19. Nigris VS Azel

"Hey, die already!"

"I'm not so kind that I'll die cause you asked me."

A little further away, Azel was still frantically swinging his sword.

His face was severely contorted and even pathetic.

It was a series of angry strikes but that was it.

I guess Azel didn't notice I was calm, because of the blood rushing to his head.

"Stop running around! Can't you attack !?"

After all, Azel is a fool.

I can't be unaware of his habits after staying with him for years.

Whenever he attacks, he always starts with a big left swing.

"Heavy clothed layered heal"

Therefore, the movement is monotonous and easy to read.

I counterattacked here.

"Didn’t I tell you before? If you make such a big swing, your sides will be empty."

I guess this is payback for ignoring my advice, claiming it was garbage.

Azel can't withstand the fist strengthened by the heavy clothed layered heal.

He’s blown away with the sound of broken bones.

"Argh, it hurts!"

"Heal"

"Huh……"

"Isn't it a nostalgic feeling? Even if you think you're hurt, you're healed immediately. Oh, no, with you, it's the feeling of not being hurt. You don't feel pain right?"

I try to be sarcastic.

Perhaps he finally saw the benefits he’d been receiving so far, and when I approached, he retreated.

"What... what do you mean!"

"It's the healing magic you've been saying is a lie."

"...... That’s a lie. You can't use magic, you can't use a sword, you're baggage. You're garbage. ...... You're a parasite!”

"Look at the reality"

With a metallic sound, Azel's sword was flicked away.

   Taking advantage of the recoil, my fist pierced Azel's cheek.

Kicked by Florence then eating my fist.

This overlapped and Azel's jaw collapsed.

"Ah ... ah ..."

He wanted to scream in pain, but every time he tried to scream, It would feel worse.

He couldn't stop drooling, and it was spilling all over.

...... He’s pathetic.

No one would believe that the leader of an S-rank party looks like this.

"Heal"

"Kaha ...! The pain it...huh!"

"If you can't speak, I'd be in trouble."

"Y, you fucker ..."

He thought it was a chance and slashed at me with his sword.

I want to applaud his persistence in not giving up.

"Azel. You don't need anything else as long as it's convenient for you right?"

He’s selfish and considers himself the center of the world. He’s a child.

I know an easy way to discipline a child.

Even if his legs are crushed and his face gets bumpy, it’s healed in an instant.

"... Don't heal! Don't heal me!"

The frenzied Azel resists by wildly swinging his sword.

There's no sign of him being an adventurer anymore.

He’s overwhelmed by the overwhelming difference in ability.

"Ah ... aaargh!"

Azel, whose legs were broken, hands were broken, and became a hornworm, lay on the ground.

I mercilessly trampled him, as he was about to stand up on all fours.

"Stand up. I'll kill you at my own pace, one-sidedly."

"Kill... I'll kill you! I'll kill you no matter what!"

I'm glad he didn't give up. It's not over yet.

...... The newcomer who joined in my place. If I had hurt Azel earlier, he might not have died.

Fels and the others will tell me differently, but I can't help but feel that way. He was there within my reach, but I couldn't help him.

"Okay, I apologize! Stop healing! Stop it, stop! Don't heal me anymore!"

Whether intestines are drawn out or flesh is shredded, my healing is a one shot deal.

If I think of someone and use magic, the effect will be even stronger.

Thinking of the dead I use magic. This is not just my revenge. It’s revenge for those made unhappy by Azel.

"Azel. Show me how far your selfish life will go."

"Iga ... Ibu ..."

Repeated intense pain and healing.

If you keep repeating this, the brain won't keep up and would start to bug out.

Kill Florence? Do you know the kind of feelings she has lived with?

I know because I saw her past.

She’s a pained woman who’s desperately lived alone.

Although she acts tough, she couldn’t live a normal life. She even sometimes shows her true colors as a straightforward girl.

Don't feel free to kill her just because you don't know it.

"... No reaction"

His brain was overloaded, Azel convulsed with white eyes.

If the pain is too much, one will die. But a certain amount of healing can cover that too.

Without dying, only eternal pain continues.

Azel's will to fight had already been broken.

I felt like I had released all my pent-up resentment.

More than that, my mind was clear.

What have I been scared of until now?

I felt like I was finally released.

"... I won't kill you. Not just as a healer. You should live and atone for your sins."

Why heal? Well, he should feel better for now right? I mean he’s already fainted.

Do I turn him in at the adventurer's guild?

Oh, I hope Arisa restrained her magic, It’ll be dangerous if her emotions run wild.

And Fels didn't kill them, right?

...... Why am I worried about them? It's usually the other way round.

Well, is this also a proof of trust?

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