Manowa Chapter 218

Chapter 218 - Let's be Counterattacked by the Ogre

◎ Mins.h.i.+ana Kingdom, The Skies

The Kazane parent and child journey on the dragon Ao continued unchanged today as well .

「Ugagaga . . . 」

And Kazane felt like she was going to die . The reason was muscle pain . Kazane's entire body was aching .

『Mother, are you okay?』

After Tatsuo spoke with a worried expression, Kazane said「I'm okay」and stroked his head . In any case, now it was simply muscle pain . There were no problems .

『As expected, fighting that Ogre is dangerous . After it went that far, I never thought it would end decisively . 』

So Ao said, but he had a horizontal burn on his own cheek .

「Well, he's my partner . It was a quarrel . I didn’t think he would rampage to that degree, though . 」

Kazane said . Her body was back to normal now, but it was in an awful state after last night's intensive training . That was the result of combat training with the Berserk Ogre . Although it was a victory, she was tattered after the battle .

It was on the third floor of the Cottage that Kazane took out in Mins.h.i.+ana's forest last night .

The Berserk Ogre was peaceful when Kazane first summoned him . The jet-black giant had silently stood there with an imposing stance . He had a muscular body that was as hard as the Black Rock Dragon's scales and had Black Rock Dragon claws on his hands and feet .

Even though Ao was an adult dragon who had lived for 800 years and had entered the domain of a G.o.d Dragon, his intimidating air felt threatening, but the Berserk Ogre obeyed Kazane's words . On the surface, he obediently nodded and took a stance to accept the practice match . That was how Kazane understood it, and that was what Ao saw .

But that was just on the surface . How did Kazane's order appear to the Berserk Ogre? Could the Berserk Ogre consider it acceptable? Being told to lightly strike each other by the girl frivolously smiling in front of him? No, there was no reason he could do so . There was no reason he wouldn't be angry with the master who requested such a foolish thing from him, a member of a species made for battle .
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Moreover, learning that Kazane was going to challenge him with only kicking techniques was probably the last straw . Would the Berserk Ogre do as he was told when he was going to be challenged by loose techniques she had practiced for at most a day?

No . Absolutely not .

The Berserk Ogre acknowledged Kazane . That was why he could now be summoned . But that was because of her strength . Kazane didn't understand that a lukewarm master was nothing but an unpleasant existence to the Berserk Ogre .

So the Berserk Ogre smashed that down . Just before the declaration of the start of the match, Kazane received a sudden blow and was sent flying . If Kazane hadn't promptly blocked that fist with her Drake Gauntlet, her internal organs would have almost certainly been crushed, and if that gauntlet wasn't made of Black Rock Dragon scales, she probably wouldn't have that arm anymore . Ao tried to rush out when he saw that, but he was slow . Or the Berserk Ogre was too fast .

The next thing Kazane saw after striking the wall of the training ground were the soles of his feet . She guarded the powerful hit, the wall behind her was immediately destroyed, and she was thrown outside . Furthermore, the Berserk Ogre immediately jumped out to follow Kazane .

Kazane promptly released an omnidirectional Material s.h.i.+eld after seeing his figure, but that was cut to pieces by the invisible shockwaves from the Berserk Ogre's dragon claws that she could only sense by intuition . Kazane was astonished by that, but she used Air Jump to correct her posture and do a midair kick . However, the Berserk Ogre's heel drop came first . Although she avoided a direct hit with『Intuition』and『Air Jump』, simply being grazed cut up her left shoulder .

Kazane felt like screaming from the pain, but Kazane was currently in midair after being thrown from the third floor . As it was, she would crash into the ground, her movements would stop, and she would be killed . Therefore, she fired a Material s.h.i.+eld to soften the impact just before she hit the ground and took a defensive posture thanks to her『Nimble』Skill . However, the Berserk Ogre was approaching from above . Kazane clenched her teeth against the threat from the sky . Even with『Intuition』, there was no future where she could avoid him . So the Berserk Ogre entrusted himself to the momentum of his fall and gouged out Kazane's heart with the dragon claw growing from his fist .

Ao and Tatsuo's scream resounded in the night forest at that scene . But reality didn't change . The caster died due to the runaway of her summon . That common result was before their eyes, and just before the Berserk Ogre's war cry of victory,

The Berserk Ogre's right arm was sent flying .

The Berserk Ogre was probably the most astonished . After all, Kazane, whose heart should have been pierced, who should have been before his eyes, was in a counterattack posture after kicking up with the released dragon claws on her greaves .

The Berserk Ogre's attack couldn't be avoided . In that case, she wouldn't avoid it . 『Intuition』had been telling her to defend with the Skill『Cheat Death』that warped causality to prevent a blow when there was no escape . It had been telling her to use the Skill Diablo formerly possessed and used against them . Therefore, Kazane let herself die once and planned her next move .

And the blow that pierced the Berserk Ogre's momentary gap perfectly reflected Kazane's determination . The Berserk Ogre's body was endowed with defense equal to the Black Rock Dragon's scales . Even the same Black Rock Dragon's claws couldn't easily cut them down . However, the joints were slightly soft .

The right arm of the Berserk Ogre was gone, and Kazane was recovering with her Regenerate Skill . However, her ama.s.sed Skills weren't useful in a close combat situation, and there was no way to use Kazane Neobazooka . Also,『Cheat Death』had a 7 day cooldown and couldn't be used again .

Furthermore, her posture was already corrected, and she could cancel the summoning of the Berserk Ogre at any time . But Kazane understood from the Berserk Ogre's eyes that he would never appear before her again if she canceled the summoning today . She had to be a strong person if she wanted to be the master of the Berserk Ogre . She was being demanded to demonstrate that .

