Today, I've passed 2000 times.

　It's been 3 and a half months. A battle that used to take me 15 minutes to complete in the days of Seven has now taken me nearly 40 minutes. But I didn't let that stop me from getting through 2000 battles. I'm very proud of myself.

My second. Isn't it time for me to go back?

　I've been drinking face-to-face with Angolmore almost every night, and after 12 hours of tasting, it's an addiction.

　However, this guy has been nagging me lately, "Let's go home. I asked him if he was getting tired of it, but he said he was worried about me. I'm grateful to him, but I'll let him worry about me for a while longer.

"It's not too late. If something goes wrong, I'll be on my way, but I don't see anything serious in the weekly report.

　Lies. The weekly report from the three of us had some concerns there.
　In King's Landing, the reformers led by Prime Minister Val Moreau, who carried the First Prince Klaus, are said to be about to make their move. Time is running out. On top of that, I'm anxious to see how Silvia and Eco are growing, and I'm also anxious about this and that thing I asked Yukari to do. I'm also anxious about the mansion that I asked Yukari to build. I'm also concerned about the progress of the second castle (provisional). I'm worried about everything.

　To be honest, I want to get back to it.

　Then why don't I go back to ......?

　I don't know what I'm doing. I just need a chance to do something about it. A chance to be forced to go home.


　...... Yeah, it's an addiction.

　You're not seeing things clearly. I'm not making good decisions. He's not following through on what he needs to give up. You're so fixated on Taim that you're postponing the problem. You know the consequences, but you're hoping for the slightest chance of success, and you're headed for disaster.

　But.

　We'll be tamed tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. Next week and the week after that. Unless there's a reason, I'll keep taming until the last minute, until it's too late.

　That's just how it is. That's just the way it is. A dark wolf's taste is like a drug that you just can't resist. Once you get a taste of that tame feeling, it's over. The shock that made my head pop, and the flashing euphoria in front of my eyes, all at once, and I couldn't stop the lingering brain juices from filling up my buckets. And so the tattoo that will never disappear is carved into your little brain. There is only one way to save yourself: tame it again. It's disgusting.

I'm going to ............ sleep.
Mmmm: ......

　I can't wait for this to be over, he said. He closed his eyes and hoped so. The sleepiness came quickly. And the work day would begin again.





　2159 times.
　It was the afternoon of the day, exactly four months later.

　I don't know if it was from fatigue or what, but I made a mistake for the first time since I came here.

　I mismanaged the cool time of the 《Transformation》 and failed to avoid Anko's dark magic.

''(My Second!)

　Angolmore shouts. Hey, don't waste your time, Great Spirit Lord. It won't help you at all if you scream. It's also a telepathic message.

"............

　--What to do, "use" or not? A moment's hesitation.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find out what's going on, but I'm sure I'm going to be able to find out. My current HP is 1.

　What should I do? Should I just duck or use the inner workings? The only option is to drink the potion first. One hit will end it while I'm drinking it.
　Well, in this case, the answer was already almost decided.

''(Mu, that's absurd!)

　I choose evasive action. I'm going to head to the back of the beanstalk, and I'm going to pass right by it.

　In wanding mode, the weak point is at the rear. If you can go around it, you'll have enough time for the redhead to turn around and drink the potion safely. Yes, if you can go around it.

　The distance is about 2 meters. I dove in to rub my back against Anko's right shoulder, aiming for the slight amount of time of rigidity after activating the 【Wand Technique】 skill, and ran through it with vigor as it was.


　--Humm. I heard the sound of the shadow cane passing close to my ear. If I snatched it, I was out. Awesome - Awesome.

'Foo! That was a nine-death special!
"(Come on!)　(You can have as many hearts as you want!)

　As if it were a three-hour special, it was successfully avoided. He drank the potion and received a scolding from Angolmore. Now, it's going to be a bit of a struggle, but I just need to get down with the Flying Wheel Archery and go back to square one.


　............ It's still doable. I'm still okay.

　I whispered to myself as I suppressed my racing heart.

　I almost died. For the first time in this world.

　It was beyond belief.

　--Boiling. This exuberance. This excitement. Long-forgotten sensations are awakened.

　Fun. Fun. Fun. ......!

　Looking back, I had forgotten my original intentions. Why did I start Mevion? Why did we want to be number one in the world? It was like the origin of it all came back to me.

　Mevion is where everything in my life has settled down. I ran and ran and ran and ran and ran. There's no more running away. The only thing left to do is to move forward. Enjoy it all.

Let's go, oraah!

　It was rude of you to say work.

　This is a battle for the best in the world. It's a battle of the minds, you and I.

　In a fit of pique, I took up the Mithril Longbow and headed for Anko.






　The 2168th time.

　I knew it would come one day.
　Should I say finally? Or should I say finally. Should I say of all things?

　The timing of the Dark Transformation, the Dark Summoning and the "Imaginary Shadow" coincided, and they were unable to stop Anko from entering the "Strongest Mode".

　The situation was the worst of the worst. Anko had less than 25% of her HP remaining. In other words, she's in "Verbose Mode", which means she's in "Verbose Mode".

　This is the strongest mode plus varsity mode.
　Black flames gush out from his entire body, and a wide area of black flames spew from his spear. Supporting the large spear with his waist and cleaving the void, his gentle narrowed eyes and calm face filled with a smile as he walked calmly, he was truly a demon god himself.

