The "staff" created by Farga-sama was transformed into an "axe" that passed into Charon's hands.

It gave Charon a powerful force of cold air.

Freezing its surroundings and unleashing non-standard magic, it was the biggest threat to us.

 

"Hmph!"

 

My gauntlet and Charon's axe collide, and a high-pitched metallic sound echoes through the barrier.

The axe that was struck by the gauntlet was parried at an angle, but Charon swung it up with force and tried to slam it at me again. If you take even one blow, you will deal with an attack that could be fatal without hitting it head-on.

 

"Wow!"

"Oops!"

 

Charon's arm tried to grab the collar of my uniform, but I tilted my body to the side and hesitated.

Instead of taking all of them, he dodges the attacks that can be avoided with the minimum amount of movement, and when there is an opening, he slams his fist into it and slows down Charon's pace.

 

"I can still go!"

 

It's thanks to my training that I've been able to fight so far, but the presence of Farga-sama's gauntlet is also a big factor.

Even though he is playing in the form of parrying Charon's axe, he is not frightened.

 

"I'm done, I want to go home!" Why am I here, Mo!"

"Because without you, we wouldn't even be fighting!"

 

Nea is crying in her ear and whining, but it's very helpful that she still maintains her magic properly.

Charon's axe emitted a tremendous amount of cold air. Horns and tails have grown, and the emanation from him that emanates from him is probably more than the first time I fought.

Right now, I'm protected from the cold by Nair's magic, but Leona and Alc, who can't use resistance magic, can't do that.

That is why, first of all, you have to pull the axe away from him.

 

"Woo!"

"U, Usato! This guy is magically turning the ice into a gravel!"

「...... Wow, can you make it at this distance?"

 

He caught the axe with his left hand on his right arm, and a number of ice gravels formed behind him.

It's really too much to be able to use this much magic without ...... preliminary movement!

If it shot out at high speed, I would have no choice but to go down, but the next moment all the ice gravel would be drowned out by the flames released by Mr. Arc on the side.

 

"I won't let you!"

"Gu, gaa!"

"I'm your opponent!"

 

He slams his sword into Charon, who is trying to aim at Aluk, who is holding a flaming sword with both hands.

At the sudden blow, he wobbles and thrusts his fist out from his waist as if twisting it, causing it to hit the pigeon tail directly.

Normally, Charon should have been blown away by the power of his fists, but before he knew it, his legs were covered in ice.

If you look behind him, you can see Leona with one hand on the ground and activating her magic.

 

"Usato, now!"

"Thank you!!"

 

Charon, who can't move because his feet are sewn into the ground with ice, wields an axe like he is delirious, and he creates ice made of magic, but Alc deals with it accurately, and the ice that breaks under his feet is created anew by Leona's magic power.

 

"Wow!"

"Huh!?"

 

Mr. Charon swung the axe he was swinging wildly at me.

Attack from an imperfect position, immobilized under the feet.

I immediately reacted to his behavior and without hesitation caught the blade of the axe with my right palm.

A heavy impact on my palm—but a blow that was too insufficient to crush me with a gauntlet.

 

「...... Whew!"

"There's no way I'll be able to crush you with such a sloppy attack!"

"I don't think you need to take it that way!?"

 

I apologized inwardly for Nea's voice, which was about to start crying, and I grabbed the blade tightly with a gauntlet and clenched my left fist tightly.

The magic was Alc, the foot was Leona, and I stopped him with his axe-wielding arm!

 

"Nea! Can you do the magic of restraint!?"

"I've had more than enough!"

"Okay! I'm going to do it!"

"Yes!"

 

Until now, he had not dared to use the spell of restraint.

If you hit him multiple times, the restraint spell will work, but that will only temporarily block Charon's movements.

So me and Nea changed our mindset.

It would be better if the spell of restraint was not used to stop movement, but to limit it.

A purple pattern appears on my fist from Nair.

 

"Aim for that shoulder!"

 

He slammed his fist into the shoulder joint of the axe-bearer, not Charon's torso.

His body is very hard.

That's because his skin and muscles have changed to those of a dragon, but he's still human. If you pass an impact through the joints, you can release the force, and you can restrict the movement of the shoulders with the spell of restraint.

There is only a moment when the power is gone, and the time when the binding spell is working.

 

"There!"

 

For me, that split second is enough!

As soon as the strength slipped from his hands, he kicked his right hand up from underneath. The kick hit Charon's wrist and he shook off his leg with the momentum and kicked the axe away.

 

"Now you can't use the power of Falga-sama's armor!"

 

An axe that flies while spinning. When the axe leaves his hand and is enveloped in light, the blade disappears and changes to the shape of only the hilt.

Perhaps that is the original form of the "staff" of the armor made by Falga-sama.

