Veronica tried to counter-attack, but Gulf dealt her a brutal blow.
“H-h-h… s-stop it!”
Pauline, holding a towel, trembled uncontrollably. Gulf repeatedly slammed Veronica’s head against the ground. The color drained from everyone’s faces.
“I! I HATE women like you, damn it! AARRGH?”
He grabbed her hair and pulled her up. Sand, clumped together by blood, fell from her face.
“All you guys have to do is lie there with your legs spread. Mine are different from any other man’s, hahaha. Man, I can’t help but get fired up when I use this magic. I could sleep with a whole inn’s worth of women and still not be satisfied!!”
He tossed Veronica away in front of me as if she were trash.
*What, what’s happening? I was taken down in an instant. How is that possible? She’s pretty strong in our team. My brain can’t comprehend it, or rather, it doesn’t want to. Didn’t Gulf just get hit with a powerful electric shock all over his body earlier? So why is he still standing? Is Reinforcement Magic that strong?*
*If I used this magic too… No, this magic is practically forbidden. Using it for too long would destroy an ordinary body. It’s a technique only possible with a werewolf’s tough physique.*
“So, who’s next? Or if you want to surrender, I’ll accept it. I’ll be especially gentle, hehehe.”
With Cedric defeated as well, this was the only way.
“A? What’s that, whoa, seriously?”
I took out the gun I had hidden and aimed it. With this, even I, lacking strength and speed, could fight.
“Hahaha, what is it? A weapon for humans, huh? Do you think you can kill me with that?!”
Gulf charged at me, spitting blood from his mouth. The vibration of his feet hitting the ground shook my heart. My hands trembled, and I couldn’t aim properly. Please, heart, just stop for a moment.
Just then, someone charged at Gulf from the side. It was Karubene, holding a dagger.
“Guh, you…”
“This is for Older Sister! Piyo, do it!”
“Understood!”
Piyo? Piyo was running from the other side. Flames began to flicker on her wings midway. What was she planning? Was she going to throw a Fireball like this? It’s true that she might have powered up thanks to the Magical Tool made in town. But the opponent was unfazed even by Veronica’s flames.
“Elana!”
“You’re really going through with it, aren’t you? Fine, take this!”
This time, Elana unleashed a giant flame. But it wasn’t aimed at Gulf; it was aimed at Piyo!
“Hey, wait, why?!”
The raging inferno instantly engulfed the running Piyo. Even if she could share power, this was too much. Just because Piyo uses fire magic doesn’t mean she’s resistant to heat. Didn’t she say that before? That fire is no one’s friend.
The flames burned fiercely, as if chewing on what they had swallowed.
“Piyo! Huh, no way…”
But Piyo burst out of the fiery maw! Her clothes were burned, and her hair had melted and shortened, but her wings now commanded the inferno.
“DAAAAARRRRRGH, TAKE THIS, FLAME ROAR!!”
She recoiled and flapped her wings powerfully. The flame she commanded shot forward with that momentum, aiming to scorch the opponent like a roaring lion. The way it tore through the ground with a roar was truly a roar of flame.
Even Gulf seemed to have stopped in his tracks, dumbfounded by the approaching flames. Wait, Karubene isn’t running!
“Karubene, get away! You’ll get burned too if you stay there!”
She isn’t moving, is this also for Veronica’s revenge? Please, let me make it in time!
I pulled her away and raised my shield. My vision turned bright red. It was like the sun had descended to the earth. The hot wind burned my skin as if I were alive.
The hell, which felt like eternity, passed with the hot wind. I-I’m alive?
“Hey, Karubene, are you okay?”
“Hahaha, I never thought I’d be saved by Brother. You’ve got your cool moments. Don’t you forget it.”
A hot piece of metal hit the back of my hand. It was the gun. Looking up, I saw the large back of a werewolf. Was it blocking the sun and saving me?
I gripped the gun with both hands and placed my finger on the hot trigger. I’m sorry, you are an unforgivable existence.
A dry sound echoed. The bullet hit his shoulder. Gulf’s body swayed and he fell. Smoke and dust mixed and swirled up.
“Hah, hah, hah…”
All the strength left my body, and my head felt hazy. Even the beast that had rampaged so wildly had finally run out of energy. I slowly got up, leaning on my hands. Come to think of it, was Veronica okay?
“Arisugawa, be careful!!”
Huh? Sharin was saying something. Be careful, what could it be?
Before I could turn, my vision flipped. A sharp pain shot through my shoulder, and I rolled onto the ground. No, really? He can still stand?
Looking up, I saw Gulf, holding the gun I had dropped, smirking.
“Shall we test if a weapon for humans really works?”
