Chapter 148: Episode 116: God's request
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Tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat.
Alice kicked and ran through the air while ticking a unique rhythm.
It wasn't as fast as she would normally be able to see, but Karuna's consciousness was sent to her brain more sharply than usual, and she managed to see it.
'...... Why? How can you move?
Nagisa, leaning against a rock, opened her eyes and screamed screaming.
She was shot through the head and heart, a large amount of blood flowing from it.
It became two red lines, spreading across the empty canvas.
Nevertheless, Alice still uttered her usual lines as if nothing had happened.
''I'm coming.''
Alice charges straight at Dagan, who is holding a gun.
'Huh, haha, what's going on, that, um, woman!
Dagan's mouth, which hardly changed its expression, fished up and a smile flooded his face.
'Good, then I'll take as many shots as I can! As many rounds as you want until you're completely immobile!
He stuffs a round in his sniper rifle and holds the gun up again.
'DANG!'
That was when Nagisa shouted.
Alice, who reduced the distance to zero in an instant, swung her fist wide.
'Aaaaaaahhhhhh ！！！！！'
With a devastating roar, Dagan put the power into the drawbridge.
The fourth shot rang out.
''Hey, Takumi, are guns stronger than swords?''
It reminds me of a question Alice asked me when I was an adventurer.
Nuruhachi the wizard.
Batts the thief.
Rick the knight.
Sasha the monk.
And me, the hefty swordsman.
That was our party's job title.
Guns are a common weapon in the South these days, right? How do you know that, Alice?
'Everyone in the guild reception area was talking about it. They said swords are obsolete and the age of the gun is coming.
Guns that could be used by anyone without much training were thought to be a new weapon that would rewrite the times.
However, due to the danger of the weapon's overly powerful killing power, a law was established that said only a limited number of high-ranking adventurers could possess it, and it was not popular among ordinary adventurers.
'It's true that a gun may be stronger than a sword. But not all swordsmen are defeated. I've heard that there are even experts in the East who can cut flying bullets in half with their swords.
Oh, my God. Then Takumi can do more amazing things!
"Huh?
No, no, no, no, not just because the sword is too heavy to cut the bullet in half, but because the sword is too heavy to hit the stupid slime.
''What are we going to do? You're going to shatter a bullet with your spunk! You're going to play it back at the same speed and take it out!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I'll tell you the truth at this point.
"Look, Alice. I can't cut a bullet in half and I can't smash it to pieces in a fit of fervor.
What?
What?
Yeah. So, why? Don't look at me like that.
I'm not a normal person.
And I'm less than normal.
"If I have to fight a gun, there's only one thing I can do. That's .......
It is so quiet that it seems like the sound has disappeared from the world.
No one speaks.
No one moves.
Alice crosses her arms and prays, slumped over.
Dagan is nowhere to be found.
Alice's blow had blown him so far away that even with Karuna's ability, he was nowhere to be seen.
I remember what I said to Alice at that time.
...... I just pray that I don't die.
Please don't let that old man die.
My voice of reminiscence and Alice's mumbling overlapped.
It's not!
Pray that you don't die, not them!
Alice, who had grandly misunderstood what I had said, stood up with a satisfied look on her face.
The gunshot wound to her head and heart had already stopped bleeding.
'What?'
Nagisa, who was barely leaning against a rock, crumbled to the ground.
'What the hell! What the hell is going on? Why are you praying for the person you blew up to be safe?!
Yeah, I'm sorry. It's my fault.
"Nagisa. You can go to ......
It was when Sasha was about to approach Nagisa.
''Takkun!
Karuna's voice echoed loudly in my head.
''Yup, it's not over yet! What is it, something huge is coming!
What?
From where? Before I could say, boom, it fell from the sky, as if to interrupt Nagisa and Sasha.
I've seen that figure before.
Half of its body was covered in iron-like metal.
The non-machine half was wrapped in a thin piece of cloth, revealing a glimpse of human skin.
The lower part of his face was covered by a mechanical mask, revealing only the upper half.
