Chapter 52

“Found it already, huh?”

“Yeah.”

Finding the headquarters of those Spirit Council guys.

It was achieved way too easily.

Because they never realized the existence of the tracking device and just went back like that.

Well, even if they’re superhumans, sensing weak mana is probably hard.

Only those with quite a bit of experience among magical girls can do that.

“…Actually, I think monsters might be involved.”

“I think so too! Otherwise, there’s no way they’d do something like kidnapping!”

“Well, we’ll only know once we dig deeper.”

Speaking of which, the Spirit Council’s base is in Antarctica…

There should be research bases there too, but they managed to set up without getting noticed. Impressive.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“First, I’ll just barge in and wreck everything. They said they’re creating a ‘paradise for superhumans,’ right? I’ve never seen trash like that who don’t do trashy things.”

“Has there ever been something like that in history?”

“Communists. They went on and on about earthly paradises and whatnot, but in the end, they all became oppressive, insane dictatorships. They even committed massacres.”

“Ah, that’s right!”

That’s the limit and downfall of communism.

You can get interested in and fall for the ideology of communism, but the moment you try to apply it to reality, serious errors occur.

Way more errors than capitalism, I mean.

Even if it looks perfect on the surface, a program riddled with bugs and errors can’t even be executed, no matter what.

And the end result is brainwashing and dumbing down the masses.

It’s truly horrifying and stupid.

No matter what ideology you bring, the upper echelons will inevitably accumulate wealth and power.

“Well, these guys are the same. All shiny on the outside, but in the end, it’s just dictatorship.”

“Then…”

“Kill them all. Whether monsters are involved or not, they’re trash, so there’s no problem with this.”

“The Fairy Queen also said it’s fine, so there shouldn’t be any issues!”

Well then, shall we go in?

Transform the weapon into a light sword.

As for abilities… just releasing the First Ability should be enough.

The Second Ability doesn’t just disrupt energy but interferes with the atoms of matter itself, so the uncontrolled rampage of matter caused by [Chaotic Frenzy] could even destroy the bodies of innocent kidnapped superhumans.

Even so, it’s less destructive than using [Collapse], but it’s still fatal.

Ah, before that, I should set up a barrier.

The barrier I practiced so hard… one that no one can escape from, an anti-physical barrier… done.

Then… should I just let the light sword go wild first?

And according to the detection results… swinging it in this direction should be fine.

“Hmm.”

First, to destroy the entrance, I swung the glowing white light sword vertically down.

The building, along with the ground, was cleanly split in half.

Even before, when I went on a rampage, just swinging it would destroy everything in the path of the slash, but this…

“It’s much more stable, so the range is compressed too…”

“Maybe?”

To think that it feels like the destructive power has been compressed even further, making the slash even more real… that’s seriously weird.

No matter how much the Energy Blade is enhanced, just how much stronger did it get?

At this rate, even if it’s beyond Great King-Class and reaches Emperor-Class, I could probably win without even using the Third Ability.

No, even then, Emperor-Class would still be tough without the Third Ability, right?

…Won’t know until I try.

Considering how Grand Duke-Class wasn’t as impressive as I thought.

“Well, well, someone amazing has arrived.”

“Hehe… I didn’t expect you to start with a finishing move right away.”

First, two came out.

Wait, finishing move? What are they talking about?

Is that what they consider a finishing move?

This… they’re underestimating me way too much.

Or they’re just idiots.

“My apologies. I am Pantomaiope, the First House of the Twelve Zodiacs of the Spirit Council… the House of Aries.”

“Likewise, I am Dakan, the Eighth House of the Twelve Zodiacs, the House of Scorpio!”

…Are these guys filming some kind of tokusatsu show or something?

They’re not kids, but grown adults talking like that and striking those poses… terrifying.

Do all superhumans get chuunibyou as a side effect or something?

“First, I’ll go. No one has ever escaped from my illusions…!”

Illusions, huh… pretty underwhelming for someone representing Aries.

There’s no technique as meaningless as illusions.

[Rampage…]

“……”

Senior’s illusion…

…So, they pick the person who would be the most vulnerable in someone’s heart and create an illusion.

