Chapter 83 – Prasion
One.
My heart hurts. It felt as if the pressure of the magical power that constantly flowed through Karen’s body was squeezing her heart.
However, the four toru did not let go of Karen’s control arm even as she coughed up her blood.
The fishy taste of blood in his mouth was cooling Netoru’s head. It is familiar to play the role of a clown on the border between life and death.
All you need at this moment is cool-headedness.
‘… It’s impossible to deal with all of them in this state.’
Is it because of fatigue? In his blurry vision, Netoru glared at the bugs surrounding the clock tower.
Natsuo, there are too many spiders surrounding that kid. It’s realistically impossible to handle all of that by yourself when your body condition is like this.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t just leave it like this.
It’s me that these guys are after.
So it was obvious how they would behave if I ignored them and ran away. Hostages that have no value will be immediately disposed of on the spot.
To be honest, considering Netoru’s plans for the future, Natsuo was an uncomfortable existence. In some ways, it might be more convenient to leave it as it is.
However, I do not intend to stand by death because of that greed.
Natsuo, that kid didn’t commit a crime to die.
It was a kind of responsibility. You shouldn’t be swayed by personal desires to save people. As a result, the resolution made that day becomes meaningless.
So, for me, this is a must-do.
That’s why Netoru moved the holy cavalry toward Natsuo’s location without hesitation.
The number of enemies is high, and if you are in a state where you can’t win.
There is only one way to do it here.
Natsuo, I have no choice but to quickly save him and leave the battlefield, leaving the rest to the other troops.
But the method is the problem.
There was only one way to break through the bugs that were already ready to fire and reach Natsuo.
“… Karen. I’m going to use Mana Release from now on. And like this, we will break through at once and save Natsuo.”
“Yes? Dissipate power? Now, hold on… I can’t use Mana Release yet! My magical nervous system has not yet been completed to that point…!?”
“Don’t worry. After checking your body, the base for using Mana Release has been completed to some extent.”
“What? How do you know that… Huh!?”
Netoru pulled hard on Karen’s control rod.
Sorry for her but no time to convince her. A number of spiders were already aiming their muzzles at this direction.
······Concentrate your consciousness.
At that moment, what was pictured in Karen’s mind was the countless bundles of magical nerves that existed in Karen’s body, and the magical nervous system, where those lines gathered to form one gigantic form.
Karen’s lower abdomen, where the womb is located.
There, numerous magical nerves were tangled, and there was a blueprint for moving the holy cavalry.
Netoru accessed her blueprint.
Certainly, Karen’s blueprints are immature compared to Ceres’s. A girl’s body far from that of a mature woman.
However, the foundation for using Mana Release has already been completed to some extent.
This must be proof that Karen has been working hard every day to build her magical nervous system.
The finish was just lacking.
“Yes, Netoru…? What are you doing to my body right now?”
“Karen. Trust me and accept my magic.”
“No, I believe… Haha! Now your magic power… Oops! Haang! If so… Ugh! I can focus on connecting…!”
Above the cockpit, Karen screamed and drifted away drawing her pitiful gestures. However, Netoru further expanded her magic pass connected to her and inscribed her own magic into the inside of her womb.
It wasn’t something like a process to increase the output of the holy cavalry.
It was the process of taking over the magical nerve system inside her body, beyond taking the initiative of the magical power pass.
It’s okay if Karen can’t use it.
What’s lacking, I’ll make up for.
───Kiik!
Then, as if the spiders had finished their aim, the turret stopped moving. The long muzzle turned this way and was glaring at it, embracing the thick darkness.
The distance is approximately 50m forward.
The distance was now too close to avoid the Spiders’ barrage. So it was too late to avoid it.
There will be less than a second left before the bombardment.
But it doesn’t matter.
Netoru did not stop Karen’s holy cavalry, which was running, and went straight forward.
────Kwaaaaang!
A flame shoots out from the muzzle that has been aimed,
At the same time, Netoru forcibly twisted Karen’s magical nervous system, which was connected, into the form he wanted.
“… Ugh!?”
Is it because of a sensation I have never experienced before? Karen twisted her whole body impatiently, then lifted her head and wept silently, as if resisting her unknown sensations.
The nape of the neck dyed red. Stiff thighs and legs. Even the curved spine drawing a soft curve.
And at that moment, what appeared on Karen’s face was a look of pleasure, far from her pain.
At this moment, Karen’s magic nervous system was fully activated, forming a form never reached before.
Although it is said that it was forcibly completed due to Netoru’s magical power regardless of the person’s will,
Karen’s first release of her mana,
Although imperfect, it was a calm and elegant color.
