Chapter 111: The Last Duty as Head of the Family 2
[space_man][space_man]Eld slashed at the approaching fireballs and kicked away the ice balls. The fireballs vanished when cut, and the ice balls, upon being struck, began to collide with each other in a chain reaction.
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal was manipulating the fireballs and ice balls by moving her arms. Eld prioritized extinguishing the fireballs, and once they were all gone, he started slashing and eliminating the ice balls.
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[space_man][space_man]After erasing all the spheres, he turned to face Vandal.
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[space_man][space_man]”Is that the end?”
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[space_man][space_man]”No way.”
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[space_man][space_man]As Vandal swung her arms, dozens of fireballs and ice balls appeared once more. Then, with a flick of her wrist, she sent them towards Eld.
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[space_man][space_man]”Figured as much……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld swung Tempera again, starting with the fireballs. After eliminating all the fireballs and moving on to the ice balls, a fireball burst out from within one of the ice balls as he cut it down.
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[space_man][space_man]”Ah!”
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[space_man][space_man]Unable to react in time, Eld took a direct hit from the fireball.
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[space_man][space_man]”I knew it. No matter how high your magic power is, it seems it takes a little time to switch between fire and ice. That’s why you fell for such a childish trick so easily.”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal added more fireballs and ice balls while laughing.
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[space_man][space_man]”Sigh, I thought I could withstand it with my magic capacity, but I guess it was a bit too much.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld, seemingly not significantly damaged, shouldered Tempera.
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[space_man][space_man]”As the old woman said, switching takes time. In extreme cases, it’s like having to change from 0 to 100, you know? But it’s not like I don’t have any countermeasures. I just don’t want to do it because manipulating magic is a pain.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Don’t be stubborn.”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal launched the fireballs and ice balls at Eld. Eld swung the shouldered Tempera and extinguished all the incoming fireballs and ice balls.
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[space_man][space_man]”What? What did you do?”
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[space_man][space_man]”As you can see, I erased them. I told you, didn’t I? It’s not like I don’t have countermeasures.”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal was suspicious but, assuming it was a bluff, she generated even more fireballs and ice balls than before and sent them flying towards Eld.
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[space_man][space_man]The moment Vandal launched them, Eld swung Tempera. Vandal thought it would be meaningless to swing it from that distance, but Tempera’s blade suddenly extended, wiping out all the fireballs and ice balls.
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[space_man][space_man]”Wh…… What was that just now……”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal was stunned, unable to comprehend what had happened due to the sudden turn of events.
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[space_man][space_man]”To put it simply, it’s a water sword. It’s difficult to control the temperature, and extending it also requires magic manipulation, so I didn’t want to use it much. This is the first time I’ve used it in actual combat.”
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[space_man][space_man]Saying so, Eld swung Tempera again, and the extended blade wrapped around Vandal’s body, restraining her.
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[space_man][space_man]”Y-You……”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal twisted her body, trying to tear off the blade wrapped around her, but it wouldn’t budge. On the contrary, ice started to form from the blade, beginning to freeze her entire body.
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[space_man][space_man]”Hmm…… After all, ice or fire is easier. But if it’s easy to restrain, maybe I’ll practice it a bit more.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld said as he approached Vandal.
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[space_man][space_man]”Now, old woman, do you still want to continue? If you say yes, I’ll turn you into an ice statue like this.”
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[space_man][space_man]”No…… It seems my lifespan was shorter than I thought……”
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[space_man][space_man]As she said that, Vandal’s body reverted to its original old woman form.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh……”
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[space_man][space_man]”I lost, Eld-boy…… Oh, don’t worry. I still have enough left to live for another year. Sigh…… It was reckless after all……”
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[space_man][space_man]Vandal slumped down powerlessly. The moment Vandal sat down, the surrounding scenery began to distort. Then, a part of space tore open, revealing two figures confronting each other.
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[space_man][space_man]Eld, keeping Vandal restrained, headed towards them. The confrontation was between a blood-soaked Inicia and Q-tool. Thinking that his battle had concluded first, he approached, only to see Inicia collapse and fall to the ground.
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[space_man][space_man]”Prince Inicia!!”
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[space_man][space_man]Inicia didn’t respond to Eld’s cry.