Episode(90) Look At My Exaclibur!
SOVEREIGN OF DEATH~(90)
Fuu!
A concentrated breath left my mouth.
Straining my eyes on the corpse laying before me, I ignored the uncomfortable trickle of sweat down my brows.
It was unknown how much time had actually passed.
All I knew was that my full attention needed to be on this task or just one slip of the mind would end in failure.
It wasn't until he heard the crisp chime of the world's declaration that he finally let up.
『You have restructured and completely redesigned a living creature's body and mind. As a reward of this amazing feat your "Art of death" will become (EX‐3)』
Phew!
[Finally finished!]
This experiment was too nerve wracking, it took too much energy being stuck in a single position for several hours unable to break focus.
It felt no different than an intense workout and Nagisa felt a dull ache in his head.
My remaining mana is even lower than half full, I used too much mana.
Of course, it's not like my remaining mana isn't a lot.
It was just shocking, even facing off against boss monster Nagisa had never had his magical power lowered so much before.
[I never wanna do this again]
Fortunately it was a success.
If all that effort was wasted he didn't know if he could stay sane.
And thanks to this experiment of his, Nagisa's skill level had even seen improvements.
Fufu, maybe I'm a miracle doctor now!
But, can it be called a full revival now that she had become a ghoul?
Still, what do you expect?
It took enough effort to not letting her become a chimera, asking for her to be human would be too much!
On the bright side, at least she didn't look like ghouls in the stories.
Ghouls were always depicted as hideous flesh loving creatures that didn't even look human.
They were almost like zombies.
However, this girl looked no different from an ordinary human girl.
Granted she does look pale, but at most she was whiter than most people.
Saying she comes from a cold region wouldn't be a stretch right?
A pity I couldn't change that appetite of hers for loving flesh.
At the very least, I managed to rewrite it so that instead of human and humanoid species flesh, she liked monsters and beasts.
Even if she were to lose control Nagisa had confidence she wouldn't go after humans.
It's just, the sight of a pretty girl munching on monster meat with fresh dripping blood is gonna be hard to get used to.
Saying it's some weird fetish of her tribe would be easy for others, but stomaching it myself is gonna be difficult.
But, how long is she gonna take before waking up?
It had been such a long time, Nagisa couldn't possible leave without waking her up right?
Well, it was as good a time as any to get some shut eye.
Starting a fire and getting comfortable, Nagisa lay down with his eyes shut while his mana pool visibly recovered at a fast pace.
I'll be back to full power in ten minutes.
Growl*
It had been a long while since Nagisa ate something other than the magical apples.
Sure, due to the density of mana contained in them it was like eating a full meal.
However my appetite is calling for some meat.
She should be hungry as well when she wakes up.
Then, lets have a feast!
Taking out pots and pans, Nagisa got to making his specialty monster meat dishes.
***
[???: POV]
[Mm?....]
Opening her eyes, she saw a dim flickering light. Bright at times and dim the next.
A fire?
The flames danced casting shadows in the darkness.
Confused, she felt separated from reality and a bit disoriented.
Where am I?
It all felt strange.
As if something had happened and she wasn't supposed to be there. As if she wasn't supposed to be alive.
!!
Suddenly, memories came flashing back into her mind like the pieces to a missing puzzle and she sat up with a start.
That's right! I died, didn't I?
But then, why was I here alive and well?
It didn't make sense. No matter how she thought nothing added up.
A dream? Illusion?
Perhaps the stress lately caused me to have such a terrifying nightmare.
Even so, the sensation of being stabbed through by the steel stakes and dying felt all too vivid to be a dream.
That cold sensation of death, the scenes of destruction and the final loneliness in the abyss.
It was all too real to just write off as an illusion.
But, if that was real why am I here?
Perhaps she had ended up properly casting the heal spell before dying or maybe she was saved by one of the heroes.
Why are there no wounds?
She was shocked.
Did one of the heroes heal me? How come I never knew they had such high healing skills?
