Chapter 27.3
Episode 27 — Strong, Sharp and Supple～ Part 3 ～
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Glaring at the red winged devil in front of his eyes, Kyousuke took the stance of Jeet Kune Do. Red Wing spat out without even trying to conceal his irritation.
“Playing kung-fu movies at this time? I’m not free enough to be playing around with you.”
“I’m not playing around. I will defeat you.”
Red Wing obviously was wary of Kyousuke. It was because of the decisive blow which was fired earlier, the high-pressure water cannon «Himemizu 10 Billion Megaton Shot». That had to be it.
At least in physical combat capability, Kyousuke now had obtained enough power to fight against Red Wing. That sh.e.l.l was the proof. With that showed just earlier, the contemptuous att.i.tude that he always showed was completely gone.
It was no good to prolong the battle like that. Kyousuke thought of the bones of his whole body that was making ∗mis.h.i.+ mis.h.i.+∗ sound. Even though Kyousuke’s body had been reinforced, it could not withstand the density of Rin in the compressed state for a long time.
“Utsurogi-kun…”
“Ahh, I know…!”
Receiving Rin’s words who muttered anxiously, Kyousuke took a step forward.
“Tsk…!”
Looking at the foot that started to move, Red Wing clicked his tongue. Perhaps he thought that «he who strikes first wins». Faster than Kyousuke could take a second step, he accelerated his body and threw a fist full of power toward here.
“Uooraaa~!”
“Fu!”
Kyousuke accepted the delivered punched with one arm. A heavy feel transmitted to the whole body from his palm.
But that was all. Even though it was the power of the red winged devil that made Ryuzaki flinch, boasting of an unreasonable strength that the cla.s.s couldn’t even come close, for Kyousuke now it was completely manageable. While receiving the punch with his left palm, Kyousuke strongly clenched his right fist.
First of all, take one punch! Returning everything that we’ve endured so far, a blow with all my power!
“”OOORYAAA~!!””
Synchronizing his breath with Rin, the return gift with all their strength struck the devil’s face. Impact of collision shook the air.
“GUO~OAA~A~!”
The red winged devil raised a scream while rolling on the reddish wasteland. Kyousuke slowly pull pack the extended fist.
Just one punch, this much power just by hitting.
“Well…! It went well, Utsurogi-kun!”
“Ahh…!”
Kyousuke nodded to Rin’s words. It went well. It is enough to go against him!
Kyousuke and Rin advanced further to add a pursuit. Aiming at Red Wing who was standing up, they drove a fist in.
A black gauntlet moved and the unleashed fist was received. But the momentum of the punch didn’t stop. Destroying the guard, an impact struck on the armor.
“Guu…!?”
Eating the entire blow, the red winged devil rolled over the wasteland. Before Kyousuke and Rin’s punch which changed the immense water pressure into power, the guard didn’t have any meaning. Even so, Red Wing slowly stood up and resolutely struck back.
“Fun!”
Faster than his opponent’s fist could reach, Kyousuke’s third punch was driven into his abdomen.
“Ku~…. d.a.m.n! This…! Even if Phase 2 is activated, it is a mere skeleton…!”
W
hile holding down his belly, the red winged devil spat out words of hatred.
“It’s not just me. This power is…!”
There was a feeling that the bones of his whole body were creaking. The high pressure of Rin’s body was getting unbearable for Kyousuke’s body. There wasn’t much time until the time limit. But even so, Kyousuke didn’t stop walking. Rin was supposed to understand it as well, but she did not try to cancel the combined state.
Everyone worked as hard as they could, and little by little it stacked up. The stacked tower was about to reach a height of strength that they could never have reached just a few days ago.
“Stupid!!”
A black energy created a lightning-like effect on both arms of Red Wing. The released black lightning coiled around Kyousuke and Rin’s body. However, Kyousuke still didn’t stop his legs and slowly moved forward. No matter how strong this energy attack was, unless it could even cut through the deep sea itself, it could not reach deep inside (his body).
“No goo … it hurts!”
The ma.s.s contained within Rin’s body dispersed the power. While she was enduring the attack, Kyousuke again swung his fist.
“”OOORYAAAAAA~!””
Immediately after the fist struck, a high pressure water cannonball was fired at point-blank range. ∗Pis.h.i.+ri∗, along with that sound, a slight crack formed on the robust armor.
“We are ones who carry the Blood of Red Moon, such as, to a skeleton such as this…!”
“I should have said. It’s not my power alone…!”
Adding further pursuits to Red Wing who was leaking curses.
“Himemizu, Akira, Selena-san, Hakuba, Ryuzaki and Akai too! Because everyone lends me their strength little by little…!”
“…!?”
For a moment, the red winged devil widen his eyes in shock, then completely took Kyousuke’s fist. After being blown away, he slowly stood up while holding his stomach.
“Ku, gu…! After all, it was like that…!”
Spreading his wings widely, Red Wing prepared to fly. He will escape. Kyousuke thought so.
“More than this, not their opponents…! The King, need to report…!”
