86-Episode 76: Fight the Summon Beast, the Strongest Onmyoji





 The dragon flies in a straight line to its destination and soon reaches the top of the mountain.
 We both jumped down from the dragon as it landed on a rocky outcrop where it lived and bowed.

This is the dragon's lair...?
Yeah. That rock pile over there is where the dragons sleep. The eggs are there.
You mean like... an egg?
I'm sorry. I don't think I have time to explain.

 At that moment.
 From the forest that stretches beyond the rocky area, a creaking sound began to echo.

 Suddenly, in a straight line toward us, a number of trees begin to be torn down from deep within the forest.
 Finally, a huge red-black tiger snaps through the trees facing the rocky ground and appears.

 Behind it, the dragon rears back as if it were pressurized.
 The monster approaches, sprinkling a vicious murderous atmosphere.
 In the face of it, I invoked a technique.

The "Phase of the Earth - The Art of the Penetrating Blade".

 A red-black tiger slammed into the several pillars of quartz that stood in the way.
 From there, more pillars protruded diagonally from the perimeter to surround the lava body, completely trapping the monster.

''Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 Rava Tiger howled and bit one of the pillars.
 Just like last time, the quartz pillar didn't falter. But gradually, its surface slowly melted away from the heat.
 It won't last long.

 But we've had enough time to talk for nothing.
 I take a breath and raise my voice.

"Hey, Zekt! You're there. Come on out.
Come back at an awkward time, my dear scholar.

 A sorcerer emerges from the forest----a sorcerer with a robe on and a grimoire open in his hand, and a group of mercenaries with swords in their hands.
 Behind the hood, the summoner (Summoner), the head of the Zecto mercenary group, raises the edge of his mouth.

''I was going to take my commission fee and tonsure them when I was able to retrieve one egg, but now I guess I'll have to eliminate two of them.
'Hmm, I knew you were after eggs from the beginning. His Highness said they go to the market occasionally, and I thought they might be.
Ha, I'll tell you what. Sell one of those dragon eggs and we'll all get to play for a year. Well, he was a foolish prince, wasn't he?

 Zekt chuckles.

''There's no way you can defeat a Greater Dragon with this many people! It's the level of monster that a country can use to take on, and all I had to do was show them the Rava Tiger and they believed me. But it would have been easy enough to get rid of them.

 I laugh back at the summoner.

I was right, wasn't I? Fake expert.
'Oh...? Kid, you don't seem to understand the situation.

 Zekt twists his mouth.

''My Rava Tiger it ain't a monster that can be dealt with by your petty magic.

 A cracking sound.
 The Rava Tiger had just finally snapped the pillar of quartz that was about to melt.
 The monster escaped from the transparent cage and let out a murderous roar.

''Orac, you're going to be scorched and eaten!

 The red-black lava-clad legs flail for a leap.

 Then.

 From Rava Tiger's (.........) feet (.......), a huge column of water (........) erupted (.................).

''Nah!''

 In front of Zekt's astonished eyes, a lava beast leaped up into the water column and rolled onto the rocky ground.

 The massive amount of water that spewed up falls directly to the ground. It flows according to the slope and swallows up Zekt and the mercenaries.

 I was surprised to see the same thing.

 A great flow of power.
 The one who controlled it was a cat-haired girl who held out her right hand, wearing a ring, to the enemy.

"I won't do it again without a fight.

 Yifa whispered with a quiet expression on her face.
 Seeing that, I couldn't help but open my mouth.

Yifa.........
Seika-kun, I'm not ready...
'Wow! How could you move now!
Yeah, yeah.

 Yifa's face falls at the sound of my bouncy voice.
 She looks puzzled.

'Because that's what Seika-kun was talking about the other day...'
'It's not usually easy to do when you're told to, you know. Yifa has a lot of nerve.
Yeah, I guess so.
''I knew it wasn't a mistake to bring you here. You've learned to handle water magic so well. I'm amazed.
...eh-heh-heh.

"d*mn, what kind of magic is this, you're one of those elves?

 Zekt is caught on a rock and is crying out, soaking wet.
 I crane my neck.

"Elf...? What the hell is he talking about?
Well, you know, Seika-kun...
'Well, okay, it's a continuation, Yifa. It's a good thing we used a lot of water, because a small amount of water can be dangerous, because the heat of the lava can evaporate quickly. It's a good thing we used a lot of water, because if it's not enough, the heat from the lava will cause it to evaporate instantly, which can be dangerous.