Just then-
[Ah, you woke up?]
It was an unfamiliar voice.
[Finally! I've been waiting over 10 hours….no scratch that, it might have already been a day!]
She turned to see where the voice came from, but what met her gaze was a looming darkness.
A voice I don't recall.
It's safe to assume that I was saved, but-
With her armor and clothing strewn across the ground, she could tell this person had undressed her and even felt as if she was taken advantage of.
I shouldn't let my guard down!
Lips twitching at the reaction, Nagisa couldn't help but speak hastily.
[You don't have to be so guarded, I'm not a bad person]
But this was exactly what a bad person would say to clear their conscience!
The thought crossed her mind as a hand place a sword on the ground as if to say "see, I even put down my weapon. Believe me now?"
The girl didn't pay attention to this, rather her attention was grabbed by the sword.
The blade was hidden in the sheath but judging by the curve of the sheath the blade must also be curved.
A foreigner?
At least, I've never seen such a strange blade design from my country.
She was even more on guard.
Did another group enter the dungeon before us? After us?
That didn't make sense. This was the toughest and deadliest dungeon in the world.
The moment someone stepped inside this dungeon, the Arcane Records would announce it to the world as an 'honor' to their sacrifice.
Even the world itself didn't consider entering this dungeon a sane choice!
It was hard not to know which maniac wanted to commit suicide even if they tried to enter secretly.
[Can you blame me?]
You, a guy I don't even know hiding in the darkness. It's sketchy no matter what!
[How will I know if you have any evil intentions? Especially when you have disarmed me of my weapons and armor]
Until she could prove this person was not a threat, her guard would never go down!
[Haha, my bad. I forgot how dark this place was and sat in the shadows]
Indeed, Nagisa had been in the dark so long he mainly used perception to see and forgot about his situation.
Too dark to see?
Can't you just normally perceive the surroundings?
But the girl didn't think this way.
No way had someone leveled up their perception skill so far that they could literally walk without needing to see their surroundings by eye.
She felt even more that this person was sketchy.
But Nagisa didn't know or care about her thoughts. Slowly, he left the shadows while releasing a yawn.
When the girl saw the face of the figure leaving the shadows she was stunned.
This is-
[...A girl?]
Nagisa froze at the accusation.
[I'm not!]
Right.
Without the wig and glasses, all others would see when they looked at Nagisa was a beautiful girl.
Still, it was more of a cool beauty so saying he had boyish charm should be enough!
The girl shook her head.
No matter how I look at it, this guy is a girl.
Sure, she had more of a handsome boyish vibe but it was still a female face no matter what.
[Agh dammit!]
Even with the world changing this nonsense still follows me!
[Look, my voice isn't like a girl's and I've got no breasts! How can I possibly be a girl?]
Yes, all he had was a males figure and aside from the face saying he was a guy wasn't wrong.
But that face, how can a guy have that face?
[You could just naturally have a husky voice]
She knew tons of women like this.
[As for breasts, well not all women have them. No need to delude yourself into thinking you're a man, cheer up]
Thumbs up!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!
Nagisa was going insane.
[I…am not….a girl! I AM NOT A GIRL]
Why was his first conversation with a human after so many months like talking to a block of cheese?
That's right!
Cheese can't talk!
Ah!
The girl covered her ears hearing Nagisa's scream.
What's up with her now?
[Why are your shouting? It's not like I said anything wrong]
Maybe it was that time of the month.
Yep, it made perfect sense now!
[No! Everything you said was wrong dammit!]
Sigh!
Nagisa let out a frustrated sigh.
Why did no one listen when he said he was a guy?
[Listen up woman!]
He was tired of it all!
[I, Kanata Nagisa have and will always be a genuine, bonafide genetically wired down to every last cell inside my body male! A male I tell you!]
Still don't believe?
Blood was already rushing to his head and he didn't even think about consequences.
Consequences? Can I eat it?
The next moment, under the shocked gaze of the girl he dropped his pants.
[Look at my EXCALIBUR!]