Chapter 96
As our weapons clashed in a deadly dance, Iris spoke with the leisurely air of a kindly old grandfather.
"Hmm. Dost thou know? There are three reasons demons take humans as vassals. First, as pawns—like myself. Second, as outlets for desire. And third... as partners. Which art thou?"
"The third, in Albert-sama’s case."
He’d made me his vassal to break his curse. That alone placed me in the third category. I’d never been treated as a mere tool, nor as an object of lust.
"Mmm. As I thought. ’Twas plain to see. Yet fate is a curious thing. I investigated thy past, to some extent. A chance meeting—Albert collapsed on the roadside, saved by thee. A betrothal to break a curse. And now, mutual affection. Quite tangled, is it not?"
"Not really. It’s simpler than you think. I came to cherish Albert-sama... and he, in turn, cherishes me. That’s all."
Truthfully, there was nothing extraordinary about it. Love had simply grown unnoticed, as it often does—the kind found everywhere, if one bothers to look.
"Hmm. Youth is a splendid thing. It reminds me of my late wife. ...But enough chatter. We are our masters’ hounds. Thus, we slaughter their enemies. Agreed? Eh, Yuuka?"
"Yes. Let’s settle this."
The pressure radiating from Iris intensified, a crushing aura meant to overwhelm me.
A moment of silence. The next exchange would decide it—whether I fell, she fell, or both.
"Then behold my trump card. Surpass it if thou canst—Yamata no Orochi, the Eight-Headed Serpent!"
"GYAAAAAAAAAOOOOOON!!!"
A monstrous silhouette erupted behind her: an eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent, its colossal frame stretching over 20 meters. Its scales shimmered venomous purple and gold—the legendary Yamata no Orochi in the flesh.
"A talent for summoning, it seems. My master recognized it. Canst thou overcome this?"
"It’s not a question of can. I will."
"Bold words! Prove them!"
"I hadn’t planned to unveil this today... but I’ll do what I must."
With that, I resolved to play my trump card. Against an opponent like this, holding back would be fatal.
Crackling electricity erupted around me, static snapping intermittently. In my palm, a single iron nail levitated, aimed at the Orochi. A force born of electromagnetism—an attack harnessing the very laws of physics. Its name—
"Railgun: Super Electromagnetic Cannon."
A hypersonic projectile tore through the air.
Chapters
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
- Chapter 39
- Chapter 40
- Chapter 41
- Chapter 42
- Chapter 43
- Chapter 44
- Chapter 45
- Chapter 46
- Chapter 47
- Chapter 48
- Chapter 49
- Chapter 50
- Chapter 51
- Chapter 52
- Chapter 53
- Chapter 54
- Chapter 55
- Chapter 56
- Chapter 57
- Chapter 58
- Chapter 59
- Chapter 60
- Chapter 61
- Chapter 62
- Chapter 63
- Chapter 64
- Chapter 65
- Chapter 66
- Chapter 67
- Chapter 68
- Chapter 69
- Chapter 70
- Chapter 71
- Chapter 72
- Chapter 73
- Chapter 74
- Chapter 75
- Chapter 76
- Chapter 77
- Chapter 78
- Chapter 79
- Chapter 80
- Chapter 81
- Chapter 82
- Chapter 83
- Chapter 84
- Chapter 85
- Chapter 86
- Chapter 87
- Chapter 88
- Chapter 89
- Chapter 90
- Chapter 91
- Chapter 92
- Chapter 93
- Chapter 94
- Chapter 95
- Chapter 96
- Chapter 97
- Chapter 98
- Chapter 99
- Chapter 100
- Chapter 101
- Chapter 102
- Chapter 103
- Chapter 104
- Chapter 105
- Chapter 106
- Chapter 107
- Chapter 108
- Chapter 109
- Chapter 110
- Chapter 111
- Chapter 112
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