 

"But, but, gaaaaaaa

"Oh, I'm sorry! I can't hold it down any more!!"

 

- Leona releases the hand that Leona has placed on the ground to Charon, who starts to rampage further.

Before his leg restraints are completely broken, I kick him in the opposite direction from where the axe flew. I won't let him use a weapon anymore.

 

"Mr. Alc!" 」

"Yes!"

 

With his sword in flames, Mr. Arc unleashed flames on the icy ground between Charon and us, creating a large mist of water vapor that blocked his view.

I take a deep breath to calm myself down when I see Charon's faint figure at the end of the fog.

 

"I ...... to have the strength to restrain Charon, create a place for him to fight, and let him give up his weapons."

 

Having given up Falga-sama's weapon, the only means of combat left for him is hand-to-hand combat.

In addition, there is no intense cold air that keeps others at bay.

 

"There's nothing to protect him now! If we continue to push through according to the plan, we will win ......!"

 

At my words, Nea, who is on my shoulder, and Leona and Alc, who are close behind me, nod.

The third stage of the operation.

That is, to take away Charon's consciousness.

It's a dangerous operation that I don't know if I'll succeed, but now that I've made it this far, I have no choice but to do it!

Once I calmed down and took a deep breath, I took a deep breath and raised my voice so that Charon could hear me at the end of the fog.

 

"I'm here! Come on, I'll deal with you as much as you want!"

 

I gasp at Charon, who is at the end of the fog.

He roared angrily and threatened me, and then he jumped at me instinctively.

Fierce onslaught.

If you are too faithful to your instincts so far, it is easy to handle, no matter how strong your power is.

 

"It's like ...... me!"

 

I don't like it, but I can see why the Evil Dragon used similar tactics.

Just poke and punch. I didn't understand my weaknesses, so I guess I was really full of gaps.

But...

 

"It's different now!"

 

When he tried to punch me, I calmly dodged to the side and went around to the back, and slammed my kick into him.

 

"But, giaaaaaa

 

His back attack doesn't have much effect, so he tries to force his way around by sticking his arm into the icy ground.

I know my kicks won't work.

The reason I lured Mr. Charon out in the first place was to lure him here.

As far as the last stage is concerned, I'm just a decoy.

 

"--Strengthening the system"

 

At the moment when a dignified voice was heard from in front of Charon, a wall of ice created by Leona with system enhancement appeared directly in front of him.

Charon couldn't react to the sudden appearance of the ice wall and vigorously crashed into the wall face-off.

The momentum of his jump and the momentum of my kick made him collide with me, so it seemed to hurt unusually. Knowing that this might be me a few days ago, I broke out in a cold sweat and instructed Nea to grant a restraint spell to my palm.

 

"Uh, uh, ......!"

"Usato!"

"Yes!"

 

At the sound of Leona's voice, I placed my palm on Charon's back as he tried to stand up in agony, and bound his body with a palm that had been given a restraint spell.

He holds down his body with his other arm as he tries to turn around in disgust.

 

"I'm sorry, but I'm not the one to beat you."

 

I have the strength to fight Charon-san now, but I don't have the strength to defeat him.

Leona's lineage enhancement is also not something that can be used for attack.

Even Nea's restraint spell can only stop him for a few seconds.

But he's different.

His flaming sword, which can easily cut through even the bell of Samaria, can hurt Charon's body, which has not yet fully awakened to the dragon!

 

"It's now! Mr. Alc! I'll heal your injuries!"

 

When the ice wall of lineage enhancement created by Leona collapses, Alc appears with a sword that glows dazzlingly red.

It's all about getting the best shot.

With a strong sense of will, he swung down the flaming sword he held on the upper stage with great force.

 

"Huh!!"

 

The flaming sword with a red trail definitely sliced through Charon's body.

 

●

 

It was my physical abilities and Mr. Aluk's fire magic that cut through the scales of the evil dragon.

The evil dragon had deteriorated over hundreds of years, but the scales covering its body boasted a certain strength.

Charon's skin, which was awakened as a dragon, was also as strong as the scales of a dragon. However, even though it is a dragon scale, its strength is not as strong as that of an evil dragon.

 

"-"

 

It cuts through the air in front of me, and the intense heat slams into me as I hold Charon.

He involuntarily closes his eyes, but when he still doesn't let go of his grasped arm, Charon's body suddenly weakens.

I hurriedly supported him and made him lie on the ground with only his upper body up.

 

"Oh, Mr. Charon!"

 

If you look at his body with his eyes closed, you can see the cuts from his shoulders to his thighs.

The reason why there wasn't much blood was probably because he was slashed by a flaming sword, but even if you include that, the wound is shallow.

 

"And ......."

 

The horns and tail on Charon's head are gradually cracking.

This is...... Is it safe to assume that his power as a dragon is fading?

