The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 108

Chapter 108: Steel Beast

(Aria’s Side)

“Berg!”

Even though Berg, trapped in the barrier, instructed not to come, it wasn’t a time to follow such advice. The opponent, driven by their goal, was undoubtedly a rogue who would do anything.

“If we break that pillar…!”

“Do you think I’d allow it?”

As they tried to head towards the pillar constructing the barrier, Bagras, accompanied by monsters, blocked their path. One of the monsters raised its claws, ready to pounce.

“Ku!?”

While intercepting the claws with a sword and attempting to burn them with flames…

“Tas… Ke… te…”

“!?”

Hearing the voice overflowing from the monster’s mouth, the flames were halted. Turning to fend off another attacking monster, the sword swung.

“Ko… mae…shi…”

“…Serena!”

Although Rakul unintentionally clenched his teeth when he said it, he called Serena. Serena nodded and directed a water sphere towards them.

Creating a similarly sized fireball, both collided in front of Bagras. The two spheres swelled and exploded.

From the billowing smoke, Bagras emerged, swinging down a spear. Rakul avoided it, but the successive thrusts that followed were intercepted.

“Why… can you do such a horrible thing!?”

Those turned into monsters hadn’t completely lost their consciousness. Even if they had lost their way of being human, they were only spilling the remaining memories.

“People turned into monsters because there was darkness among them that would turn them into monsters.”

“You forced them to change, didn’t you!? This makes you no different from the people you hated!”

“In me, there is no longer the heart I had when I was human. All that remains is disappointment and… hatred towards the darkness of humanity!”

Bugras’s scream echoed, accompanied by the cries of numerous insects from his entire body…

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(Berg’s Side)

“―――ッ!!!”

A sound like metal scraping against metal echoed. Simultaneously, steel feathers shot out like rain from the wings.

Running while deflecting with a sword, he passed through the torn trees and flowers in the courtyard.

Then, multiple chains with stakes were released from his back. Dodging the attacking chain stakes as if they had a will, he ran, riding on one that pierced into the ground.

Climbing with a sickle stabbed into his chest, he struck the face with a war hammer mace. Although he recoiled after being hit and staggered, the axe barely sank into him.

…Won’t approach.

“!?”

Avoiding the approaching chain stakes and jumping down, he pondered the voice he heard. Defending against the approaching feathers and chain stakes with a tower-shaped large shield and sword.

…Not coming.

…Who else?

…Am I.

With each defense, voices kept coming. The voices he heard, along with Bugras’s words, convinced him of the true identity of the monster in front of him.

“It’s you, Teresa…”

“―――ッ!!!”

Shouting, the wounds on the face and chest closed. Furthermore, the feathers and chain stakes that had pierced the ground returned to the monster’s body, reverting it to its original form.

But that appearance had no resemblance to the one he had seen before…