Chapter 38: chapter 38: Vetto v/s Black Bulls
While Rowan tried to find others, Asta was interacting with Vetto.
Vetto just finished off Luck and Magna. Even with their combined attack, it was not enough to defeat the beast.
But before Vetto could strike a finishing blow, Asta stepped in and blocked the attack with his sword.
"An anti-magic sword! So there you are, boy!" Vetto said as he held on to Asta's sword. "Where is the other one?"
"Don't worry about him, I'm your opponent!" Said Asta, grabbing back his sword with a determined look on his face.
"No matter, I'll use you as a message. I'll give you several times the pain that Licht felt! Just like these maggots at my feet."
Asta stepped forward and said, "They are not maggots. They're part of my team. And as their junior, I'll take up the duty..." Asta dashed forward at Vetto, and with a roar of determination, he shouted, "AND TAKE YOU DOWN!" He managed to hit Vetto on his hand, but it didn't affect him much, as Vetto shrugged off the attack.
"I see, so that's what a blow from an anti-magic sword feels like. If people take it head-on, I'd wager they usually go down immediately. That stung more than most mages' kill spells!"
"Then act like it hurts freaks!" Asta shouted and pointed his sword at Vetto. "Why are you people collecting magic stones anyway? You're busted! We know all about it!"
Vetto said mockingly, "Why should I tell you? Magicless scum, unloved by mana! Do you think you can defeat me with that little sword of yours? Hah! You are nothing more than a fly buzzing in my ear!"
"Hey, what was that?" Asta shouted.
"It doesn't matter, hurry and have at me! I'll send you to join those other maggots! I'll massacre everyone here and search for the magic stone at my leisure. I'll keep killing the resident of the underwater temple until I find it. Even frontier scum should keep me mildly entertained!"
Kiato, Kahono's brother, was watching all with a worried expression. He looked at his father, who had already been knocked to the ground by Vetto.
Kiato, filled with rage, darted forward towards Vetto. "My friends and family... I'll never let you harm them! Let's go, Asta!"
"Right!"
Kiato and Asta both dashed forward, swords drawn, and slashed at Vetto in unison. But Vetto easily repelled the attack with one hand.
Vetto scoffed at the duo, "Is that all you can do? Boring, slow moves, weak attacks!"
"Hell, you sure talk big, you hairy gorilla!" Asta took out his second sword from his grimoire. "We'll show you what happens when trash and scum get serious."
Kiato and Asta both charged toward Vetto, swords were drawn and ready to strike. With a powerful roar, they both slashed Vetto.
*Slash*
*Slash*
*Slash*
But they didn't stop with just one slash. They attacked Vetto relentlessly, slashing at him with all their might, and finally managed to cut him across his chest.
"We can do this!" Looking at the wound on Vetto's chest, they both felt a surge of hope and determination, believing that by working together, they could defeat Vetto. With renewed vigor, they continued to slash at Vetto with their swords.
But before they could attack him again, Vetto punched Kiato's face and Asta in his stomach at the same time, sending them flying back and crashing onto the ground.
Vetto then stood up, laughing menacingly. "What did I tell you? You are nothing more than flies buzzing in my ear! Now you will feel despair. "
Asta slowly rose from the rubble, battered and bloody. He looked at Vetto with a burning rage in his eyes and said, "I'm not done yet..." He said, still struggling to stand straight.
"Magicless trash prancing around with weapons that are too good for you..., you didn't have a shred of hope. Let me tell you why, first..." Vetto said as he picked up a boulder and threw it at Asta. "You are weak against long-distance attacks, especially with objects that have no magic."
Seeing the boulder approaching, Asta reacted quickly and dodged the boulder with a desperate leap and managed to stay on his feet, but ended up face to face with Vetto.
"Second, you're weak against those whose physical abilities are magically reinforced to be greater than you."
Vetto blitzed at Asta and started to strike after strike. Each punch and kick was more powerful than the last.
"SO WHAT!?" Defending himself with the heavy blows Asta shouted.
"Three, you don't know when to quit!" He stopped attacking Asta and grabbed him by the arm. "You think as long as you don't give up, it will work out somehow don't you?"
Asta only silently stared back.
"You are just arrogant and reckless trash. The idea that trash like you holding demon slayer and demon dweller makes me sick. You never had any hope of winning Now, Go on, scream! Despair!" Vetto laughed madly and crushed Asta's arms.
"Ahhhh-" Asta screamed in pain, and bit Vetto and said, "Ib I gwabe op, whud broteg?''
"What?"
"Looks like your animal's hearing wasn't sharp enough to pick that up." Suddenly a voice sounded from the other side as Vetto let Asta's arms go, dropping him to the ground."He said, 'If I gave up, who would protect?" Arriving at the spot, Noelle and Kahono said in unison.
Vetto grinned as he looked at Noelle and Kahono, "Are you next? You'd better entertain me at least a little!"
Noelle looked at her defeated teammates, their wounds, and the menacing figure of Vetto, and couldn't help but feel nervous.
She thought to herself, 'Magna and Luck, and even Asta... that easily? Just how strong is he? Is there any way we can win against him?' Suddenly an image of a certain white hair boy appeared in her mind. 'Where are you, Rowan?'