“Wait a…! Gu…”
Kyousuke was trying to give chase, but right then, severe pains struck his entire body and he involuntarily dropped to one-knee. His skeleton was creaking. The limit of wearing Rin in the compressed state was approaching. Anymore than this would be unreasonable, the bones of his whole body would be unable to endure and break down.
“U–Utsurogi-kun! Are you okay!?”
“No–not yet, somehow…!”
“It’s no good to be unreasonable! If it is unreasonable to do it, you can’t be unreasonable…”
Rin’s voice echoed in his head. Indeed, the battle situation is slanting favorably to here. Even if I am to miss that one here, surely there won’t be any effect to speak of. Our purpose here has almost been achieved already.
However, at that time, another voice other than Rin’s echoed in Kyousuke’s head.
———Do not let it escape. Kill it.
It was like a command received from someone, and at the same time it also seemed like an impulse that came up from his own heart. Kyousuke, even while being puzzled by the mysterious voice, lost to the difficult to resist feeling. If I don’t give a finis.h.i.+ng blow to Red Wing who is trying to escape in front of my very eyes right now, it will turn into a serious matter later on. Such feeling dominated his heart.
The severe pains withdrew like a lie, only the feeling that the bones of his whole body were screaming ∗mis.h.i.+ mis.h.i.+∗ remained. Kyousuke started to slowly get up, glaring at the red winged devil’s back.
“Utsurogi-kun, are you all right…?”
“Ahh, take him down. We can not let him go.”
“Y–yeah…”
That said, the body of Red Wing had already flown a considerable distance away toward the sky. His flying speed was not a big deal. If it was Ryuzaki, he would easily catch up, but whether he was paying attention over here was an entirely different matter. Kyousuke, glaring at the devil’s back as it was, took two steps, three steps, and then started running at a stretch.
Rin also understood Kyousuke’s intention and matched his timing. At the moment when Kyousuke strongly kicked the ground with all of his momentum, she sprayed a lot of water from the back, boosting the body high up in the air.
“Himemizu Megaton Missile Kiii——————iick!!”
Along with the loud yell of Rin, the flying kick was unleashed to the sky, heading straight toward the back of Red Wing as if it was a missile itself. Red Wing, noticing the shadow of Kyousuke who was pursuing him at a stretch, looked back.
The kick hit the chest of Red Wing who turned back. Precisely dug into the cracked part (of the armor). The missile kick that turned acceleration force into destructive force kicked apart the armor, broke the ribs and became a single stake stabbed into the heart.
The red winged devil vomited blood, and while his pupils turned bright red in seething anger and hatred, he creamed out curses in his death throes.
“This…, doing something like this, you think you can get out of this unharmed…!”
However, the devil’s gaze at that time was directed at neither Kyousuke nor Rin, but rather to someone far away.
“Even without my report, the King will still notice the betrayal of you b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You b.a.s.t.a.r.d as well won’t be able to escape the King’s domination, QUEE————EEN!!”
“”UOOOOORI~YAAAAAA~A~A~A~AAA~A~A————————!!””
Using all of the water that remained in Rin’s body as a propellant, Kyousuke body broke through the body of Red Wing. The fresh blood that his whole body was bathed in mixed with the jetted water and scattered in the air. Kyousuke and Rin’s body which jumped into the air, eventually lost its inertia and fell back to the reddish ground.
Along with a thunderous roar and a cloud of dust, Kyousuke and Rin got back down. Faster than it could fall to the ground, the body of Red Wing with a large hole opened in his chest turned into ashes as if being burned by the heat of the sun.
“Ne~e, Utsurogi-kun. That guy, what was he saying at the end?”
“Well…”
Rin asked, but naturally Kyousuke didn’t know, he had no choice but to tilt his head.
In the the direction that the red winged devil last looked at, there was only the heavy cruiser that Ryuzaki and the others had been riding on since earlier.
“……”
While sitting on the heavy cruiser’s chimney, she was watching a piece of p.a.w.n falling apart.
For a little while, she wanted to make preparation by secluding in the Promised Cemetery, but those guys seemed to have come out from their stupor faster than expected. It didn’t seem like she would be able to stop the news from leaking through any further than this. All the p.a.w.ns who had noticed her betrayal had been successfully disposed of, but it was also just a matter of time for the King to notice.
It was predicted that such developments would occur sooner or later. In addition, the bare minimum necessary «seeds» had already been spread. After that, there was no choice but to trust her «reliable cla.s.smate(s)».
———You b.a.s.t.a.r.d as well won’t be able to escape from the King’s domination, Queen!
The p.a.w.n’s death scream had also reached her ears. She knew. That was the fate of the household.
But she hated subordination. Always wanted to be free.
That’s why there was a slight regret that she had to use «domination» in order to not let that p.a.w.n escape. If it was at all possible, she would like things to go without her having to use such powers from here on.
The other two p.a.w.ns as well had just been killed by the human knights. What remained were simply fodders. In just a few hours, the fight would end. In the surroundings of the deck and the wars.h.i.+p, her cla.s.smates were tidying up the imps and ghouls.
I do not want to see much use of force, but still, will I help out a little?
Akai Asuka spread the red wings on her back, and gently jumped off from the top of the chimney.