Chapter 307
Omega Rank (Illustration Included)
In front of Shuo Hero Academy.
Tokyo Bay.
Boom!
Thunder roars, red magical lightning strikes, and the waves crash across the surface of the sea.
There was a monster.
A gigantic creature with seven heads, ten horns, and a red body wearing seven crowns.
The monster spreads its four wings, filling the sky with an overwhelming presence.
It was the Omega Rank otherworldly entity, Apocalypse Red Dragon.
[Kyahhhhhhhh!!]
The seven heads of the Apocalypse Red Dragon roar in seven distinct ways.
Along with this, countless gates open behind it—one, two, three, four, five… an infinite number of gates pouring forth otherworldly beings into reality.
The army of otherworldly entities appears in the dark sky over Tokyo.
Wyrms, drakes, and other dragon-types following the Apocalypse Red Dragon fill the cloudy Tokyo sky.
An wave of otherworldly beings targeting Japan’s heart, Tokyo.
Standing against that horrifying wave were the heroes summoned from Tokyo and across Japan, including the President of the Japan Hero Association, Shinozaki Ichiro.
There were also volunteers from Shuo Academy among them.
“Everyone! Full assault!”
Ichiro’s shout resonates loudly against the dark sky of Tokyo Bay.
The heroes hovering in the sky brandish their ranged weapons, each in battle mode.
Heroes.
The rampart protecting humanity’s civilization and Earth from otherworldly beings.
Every hero has a reason to defend Earth from these entities.
True to those words, for this moment, regardless of affiliations, everyone dons a solemn expression and stands against the otherworldly army.
Flash! Flash!
Colorful magical shockwaves explode.
Boom—boom—boom!
With eruptions, the otherworldly army and the hero team clash, sending magical storms sweeping across Tokyo Bay.
Flash!
A brilliant flash erupts.
A massive amount of magic collides, overturning Tokyo Bay and shaking the sky.
The hero team is actually pushing back against the overwhelming numerical assault of the otherworldly beings.
Seeing this, the Apocalypse Red Dragon opens its mouth wide.
Magic gathers in its belly.
It intended to unleash its breath attack, the Dragon’s Breath, to push back the front lines.
“It’s going to use its breath attack. We must stop it right now. Focus fire on Omega!”
Meiou Nakayama Sojiro shouts urgently.
She shouts in a desperate voice.
As soon as he finishes speaking, the interdimensional monsters surround the Apocalypse Red Dragon.
The Apocalypse Red Dragon instinctively realizes it’s vulnerable during its breath preparation and summons the interdimensional beings.
“Ugh!!”
Olivia is the first to charge forward upon witnessing this.
A trail of platinum-colored magic follows her.
‘I have to help that fool quickly. If not…’
Olivia bites her lip.
Kim Deok-Sung’s words echo in her head.
[Of course, it’s something you have to do.]
Olivia couldn’t refute Kim Deok-Sung’s words at all.
It was truly a heroic sight.
Just like the Black Prince, whom Olivia had admired since childhood.
And that was the very reason she had fallen for that fool.
She mustn’t hinder a hero’s duty.
As a descendant of the Black Prince, Olivia understood this fact more rationally than anyone.
But her heart, her emotions couldn’t accept it.
No one loves to see the person they like head into a battlefield with a high chance of death.
She wanted to tell him not to go.
She was scared he might not return, just like the Black Prince.
But in the end, she couldn’t say those words out loud.
That would be too selfish of her.
A true hero shouldn’t even think of something like that.
Olivia chewed on her lip.
“You, fool, idiot…”
In her view, there was the Omega Rank interdimensional monster, the Apocalypse Red Dragon, surrounded by a multitude of interdimensional beings.
Suddenly, fear took over.
It was an instinctive terror engraved in her since childhood.
Omega Rank interdimensional beings.
Threats to humanity.
Even the Black Prince, who was part of the Five Crowns, couldn’t defeat the Omega Rank beings.
‘…’
The hero never retreats.
But the childhood trauma.
The memory of her admired brother’s death sharply resurfaces in Olivia’s mind.
At that moment, when Olivia hesitated because of her painful childhood memories.
[If you’re that worried, take down the Omega Rank monster quickly, then come support me over here.]
Kim Deok-Sung’s words resonate in her mind.
She grits her teeth.
That fool believed in her.
He entrusted her with this.
To take care of the Omega Rank.
If so, she must repay that trust.
That’s what she believed was the true duty of a hero.
“Right! This isn’t the time to hesitate! Now is the moment to show…”
It was time to demonstrate.
Whoosh!
White flames engulf Olivia’s entire body.
But that wall created by the interdimensional beings is too much to break through alone.
It can’t be helped. She needs help.
Ironically, those who can assist her are her rivals.
“What is everyone doing? Didn’t that fool say? Hurry up and take care of that monster! Attack!!”
Olivia’s voice is transmitted through the emergency communication network.
“Eri appears! Eri, quickly deal with those ugly monsters, and then I’ll head to my Master!”
“Liling, I want to tidy up these ugly monsters quickly and get to my Master!”
Zoom.
Eri blinks into existence right next to Olivia.
“Everything is for the Lord…”
Whoosh.
With a gust of green wind, Makoto appears beside Eri.
Her green bob sways.
“Don’t give me orders, Bonaparte. I was going to step in regardless.”
