Volume 7 Chapter 19 Goddess Holy Church Seven Heaven Apostles 'holy Mother' Elena & 'holy Scripture Of The Celestial Star' Lily Mathers ④ - Analysis
Dragon Newt.
A human with dragon features.
He holds a spear and skillfully spins it to intimidate Elk.
Elk, pushing through his fatigue, decides to end this quickly.
"Stop!"
'───!'
The Dragon Newt's body stiffens... but.
"...!?"
He is pushed back.
Because Elk is weakened by poison, his control over Telekinesis is slipping. That's part of it, but the Dragon Newt's strength is also overwhelming, pushing him back.
Normally, Elk could overpower him, but right now, he can't.
"Ugh, n-no...!!"
'Grrooarr!!'
He is knocked away.
The Dragon Newt charges forward with his spear raised──he's fast.
Elk creates a wall with Telekinesis to defend, but the wall is destroyed by the sheer force of the charge.
"Wow, you're strong, Elk."
"Elk, you're weakened... this is the poison from 'Venom,' you know?"
"That smoke? Huh~... this is new information."
"What do you mean, Lily?"
"Elk. He looks invincible, but his body is still human... poison works on him."
"Hmm, I see."
"Well, the poison won't last much longer, right? Lily."
"Yeah. 'Dragon Breath.'"
"!?"
The Dragon Newt breathes fire.
Elk tries to defend with his Telekinesis wall, but it's unstable, so he can't fully protect himself.
Part of the fire burns Elk's arm.
"Ugh!? ───Guh!?"
'Oooooooh!!'
The chase continues.
The Dragon Newt in front of him swings down his spear.
Elk wrapped his arms in Telekinesis and crossed them to block the attack───the impact echoed in his arms, sending a sharp pain through him.
He managed to hold on, but the Dragon Newt's front kick slammed into Elk's stomach.
"Ugh, but...!"
He somehow endured it.
Holding his stomach, he tried to create some distance and look for a chance to counterattack... but.
"'Clone', 'Hardening', 'Accel'."
"Wha...!?"
The Dragon Newt used Clone, Accel, and Steel Form to swing its spear.
Lily's magic. Thanks to her cheat skill, Lily could make any magic she thought of a reality, and she had quickly come up with words to strengthen the Dragon Newt.
It wasn't even magic, just words. Those words became power and turned into reality.
Elk put his hands together and created a wall of Telekinesis. Every attack crashed into the wall, making it shake.
"Ugh, damn...!!"
Elk couldn't control the Telekinesis due to fatigue.
Unlike usual, his output and strength were below 2%.
"Hmm. A wall made of Telekinesis... or rather, it seems like he's fixing the space itself to act like a wall? It's different from just a layer of air... 'Telekinesis', how strange."
"It looks like he can fix or crush things like arms, legs, and weapons too."
"The kids in the organization who use 'Telekinesis' tried various things, but it really was just an ability to pull things closer. Is Elk special... or is it a cheat skill we haven't seen yet?"
"Analyzing is fun."
"Yeah."
Lily and Elena analyzed Elk's power.
Elk took a deep breath.
He could feel the poison slowly fading away. If he took his time, the poison would disappear. Until then, enduring was Elk's fight.
Then, there is only one thing to do.
"Not Senior Elena, that small girl over there!!"
"Hmph, I'm not small. And, I'm Lily, Lily Mathers."
The Dragon Newt stopped moving.
This means Lily is manipulating it.
Elena tried to say something, but Elk spoke first.
"Why are you at the Goddess Holy Church? Do you want to meet Pipina too?"
"Yeah. The goddess is my benefactor. So, I want to meet her and say thank you."
Thank you.
Lily was also saved by Pipina. So she wants to express her gratitude.
Elk understands that feeling well.
"I was saved by Pipina too... but she said something. To live a valuable life. Lily... is what you're doing now valuable to you?"
"I don't know. But I will do what I can... I don't want to go back to that kind of life."
"...that kind of life?"
"You were born into nobility, right? I'm different. I was born a commoner. My parents died from a plague, and I was all alone... I made dolls and sold them. I just happened to have the skill for 'doll-making.'"
"...was it hard?"
