NOVEL NEXT Chapter 23 - A little lesson
“…Ouja?”
It had never heard of this name before, nor had it ever seen him.
Is he an ally? No… Clearly not. Although there was a faint sense of ‘similarity’ with the Ouja, it was still somewhat different.
It was like a perfectly pure substance… with a few impurities mixed in.
“But… one thing is certain.”
“Ouja seems to have some connection with Mamba.”
This was somewhat strange. While Mamba had created his own monsters, as far as it can remember, Mamba had never created an existence like Ouja.
It seemed that in its plans… another variable had emerged.
“…Greetings, Ouja. I am Night Demon.”
“Please, tell me your intentions.”
After a moment of contemplation, Night Demon chose to get straight to the point and inquire about the Ouja’s purpose.
However, it never expected that.
That Ouja would respond in such a manner—
“!!”
“Whoosh!———!!”
With a weapon resembling a Western sword, it sliced past its ear.
“Missed…”
Seeing the Estoc miss its mark, Ouja couldn’t help but express a bit of regret.
As Night Demon landed, Ouja raised his sword once more, preparing for the next round of attack.
“I don’t understand… Ouja, why are you attacking me?”
Night Demon asked while evading Ouja’s rapid and frequent strikes.
However, before it could receive a response to its question, it was struck and had its right wing severed in an instant of distraction.
“……”
Seeing that negotiations with Ouja were futile, Night Demon fell silent momentarily. Instead of continuing to evade, it chose to face the attack head-on.
However… this was a grave mistake.
“Whoosh!”
As Night Demon closed in, Ouja swiftly took a stance, positioning the Estoc in front of himself. Then, he unleashed a burst of energy from the sword’s tip.
The burst was like a flower blooming, with the sword’s front splitting into dozens of segments, resembling a giant python. These segments lunged at Night Demon, trapping it and tearing its entire body to shreds.
“Boom!”
“…What exactly is that thing?”
Faintly, Bai Yu seemed to catch a glimpse.
Behind the Ouja, a massive… serpent appeared.
Though it was merely a fleeting shadow, Bai Yu could confirm with just one look that this entity was unquestionably terrifyingly powerful!
Moreover… there was already evidence to prove this point.
“Crack…”
The Night Demon, who had been “spectating” in the sky moments before, was now torn to shreds.
It was so sudden, so… absurd.
So sudden that Bai Yu couldn’t fully grasp the situation.
“…How is this possible?”
Even though these cadres usually employ their own puppets rather than fight in person, defeating them shouldn’t be so easy!
But… the suddenly appearing Ouja, merely standing still and wielding that strange sword—
He managed to defeat Night Demon effortlessly.
It was done so casually as if it were just another routine task!
She had never seen anything like this before!
Moreover… why, even though she could tell that this Ouja and Night Demon should be of the same kind, should be “compatriots”—
Why did it… turn on its own kind so ruthlessly?
“Next time… Night Demon, next time.”
After “killing” the Night Demon before him, Ouja leisurely said:
“Have your real body come and see me next time.”
“An insincere conversation only irritates me…”
As he spoke, he slightly turned his body, focusing his gaze on the spider monster that had been previously ignored.
Then…
“Whoosh—!!”
With a single thrust, he impaled the spider monster, which was burning with black flames, and lifted it up.
“And irritating me…”
“Is your fault!”
With that, Ouja swiftly withdrew his sword from the spider monster’s body!
“Boom!”
And the moment he withdrew his sword, the spider monster’s body exploded instantaneously, turning into a burst of black “fireworks”!
Seeing this, Bai Yu’s mood plunged to the depths.
Although she didn’t know exactly who this Ouja was or what his intentions were.
But …… through the series of things he did, she could guess.
His next target was likely to be her!
“……”
And indeed, as she had anticipated, after finishing off the spider monster, Ouja turned his attention toward her.
Feeling his gaze, Bai Yu stood up again, summoning her courage. She did her best to maintain eye contact with him, looking at him with neither subservience nor arrogance.
Because she absolutely would not fall or flee out of fear!
Of course… the greater reason was that she needed to closely observe Ouja’s every move to prevent him from attacking at any moment.
Because… once he made his move, she might not even know how she died today.
“Humph… Magical Girl Blue Night, huh?”
Seeing Bai Yu’s vigilance, Ouja seemed entirely indifferent to her. Showing numerous openings without concern, he clasped his hands in front of his chest and said:
“I’ve heard your name from those guys long ago… but it seems they exaggerated.”
“To think that you couldn’t even defeat those losers, yet you dare to boast about… seeking revenge and killing them all?”
“…Tsk!”
“This guy…”
Hearing Ouja’s blatant mockery, Bai Yu, unwilling to be outdone, retorted:
“I will definitely kill all those beasts sooner or later! The stronger the desire in my heart, the stronger my abilities will become!”
“Hate as a source of power… Heh, a classic setup and reason, but as time passes and the hatred in your heart fades, will you still be able to achieve that?”
Mockingly, Ouja raised his sword and aimed it at her, saying:
“You’re too weak right now, Blue Night… just like those two worthless beings.”
“Originally~ I thought I’d have a good ‘game’ today, but unfortunately, you guys didn’t live up to my expectations.”
“However… don’t worry, I’m a magnanimous person. I won’t kill you just yet.”
“But factually speaking… you’ve still lowered my expectations.”
“So… now, I have to give you a…”
“A little lesson.”