I wasn't sure if I had shot through the giant beast's left temple to the core.

　Immediately after I felt the attack had hit, what struck me was an intense pain that penetrated my entire body in every direction.
　I felt like that was beyond even the concept of pain.
　I can't even put into words, extreme pain.

　The flesh was peeled off and shot with the bone.

　It was a double-edged sword itself.

　Before I knew it, I had been blown away by the giant beast's wild front kick.




　It was her voice, soothing to my ears, that brought my consciousness back to an awakening level.
　If I remember now, I think she's been screaming something since the skin of her fist was removed.
　Her voice was wet and trembling.
　As I moved my blurred vision, I felt that her position was different from where I remembered it to be.

　Perhaps she was about to run out to cover me and fell in the process.
　Maybe that's where I blew up.

''Ki........Currier, Mr........''

　My vision connects with the outline.

　I can see the blood trickling down from around my eyes, but I can still see enough of my eyes.

　I'm glad I can still see Currier-san's face.

''Are you okay, Kurohiko?

　She held me in her arms.
　She's crying.
　Her expression is crumpled.

'How reckless you are, my dear!　　 ....but that doesn't mean you have to be so reckless...

　I put my own hand over hers in an attempt to reassure her.

'The giant beast is still ... standing ...?'

　Kok.

　She nodded.

　Good grief.

　Oh, dear....

　What was I supposed to do?

"I'll do that one.
What?
We've talked about this, haven't we?　That thing you did when you took down the beshugam... if not from the outside, then from the inside...

　As a last resort, I was thinking about it.

　The only question is whether or not I can make that giant beast swallow my eyes while I've completely lost my eyesight--that's all.

　Other than that, all I have to do is "do it".

　I'm prepared to burn my life away, and I'm going to do it solemnly.

　But the promise I made to Isla and Cecily may not be fulfilled.
　Even if I defeat the giant beasts, I won't be safe, and I won't be able to watch their matches with my own eyes.
　What will Hibigami say when he finds out about my condition.......
　But--

No, Kurohiko that's not the only thing you can do!　Let's get out of here!　If Valaga, the Armored Warrior, and Commander Sogut join forces, we might be able to defeat that guy!

　I don't know.
　That giant beast is "different".

　Somehow, though.

　If there's anyone on this continent that would be able to compete with that giant beast, it's likely to be Hibigami.

　Or, if that Beschgam Angren was alive, they might have been able to fight each other.

　I haven't even seen Rose Claywall or Sogut Sigismos in earnest yet.

　I don't know why, intuitively, I thought so.

　I had a feeling that Varaga Wormood, who I had heard was heading to this south gate again, would not be the last to come here.

　This, too, was just an unfounded intuition, though.

　And if I couldn't take care of that huge beast here, the lives of the important people inside the Great Sacred Field might be in danger too.

--
But if we're going to do this, we're going to do it together.
What?
I've got a plan now.
Strategies...?
''I'll manage to manifest the second magic armor just one more time.........and then I'll put as deep a wound as possible on that huge beast's body somewhere. ''Don't worry.......with just one or two blows I can withstand that giant beast's attack......''

　While keeping an eye out for the giant beast that is slowly walking towards us, Currier-san continues.

''Try attacking the wound I made with your Third Forbidden Spell or that demon sword that made it suck blood.

　It seems that he let go of it after taking a front kick, and the demon sword had fallen right between us and the giant beast.

''Even that's like from [inside], right?　If.........if that's not possible, then you can fight the same way you did with Beshgam......so please, Kurohiko.......

　Marie Curie takes my hand.
　Harder.

"Currier, Mr.....
I'll be the eye.
What?
"If you lose your sight I'll be with you for the rest of your life and I'll replace your eyes, so please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please.

　He kneels down and tries to stand up.

　My whole body is still slightly numb.

　But I can still move.

I don't want you to be the only one who has to sacrifice........

　It was like praying, the way he said it.
　It was like clinging to him, the way he said it.

'I'm sorry, Currier-san I'm actually also glad it was you who was here.
What?
"Because of you, you were able to fight that giant beast so well without losing your life you were able to hold on until I came along.

　I laugh.