 I pointed at LavaTiger, who was standing up unsteadily, and it was understandable that his movements were awkward.
 Its movements were understandably jerky.
 Most of the lava armor had hardened to black.

'See how the red areas have hardened into a round, bumpy shape? After the surface has cooled, the lava inside flows to form rocks like that. When a volcano erupts and the lava flows into the ocean, rocks like that are formed.
Oh, yeah...



 It was then that Ravatiger howled.
 The surface of the hardened armor cracked and new lava began to flow.

'Don't think this is the end of it! My Rava Tiger won't be able to use half-hearted magic!

 Zekt shouts as he stands up.

 Yifa's expression becomes grim.
 I gently grab the right hand that was about to be raised and bring it down.

What...?
That's okay. I'll take care of it.

"The Art of the Earth's Phase - the Art of the Enema Net.

 A white cast net covered the Rava Tiger.
 The lava beast furiously rampaged around in exasperation at being prevented from moving.
 As expected of asbestos, the ropes were beginning to break in places, as if they couldn't withstand the heat that melted the quartz.

 Zekt raises the corner of his mouth and laughs.

'Ha, you idiot! You're not going to catch a lava tiger in a net!
No, we're not going to get him.

 I whispered quietly.
 I pointed one at the rampaging lava beast.

"I just wanted you to be quiet for a minute.

"The Art of the Beam Beaming Fire Phase - White Flame.

 What was spat out of the Hitogata was a dazzling white flame.
 It swallowed the Rava Tiger trapped in the net in a single breath.

 Soon after it disappeared----there was nothing left.

''Huh.........?''

 Zekt makes a dumbfounded sound.

 The only thing that can be called the remnants of the Rava Tiger is a stone block of high-melting-point mineral that was attached to the armor.
 There was no trace of the body, lava, or asbestos netting. Even the ground melted and boiled, and where it had cooled, it had turned to glass.

 I snickered and muttered to myself, "I said I'd turn it into charcoal.

You said you were going to put out the charcoal, but you didn't leave any charcoal behind.

 It's a pure white flame that melts even ash-heavy stone (*tungsten ore), forcibly raised to a burning temperature by the sun.
 It's as simple as vaporizing a single lava monster.

"What the hell are you.........

 Zekt opens his eyes and mutters with a shudder, to which I reply with a smile.

I'm the most powerful sorcerer in the world.
'You've got to be kidding me........ Hey, f*ck you! Wall at the vanguard! Work for your paycheck!

 The mercenaries who had been swept away by the water and caught on rocks and trees staggered to their feet.
 Then...



 Behind me, the dragon howls.
 In an instant, the depression spreads and the mercenaries begin to flee, eating bubbles.

'f*ck you, you've got to be kidding me!'
I can't deal with that thing.

 To the mercenaries who turn away while swearing, Zekt shouts with his eyes peeled back.

''Wait! Don't run away!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't run away.

 I said that and bound the mercenaries scattered about with the Vine Bindings.
 Then I smiled at Zekt, who was standing there.

"So, the only thing left to do is you.
The reason you haven't caught me like the others is because you've got a weakness for me... ...?
Yeah. You look so poor, can you manacle yourself? It's a pain in the ass.
'Well then I'll make you regret it!

 The grimoire that Zekt held emitted a strong light.
 A vicious smile appeared behind its hood.

''I'll show you! This is a true trump card, one that I can't even control! I don't care what happened to you and that town, it's hot!

 Raising a dumb voice, Zekt suddenly let go of the grimoire.

''Ehhh! My grimoire!

 Zekt's grimoire was burning.
 It should have been wet with water, but it was surrounded by orange flames and turned to ash.

'That's what the wand is for, isn't it?

 Yifa looked at Zekt with a steady eye and said.

''Is that all?''

 Orange flames begin to appear around Zekt in spirals as well.
 It's the flame of the human soul that I was familiar with in my previous life.

'I hope it's the end. Burning even you is going to be a bit of a challenge.

 Zekt slumped into the bug cage of human souls.
 That was already a complete heartbreaker.

''........Hey, Seika-kun, was this good?''

 Yifa looks at me expectantly.

"Oh, yeah. Nice work, Yifa. You almost summoned some kind of monster.

 When I patted her head, Yifa's eyes narrowed happily.

 But I'm a little disappointed.
 I'd like to see a little bit of that trump card.