'Okay then, enough playing around it is. This went on long enough.'
He bucked his hips, delivering a kick to the base of her spine and sending Mei flying over and off his face.
[Kazuma: As expected of a fellow advocate of gender equality!]
[Red Princess: …..This makes me question how you even obtained a girlfriend in the first place.
[Kazuma: Hey!]
She landed hard on the ground, the lightning around her dissipating as she looked back at him in shock.
"You want to play rough?"
Adam's eyes began to radiate a glow of a bluish-white light.
"Well… I don't mind being rough"
[Just Monika: Ehe…. I can feel something wet-]
[Shiraori: Don't say it, you perverted AI!]
[Just Monika: Mh? Why not?]
[Good Slime: Can you even….feel that?]
[Just Monika: Of course I can! I'm not a robot!]
[Phoenix: Once again….What are you all talking about?]
[Homura: And once again….Ignore them]
-He grinned.
The silver-haired boy unleashed a tornado of ice and snow.
The blizzard swirled around them, the temperature dropping so quickly that even the Herrscher of Thunder felt a chill through her lightning.
"W-what?!"
Mei shouted, the ice particles reaching near her.
Though she had elemental resistances as a Herrscher…. She wasn't immune, and she can feel that this blizzard is affecting her
"How can you manipulate all of these elements at once?! And… Along with the ability to fly and regenerate?!"
[Shiraori: Because he's the protagonist!]
[Kazuma: I'm also the protagonist…..]
[Shiraori: You don't count!]
[Kazuma: ….Fuck you!]
[Shiraori Ewwww….! Are you into spiders!?]
[Red Princess: Umu…I never expected this from you, of all people, gender equality-san]
[Just Monika: Indeed~! How disgusting of you…..]
[Kazuma: Shut up, you bastards!!]
"I told you…" The silver-haired boy's smile grew wider. "I'm just built different!"
[Good Slime: …Nice one!]
"Fine." The Herrscher of Thunder huffed, her glowing purple eyes narrowing "Then let's see what else you can do!"
Her blade swung around in a wide arc, releasing a wave of electricity in its path.
In a few moments, it reached him-
And Adam barely managed to dodge in time.
"Is that all you've got?"
The silver-haired boy jeered, his voice echoing around the rooftop.
[Red Princess: You barely managed to dodge that, and yet you still dare say that?]
[Homura: I think… He did it like that on purpose.]
[Red Princess: ????????]
[Homura: I don't know why, either]
"S-shut up!"
The Herrscher of Thunder shouted, her cheeks flushing a deep shade of red.
The ground beneath them trembled slightly as she unleashed a volley of lightning bolts, each one more powerful than the last.
Adam's eyes darted around, his body moving in a fluid dance as he dodged each and every lightning bolt.
With a flick of his wrist, he sent out a black lightning bolt, countering her attack-
[Good Slime: Hey! You finally used this!]
It collided with her electricity, the two forces canceling each other out in a spectacular explosion of various colored sparks
Her eyes widened in surprise, her grip on her sword tightening as she stared at him with a mix of anger and confusion.
This definitely wasn't the same Adam she knew from the coward's memories.
'Mei' went all out, her blade of lightning slashing through the air like a crimson serpent.
Adam met each attack with calculated ferocity, his eyes glowing with amusement
His body danced around her strikes, dodging and countering as if he could perfectly predict her every move
[Good Slime: …So this is how [Great Sage] is correctly used….]
[Kazuma: What are you on about?]
The area became a battleground between two 'Herrschers', a maelstrom of lightning and various elements.
The air crackled with energy that made Olivia and the Chat group members watching the spectacle nervous, yet with anticipation
[Kazuma: This is very very very intense]
[Homura: ...We already know]
As the lightning bolts grew closer, the silver-haired boy's movements grew more erratic to dodge the bolts of lighting, which were being controlled by the Herrscher of Thunder herself.
His thoughts raced, searching for a way to counter her relentless onslaught while not harming her too severely.
But there wasn't such an option. All options harmed her, even if that harm itself was minimal
Suddenly, inspiration struck-
-And he focused his power into his hand.
With a flick of his wrist, black flames shot forth, twisting and writhing like a shadowy coil of the abyss.
[Good Slime: *thumbs up.jpg]
[Just Monika: Why are you so proud???]