A short gray bob with long gray bangs covers one eye area, and the other eye is as thin as it is closed.
Every now and then, as if breathing, the mechanical part lit up and made a sound like air leaking out.
Yes, this woman is ......
Machina?
"...... No, no, no, no, Tach-kun.
Karuna, who once fought Makina on this mountain, denies my words without a pause.
'Makina no ya.'
What?
I couldn't believe it when Karuna told me that.
The one in front of me is a machina, for all intents and purposes.
I've never seen a half-machine person before, other than a machina.
'Makina, right?'
No, it's not. Takumi-sama.
The voice was not a mechanical voice, but a flesh and blood human voice.
She extended her mechanical left arm straight at me, denying that she was a machina.
It was at this point that I finally realized that she wasn't a machina.
'...... Could it be?'
Yes. Why hadn't I noticed it right away?
It was too big a mistake, and I check her again.
'Disagree?'
Yes, you are correct.
Unlike Makina, who was always expressionless, she smiled at me.
That's right, while Makina's right half of her body was a machine, her left half was a machine.
''Takkun!
Karuna tries to change from her demon sword form to human form in a hurry.
But before I can do that, the left arm of the reverse machina explodes with a thump, and the tip of my left elbow, which is clenched into a fist, flies into my face while spinning at breakneck speed.
There's no way to get rid of it, no matter what you think.
There was only one thing I could do.
"Please don't die.
I said a prayer to God.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat.
Alice kicked and ran through the air while ticking a unique rhythm.
It wasn't as fast as she would normally be able to see, but Karuna's consciousness was sent to her brain more sharply than usual, and she managed to see it.
'...... Why? How can you move?
Nagisa, leaning against a rock, opened her eyes and screamed screaming.
She was shot through the head and heart, a large amount of blood flowing from it.
It became two red lines, spreading across the empty canvas.
Nevertheless, Alice still uttered her usual lines as if nothing had happened.
''I'm coming.''
Alice charges straight at Dagan, who is holding a gun.
'Huh, haha, what's going on, that, um, woman!
Dagan's mouth, which hardly changed its expression, fished up and a smile flooded his face.
'Good, then I'll take as many shots as I can! As many rounds as you want until you're completely immobile!
He stuffs a round in his sniper rifle and holds the gun up again.
'DANG!'
That was when Nagisa shouted.
Alice, who reduced the distance to zero in an instant, swung her fist wide.
'Aaaaaaahhhhhh ！！！！！'
With a devastating roar, Dagan put the power into the drawbridge.
The fourth shot rang out.
''Hey, Takumi, are guns stronger than swords?''
It reminds me of a question Alice asked me when I was an adventurer.
Nuruhachi the wizard.
Batts the thief.
Rick the knight.
Sasha the monk.
And me, the hefty swordsman.
That was our party's job title.
Guns are a common weapon in the South these days, right? How do you know that, Alice?
'Everyone in the guild reception area was talking about it. They said swords are obsolete and the age of the gun is coming.
Guns that could be used by anyone without much training were thought to be a new weapon that would rewrite the times.
However, due to the danger of the weapon's overly powerful killing power, a law was established that said only a limited number of high-ranking adventurers could possess it, and it was not popular among ordinary adventurers.
'It's true that a gun may be stronger than a sword. But not all swordsmen are defeated. I've heard that there are even experts in the East who can cut flying bullets in half with their swords.
Oh, my God. Then Takumi can do more amazing things!
"Huh?
No, no, no, no, not just because the sword is too heavy to cut the bullet in half, but because the sword is too heavy to hit the stupid slime.
''What are we going to do? You're going to shatter a bullet with your spunk! You're going to play it back at the same speed and take it out!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
I'll tell you the truth at this point.
"Look, Alice. I can't cut a bullet in half and I can't smash it to pieces in a fit of fervor.
What?
What?
Yeah. So, why? Don't look at me like that.
I'm not a normal person.
And I'm less than normal.
