167-Episode 154: Sage, Marvel at the Appetite of the Legendary Beast




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 Leviathan screamed.
 His torso was split open and he struggled against more flames.
 It slumps around to escape the flames.

 Meanwhile, Cecil, who had successfully cut Leviathan in half, landed on Sarasa.
 He looked up and stared at the writhing Leviathan.

'Did you do it?'

 I muttered.
 The Sarasa beside me activated [Appraisal].
 She critically observed Leviathan's condition.

''Eh? No, you--

 Sarasa gulped.
 The Leviathan's life force, which should have been engulfed in flames, was rising and rising.
 Then, the torso that had been cut in half by Cecil began to regenerate.
 A new torso emerges from the section of its mouth that was cut into rounds, as if it were molting.

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 A high-pitched scream.
 At that moment, a thunderbolt flashed violently.
 Blotting out the surroundings.

 Sarasa, who had been anticipating it with [Future Vision], had avoided it along with Cecil.

 The two of them are surprised when they look back at Leviathan.

''The flames........''

It's gone.

 It was hard to believe, but the flames had gone out.
 Probably the air around it had been popped by the energy of the thunderbolt.
 It was a tremendous power.

''No way...''

You are a monster. But you know what?

 Cecil turned around.

'I've known more monsters. .... that's enough.


 Lacelle...!


 ◆◇◇◇◇◇


 Yeah, that's enough.

 I stepped forward.
 I said ten beats, but we were already well beyond the planned time.
 I decided to watch Cecil and Sarasa fight for a bit, who fought a surprisingly good battle.

''Well done, both of you.

 I ran my hands over Cecil and Sarasa's heads.
 I ruffled their somewhat dusty hair.

"Hmmm...

'Hey! Don't stroke me!

 If Sarasa's face turned bright red, Cecil would be indignant.
 Naturally, the latter's face was also red.

'There's nothing to be angry about, is there? I'm giving you a compliment.

 excuses.
 But Sarasa was moping and Cecil didn't change his attitude.

 Oh dear........
 I still don't understand women.

''Lacelle-kun, are you ready to go?

'Oh...'

I hope you can beat that monster.

No problem. I have more than enough magic.


 I've got one shot at this.


 I walk away.
 I head straight for the Leviathan.

 That Leviathan suddenly becomes quiet.
 He was rampaging through the undersea labyrinth a moment ago, but now he's holding up his sickle-neck and threatening me.

It's called animal instinct..... It seems that they are aware of my strength.

 They seem to be smarter than the magical unit of the Saw merchant nation in that regard.

 I activate my magic.

 The moment I raise my hand, a pillar of fire rises up.
 It swells up even more gingerly.
 In the end, it became a huge fireball.
 Its size is comparable to Leviathan.

''Whaaat!''

What......... That flame.........

 I heard Cecil and Sarasa scream screaming.

 It wasn't just the two of them.
 Even the Leviathan in front of him was horrified.

''Do you understand, beast? The horror of this fire...''

 He chuckled and threatened.
 Then the Leviathan, which had been modified as if it were a street rogue begging for its life, shook its huge body and retreated.

''It seems you have considerable regenerative abilities...''


 I wonder if he can withstand my fire....


 It seems he can no longer withstand my provocation.
 The Leviathan let out a sharp scream.
 His huge frame emitted light.
 It fired a thunderbolt at me.

 But it didn't get through to me.

 On the contrary, all of the thunderbolts fired by Leviathan were swallowed up by the flames.
 I ate the magic element contained in the lightning strikes and bloated.

 The lightning strikes can't get through.
 The only thing left to do is to make use of their huge bodies to hit their bodies.
 As I recall, Leviathan had other abilities to manipulate the ocean currents, but unfortunately this is not the ocean.

 And I've cut off the ocean from the start.
 So that's why it worked.

"Well, let's get this over with.

 A small sun suddenly appeared in the underwater labyrinth.

 I let it go without a pause.
 It advanced toward Leviathan as if to show off its power.

 The Leviathan fled with its very tail between its legs.

 But the mass of fire engulfed the giant dragon.
 Leviathan was engulfed in flames.

''--'' --------------. Hmmm!

