Konbini Ossan Volume 8 Chapter 30 — Overwhelming
“Yoūta, I’m counting on you!”
“Yeah!”
At Kanehama’s call, only Toudou charges forward.
“UoooOOO!”
“Naive!”
Vladgaria catches Toudou’s sword strike between two fingers and, with added force, snaps it cleanly in half.
Then, as if following up, she drives a strike with her other hand into his solar plexus.
“Gah!”
“Do not worry. I pulled the blow short.”
Even though she stopped just short of full impact, Toudou is sent flying. The difference in sheer destructive power leaves no room for words.
However, thanks to the time Toudou bought, Kanehama is able to activate his trump card skill.
“«Limit Break»!”
It is one of the skills contained within the [Hero] skill. In exchange for an enormous consumption of magic power, it greatly amplifies one’s status.
“Haaaaaa!”
“Kuhaha! Impressive!”
Kanehama raises his already SSSS status several times over and charges at Vladgaria.
He swings his sword repeatedly; Vladgaria catches and deflects each strike. Their exchange continues at a speed too fast for the eye to follow.
Even so, he can only just manage to trade blows with her.
Even if their base close combat abilities are comparable, the difference in magical capacity used to enhance physical performance is at least more than tenfold.
Even with a cheat-like skill boosting his body, Kanehama cannot overcome the sheer tyranny of Vladgaria’s SSSS+ magic power.
Eventually, just as the magic sustaining «Limit Break» begins to run dry, Vladgaria moves.
“A fine contest it was, Hero of this era!”
The moment she declares it, a palm strike drives into Kanehama’s solar plexus.
“Guh!”
The blow does not send him flying. Instead, all of its force is transmitted directly into his body.
The overwhelming impact forces a short breath from him before he collapses slowly to the ground.
The match is decided.
“Winner, Vladgaria-san!”
And thus, only the seventh and final checkpoint remains.
Afterward, we take a short break. Vladgaria says she has hardly expended any energy and could proceed to the final gate immediately.
However, I need to remain behind to treat the four of them.
Moreover, she has in fact consumed some magic power. After facing a «Limit Break»-enhanced Kanehama, it would be better for her to recover at least a little.
I draw a magic circle and cast healing magic on the four, and the treatment concludes quickly. When they awake, their expressions are filled with frustration.
“I’m sorry, Otogi-san. I thought we could fight better.”
“It cannot be helped. Vladgaria-san’s combat ability exceeded our calculations.”
Especially since what we believed to be one of her trump cards, the «Demonic Eye of Mana Gluttony», turned out to be something she was using merely to hold back.
No one could have predicted that.
“So in the sense that you forced out Vladgaria-san’s true power, it was a good result.”
“Haha. I was actually planning to win, though. I am the Hero, after all.”
Seeing the four of them dejected, I offer a certain phrase to lift their spirits.
“Don’t worry. There will be proper rewards.”
“Really?!”
Mimori is the one who leans forward eagerly. I had intended to lift their mood with the promise of compensation, but her reaction exceeds expectations.
“Yes. Think about what each of you would like.”
“Yes! I already know what I want!”
“You do?”
“Um, I want one of Otogi-san’s scent orbs!”
Mimori’s unexpected request leaves me momentarily frozen.
“What are you even saying?”
“Matsuriya-kun, be quiet.”
“Ah, yes.”
Matsuriya is the only one to interject, but Mimori silences him with a sharp glare.
“Um. Mimori-san. My scent orb?”
“Yes. Like the kind that smells like normal flowers, but I want one that smells like Otogi-san!”
“I-Is that so? You like my scent that much?”
“Yes! I can’t hold back anymore!”
Breathing heavily, eyes glinting dangerously, Mimori approaches me. Taken this far, a scent fetish borders on madness.
“Understood. I will make one and give it to you later.”
“Yay! Thank you so much!”
And thus, before I quite understood what was happening, I found myself committed to the unprecedented experience of gifting a female acquaintance a scent orb infused with my own fragrance.
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E/N:
Even the usually broken skill, «Limit Break» couldn't overcome SSSS+… The gap must really be wide! At least the True Heroes gave their all!
And, as usual, the Saint is bonkers in the head! How do people respect this girl?
Anyway, next has to be Ossan! If it's the GOAT, he can do it!
Stay tuned!
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