"If I have to fight a gun, there's only one thing I can do. That's .......
It is so quiet that it seems like the sound has disappeared from the world.
No one speaks.
No one moves.
Alice crosses her arms and prays, slumped over.
Dagan is nowhere to be found.
Alice's blow had blown him so far away that even with Karuna's ability, he was nowhere to be seen.
I remember what I said to Alice at that time.
...... I just pray that I don't die.
Please don't let that old man die.
My voice of reminiscence and Alice's mumbling overlapped.
It's not!
Pray that you don't die, not them!
Alice, who had grandly misunderstood what I had said, stood up with a satisfied look on her face.
The gunshot wound to her head and heart had already stopped bleeding.
'What?'
Nagisa, who was barely leaning against a rock, crumbled to the ground.
'What the hell! What the hell is going on? Why are you praying for the person you blew up to be safe?!
Yeah, I'm sorry. It's my fault.
"Nagisa. You can go to ......
It was when Sasha was about to approach Nagisa.
''Takkun!
Karuna's voice echoed loudly in my head.
''Yup, it's not over yet! What is it, something huge is coming!
What?
From where? Before I could say, boom, it fell from the sky, as if to interrupt Nagisa and Sasha.
I've seen that figure before.
Half of its body was covered in iron-like metal.
The non-machine half was wrapped in a thin piece of cloth, revealing a glimpse of human skin.
The lower part of his face was covered by a mechanical mask, revealing only the upper half.
A short gray bob with long gray bangs covers one eye area, and the other eye is as thin as it is closed.
Every now and then, as if breathing, the mechanical part lit up and made a sound like air leaking out.
Yes, this woman is ......
Machina?
"...... No, no, no, no, Tach-kun.
Karuna, who once fought Makina on this mountain, denies my words without a pause.
'Makina no ya.'
What?
I couldn't believe it when Karuna told me that.
The one in front of me is a machina, for all intents and purposes.
I've never seen a half-machine person before, other than a machina.
'Makina, right?'
No, it's not. Takumi-sama.
The voice was not a mechanical voice, but a flesh and blood human voice.
She extended her mechanical left arm straight at me, denying that she was a machina.
It was at this point that I finally realized that she wasn't a machina.
'...... Could it be?'
Yes. Why hadn't I noticed it right away?
It was too big a mistake, and I check her again.
'Disagree?'
Yes, you are correct.
Unlike Makina, who was always expressionless, she smiled at me.
That's right, while Makina's right half of her body was a machine, her left half was a machine.
''Takkun!
Karuna tries to change from her demon sword form to human form in a hurry.
But before I can do that, the left arm of the reverse machina explodes with a thump, and the tip of my left elbow, which is clenched into a fist, flies into my face while spinning at breakneck speed.
There's no way to get rid of it, no matter what you think.
There was only one thing I could do.
"Please don't die.
I said a prayer to God.
Tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat.Alice kicked and ran through the air while ticking a unique rhythm.It wasn't as fast as she would normally be able to see, but Karuna's consciousness was sent to her brain more sharply than usual, and she managed to see it.'...... Why?How can you move?Nagisa, leaning against a rock, opened her eyes and screamed screaming.She was shot through the head and heart, a large amount of blood flowing from it.It became two red lines, spreading across the empty canvas.Nevertheless, Alice still uttered her usual lines as if nothing had happened.''I'm coming.''Alice charges straight at Dagan, who is holding a gun.'Huh, haha, what's going on, that, um, woman!Dagan's mouth, which hardly changed its expression, fished up and a smile flooded his face.'Good, then I'll take as many shots as I can!As many rounds as you want until you're completely immobile!He stuffs a round in his sniper rifle and holds the gun up again.'DANG!'That was when Nagisa shouted.Alice, who reduced the distance to zero in an instant, swung her fist wide.'Aaaaaaahhhhhh 'With a devastating roar, Dagan put the power into the drawbridge.The fourth shot rang out.''Hey, Takumi, are guns stronger than swords?''It reminds me of a question Alice asked me when I was an adventurer.Nuruhachi the wizard.Batts the thief.Rick the knight.Sasha the monk.And me, the hefty swordsman.That was our party's job title.Guns are a common weapon in the South these days, right?How do you know that, Alice?'Everyone in the guild reception area was talking about it. They said swords are obsolete and the age of the gun is coming.Guns that could be used by anyone without much training were thought to be a new weapon that would rewrite the times.However, due to the danger of the weapon's overly powerful killing power, a law was established that said only a limited number of high-ranking adventurers could possess it, and it was not popular among ordinary adventurers.'It's true that a gun may be stronger than a sword. But not all swordsmen are defeated. I've heard that there are even experts in the East who can cut flying bullets in half with their swords.Oh, my God.Then Takumi can do more amazing things!"Huh?No, no, no, no, not just because the sword is too heavy to cut the bullet in half, but because the sword is too heavy to hit the stupid slime.''What are we going to do?You're going to shatter a bullet with your spunk!You're going to play it back at the same speed and take it out!No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.I'll tell you the truth at this point."Look, Alice. I can't cut a bullet in half and I can't smash it to pieces in a fit of fervor.What?What?Yeah. So, why?Don't look at me like that.I'm not a normal person.And I'm less than normal."If I have to fight a gun, there's only one thing I can do. That's .......It is so quiet that it seems like the sound has disappeared from the world.No one speaks.No one moves.Alice crosses her arms and prays, slumped over.Dagan is nowhere to be found.Alice's blow had blown him so far away that even with Karuna's ability, he was nowhere to be seen.I remember what I said to Alice at that time....... I just pray that I don't die.Please don't let that old man die.My voice of reminiscence and Alice's mumbling overlapped.It's not!Pray that you don't die, not them!Alice, who had grandly misunderstood what I had said, stood up with a satisfied look on her face.The gunshot wound to her head and heart had already stopped bleeding.'What?'Nagisa, who was barely leaning against a rock, crumbled to the ground.'What the hell!What the hell is going on?Why are you praying for the person you blew up to be safe?!Yeah, I'm sorry. It's my fault."Nagisa. You can go to ......It was when Sasha was about to approach Nagisa.''Takkun!Karuna's voice echoed loudly in my head.''Yup, it's not over yet!What is it, something huge is coming!What?From where?Before I could say, boom, it fell from the sky, as if to interrupt Nagisa and Sasha.I've seen that figure before.Half of its body was covered in iron-like metal.The non-machine half was wrapped in a thin piece of cloth, revealing a glimpse of human skin.The lower part of his face was covered by a mechanical mask, revealing only the upper half.A short gray bob with long gray bangs covers one eye area, and the other eye is as thin as it is closed.Every now and then, as if breathing, the mechanical part lit up and made a sound like air leaking out.Yes, this woman is ......Machina?"...... No, no, no, no, Tach-kun.Karuna, who once fought Makina on this mountain, denies my words without a pause.'Makina no ya.'What?I couldn't believe it when Karuna told me that.The one in front of me is a machina, for all intents and purposes.I've never seen a half-machine person before, other than a machina.'Makina, right?'No, it's not. Takumi-sama.The voice was not a mechanical voice, but a flesh and blood human voice.She extended her mechanical left arm straight at me, denying that she was a machina.It was at this point that I finally realized that she wasn't a machina.'...... Could it be?'Yes. Why hadn't I noticed it right away?It was too big a mistake, and I check her again.'Disagree?'Yes, you are correct.Unlike Makina, who was always expressionless, she smiled at me.That's right, while Makina's right half of her body was a machine, her left half was a machine.''Takkun!Karuna tries to change from her demon sword form to human form in a hurry.But before I can do that, the left arm of the reverse machina explodes with a thump, and the tip of my left elbow, which is clenched into a fist, flies into my face while spinning at breakneck speed.There's no way to get rid of it, no matter what you think.There was only one thing I could do."Please don't die.I said a prayer to God.
