LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 75
Chapter
The sky stained in purple. The dispersed ki converged, taking on the shape of a human.
“Wha-ack-!” As Enok opened his eyes, a gentle light burst forth.
In the vacant left eye, a pupil returned, swirling with dark ki in its pitch-black depths. The rings encircling his vertically split pupils indicated that the Ki Eye had settled more steadily than before.
[Huu…! The Brain, the Brain King…! Phuh…!]
I heard the laughter of Undine, but I chose to ignore it.
With an overwhelming sense of omnipotence surging within him, Enok reached out his hand.
Boom-!
The ki moved as naturally as limbs, forming a spear within his grasp.
The understanding of convergence settled into the spear, absorbing all light into its pitch-blackness. Yet, the presence of ki flowed forth like stars, and the shape of the spear resembled a universe strewn with purple stars.
『Milky Way銀河水』
The spear was launched. With that, the combat, which had stalled for a moment, resumed.
Crackling────────!!!
Amidst the erupting ki, swords clashed against swords, claws met blades. Enok, who had been observing from above, leaped into the fray.
Swish-!
The power surged. He had layered the principle of convergence onto his claws.
Similar to the spear, his blackened ki sparkled like stars on a purple backdrop. Naming this Black Thunder, Enok swung his hand toward the clone.
Boom────────!!
The world flickered beneath the surging ki. Each movement was breathtakingly splendid. In contrast, the clone, quietly wielding its sword, pushed forward and thrust.
Slice—
The air was cut. As Enok evaded, Rionne dashed alongside him.
[You definitely owe me an explanation later!?]
I never dreamed Enok would suddenly ascend to Grandmaster. Still, he set aside his surprise for a moment as Rionne pulled her sword upward from below.
Boom-!
The dark clouds overhead, all thanks to Enok. The rain began to pour, weaving through the sky under Rionne’s will.
With a furrowed brow, the clone swung its sword at her.
Clang-!
The swords clashed as Tsukiyo sought out the opening.
A tiny hand whipped through the air, gathering all the mana around her into a single strike, looking just like a giant cat’s paw swatting down.
Enok wasn’t sitting idly. The mana of nature, obeying his will, pressed down on the clone like a weight.
At the same time, swinging Black Thunder in both hands, he launched ten threads of ki toward the clone’s body.
“Hmm….”
The clone parried Rionne’s sword to the side and took two steps diagonally to avoid Tsukiyo’s claws while dissipating the pressing pressure into the ground, bringing its sword to meet Enok’s attack.
Crash-!
The Black Thunder shattered. Yet, Enok’s expression remained calm. Satisfied with buying time, he quickly retreated.
Swishhhhh────────
Undine, merged with Rionne, controlled the raindrops to form a huge whirlwind in the sky. The droplets within the whirlwind retained millions of unique shapes and refused to coalesce.
[Look for them, Dad!]
Casually spouting words akin to a delinquent, Rionne brought her sword down from above.
The whirlwind of blades, made up of millions of raindrops, soared toward the clone. The clone only frowned in response, raising its sword without further ado.
Enok sensed a slight gap.
‘It might be a bit short.’
Keeying-! The rings in his eyes spun vigorously. He still couldn’t deeply peer into even the clone. However, the depth was unmistakably greater than before; piercing through, Enok spread out his right hand.
Boom-!
Thunder rumbled from his palm.
It began as a small dot. That dark dot swelled gradually, soon reaching the size of a child’s head.
Within the black sphere, purple ki flashed. All strength around was drawn into Enok’s grasp, twisting the space.
In an instant when his appearance could no longer be found from an ordinary view, Enok clenched his fist.
Screech────────!!
With a sound like scratching glass, the swirling dark and purple lightning thrashed in Enok’s grip. He meticulously controlled it, trapping it within the churning whirlwind.
Flash─────────!!!
Momentarily, the entire field flickered into black and white. Wiping the blood tears streaming from his eyes, Enok exhaled raggedly.
[Hoo….]
A strange sense of pride began to rise. Glancing at the wounds marked on Rionne’s body made him boil with anger, yet the satisfaction of unleashing a technique in tandem with her bubbled forth.
Rain and lightning. The combination alone felt like an enticing partnership.
Destinies and divine mandates; frankly, those words never pleased him, but if this was the fate, he would always welcome it.
” Butler! Be careful, nyan!”
Be careful, nyan? Just what nonsense was that, before he instinctively lowered his stance.
Slice────────────
The world above him was sliced cleanly off, sliding away.
[Ah….]
Did he really survive that? Enok let out a sigh, horrified.
[You should be dying soon, just a bit.]
