Revenge Hero BAD END 85

Chapter 85 – #19 Decisive Battle, the Warrior’s Sword Reaches the Sky (2)

“Are you serious?”

“I’m always sincere, warrior.”

Earl Meln is also a person who handles magical powers and uses magic and sorcery.

He, too, must have clearly sensed how terrifying the mace that is being prepared step by step in the sky is composed of terrifying magical power.

I bet it is.

――However, he believed without any hesitation that Emilia could do it.

――The hero is boasting that he won’t whine about things like that at all.

“I am…”

However, it was not a matter of being able to do it or not, but rather that it was better for Emilia to die like this in the first place.

If you survive like this, what will be left?

If anything, Count Meln’s sorcery is still attached to him like a leash, and if he survives here, a miserable life awaits him as a sex slave for Count Meln.

Earl of Meln and Mona’s pacifier.
That’s how I’m going to spend my whole life being consumed by these two.

If so, this is better.

You can free yourself from a miserable future.
Even his enemy, Earl Meln, could be put to an end right here.

As for the succubus Mona, if Emilia dies, she will receive a deep penalty due to the effects of her contract. She may hopefully reach extinction.

Therefore.
Therefore.
Therefore.

So――I… !

“~~~~~~~~~~~~!”

Emilia messing with her hair.

Her rich, curled blond hair, tied together with roughly torn fabric, was disheveled.
Earl Meln only looked at Emilia as if she were lovable.

His gaze was always soft, and he had a detached expression, as if there would be no problem even if he died like this.
… If it’s a villain, I want you to be more afraid of your own death and feel fear.

“… Shit really!”

Shiing… !

Letting out words of deep annoyance, Emilia raised the greatsword in her hand and swung it into the air as if testing it.
The beautiful sound of cutting the wind came from her sword blade, with a clear echo.

A sword good enough to split. Perhaps, it is a very good sword comparable to that of a warrior.
If this is it, maybe I can overcome that blow.

Holding that greatsword of hers in her hand, Emilia raised her eyes and shouted.

“Really decomposition! Me and you can die here too!”

“Please let me just give up like this! Just let me die too!!”

“X feet… X feet! What’s this! Why, I… !”

There was a very sad feeling in his voice.

A muffled moan escaped from her throat. Tears welled up, clouding her eyes.

“No, I hate you too! I wish I could die! Sincerely!”

Different emotions cross over. No matter how much I try to give up, I just can’t give up.

I don’t want to die.

I want to defeat the demons.

I don’t want to end the line of warriors.
She wants to carry on her father’s will and fulfill her duty as a hero.

Everyone――I want this body to become a sword and shield to protect everyone.

So, Emilia began pouring her mana into the great sword she held in her hand.

Her strength as a hero is slowly instilled into this sword that she is not yet accustomed to.

“Never, not for you, Count Meln!”

“Yes, it is. I guess so.”

“It’s for the people! It’s because I don’t want to die! Because I’m a hero, I can’t just leave such an evil existence alone!
Remember! It’s just that you’re involved in protecting people! No, just die!”

“I can’t die, but I understand how you feel, my love. That’s why I love you so much that I can’t stand it.”

A gradually gathering storm.

Earl Meln happily looked down at Emilia, who was gritting her teeth and glaring at her while her hair was rustling in the storm, with her eyes that seemed to really melt her.

――Emilia is a hero.

――No matter what anyone says, she is a hero.

Even though there is an enemy right next to him, and he has a means to kill and eliminate the enemy, he prioritizes people’s comfort over revenge.

Even so, they are not simply like dolls pushed by their mission, and they themselves also feel the longing for life and contradictions and resentment towards themselves that they cannot do anything about.

Its immaturity.
Its sincerity.
That contradiction.
Its straightness.

A girl younger than her who has the freshness of a green apple, the sorrow of a pathetic flower, and the strength of an unbreakable reed.

That immature figure, Earl Meln loved.

“Then please take good care of me, hero.”

“… I really hate you.”

Despite the words full of contempt, Earl Meln smiled with an expression that could not be seen with his eyes open as if he was rather happy.

* * *

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh —

Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo!!!

The dragon of death, which floated up in the stormy night sky and gathered strength there, now felt that its power was reaching a critical point.

Nonetheless, we are still gathering more and more strength.

It gathers the mana in her air, digests it, and turns it into her own magical power.