It is said that mana reveals the inside of a person.
The magic that surrounded the holy cavalry and surrounded it was a beautiful color that really resembled Karen.
However, it was only for a while that I was able to see such colors.
Visibility is distorted by excessive use of abilities.
No, beyond distorting, everything in the world began to turn black as if the vision itself was broken.
But it doesn’t matter.
Even if I lost my sight, there was no problem moving with just the scenery imprinted in my head.
Before long, the countless shells that had reached right in front of her nose were blocked and distorted by an invisible, intangible wall.
Netoru kicked the ground, relying on that power.
2.
Kiik- cooooong!
Spyder’s unique joint sound was disturbing his ears. Natsuo gritted his teeth, holding on to the part of the clock tower that barely protruded.
If you fall here, you die. No matter how trained a pilot’s body was, falling from a building of this height to the ground had no choice but to die.
But at the risk of such life.
Natsuo felt more confused than afraid.
“······What are these guys?”
Suddenly, just as Spider aimed at the clock tower, she thought she would die. However, the place where the shell hit was the side of the clock tower.
Was it simply a coincidence?
Or was it aimed and shot?
It wasn’t difficult to know the answer.
Natsuo looked around in a precarious situation where he could fall at any moment. Then, I saw the spiders congregating around the clock tower and forming a defensive formation.
I made eye contact with some of them for a moment, but they didn’t attack and seemed to be watching me. Looking at the spying reddish eyes of the spiders, Natsuo swallowed.
······ These guys can’t believe it.
“… Are you using me as bait?
I’ve never heard of bugs behaving like this. I felt goose bumps all over my body in a situation I had never experienced before. Bugs move so intelligently?
Then what are you planning to do with me as bait?
That too was an obvious answer. The bugs were now targeting Karen’s Holy Troopers. Didn’t they openly attack Karen’s holy cavalry throughout the battle?
It’s the worst. This was so bad
‘···Because of me.’
Natsuo felt a strong sense of guilt and shame when he saw Karen running to save him.
What have I done now
I should have headed to the shelter soon. What the hell was I doing here, who can’t even ride a sexual cavalry?
No···.
What did Karen think when she saw me like this?
I’m sure you’ll think it’s pathetic.
Is that why?
“···No. Don’t come, Karen!”
Natsuo shouted, distorting her face. He had no intention of holding Karen by the ankles like this.
But her cries did not reach her.
In the end, the pure white holy cavalry did not stop.
───Kiiik!?
There he saw Natsuo.
The concentration of spiders fired a volley at Karen’s holy cavalry.
───Kurururung!
Soon there is an explosion, and buildings collapse. The sound didn’t stop with just one or two, it went on and on.
“·······”
A storm rages. Black smoke billowed madly, and dust rose from the rubble of collapsed buildings. Countless pieces of glass that were broken somewhere were carried by the storm and floated through the air.
Natsuo saw her and her eyes trembled.
No. I wanted something like this…
It seems that the strength in the hand that was barely holding the corner to keep from falling to the ground will be released.
Breathing quickens and pulse quickens. Even at this moment, my eardrums ached from Spider’s unstoppable gunfire. My whole body trembled and my back felt cold whenever shells continued to hit me in the black smoke.
And the blinding rage paints her head black and white. It was anger stemming from guilt and self-hatred that seeped deep into his bones.
“No. I wanted something like this…”
A murmur repeated several times.
But it was a pointless complaint.
My sins won’t go away like this.
Eventually, when Spider’s gunfire stopped, Natsuo’s pounding heart stopped, and the trembling that ran through his body subsided.
Like a hollow doll, Natsuo had no control over his body, and he felt nothing. At that moment, all that was left of him was an empty face like completely burned ashes.
Because of me, Karen… Is it dead
The child I have to protect is overdoing it because of me…
I didn’t want this. It’s better to be hit and killed by Spider’s bombardment.
Natsuo, desperate for that fact, let go of the corner of the building he was barely holding on to and surrendered to gravity.
The wind embraces the whole body, and the sky quickly recedes.
At the same time, the clock tower, which was precariously maintaining its shape, was powerlessly collapsing.
It was as if he was welcoming his own death.
And that was the moment.
───The kid is bothering me until the very end.
Hard to believe,
In the black smoke, a tattered white genitalia pulled out of her body and stretched out her hand towards Natsuo.
Is it an illusion?
Natsuo saw the figure of a man coughing up blood and laughing in the holy cavalry. He had a look on his face, as if he was relieved that it could be saved.
