「Funnuuuuuuu!!」

    The lizard roars and flung its tail . It’s a roar that’s unimaginable from the bewitching beauty a moment ago .

    I dodged to the side . The tail hits the ground where I standing before .

    The ground breaks, the building shakes .

    With that power, normal people wouldn’t be unscathed from that .

    「Here, here, here!」

    *Dogoーn!*  *Dogoーn!* , it echoes, consecutive attacks from the tail flew .

    I tried to take it .

    I received the tail that was flung from above by crossing the two Demon Swords .

    Heavy, it felt .

    *Mishi*, the ground I’m standing on cracks .

    「Quite strong . It’s just like how you look huh」

    「Kukuku, you can’t do anything even if you knew that」

    「I only need to dodge . It’s nothing if it doesn’t hit」

    I said that and dodged the tail . The sure-kill attack of the tail continuously hits the ground .

    「Tch, how agile . Then, how about this」

    Aerine said that, pulled out her own scales, and scattered them .

    The scales transformed mid-air, and changed into a small Aerine .

    Small lizard appeared in bulk .

    They grabbed my feet, and literally stop me on my feet .

    「Your feet stopped, now die!」

    「Careful!」

    I heard Aura’s scream from behind .

    『It’s not that dangerous as she says so』

    『Un, it’s Otou-san after all』

    I heard the mother and daughter’s conversation inside my head . They talked as if there were no danger at all .

    As they said, there’s nothing dangerous, there’s no way there would be .

    The tail that was flung downーーI received it this time using Hikari .

    I stopped it using the shorter Demon Sword .

    「What!」

    Aerine getting surprised .

    「Haaa!!」

    A focused slash . I swung Eleanor .

    「Guaaaaa!!」

    The scream roars . It was a scream that even shakes the building .

    Aerine’s tail was cut off from the middle .

    Squirming tail that was cut off; a dark aura coming out from the wound .

    Aerine hugs her tail, and agonizes .

    「R-Ridiculous . For a blade to get through my tough skin」

    「Ahh, is your toughness something you’re proud of? I did a bad thing then」

    While saying that, I charged, this time, I slashed using Hikari .

    The tail that was cut, another attack to cut off rings .

    The tail that was like a sliced ham flings in the air, and falls to the ground .

    「Guo, uoooooo………」

    The quality of the scream changed .

    The parts coming from pain increased, and it didn’t shake the building anymore .

    I stabbed the tail that fell down with Eleanor, threw it into the air, and cut it into pieces .

    The meat chunks are scattered .

    「You bastarddd」

    A voice of hatred . With blood-shot eyes full of hatred, Aerine glares at me .

    「Is that all you have?」

    「Ku!」

    Aerine jumped, jumping back .

    The summoned mini lizard that changed from scales came in between us .

    They were protecting Aerine .

    I cut them off .

    One kill, one slash . I cut off all of them, and went towards Aerine .

    I chased her down . Aerine lost all the might she had in the start .

    Hatred was only there . She looked at me with eyes filled with a hundred percent pure hatred .

    『Don’t play around, hurry up and take her last breath』

    Eleanor scolded me . I guess so .

    She’s annoying so I’m punishing her, but I probably should kill her now .

    I thought of that, and readied Eleanor .

    「Ku, kukukukuku」

    Aerine suddenly started laughing .

    It was sudden; with an expression full of confidence .

    「What are you laughing at」

    「Kukuku」

    Aerine didn’t answer; *Pachin*, she snapped her fingers .

    A monster eyeball that has wings of a bat appeared .

    As if it was a projector, the monster’s eyes released light, and showed a video .

    What was being shown was a bedroom from somewhere, a middle-aged woman was sleeping on the top of a splendid bed .

    Around her, she was being surrounded by mini lizards .

    Sounds could also be heard, the mini lizards raised monstrous voices .

    「What is that」

    「Okaa-sama!」

    I heard Aura’s scream .

    「Okaa-sama? Is that person, your mother」

    「Un! Okaa-sama, what are going to do to Okaa-sama?」

    「That depends on your attitude」

    「A hostage huh」

    「I knew that Aura was connected to you, you know, I made planned it from the beginning」

    「……how despicable」

    I whispered, and hesitated .

    It’s easy to kill her just like this .

    For me who had fought against the Red Dragon Olivia, this thing’s strength is like an insect’s .

    It’s only a hundredth of Olivia .

    That’s why it’s easy to kill her, but if I do that, it’s easy to imagine what would happen to Aura’s mother .

    She’s going to be killed for sure .

    『What would you do?』

    『Otou-san……』

    I wonder . Aura’s mother, the place she is in right now, I can’t warp there since I had not been there .

    A hostage……it’s annoying, but it’s effective .

    It can’t be helped, huh .

    But, when I was thinking of that .

    【Kakeru!】

    I heard a voice from the eyeball monster .

    It’s a voice that I’m familiar with, it’s my woman’s voice .

    Soon after, Melissa appeared beside Aura’s mother .

    「Melissa?! Why are you there」

    I asked, but a reply that’s a little bit off came back .

    【If you can hear me, don’t worry! I’m here after all】

    It looks like it isn’t a video call, but is only being sent on one side .

    But, I understood the situation .

    And, there are no more worries .

    I readied the Demon Sword, clad the usual dark aura, and went towards Aerine .

    「What are you going to do?」

    Aura got surprised .

    「You bastard, do you not care about the hostage?」

    「Do what you want」

    I answered promptly . Aura and Aerine got surprised .

    「A bluff, huh……alright, look at this and regret」

    *Pachin*, Aerine snapped her finger .

    Across the screen, the lizards attacked Aura’s mother .

    「Okaa-sama!」

    Aura raised her scream . But, I didn’t move .

    Blood splashes out from Aura’s motherーーnot her, but splashes out from Melissa’s body that was beside her .

    Immortal Saint Melissa, her powers are to receive damage behalf someone, and immortality .

    As long as she’s there, Aura’s mother would not die . She wouldn’t even get injured .

    Blood spurts out of Melissa . Her appearance was suitable for the name of a saint, it feels very dignified .

    『Make it up to her later』

    Eleanor said . Of course, I’m planning to do that .

    「W-What does this mean?」

    Aerine panicked .

    I took a step forward; Aerine flinched .

    「Well, well, is that your last card?」

    「Ku……!」

    「Is there anything left?」

    I said, and narrowed my eyes .

    「U-Uwaaaaa!!」

    Aerine turned around and runs .

    Along the way, she kicked off the king that couldn’t understand the situation, and ran .

    Of course, I won’t let her get away .

    Inside the room, I warped in front of her .

    「What!」

    「Die already」

    「Damn it!!!!」

    Getting desperate, Aerine attacked .

    A slash using Eleanor .

    I cut off Aerine’s head .

    Shaking her huge body, Aerine collapsed .

    Here, and also across the video . The mini lizards returned to scales one next to the other .

    Melissa was very dignified even being soaked in blood . Aura’s mother was completely unscathed .

    In this side, Aerine’s corpse collapsed, Aura got relieved, and the king started trembling .

    “For the meantime, everything’s clear”, I thought .