Just as other dragons suck air full of mana to use her breath, even if she can’t suck air from her because she doesn’t have lungs, she just draws her mana itself extensively.

Collect, collect, collect, collect.

Even in the dark, the Dragon Heart and Magic Core, which shimmered mysteriously, were now shining red and bright, reminiscent of a small sun.

Most of the light was covered by the dense black fog, but as the light was added, the light would now clearly reach beyond the fog.

『―――――――!!」

The dragon of bone, the dragon of death, with a neck without vocal cords, howled toward the ground below.

It is also a cry of mourning for its master, and an expression of its will to fulfill its mission to the end.

With a crack, a crack, a crack, the bones begin to crumble and crack.

If it continues like this, it might disappear without any form remaining, but it still gathers the storm as if it doesn’t matter.

Woo woo woo! Whoops! Whoops!

Woo woo woo! Whoops! Whoops!

The magic core, which was shaking and gathering mana, has passed the critical point, and now it is about to run out of control while showing abnormal reactions.

As he compresses and wraps it with his will, he collects more, more, more mana and warms up.

More compressed.
A bit stronger.
Add a little more power

In other words, prepare the greatest blow to the extent that there is nothing that cannot be defeated.

It only takes one time.

Because he intends to use his body as a disposable bag. That’s why I try even more reckless compression.

As if it was still not enough, the vortex of magical power swirled and increased its rotation.

The ‘little sun’ that cannot be covered even by the black fog.

It glowed red and magical, and it was loaded right now to wipe out all living things on the ground.

――Soon, all preparations will be over.

* * *

And just before the dragon’s death blow was barely ready.

Standing on the balcony below it, facing the storm, Emilia muttered a sigh.

“I’m running out of time.”

Concise words. The monster in the sky had already gathered strength for a minute ago, but this one is just barely preparing.

Although the body has recovered a little, it still takes time to gather strength to increase output.

The greatsword in Emilia’s hand.

A great sword originally used by the Demon King’s confidant, the Black Knight. The jet-black blade is surrounded by a faint silver light, and the light gradually grows larger as time passes.
However, even such a light is too far off to compare to the ominous ‘little sun’ that is still glimpsed in the sky.

That fact was clear at a glance, and even Earl Meln did not say such a carefree thing, saying ‘I believe in you’ in front of this scene.

“Time. How much do you need?”

“I do not know either. As much as possible. A little too much.”

Emilia continued to gather her mana while sweating while holding her greatsword tightly with both of her hands.

A small storm slowly rages from her body, but even that is swallowed up by a huge storm that the dragon in the sky gathers.

She cannot estimate the exact time, but she intuitively realizes that the time is near.

Soon, that dragon’s breath will shoot towards this place without mercy.

“Right. I’m sure you’re running out of time.”

“So, stand in front and become a meat shield. It’s okay to just turn to dust and disappear.”

“I can’t die before you. ――But being a shield is a favor.”

Thump…

Earl Meln, who was standing right behind Emilia, passed her and went forward to the balcony.

Further forward from the balcony where the storm raged. Under the sky where the heavy rain is pouring and the red light full of life is shining right above.

“Uh… ?”

A bewildered voice leaked from Emilia’s mouth.

A blank in the head for an instant. I don’t understand what Count Meln is doing now, so I put on a stupid face.

Even in the midst of this, the light was still rising more and more clearly from the greatsword in his hand.

“Probably won’t last long. It will work out somehow. Mona, help me.”

Earl Meln adjusted the glove on his right side, and from the pocket inside his chest he took out the paper knife he always carried with him and put it in his hand.

Holding it out gracefully, he slit the wrist of his other arm.

Whoops whoops… !

From his slashed wrist, a colossal amount of blood gushed into the air.

The blood flying through the air wanted to be scattered here and there in a violent storm, but at some point it floated in the air as if it had a will and stopped.

Then, it moves slowly by itself, forming a strange pattern and gin.

At Count Meln’s feet, Mona’s upper body was sticking out from the shadow of Count Meln, who had completely assimilated with the darkness outside.

“Yes, yes, Master. Good, good.”

“You can stay like this. You can stand like this. All you have to do is leave it to me. All you have to do is follow what I say. Leave everything to me.”

“This talented Mona will do everything for you. I am your excellent servant.”

“It’s unfortunate that it ended up helping humans.”

“But this time, I will teach you everything, and I will help you.”

“To that end–I am your servant.”