Black Iron Magician

Chapter 522 Reason for Anger

「Until then, I approached several kings and heroes with similar contracts, but they gave up halfway through and went down the path of destruction. But unlike them, Tieck did a very good job. After I eliminated the threat and gave him a huge amount of money, he used it to develop their technology, surrounded himself with trustworthy subordinates, sowed his seed into an excellent mother, and developed Elderado beyond my expectations. Of course, as promised, they continued the war against Carmine at all times, aiming at my life. Unfortunately, he died young, but his will was passed down to his descendants. And now, Elderado has become the strongest mankind’s nation.」

Vakala concluded with the fact that only a very small percentage of the upper echelons of Elderado know about this information. The Elderado Great Empire was originally a country that would have been destroyed, but it developed with the support of Vakala, who signed a contract with them. So to speak, it’s like a miniature garden to embody Vakala’s ideals. Perhaps he wants to say that he doesn’t care about the lives of a hundred or a thousand people in his miniature garden that are constantly being consumed by war.

「The goal of that contract is to kill Vakala-san, right? Does that mean you want to die? Is it because you’re an immortal undead who lives forever?」

Haruna, who had finished applying the medicine evenly to her wounds, faced Vakala again. In addition, she created a black hole next to her.

「You’re half right and half wrong. You see, I wanted an overwhelming existence who could reach the same height as me. No matter how much I may have surpassed God, if there is no one in the world who can speak from the same perspective, the eternal time will become a trivial thing. It’s like how Haruna-chan enjoys fighting. No one would be happy if they fight a baby seriously and win, right?」

From the severed surface of his left arm, Vakala begins to emit the same black mist as the head. In addition, he created a black hole next to him.

「Even if you don’t do that, there are Maria-san and the other Great Eight Demons, right? Also, there are Shishō and Nell-san.」

「Setting Maria aside, the Great Eight Demons didn’t exist back then. Also, the existences like Deris and Nell are exceptions among exceptions. For a human being to reach that height, it’s only about once every 1,000 years. Two of them were born in this era and became husband and wife, so it can be said to be a miracle.」

「……And that’s not enough?」

Haruna casually turns around behind the black hole and prepares to swing her Doggan Staff.

「Then, let me ask you. Will you be satisfied with just a few rivals? Besides, even such a miraculous existence will die at the end of their lifespan after a hundred years. Waiting a thousand years for the next great talent is tiresome. Therefore, I have high expectations for Haruna-chan and the others who are being trained by Deris and the others. And as another approach, I also use a miniature garden like Elderado. Well, basically, my course of action is the same as Haruna-chan’s. I’ll do my best to achieve my desires. That’s what life is all about, isn’t it?」

Vakala casually grabs the black hole with his misty hand and lifts it up.

「I don’t really understand the difficult talk, and I probably won’t be satisfied either. But that doesn’t matter now. I don’t even know if the people you killed were bad people or not. I just… I had high hopes for the growth of Zool-san and the others! So, I can’t forgive Vakala-san for so carelessly using them as temporary strengthening materials! To be specific, I’m angry that you stole my prey! I was expecting Zool-san and the others to rise up from their unsightly defeat and dramatically become stronger! And yet, you used them wastefully! I seriously can’t forgive you!」

「Fuha, FUHAHAHAHAHA! I see! It was a waste, huh? Haruna-chan is Haruna-chan after all! I thought that you were going to talk about the preciousness of life, but it seems that I was worried for nothing! Then, there’s no need to make any more excuses! To be honest, I was envious of Maria who fought Haruna-chan one-on-one! I’ve been plotting for some time to somehow get a taste of you on equal footing! I may have lost to Deris when comparing our disciples, but I will make up for it with this battle!」

「Bring it on!」

The tip of the Doggan Staff disappeared from sight when it was swung at a super-high speed. Then, the black hole that was next to her flew at Vakala.

「Then, let me imitate you a little.」

Vakala threw the black hole and made it collide with the approaching black hole. The two black holes, which were about the same size, devoured each other and disappeared together.

Looking at the status and skill level alone, Haruna’s magic is better than Akira’s, whose body is being possessed by Vakala. After all, Akira’s Abyss Magic has only grown to level 40. However, setting skills and so on aside, no one in the world can match Vakala in terms of magic ability. As a result, the power of their magic was evenly matched.

(Hou, lead balls are coming next, huh?)

Two black balls made of black magic stone were hidden behind the black hole. Naturally, these balls were thrown by Haruna’s full power. One is a super-fast straight ball that’s coming straight while creating a sonic boom, and the other is a super magic ball that’s rotating around it. Both of them could inflict a fatal wound on Akira’s body, and Akira’s ability wouldn’t be able to intercept them with magic in time. If that is the case, the only way left for Vakala is to evade the attack.

(Even if I avoided them with this slow body, I won’t be able to avoid Haruna’s approaching axe. Even if I chant my magic as fast as possible, I won’t be able to make it in time with Kira’s half-destroyed body. Also, I guess it was too much of a handicap to allow Haruna-chan to recover. Oh my, she’s really merciless.)

Even though Vakala tried to avoid the black balls, they grazed the chest and abdomen of the armor and pulverized them mercilessly. Akira’s armor, which was in tatters since the time of possession, is now in such a state that there is no part of it that is intact. Moreover, after the evasion, Haruna’s Doggan Staff was waiting for him. In addition to Death Scythe, poison and gravity elements are also applied to it.

(In that case, I’ll give you the other arm. But――)

――At this timing, a simple magic could be activated in time. Vakala succeeded in stopping the Doggan Staff again by performing a limited gravity manipulation and sacrificing his right arm. And then, he activated a certain magic from his black mist left arm.

「Flock Bat.」

「!?」

A flock of suck bats leaped out of the mist with great force. Their greedy look that seeks prey to suck blood is completely different from the appearance of Gii-kun that Haruna created. Their appearance is hideous, probably because the appearance is different depending on the user.