Chapter 17

Chapter 17

I'm Too Strong

“Sorry. I had no choice either. If you have any last words, I'll listen.”

The woman who plunged the sword into my chest said. Horns, drooping ears, and a tail like a whip. A cow Beastkin?

“Baron-nim!!!”

“I'm fine. Stay back. Vice-Ruler.”

The pain was very brief. I feel the pierced interior all turning into water. With this, it's confirmed that physical attacks won't work on me in any situation.

I calmly turned around. The Beastkin who were lining up behind me were running away frantically. Seems they were shills to make me let my guard down.

When I looked at the Vice-Ruler, smiled, and nodded, the Vice-Ruler also nodded as if he understood and ran far away. He followed me all the way here, I can't let him get swept up.

The sword was still stuck in me, and the blood that briefly came out soon stopped.

“How? Enduring with the unique recovery power of a Water Ability User?”

The sword stuck in my chest fell to the floor.

I had used Mist Transformation. From the perspective of the woman in front of me, she would only see hazy smoke, a scene where I suddenly disappeared. Now it was time to receive the price for trying ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠to kill me.

The main ability of Mist Transformation is teleportation, but this time I plan to experiment with more things.

The woman was startled and looked around for me. Right in front of her, I released Mist Transformation only on my leg. To the woman's eyes, it would look like a human leg suddenly appeared.

“Wh-what the!”

Realizing belatedly, the woman took a defensive stance. Even though it's a situation where only a leg suddenly popped up right in front of her eyes, she defends. She won't die easily.

Even better!

This time, thinking of the Han River, I kicked the woman with all my might. It was a kick hundreds of times stronger than the kick that killed Devil instantly.

Immediately from the impact, the plane's windows shattered completely, and the woman flew straight across the cabin, smashing the cockpit ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠and bouncing outside.

I chased after her with Mist Transformation. Teleportation was possible anywhere my eyes could reach. Releasing Mist Transformation next to the flying woman, I slammed down with my heel.

A huge crater formed on the asphalt from the impact of the woman falling. Dust scattered, and cracks spread like spiderwebs for a radius of dozens of meters around it.

“Puhwak!!”

The woman vomited blood and stood up with difficulty. It seems she's not incapacitated yet.

She's this tough? I kicked with the intent to kill.

“Seems you're a Saint-Rank Ability User?”

I asked, descending to the ground and approaching the woman.

“You too? Me too!”

The woman answered with a bright voice, and as if this much was nothing, she rushed at me quickly and threw a punch with all her might, but it just passed through my mist-transformed body.

“What the, this is totally cheating!”

I hid my body again and teleported right in front of the woman. Is it Beastkin intuition? Even though I haven't shown any form yet, the woman already took a defensive stance.

Thinking ‘Block if you can’, I released Mist Transformation only on my arm and swung my fist widely.

[Colossal Strength Monster Ox]

As if she was waiting, the woman countered my force and attempted a shoulder throw, but I fixed my position with the weight of the Han River. To throw me, she would have to lift the Han River.

“Kuek!”

Seeing my body shake for a moment, this woman wasn't ordinary either. She lifted the weight of the Han River a little.

Is [Colossal Strength Monster Ox] a monster ox of immense strength?

“Why is it so heavy!!!”

“What is your race?”

“Myth of Minotaur! I'm a Cow Beastkin. You bastard!”

Hmm, as expected, a Cow Beastkin!

I learned several things this time. I didn't die even if my heart was pierced. Above all, my physical ability was far stronger, incomparably so, than a Saint-Rank Ability User. Since I haven't used the ocean yet.

[Minotaur's Axe]

A gigantic axe was summoned. When the Cow Beastkin struck down with all her might, the ground split open, but she couldn't cut the mist-transformed me. The Cow Beastkin's axe passed through me, but my fist didn't, starting a one-sided violence only from me.

Every time I hit the Cow Beastkin, a clang sound rang out as if hitting iron, and gusts of wind arose around us from the shockwaves. Nearby trees snapped at the waist and flew away, and cracks formed not only on building windows but also on the concrete.

“Heua~”

Perhaps her legs gave out, the Cow Beastkin collapsed.

“I can't win. I guess I was tricked.”

Hearing her voice speaking to me, she seems still quite fine. Should I put the power of the ocean into it this time?

“I'm sorry. Can't you spare me?”

“No. Can't.”

“As expected....”

“I'll listen to your last words at least.”

[Oh Ocean]

Hearing my [Wish], the woman flinched her shoulders, feeling fear for the first time.

“This isn't just Saint-Rank. That Raigen bastard sent me just to die....”

“Raigen? I'd like to hear a bit more.”

I stopped trying to kick with the power of the ocean.

“Would you believe me if tens of millions of lives depend on me?”

“By killing me?”

“Right, the price was 100 liters of Elixir.”

“Elixir?”

This woman's story was like this. Most of the citizens fell asleep, and they need Elixir for life support.

Selling off the kingdom's land to obtain Elixir, only one small island remained. Just when there was nothing left to sell, the King of Raigen offered Elixir as the price for my life.

But isn't Elixir water?

“I have something to look up for a moment. Wait.”

“Okay! I'll wait for a positive answer!”

Comments increased instantly at my one word. Unable to handle the pouring attention, I left the gallery leaving only a greeting.

“I think I can make Elixir?”

“Uh? If you help—!”

“I didn't say I'd help.”

“I was aiming for your life until just a moment ago, I was too unconscionable, right?”

She knelt and bowed her head, saying.

“If I disappear, the Minos Kingdom will perish. Although it's a kingdom with only one island left after selling all the land, if you help, we will serve you as the King Emeritus. Since I am the only princess and practically the ruler, there won't be other opposition.”

“What am I supposed to do obtaining a failing kingdom?”

“Th-then me too! Y-yours! I'll become your limb for life! I can handle all the troublesome work! And! Uh? N-night service too....”

“Forget it.”

“Then, can't you just kill me and help our citizens? Everyone fell into a coma because of me. I absolutely have to repay that debt.”

“Coma?”

“Yeah! How that happened is—”

“Can you wait again for a moment?”

“Yeah! Anytime!”

Since I didn't trust her yet, I entered the gallery again.

At the detailed content, I thought of my friend from my previous life again and my head hurt.

Friend.... What am I supposed to do if you adapt historical content like this.

I decided to go to the place where they said they sold all the land and moved the citizens to one island, 「Crete」, for now. Because I understood the Princess's heart a little.

I asked again about the content she proposed and talked about this and that. She answered obediently with an attitude 180 degrees different from when she tried to kill me.

“If I help, I become the King Emeritus and you do all the annoying kingdom work, right?”

Imperial Baron noble and King Emeritus of the Minos Kingdom. A position with only pleasure without responsibility, maybe?

At my words, she jumped up and down beaming with joy. Is the damage from earlier already okay? She's really tough.

“Of course! I'm yours starting today! Our kingdom is yours too! Saklasi Stan! We can attach Stan Minos to our child's name! If we have a daughter, Lucia Stan Minos! If we have a son, Lucas Stan Minos!”