Chapter 27

Five days is a pretty short amount of time.

It feels long until it actually arrives, but when the day comes, it feels surprisingly short.

So, sighs of annoyance keep coming out.

“Hmm… preparations are done.”

“Are you really planning to fight with martial arts?”

“Yep.”

To be precise, it’s the First Ability combined with martial arts.

No matter what, you can’t kill something stronger than a Duke-Class with just pure martial arts, right?

Anyway, I ate until I was full, and my condition… okay.

Then… let’s slowly head off to China.

“Let’s go, Chubby.”

“Yep!”

I opened the window and flew quickly toward China.

I flew straight like that, passing over Korea, then over North Korea, and entered China.

…I did think about using a [Gate] midway, but it was too embarrassing, so I didn’t bring it up.

“It’s so big, I can’t even tell where the center is.”

“It’s over there!”

Honestly, I don’t know the names of places in China, but I arrived somewhere around the middle of China.

And looking up at the sky, the sight of the summoning starting in full swing was truly magnificent.

If only it weren’t for the monsters being summoned.

“First… I should feed them this.”

Since the summoning seems close, I stretched out my left arm and gathered energy on my index finger.

That energy is the [Energy Blast], which shoots out in the form of a massive beam.

It doesn’t have the attribute of a slash, but because it rampages at an incredible speed, its power is decent.

It’s probably slightly stronger than a close-range explosive [Energy Blast].

…Actually, I wanted to feed them a [Gamma Ray Burst], but now is the time to gather data.

Since I’m not ramping up my magical power, even if it’s stronger, I plan to fight with just punches and [Energy Blast], so I won’t use it.

“……Finally, it’s time to enter.”

Suddenly, a powerful energy gathered in the sky, and something slowly appeared.

It was a giant about 2 meters tall, with dark purple skin and spiky, strange scalp that made it unmistakably a monster.

The moment I confirmed it, I immediately aimed there… and slammed a beam-shaped [Energy Blast] into it.

“[Energy… Blast]!”

…Not even close to death, and it didn’t even take noticeable damage.

But I can feel that it took proper damage.

“Ugh…!”

“What are you posing for?”

“Ugh…?!”

Judging by its reaction, the damage must have been more than I thought.

Anyway, while it’s stunned, I flew at super speed and punched its solar plexus, followed by an [Energy Blast].

…Seeing it get hurt even by the explosive [Energy Blast], it seems like I can just keep using [Energy Blast] to beat it to death.

“…Huh?”

Wait, this guy… I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before…

……Ah, it’s ‘that guy.’

“Kahaha…! I never thought there’d be a magical girl like this…!!”

I immediately chased after him and added another punch with [Energy Blast], but this time, the monster blocked it with its hand.

But I didn’t have time to be stunned, so I punched its head with my other hand, which was also blocked by its hand.

“You’re not relaxed… huh?”

“……”

By the way, something’s off.

Back then, it was a Duke-Class, so why is it a Grand Duke-Class now?

Did it evolve in the meantime?

Or was it just a clone back then, and now it’s come in its rare main body?

“I never thought I’d feel my life threatened…!!”

“……”

Life threatened, huh…? That must be because it came in its main body.

So if I kill this guy…

…No, after gathering enough data.

Anyway, next attack.

Accelerate and punch again.

Since I know it’ll be blocked by its hand, I immediately kick and use [Energy Blast] as soon as it’s blocked.

…It barely blocked that too.

As expected, trying to kill it without using [Physical Enhancement] was too much.

Even I think this is a bit over the top.

“Hahaha! You didn’t think I neglected physical training just because I was absorbed in my abilities, did you?!”

“Shut your mouth while fighting.”

“…Hmph, you’re no fun.”

I didn’t realize it back then, but this guy… is surprisingly skilled in martial arts.

But, against me without [Physical Enhancement], that’s all it can do.

Then I’ll just use [Physical Enhancement] and beat it to death.

“Ugh?! Ugh?! What, what’s happening… Kahaha…?!”

I started beating the monster to death with [Energy Blast] mixed in, using my body enhanced by the common magic [Physical Enhancement].

Seeing it flail around, unable to react properly and getting beaten like a dog, is truly satisfying.

“Grand Duke-Class isn’t much, huh.”

“You… bastard…!! Ugh?!”

That senior really, worrying over nothing.

Then should I finish it off like this…?!

……The pain all over my body, especially the intense pain in my solar plexus… So, it used that ability.

The ability it used on the senior.

By the way, that monster… it must have taken a lot of damage, but at some point, it’s fine, and I’m all torn up.

This must be its ability.

Not just copy-paste, but cut and paste… something like that.

Let’s call it 「Reflection」.

The senior must have been caught off guard by a big gap created by this and a sneak attack at that moment.

Otherwise, the senior wouldn’t have been caught.

But… something’s off.

Maybe its clones can only copy, not cut?

Definitely, the clones are significantly weaker than the main body, so that might be it.

“I see…”

“Huh? Did you figure it out already?”

“…Maybe?”

“You figured it out, you bastard. Well, even so, you’re just a magical girl. You seem to have power that could be a threat to me, but I’m among the upper ranks of what you call Grand Duke-Class! Give up the delusion that you can beat me!!”

“Blah blah, so noisy.”

“Ugh?!”

This is quite an annoying ability, but it’s not something I can’t counter.

So if I really want to counter it, I can, but… well, it’s easier to just kill it before it uses it.

Besides, it seems like it can’t properly activate its ability while getting beaten up, so if I keep hitting it, it’ll die eventually.

