【The Old Man of the Expelled Inn Unwittingly Dominates Today Too】Although I Want to Lead a Slow Life, for Some Reason the Strongest Beauties Who Hold Important Positions in the Country, and Were Once My Disciples, Gather Around Me Asking to Be Hired – Even Though I Only Taught Them a Little～ - Chapter 68: Old Man and His Three Disciples

“Liena~”

I dove into Genus’s body, pushing aside the black masses, searching for my precious employee.

The smell of rotten flesh assaulted my nose.

Soon, I found Liena. She was probably right in the center of Genus’s body, where a small space had formed.

“Baldo-sama…”

Liena, noticing me, weakly opened her mouth.

“Baldo-sama, I’m sorry… I was shaken off and… went somewhere.”

The beautiful girl with golden hair looked apologetic, her hair disheveled, covering her face. She must be talking about the core of Genus. Really now…

I sat down cross-legged right there and took Liena’s hand. Her small hand was covered in scratches and battered.

“You did well, lift your face.”

“But…”

“Don’t worry… it’s enough now—also,”

I gazed into Liena’s eyes.

“When we get back, you’re getting a lecture. Don’t talk so easily about dying.”

“…Yes.”

Liena, while looking down, responded softly.

Well then—

“GYAHAHAHA~ Idiotsss! What are you doing getting absorbed on your own! I’ll suck up all your pathetic power!”

Genus’s foolish laughter echoed inside his body. We need to get out of here.

No matter how much power one gains, it’s someone else’s. Gaining power from a wicked god, gaining power from Liena.

—How long do you plan on doing such things?

If you want it that much—

I’ll give you the Old Man’s 【Fighting Spirit】!

—Sei!

As I circulated the 【Fighting Spirit】 inside my body, Genus’s body vibrated, and I felt power draining out of me.

“Ah?”

Eat as much as you want!

I kept circulating the 【Fighting Spirit】 with all my might.

Genus’s body pulsed, and power flowed out of my body.

“Guuh… What’s this??”

After I started circulating the 【Fighting Spirit】, a clear change began to occur inside Genus’s body. The flesh on the surface swelled and then collapsed, repeating, with the sound of the blood vessels pulsing at an abnormal volume.

“What’s the matter, Genus! It’s just the power of an old man!”

“Giinuuu! Shut up! Your kind… Giii!”

No matter how much power flowed out, I continued to refine the 【Fighting Spirit】. This was the moment to persevere.

—After a while

Genus’s body began to crumble.

Probably, Genus’s body had already exceeded its absorption capacity. That’s what happens when one keeps putting in power without having a suitable vessel.

“Guuukiiii! Damn it! I can’t maintain my body anymore!”

As Genus’s black body trembled, he spat out me and Liena.

“Kyah!”

“Whoops… Are you okay, Liena?”

Liena nods briefly. Anyway, it’s good she’s safe.

After entrusting Liena to Lady Mariessia, I faced Genus again.

“Damn it all~!”

“What’s the matter, Genus? Is it over for you?”

“Don’t underestimate me, Baldo! I have regenerative abilities!

—But what about you! You must be out of strength by now!”

As Genus said, I had barely any strength left in my body.

In contrast, Genus’s crumbling body was slowly beginning to repair itself.

“GYAHAHAHA~! It seems I am the one who wins in the end after all!”

“Genus, what are you talking about?”

Indeed… If it were just me, I wouldn’t have stood a chance against Genus.

“GYAHAHAHA~! The princess of Natol is half-dead~ Your proud disciples are all useless in my black mist. And you~ can barely even stand! Stop bluffing! It’s all over!”

—Useless, you say?

Genus—you’re wrong.

My body began to be covered in pure white light.

“—Perfect Heal magic!”

All my wounds disappeared, and my strength was fully restored. No, I felt even better than before the fight. Truly, Milene is amazing.

“—So, who’s useless now, Genus!”

“Naaa! Saint—why can you still move!”

“Did you really think your pathetic illusions could do anything to me?”

“That’s right! I won’t be fooled by such deception any longer!”

Another voice echoed on the battlefield. It was Alesia.

She was already taking the stance for her ultimate technique. The holy sword, continuously charged with 【Fighting Spirit】, emitted a dazzling light.

“Calut thinks such low-level magic is no big deal~ It was a good way to buy time.”

The sky began to turn bright red.

They must have been continuously refining 【Fighting Spirit】 and magical power.

An enormous rock began to form in the sky.

“Impossible! That can’t be! I’m the strongest! You lot should just… quietly bow down to me like the small fries you are!”

Genus, with his black giant body regenerating, shook unsteadily.

Step by step, I advanced towards Genus and spoke.

“Genus, maybe the situation you were placed in was tough.”

But—

“It’s the same for everyone… Those who don’t make any effort—don’t insult them!!”

What do you think my disciples are?

Do you know how much hardship they’ve overcome?

There’s no longer any room for sympathy for you…

Suuuu, I took a deep breath and aimed my sword at Genus again.

“—Genus, it’s the finale. Let’s settle this!”