “, are words I almost wanted to yell.

And while I had that in my head, the Black Ghosts attacked Anko all at once.

“Ufu–! “

Anko swung the Shadow Cane towards the ground, slamming it several tis. A characteristic of the Shadow Cane is that, even if the shadow is attacked, damage is received. That skill was 《Gold Jojutsu》. A quick attack over a wide area forward. And also, towards the shadows in the ground.

The four remaining Black Ghosts were annihilated in that single blow. The obvious conclusion. A hard to avoid, wide-range attack towards the shadows when only 1 HP was left thanks to the 《Darkness Magic》 attack earlier. In one word, overwhelming. To the point where that couldn’t even be considered a fight. This was a very efficient and calculated strategy, a hunt from soone with unusually high levels of skill.

Geez…… What’s with that? It’s crazy. Insane.

What’s crazy? You might wonder…… Everything is, especially the 《Darkness Magic》. I didn’t think it would be usable. Obviously, the Anko in my previous life couldn’t use it. After all, it’s a magic that brings your enemies’ HP to 1. That’s, without a doubt, a ga-breaking skill.

However, it’s a fact she can use that “ga-breaking magic” here. In other words, this world’s Anko is clearly different from the one of my previous life. Everything about her, from her ego, to her strategies, to her skills.

…………Isn’t she way too strong?

“……Well done. It was perfect.”

While still feeling so shivers, I praised Anko.

Being imrsed in her role and watching the aftermath of her actions, Anko imdiately turned around and while bowing said “Your words are wasted on ”, after hearing . Obedient indeed. That makes quite happy.

Well then, let’s check sothing. The differences between the previous world and this one.

“Anko, show your status.”

“Yes, please have a look at them.”

Answering my command, Anko put away her Shadow Cane and ca leaning over. That’s a little……No, that’s quite close. And also, huge. No, right now their size doesn’t really matter. However, huge ones are huge. Damn, they’re so big. In any case, what’s big is big.

…………

Alright, with this, I’m convinced. “Restrictions” have been added. For 《Darkness Magic》 the condition 「It can only be used on weaker opponents」 was added. And also, a cooldown ti of 3600 seconds. So, the limit is once per hour. Still, that’s more than enough for this out-of-the-ordinary skill.

In addition, the cooldown ti of 《False Shadow》 has increased from 40 to 300 seconds. It’s true that being able to use invincibility for three seconds every 40 seconds was too broken.

Aside from that, the cooldown ti of 《Darkness Shift》 has disappeared, and the cooldown ti of 《Darkness Transfer》 and 《Darkness Summon》 has been set to 60 seconds.

Compared to my previous life, they all were upwards revisions. And compared to before taming, everything except 《Darkness Shift》 was revised downwards. What is the aning of this? It isn’t thoughtless. Actually, this can be said to be a very thought-out adjustnt.

That’s why.

I was convinced.

That’s why.

I was convinced.

There is a God. Nay, there is a ‘producer’.

I don’t know who that is or what kind of personality it has, but I know it definitely exists. And in order to balance this world that is similar to Mobius, he or she struggles to make so big or small adjustnts. To the point where all the Darkness Wolf’s skills were kept after taming and modified with “for this world” in mind.

……I’d like to thank them. This is the best of worlds. All I can do is thank them for providing with a place where I can make my dreams co true. If we can et soday, I’ll go say hello and give them so sweets. That would be great.

“Is everything alright? Can I be of help to you, my Lord? “

While I was thinking deeply about this, Anko asked as if worried about sothing. Sorry, I didn’t properly look at your stats.

“Around 5,000 points out of 100.”

“Ohh! “

“Kidding, actually about 1 million points.”

“Ohhh, ohhh, Lord. Anko is very happy.”

As I made a little joke, Anko ca leaning on my chest. E-eh……!? Hu-huge……

“――――Ara.”

Then Anko leaked a cold voice. At that sa mont, I noticed.

Three Black Ghosts tried to take us by surprise, attacking from behind. It’s not like they were hiding sowhere. They simply respawned after a certain amount of ti. I guess I got too carried away with this sensation.

Anko, who was the first one to notice the enemies approaching, left my side while feeling regretful and activated 《Darkness Summon》 while smiling.

What ca out from the darkness was a large weapon, double her height, the “Dark Fla Spear”.

For her, it was very easy to swing such a long armant. The sinister patterns and decorations would make anyone who sees it think of “death”, and the blackish fla at the top, eternally burning, made it so the blade could never be seen.

