Soul Devourer Chapter 6 Episode 35 — Prepare for the Worst
After the operation to attack Matsubara Yuito, which had been carried out by assembling convicted major criminals and Dark Clan masters, failed, the Second seat of〈Semi-Tsar〉, Vlas, summoned Kiel and Zahaar to the same location as before.
Waiting until the two men, who had arrived late, took their seats, Vlas calmly began speaking.
“I'll begin the report. As a result of unleashing that rabble on him, we managed to confirm two powers that Matsubara Yuito had been hiding.”
“Two?” Zahaar leaned forward.
“The first is an ability that allows him to use the air as footholds for acceleration and changes in direction.”
“Three-dimensional mobility, huh...” Kiel rested a hand on his chin.
“That alone doesn't seem enough to explain how he became a〘Regalia〙. The second one is the real issue, isn't it?”
“Sharp as always. The second is… teleportation.”
At those words, both Kiel's and Zahaar's eyes widened.
“That instant movement... It reminds me of Wang Haoran, China's〘Regalia〙.”
“A Unique Skill of the same type?”
“From what I observed, he teleported repeatedly. I don't know the mana consumption or range limitations.”
“Then we should assume the worst.”
Kiel immediately reached a conclusion.
“If it's magic-based, assume the cost is negligible. If not, assume there is no cost at all. We should also assume there is no range limit.”
“I agree. Unique Skills are one-of-a-kind. It's highly likely that it's specialized entirely for teleportation.”
“But that doesn't explain the ability to use the air as footing.”
Zahaar frowned.
“It's hard to believe he possesses two Unique Skills.”
“I arrived at the same conclusion.”
Vlas nodded.
“I appraised the Divine Artifacts he was carrying, but none of them possessed effects matching those abilities. It's definitely a skill, but whether it's Unique or ordinary is impossible to determine.”
“Then there's no point thinking about it.”
Kiel declared.
“They're abilities we can deal with. The teleportation is the greater threat.”
“That would have been true, but there's a problem.”
Vlas's voice lowered.
“Matsubara Yuito used the《Orb of Abrogation》and simultaneously nullified both the《Arcane Manacle》and the《Balor's Scorn》.”
“A Mythical-grade consumable item, huh...”
“It's classified as consumable. The possibility that he possesses multiple copies of the same item is low.”
“Then it's not a problem.”
Zahaar laughed.
“…That's not all.”
Vlas paused briefly before continuing.
“My insurance policy, the《Vicar Doll》, was consumed.”
“What...?”
“It happened immediately after I attacked Matsubara Yuito. Some kind of damage reflection ability… a power that returns any damage he receives directly back to the attacker.”
“That's strange.”
Kiel immediately objected.
“A power that absurd could only be a Unique Skill. It wasn't a Divine Artifact either, right?”
“...”
“Which means Matsubara Yuito...”
Zakhar picked up where he left off.
“May possess two Unique Skills.”
Vlas silently nodded.
“But there's no need to fear him. As long as we have the《Balor's Scorn》, even Unique Skills can be sealed.”
“There's only one thing that matters.”
Kiel raised a finger.
“Don't let him use any《Orb of Abrogation》.”
“Kiel and Zahaar will pressure him from the front and deny him any opening to touch his《Magic Pouch》. I'll provide support with my Unique Skill. We'll finish him in a short decisive battle.”
“When do we move?”
“…Tomorrow.”
“Isn't that too soon?”
Zahaar tilted his head.
“We won't even have time to replace the《Vicar Doll》-”
“There's no need.”
Vlas answered immediately.
“If we give ourselves time, we'll also give Matsubara Yuito time to prepare.”
“We have the《Balor's Scorn》. This is our best opportunity.”
“...Understood.”
And so, the course of action was decided.
At last, the upper-ranked members of the〈Semi-Tsar〉were coming to hunt Matsubara Yuito in earnest.
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E/N:
Should have waited, keeping Yuito on nerves and wearing him down but… Guess no matter how elite an association is, there are always some portion that are stupid beyond correction…
Rest in peace, fricktards! 😂
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