Ao on the third floor was considering whether he should jump in or not, but he realized that Kazane had no intention of cancelling the summoning and decided to watch from where he was . Tatsuo next to Ao was staring at his mother's figure . His wings were flapping and he was crying kuee .

The offense and defense continued for an hour after that . Kazane was able to avoid a clean hit by freely using her『Nimble』and『Intuition』Skills, and when she was wounded she could recover with Regenerate, but the Berserk Ogre's muscles were a thick wall . Although it wasn't as powerful as Kazane's Regenerate, the Berserk Ogre had the『Super Recovery』Skill, so he could recover from some attacks . Having said that, Kazane didn't have any immediately effective attack methods . Kazane had fallen into the quagmire that occured during anti-dragon battles where she couldn't break through his Health and defensive power .

In that case, what should she do?

Kazane made a gamble . While avoiding with small movements, she kicked the Berserk Ogre . It was blocked by his left arm, but that didn't matter . As long as she hit, it was fine . Then she jumped up a step with Air Jump and once again kicked right, then left; she started continuously kicking while staying up with Air Jump . The Berserk Ogre seemed annoyed and tried to shake her off, but Kazane smoothly slipped between his arms with her『Nimble』Skill and fired a point blank Material s.h.i.+eld .

Accordingly, the Berserk Ogre noticed . The power was different .

But Kazane didn't stop . Her stamina was also close to the limit . So she concentrated . All her power was poured into keeping the chain going .

Kazane immediately intercepted after the Berserk Ogre was repelled by the Material s.h.i.+eld . The groaning Berserk Ogre fired a kick, which she stopped with her own kick . That amazed the Berserk Ogre . With his master's small body, why was she able to stop his kick with her own identical kick?

There was no need for Kazane to answer that question, and she immediately step kicked the Berserk Ogre's leg, axe-kicked as she went overhead, then successively landed behind him and fired another point blank Material s.h.i.+eld . A point blank Material s.h.i.+eld didn't have deadly power, and should be an attack that could only stagger an opponent . However, it was enhanced by the combo from Kazane's Unique Skill『Kick Devil』, and now its force was like being struck by a hammer .

And Kazane could predict the course of events that followed . To somehow dampen Kazane's momentum, the Berserk Ogre fired a backhand blow without looking, and Kazane avoided and took distance with a backstep .

The『Kick Devil』Combo was broken, but that couldn't be helped . Kazane didn't currently have a decisive technique at close range . But it was different if it was midrange .

Then the Berserk Ogre saw it . A huge arm rising from the ground . The Stone Minotaur gradually rose and attacked the Berserk Ogre . However, the lump of earth didn't have enough power to stop the fierce Ogre . The Berserk Ogre grabbed the Stone Minotaur that was currently only an upper body, but it was a decoy .

The important part for Kazane was keeping the Berserk Ogre in place . Then, to earn time . The Stone Minotaur splendidly accomplished that, then was smashed .

「Skill・Charge・Killing Leeeg!!!」

Kazane's kick flew through the Stone Minotaur's chest together with her shout, and Kazane Neobazooka directly hit the Berserk Ogre .

Then she mustered all her power to pierce the Berserk Ogre and smash his body to pieces . The Berserk Ogre was flawlessly defeated .

(No, I'm glad that it seems he was convinced in the end)

Kazane thought while thinking back on yesterday's battle . The Berserk Ogre was looking at her with a satisfied expression as he disappeared . And even now, signs of satisfaction were drifting from the『Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves』that had evolved from the『Dragon Ogre Greaves』 .

『Mother, does it still hurt?』

Tatsuo worriedly asked as Kazane was lost in her reverie .

「No . I'm okay . Mother is healthy . Tatsuo is tired as well, so relax now . 」

So saying, Kazane stroked Tatsuo's head . Then Tatsuo closed his eyes due to the good feeling and rumbled as he snuggled up to Kazane .

(Ah, jeez . They're an outrageous parent and child)

Then Ao sighed with a tired expression as the parent and child relaxed on his back .

As a matter of fact, after Kazane's intensive training that began and ended with the battle against the Berserk Ogre, Ao taught the basics to Tatsuo . To be precise, he tried to . Then he was on the receiving end of Tatsuo's『Mega Beam』 .

He was saved thanks to the fact that he promptly veered sideways, but it was released at a short distance . Mega Beam grazed Ao's cheek at that time . If it went poorly, he probably would have died .

According to Kazane, it seemed Kazane's Mega Beam had a higher output, and the power was probably proportionally less due to Tatsuo's small body, but there was no mistaking that it must have consumed a large amount of Magic Power . Tatsuo also became groggy, and they stopped for the day .

As he thought about the parent and child relaxing on his back, Ao became scared of the future .

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

t.i.tle: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Adhesion Sword『Gum』, Spell Dagger Feather x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Acc.u.mulator, White Magic Acc.u.mulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ring

Level : 32

Health: 124

Magic Power: 235+420

Strength: 55+20

Agility: 50+14

Endurance: 32

Wisdom : 62

Dexterity : 39

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』『Golden Dusk「Dragon Exclusive」』『Mirror s.h.i.+eld』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory』『Night Vision』『Crus.h.i.+ng Blow』『Dog's Sense of Smell: Lv2』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material s.h.i.+eld: Lv2』『Information Link』『Optical Camouflage』『Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Placement』『Thunder Chariot: Lv2』『St.u.r.dier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Fabricated Coercion』『Stone Minotaur』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『s.p.a.ce Expansion』『Pseudo-silver Creation』『Poison Claw』『Fireball「Dragon」』『Cuticle「Dragon」』

Kazane:「The shocking truth . I don't have a decisive technique in a frantic situation . 」

Yumika:「You have Mega Beam, don't you?」

Kazane:「That is too powerful, and I'll instantly die if it's reflected . 」