“Damn it! My legs won’t move!”
No matter how hard I tried to lift them, they refused to budge even an inch. Only my knees twisted and warped strangely, leaving me unable to take a single step forward.
“Mina-chan! What is this?!”
“….”
“And more importantly, that pitch-black armored guy next to you—he’s a Nether Realm Knight, right?!”
“….”
I shouted at her, demanding an explanation about what is happening. However, there was no reply. She merely lowered her head, her face twisted as though she had bitten into something unbearably bitter, refusing to look my way.
Just what the hell is going on?
| > Something’s off about Kisaragi Mina… > Why is she with a Nether Realm Knight? > What happened to her brothers? > Wait, that really is a Nether Realm Knight? > Probably. It looks exactly like the rumors described. > Straight out of an anime design… > Its abilities and skills are still completely unknown. > Didn’t that loli goddess say he cleared an “Abbysal Sea-Class” dungeon? >No clue what’s under the armor, but he’s definitely strong. > Probably Hero-class level… > Just use Clairvoyance already, Daishi! |
I’m glad the viewers are with me on this—it really gives me strength!
Yeah, that’s right! Even if I can’t move, I need to figure out what this enemy is first! With my max-level skill 【Clairvoyance】, I should be able to see its weaknesses, maybe even its strategy!
Before it makes a move, I’ll read it!
Here goes!
| Old Calendar Year 200X The world was engulfed in flames of darkness. The earth split open, the sky died, and the seas were dyed crimson. The advance of the Nether King’s army did not stop. The Hero, Branbran, no longer possessed the overwhelming might he had wielded half a century ago. And now that even his descendant, Planplan II, had fallen into enemy hands, more than half the world belonged to the Demon King, Boing boing III. |
| ▼ |
“….”
| > So? Did you see his abilities!? > What’s that thing binding the old man’s body? > Some kind of gravity-type skill? > Do you think Retribution would work on that thing? > Just crack the ground open with Funeral Fist for now! > Screw it, hit him with Hell Gate already! > Hey, hey— don’t force Mina-chan into that kind of play. > That guy’s wearing a mask, so maybe he’s resistant to the smell? > Anyway, just tell us what you managed to see already! |
I…. I can’t tell!
This… this probably starts with the Nether Realm Knight’s entire reincarnation history or something like that, right? There’s even a ▼ button. If I press it, I could probably keep reading…
But I have no idea how far I need to go before I actually get useful information. Which means… I’m basically stuck here.
And more importantly… this isn’t just “seeing stats” or “weak points,” is it?
This is way too deep. It’s like I accidentally opened a forbidden archive of the world’s history, and now I’m standing in the middle of it while a Nether Realm Knight is right in front of me.
“…Seriously, what is this skill even showing me…?”
I mean…
“Stop putting all the useless information at the beginning!!!”
I don’t have time to read all of this, obviously. At least include a table of contents or something! This thing is completely unusable like this—this Clairvoyance skill!
“Alright, whatever!”
I give up on trying to fully understand the enemy for now.
First priority is getting my body moving again.
But what should I do?
Should I use 【Burial Fist】 like the viewers suggested and smash the ground? No, I don’t even know how much power that max-level skill has. Using it blindly is way too dangerous. I might end up hurting myself—or worse, Mina-chan.
Is there anything else?
Ah—what about 【Retribution】?
That one reflects attacks, so it probably won’t bounce back onto Mina-chan. I don’t even know if it’ll work while I’m already trapped in whatever this situation is, but it’s worth a try.
The Nether Realm Knight—or whatever he is—is already in a combat stance.
No more hesitation.
I’ll just test it!
“Retribution!!”
I immediately stopped overthinking and activated 【Retribution】. Back when I fought the Rakshasa, a level 2 version of this skill created a 360-degree wall of light—but what would the max-level version do…?
“…Huh?”
“….”
No visual effect appeared at all. None whatsoever.
And yet—the Nether Realm Knight, still in his attack stance, froze completely in place.Not even a twitch.
What… just happened?
At the very least, my legs were moving again, so it definitely feels like something was reflected… but that guy is showing absolutely no reaction, so I can’t tell what state he’s actually in.
Well, whatever. It worked!
| > Tell us about the Nether Realm knight’s abilities!!! > Hurry!! > We’ll help you come up with a counter!! > Just tell us alreadyyyy!! |
The comment section was exploding with demands to explain the Nether Realm Knight’s abilities. But there was something more important right now.
Whoosh!
“Eek!”
“You okay, Mina-chan?”
Relying on my confidence in my speed stats, I immediately scooped Mina-chan up in an instant and retreated her to a safe position. As expected—it was easy, almost like teleportation.
“D-Daishi-san…?”
“I’ve got a lot of questions too, but right now—”
The Nether Realm Knight, who I thought had been immobilized, had already shifted back into a combat stance. It seems that whatever concept-binding effect 【Retribution】 inflicted was successfully returned—but the knight simply shrugged it off and reset himself. Meaning he was ready to fight again.
So I have to be ready too.
And I need Mina-chan’s support.
She’s a high priestess after all right? She specializes in healing and buff-type skills. If the two of us combine our power, we should be able to overwhelm even a Nether Realm Knight!
Alright!
Just as I was about to set Mina-chan down and suggest a joint strategy—
“…I’m sorry, Daishi-san.”
“Huh?”
“I… I can’t help you…”
The moment I tried to lower Mina-chan back to the ground, a jet-black blade swung down from the Nether Realm Knight.It was already right in front of my face.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeneijiworks.com
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