There’s no way anyone would be shaken by something like this.

Besides, this illusion is so weak that just colliding mana with it would destroy it.

No need to rely on other senses to fight.

Then…

[…Do it.]

…Even as an illusion, Senior is the same.

Good, I’ll take care of it right away.

……[Chaotic Frenzy].

“Ugh…?!”

“What the…?!”

“Nice show. Too bad, but this is the limit of superhumans, huh?”

First, aim the light sword at the guy calling himself Pantomaiope and fire an [Energy Blast].

Even without swinging, firing from the tip of the light sword makes it convenient, like a laser.

Of course, in rampage mode, it’s not a clean laser, so the result is a bit messy.

“Pa, Pantomaiope…?!”

Is that instant death?

Well, an [Energy Blast] via a rampage-state Energy Blade is way too much overkill for superhumans.

Even a Grand Duke-Class was split in half just by swinging a non-enhanced staff’s Energy Blade in rampage mode.

…Come to think of it, I’ll need to request repairs for splitting Antarctica in half.

That aside… in [Chaotic Frenzy] mode, I can’t deactivate the light sword’s rampage state, so going wild like this is probably too much.

Just swinging it would kill all the kidnapped superhumans, and Antarctica wouldn’t survive either.

[Chaotic Frenzy] is great and all, but the problem is it doesn’t distinguish between friend and foe.

“What was that power just now…!”

“No need for a soon-to-be-dead guy to know.”

Since he’s floating in the air, I’ll have to kill him with an [Energy Blast] too.

…Hmm, instant death.

……But why were they wearing those medals on their waists? What’s the reason?

Sigh… I don’t know.

“Rampage-san… using that is way too exhausting…”

“Stop whining after getting used to it. You’re the only one besides the Fairy Queen who can control your mana and move within my domain.”

Speaking of which, I should switch to the basic staff at this point.

If I just swing it like a blunt weapon, I won’t cause unnecessary damage.

“…Huh?”

Something feels off. There’s an unusually strong presence.

Is this… a Great King-Class?

Moreover, this isn’t a superhuman’s reaction but a monster’s.

But there was no information about a monster of this level being summoned.

If there were, the Fairy Queen would’ve told me long ago.

Which means…

“…Ah, that’s it.”

…Could it be, the medals were for this purpose.

“Seems like the superhuman incident was figured out by them way earlier.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“You know how the Fairy Realm’s barrier makes it exponentially harder for stronger monsters to enter the human world, right? Even a Grand Duke-Class took a week, so a Great King-Class would take… at least several months. So, to solve that, they put the monster’s power and personality… in other words, the monster’s fragment, into the medals, and then they possess humans to take over. That makes invasion easier.”

“…Ahh!!”

“So, monsterization isn’t just gaining the power of demons but being possessed by the monster’s personality. The fragments, which are energy entities, directly take over human bodies to summon themselves through hosts, and on top of that, they devour the superhumans’ talents to elevate the fragments to a level similar to the main body. That’s why they specifically kidnapped superhumans to make them even stronger.”

“That’s…”

I thought they were all muscle-brained idiots, but to think there are guys who think that far… terrifying.

By the way, if there’s a Great King-Class here, then there must be even higher-level monsters, like Emperor-Class, somewhere in the human world, sealed in medals.

Those medals were that sturdy.

They weren’t overly sturdy to prevent destruction but to fully contain the powerful monsters’ fragments in energy form…

It might not be the case, but if a powerful magical girl gets their hands on one… I’ll have to consider the Third Ability.

And the location of the fight.

If I use the Third Ability, just swinging it could collapse a continent.

So, taking them to space and killing them is pretty much decided.

“…No need to go myself, they’ve arrived.”

“G, Great King-Class…! This is only the third time I’ve seen one in person!”

Must’ve killed two of their executives, so they came out right away.

Hmm… that’s a Great King-Class…

At this level, I can probably kill it without much trouble just by properly utilizing the First Ability.

Of course, I’ll need the light sword.

“Who are you?”