“This…!! Moving around perfectly fine in that state, you’re a crazy bitch!!”

As I started beating it up one-sidedly again, it seemed to get really angry, and the monster suddenly emitted an enormous amount of energy.

It must be starting to bring out its hidden tricks one by one.

And the unnecessary anger and killing intent… monsters have a low boiling point.

They’re really stupid creatures.

“Uryaaa!!”

“Tch… I didn’t know it had that…”

By the way, I didn’t expect it to have an ability that simply enhances itself.

So that’s why its martial arts were surprisingly good…

But this much is no problem.

Seeing how it can’t properly react to my speed, you know.

But at this rate, it’ll be hard to kill it with just punches and ‘non-rampaging’, ‘explosive’ [Energy Blast].

And… I figured out how it transfers injuries.

Other than that, it enhances its body and that strange black energy.

I don’t know what that is, but it’s not as impressive as I thought, this guy.

And it’s among the upper ranks of Grand Duke-Class? Probably just bluffing.

…Good, I’ve gathered enough data on how strong it is, and now I’ll kill it without holding back.

I didn’t want to use it originally, but given its ability, I have no choice.

“Oraaaa!!”

“……[Chaotic Frenzy].”

Making me use this, how annoying.

Well, whatever… with [Chaotic Frenzy], I won’t fall victim to its ability.

While fighting, it subtly injects energy into me, and uses that energy inside the opponent to transfer its injuries, but in front of [Chaotic Frenzy], it’s meaningless.

Because your energy all rampages and becomes mine.

If you don’t like it, try to control it and not let it be taken away.

“What, what is this…?! What did you do?! Why can’t I control my power…!!”

The monster, having lost control of its power, is losing its composure as it feels its energy going haywire.

The reason, being unable to control its own energy, isn’t particularly strange.

Because I am 「Rampage」, and as the one who governs it… the rampaged energy is mine, and only I can control it.

“[Energy Blast].”

“Ugh…?!”

The reason I like [Energy Blast] so much is that it’s very convenient to use, can be mixed into any attack, but most importantly… it’s the most powerful technique in [Rampage] state.

Of course, other techniques also focus on destructive power and have considerable strength, but that’s only ‘creating phenomena’, not ‘phenomena happening’.

That’s why other techniques don’t fully benefit from [Rampage], but [Energy Blast], which operates the energy of magic itself, can fully… no, receive even more benefits.

Just look at how, without even using a magic wand, just one [Rampage] created a huge hole in the Grand Duke-Class monster’s solar plexus. Anyone can understand that.

“It’s weak, trash. Just getting a hole from that.”

“You… damn bitch…!! Ugh?!”

Kicking trash is really fun.

Besides, I didn’t even need to use my original form, right?

Anyway, that senior worries too much about nothing.

“No matter how I think about it, the fact that I lost the senior to a bastard like you is so ridiculous it makes me angry.”

“Ha…! Hahaha…!! Indeed…! You were that girl back then!!”

Ah~ I’m bored.

It’s really, truly, so empty…

Did I really grind my teeth and create techniques just to take revenge on this trash, and deliberately train my martial arts skills while doing these punches?

Really, is there nothing more?

Is this really… the end?

Is there nothing more, you damn bastard?

“I never thought you’d become this strong… haha…!! That little girl back then!! Indeed… the ‘Child of Heo’ that person spoke of…!”

“…? Child of Heo? What’s that?”

“It’s none of your business!”

“Well, whatever. I can ask the Fairy Queen later. So, you only have body enhancement and injury copy-paste ability?”

“…What? Only? Just a magical girl…!!”

…Tch, I have no more business with a loser who got knocked out after just one hit in [Chaotic Frenzy] state.

It’s funny that the monsters do all that just to summon one trash like this, and it’s funny that I held a grudge against such trash.

…If I had worked harder on creating techniques back then… maybe that wouldn’t have happened.

Well, in the end, it’s all my fault.

“Ah, by the way… are you the main body?”

“Yes!! I personally… personally descended to turn the human world into hell!! And I was going to laugh at the sight with my own eyes!! Why!!!”

“Really? As a reward for your honest answer, I’ll kill you in one shot.”

By the way, isn’t this the first time in history that a monster’s main body is being killed?

It feels good to take that glory.

Then… change to light sword form, create energy blade.

Next… no, since I’m in [Chaotic Frenzy] state, as soon as it’s created, a massive, rampaging energy blade is complete.

In this state, it looks like a ridiculously huge greatsword, which is cool.

“In the end, killing a Grand Duke-Class monster with just the First Ability, success.”

“What, what…? Just the First Ability…? You… damn bitch…!! You were mocking me all along!!!”

“Yeah, right. But I thought you’d put up some resistance, but you didn’t even have that. Honestly, I’m disappointed.”

“No… no…!! It can’t be…!! I… I can’t be treated like a toy by such a girl…”

Now it’s in full denial.

Its mind seems to be collapsing, so I should kill it before that.

“Done with denial?”

“W, wait…! You, won’t you become a monster?! If so… then more than now…”

“Why, scared because you’re really going to die? Huh? We risk our lives every day, but you guys just summon clones from behind… and now that you’re really going to die, you’re that scared? Begging like that?”

“Shut up!!”

“Then… die.”

With those words, I swung the light sword at the monster, and the massive energy blade naturally shot out at incredible speed, engulfing the fallen Grand Duke-Class monster.

And so, the battle with the Grand Duke-Class monster ended quite emptily.