230-229 How to be a hero



 Mr. Aranziel doesn't even take a step back as he turns the dragonified Drismegian over to the other side.
 With a sharpness of movement that is unbelievable for an old man, he counterattacks while avoiding both giant knot-feet and large flames.

''This........this......movement is even faster.......?''

 Even Drizmegian, who had acquired super strength, was bewildered.
 Finally..........

''The 'Great Emperor Splitting Sky', twelve strands!

 He was pushed aside and blown away by a series of great aura slashes.

''Great...! This is the movement of a person who has passed the peak of his physical strength...?
After all, he's special even at his old age...!

 He temporarily stifled the enemy's movement and his gaze turned to me.

"...I knew. I knew it was a long shot that you had to marry me.
What?

 Estelica's expression was dumbfounded when Aranzir-san told her.

I knew how much you cared about the achievements of a brave man. I knew how much you cared about your dreams, and I wanted to be your dream instead of yours.

 It conveys the thoughts behind the words that were once uncommunicated.

"It's a gamble for me, too. I wanted to take advantage of your frustration, but I also wanted to make you mine. I had an ulterior motive that if we took the time to live together, even if we had other goals, we would be closer to each other.

 After finishing saying that at once, Arantzill-san let out a self-mocking smile.

I would never have been able to say such a thing when I was younger. Is it a skill acquired in old age to be shy and drunk with embarrassment?
Have you...?
You've gone through changes of heart, too. Our marriage was short in comparison to most, but you still became a wife and a mother. You went from being a brave man to...

 I had my reasons for doing so.

'When Dariel was taken by the demons, why did you stand up to them to the death? If only you hadn't pushed yourself, you could have survived.
Is that...?
I have often wondered, with regret, why I resisted. Why did you resist until you did? If you want to be the mother of a hero, you just have to have another baby. Just let me rescue you.

 And yet.
 You were willing to sacrifice your own life to protect him.

"Because you were obeying your mother with all your heart. It's the only thing I could think of.

 I, too, now that I'm a father, I know what I'm talking about.

 Mr. Alanziel must have let the speculation out in tears.
 Over and over and over again.

 In those moments when I coughed up blood and wished I could go back, but I could only think of it in terms of remembrance.

That's why you are Dariel's mother. Don't refuse me that.

 The situation doesn't give Arantzill-san that much leeway.

While receiving an onslaught of 『Super Emperor's Splitting Sky』, an onslaught that would normally leave no dust.
 Drismegian revives after being stopped from moving for a bit.

''What a travesty...!''

 While spreading anger.

What is this lukewarm air? This is not what I'm looking for! Get angry! Hate! Let the emotions boil over! Otherwise, I can't make you part of my flame!
I will not give you what you want.

 Mr. Alanziel is a man of war again.

'I have a family behind me. My wife and my son. Two people I should have lost that day forever and never returned.

 He stands proudly for us as if to protect us.

"I've been waiting for this fight my whole life. I've been waiting for this fight for a long time. That's all I've ever wanted to do. For more than thirty years I lost the things I had to protect and only flailed about in vain.... I was just a 'fighting corpse'........!

 But now it's different.
 The things he needs to protect, his family, are right there at his back.

 Everything we lost that day is perfectly in place.

"....Aranzir the Brave. Now in his 50th year, he's ready for a real fight.

 The battle for the living to slaughter peril in order to protect what they are meant to protect.

This is my first and last true and meaningful battle. In this battle, Arantziel the Brave will achieve greatness!
Very well! Then you will be defeated in that meaningful battle!

 The monster, out of life's reason, lets out a horrific roar.

'I wish! The more you hope for, the greater the despair of defeat! It's either anger or hatred that's supposed to fill the emptiness in our hearts! Then it's time for me to get you in!
Poor little freak. You are the one who has lost the meaning of being you.

 The game seemed to be won before it began.
 The dominance of the spirit was completely on Aranzir-san's side.

''That fight..., can I bite a piece of it?''

 A flaming majesty that has been joined by a wavering, flaming presence.

"Granberza-sama...!

 Those two men stand side by side.
 No matter how many times I see them, the awesomeness of their successors gives me goosebumps.

I'm sure you have a strange connection with him. No one has been killing each other for as long as the two of us have. Usually, one of us is killed early.
But they both survived. That's a rare occurrence. Maybe that's why it feels so good to stand here like this, standing side by side.
Do you want to use that trick?

 Mr. Alanziel's nervousness rises slightly.

'Yeah, I croaked out because I thought it was necessary,'
'Too bad you can't tell me how many times I missed out on victory because of that technique. Now I remember, you're still the worst kind of opponent I've ever encountered.
You and me both.

 Lady Granberza steps forward.
 You are here to help your life's greatest nemesis in his first meaningful battle.

"I present to you Granbaza's most powerful technique, 'Fire of Fury'. Let this 'kinetic fire' guide you to your nemesis's victory.
'Nonsense! Your most powerful profound skill is that one, isn't it? Isn't it called the 'Annoying Scorching Hot Uninterrupted Flame Hell'?

 Under the pressure of the two heroes' supremacy, Doris Megian has lost all dignity.
 I've also become a mere gallery.

''You were just defeated by me a while ago! To repeat the ineffective magic again is a folly to the name of a hero!
That's how it's done in the world.

 Master Granbaza said quietly.

''The 'Ancestral Scorching Heat Immemorial Flame Hell' is the strongest magic in this Granverza.
What?
It's a bit embarrassing. You're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them. That's why I've decided to call the second one, the 'A Nose Screaming Scorching Heatless Flame Hell', the strongest, and the world thinks so too.

 Well.....
 I know. As the assistant to the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army in the past, I've seen that man's battle up close and personal.
 Thanks to that magic, I was finally able to prevent the onslaught of the Shura-like Arantzill-san without being able to break through even once.

''I ask you, Drismegian, Anna.
What?
Have you ever held a little baby in your hands?

 At Lady Granberza's question, Drismegian looked bewildered, unsure of the meaning of the question.

'What do you mean? Have you lost your mind at this point in time?
You need to ask. I guess not. Otherwise, I wouldn't have suffered such an abomination even in death.

 The relentless words stung Drismegian.

'The first thing I felt when I put Dariel, who was still a baby, in my hands was fear. Nothing could be more terrifying than that. A creature as small and as young as a baby. A fragility that could have broken with just a little misapplication of force.

 Lady Granberza was horrified.

'To my own power. I've never felt so afraid of my own power that could destroy the most precious thing of all, a baby.'
Humph! What is that supposed to mean!

 Drismegian, who didn't know the world, could only let out a cynical laugh.

''If you want to break it, you can break it! That's the way of the world! As a fellow fire wizard, I can't help but feel sorry for you. Isn't it the power of fire to destroy and consume!
Dariel, as a baby, told me that's not true.

 The hero said.

'My world has changed forever since I realized that my power is a terrible thing that could destroy something precious. The preciousness of the world itself jumped up. Dariel taught me that this world is full of precious things.

 Since that time.

I assure you. I could have moved up a notch. If I'm a hero. Dariel is what made me a hero. I saw the view from the ground he gave me. The most powerful magic I've ever seen from that landscape. Let me show you, fool.

 And then the strongest magic of Granbaza-sama's true magic is unleashed.

Jikou Kabuto Rentaiten.