Chapter 193
Not long after entering the amusement park, I encountered Altear.
Altear was holding the severed head of a mascot statue, and with that, we exchanged some trivial words.
Then soon after, she climbed onto the toppled float and lifted something that was placed there.
“Guiding Raven, return to whence you came.”
Gruuuh… The very act of lifting it emitted a heavy groan.
It was a gargantuan object akin to a massive cannon.
“Spell Gun Gungnir.”
Thanks to the information on Altear I had acquired beforehand, I immediately identified its nature.
Still, there was a vast difference between reading about it in words and seeing the monstrous thing in person.
“If you even damage the last haven I’ve reclaimed, I will do everything in my power to stop you.”
Chel-kung!
Altear quietly warned me as she aimed the cannon’s barrel at me. The way she handled this monstrous object with ease was beyond wondrous—it was terrifying.
And when I showed no sign of retreating, Altear let out a sigh-like remark.
“… That gaze. It’s remarkably identical to the Witch Knight’s.”
A faint smile lingered at the corners of her eyes.
As if she had foreseen this outcome all along.
“Bullets. Flowering Fireworks.”
Kuaaaang!
Fine particles, like snow, sparkled brightly and disoriented my sight.
Simultaneously, Tututeng! The surroundings lit up as various rides spiraled out of control, operating wildly.
“Wow.”
Baffled by the inexplicable situation, I exhaled a small gasp.
The status window informed me this was the “Mana Overload” state.
“Shall we play a game of tag? If you kill me before my companions arrive, it’ll be your victory.”
Altear leaped nimbly onto the front of a rushing roller coaster.
And as for me, who had been standing still up until that moment, I forcefully hurled my strongest punch in her retreating direction.
“What am I? A fool?”
Then I bolted off.
Straight ahead, towards the residual memory direction indicated by Izanami’s Heart.
Conveniently, it was at the edge of my path. Did my past self also attempt to flee? That could be plausible.
“Eh? Wha—?!”
Altear’s poker face and the hint of her smile immediately shattered.
I could vaguely see her flustered reaction in the corner of my vision. Foolish girl.
‘I shouldn’t be the one running. Since you’re offering to flee on your own, thanks from my side.’
My first pressing task in this life is to recover the residual memory.
Once I recover the residual memory, I will need time to endure the onslaught of pain. It’s best to create as much distance as possible while I still can.
‘This is the perfect time!’
Unleashing my black wings at full power, I sped through the amusement park.
One shouldn’t hold back now if the result is only going to be useless later. I couldn’t imagine a better time to use it than this.
“I’m moving!”
Pu-hwaaack! With one flap of the wings, my body was propelled like a cannonball.
The wind violently whipped across my face. Recognizable amusement rides to bizarre ones whose functions I couldn’t even guess at all passed behind me like a blur.
“Hey! Stop right there! I said stop!!”
From behind, I faintly heard a sharp voice.
I turned my head slightly. Altear had fallen far behind and was rushing after me in a panic.
I responded with another mock punch.
“If I obeyed such commands, that’d make me your kind, wouldn’t it?!”
One should never make requests that they know won’t be fulfilled, and for threats to be credible, there must be some basis. Lady.
Instead, I teasingly increased my speed further, widening the gap between us. Altear’s figure gradually blurred in my vision.
‘Close…!’
Just as Altear was about to completely disappear from sight, I arrived at the spot where the residual memory was detected.
Folding my wings immediately, I landed with a harsh thud. Kak-kak-kak! Dust arose as my feet scraped against the ground. After sliding several meters, I finally regained my footing.
“It’s here!”
The residual memory was easily spotted.
Actually, with the rather ghastly appearance of the magic circle and the glaring red light, it would’ve been harder to overlook.
“But….”
The issue was the body of my past self attached to the residual memory.
The blood and flesh scattered abundantly around the magic circle made me momentarily gag.
“Ugh, damnit… really.”
It looked like a rotten tomato dropped from a high-rise.
The human form was almost unrecognizable. It was just a collection of scattered flesh chunks.
My hand instinctively hesitated just as I was about to use the lantern.
“Damn… damn… damnit…!”
Breathing curses like air, I forcibly moved my hand closer. Izanami’s Heart slowly approached the residual memory and the remains.
[Item Activation – Izanami’s Heart]
When the lantern made contact, the heart thudded loudly.
My past memories surged in together with its distinct nauseating sensation.
“Khhh…!”
This particular wave of nausea is something you can’t suppress moans about, no matter what. I curled up for a while, enduring the pain.
All my memories returned. I straightened my body and bellowed with dissatisfaction.
“Suicide is crossing the line, you tramp!!”
What the hell.
I had learned how my past self had met the end. It was by trusting an explosive ending.
