New Chapter of KnM~
Got a bit late, but maybe I haven’t told you guyz yet, actually I’m writing a novel to give it in the Dengeki Bunko yearly novelist competition (duh, this is obviously not the official name), so I may get somewhat late.
This is my second time giving it there.
I am almost done with MnD chapter too (mostly just editing left).
Chapter 226 – The Torrent of Red Murderous IntentFiona moved.
Those strange symptoms started showing from the time Fiona casted three types of Boost on her.
I only understood that I haven’t heard a magic which goes by the name of『Ignis Breaker』, and also that the effect of this magic is to cover the tip of wand with a fireball, it seemed like a burning matchstick.
That was the starting, Fiona was always calm, even when confronting 8th Apostle Ai, she did her job easily and calmly.
Before I even derived on the answer to that question, Fiona moved this very moment.
With the effects of Martial Skill and Boost, Fiona, with a speed not at all inferior to the current me, came ramming in the area a longsword and a hatchet were rallying.
She first swing the『Custom Fireball』
A single shot may not have much explosive power, but if several tens of them shots come flying in rapidly from point-blank range, the after effects would reach even me.
Swinging the hatchet sideways quite forcefully, I opened the distance between us in a single jump.
Several of the『Ignis Sagitta』vanished in front of his eyes.
Fiona, who knows about that all-too-well, on the contrary, doesn’t show sings of stopping the rapid fire of『Ignis Sagitta』, not only that, she was also not showing sings of stopping her legs which were running towards Joto.
「WTF!?」
While firing from the『Custom Fireball』, she swung the still lit-up『Ainz Broom』and hopped onto Joto.
While taking on the after effect of impact, he flung off the『Ainz Broom』with his longsword while enduring the sweltering heat with the help of a『Nana Blast Amulet』.
SFX: ZuuDooOOOODOOOOONnn!
A conspicuously large explosion sound rang out, I saw Joto being blown off after getting hit by the shockwaves.
His back has been hit really hard, but still he didn’t let go off the sword from his right hand.
To the already-pursuing Fiona, that was more than enough of a gap to the opportunity of.
Holding the wand, no, let’s go with what the official magic name says. Holding the ‘Flame Mallet’, she swung it hard, hitting it on the defenseless Joto’s crown of head.
But, I too am in the possession of『Nana Blast Amulet』, so the waves felt like gentle breeze flowing about.
That explosive power could be called above intermediate grade and below advanced grade, but having something like that exploded on the head of a normal person with no high-class fire resistance like Wrath-Pun, or without any defensive magic item, there’s no chance of getting out of it unscathed.
And Joto wasn’t even able to block it off with his last ray of hope『Fang Sword「Evil Eater」』, so his chances of survival are extinct.
「Fiona, he’s dead—–」
The moment I was putting hatchet in the dimension,
SFX: ZuuDDoooOOONNnnnnnNN!
The third explosion sound rang out.
Before I knew it『Fang Sword「Evil Eater」』was besides me with a hand still holding its hilt.
What is this? Before I even asked myself that question, it’s answer came to me in quite fast speed, that Fiona inflicted more attacks to Joto, that his hand got torn off and came flying till here.
The new question that came floating up–
SFX: ZuddDDOooooNNNNnn!
–Gets negated by the fourth explosion sound.
I couldn’t see properly, but I can make out the silhouette of Fiona swinging the『Fire Mallet』on the dead body of Joto.
SFX: ZuUuDdDdoOoOnNnN!
The fifth explosion sound rang out, the sound was lower than before, maybe the efficacy of magic faded somewhat.
But, the power of magic is no relevance now, after all the opponent is already dead.
SFX: DoOoN!
By the sixth explosion, the sound got more faint.
Maybe the firepower to make new smoke rise up was gone that due to the small waves of explosion, the fumes surrounding Fiona cleared up.
SFX: DOo!
By the seventh time, the magic was completely gone, and only the dull sound of metal hitting flesh resounded.
Now I can clearly see it.
Fiona was still swinging the wand on the head of Joto, which can be said to be in cinders.
SFX: DOo, DOo, DOo—–
Fiona, like a machine, kept on showering the dead body with blows.
「Hey—–」
「—–Stop it, Fionaaa!」
I grabbed Fiona’s hand from behind and stop her meaningless and merciless attacks.
I squeeze out words slowly as if trying to persuade her.
「Ah……Kurono, -san」
These dull and hollow golden eyes grasp my figure in them.
It’s like she became someone else, no more like it’s a lifeless doll with her looks, seeing her like that I felt a fear that could freeze my spine, but it’s bad if I get shocked right now.
「……Yes」
Her arms fell down powerlessly, and I once again face Fiona, who was now standing upstraight.
I gaze her drowsy and intoxicated eyes from the front.
Fiona eyes trembled slightly.
「My, ring……」
Speaking of that, she probably meant the one I gifted to her during noon.
「Ah, I see」
That means that glass breaking sound from before was of shield being crumbled, now that I think about it, Cyprus’s shield that I broke also made a similar sound.
「It’s fine, don’t—–」
If Fiona went insane just because it was hard for her to believe the fact that the ring broke, then this matter is nothing small.
Fiona left her master and is alone ever after, to her, me and Lily might be the first comrades and friends.
If the person himself who gifted her, in other words, me said words like ‘don’t worry about it’, then it’s like I’m rejecting her sense of values.
「I’m sorry Kurono-san, very much sorry—–」
From her beautiful eyes, tears fall down with no signs of stopping.
And while crying, Fiona kept on apologizing to me for getting the ring broken.
Stop it, don’t cry, seeing you crying like that, Fiona, is extremly painful.
「It’s okay, Fiona is not in the wrong, the ring broke because the shield got broken, right, then didn’t it protect you after all」
Her body was warm, the same as when I hugged Lily, a doll won’t have this warmth.
「If my ring, was able to protect you from even a single scratch, then me buying a gift for you wasn’t in vain」
「Yeah, it’s good Fiona is unhurt. That’s right, this time I will gift you a ring with stronger effect which will protect you. If you’re worried that what happened today would happen later, then I will give you a normal ring too. So, can you please stop crying?」
At the same time, I got anxious that what if my speech was completely off the mark—–
Fiona’s rely wasn’t words but action, till now she was getting embraced by me, but now her slender arms were strongly embracing me too.
The people who would actually hug me, is only Lily who always plays around with me, I never thought Fiona too would be like this.
「Kurono-san……I’m sorry, and Thank you very much」
What could be her expression right now, has she stopped crying, I can’t see her face because she is still hugging me, but
I understood that Fiona regained her sanity.
Like that till the Law Guardian came after getting reports, me and Fiona were embracing each other under the tree of blue cherry blossoms.
AUTHOR’S NOTE:
[SOME UNEEDED STUFF]
Please keep on reading Kuro no Maou.