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Classmate wa Isekai de Yuusha ni Natta kedo, Ore dake Gendai Nihon ni Okizari ni Narimashita - Chapter 89

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 Chapter 89 : The Final Battle Begins, Part 4

— 10 minutes earlier.

"Um, about the ‘Bindings’ and their property of absorbing power from others—if that’s severed, can Kuon Genji still use that monstrous power?"

"…He probably can’t. Only an all-powerful esper could suppress that kind of power without the relic. Without the Bindings, he should revert to an ordinary human."

Hearing Kyori’s answer, I did a silent fist pump inside.

Good. That means this fight can end quickly.

I immediately activated my Item Box and took out something I’d been keeping inside since summer camp.

"Kyori, I’m entrusting this to you. Take it and use ‘Physical Enhancement’ to climb up, no matter what."

"Climb up? Without fighting them?"

"Yeah. I’ll lend you the ‘Recognition Inhibition Magic’ skill too. You and I will cast it so it’s harder for them to notice you. Then, this."

I created an impromptu ice doll that closely resembled Kyori’s appearance on the spot.

"I’ll also cast ‘Recognition Inhibition Magic’ on this doll to make it look like Kyori. Finally, this."

"This sword?"

"Yeah. It can cut things that don’t physically exist. The plan is to keep Ibara and Kuon Genji away with the doll and use the sword to sever the Bindings. Think you can do it?"

"That would put too much burden on you, Iori-kun..."

"Don’t worry about me. Just wait for the right moment."

"…Okay!"

Thus began this mostly improvised plan, which ended up being a great success.

"Aahhh…!!"

Kuon Genji, stunned for a moment, screamed loudly when he saw the lost Bindings.

"They’re disappearing, disappearing, disappearing…! My power, my power alone…!"

He desperately tried to reconnect the Bindings with his hands, but of course, that wouldn’t restore his power.

Realizing this, Kuon Genji collapsed to his knees and hung his head.

Before us was a broken man who had lost everything after betting his whole life.

The light had vanished from his eyes, and muttering like a madman, he showed no fighting spirit, murderous intent, hatred, or anger.

Only emptiness remained.

At this point, neutralizing him was very easy.

(Recognition Inhibition Magic)

"Ah, ahh—…"

Making him believe “I am now falling into a deep sleep” with the skill, Kuon Genji lost consciousness instantly and collapsed.

Now, only one enemy remained.

I cautiously cast Magic Counter on myself and slowly turned to face that opponent.

"Now it’s two against one, you and us."

"It seems so."

"Will you surrender?"

When I asked, the woman in the red kimono, Ibara, shook her head.

"Of course not. I’m no fool to concede when I’m not even cornered."

She grabbed her right arm with her left hand—

"…W-what?"

"S-She’s pulling off her own arm…!"

Like swapping doll parts, she pulled out her right arm.

Naturally, such an act would not come without consequence.

Blood sprayed like a shower from the shoulder joint of her right arm.

However, Ibara didn’t care at all about her current state; as she pulled out her arm, she took out something like a mummified arm from the sleeve of the severed limb.

"T-That is!"

"I see you recognized it at a glance, Kyori-sama. As expected. But—"

Ibara pressed the mummified arm to her right shoulder.

Tentacle-like extensions grew from her shoulder and the mummified arm, merging to become her new right arm.

"You’re a little late to notice."

As she smirked mischievously, flames danced around her, and the mummified arm transformed into a grotesque, red monstrous arm as tall as a person—or possibly taller.

The sight reminded me of the final boss in a zombie game I once played, making me instinctively step back.

"Kyori, do you know what that arm is?"

"That’s the arm of Ibaraki-Dōji, a demon sealed by the Kuon family for generations. But why does Ibara have it...? Only a select few know the Kuon family manages the arm..."

"It’s simple. The one lying there—Genji-sama—told me."

Ibara interrupted Kyori with an air of confidence.

...So Kuon Genji had been playing right into her hands.