'Because it was you, someone else at the gate didn't die.............................I knew that Currier-san was an amazing person.
"Kurohiko--
It's because of you that I felt like I wanted to try the current plan.
'Oh--oh!　Let's do it!

　I'm going to borrow a shoulder and stand up.

　To be honest, it's probably not a strategy that has much chance of success.
　Because both me and Currier-san are quite worn out.
　There's a possibility that we'll run out of fuel at some point.

　But we have no choice.

　There's no choice but to do it.

''For some reason, I just remembered the time when we both dove into the Holy Ruins.
Huh, that's odd ... for me too.
Once the beast is dead, I have no regrets.

　Or worse, run out.

'In case you're wondering, let me just say thank you...'
Yeah, I'm glad to see you too.

　The giant beast stomped on the ground.

''Gu, Luuu..................''

　The super slow attack is yet to come.


Gu, uh--


　That's when it happened.


"Gah, g..........?


　Thud!

　The giant beast took its place, violently falling to one knee.

　A loud vibration that could be perceived as a rumbling of the earth was transmitted to the ground.

''Gu.........oh.......?

　The giant beast held his hand to his temple where he had just been shot with a fist of bone.

　Its eyes lit up with a light of confusion for the first time today.

...Dado?　　

　Pain?
　A blow?

　The giant beast was on its knees, holding its temples as it looked up to the sky and let out a roar that seemed to reach the heavens.

''Ggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　That blow had been effective.

　If you think about it, after receiving that blow, the giant beast didn't rush towards you right away, but approached you with a slow gait.

　It was a chance to fold up in one fell swoop.

　Right.

　It's not that I didn't, it's that I couldn't.

　That was more of an effect of my attack than I thought, and I couldn't move into an attacking stance right away.

''Gu........Guu?　　Saw Ga....wala...wala...ha...Iga...shing...jog...wala...wala. .....

　I'll put together a list of words I could associate with.

　Body.
　Time.
　Erosion?

Huh...?

　What is it?

　Although his vision should already be clear, the color of some parts of the giant beast's body seemed to be fading.
　

''Gu, uu........''

　The giant beast rises up.
　You can see it clearly when it stands up.
　From toe to knee, it is indeed approaching transparency.

"Jigan, da........wareha.......sama, yo......igai no......teki, no.

　Hours.
　Wandering.
　Enemies.
　The destroyer, the...?

　The giant beast pointed at me.

"Fujigina o-su-ya-odd-go-han-boom. ....wale, la... han, bun... iga, iga... so, no. ...nah...?　Na, wo ... osi, e ... hosiery, i ...

　Strange, male?
　A man?
　Half?
　Us?
　N... what... name... do you want it?

　No way, are you trying to measure communication?
　Maybe it's not safe to teach here.
　But for some reason, I feel like I should teach them.
　Something inside me is screaming that I should do it.

Sagara, Kurohiko.

　The giant beast's legs disappeared.
　Halfway down the body of the giant beast, it was becoming translucent.

''Za, Ga.......Sagara......Kuro.......Hiko......Yoki.... ....center, si... so... mito, mer... mata... is... le.. ....a... kettle... tai... mono... da...

　Sagara Kurohiko.
　A good warrior?
　Admit it?
　We're going to have to go through this again in due course, don't we?

　I could associate those words with it.

　Currier-san is taken aback.

''Are we able to communicate.........?　You don't think... that Kurohiko's blow was enough to bring you back to your senses, do you?　And........the body, it's disappearing....

It's a little overwhelming, but it's a little overwhelming, but it's a little overwhelming, but it's a little overwhelming. .........Yue, na......

　Absolutely.
　Somewhere else.
　So, what happens next time we don't take our lives to settle this?
　Half.
　Tongue and genus?

　The body of the giant beast finally becomes only its neck.
　From the neck upwards, it also gradually loses its color and becomes translucent.

''Wagga........na.......''

　My name is.


Su-co-lu-ba-n-gar.


　Skolbanger.


　Is that the name of that giant beast?

　I didn't have time to ask him who he was - he didn't seem to have the time.

It's gone.

　The giant beast - Skolbanger disappeared completely from the scene without a trace when Ono left his name for the last time.