Chapter 235
<strong>CHAPTER 235 – THE STRONGEST VS THE STRONGEST</strong>
「I finally found you, the man with the Demon Sword」
「Eleanor」
The Eleanor who stood in front of me seems very lively .
Although I’ve seen Eleanor’s appearance many times in the lottery ce, this Eleanor in front of me has apletely different expression that one could say they are different people .
The Eleanor I know would normally make a cynical smile . She would show a sarcastic smile from time to time, and, well, she looks so doting when she’s interacting with Hikari .
Compared to that, the Eleanor in front of me has her long hair and ck cloak waving in the air, looking so alive .
The corner of her lips was raised with an evil grin, her eyes were sharp, with an ominous glint .
Although her expression was filled with evil that would make ordinary viins turn their tails and run away, she also looks very alive .
「I didn’t think you would attack first」
「I finally got used to my body after all . Today, I shall take those two swords away」
「Sorry, but I won’t give them to you」
「If that is the case, then I shall grab them myself through force!」
Eleanor’s eyes suddenly widened . She waved her right hand to the side and the Undead Army appeared from behind her .
「Hikari!」
『Un!』
Hikari’s voice was innocent yet dauntless .
Soon after, the drake soldiers appeared from behind me .
Hikari’s one hundred dragons, not camouged with my aura .
「Hou, that is that Demon Sword’s ability . As I’ve thought, it resembles me a lot . I’m liking it even more」
『I’m Okaa-san’s daughter after all?!』
Hikari answered happily as if she was praisedーーof course, that other Eleanor can’t hear her .
The Undead Army attacked and provoked by them, the drake soldiers marched forward and collided with them .
The next instant, Eleanor disappeared .
Her appearance turned into a haze and suddenly appeared in front of me .
I’ve expected it so I received her by swinging my sword .
Eleanor countered with a chop .
*Gakiiーーn!*
A metallic sound echoed throughout the field .
A shockwave was created, sending the undead and drakes fighting nearby flying .
「Impressive, how about this?」
「Mu?!」
Eleanor suddenly bent her knees and released a front kick .
I guarded instinctively, but I was still sent flying by an unimaginable strengthing from such a small body .
I was sent flying for 20 meters and fixed my posture in the air .
『She’sing!』
Eleanor’s warning echoed inside my head .
I quickly used the Demon Sword swinging it in 360 degrees and defended by releasing all my aura .
Lightning fell from the sky .
It was not an ordinary lightning, but a dark lightning that seemed to possess all evil in this world .
The impact of the lightning passed throughout my body . It was a heavy blow that pierces through my core .
「Kufu!」
『Otou-san! There’s blood!』
「I’m alright」
『Can you still continue?』
「Of course」
It’s my turn now .
I gripped the Demon Swords and charged while I d myself in aura .
First, I casually swung Hikari down .
「Hmph, with just thatーーmu!」
Eleanor seemed to be sneering but suddenly tried to evade, yet it was toote .
My attack with Hikari looms over Eleanor . Finding out she can’t dodge, Eleanor guarded with her arms .
My dark auranded on Eleanor .
I raised my gear up a notch and used the two Demon Sword in a de dance .
*Gagagagagaーー!*, everytime the Demon Swords cuts Eleanor, the aura explodes and deals additional damage .
「Puny tricks! Hmph!」
Eleanor pushed me back with an attack with a big swing, she then released her own aura, erasing the dark aura I ced on her .
This is the first time my technique was broken since I made it .
『After all, the powers she possesses has the same nature and has higher purity』
「It won’t work on her, huh」
Both sides shed once again .
Shockwaves were created, ones that would change the surrounding terrain .
We shed at full strength .
This is my first time, receiving such power .
Demon King Eleanor who easily exceeded Red Dragon Olivia’s powers .
And I have yet to see that Eleanor’s limits .
She would get stronger every time we shed, and when I thought she reached her limit, she would attack with an even more powerful strike .
And that wasーー
「What’s funny」
Eleanor suddenly stopped attacking and took distance from me .
「Funny?」
「You’re grinning . Are you making a fool out of me?」
「I was……grinning?」
I couldn’t help but stab Hikari to the ground and touch my face with my left hand .
『Un, Otou-san looks like he’s having so much fun』
『I even thought you would have the qualities of a battle junkie』
Hikari who said that innocently and happily, and Eleanor who rolled her eyes .
I see . I was grinning huh .
Well, of course .
「You look so alive after all」
「What did you say?」
「It’s because you look so alive . The you right now, I like it a lot」
「Whaーー!」
『Wa?, Otou-san and Okaa-san are so lovey-dovey?』
『……he has never even told me something like that』
Hikari and Eleanor made the “weird heartwarming family scene” they created in that lottery ce .
On the other hand, the Demon King Eleanor trembled in anger .
「Making……fun on me!」
The next instant, she charged straight at me .
I felt a shiver through my spine . I could feel powers I’ve never felt before .