If it felt like a loss, you should have surrendered and left the world neatly. It’s disgraceful to drag my legs along with it? This ridiculous person really has no sense of ethics.
‘Should I just run away like this?!’
The fleeting temptation. But I soon shook my head.
Altear, who went as far as self-destructing to stop me, would chase me relentlessly if I fled. Even to the end of the universe. Maybe even back to Earth?
‘Not to mention…’
What secrets is she hiding? What does she know about the strange Black Blood Disease and Zadkiel? There are mountains of things I need to ask.
How to ask Altear to answer nicely? I already have some ideas about that. Smiling sinisterly, I swiftly went into action.
‘Plan Change!’
With the situation like this, the previously planned ‘rapid 1-on-1 attack’ strategy was out of the question.
I clenched my teeth while continuously leaping over the Ferris wheels, just like in my previous life.
‘Just need to subdue her body. Without killing her!’
I’ll employ the exact same Ferris wheel fishing tactic I used in my previous life. Only, it will end differently.
A strategy that had already succeeded once before is likely to work again if no variables change.
‘Infiltrate!’
Poooshh. Like before, I hid myself and a Vestark in the Ferris wheel cabins at both ends. Using my infiltration skill, I minimized our presence.
Then, thud-thud. Soon, angry footsteps approached quickly.
“Haaek. Haa… What in… Where did he go…?”
Altear’s breathing was noticeably more intense compared to last time.
Well, last time I ran on foot to escape too. This time I flew with black wings. On her part, she must have been chasing after my tail relentlessly.
‘This time, with all my soul…!’
I gently shook the Vestark hidden in the opposite Ferris wheel cabin out into the window.
Thanks to my full performance, or maybe because I didn’t reveal my swordsmanship like last time, the bait took quicker this time.
“Bullets! Hell’s Apocalypse!”
Then, however, something unexpected happened.
Tudududud! Unlike the previous life, where she emitted lightning, this life’s Altear raked the entire Ferris wheel with white flames.
“Such madness…!”
Bang, kuakua kuaaang!
A storm of flames crashed into the Ferris wheel. The explosion’s spread was incomparably wide. Unlike the lightning that left localized patches of blackened ash in my previous life, the main framework of the Ferris wheel this time trembled violently due to the explosions.
And with a groan, the Ferris wheel began to slowly collapse.
“Dammit!”
I had intended for a more perfect timing, but alas, I had to break out from the Ferris wheel.
Like a meteor, I dived straight toward Altear.
“Of course. A trap.”
And at that moment, the gleam of Gungnir’s beam reflected toward me.
Her sharp red eyes had been glaring at me from the start. As if she had foreseen my jump.
‘Trick… didn’t fall for it?!’
Given her experience from the previous life, I assumed her reaction time to surprise attacks should be low. This must have been her prediction from the start that I would hide elsewhere.
I hadn’t even considered the possibility that she might not fall for it. I swallowed.
“Bullets.”
Chel-kung! In response to the command, the shell was pushed into Gungnir’s chamber. A bright white light rapidly gathered at the barrel’s tip.
It was a magic bullet of overwhelming and violent mana I had never seen before, even when searching through my past life.
“Eternal Sunrise.”
Kuaaaaang!
Gungnir fired off its beam. A thick, long ray of pure white energy headed straight towards me.
My sight was entirely whitewashed. This must be how Dragon Ball antagonist characters feel when they get hit by energy blasts.
“Ughh damnit, dissipateeee!!!”
With my mind completely blanked out by whiteness, I screamed loudly while glaring furiously at Altear.
Then, Swoosh. The light disappeared from my vision. Only her rich red hair swayed wildly before me.
She had somehow evaded Gungnir’s beam and moved behind her.
“Huh? Wha—?!”
Altear, who had been certain of her victory, was greatly flustered and searched around frantically for me.
When she finally located me behind her, I was already clutching my left fist tightly.
“Sis, do you enjoy some SM play?!”
I shouted in a playful tone.
Pah-jijijik. My stun gloves crackled with bluish lightning.
Prepared with a knock-out punch similar to a Hong Kong punch upon impact, I aimed behind my shoulder and slammed it straight into Altear’s face with all my might.
“I’ll send you flying to Hong Kong, damn you!!”
Puaerrrkh!
A deep hitting sound resonated as azure electricity instantly enveloped my fist.
Pah-jijijik! The knockout skill activated. Altear’s entire body convulsed like a freshly caught fish, having been struck by the electric current at zero distance.
“Ka… hak.”
Her eyes rolled back for a moment before she collapsed to the ground.
Knockout. Just as the item description indicated, she lost consciousness upon a direct-contact skill activation.
I couldn’t help but marvel at the overwhelming power of my stun gloves and muttered.
“Cut… the lightning.”
How does a C-rank spell taste? I casually shook off the sparks flying around the gloves.
Thus, the fight ended.