*
The anger that was sinking gradually flared up anew upon seeing Rionne’s injuries.
After hours spent fighting the clone, just the sight of the Master-in-law’s face made him want to unconsciously throw a punch.
[Just die already…!!]
Perhaps Rionne had similar thoughts, as her swings became more erratic.
[Why won’t it die…! Is Dad some kind of cockroach!?]
[Hey, hey. That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think?]
[Shut up!]
Undine, who had spoken for no reason, shrank back, while Tsukiyo, seemingly drained, stuck out her tongue without saying a word.
“Hieeek…. Huhk…. I’m dying….”
[Weakling.]
“……!”
Tsukiyo shot a piercing glare at being betrayed by the butler.
“I won’t share any Churu!”
[That’s rather nice, actually.]
Even amid their banter, the mood remained light. With Enok joining the fray with all his power, the tide of battle showed no signs of reversal.
Everyone was equally exhausted. It was odd not to be worn out, given that every strike required full power.
Still, the clone seemed to have some energy left, wrapping its sword tip with nature’s ki as it schemed something.
[Rionne!]
Enok shouted as he lunged forward. The Ki Eye heated to its limit. He kept a keen eye on every line extending from the clone’s sword, focusing all his energy into his legs.
Boom────────!!
All the strength, bowing to Enok’s will, bore down on the clone. In conjunction with a technique he had roughly named ‘Conquering Tyrant,’ he wrapped his hands in Black Thunder.
Boom-!
The roiling ki formed into the shape of a giant claw. Ten magic spells, stocked into his gloves, were entirely replaced by electrical current to boost their power as Enok charged in, firmly gripping the clone’s sword.
Huff-!
His heated breath ruffled the clone’s hair. Meeting its gaze, the clone remained unwavering, only slightly furrowing its brow.
[Hold on tight, Enok!]
At the same moment a voice rang out from behind, something swooped through the air.
“Ughyaak…!”
It was Tsukiyo. Thrown toward Rionne, she corrected her posture mid-air and slashed with her claws.
Slash-!
The clone’s side was severely torn open. Instead of blood, blue particles scattered.
In the moment the clone’s posture wavered, Enok twisted his body. Drawing the sword downward, he spun, landing a kick squarely on the clone’s jaw.
Thwack-!
Rionne smiled brightly as the clone soared into the air.
[Goodbye, Dad!]
A deep emerald ki condensed at the tip of her sword, shot forth in a straight line.
─────────────!!!
The wide spread of the ki swept through the clone’s body. At that rate, it surely had to be dead for real now.
[Haa….]
Fatigued, Enok sank to the ground, looking up at the dissipating ki of Rionne.
Her emerald ki, lovely, just like her eyes. As if entranced, he reached out his hand.
Whoosh──────
The clone, now a ragged mess, swung its sword down from above in a straight line.
[Enok…!]
Rionne screamed in panic, but Enok simply smiled faintly.
[Cool, isn’t it?]
It appeared ordinary at a glance, yet upon deeper inspection, it was an unfathomable single downward slash.
Gently tapping the descending blade with a fingertip, Enok whispered softly.
Swish──────────
The wind blew, scattering the clone into nothingness. Gazing at the breaking blade from the end, Enok murmured.
[Rionne will take care of it.]
Oh, that useless Master-in-law really needed a lesson. If he had strength, he would have gone to find the real one and given him a good whack.
Swish-!
With that, all the tension released, Enok flopped onto the ground. The gentle wind played with his hair.
“It’s tough enough to kill me.”
[You must be kidding me.]
Before long, Undine, who had released her merge with Rionne, zipped over.
[Oh dear Brain King, what’s all this fuss about? …Keh!]
Swatting away the puffing spirit with his palm, Rionne poked her head out suddenly.
“By the way, Enok. You’ve grown so much taller.”
“Huh?”
“You seem at least a palm’s length taller, don’t you think?”
“Really?”
Maybe it was because he had reached Grandmaster and undergone a transformation.
Generally, transformation took quite a lot of time as the body was broken down and rebuilt, but Enok had shattered his entire body into ki and reassembled himself in an instant.
“Awesome. Now, can you stand up straight and rest your chin on Rionne’s head?”
“Isn’t that possible? Why, do you want to?”
“Yeah.”
Rionne giggled. A white face sporting a smile bore marks that were quite distracting.
The real Master-in-law really needed a beating.
As he made that firm resolution, something heavy plopped on his belly.
“…Heavy.”
“Dear Butler.”
Tsukiyo, perched atop Enok, leaned close to his face.
“I am hereby promoting you from butler to Dad.”
That was some really nonsensical talk.