　The Black Flame Spear was a monster weapon with a ridiculously high attack power and a reach of nearly three meters, and on top of that, it was a monster weapon with a long range attack of black flame that was constantly activated. It's an unbelievable weapon that doesn't shame the name of the most powerful mode.
　By the way, with my current stats, if you touch the black flame for even 2 seconds, you'll die at best, and in most cases, you'll die. A single shot from the Black Flame Spear would be an instant death for sure. All I can say is that it's disgusting.


　Well...
　There's nothing I can do now.

　I decided to use the secret maneuver and took out the Goblin Mage's Horn from my inventory.

　Well, this is just an escape move.

　The Goblin Mage, the crony of the boss of the third-grade dungeon 'Asiasparun', uses a magic called Random Transfer. This Goblin Mage's horn is an item that allows you to trigger the Random Transition by thrusting it into the monster. However, there are many conditions to meet, and it basically won't work against the monsters in the dungeon. On top of that, it doesn't receive any experience value from the randomly transferred monsters. In other words, it's a very useless item.

　However, it's not like I'm going to use it on you. It's going to be used on me. I'm just going to use it for me. Then, you know, it's just an empty shell. Hence, this can be the backbone of an emergency escape item.


It's been a long time. ......
(Really.)

　I hold the goblin mage's horns in my backhand and turn my attention to Anko, who is slowly closing in on me while swinging the black flaming spear.

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you're going to be able to get your hands on it.

　If you hit that thing for two seconds, it's over, are you a demon? I can't get close to it. It's impossible.

　There's no way we can win. There's no way to win. There's no point in running away from this.

We'll come back for you.

　With the promise of a reunion, I swing the goblin mage's horns.



　.............


　Suddenly. Anko's expression seemed to have changed.

　Eyes like threads that are gently closed and a mouth fixed on a smile. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.



　Don't go--.




　.............

' (......?)　(What's the matter, my Second)

　I am.

　What am I trying to ...... do by leaving such a strong opponent out of the loop?

　What are you scared of?　Why are you running away from the first opportunity?　What the hell is wrong with you?

　I just remembered my original intentions just six hours ago, so why am I doing this?

　d*mn you!



　--Escape to Mevion and it's over. Fool!


　Don't try to break the code of absolutes.

　Don't be so cynical that you think you don't want to die.

　What do you have left if you run away from Mevion, too? You have nothing left, scum. Die.


　The best in the world has to be strong. More than anyone. More than anything. Strength isn't just about status. It's everything. I've said it a thousand times. There's no running away from it in Mevion. How did you forget about that part of the principle?


　I can't believe it. You're the best in the world. You're done for... There's nowhere to run, and there's nowhere to hide. Don't run away. Don't make excuses. Don't make excuses. Stand up. Don't show your shame. Even if you have to swallow blood, stay strong. You may be the best in the world, but you're also the best in the world. You're the most powerful in the world.　It's worse than death for the world's greatest athlete to escape!




Strange...


　Immediately after, black flames envelop me in a blur. The invincibility time is 8 seconds. I only have two seconds after six seconds. There was nowhere to run. A sea of black flames covers the entire area. Anko is already right in front of me. If he breaks his invincibility, he'll die for sure.

　...... We're okay. This isn't scary!


"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

　I started to laugh. I let it all out without restraint.

　It's not my imagination. It's not my imagination. Behind the wavering black flames, Anko is also laughing. She looks happy. She looks happy. Right in front of me.

　Hahahahahahaha!　This is the best in the world!　And you!　You drove me to this point!　You are strong!　Great!　It's great!　God, I can't bear to be so happy and blissful!

Cartwright archery!

　Shout the name of the deciding move. It's common courtesy.

　I'm not going for the legs. I'm going to shoot you in the head. I'm going to blow your head off.　That was a critical hit. I thought to myself, "Nah. Now, Anko has less than 20% of her HP remaining.

　Only 0.2 seconds left.

　Should we run?　Don't be silly.

　I'm standing on my head, and I'm not afraid to stand up straight, and I'm not afraid to do so.


　--I activated 《Tame》 with black flames all over my body.



　............ You're an idiot, aren't you?

　It's 0.0001%, okay?　We can't succeed, can we?

　Oh, he's dead. But I have no regrets. In this moment of crisis, I didn't run. Right up until the moment of death, right up until the end of my life, I was number one in the world.

　Well, look at that. You are flabbergasted. I'm number one in the world. Awesome! Strong! Impossible to duplicate. Have some respect, guys.



　...................

　Did you think I was going to say that?

　I thought it was weird.

　Until now, no one had ever tamed a character while in the strongest mode + Barsak mode, right?

　In fact, it's impossible to do. It's impossible to get close to them. In the first place, the theory was that they wouldn't let you go into the strongest mode, so even more so.

　There's only one possible path forward. If you fail to stop the strongest mode while in Vorsak Mode, you'll need to cut your HP down to 20% or less, then use your Transformation invincibility to get close to him and tame him.


　Who would notice?　Who can do it?　Who's going to try?　Like this.

　...... It's me, you idiot. f*ck you, scum. Suck it up, motherf*cker.


"Haha ...... haha ...... haha ......

　Suffering. Breathing rhythm is out of whack. My blood is not pumping properly. My heart is beating painfully. I feel dizzy and giddy. My ears aren't ringing at all.

　I drank the potion in exhaustion. The fever in my body receded. My health was slowly returning to normal.
　But the fluffy sensation of being lifted by the fever grew.

　Well, I know it's inevitable. That it's only natural.



''--Meeting you, my Lord (Aruji-sama),''

　When I see him kneeling in front of me.