My Unique Skill [Gacha] Will Save the World - Episode 85: Ignacio ④

Episode 85: Ignacio ④

(Note: Special for this chapter, dialogues through speaker, faraway voice, or telephone are in ‘……’.)

“Ugh!! I… I can’t move!?”  

Ayane’s other skill, [Fū-rin-ka-zan] (Wind-Forest-Fire-Mountain), grants effects for each of its components.  

As a dual-skill user, Ayane possesses even more abilities than most.  

– Wind allows her to move with the swiftness of the wind.  

– Forest enables her to find those hiding and hide herself.  

– Fire lets her cloak her weapon in raging flames, delivering powerful strikes.  

– Mountain grants the ability to impose twice the force of gravity on a target, immobilizing them.

“I can’t believe this!!”  

“What? Can you still move?!”  

Normally, [Mountain] would render the target immobile. But Ignacio slowly but surely took a step forward.  

“You really think such a little trick can stop me?!”  

Ignacio glared at Ayane with murderous intent in his eyes.  

“Of course, I didn’t think that,” 

Kyousuke answered instead, stepping forward.  

“You’re the boss of this world, aren’t you? With your full burst, your physical abilities are enhanced. So of course, you can still move.”  

“…What are you trying to say?!”  

Ignacio’s furious shout echoed as Rindou leveled his blade at Ignacio.  

“One-on-one, you might be unbeatable. But what if we join forces? What if we team up? We can corner you and even defeat you.”  

“You think you can corner me? Defeat me? Absurd! I will never lose to trash like you!!”  

Ignacio roared, and the green magical aura around his straight sword flared up.  

“A magic sword, huh?”  

“If I can strike with this, I’ll wipe you out completely—”  

“That’s only if you can swing it!”  

“Ugh!?”  

Ayane’s voice rang out as the force of gravity on Ignacio increased.  

Despite the pressure, Ignacio refused to fall to his knees. He was driven by pride not to kneel before Rindou and the others.  

“Let’s see if you can last in a battle of endurance!”  

However, Ayane wasn’t without her limits. She had channeled all of her magical energy into enhancing [Mountain]. She was straining herself to increase the gravity.  

If they didn’t finish Ignacio off now, Rindou and the others would surely be killed.  

“Rindou! Ayane!”  

Kyousuke threw potions to each of them—an Intermediate Potion for Rindou and a Magic Potion for Ayane.  

“Nice one, Kyousuke!”  

“Now we can last a little longer!”  

“So it was you who broke that bottle earlier!”  

Ignacio, realizing Ayane’s recovery, shouted angrily at Kyousuke.  

When Ignacio turned his attention to Rindou’s attack, Kyousuke had secretly thrown the Intermediate Potion at Ayane. It shattered upon contact and allowed Ayane to rise again.  

“I’m good as new. Let’s see if you can handle this!”  

“Dammit!!”  

While not fully healed, Ignacio had no way of knowing that.  

Provoked by Rindou, Ignacio bellowed in rage. And Rindou and Kyousuke launched a furious assault.  

Due to [Mountain], Ignacio’s movements were severely restricted. He could only defend. His body accumulated many wounds, some deep. And his expression began to reflect growing panic.  

‘I-Ignacio-sama!’  

The announcer shouted Ignacio’s name in a panic. Though the crowd was mostly silent now, some were still cheering, but many had gone quiet.  

Yet, it was Ignacio’s own actions that had created this situation. If he hadn’t made this match the final one, and had instead brought in the other two representatives who were supposed to participate, the outcome would have been completely different.  

In the end, Ignacio’s overwhelming pride had led him to his downfall.  

“Now, it’s over!”  

“End it!”  

“NGUOOOooooOOOOOOooooorrgh!!”  

Rindou and Kyousuke struck from both sides, their swords slashing through Ignacio.  

He was deeply wounded in the chest and back, with bl00d pouring from his body.  

“…I… I’m… losing?”  

Ignacio muttered in disbelief as he looked at the three of them: Ayane, who had immobilized him with [Mountain]; Kyousuke who had endured until the very end; and finally Rindou, who had delivered the final blow.  

“…This… can’t… be…”  

With those final words, Ignacio collapsed. His pride was still unbroken even in death. Despite the immense gravity, he had not fallen to his knees. He was preserving his dignity until the very end.