What If the Strongest Villain from the Original Story Became the Protagonist's Ally? - Chapter 75 - Two Magic Swords, and Disappointment

The old man’s sword pierced my magical barrier.

—No.

Rather than piercing, it would be more accurate to say it didn’t interfere.

The blade reached my skin with no sense of discomfort or impact.

—Clang!!

“! Hard.”

The old man’s blade hit my clothing.

However, it seemed unable to break through my magical body enhancement. A metallic sound that didn’t seem like it came from clothes rang out.

The sword’s tip couldn’t cut even a single thread. The impact was completely absorbed.

“I see… so that’s how it is.”

The old man kicked the ground and backed away.

I didn’t pursue but looked at where the attack had hit.

“That sword has the ability to not interfere with mana, right?”

“Correct. As expected, you figured it out.”

It couldn’t pierce the mana used for body enhancement, yet it passed straight through an equally hard magical barrier.

The answer derived from this was an effect that only didn’t interfere with mana.

So while it could ignore mana wrapped around flesh and clothing, it couldn’t ignore the enhancement phenomenon caused by mana.

A weapon designed specifically to nullify magical barriers.

“Despite your big talk, it’s just a sword specialized for magical barriers? How exactly will you defeat me with that?”

“Hohoho. Don’t worry, I still have more cards to play. Your defense is beyond imagination, but how long will that last?”

The old man drew a sword from another sheath.

Dual wielding.

The second weapon also gave off an unpleasant feeling.

“Is that also one of those magic swords?”

“Indeed. It has an interesting effect, so please do taste it.”

The old man kicked the ground again.

He slashed at me head-on.

One sword would slip through magical barriers but didn’t have enough attack power to penetrate body enhancement.

So perhaps the other had high power?

Thinking that, I received the opponent’s attack while keeping my magical barrier deployed.

The sword—hit my magical barrier.

It didn’t penetrate. No power either. It seemed like just an ordinary sword… but I noticed something was off.

“This is…”

I reflexively swung my sword.

The old man blocked my strike and jumped back slightly.

I thought so…

“That other magic sword of yours… it absorbs mana, doesn’t it?”

“Haha. You understand in an instant. As expected of Prince Yuguram. Exactly right.”

The old man chuckled while raising his sword.

“This sword can absorb mana it interferes with and store that energy. Do you understand what this means? I can use the stored energy as my own power.”

“Absorption and release. You have quite an interesting toy.”

Plus that sword that pierced through magical barriers.

Probably if the mana-absorbing sword touched my body, it would absorb the mana I was using for body enhancement too. Close to nullification.

Combined with that magic sword that could pass through magical barriers.

Making both defenses meaningless.

The moment the sword touched mana, the absorption speed was so fast I couldn’t exert power properly.

A slightly troublesome item.

“Kukuku. Whether this is a toy or not, let me test it more and more. My opponent is Prince Yuguram. Even from our brief exchange, I can tell your mana is on a different scale. Therefore, I’ll release the mana I’ve absorbed from dozens of people and surpass you. Perhaps I’ll be the next God’s Chosen child?”

“You’re past your expiration date.”

We both readied our swords.

The old man released his sword’s ability. Immediately, vast mana was discharged.

It far exceeded both Iris and Lycoris. Moreover, it was at a level that even adding both their maximum mana wouldn’t reach.

“Ha-hahaha! This is the pinnacle of mana! Magnificent, magic sword! Now I feel like I could destroy everything! Without doubt, I am the strongest—!”

The high-density refined mana caused a giant-like explosion.

I could tell this phenomenon was caused by the old man kicking the ground.

In an instant, the old man stood behind me.

He wildly swung both swords.

“Die! Yuguram!!”

—Slash!

Cut.

Fresh blood danced.

What rolled on the ground was—the old man’s left arm.

I had severed the arm holding the sword that didn’t interfere with magical barriers.

“Guaaah!? Wh-why is my arm…!?”

“Did you think an ant could defeat an elephant?”

It didn’t matter even if mana swelled a hundredfold.

It was no problem even if hundreds of people’s mana gathered.

I just had to crush it all from above. As if my magic core would lose to a mere artifact.

“Adding one a hundred times is still a hundred. It can’t beat a billion or trillion. Honestly—you were a disappointment.”

I sighed.

To master those magic swords, that old man was far too ordinary.

“The one who can defeat me—isn’t you.”

The sword gleamed.

This time the old man’s right arm fell to the ground.

He barely dodged but his legs tangled and he writhed in pain.

During that time, my sword delivered another follow-up attack.

I pierced the heart of the old man who had shown an opening.

One strike.

Even magical enhancement was no different from nothing before me.

He seemed to have absorbed some of my mana too, but only a tiny portion.

If mana was being absorbed, I just had to release more mana than was being absorbed.

If the opponent amplified mana, I just had to hit with even greater output.

This was the final boss.

Looking down at the fallen old man, I muttered and started running.

“I can’t laugh at Lycoris like this…”

I was also a muscle-brain after all.