“I am Maptos, the head of the Spirit Council leading the Twelve Zodiacs, the House of Ophiuchus.”

“Ophiuchus? Ah~ that one? Seriously, so childish it’s killing me.”

“…Are you Magical Rampage?”

“Huh? Monsters don’t usually share information with each other, right?”

“Not wrong. But currently, all my subordinates are humans. Information comes pouring in even if I do nothing.”

“Humans value information, so that’s natural.”

“Exactly. Then die. You who are on par with a Grand Duke-Class.”

This guy… he’s believing false information as truth.

Well, even if he had the correct information, the result wouldn’t change.

Still, for a monster, he somewhat understands the importance of information, and despite his strength, he didn’t immediately go on a rampage… I’ll give him credit for that.

He’s still a monster and an enemy, so I’ll kill him.

“Did you kidnap superhumans to upgrade the powerful monster fragments in the medals and summon them all at once?”

“Kuku… since you’ve figured it all out, there’s no point hiding it. Yes, that’s right. Let me tell you one more thing. We’ve already taken over the bodies of all the kidnapped superhumans. Your efforts were in vain.”

“I see… that’s how it is. Then I don’t have to worry about innocent humans dying.”

“Is now really the time to worry about others?”

…Good, change of plans.

Let’s wipe them all out in one go.

Even the executives who haven’t monsterized yet will eventually do so, and even if they don’t, they’re still trash who participated in monsterizing countless superhumans.

And if what he said is true, all the kidnapped superhumans have already been monsterized, so they all need to be killed.

In that case… there’s only one thing to do.

To wipe them all out at once.

I didn’t really want to use it, though.

“By the way, monsters are monsters after all. Even if they receive information, they don’t get the proper stuff.”

“What do you mean? I’ve already gathered more than enough information about you. Didn’t you hear what I just said?”

“You’ll see.”

Just as Chubby’s detection results showed, there really are no superhumans here.

So, the possibility of it being a lie is zero.

I was worried, but since there’s no chance, let’s go all out.

“…Third Ability, 「Rampage」.”

“What…?! Third Ability…! That’s impossible! B, but… those eyes…!!”

Originally, I didn’t plan to use even the Second Ability, let alone the Third Ability, but I have no choice.

I like fighting, but I hate it even more if even one of them escapes and causes trouble later.

In short, it’s important to wipe them all out at once without leaving any sparks.

“「Domain Collapse(領域崩壞)」.”

A 「Domain Collapse」 that uses ether, not mana, to cause 「Collapse」 on everything within the domain.

With just the Second Ability, to use [Collapse], I need to touch something with the sword or my body, but the Third Ability has no such restrictions.

Moreover, when the Third Ability is released, it uses ether, the first source energy, instead of mana, so all techniques are ridiculously enhanced, and the influence of 「Concept」 becomes stronger.

In other words… well, no need to explain in detail.

You’ll understand just by seeing.

The moment 「Domain Collapse」 is activated, whether it’s a Great King-Class monster, a superhuman, the Spirit Council’s building, or part of Antarctica… everything, friend or foe, disappears.

“…Chubby. You alive?”

“Y, yes! I told you to let me know before using that! I almost got split at the atomic level… no, even smaller than that!”

“But you noticed and used [Gate] to escape.”

“If it weren’t for me being used to it, I wouldn’t have been able to open [Gate] and would’ve died right there!”

“…Well, sorry about that.”

Well, you know that if I use the Third Ability, I’ll use both 「Chaotic Frenzy」 and 「Domain Collapse」, right?

You had plenty of time to prepare.

…Anyway, I should request repairs first.

“Chubby. Contact the Fairy Realm and tell them to repair Antarctica. A lot of it got destroyed, so tell them to bring a lot of manpower.”

“Got it! …But, was it okay to show them?”

“Doesn’t matter. Monsters don’t have the habit of observing. If there were any… well, I would’ve known by now. And, I conserve my power just for the sake of the surroundings. Even with range-limiting spells or mana control, there are limits. Like now. And also… it’s good for basic training.”

“I see!”

That aside, is this the end?

Then… shall I go home?