"Yeah. I wanted to die... I was thrown into a storage room of a doll maker, making dolls from morning till night. Even though I made my dolls, that jerk said he made them..."
That jerk refers to the doll maker who picked up Lily.
He probably noticed Lily's talent and made her create dolls for him.
It seems Lily also has a painful past. Like Balthazar, she is someone to be sympathized with.
Elk thought that maybe all the priests of the Goddess Holy Church were like this.
"...No matter the reason, it's impossible. Pipina can't come to this world. She said so herself."
"That's not true. Piasola said she can. With the ultimate skill that uses 'wishes' and 'prayers' as fuel! Lily!!"
Lily flinched.
Elena had a knife pointed at Lily's throat.
"Don't go any further, okay?"
"I-I'm sorry."
"And... have we taken too much time?"
"Huh?"
Elk took a deep breath and pointed his right hand at the Dragon Newt.
The Dragon Newt's body became completely still.
The chatter had taken away a lot of the poison.
When Elk raised his right hand, the Dragon Newt's body lifted as well.
Then, he pointed his left hand and squeezed tightly──making the Dragon Newt's body shudder and stop moving.
And then, the Dragon Newt turned back into a doll... crushed inside by Elk's Telekinesis.
"My win."
"Hehe, that was quite a sneaky way to do it. But it's fine... we lost."
"Elena, is that okay?"
"Yes, Lily. It seems like the outside is mostly suppressed, and we got Elk's data."
"...My data?"
"Yes. Data to completely eliminate you. I would have preferred to kill you with Lily, but it seems impossible as things are now. Killing you will be left to the other priests."
Elk took bullets from his pouch and secretly loaded them into his left-hand gun.
"Someone who can kill me, huh? I'll make sure to turn the tables on you."
"How about that? At least, I've found 3 weaknesses of Elk. With you now, Takeru can take you down."
"......"
He pulled the lever to load it.
Then, a boy jumped in through the window.
"Hey, you're still at it."
"Azazel. It's almost over. How about you?"
"Ah, I found it. The 'divine artifact' that the Galatine Royal Academy was keeping in the dungeon."
In Azazel's hand was a blue gem.
It was a strange gem with countless cuts on it. Azazel looked at the gem with satisfaction.
"Three more to go... Hehe, I'm looking forward to it. By the way, is that kid the one?"
"Yes, Elk. The traitor."
"Oh, really...?"
Elk was on guard, but Azazel was smiling.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Azazel... the leader of the S-rank dangerous organization 'Demon King'."
"......"
"Assassin Elk, the traitor, nice to meet you."
"...What's that blue ball?"
"Oh, this? This is one of the dungeon's treasures, called the 'Aqua Regalia.' The real purpose of this commotion was to get this."
"That blue thing? Is it a dungeon treasure?"
"Yeah. Treasures aren't just swords, shields, or gold and silver. There are true treasures like this. The water gem protected by Principal Poseidon... Legend says it was placed in this world by the goddess Pipina."
"S-Something like that is in the academy?"
"Yeah. It was tough. We lost half of our people over this. But, it was worth the effort."
"Long story."
At that moment, Lily tugged at Azazel's sleeve.
"Well, that's how it is. Got it? I didn't attack the academy just to eliminate you. All the previous attacks were to get this gem. Elk, you don't have to worry about leaving the academy because it's in danger because of you... Now that I have this gem, I have no more use for the academy."
"───."
"Oh."
The space in front of Azazel twisted, and a black hole opened up.
Azazel threw the water gem into it.
"Too bad. It seems that things inside this 'black space' can't be pulled in with Telekinesis."
"You..."
Now, Elena pointed her right hand at Elk.
"Well then, that's it for today. Hehe... See you again, Elk."
"Bye-bye, Elk."
A black hole opened up beneath the 3 of them, and their bodies were swallowed.
"───Don't mess with me."
This was too easy.
It wasn't fun to let them escape like this.
Elk aimed with his left hand and locked on in an instant───then pulled the trigger.
Boom!! A bullet shot out from the gun.
"Huh?"
Bang!! It pierced through Elena's disappearing right hand, twisting it away.
"Ugh───."
No scream was heard.
At the same moment he twisted her arm, Elena and the others vanished.
All that was left was Elena's right wrist.
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