Black Iron Magician

Chapter 233 The Start of The Battle

The representatives of both the Hero Alliance and the Demon King’s army gathered. A total of 14 people from Haruna’s side and 3 from Hund’s side are facing each other. By the way, the giant shark Tanga, one of the Four Heavenly King of the Sea Demons, is too big, so he’s staying in the nearby seawater with his head sticking out from the water.

「I’m Hund Lind of the Great Eight Demons. First, let me thank you for accepting my sudden offer.」

His voice was full of dignity and it reverberated in the heart. Just hearing his words made them feel as if they would be crushed by the tremendous pressure. However, Haruna is different.

「I’m the one who wants to thank you! I’m honored to be able to fight Hund-san like this!」

Haruna suddenly puts her right hand in front of him.

「What’s with that hand?」

「It’s a handshake before the battle! Let’s fight fair and square!」

「……Umu.」

Hund holds out his webbed hand and shakes hands with Haruna to wish for each other’s good fight. It’s an event in which other heroes and the four heavenly kings are surprised. And Chinatsu is holding her stomach behind Haruna, of course.

For confirmation before fighting, they read the rules once again and agreed with each other. Once that was done, the two sides opened up a little distance before the start time, and each party set up their own formation. When it is time to start the battle, both armies outside the field would give a trumpet signal, so they are waiting for the start as is.

「Urbul. Just to confirm, that girl is the one who defeated Gustus, right?」

「Yes, that’s what I’ve heard from the returning soldiers. Why did you ask?」

「Well, when I shook hands with her earlier, she squeezed me with tremendous force. I reflexively squeezed back, but her expression didn’t change at all.」

「S-She did that to Hund-sama?」

「Yeah, she’s quite powerful despite her appearance. She might be equal or better than Gustus. Yeah, you can’t make light of her. Urbul, stick to the plan for your first move. Tanga, don’t eat anyone who surrenders.」

「As you wish.」

「………!」

By the way, Tanga can’t speak. A few moments later, Clarius, sitting in the camp near the cape, confirms the time. It’s time to start.

「It’s time. Please give the signal!」

At Clarius’ command, a loud trumpet sound reverberated from the Crocus side. At the same time, a conch shell was blown from the side of the monster army that was spread out all over the sea. At last, both sides began to move.

「Victory goes to the one who makes the first move!」

「Desuwa!」

「Hm.」

The one who quickly jumped forward was Haruna, followed by Therese. From the state of barehanded, she took out her Doggan Staff from the pouch during her rush, and she swung the blade at Hund, the head of the enemy. Therese is considerably slow compared to Haruna and she’s far behind, but she has been trying to direct Hund’s attention to her by speaking her voice. But――

「――!?」

「It’s a heavy, sharp, and good attack. It’s also mysterious that my attention is slightly distracted.」

Without even moving from his spot, the tip of Doggan Staff was caught by one hand. And then, Hund shouted.

「Urbul, do it!」

「We are ready. Grand Wave!」

Something happened the moment Urbul chanted it and the staves held by the tentacles began to glow. A huge tsunami was formed from the sea and Tanga’s huge body floated, riding on the massive wave.

「The magic of Urbul, the best magician in our army, is the real greeting. Still, this axe sure is sturdy.」

Hund is grasping the Doggan Staff and is putting all his strength to destroy it. The Doggan Staff is not destroyed, but it doesn’t budge at all no matter how much strength Haruna put into it. It’s clear that there’s an overwhelming difference in strength.

「Hey, that big guy is going to fall!」

Udberg looked up at the sky and shouted. If Tanga, riding on the wave, continues as is, his huge body and the giant tsunami will squash most of the cape. That includes Hund and Urbul, but it seems that they don’t mind about it. However, Udberg and the others could not just stand still and watch what would surely be their death. It may be a futile attempt, but they shot the poisoned arrows.

「We will support you, but we can’t take on that huge thing! Can you do it!?」

「I can handle the wave…. Can I leave the shark to you….?」

「Okay! Oda will do something about it!」

「Guh, I can’t refuse after that big talk…!」

「Oda-kun, I’ll give you that! Good luck!」

「Damn, I don’t care anymore! Come!」

Oda stands in front of the tsunami with a desperate feeling and Mani points his staff at Oda.

「Sculpture!」

The magic that Mani earth magic level 100 『Sculpture』. It’s a magic that puts armor made of soil, rocks, and plants on the target. This armor changes its form greatly depending on the sense of the user, so the appearance of Oda wearing this magic is exactly――

「Okay, go, Odanmu! Move!」

「Don’t say that!」

(TLn: I dunno, he added ‘nmu’ after the name. G*ndam, maybe? Odanmu-G*ndamu, close enough.)

――like a robot. It can’t be helped since it’s Mani’s hobby. In this state, Oda has become a rather huge figure, except the neck to the top, and even his original sword and shield have been super-strengthened and the size has been added.

「W-What a divine appearance…!」

「H-How beautiful!」

Clarius and other dwarven soldiers couldn’t help but admire the unfamiliar artwork of plants and soil. It has completely struck a chord with them.

「Water Paint Magic level 70 『Grand Wave』…. I can use it too…. Grand Wave…!」

Weerel generated a big wave from the foreshore. It was an unbelievable sight of tsunamis colliding from inside and outside. It was unbelievable, but it certainly canceled out the approaching wave.

「Wha!? She can compete against my magic!?」

「Hey, I don’t think you have the time to look away!」

「Ugh!?」

Rindou attacked with his sword at the opening when Urbul was slightly shaken because his big tsunami was canceled. Urbul managed to defend it at the last moment using two of his staves. Thus, the surprise attack ended in failure.

「Nice try, but don’t think that I can only use magic!」

「I don’t think so. That’s why we’ve prepared for the next one.」

「That’s!」

「Right!」

Asebi attacked with his fist that’s clad in lightning, and Popura shot down a lump of flame from the sky. Then, Rindou perfectly flicked the staves along with the tentacles holding them. With his defense broken, Urbul got hit directly by the magic of the two, and the cloud of dust filled his surroundings.

「Uoh, they sure did it flashy. Alright, the wave has stopped now! And that big one is also――」

「Hero Udberg, the shark is coming at us.」

「Whaaat!?」

Due to Weerel’s counterattack, Urbul’s tsunami disappeared. They no longer have to worry about being crushed by the giant shark from the sky. However, the momentum of Tanga, accelerated by the wave, hasn’t stopped. It’s charging toward the land at a tremendous speed.

「Don’t worry, that’s what I’m here for! Dosseeei!」

「………!?」

Odanmu set up his sword and shield, and he rushed toward Tanga. When both of them collided at the boundary between the sea and the land, Odanmu inserted his sword through Tanga’s fangs and sunk his feet into the sand. Meanwhile, Mani chanted Shackle Grass and created a grassy field to hold Oda’s feet in place. Oda was being pushed about 10 meters away and the grasses were torn, but Tanga’s momentum was clearly weakened.

「Hoi!」

Using that moment, Fuchi threw a special throwing bag filled with red pepper powder into one of Tanga’s eyes. Tanga can’t speak, but Oda, who was right before his mouth, got hit directly by a shock that was like a scream.

「A-Alright, let’s support Oda!」

「「「Ooohh!」」」

While maintaining a certain distance, Udberg and his friends send a rain of poisonous arrows. Thus, the battle with the Great Eight Demons began with the same matching as what was originally planned.