With an aura of chilling cold, Rin emerges next to them.
Her navy ponytail bounces, and the blue magic swirling around the katana she holds gleams with frost.
Swish!
Silver lightning flashes past the cold.
Under the dark sky, silver hair glows even brighter.
“…For now, let’s cooperate, Miss Bonaparte.”
Aris, holding a traditional Japanese spear, coldly shines her silver eyes.
“Nishishishi. It would be sad if the super cute JK gal, Haru, isn’t at the party!”
Haru, doing the reverse V sign with a cheeky grin, appears next to Aris.
The crimson magic blazing from Muramasa in her hands catches the light.
“Here comes the magical girl, Magical☆Kasumi for the junior! Yippee!”
Ding!
With a childish voice, Kasumi materializes, dressed as a magical girl, sparkling in violet.
Kasumi aims her magic wand at the enemies.
And lastly, the person to appear is—
“The teacher can’t be left out! Because the teacher has a duty to protect the students!”
It’s Mayuzumi Mayu.
Radiating overwhelming pink magic suitable for S-rank, Mayuzumi Mayu appears in a magical girl outfit similar to Kasumi’s.
“I’ll attack first!”
The star-shaped glint in Mayuzumi Mayu’s eyes sparkles.
Kiririri☆
Her magic staff emits silly sound effects.
Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding.
Six pink magic circles float in the air around Mayuzumi Mayu.
“Magical Miracle Lovely♡Mayuring…”
Mayuzumi Mayu quietly chants the skill name.
The six magic circles pulse with pink light, spinning with gathered magic.
At the moment when colossal magic condensed into a sphere above the circles—
“Moon☆Light☆Arrow☆Buster──!!”
With Mayu’s shout, the six magic circles explode.
Flash!
A pink flash fills the vision.
Boom—Boom—Boom—Boom!!
With a thunderous roar, six rays of pink magic fly straight towards the Otherworldly beasts.
[Kiieeeeeeeeeee!!]
The Otherworldly beings scream in agony as they are torn apart right then and there.
Flesh, bodily fluids, and blood of the Otherworldly beasts scatter through the air.
It was the moment a hole formed in the barrier surrounding the Apocalypse Red Dragon.
Seeing this, Olivia bites her lip.
Mayuzumi Mayu has successfully landed the first attack, and now it’s time to dive in.
‘Omega rank…’
Olivia mutters in her heart.
Her trauma regarding the Omega rank Otherworldly beings hasn’t completely disappeared yet.
But that trauma won’t hold her back.
Because right now, it’s time to fight for that fool.
Now’s the time to fight for that fool.
“Everyone, charge! This is an order as your devoted maid!!”
Olivia shouted as she activated her flight mode, accelerating towards the Apocalypse Red Dragon in mid-air.
Thus began the full-scale assault on the Omega rank otherworldly being, Apocalypse Red Dragon.
*
Wait, is Seira going to collapse here?
What the heck is that mist?
In a moment filled with confusion and question marks in my mind.
The purple mist envelops me too.
“Gah!”
Almost all the magic energy that had filled my body temporarily dissipates.
Thud, thud.
As my magic scattered, the Magic Core and Black Stone resonate reflexively, extracting magic energy.
Magic begins to flow through the circuit, combining with the minuscule remaining magic in my body to maintain it again.
Stumble.
I momentarily sway but quickly regain my balance.
[Is it a gas that temporarily dissipates magic…?]
The Black Prince speaks in my mind.
Even without him saying it, I can already feel it in my body.
The true nature of that purple mist…
“Hehehe. Teacher. The name of this item is ‘Blood Scent of the Crown.’ It’s one of the few useful monstrosities developed by Dokta Shinahel, that sinister guy. Its effect is to temporarily scatter the magic of psychic users. A regular psychic user would hesitate for a few seconds with their magic scattered before the Magic Core reacts and replenishes their magic, but… Unfortunately, you, who have a damaged Magic Core, won’t be able to replenish your magic right away.”
The Professor stands in the darkness, smiling while kindly explaining the effect of the mist.
In simpler terms, it’s a typical debuff for ordinary psychics, but for Seira with a wounded Magic Core, it’s a lethal attack.
In other words, it’s a poison specifically designed for Seira.
My brow furrows.
That grandly named “Blood Scent of the Crown” was, of course, an item that had never appeared in the original work.
Because the Four Horsemen weren’t exactly on friendly terms with each other.
Thanks to Messiah intentionally sowing discord among the villains due to concerns over betrayal from the Four Horsemen.
Naturally, in the original work, Dokta Shinahel never cooperated with the Professor, who was like a sworn enemy.
But now Dokta Shinahel is cooperating with the Professor.
Why on earth?
“It’s all thanks to you, Mr. Kim Deok-Sung. Hehehe. I must thank you for this. Thanks to you getting rid of Berserk, that muscle-headed idiot in Beppu! The Master decreed that we actively cooperate among the Four Horsemen! Because of that, I managed to get the Blood Scent of the Crown from that loathsome, sinister crow! Ah! I’m so happy that I don’t have to show you my ugly side while using my gift, Professor!”
The Professor kindly explains the answers to my questions, as if he had been waiting for this moment.
Such a classic villain behavior.
Stumble.
Seira wobbles.
“Uh…”
Cold sweat drips from Seira’s forehead.
