“Gauss!”
“I know!”
Without instruction, Gauss accelerated.
But blocking us — a man hovering on wind magic with arms crossed.
That face…… seen somewhere.
…… Right! On Lamdarb Kingdom’s missing-persons list!
Compared to the photo, his eyes lifeless — brainwashed.
“My name — Gamma. By Lady Floné’s order, I’ll delay you.”
“——Move. No time for you.”
Brainwashed humans need [Magecraft Funeral] to restore.
But using it on him would give Floné hints.
Choice — I pick Mashiro.
So knock him out, bring him to the manor.
He’ll endure the pain.
“Lady Floné’s order is absolute. Stopping you is my mission……!”
”…… Oi! That’s……!”
“UoooooO!”
Gamma pulled a Body-Strengthening Extract injection.
But the dose injected was clearly enough to wreck a body.
Muscles bulged, volume multiplied.
Astonishingly, that wasn’t all.
“This one’s odd-bodied……”
A machine embedded in the abdomen, like Reina’s.
Right. He maintains consciousness and doesn’t collapse because already modified.
…… No way to save him now.
By one demon, an innocent life decided to be discarded.
Without any of his own will.
Floné Milfonti — nauseating evil.
“Hah…… hah……! Hahaha! With this! I can serve Lady Floné!”
“Already insane. But careful, Ouga. His strength is up — approaching yours.”
“Don’t worry, Gauss. Straight ahead. The fist I need to throw is behind him.”
”……! That’s the man worth allying with!”
Gauss accelerated to max, charging at Gamma.
“I’ll earn time! For Lady Floné to seize her body and freedom!”
”…… [Gear Change · Hard].”
Mana-enhancing my right arm.
The prosthetic adds mass; combined with Gauss’s speed, immeasurable force.
But Gamma doesn’t flee. He thinks he’ll win.
He believes himself unbeatable due to Floné’s modifications.
“[Phantom Wind Storm]!”
Enhanced magic — sickle-wind blades sweep the path.
“[Dragonica Nova]!”
But our dragon flame consumes them.
A blazing flame can’t be put out by sickle-wind rain.
Fake power doesn’t deliver when needed.
“If magic doesn’t work! I’ll catch the fist!”
Realizing inevitability, Gamma resolved to use Floné’s gifted steel body.
“Why resist!? Why refuse!? You could be Lady Floné’s fuel!”
I know he’s brainwashed.
So this anger is unreasonable to direct at him.
But my burning chest won’t stop.
“Everything in this world is Lady Floné’s! She is to be served — even that girl as her tool!”
“——Shut that noisy mouth.”
“What! Catch this hgabu!”
Thank god for the prosthetic.
So I didn’t feel bone-crushing or warm filthy blood.
The dented face poured blood.
A normal punch would knock him out, but brainwashed he’s force-driven.
Despite near-death, he hovered.
“Khh…… Hahaha……Flo, né, sama……banzh”
The rest didn’t reach this world.
Gauss bit off his head, “Unbearable to listen to.”
“Gauss……”
“Don’t listen. Onward, to our true target.”
”…… Yeah!”
His obstacle-cleaving fang gleamed white. I clenched the judging fist.
Gauss flew at full power.
Reaching the manor — not a sight I wanted to see.
“How…… how can this be?”
A gaping hole; collapsed Veret manor.
Smoke; rubble showing human-remains.
—— In the hole’s center, magic-lights flashed.
”…… Found them.”