 There is no scream of demise.
 Even the voices were burned out, just shadows swaying in the flames.

 In the minuscule sun, I could see Leviathan writhing in agony.

''Amazing........''

 While looking at the demonic beast that was enveloped in red lilies, Cecil and Sarasa were united in their voices and marveled.

 Eventually, the flames contracted.
 A part of the burned Leviathan rolled into the undersea labyrinth with a rumble.
 It was completely charred and wouldn't move even a twitch.

 The Leviathan disappeared completely.

 At the same time, Sarasa and Cecil let out a gasp, "Ha!
 Rather than relief, they were in a half-amused attitude.

''As expected of you, Lacelle-kun.''

Great as always. What in the world did you do this time?

Yeah. I'm not using any special magic.

'Don't lie to me. If it wasn't for some kind of great magic, that kind of power.......

I'm not lying. That was--


 [First Flame]........


''Haaaah! [First flame]??

【First Flame】 is the elementary magic of a 【Mage Wizard】.

Yeah. Sarasa is right.

It's amazing what a beginner's spell can do with such power.

You guys have done a great job of kneading the magic.

 If I had used magic of a higher class than 【First Flame】, the whole area around here would have been extinguished.

 The way Cecil and Sarasa fought was so interesting that they accidentally stored up too much magic power.

''I accidentally stored too much magic power...''

It's Lacelle, so I give up.

'That's why your fighting style was so appealing. You fascinate me. You're getting stronger, guys.

 I put my hands on Sarasa and Cecil's heads again.
 Both of them were being stroked by me quietly this time.

 Now..........

 I turned around.
 What was there was the piece of torso that Cecil had first cut off.
 This one hadn't been regenerated and was still there.
 Although it was wrapped in flames by Cecil's 【Flame Attribute Grant】, it had only burned its surface.

 Upon closer inspection, the inner cells were still alive.

''Could it be that these regenerate too, Lacelle?''

I suppose it could be possible with time.

You've got to burn it.

No, I want to keep it as a sample.

 There's just a little problem.
 It's possible to keep it inside the [storage].
 But there's a danger of it regenerating in there.
 A rematch is what I want, but that's a tricky thing to do.

 We'll need some kind of magic tool that can stop Leviathan's regeneration.

 I can't make it, but once I get back to my workshop in the school, I can't start working on it.

 As I was troubled, I heard a brainy voice.

''Master~~''

 It flapped around and flew at me, a chrome that was now the size of a normal raven.
 I raised my arm and it landed, using it as a lodging tree.

'Is that a chrome?'

It's so cute.

'Didn't I explain? 'Chrome can change his size. ''Well what's the matter? 'Black'

 Converting the second half of the words into sensory magic, I asked Chrome.

''I'm hungry~~''

 

 What the hell, that's what it was.
 Come to think of it, I don't think I've fed today.
 But how did you know where I was, despite being a bird head?
 Well, I guess that's how urgent I was.
 I'll give him credit for just being hungry and not rampaging around.

 I'll pet Chrome too.
 Then Chrome's red-black eyes flashed in the dimly lit underwater labyrinth.

''Ah! Grilled fish!

 What Chrome saw was a piece of Leviathan with a burnt-out surface.

 With a bang, it flew away from my arms.
 When it gets a little bigger........



 He began to gobble up the food.

'Ah...'

 I try to control it, but it's too late.
 Its torso alone is big enough for me to look up at, but Chrome swallowed it in a flash.

 Finally, he lets out a burp.

It's amazing. Your appetite.

The Leviathan in an instant...

 Cecil and Sarasa were also stunned by Chrome's appetite.

'It was delicious! Master! I can't believe you made grilled fish for Chrome. That's as good as his master. I'll follow you for the rest of my life!

 Chrome hung his head.

 I'm dumbfounded, too.
 However, it's not a problem.
 I'm sure the stomach will be dissolved by its gastric juice, and then regenerated by Leviathan's regeneration ability - and then repeated semi-permanently.

 And if necessary, we can extract the contents from Chrome's stomach.

 Hm. You'll be fine.

I see. Don't forget what I said.

'What? Did you just say something about chrome?

 You've already forgotten that!