The One Who Severs
I look back and forth at the Demon Race, that was blown away, and Galian-san multiple times.
“……Is that really Gullek?”
“Aah, I had my doubts as well, but I confirmed it so there’s no mistaking it”
Galian-san talks about it sorrowfully. I hear that after we went back, there’s apparently a thunderous roar from the 2nd floor where Gullek’s room is, as Galian-san and Melies-san were talking.
When the 2 of them wondered what’s the matter and went up to the 2nd floor, Gullek’s room’s door was opened, and when they looked inside, there’s apparently a large hole in the wall.
It’s still deniable if it’s just that, but when they look at the neck of the Demon Race that destroyed the wall and is rampaging about, it was apparently wearing a familiar pendant.
I hear that it’s apparently a pendant that’s a memento of Galian-san’s son, Gullek’s father, and Galian-san, who saw that, was convinced that Gullek had mutated.
From there, the soldiers were divided into those whose task is to stop the rampaging Gullek, and those whose task is to evacuate the civilians so that they don’t get dragged into it, and Galian-san had apparently also participated and fought. That’s the sequence of events until just now.
Melies-san is apparently evacuating with the maids. He didn’t tell her about Gullek. Indeed, if it’s that gentle person, it feels like she’d collapse the moment she hears about it after all.
“Haa, haa, but you really saved us there, Lei-kun. We probably would’ve died at that rate”
“No, I’m glad I made it in time. So what are we going to do about him?”
I ask and Galian-san answers while clenching his teeth.
“……That fellow is not Gullek. It’s a Demon Race that rampages in the Hautenbourg Territory”
He’s gripping his hands so tightly that blood oozes from his hands.
“I understand. I shall take him on. Galian-san, please take a rest”
“But”
I render Galian-san unconscious with Bolt before he asks what I’m going to do hereafter. He probably wouldn’t want to watch his own grandson being killed. He might have the grief of being unable to bear witness to his grandson’s death, but I think it’s better than letting him be stricken with the remorse of being one of the ones who killed his grandson. Well, that’s just my own arbitrary thinking though.
“I will leave Galian-san in your hands”
When I say that to the soldiers who support Galain-san, the soldiers nod. And then they carry Galian-san and leave. At the same time as that, Gullek emerges from the rubble.
“Uwa, his damn wounds are already healed up. What regenerative capabilities. But, that’s Gullek huh. Indeed, there’s some resemblance remaining”
Gullek looks around restlessly like he’s looking for somebody, and when he spots me,
“I FOUND YOUU! I WILL KILL YOU! KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL!”
he starts to shout. What. Just as I thought he’s indiscriminate, his objective is actually me huh. But, how did Gullek get his hands on a Demon Race’s power? Over there, I remember about the Demon Swords 4 years ago. Demon Swords that were said to have been created in the Regalia Empire. It feels like that’s something similar as well.
As I was thinking about such things
“KILL!!!!”
Gullek rushes over. It’s a speed that’s to the extent that it’s incomparable to that at noontime.
“Tsk!”
I dodge Gullek’s fist that punches at me. When Gullek’s arm sinks into the ground, the ground bursts apart. It’s weaker than Gilgas, but in comparison to noontime, it’s a power that’s in a different league. However,
“Like I’ll take itt!”
I get in close to Gullek and attack with Rolgar. Gullek brandishes his arms so as to shake me, who got in close to him, away but doesn’t land any hit.
I deflect his left hand that punches at me with Rolgar while turning, and with the momentum of that turn, I launch a barrage of thrusts. However, it doesn’t seem to be that effective against Gullek and he punches at me once again. Furthermore, he heals up as soon as he’s wounded so it’s unsustainable.
After I deflect the approaching fist, I strike Gullek’s knee with the butt of the spear and put him off balance, I punch him with my fist that I clad in magic power, swing upwards at Gullek’s jaw with Rolgar, mow down at his wide-open flank, and send him flying, but he immediately recovers.
“GUFUU! KI, KILLLLL!”
“Shit, what do I do to defeat Gullek? Is there no other way, besides sending his head flying?”
