Chapter 236: The Magic That Brings About an End
When the four, their uniforms stained with their own blood, arrive at the "Portal to the Other World,"
"Hey! Level 85 senior, thanks a lot!"
Megane-kun salutes in a sports club style, bowing deeply. Following him, the girl wielding a saber bows as well, her head nearly touching the ground.
It seems our efforts paid off, as the four of us managed to reach this point with plenty of room to spare.
For the past few minutes, we've had so much free time that we've been playing a game of tossing bombs directly into the "Portal to Another World," and right now, there are no "zombies" around the "Portal."
Surrounded by a pile of corpses and appearing like a gaping hole in the ground, the "Portal to Another World" looked almost like avant-garde art.
"What should we do now...?"
Just a moment ago, Satori mentioned something about using "Light Magic X," didn't she?
"There's supposedly a special spell designed specifically to destroy that 'Portal to Another World.'"
"Wow..."
I tilted my chin slightly, thinking.
But... are we really okay with this? A path to another world, right here...
In this case, it's unavoidable, I suppose.
Hmm...
Even in this situation, I'm curious about how the world works.
Honestly, if it comes to that, I just can't rest until I go kick the living daylights out of that godlike figure who created this world.
Looking down at the four, three of them had formed a defensive stance protecting Tōru Vura... Vura something, their eyes fixed on the "Gate of the Otherworld."
Only Tōru had completely lowered his guard, kneeling as if in prayer.
"Then, I'm going in. —《Angel Hail》"
Hmm.
Judging by what I've learned from manga, Angel Hail must refer to that ring hovering above an angel's head.
Could that be the true nature of《Light Magic X》?
As I watched, a radiant halo began forming above her head.
"A dark elf paladin of Russian immigrant descent from Finland, with an angelic ring above their head..."
The setting is...
The setting is extremely cluttered.
But it's very beautiful, you know.
And, with a dreamy expression, Tsumuri says as if gazing at a delicate blossom.
The halo above Tōru's head continued to flicker faintly, emitting a soft, rhythmic sound like the one Goku makes when gathering energy—shū shū shū shū.
What was amazing was how the sunlight dimmed in response to the glow of the halo, gradually darkening the surroundings as if night had fallen.
I'm guessing this is a phenomenon happening all over the world.
"Could it be... that spell somehow draws power from sunlight, or something like that?"
"Who knows..."
As the city gradually faded into darkness, we waited for several minutes.
"...This magic takes quite a while, doesn't it?"
Even a Senzu Ball could be launched faster than this.
Now I finally understand why we went through the trouble of clearing out all these 'zombies' around here.
この術を起動するためには、よっぽど時間をかける必要があるのでしょう。
私と綴里さんが、晩ご飯のおかずについて話し始めた頃でしょうか。
……カッ！ と、トールさんが目を見開いて、
「今ッ！」
と、叫びました。
同時に彼女は、自分の頭の上に浮かんでいる光輪をガシッと掴んで、
「ドオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオリャアアアアッ！」
And he hurls it forcefully toward the portal to the other world.
And without a pause, Tōrō shouted.
Everyone, look away from the "door"! Staring directly will burn your eyes!
"Huh?"
No, that's too sudden. I can't just respond to something like that out of nowhere.
No foreshadowing at all...
It's not very convincing, is it?
tilting my head like this and that,
The bad side of "Warrior" is showing! Don't space out!
I was forcibly pulled by the left hand of Tsumuri, as if being forced to turn my back.
At the same time, my vision was suddenly engulfed in intense white light.
For a few seconds, it felt as though the entire world—sky, earth, everything—had vanished, leaving only a vast, blinding white space.
A sharp, burning heat radiated from behind my back, making me instinctively want to turn around, but...
"Absolutely not."
と、綴里さんがお姉ちゃんみたいにがっしりと頭を固定するもので、何が起こっているかはよくわかりません。
ただ一つ。
『ゴオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオオ』
A sound—among the loudest I’d ever heard—rang out, like the wail of a dead man, a scream of agony, something like that.
It was a noise that seemed capable of dragging anyone who heard it straight into hell.
"…………………………"
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And once again, silence.
"Um…?"
How long had I been standing like this?
Just as I finally turned around, I saw Tōru, supported by two of our companions.
It seems she ran out of magic power.
"Was it all used up with that one move?"
"Looks like it, yeah."
What a terrible waste of effort.
...But later, I'd realize my thoughts were completely off the mark.
I'd been convinced she'd destroyed the "Portal to the Other World," but that was entirely wrong.
Later, upon hearing the details, I learned that—using that magic, she had completely destroyed one entire world, different from ours,...what they call, in their words, a "discarded world."