Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga – Chapter 59

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Yuziro
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One time.

Just one time, instead of properly dodging an attack that I could have easily avoided, I took a step forward, and forcefully interrupted the enemy’s offensive by engaging in a series of attacks.

I narrowly avoided getting stabbed in the thigh, but fortunately, it only grazed my skin, so there was no burden at all.

“Which will come first, you exploding and dying, or releasing the mana enhancement?!”

“Kuaaak!”

The enemy was strong.

But only slightly stronger than me.

Even that wasn’t because of technical skill, but rather a slightly superior physical ability.

In the end, it was something I could sufficiently cover with technique.

“Oraaat!”

Behind me, a familiar shout erupted along the trembling ground and roar.

I didn’t need to turn around to know it was Yekaterina’s war hammer.

But judging from the lack of a terrible bursting sound, it seemed the demons hadn’t been struck.

The ensuing clashing of weapons informed me that my companions were engaging the demons in combat, but I wasn’t particularly worried.

Because the enemy didn’t try to gang up on me and leave them.

The leader must have made that judgment based on the certainty that if they halfheartedly intervened, he would end up in a situation where he had to protect his subordinates.

In a worse scenario, he might have concluded that their skills were so mediocre, that they would be a hindrance rather than help.

If that was the conclusion he reached, then I didn’t need to worry about the battle taking place behind me either.

I relentlessly continued the attack on the enemy who had dared to take his eyes off me to check behind me.

“Taking your eyes off me?! Do you have time for that?! Do I look that easy to you, you bastard?!”

“Kuk! Why is there such interference at a time like this!”

“If you’ve done something poorly, you should be regretting why you did it, not blaming others!”

I wanted to conserve even the energy that I spent on talking, but I had no choice.

I wanted to show composure, and make the enemy anxious.

Thanks to that, it was chaotic trying to dodge his sword, check on the mage, and deal with this guy all at once.

“But it’s worth it!”

“What are you babbling about?!”

A blood vessel burst on the enemy’s face.

Only his movements to block my attacks remained the same, but I could see such phenomena starting to occur all over his body.

Apart from what I could visually observe, I could feel the surging mana.

My five senses reacted to the swirl of mana occurring in the enemy’s body.

In addition to the smell of blood, there was an indescribable scent that stung my nose, and an unfamiliar taste I had never experienced in my life was felt in my mouth.

“It tasted purple! Looks like you’ll explode first!”

“Kuaak! Mage!”

“It’s done!”

What was done was the enemy’s life!

As soon as I heard the mage’s shout, my sword moved even faster than my senses.

I couldn’t notice that the enhancement that made the enemy’s body explode had disappeared.

The sword that flew to sever the enemy’s head, pushing away his sword that was raised to block it and achieving its purpose, was a result that could only come from the enhancement effect completely vanishing at that exact moment.

However, the subtle feeling as if something had been added to my five senses didn’t end there, and spread throughout the entire chapel.

Ugh.

I feel like I’m going to be sick.

“What kind of damn situation is this again…”

For a moment, I wondered if that mage had pulled some trick, but I only felt discomfort and dizziness, without any problems in my physical abilities or dulled senses.

Rather, due to that unknown effect, I could see mana more densely than usual.

Thanks to that, I was now at the point where in my eyes, mana appeared to be shaped like water.

“Eldmia! Are you alright?!”

“Yes! I’ll strike the mage!”

The battle was still ongoing behind me.

It felt like I was seeing colors I shouldn’t see and sensing smells and tastes I shouldn’t experience.

But it was just that and nothing more.

So I picked up the sword the collapsing demon had dropped and rushed toward the mage standing in front of the gate.

I made that judgment because my sword had been severely damaged by the enemy, and could break at any moment.

My memorable sword is going away like this, damn it!

“Kuk! I won’t forget this!”

The cheeky bastard is dying here and still talking about next time!

I’m the one who shouldn’t forget the grudge of my sword in this situation!

“That will be your last words, you bastard!”

Six steps.

After enhancing myself to the upper limit of my abilities, that was the distance it took to reach the mage.

Hoping the enemy couldn’t pull off some nonsense like an invisible spear, I took two steps, and felt mana gathering towards the enemy’s hands.

Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be an invisible spear, as he was diligently muttering something.

It was incredibly fast, it was as if he was rapping.

A portion of the mana spread throughout the chapel like a tangled thread, and began to swirl into the enemy’s grasp, further disorienting my already chaotic senses.