"So, you infiltrated this house to get that?"

"Yes, exactly. Serving the Kuon family and Genji-sama was all to obtain this."

Ibara looked at her right arm with deep emotion, then smiled at us.

"Now then, shall we test this arm’s power?"

At that moment, crimson-black drops fell from her arm and rapidly transformed into small demons with black skin and two small horns on their heads.

The number of these little demons was at least 100, maybe 200.

They stared at us with bloodshot eyes, drooling.

"Let’s see how long you can hold out against these."

"Tch!"

At Ibara’s cue, the little demons charged us.

(Ice Magic!)

"Heh..."

I immediately activated my skill, creating countless ice spears from the floor, skewering the demons.

But the ones behind weren’t intimidated, climbing over the skewered corpses.

"Damn, they’re like zombies!"

"The demons spawned from Ibaraki-Dōji’s arm are said to be emotionless shikigami, obediently carrying out their master’s commands. If that’s true—"

"They’re a seriously annoying enemy!"

While listening to Kyori, I created more ice spears above the demons’ heads and dropped them mercilessly.

Then, combining Water Magic and Ice Magic, I transformed the spears and demons into an ice barricade.

This would buy us some time. I needed to think of a countermeasure.

Just then, the ice barricade was torn apart by claws from other demons and burned to ashes by the explosive flames unleashed from Ibaraki-Dōji’s arm.

"Hah… How disappointing. I expected you to wipe out these minions more efficiently and impressively."

Ignoring the raging flames, Ibara arrived floating with a new large horde of demons.

I sighed deeply with genuine disappointment.

I could easily blast Ibara and her demons away quickly.

But I didn’t know how long this giant tree would hold.

If I messed up and damaged the control panel for escape, all our effort would be wasted.

If only the opponent were just Ibara, I could finish this faster and easier.

While thinking this and generating a new ice barricade to stop the demon advance—

"…I’ll handle those demons. Iori-kun, you take down Ibara."

"R-Really!? With this many!?"

Kyori took out talismans, burning a section of the demon horde with blue flames, smiling confidently.

She handed me the borrowed cursed blade and spoke with a serious expression.

"I haven’t been idle either. So, Iori-kun, focus only on defeating Ibara."

Honestly, I was worried leaving the dazed Kyori alone here.

But it was true that following her plan would defeat Ibara sooner and easier.

"…Understood. Then..."

I transformed the ice doll used as bait earlier into a disk-shaped drone and deployed it to protect Kyori.

"Use them as shields if you want. And absolutely don’t do anything reckless that risks your life."

"…Yes!"

Hearing Kyori’s reply, I shifted my gaze from the horde of demons visible beyond the ice barricade to Ibara looking down on them with a smile.

I then took a travel suitcase from the Item Box, and inside it, I lifted something that looked like a combination of a rocket and tonfa.

I had created this as a prototype pile bunker using Design and Blacksmithing Technique skills, and it had been gathering dust in the Item Box ever since.

I chuckled wryly, strapped it to my left arm, and aimed the rocket tip at Ibara.

"Alright then, I’m counting on you."

"Yes! I’m ready!"

With that, I pressed a small button on the grip and instantly rocketed up to the airspace above where Ibara was floating.

Translator’s Notes:

  • Recognition Inhibition Magic (認識阻害魔法): Magic that hides the user’s presence or identity from enemies’ perception.

  • Bindings (御縄): Magical restraints that absorb power from the wearer; severing them weakens Kuon Genji drastically.

  • Ibaraki-Dōji (茨木童子): A famous oni (demon) in Japanese folklore; here, her severed arm serves as a powerful and cursed relic.

  • Shikigami (式神): Summoned spirits or familiars, often paper constructs, used as obedient servants.

  • Pile Bunker (パイルバンカー): A heavy-duty mechanical weapon, here a prototype combining rocket and tonfa features.

  • The battle setting heavily involves Japanese mythological elements and magic system terminology kept in original form for authenticity.

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