A spear was a weapon with the primary purpose of piercing, but in this case, it was the strongest just by swinging it. Why? Because the dark flas spouted from it whenever it was shaken. So, the more you swing it, the more the flas spread. The unusually long-range and wide-area attack of the dark flas doesn’t give one the chance to approach. And even though it has the perfect attack power, the 【Spearmanship】 skill still adds more power to it. That’s why it isn’t an exaggeration to call it “the strongest mode”.

“You really got in my way.”

I suddenly noticed her angry voice. Why did Anko pulled out her strongest weapon, the Dark Fla Spear right now?

For so reason, she was seething with anger. However, she still smiled. What’s with her? She happily smiled even though she was using her strongest weapon. Wow, she’s quite dexterous. Still, what is she angry about? Can it be because they disturbed our conversation? If so, then she has quite the low boiling point.

And then―― the very next mont. Before I noticed, Anko’s 《Dragon King Spearmanship》 skill was activated and the dark fla was fired forwards.

“Wooow……”

The three Black Ghosts that were hit directly were completely annihilated in a single blow. Just one attack. Ehhh? …… Even if she scored a critical, that power is weird. How did she do it? Even without her 《Darkness Magic》, she’s damn strong.

……Ohh. I kind of thought this was the case, but now I can say for sure. At present, she is much stronger than , if we compare just the abilities. What a frightening thought. And now that Anko has been released from her fixed behavioral pattern, if we were to fight again, there’s a high possibility I won’t even stand a chance. Yeah, probably. That might be the case. But that’s just a possibility. Well, I’ll win.

However. However! I mustn’t forget, this formidable wolf is under my control. She’s my blade and my shield. So to speak, she’s my equipnt. That’s right, in other words, the stronger the better. That ans, if Anko is stronger than , now that I’ve tad her, I’m over twice as strong as when I first ca here. Isn’t that great? With this, being the top in the world has definitely beco closer. That’s why I don’t feel bitter at all.

“Alright, shall we hurry back ho?”

“Understood, Lord.”

I was a bit jealous of her extraordinary strength, but I managed to recover my composure as we went towards the exit of the Isoreus Dungeon.

I stayed here for four months. It sowhat seed too long, yet too short. From what I heard, it seems it’s already autumn. The autumn leaves, together with the tad Anko, really brightened my mood as I walked.

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……To think not long ago I felt extrely happy.

But I learned the hard way. Every great story has its underside.

“Uuuu…… I’m sorry……”

As soon as we left the Isoreus Dungeon and she was exposed to the sunlight, Anko beca ‘dreadfully weary’.

She was at a state where she could barely walk by herself.

After walking a little further and going under the shade of a tree, she quickly recovered her energy though.

The conditions were simple. She can perform her best under a shadow that covers her whole body. But she will weaken even with a little sunlight hitting her, and will be weakened depending on the amount of sunlight that shines upon her. And it seems that regardless of whether she’s wearing clothes that cover her or not, the simple fact that “light shines over her body” seems to induce the weakening.

In other words, Anko can only fight in places with shadows. There should be no problem at night or indoors, but if it’s under the blazing sun…… It’s better to give it up.

Well, this seems to be the price to pay for wielding 《Darkness Magic》. Ahh, just when I thought I had gotten sothing incredible…… I should’ve known it wouldn’t be this easy. Well, nothing I can do about it. This still makes up for the four months of struggles and hard work.

Anko currently hid in my shadow as we walked. She’s so close to , she’s practically touching . Even if her whole body was not hidden, walking seed to pose no problem as long as even a little was under a shadow.

“Are you sure you don’t want to unsummon you? “

“Ahh, you’re worrying about . Sohow, that makes very happy. But it’s okay, thanks to you Lord, my energy is holding up. Even if I look like this, I’m still, I’m still……”

“So, you’re grateful to and my shadow? You’re good at puns Anko.” (TLN: Untranslatable pun, ‘Ore no kage to ore no okage’ is basically ‘thanks to and my shadow’)

“Ufufu…… you’re a bully, Lord, I look forward to it.”

“…………”

I get the feeling that joke wasn’t said as a joke. No, I have a hunch I better not dig too deep into that. This is a completely different response from when I ss around with Silvia. Yeah, this is a bit scary so let’s stop making fun of Anko. Let’s do that. Or rather, haven’t those big things been hitting my back since a while ago? This girl really likes skinship. Is it because she’s a wolf?

“We’ll take a boat and stay overnight in the port town, then travel on horse all day from the morning. Just hold on for a bit more.”

