Novel Boss
Chapter 45
45 Pandemic
I dont want to admit it.
Midway I understood my strength does not work against this man.
However, having a beastman be defeated by a human is unbecoming.
For this reason it is impossible for me to admit defeat.
I have hung onto that with desperation.
I am completely out of both magic power and stamina.
But the man doesnt have even a single one of his breath disturbed.
I realize the difference in strength.
Even so I cannot accept this.
Miss RoaThat the man suitable to be her husband would be him is something I will not accept.
That is my womanshes mine
HumIt looks like youve gathered quite a lot of love and hate havent you?
Who could this be?
Even though there shouldnt be any person who would call out to I who is hanging my head downbeastmen are cruel towards the defeated.
There should be no one who would call out, especially to me who have been overwhelmed by a human.
But this voice isit is like I can hear it directly from inside my head for some reason
I dont even want to know the beastmens habits, but you want that girl dont you? Then, is it fine to give up in this place?
Its not finebut a frontal attack against him is
Really nowfor what reason did you think I have implanted that
Tattoo? What are you talking about?
Ah, thats rightSorry, sorry. Ive made it invisible so its not like you can see it I guess. Well, it looks like Setsu has seen it through
What have you bastard been talking about until now? Who the hell are you?
Hm? Me? Uhm, lets see thereA passing shaman or something along that line I guess? Do you want that girl at any cost?
I do want herhowever
You want her even if you would put your life on the line?
If it gets me the girlThen this life, I shall hand over as much of it as you want.
Itll be enough as long as you have that resolve, I will grant you the strength
Why are you doing something like that?
You know I, I also have something I want at any cost. Life, fortune, dreams, partners, whatever I must sacrifice, I want that. And I will get that by you winning from that man. Well, it means this is an agreement of interests. I will provide as much strength as you like if it is for the sake of you winning it. That is whymake sure you win, okay? No matter what you have to sacrifice for it
What is it now?
Ruga is acting strange for some reason.
I take a step back as a precaution and suddenly the tattoo on that guys shoulder wriggled.
GahAaaaaaaaaah!
!?
The wriggling tattoo spread throughout Rugas whole body while releasing some ominous miasma.
A black pattern surrounds his whole body and then that guys muscles began swelling, slowly changing even that physique of his.
(This magic powerso it was that bastard Touma after allgh!)
The miasma that is overflowing from Ruga is without a doubt the same thing as Toumas cursed magic power.
Where the heck did this guy come in contact with that guy
NoTheres no use in even thinking about that, is there?
That guys a phantom; you wont know where and what he is involved with.
It shouldnt be a mysterious thing at all even if he has connections with a beastman all the way here.
I mean, hes at least involved with Shironeko.
At any rate, he really has the nerve to get involved with that racist guy
Does that mean hes driven that much into a corner?
GaaaaaaAaaah!
OopsAint got the time to think about unnecessary stuff I guess
The tattoo that was spread on the whole body faded bit by bit into that guys body.
On the other hand, that body ended up dyeing black as it melted into him. Right now, the former parts of Ruga has become more difficult to find.
His upper body has become misshapen from the expanding muscles and it has become unbalanced with his unexpanded lower body. Both his arms are put on the ground to regain balance.
His image is close to a gorilla, butit was better when he was a dog
But I guess its tough
Gaah! Gaaaah!
Sorrowful tone of voice was also mixed in Rugas shout and before long, blood began overflowing from his mouth, probably from his throat being torn.
Even so, his screams wont stop.
What a painful thing to look at, this scene
TchI have to do something aboutwait whoa!?
NUGAaah!
Hes fast, you cant compare him to just a while ago.
He closed the distance the instant I turned my mind away and came striking with his stout arms.
Its good I took up a defensive posture by having my arms crossed, but hes more powerful than I expected so he struck me on the colosseum walls with just that brute strength of his.
Koho-hey, that hurts a bit
Oooh! Thats the waay!