It met the Herrscher of Thunder's electricity with a thunderous roar, the two opposing forces clashing with a bright, dazzling light at its center-
BOOM BOOM BOOM
The collision sent shockwaves through the ground, cracking the pavement into a spiderweb of fissures that spread out like the aftermath of a meteor strike.
Eventually, the lightning bolt and flames dissipated into nothingness.
The girl who was his temporary enemy stumbled back, her eyes wide with astonishment.
Her grip on her electrical sword tightened, knuckles white with the strain of both frustration and anger.
"Is that all?"
Adam's grin grew wider as he taunted her, his teeth gleaming in the dim light.
[Shiraori: Is that Adam's special [Taunt] skill? Very good~!]
In a blur of motion, 'Mei' shot forward, her body a crimson streak under the dark clouds, like a crimson comet.
The silver-haired boy barely had time to react before she was upon him, knee driving into his groin with the force of a jackhammer.
[Kazuma: …..Fuck!]
Despite his [Pain Resistance], the sheer impact of the blow sent both pain and waves of nausea crashing through his mind.
He saw stars, not merely from pain, but also from the sheer power behind it.
[Kazuma: Bro…. I really pity you. Just from watching that, my balls are aching.]
[Red Princess: That's a bit sus….]
[Just Monika: ....That was very crude of you, too]
Her smile was the last thing he saw before she kicked him again, her foot connecting with his ribs and sending him hurtling through the air like a ragdoll.
Thud
He slammed into a wall, the bricks crumbling around him as he slid to the ground.
"Is that all you can do?" She yelled, her voice echoing through the alley as she stared at him with ferocity. "You're nothing but a human! I expected more, but you were just an annoying mosquito!"
[Shiraori: Girl, chill out!]
[Kazuma: I agree. What got her panties in a twist?]
[Red Princess: If this were in real life....I would have already punched you]
[Kazuma: The fuck did I do????]
Her words stung a bit, but he didn't really let them provoke him.
Whatever potential damage that was done to his groin….It was already healing itself
"Okay, 'Mei'. You asked for it."
With a flick of his hand, Adam sent a wave of telekinetic force hurtling towards her, the air distorting by the sheer power behind it.
The blast slammed into Mei, lifting her off her feet and sending her hurtling into a nearby heat pump.
The metal crumpled like paper around her, the sound of her impact echoing through the alley like a gong.
The boy took a moment to look at her downed figure.
"Interesting…. I could give you a 'massage' to relieve that pain- though only if you asked nicely"
[Just Monika: I'd gladly take that offer]
[Red Princess: Unfortunately for you, that offer wasn't for you]
[Just Monika: ....}
He had never used his psionic abilities in this fight. But now, it felt...right.
He didn't want to hurt her, but he knew that- as a Herrscher- she was durable enough to handle this much.
…It was only a heat pump and some walls. If she got injured by something like this, he would be disappointed
"No, shut up!"
Mei's eyes blazed with anger as she pushed herself away from the crumpled heat pump.
Her clothes were tattered, her hair wild, but she was still standing.
She was running out of stamina, and didn't know how much her current body could handle before she slipped away from consciousness again.
…When that happens, that 'coward' might take control.
She looked at Adam with a mix of disbelief and anger, her teeth bared in a snarl.
"Die, you perverted bastard!"
[Red Princess: I agree with the second part of the sentence!]
[Good Slime: Eh? Isn't that a bit harsh?]
"Language, young lady! And you obviously don't even mean that!"
"Y-You! S-stupid! Shut u-up!"
[Shiraori: "B-baka!"]
[Just Monika: Oohh.... !This tsundere attitude reminds me of a certain pink-haired girl....!]
The light in her eyes grew in intensity as she raised her blade to the sky.
The air around her crackled with electricity, and the clouds above them swirling into a tumultuous maelstrom.
A scarlet thunderstorm, conjured from her own power, grew ominously above Nagazora city.
Multiple bolts of lightning descended at the same time, each one- a serpent of pure destruction aimed straight at Adam.
But he, who was targeted, was unfazed.
The silver-haired boy stood tall. His eyes closed, a casual smirk emerging on his face
'It's time…!'
Adam thought with excitement, as he finally got the chance to be able to say it…
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Black cloak fluttering in the wind, he raised his hand dramatically, palm facing the purple-haired girl surrounded by lightning.
His iris glowed a brilliant blue, sclera turning pitch black and-
"Shinra Tensei !"
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A/N:
Err....Sorry for the cliffhanger.
The next chapter should be a lot of action-packed, though
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