“That is nothing. Just being with you, Lord, makes Anko incredibly happy.”

Anko whispered in my ear while twisting her body. That was really effective. Suddenly, I began to wonder how would it be for Anko to be my first, but then I imdiately stopped that train of thought, scared of a more intense physical contact that might wait for .

And I’ll be alone with her for over 24 hours…… I’m starting to get a bit worried. I’d like to call Yukari to set soone to pick up at the town of Pae Ho.

And just like that. I left the island of Isoreus, while feeling so unease all the way.

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“Pathetic. You can’t do anything but to stick right behind my Second’s shadow? Idiotic.”

“…………”

“To think you would be this useless. Are the Darkness Wolves beings that can’t do anything but to lean on their master’s back? “

“…………”

“Co on, say sothing. Don’t you think so? Hey.”

“Sothing.”

“Bitchー! Is that the way to speak to a senior? To a Spirit King!? Did you hear that, my Second!? Did you hear that, my Second!? “

“Shut up, aren’t you an adult!? “

While on horseback on the way from the port town Koula to Pae Ho, I used 《Spirit Summoning》 on a whim. I also wanted to check if 《Monster Summoning》 and 《Spirit Summoning》cancelled each other. The spells didn’t have any issue with one another, but the summons themselves did.

I’m not sure why he cared so much, but Angolmois kept trying to pick a fight with Anko. He might be trying to set who’s the one who’s above, white or black. Is the Great Spirit King that prideful?

“Why am I the one being scolded!? That’s favoritism! It’s spiritual discrimination! My Second, if you’re scolding , also scold this guy! “

“Eh, why? “

“This guy bared her fangs at you every day until yesterday! I can’t forgive that! So cruel punishnt needs to be given! “

Ahー…… I see. Now I know why Angolmois was acting like this. He doesn’t trust her yet.

“I’m already a part of Lord’s soul. It’s up to my Lord to see what’s best to do with these fangs. But if so, then wouldn’t it be strange for Lord to punish himself?”

“Ggghhh, you’re just spouting nothing but sophism! “

“However, that’s true. If it cos to corporal punishnt…… then I agree with you, Great King. Lord, please properly strangle Anko’s neck by all ans.”

Suddenly, Anko’s hands extend to grab my neck. Eh, for real……? How can you say that you want to strangle your neck while you’re grabbing mine?

“（Look, just because you said sothing weird. Angolmois, do sothing about it.）“

“（What do you want to do! ?）“

“（Sothing. You’re her senpai.）“

“（U-umu, that’s right, but……!）“

“Ahhh, Lord.”

“（Whooaa, hurry up!）“

I don’t know how long this kind of skinship will last. But I can’t just let this happen. She’s been alone in that darkness for hundreds of years; I know she misses people. She’s also a bit, no, quite quirky. I want to respond to her feelings in a proper way. However, there’s a line that must never be broken.

“Ahh! Look! The autumn leaves are beautiful! You’ve never seen anything like this while you were locked up in that basent, right? You gloomy bastard? This is a unique opportunity. There, go, go. Get down the horse and go look.”

Nice, Angolmois. She let go of my neck. But you didn’t need to say it like that!

“……To have the courage to try and separate from my Lord. No matter how much of a senpai you are, there’s only so much I can let pass as a joke.”

“So? what about it? What do you want to do? Shall we settle it right here? “

“Ufufu. Shall I burn you to death? Shall I shred you to death? I’ll let you choose.”

“Hahaha, way to speak, junior (Kouhai).”

“What did you say? I’m nobody’s kouhai. That’s because soon there won’t be a senior no more.”

“……Hoo. Then, if you think you can kill , I’d like to see you t――”

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――Enough, I used 《Unsummon》. For the two of them.

I wish I had done this from the beginning. I’m scared of Anko’s skinship the next ti I summon her…… But I guess I can use that to settle down the fight between those two. Probably. Angolmois seems more likely to calm down over ti.

Haa…… This isn’t great. They’re like cats and dogs. I think I should stop summoning them at the sa ti.

Even so, that was dangerous. Don’t they know the limit? Even though they were companions, they were seriously trying to kill each other. They weren’t even kidding. After all, the view of life and death of spirits and monsters is completely different from that of humans.

In any case, now that they are gone, this sure feels calm and comfortable. I’ll continue my trip to Pae Ho alone. Wrong, I’m traveling with Seventh Teiō, aren’t I? Anyway, it’s a peaceful trip now.

……Ahh-ahh. Thinking about the next ti I summon them. It makes my stomach hurt……