“Seriously, of all things… oh shit, that startled me!”

When I reflexively swung my sword at the thickest strand of mana that brushed past me, the mana strand that had been floating at the speed of a falling leaf suddenly shot towards the enemy’s grasp, like a fired arrow.

Even with my enhanced senses, the fact that it moved at that speed meant it was definitely not an achievable speed in reality.

-Kwang!

“Uwaaak?!”

And with that, it exploded, causing the enemy’s magic to fail.

“Wha, what is this?”

There was no need to doubt my eyes as the result had already occurred, making me almost forget to keep running.

Did I just cut off the magic that was being completed with my sword?

“Th, that’s impossible. What kind of trick…?!”

“I want to ask you that! What did I do?”

I shouted while taking two more steps.

Hoping the enemy would be so flustered that he wouldn’t think of escaping through the gate.

Judging from the enemy’s still-perplexed expression, it seemed possible, but the added fear on his face suggested otherwise.

“Da, damn it!”

Perhaps the magic the enemy had tried to use was merely intended to temporarily block me.

That’s why he had spouted some third-rate villain lines.

But anyway, he seemed to pay more attention to my rapid approach, as he turned his body towards the gate without hesitation.

Just by being right in front of it, half of his body had already started to disappear through the gate.

Is it okay to follow him?

The mage unhesitatingly tried to stabilize the gate.

Because he had allies?

Because he could escape?

For that to be valid, there must certainly be enough troops on the other side to sufficiently deal with us, even if we followed the demons through the gate.

In other words, on the other side, there might be unidentified demons in unit-level numbers.

However, since it took so long to stabilize it, wouldn’t it also be possible for me to close the gate as soon as I revealed myself?

With that thought in mind, I no longer hesitated and leaped into the gate after the enemy.

A bizarre sensation of the hair all over my body rapidly growing and spreading in all directions enveloped me.

But in the blink of an eye, I realized it wasn’t my hair, but my mana.

The countless strands created the illusion of moving within a huge piece of cloth.

A piece of cloth?

Perhaps I was inside water.

My overly sensitive senses were perceiving mana that way.

In that sensation, which could only be described as a fleeting moment feeling like an eternity, I finally realized the other side of the gate was approaching, and nervously shouted while swinging my sword.

“Damn it, this is so disorienting!”

Definite resistance was felt at the tip of my hand and sword that had shot out before my body.

I had swung it roughly considering the enemy’s height, but that sensation was clearly similar to when I beheaded other enemies.

However, as I completely popped out of the gate, I didn’t even have time to rejoice at the success upon seeing the enemy’s corpse before I became dumbfounded.

Honestly, it was already commendable that I didn’t scream in terror.

“Wow… what the hell is that?”

What unfolded before my eyes were numerous demons staring at the gate, and an unidentified object beyond them.

It was an ominous object that seemed to be trapped inside a huge glass sphere, the shape of which was hard to describe as intact.

Perhaps my senses were messed up and I was perceiving it that way, but I could feel the surrounding mana flowing into that object, just like when the mage whose head I had cut off was casting magic.

I instinctively realized that was what the demons had been trying to transport through the gate.

“A, a human!”

“Capture him! The plan has been disrupted!”

As soon as the order was given by someone unknown, dozens of demons began charging at me.

However, amidst that, a few of them stood in the way as if protecting that unidentified giant sphere.

I don’t know about other things, but one thing’s for sure – that thing will explode like the magic earlier.

“You’re wrong! What you need to capture isn’t me!”

I shouted while slashing at the strands of mana flowing in from the surroundings, not knowing if it had any meaning or not.

Just like before, as soon as the mana strands were cut, they shot towards the sphere, but it was a bit disappointing that they had no effect despite penetrating the demons.

With that thought in mind, I held the sword in a reverse grip, taking a stance as if throwing a javelin, and the faces of the demons rushing towards me were filled with shock.

It was proof that my judgment was correct.

“Don’t forget that if you lay a hand on Eldmia Egga, you’re fucking done for!”

The sword I threw with all my might not only split the air, but also the head of a demon in its trajectory before flying towards the sphere.

The moment the sword left my hand, the demons who had been charging to capture me, began screaming and running away in all directions, hinting at an unfavorable outcome.

No, I tried to jump into the gate.

However, I couldn’t put it into action due to a tremendous explosion that occurred faster than that judgment – throwing me into the gate.

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