Seeing his chance, Asta quickly stood up and tried to surprise Vetto with a surprise attack, but Vetto proved to be quick and smacked Asta, sending him flying toward a nearby wall.
"[Song Magic: Rhythm Cushion]"
Just as Asta was about to crash into the wall kahono created a cushion with her magic and Asta safely landed on it.
Then she looked over to the pile of rubble where her brother was and took a deep breath and then shouted, " HEY BROTHER, STOP SLEEPING AROUND DIDN'T WE PROMISED WE'D BECOME THE IDOL, SINGER, AND DANCER, AND YOU BE A HUGE STARS TOGETHER? WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT?"
Hearing her voice Kaito rose to his feet."OH YEAH!"
Kaito shouted and jumped out of the rubble, his eyes glowing with determination.
He shouted, "That's right! This is for sake of that dream too, I can't just nap here Let's do this, Kahono!" and ran toward Vetto, ready to fight.
"Right!"
Kaito and Kahono worked together to form a powerful spell - Kaito Dance - to create an aura around Vetto and Kahono used her Song Magic to strengthen the aura, trapping Vetto in a powerful combination attack.
"[Combo Spell: Sea God Slash]"
"Ever since we were small, we've offered up this song and dance to the sea god and the rest of the people of the underwater temple. YOU'LL NEVER BREAK IT!"
The two then used their magic to unleash a barrage of attacks on Vetto.
But Vetto suddenly stopped his movement and smirked at Kaito, "So What?" and in an instant, he rushed toward Kaito, slashing at his leg and cutting it off.
As Kiato landed on the ground Vetto then went after Kahono, "Drem? Bonds? People like you shouldn't even talk about such things!"
Vetto suddenly appeared in front of Kahono and hit her in the throat.
Vetto then grabbed her by the ponytail and lifted her off the floor.
"Well weakling, did you get the taste of despair?"
Kahono only glared at Vetto, without any fear in her eyes.
"I don't like those eyes. In that case, why don't I rip off your limbs, one by one?"
"STOP!" Noelle shouted from the other side at the top of her lungs.
Vetto turned his attention to Noelle and asked, "You think you can stop me with words?"
Noelle's mind was racing as she tried to think of a way to defeat Vetto but could she?
"Are you finished? Then just watch from their dog."
'Everyone's fighting, even though they're getting torn to pieces, they're fighting' Noelle thought and cursed herself for being useless.
As suddenly as it had happened, she heard a voice in her head, "It's alright, the vast power inside you ... you can use it now, Noelle." She recognized the voice it was Kahono, who was still being held by Vetto, but her face still held a determined expression. "You are fighting to protect what's important to you, you're fighting to win! You'll be fine, there is no doubt about it... because I'm your friend and I say so!" Kahono turned to Noelle and gave her a bright smile.
A drop of tear dropped from the corner of her eyes, as her magic power skyrocketed, and her grimoire frantically flipped to a new page.
'What the-' Vetto exclaimed in surprise as he felt the sudden burst of her magic power, his eyes widening in shock as he felt the power emanating from Noelle.
"LET MY FRIEND GO!!" Gathering her water magic across her wand, Noelle shouted.
"Girl... You're a royal?"
"So what if I am? That has nothing to do with this. I'm Noelle Silva of the Black Bulls. How dare you hurt my friends and companions?"
"I see, I knew it! From the most corrupt clan, very well, have at me! Use all your strength, I'll force you and that sinful mana to your knees." Vetto threw Kahono away and stood in front of Noelle motionless.
"I'll take you down, whether you ask me to or not!
[Water Creation Magic: Sea Dragon's Roar!] The water rushed around her in a wave, rising up and forming a giant dragon made of foam and water. With a mighty roar, it charged toward Vetto who tried to use his magic to push the spell back but the dragon was too strong for Vetto and it smashed into him. Vetto tried to sidestep it but he lost part of the right side of his body.
Yami and the High Priest watched the scene in amazement.
Yami exclaimed in awe, "Check out that power, Noelle! You little... I think you might have killed him there!"
"She's the sea god Incarnate! No, she's a goddess." The High Priest watched the scene with a mixture of admiration and shock as he saw Noelle.
Vetto was in pain, but in that state of pain, he remembered what had happened to him and his people. A third eye appeared on his forehead.
"Impressive, you drew me out, human-"
"[Mythical Beast Magic]" A magic circle appeared on his right side, radiating a powerful mana that quickly enveloped Vetto. A new arm quickly grew from Vetto's shoulder.
"Are you kidding me?" Noelle shouted in disbelief.
"He grew back the arm he lost? There isn't magic like that!" Yami exclaimed in disbelief.
"... regrew his arm from nothing. This is truly incredible. I've never seen magic like this before."
Then suddenly Yami sensed something and shouted at top of his lungs," GET OUT OF THERE, NOELLE!!"
Vetto pointed his new arm at Noelle and a magic circle formed in front of him. "Alright, it's payback time, vanish!"
Instantly, a giant bear-like creature materialized in front of Vetto. It let out a loud roar and a beam of light shot out of its mouth, heading straight for Noelle.
But before the beam could hit her, it was blocked by something or someone.
When the scene cleared, a figure was visible to everyone.
In front of Noelle, with one hand extended toward Vetto... was Rowan.
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