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Arifureta After IIA Funda hoers ht enveloped the collapsed Moana and others in half-sphere state

Theirmiasma that made it possible for human to act inside miasma for a period of time were dyed ht passed white and became ashen color

Not just Moana and her people, Haumu and the other Arous, the mounted beasts also powerlessly splayed out their four liasps

They were only barely living The blessing power inside the body of Moana and others were holding on to their life

But, it was obvious that it wouldn't be long before the scythe of death god would touch them Their time limit was near

Kouki made Moana leaned on Haumu's body, and step by step he walked toward the lizard> that caused this situation (TN: I changed the Black People into Dark Being cause it see)

The tip of the holy sword that was pointed to the ground was slightly tre to run aithout choosing anything was cla to escape froot out and took a step away froht elery yell was thrown to such Kouki oncewhat the hell are you! What's that strange light! How the hell you are able to stand!?』

Sharp dragon eyes Dragon scales that looked harder than even steel ar with e spear

It was clear just fro face to face like this That he was a strong one that had achieved considerable military achievement

Yes,

(He isn't a beast)

This opponent was a warrior that possessed intelligence

As though finding a ray of hope, Kouki thought of the six beings that didn't give any reaction to his

and asked back instead

「……Weren't they, your comrade?」

『What?』

The lizard him for a moment and he let out a voice of dubiousness But, he i about his six cohly thickwith their life as the compensation, and he answered with a snort

『Obviously they were s』

「You, co? What are you talking about since soon specious didn't understand the intention of Kouki's question and was getting ined that Kouki was getting desperate in trying to find even a bit uy that abandoned his coht of life without any reason

That hy, it should be fine to kill hiainstlike that

Kouki's expression distorted painfully while stringing his words together

「If, this is only what if What are you going to do if I say you can go to another world?」

『What?』

「If you can ether with flora and fauna too, to a neorld that is filled with blessing power, and you can live there without fighting human……or it can also be the reverse, the human will be the one that move away If you can live in a world without hu>――」

This was the last resort Because this was a plan that completely relied on that man, it was a proposal without any positive proof But, if there was that man's compass and crystal key, then perhaps they would be able to find an inhabited world In addition, securing enough of the necessary blessing poould also be possible

'That guy is different thani battle that passed between Moana and her people against the <Dark Being>

Perhaps there wasn't any ether

Perhaps there wasn't any more room to talk between them

Then, was the only path left here one of the?

Was battle unavoidable, that one side had to be sunk into the abyss of despair?

Was there really no third path……

The suggestion of "separated living" by ht about fro> that possessed will and would go hungry if they didn't consu power, and human that couldn't endure thepower everywhere around them That idea came because Kouki couldn't find a clearly correct "choice" like in a novel or draood was rewarded and evil was punished

If it was about the compensation for that man, then he was deter that Kouki could decided proht now

But, that desperate proposal of such Kouki was,

『Hah』

Kicked to the curb in rejection by a sneer and a violent "thrust"

Kouki caught his breath, but his reaction was quick He parried the tip of the long spear using his holy sword gigigi The sound ofwith scattered sparks

The lizard spear and launched repeated thrust like surging waves Those thrusts that were controlled with ith and flexible muscle were uncommon

Kouki handled the attack while he raised his voice further

「Wait, listen to me! I came from another world! The barrier behind > fighting, perhaps there is a way for a future where both sides can live without annihilating the other! That's why――」

The holy sword blocked a sweep of the spear gan Ih Kouki's ar contest In that situation, the lizardon eyes and said his piece

『That's shocking- I never thought this kind of coward still exist! Aah, I'' recognize it! You are really a human of another world There is no way soou Miasma spouted out from the lizardman No, perhaps it should be said instead that he released the miasma The miasma that was released to blow at Kouki becaround When that happened, naturally Kouki got bloay to the side due to the pressure fro contest

Kouki bounced several tied his balance to stand on his knee When he returned his gaze to the dragon scaled species, he saw the figure of the ene toward <Sacred Severance>

The lizard spear toward the barrier with a yell of fighting spirit

『Chih! This hardness is really so the shining barrier only giving off impact sound without even a scratch

The barrier was of the highest class It wouldn't be broken that easily But, the lizard it as he pleased

Kouki charged forhile cloud of dust was left behind from his momentum and this tietting bloay, the lizard on all four

「Why are you rejecting a path where both sides ht be able to survive……, why-, won't you choose the path of living!」

『Don't h-』

The lizard nize that the like of livestock, the like of food has the right to live freely? That's just crazy!』

You are nuts for trying to look for soh we are human

Is that because you are a hu?

The existence of other world, whether it really exist or not Such thing doesn't matter

I'll teach you The truth of this world Just what is the !

The lizardman trampled forward hard don and stood up He stepped fire tree, and he threw out his chest without even an ounce of sha-cherished desire of the living!』

Mias from the whole body of the lizard in concert with his roar

『We are turning human into livestock, to create a neorld where the pain of hunger vanished! So that we, <The Being Clad in Scale Armor> can have an exceptional position! The head of the queen is indispensable!』

A pressure that was unseen by eye assaulted Kouki That wasn't a distinctive power It was a do aura, a mettle, the power of resolve that he dedicated for the future of the scaled dragon species he was looking at

『Then, I'll reward my folloho staked their life! Listen-, you half-baked person who possessed strength beyond your position! My na Clad in Scale Arh of admiration and also despair

Did this person ordered his comrades to die? Perhaps, so, perhaps not He didn't know the truth, but there was only one thing that he was certain about, those lizard from the sky and accomplished their objective with their life as the payment, they too also possessed a definite resolve They didn't perish inside grief and despair that they couldn't oppose and defy by any means!

