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Chapter 36: The Seventh Rank

It was after defeating the “Fifth Rank” monster in the forest that I decided to create this magic.

When a monster that strong appears in a crowded place like an urban area, “Falling Meteorite Star” wouldn’t work. Therefore, I had to exorcise it by other means. That’s why I decided to create a new magic.

What was born as a result was a more heinous and more powerful magic.

“Oh, You have a spell spell that is more powerful than the Falling Meteorite Star?』

“Yes, I do.”

“That’s a strange thing to say, child! How can it be more powerful than the stars?”

Raikou-Douji’s question is probably the most important one.

If I didn’t know magic, I would have thought so too.

If I had only mastered the basic technique of “attribute change,” I would have thought so too.

But there is more to attribute change than that.

Attribute change” becomes a “composite attribute” by combining the basic attributes.

If I didn’t know that, I wouldn’t have thought I could create magic that could surpass the Falling Meteorite Star.

The first “compound attribute” I used was the “explosion” attribute, which is a mixture of “wind” and “fire”.

By weaving together just two “threads of silvate,” the firepower of the magic jumped to about 30 times that of the basic attribute. Of course, the magic power consumption jumps by the same amount.

“I don’t really want to use it. I’ve never actually used this magic properly. I got scared and quit halfway through.”

It was an epiphany.

It was a magic born from a single question.

“Will you dare me with your imperfect magic, child?』

“No, it is not incomplete. But this magic is so powerful that even I don’t know how far it can break.”

During the practice of compound attribute, I came to a natural question as a magician and as a former print businessman in the printing industry.

I wondered what would happen if I combined the third attribute.

I came to this inevitable conclusion because there are only three colors used in printing – four, to be exact.

These are called the three primary colors, and although there are only three colors, any color can be reproduced by combining them. And when all three colors are superimposed, the result is a black that swallows everything.

If that is the case.

If so, then.

It is inevitable that the question arises as to what will happen if we combine not only the three “basic attributes,” but also the combination of the three.

“Fuhaha! Have you lost your mind in the face of me, child! Curses you can’t handle by yourself are useless! It’s just a trick of the banquet singers! Do you think you can kill me with that?』

At that moment, Raikou-Douji jumped off the ground and flew out with Shiden!

As I watched, I stretched out my “Silvate”.

Seven threads are produced. Two of them will be used to strengthen my body.

That’s fine. That’s all I need.

“Hey, Raikou-douji. Are you ready to die?”

I stepped toward the approaching monster.

Fear still grips me. But there is more anger.

“Preparation for death? Life and death are two sides of the same coin! Being alive is already preparation for death!』

“Ah, so….?”

He seems to have some kind of unique view of life.

“Then, don’t regret it. The countdown to death has already begun.”

I extended five threads of Silvate at the same time, but Raikou-douji kicked the ground to avoid my magic. However, he didn’t have “true eyes” and couldn’t avoid all of the thread silvates.

Only one of them tangled with the monster.

The attribute change of the “thread silvate” is fire.

There are four left.

“I have no regrets in my life! I will only move forward!』

With an exchange that seemed to be subtly engaged and not engaged, I stepped further forward. The two weeks I spent training with my father weren’t just about swordsmanship. I trained in the physical arts as well.

“Are you going to jump me here!?』

But I got out of the monster’s hands and behind his back just by the skin of my teeth, without touching him. Then, I extended the “guiding thread silvate”. But, not to let me escape, the monster charged his right leg with lightning and jumped off the ground.

I misjudged the “Guiding Thread Silvate” against the monster who was coming toward me at the speed of a lightning strike.

Two of them cut through the air, and two of them entangled with the Raikou-douji.

Two are left.

“You let your guard down, child!』

Then, the monster grabbed my body and lifted me up.

So, I asked him……..

“Hey, Raikou-douji!”

“You’re begging for your life now?』

“Can… you… let… go… of… me… or…?”

It’s impossible for me to remove the “guiding thread silvate” at such a close distance.

At my inappropriate smile, the monster unexpectedly let go of me.

“……!”

Then, he jumped off the ground and took off.

But in vain. Everything he did was in vain.

My “guide thread silvate” has already caught the monster.

Now, the countdown has reached zero.

A moment later, the world distorted around the monster.

The light twisted and turned as if a strong gravitational field was being generated.

“I want you to die with regret that you ever laid a hand on us.”

“No. This is ……!』

There are five basic attributes.

What happens when all of them are put together.

“Swallow, Hazy Moon!”

The answer is right in front of me right now.

“Wh-What in the world is this? What is this curse!!?』

A moment later, a jet-black sphere was produced in Raikou-douji’s abdomen.

Heading there, Raikou-douji is swallowed by it!

“N- Can’t run away from ……! I can’t even use curses! Why??』

Of course, he’s not just swallowed up.

His body is broken down into such small pieces that it could be mistaken for smoke, and then sucked in.

The “Compound Attribute: Night” is created by combining all five attributes.

It’s an attribute of emptiness that only unilaterally engulfs all beings. The use of this magic consumes 810,000 times the magic power of the “basic attribute” magic. …… Well, for me, the seventh rank, there is nothing wrong with it.

“That’s why I told you.”

The magic produced a jet-black sphere that covered the object with dust.

It looks like the moon shining behind a thin cloud, hence the name “Hazy Moon”. I named it.

“I will definitely exorcise you.”

The first time I used this, I was so surprised at how powerful it was that I unintentionally turned off the magic.

So I didn’t know that the person being swallowed couldn’t use magic, but it was good to know.

“It’s impossible! Impossible!!!』

Raikou-douji has no more than 10% of his body left.

There’s no way he will ever get out of it.

“I can’t be defeated by a human being. I cannot be defeated by a child. It’s impossible 』

“No, it’s not.”

“……!』

“Raikou-Douji, you have been defeated by me.”

After my words, the monster disappeared completely from this world.

That was the last of the “sixth rank” monster that had buried hundreds of exorcists.

He was a formidable opponent.

Without a doubt, he was the strongest opponent I had ever fought.

He was someone I could throw everything I had at and exorcise.

“So…. I win.”

But that doesn’t change anything.

I let out a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky.

The Christmas Eve sky was so clear that I could have sworn Santa was flying over it, and my breath faded to white.

“I have to call my mom and dad. No, first I have to do something about the Hazy Moon….. No, will it disappear if I leave it alone…..?”

The jet-black sphere is getting smaller and smaller, as if it is evaporating.

As I watched, I heard a woman scream from behind it.

“Ah, it’s a lie! Raikou-douji-sama There is no way you were defeated by a human!』

A female monster appeared, dripping with shadows.

Ah, come to think of it, there was one like that. This is it.

I kneaded the “guide thread silvate” again and fired it at the monster.

From this point on, there’s nothing much to say.

I’ll just add that it didn’t take long for everything to be over.

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