I saw his remnants as a dragon shattering like candy work, so I asked Nea to check it out.

 

"Nea, is Charon okay?"

「...... There's no difference in life. He's breathing, his heart is beating, so he's alive. Besides, his own magic is getting back to normal more and more."

 

Nea's words reassured her as she looked around Charon's body.

 

"Usato, is Charon okay!?"

 

While I am supporting him, Leona and Alc come up to me.

I look up at her as I cast healing magic on his wound.

 

"It's okay, I'm alive."

"Oh, really...... It was really, really good."

 

Leona is relieved that Charon is alive.

I was relieved as I turned to Mr. Aluk, who had sheathed his sword.

 

"Thanks to Alc's good adjustments, the wound is not too severe, and I think it will heal quickly."

"I'm amazed at how well I've been able to adjust it, and I think it's more powerful than I thought I would be able to rely on."

 

He laughs refreshingly, and I smile too.

The tension was released and the fatigue was starting to creep into my body, but it was good that I was able to finish the fight with Charon in the best possible way with some energy left.

 

「...... That's it, that's it."

 

It was a tough battle, albeit for a short time.

There was no one bad in this commotion.

Charon has gone out of control with the power of the dragon that lies dormant within him. There is no intention of him, and he has become the embodiment of a dragon that wields violence around him, and it can be said that he is a "disaster".

So I'm really glad I was able to help him who was innocent.

After that, heal his wounds completely.

 

"Well, then."

"Huh!?"

 

Mr. Charon, who is supporting him with his arms, grabs the collar of his uniform.

I was about to raise my fist at his sudden action, but I felt a clear intention in his eyes looking up at me, and I lowered my raised fist.

He spoke to me with a pained expression.

 

"—ni...... Lo. The monster in me is...... It'...... not yet."

"Charon-san, you're ...... conscious!"

"Usato!"

「...... Oh, Amako. What's the matter, ...... in such a hurry?"

 

Charon said this stutteringly, then shifted his gaze to Amako, who was on the back of the bulllin and exclaimed.

 

"Stay away from him!"

"What?"

"It's not over yet! The dragon in him is still awake!"

「...... No way!"

"Oh, Usato! Charon's magic has swelled!"

 

The next moment he heard Nea's voice in a panic, the collar that had been holding him was pulled with unusual force.

I immediately turned my attention to Mr. Charon, whose eyes were red and bloodshot, and he was about to slam his fist into my face.

Brackish...... Huh!?

 

"Whew!?"

"Whew!?"

 

He uses his arms to protect his shoulders and face, and catches his fists, but his power still sends him backwards and knocks him to the ground.

―――What is this power...... It's not the same as before!

The gauntlets who defended themselves were swept off their fists.

I was confused by the obvious increase in his strength, but when I stood up, I saw Charon, who had punched me, scratching my body in pain.

 

"Guhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

The heartbreaking cry of writhing in pain made both Leona and Alc, who were trying to help me, stiffen.

I myself can't hide my bewilderment at his unusual appearance, which is different from before.

Farga-sama's voice echoed in my head.

 

――This is ...... I didn't expect.

"Farga-sama!? What the hell is going on?!"

――...... He's going to do the next awakening. It is trying to gather the power that should be released outward and to amplify the force by force.

　

Can Charon's body endure such a thing by force?

Every time he scratches his body, cracks run through his entire body.

However, on the contrary, the horns and tail, which were about to be shattered, changed into a stronger shape.

 

"The power that is released outward is the inside...... Oh, that's the magical power that Charon released when he awakened, right? There is no way that a human body can bear to forcibly suppress such a large amount of magical power in a body!"

"If your body can't stand it, what if you do that?!"

 

I hurriedly turned my gaze back to Charon, but his appearance was very different from before.

His figure was closer to that of a dragon.

Cracks like broken glass run all over the body, making it a painful figure.

The horns changed to a longer twisted shape, the tail moved longer and more powerfully, and most of all, the two "wings" that grew on his back caught my eye.

Wings big enough to cover his body grew out of his back.

 

"Dora, Gon."

 

His appearance had changed to the point where he could only be described as such.

To me and Nea, who are stunned, Falga-sama speaks in my head in a tone of voice that sounds like I am watching something painful.

 

The power of a pure dragon is too strong for humans. So, Charon was slowly awakening and getting used to its power. But this is ...... It's too violent an awakening.

"What's going to happen to Charon......san?"

――...... Charon's body ...... unable to keep up with the dragon's ability to transform his own body.

 

For a moment, Falga hesitated to put it into words.

However, he suppressed his emotions and put them into words.

 

- Collapse, do.

 

The battle to save Charon and Miarak.

In the midst of all this, an unusual situation happened to Charon, and his survival became hopeless.

 

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Next time, VS Charon final form.

 

This concludes today's update.