『I'll kill you, and take――the queen's head!』

Sand pillar blew up That sand pillar that looked as though it was piercing the sky was the al's step He wore his miasma like ar spear that he also covered in h the wind byspear's thrust instantly transfornored the inertia

The pressure froreater than before It could be clearly seen that the strength inside the attack was ascending further Kouki i that it felt like the sould be throay along with his ars, but suddenly the pressure vanished and he unintentionally stuhtly The round unnoticed stirred up the sand below Kouki's feet

The long spear ung once more at Kouki who lost his balance Kouki averted the spear by sla his palm on the flat side of the spear tip, but then the peculiar attack of scaled dragon species assaulted hi kick followed by his sweeping dragon tail

The upper andwas i, followed by dragon tail that beca it Terror was rushing through Kouki's whole body instinctually He backstepped desperately and only barely al had read the flow of offense and defense until that far He showed not a shred of tur spear e toward Kouki's head

Excluding some case that was out of norm, the dynamic vision and reflexes of Kouki who boasted specs at the pinnacle had saved his life until now When he shifted his body faster than his awareness, the h with only a scratch on Kouki's neck

Kouki backstepped even further when his feet touched the ground and he widened the distance

There was the sensation of war his gaze fro spear once ertip felt so with raw sensation

「&8211;」

It wasn't a fatal wound It was only his skin that was cut But, it was an attack toward his neck A lump of ice slid down inside Kouki's heart

Just now, he al convenient would occur Death was right before his eyes He wondered, hoas he able to say so to be okay」 before Anyone would die when it was the tiawa Kouki, could die easily

Scary……terrifying……

Ragal was gradually closing the distance He wasn't letting his guard down or getting self-conceited He planned to kill Kouki carefully and then returned triumphantly with Moana's head There was no tur was scary

Severing the life of a being that possessed will, it was soal Became the ally of Moana and her people and then killed all of the <Dark Being> to the last

Surely doing that >

Ittheir thread of life, and granting them despair

Scary……

It felt scary to control the survival of soht be able to live a proper life would get derailed by getting involved with hi was lance that hile slowly taking distance away froure of the collapsed Moana there

She was supposedly leaning on Hauround Or perhaps, she was getting weaker that she was unable to evenposition

Scary……

Death was scary

Killing was scary

Makingable to protect, was scarier That was the only thing, that he couldn't endure

So,

It was only the failure of "cannot choosing", that he absolutely couldn't tolerate anymore, so,

That hy,

「I'll kill you」

His face looked like it was going to cry, his voice was tre, however, he spoke his "choice" clearly

Kouki took a step forward

Even saying that it took an instant was still lacking to describe it It was as though the ground was shrunk closer, his speed was literally like that when he appeared before Ragal's eyes

『Nuh』

A diagonal slash froal to block it just barely with his long spear even while staring in astonish with a thunderous sound that felt like an earthquake If they were standing on a hard ground then perhaps there would even be a crater formed

Speed and destructive power that were incouard down, the brutal attack ether with his spear

In that attack, there was certainly "killing intent" that was nonexistent until now filled into it

『Don't underestiushed outwith a loud screaht Severance>-!」

Barrier of light al

The barrier was instantly sot showered with, but it accoot pushed back

Toward Kouki who neutralized the , yration, hand claws, jaw, kick, and dragon tail to launch an offensive that was like a surging waves

Kouki handled, dodge, repelled, and intercepted all of those

『-, you are still-, going further up!? You bastard-, what in the world――』

The sword attack finally surpassed Ragal's al was forced to switch from offensive into defensive, and this tiitated……

An upward slash The long spear was thrown far away

Thrown spear of miasma It was evaded with a twirl

The two passed each other,

「-aAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!」

A sword flash drew an arc along with a war cry that sounded like a scream

Briefly, cloud of dust danced in the air

Kouki who stayed un the slash of the holy sas silent with his back toward the back of Ragal as in a stance of swinging up his long spear halfway

『How, can……this be……』

That voice was filled with feeling of shock, despair, and then resental

Slowly, the lizard head shifted and fell to the ground Miase body cru head

Kouki wordlessly looked up to the sky and took a deep breath And then, he slowly turned around In order to see the result of what he had done

A head that threw an ee body that lost its head and spurted out blood Dark red blood that dyed the ground of sand

The definite proof of a life stolen

「tsu, oguh, geeh」

The thing that welled up even when he only killed ence overflowed this ti unable to hold it back But, in the first place because he hadn't eaten anything for long, what caastric juice

Kouki supported his body with his holy shile falling in one knee In this ed drastically His rounded back looked as though so back looked as though he was desperately enduring that weigh

He desperately kept hold of his consciousness that was forcefully shutting down in order to protect his heart froht noasn't the time to faint, it wasn't the ti in his hand, that was how he persuaded hih his stamina hadn't been used up, but his body was heavy like lead Kouki dragged hi at the condition of Spenser and the others, he could see they were still alive Even Anneal who had the lowest battle strength was breathing faintly

Kouki let out a sigh of relieve while also tensing his pale face right away in this situation that didn't peruard down

He pulled Spenser and others and also their Arous to lay therief, clear away the dark clouds That thing not stained is the light of all creation The heaven light of salvation――<Vast Sky>」

Light eleic to recover from abnormal state

Before this after he deployed <Sacred Severance>, Kouki applied this ic with shortened chant toward Moana and others ere ravaged by the miasma The result was "no effect"

Perhaps, the effect was decreased because he o so, Kouki tried to invoke the ic once more but……