Attack, attack!
GAaaah!
The spectators are an easy-going bunch.
They cant see Rugas changes as anything but becoming stronger.
Setsu! Isnt that Toumas!?
I know! Roa! You dont have to come down, got it!
Eh!? A- alright
I stop Roa who was about to jump out.
I might get her injured after all at this rate
Considering that punch just now, the current Ruga should have the power and speed rivaling that of the beast king.
Nine out of ten, that should be caused by the power up from that tattoo.
And if thats something Touma gave him then it shouldnt end with just a power up.
I think I said it before, but he wont reach the beast king or demon kings level if he doesnt wish for power and expend his life.
They hold talent to stand on the top and on top of that they are powerful people who have repeatedly worked hard enough shave off their lives.
In other words, that talentor rather the lack thereof keeping Ruga from reaching them means
That guyhes burning away his fucking life!
GAaaaah!
The guys muscles tore at the end of its swelling and blood began gushing out here and there.
But the torn parts were immediately regenerated and then a different part got torn, which were also regenerated immediately.
It repeats the astounding cell division and it seems to be increasing his strength in a second by instantly performing destruction and regeneration.
Im neither good nor bad at physical education, but it should be identical to the theory of muscles becoming stronger.
Doing that in such speed, his body cant survive it.
GIRRKIRRERRRYTHING!
Dont start saying disturbing things, you!
I unsheathe Kuromaru from my magic bag and start running towards Ruga who transformed into a grotesque thing.
GIRR!
I slouch and parry the arm that was swung in order to mow me down and then I went to towards his chest.
Thats dangerous ya know!
Gyaa!
I try to swing up with Kuromaru and cut Rugas arm off.
This should break his balance and make him unable to move
Wha! Instantly regenerating it.
GAaah!
That plan of mine was an utter failure; his arm suddenly grew from the opening and hit my right side as is.
Tch!
Even I cant let myself get sent flying the second time.
I toss away Kuromaru, hold the big arm twice the size of my own body with both my hands and stand firm by putting strength in my feet.
Zeyah!
Ga-
I sweep away his arm and once again I slip into his body to kick his body flying.
Theres also a wall nearby, so Rugas body sunk deeply into the colosseum wall.
But
No damagehuh?
GIiiiiiiiih!
No, maybe it was a little effective, just that he immediately regenerates.
Even so, I had planned in putting in quite some strength into it.
DIEEVRRYTHINGDIEEEeeeeee!
W-! Crap!
Ruga raised a warcry.
At the same time, a jet black wave was released from that guys body and spread in its surroundings.
The state of the audience who were covered in that quickly became strange.
What isthis
My body feels heavy
Its, its painful
Isnt this
I can pop off this level of curse with my own strength, but if the guys in the surroundings are all basked in it for a long time, then itll become a serious incident.
Itll be bad if I dont crush him right away!
But Killing Ruga with my own hands is
I know its not the time to be fixated on things, buteven so
Mister Setsu!
!? Mineko!?
Mineko was dashing to the stadium.
Why can that girl move normally?
Sis, Lord beast king and miss Roa suddenly collapsed and!
Tch, so those guys are no good either Why can you move?
Mineko, who jumped next to me only looks a little unwell, but it didnt look like theres any strangeness in her body movement.
Even though shes come this close to it, why though?
WellI do feel a little sluggish, but its dozen times better than the time I was violated by the curse.
Oh thats how it is.
Antibody against the curseBy continuing to be ravished by a powerful curse for a long time, Minekos body has probably become quite strong against cursed magic.
It wouldnt be strange if her body has made antibodies, since there are many of them that work similarly to pathogens, especially those that give negative influence to ones constitution like this.
This isa blessing in disguise.
Minekolend me a bit of your strength.
Eh? Ah, okay!
GAaaaah!
We face Ruga who is still raising his warcry and spreading the curse.
Im going violentlyfor just a little longer, okay?