## Chapter 240 – Holy War Army
The heretical swordsman, launched like a rocket, wished to reach the heavens but ultimately crashed miserably. It was as if it symbolized the defeat of the Soviet Union in the Cold War space race, the defeat of communism.
“…Stalin. You were wrong.”
—Thud.
He was sent flying by Claudia’s uppercut and slammed into the ground.
It was a rather anticlimactic end for someone who had turned four paladins into mincemeat in an instant… I was superimposing him with Stalin, who had been brutally executed. Does Claudia’s victory mean the victory of capitalism?
“We, we won! The dark elf won!”
“Ooooh…!”
“Paladins! Use this chance to rescue the paladins!”
All the spectators watching the battle erupted in cheers.
Seeing them whistling and shouting, “Damn, she’s hot!” made me want to kill them all, comrades or not. Can’t you shut your mouths, you bastards? I’d let the praise slide, but I can’t stand you sexually harassing my woman.
Following orders, the soldiers who had rushed out dragged the fallen paladins away, and Claudia picked up the dark sword dropped by the heretical swordsman, examining it for a moment.
—Bang!
Then, she nonchalantly kicked the guy’s head with all her might.
It was as natural as kicking an old soccer ball lying on the street.
I expected his head to burst like a watermelon or be torn off and fly away from the direct hit, but other than his body twitching greatly, there was no significant change.
Judging by how he withstood Claudia’s kick, he seemed to have considerable durability. Well, he ended up collapsing in defeat anyway.
When the kick didn’t work, she simply plunged the dark sword she was holding into the fallen guy’s back. —Thwack. It was a clean finish, like sticking a flag into a handmade burger.
—Swish.
Then, the body pierced by the sword, along with the sword, scattered into black smoke.
I wondered if he had been freed from the evil blessing, but when I kept watching, no corpse remained. Just like when he used Blink earlier, his body itself turned into smoke and disappeared.
Thus, the smoke flew into the sky.
I couldn’t tell if he was killed or if he had escaped.
But it was clear that Claudia had won.
—Koo-ah-ah-ah-ah!!!!
At the same time, the battle situation also changed.
The black smoke spewing from the bodies of the monstrous giants disappeared without a trace.
To be precise, it merged with the black smoke of the heretical swordsman who had just flown away, as if assimilating, and flew into the sky. As a result, the paladins rampaged wildly, toppling the monsters.
The cursed black people who had been constantly attacking also stopped appearing. The exact cause-and-effect relationship was unknown, but it was speculated that the fall of the heretical swordsman had an impact.
“Sis is so damn strong.”
Winia, who was standing next to me, said.
“Yeah. I can only be amazed.”
You could really tell at a glance that she was damn strong. Until now, I had only vaguely known that she was strong, but I didn’t know her exact power.
It was safe to say that she had the skill to slaughter a swordsman who overwhelmed four paladins in an instant. It’s really amazing.
Can I become that strong too?
“Well, it seems like we’ve won.”
“Yeah. Justice always prevails… Well, let’s go exploring when it’s over.”
I guessed that there wouldn’t be a single survivor in the village.
You can’t create such monsters normally. They were probably created or summoned by sacrificing the entire village population as offerings.
And overall, an evil aura was rampant.
I don’t know what the Apostle of Ejath does, but he even turns fellow bandits into mindless black people and sends them to charge.
There’s no way such a guy would have spared the residents.
It’s a sad thing, but most of the adventurers gathered here participated in the holy war army to loot such unclaimed treasures.
“Formation! Advance!”
“Advance!”
“Advance!”
“Advance!”
The soldiers advanced in perfect order. The monsters were falling, so it was a good time to advance. The soldiers, who advanced slowly, surrounded the monsters and thrust their spears and swords into them.
—Koo-ooo…!
Because they were weakened, it seemed that the soldiers could also handle them.
A scene like an ant colony slaughtering a praying mantis.
By joining forces with the paladins and pouring attacks, they quickly regained the upper hand.
I also joined the soldiers at the rear with Winia and advanced.
As I was doing that, someone poked my side from behind.
“Katt.”
It was Claudia.
“Oh! Claudia! You’ve finally come! I’ve been waiting for you!”
I was so happy that I hugged Claudia tightly and poured out words like how awesome she was and how hard she had worked.
“You were so awesome that I couldn’t even speak! Claudia is the best! You were so cool! It was really overwhelming strength!”
“Hehe, thank you.”
Claudia also smiled, hugging my waist.
I really couldn’t say anything other than that she was amazing. The dual swords she wielded freely, the kick that came in at the right timing, and the dark elf’s unique cruelty in the finishing uppercut!
There wasn’t a single part that wasn’t cool!
I already had a crush on her, but I felt like I was falling even deeper!
A strong woman…!
Distorted… no!
The right kind of lust!
“Why is our Claudia so strong!”
It’s really overwhelming power.
As I admired and praised her repeatedly, Claudia grabbed my face and said.
“You can become like me too, Katt.”
“…”
But at the same time, I lost a little confidence.
Claudia’s words silenced me.
Her power was transcendental, on a different level from a hyper-shit like me. I didn’t think I could ever reach her.
I had worked hard and lived diligently, and I had gained considerable power, but the reality was that I couldn’t even guarantee a 1:1 victory against the black people from earlier.
I always tried to become stronger to show Claudia a good side of myself. I liked being praised for the small but steadily increasing power.
But… with such a big difference, can I really become similar?
I don’t know.
“I… I don’t know if that will happen.”
My confidence was dropping.
Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to be so weak compared to my woman? My mana pool was still tiny. After realizing such a big difference in power, I started to wonder if I could ever reach her.
So I became a little intimidated.
“Katt, you can do it.”
Claudia put her forehead against mine.
“I can… do it?”
“Yeah. I can say that because it’s me, Katt. You can become an even stronger warrior. That guy you just fought was strong, but he lacked sense, you know? You’re actually better in that aspect.”
As if she had read my thoughts, she whispered softly into my ear in a gentle tone, as if to instill confidence.
“If you had that guy’s strange power, you would definitely be able to handle it better. I thought so while fighting.”
“…Really? Really?”
“Katt. I know you very well. That’s why I’m saying this.”
I don’t know.
No matter how hard I try, there will be a limit. Of course, there is no limit for Cheonma Kim Katt. The very idea that there is a limit for a being beyond the heavens is ridiculous.
But Claudia was a being stronger than Cheonma.
“You didn’t lose confidence after seeing me, did you?”
She said in a worried tone.
Was she worried about that…? Unfortunately, that’s right.
“…Well, a little.”
“Don’t. I was actually trying to show you a little bit of my true self.”
Show me her true self?
“…You were trying to show me?”
“Yeah. It’s hard to find a strong opponent, right? I wanted to stimulate you, and it was a good opportunity.”
Claudia was talking about stimulation.
If she showed me her strong side, I would be stimulated. That’s right. The sensor in my heart that wants to become stronger was stimulated.
But isn’t the difference too big?
Even if I catch up to some extent, I wonder if I can even reach her toes…
“You wanted to catch up to me, right?”
As I was thinking that, Claudia spoke again.
“You read my mind?!”
“I know all your thoughts just by looking at your face.”
“…”
My head heated up in an instant.
As she said, I was always trying to chase after Claudia.
I thought that if I became stronger, I would become like Claudia, but at the same time, the sight of her instantly dealing with the guy who had easily crushed the four paladins who rushed at her was so overwhelming.
The vague difference became clear.
“Because I love you.”
“Th, that…”
A fastball suddenly flew in.
My body trembled greatly.
“Katt, I fell in love with many parts of you. One of them is your potential. Your talent as a warrior. I can tell because I love you. That’s why I showed you. That I’m such a strong woman. That I love you.”
Oh, no… that…
My head was spinning.
“I believe in you. Katt, you can become a strong warrior.”
I’m happy.
“You’ve been getting stronger recently, right? So I showed you that so you wouldn’t lose that heart. Set your goals high. Little by little. Slowly increase your experience and strength. There’s plenty of time.”
…Claudia is trying to grow me into a strong warrior. Maybe she was trying to do that from the first time we met. She spoke to me in a confident tone.
“You can definitely catch up to me.”
Then I’ll have to live up to her expectations.
“Katt is Cheonma, right?”
Claudia, who had stepped back, took my hand.
Even though she was holding it lightly, I could feel the incredible strength of her grip.
Yeah, that’s right.
“—Ah.”
I am.
“Yeah.”
Cheonma.
“I am Cheonma Kim Katt.”
I said, looking into Claudia’s eyes.
“A damn strong man.”
Her golden eyes with cat-like vertical pupils were attractive. Just looking at them made me feel like I would fall in.
“Thank you, Claudia. And I love you, Claudia. Thanks to you, my strength sensor has been stimulated. As you said, I will have to work harder to gain even stronger power.”
“Yeah. That’s it.”
Claudia smiled.
Yeah, she stimulated me, so I just need to become stronger as she intended.
There was no need to lose confidence from the beginning. Claudia believes that I will become stronger, so of course I have to believe in her too.
Cheonma becomes stronger without end.
That’s what Beyond the Heavens is.
“…Claudia. I hate that this place isn’t Isvant so much.”
My lower body was so heavy from her passionate declaration of love. I wanted to overlap my body with Claudia right away. The blood in my whole body was rushing to one place, and the tough leather pants for battle felt so uncomfortable.
“Hehe, that’s a relief?”
Claudia, who smiled faintly, tapped my bulging lower body with a playful gesture. “Woah!” Then what I was holding back completely stood up!
“Yeah. I want to go back soon too. Can you hold out until then?”
“Ah, damn it.”
To make me hard and then manage my ejaculation!
“Then Katt, let’s go now. Everyone is advancing. Hmm… Are there any enemies left?”
“If there are, I’ll beat them all up, seriously.”
Mana that was exploding like crazy was swirling around my whole body. The energy that I felt so clearly was fluctuating between my bones and muscles. My mana seems to be greatly affected by emotions after all.
The three of us went inside the village.
The monsters had already been defeated, and an order had been issued to mop up the remnants and loot under the guise of exploration. I need to hurry and go around the village and collect things that are worth money.
“…That blackie is so damn docile only to sis. He’s so gentle, really.”
Winia, who had been silently watching my and Claudia’s heated conversation, said as if spitting it out. After saying that, she turned her head away without checking my gaze.
“Ah. Winia.”
“What.”
“I love you. Really.”
“Bullshit. You only have sis in your heart anyway.”
“No, I have you too.”
I went behind Winia as she was and suddenly lifted her up.
“Kya, kyaah! Ah, damn blackie! Put me down!”
“Ah, this is called the princess carry.”
And then the princess carry.
It seems like she’s jealous, so I need to show her my sincerity. I love Claudia, but I love Winia too.
…Claudia has already changed my ideology.
“I do it for the person I love.”
“…I don’t know, you damn idiot blackie.”
“Ah, why again.”
“No reason. Just keep carrying me.”
“Okay.”