In all honesty, the attacks until now were just me groping whether if I can save Gullek. I’d been attacking without inflicting a fatal wound to see if there’s any way to save him, but I can’t be wrecking the territory any more than this. Just as I was considering that there’s no other way than to go for his head,
“”In that case, you should use my power””
a voice reverberated in my head. Hikarin and Maririn, who are on top of my head, make sullen expressions. A light then shined before my eyes and a guy, whose physique is similar to Hikarin and Maririn, was floating over there.
“Are you a spirit?”
“Yeah. I’m a spirit that governs light. Amongst them, I’m located close to Goddess Astell-sama, so my power is different from the spirits you find on every corner”
The light spirit says and makes a proud look. Hikarin and Maririn are groaning, ‘Gununu’, on top of my head. I understand that you’re angry, but I’d like you to stop pulling my hair.
“What is that about being close to Goddess Astell”
“It’s us spirits that are taking care of the things around Goddess Astell. We’re existences that were created by Goddess Astell as well after all. I was 1 of them. And then, Astell-sama, who was watching this spectacle, told me to assist you and used me. I agreed to it because I was interested in you as well”
I see, it’s Astell’s arrangement huh.
“Additionally, Astell-sama gave, albeit a mere portion, of Goddess’ power to me. It’s because if she has you possess too much of it, your soul won’t be able to withstand it completely and will break. If you use me as a medium then you’d end up being able to use it. This, it’s 1 of the 2 additional blessings that Astell-sama bestowed you previously”
It’s the thing she was saying when she entered my consciousness huh. I was wondering what’s going on since there’s nothing there even when I looked at the status afterwards, but to think that she gave it to a spirit. Furthermore, 1 of the 2, which means there’s still 1 more huh.
“Astell-sama was saying that the other 1 should already be operating. Alright then, we don’t have any more time than this. Let’s form a contract”
“I got it”
I come up with a name while transferring magic power to the light spirit. His name is
“Your name is Light!”
Light shined brightly the moment I said that so I end up shutting my eyes. I can hear Gullek’s groans from afar.
“My name is Light. I shall obey the commands of the contracting party, Lei-sama, and support him unto my demise”
And when I open my eyes, a golden-haired hunk whose height is about 180 centimetres and who wore a tailcoat was standing there. ……Who the hell are you. On top of my head, Hikarin and Maririn were groaning that his name is normal. Yours are normal as well, you know.
A rope of light then binds Gullek throughout his body, rendering him unable to move.
“I stopped his movements, albeit momentarily. My power is the same as the 2 of them over there, you become capable of using Light Magic that is 1 level above, and you become capable of using the blessing that was bequeathed by Astell-sama,『The One Who Severs』”
“『The One Who Severs』?”
“Yes. You are able to sever all kinds of curse, blessing, and contracts. But there is a condition for this; you have to know what kind of a contract it is. I’d been watching this time around so I know; he has consumed a drug known as, ‘Demon Pills’, and mutated into a Demon Race. It is something closer to a curse than a contract”
Demon Pills. It’s something shady again.
“I got it. What do I do to use it?”
“If you give me magic power, I shall endow it on that spear”
Light says that, so I transfer magic power to him. Uoo! Quite a bit of magic power is being absorbed. And then, Rolgar shines brightly.
“With this, you can probably use it. Alright then, Lei-sama!”
“I got it. Let’s go, Gullek”
Gullek, who was released from the rope of light, starts running towards me. I too, start running towards Gullek and dodge the fist that approaches me. Deflect, deflect, deflect!
“KILL!!!!”
“Shut up! Don’t be relying on such worthless power! Pierce, Rolgar!”
I then repel both Gullek’s hands and stab Rolgar towards the chest that became wide open. Light spreads out, as though spreading out from the wound that I stabbed, and Gullek’s skin develops cracks.
“GAA! GAAAAAAA!”
“Uooooo!”
I put in more strength and stab it in deeper. And then
“GYAAAAA!”
Along with his scream, Gullek’s skin shatters. All that remained after it shattered, was the sight of a possibly unconscious Gullek lying on the ground.
“Come at me with your own power without relying on such worthless power. If so, I’ll take you on as many times as you like”
It looked as though the pendant that’s on Gullek’s neck shined when I said that. At that moment, I have a feeling that I was thanked by Gullek’s parents.