I tightly held Eleanor .
I mustered all the powers I possess and swung Eleanor down .
――――
We shed . All sounds disappeared . The space distorted like a heat haze and both Eleanor and I were sent flying away .
I flipped mid-air andnded after fixing my posture . Eleanor harrumphed and stopped in the air .
My right hand feels numb . The hand that I’m using to hold Eleanor is trembling .
The attack she released with anger was the strongest strike I received in this world .
So powerful that it distorts space itself .
「Really, you are, too good」
「Wha……! Don’t look down on me!」
She gritted her teeth again and charged with fury .
I met her using Hikariーーbut Eleanor suddenly faded and closed the distance between us .
And, she grabbed my neck from below .
「It’s the end」
An aura enveloped me . It’s Eleanor’s aura .
That aura tried to enter inside me, but
「Whatーー! Impossible! You cannot be dominated?!」
「That’s right . Yeah, your domination doesn’t work on me」
「Impossible, there is no way a human I cannot control exists in this world」
「There is, right here . Ha」
I released an aura arm and grabbed Eleanor .
「What are you doing?」
「This time, it’s my turn」
I released my aura and enveloped Eleanor .
I’m going to use that technique, the one that I created during, Xiphos’s incident .
After the aura enveloped Eleanorpletely, what appeared was
「T-This is……whach did you chu?!」
「I told you it’s my turn . The same thing you did to me」
『Eiii! Do not use that technique!!』
『Okaa-san looks so cute?』
The Eleanor inside me protested and Hikari said happily .
I also made Eleanor turn into a child before, so Hikari is probably remembering that time .
「Bashhtaard!!」
Eleanor swung down her arm and I blocked using Hikari .
Although she became smaller, the power she creates ispletely the same .
「Hmph!」
And, the corrosion stopped .
The Demon King Eleanor who possesses her peak strength removed my corrosion using willpower .
She’s strong . This Eleanor is really strong .
She’s the strongest opponent I’ve ever met .
I exchanged blows with that Eleanor . We shed many times with the strength that changes all the surrounding terrain .
Eleanor was strong, but I exceed her for having the mother and daughter Demon Swords .
We continued to sh and I gradually pushed Eleanor back .
Eventually, Eleanor sword and Eleanor arm shed, and I could feel her weakening, so I swung upwards making her arm follow .
AndーーHikari .
Although I hesitated beforeーーthis time, I swung Hikari without hesitation .
*Zaku!*
Eleanor raised her other arm to block but I cut her whole body along with that arm .
Eleanor’s right arm was sent flying and a jet ck darkness rose as if it was blood spurting .
「Ku……! Uu……」
Eleanor took several steps back and staggered .
「……UOOOOOooO!」
Together with that cry, Eleanor forcefully regenerated her arm .
Her body returned to normal in an instant . But her clothes were in a mess, sweat showed on her forehead .
In this instant, Ipletely exceeded Eleanor . The match is decided .
And it looks like Eleanor felt that as well .
「……kill me」
Eleanor dropped to the ground sitting and looked far up to the sky .
I sheathed Eleanor and Hikari .
「What?! Why won’t you kill me」
「When did I say I’m going to kill you?」
「I tried to kill you」
「I won’t kill you . I will never」
「Are you making fun of me!」
「……」
I shook my head and signaled .
The next instant, Hikari turned into a human from her Demon Sword form .
Eleanor took in a sharp breath . She had a face as if she could not believe what she saw .
「A Demon Sword……turned into a human?!」
「She’s my daughter」
「I’m Hikari! E?to, nice to meet you, I think? Okaa-san」
「……daughter, Demon Sword, human……wait, what did you say?」
「I’m Hikari」
「Not that, it’s what you said after」
「Nice to meet you?」
「After that」
「Okaa-san」
「Why are you calling me that?」
「Because Okaa-san is Hikari’s Okaa-san」
「Eii! That’s what I don’t understand」
Eleanor red at me . “You exin”, was written on her face .
『Exin it properly』
「I guess so . Before that」
I approached Eleanor and reached out my hand .
「What is the meaning of this?」
I nced at Hikari .
「You understand the reason I’m not killing you right? Let’s take our time and talk . It’s gonna be long」
「……」
Eleanor looked at me and Hikari, then she looked at Eleanor hanging in my waist .
Although there were doubts remaining in her expression, the anger and hate, and the will to fight has already disappeared .
「……I can stand on my own」
Even so, Eleanor was obstinate . She pped away the hand I reached out .
Really, this girl is……no, this is the what Eleanor should be .
And, when I was convincing myself .
*Bishi!*
I heard a cracking sound between me and Eleanor .
A tear was created from nothing and I saw something dark inside .
Darknessーー
That word appeared in my head and I felt a shiver through my spine .
「Run!」
I shouted and tried to at least let the two escapeーーbut it was toote .
The crackーーthe tear on the space quickly expanded and devoured all of us together .
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