12 – What to do even at a loss
“…is that?”
Red Vega asked in a questioning voice. I couldn’t figure it out properly because I was keeping an eye on the movements of the citizens and the movements of the monster I was chasing at the same time.
In fact, the person next to him must have been a monster.
“S-class monster… Scutum.”
“…?!”
“Ah… is this bad luck or good luck today? I see two pups that I rarely see once in a year.”
Unlike the juniors, the two seniors were aware of his existence. A monster who murdered a magical girl in the past and disappeared without causing any casualties.
A shield seat, a scutum.
“No! My name is not skewtum, it’s an oxymoron. An oxymoron. When you name yourself, you shouldn’t treat it the same way because you use a star sign. Shouldn’t you respect diversity?”
Contradictions intervened in their conversation and corrected their names. It was a laugh-out-loud sound, but no one laughed.
“Why should we respect you, the dilemma?”
“You’re merciless.”
Contradictions giggled and laughed. To Han Jaejoong, each and every action felt unpleasant.
“Well, then that monster also… belongs to Dilemma…?”
Red Vega said something absurd, so Han Jaejoong quickly corrected it.
“no.”
“No, that’s not what it is. Just looking at them hanging out together, it’s true. He denies everything. Crazy guy.”
It’s crazy, but it’s unbearable that this guy is on one side.
Han Jaejoong tried to raise his voice but held back. Because my head hurt.
Such an explanation was not a problem now.
“hahahaha, he’s right. I tried to invite him into the dilemma but failed. It’s just a temporary partnership right now.”
Contradictory moved the shield from his right arm to his left arm.
Then the shield split, the handle protruded from the inside and extended, and the split shield came back together in the reverse direction, becoming a blade rather than a shield.
Even though it was in the shape of a shield, it was functioning as a spear.
contradictory weapon.
Looking at that, Han Jaejoong thought that he was holding a really damn good weapon.
“So, after killing all of you together, I plan to fight him.”
The declaration was arrogant, but it was a statement that could never be dismissed as bluffing.
For those who have the strength to realize their words and the determination not to hesitate to put them into practice, even arrogant remarks no longer act as arrogance.
Rather, it should be seen as a confident statement.
contradiction. The final boss of Magical Girl’s Golden Age.
He is a monster of the Shield constellation, which belongs to the small number of stars among the constellations, but he is stronger than anyone else.
It is based on his abilities.
contradiction principle.
His only ability and all his abilities.
Copies the starlight of those who are defined as enemies and uses the same.
There is no limit to its limitations, and neither number nor time limit.
An oddball who becomes infinitely stronger as his opponent becomes stronger.
‘That’s why you should have been hiding until the very end…’
The villain who finally appeared when the magical girl’s growth reached its end.
The strongest spear made with the strongest shield.
The collision between the two caused the world to collapse and finally collapse in the aftermath.
Among the monsters, she is the only one with a finite side to magical girls.
Unlike monsters who have finished growing up, a magical girl’s light has the potential to continue to develop.
‘But a guy like that would kill a magical girl?’
weird. It’s so strange.
Considering the purpose of the contradiction, the situation is completely incomprehensible.
Here, Jaejoong Han draws a conclusion.
‘Because the country appeared as a variable…?’
I couldn’t think of anything else.
Then, what kind of changes did contradiction go through with the existence of Han Jaejoong? How has your heart changed?
There was only one.
Contradictions chose Han Jaejoong instead of Magical Girl.
‘You chose me instead of the magical girl as the strongest shield.’
crazy guy
Han Jaejoong muttered to himself.
I felt deeply offended at the feeling of having glimpsed a fragment of madness.
“Temporarily? What is it that a monster has a sense of camaraderie?”
“hahahaha, it can’t be. It’s for a simple reason. It’s an unequal fight.”
“Yeah, we were chasing it now.”
“That’s not it. You are the majority and this person was an individual. So they are not equal.”
You know better when you stand next to it.
The energy of the stars that this person exudes, I feel like I will be crushed to death just by being close to it.
Han Jaejoong was not the only one who felt that way.
The magical girl also felt a strong pressure and broke out in a cold sweat. People’s screams are loud, and the sound of helicopters heard somewhere is as low and fast as the sound of a heart.
Contradiction fixed the spear. One side of the lens, which had been shining only in blue, was stained red.
It meant that she was ready to fight in earnest, and it was a sign that she had absorbed the power of all the magical girls.
Contradiction is determined to kill all the magical girls here and now.
This is an impromptu idea, but it will be as solid as a thought-out conclusion.
The reason is that an individual named Jaejoong Han is in trouble with many magical girls. It wasn’t even because I was losing. This guy just participated in the battle saying it was against his heart.
“So, I will balance. Citizens’ shield, are you ready to be pierced by my spear?”
Jaejoong Han had an accident.
to prevent this.
what should i do now
What to protect, and where to step.
Where is the correct direction to the north that I, who has the Big Dipper, should go to?
‘The magical girl said to kill, and I said to fight.’
Contradiction has no intention of killing me now.
What he wants to do now is confirm my strength. The resolution of curiosity about how far this starlight can reach.
His priority right now is to balance the unbalanced battle.
This gave them a reason to participate in the battle, and as a result, they wanted to see the massacre of magical girls.
‘Then there is only one way I must do.’
Han Jaejoong chose to walk his own path after getting rid of fatigue, exhaustion, and disgust from the past.
It was a conclusion made with such a physical condition, so the screw was slightly missing, but just as the wise men from the East looked for the Messiah by looking at the star of Bethlehem, for Han Jaejoong, that path was a starlight that he would not stop following.
Han Jaejoong put his hand on the belt and turned the buckle. As if adjusting the focus of a telescope, the one that reached the end was a star.
[MIZAR.]
Mizar.
No, two stars.
[ALCOR]
alcohol.
The names of the two stars rang at the same time.
duplicity. Mizar and Alcor.
Kaiyang Mizar and Death Star Alcor.
Activated the 8th star beyond the 7th star.
[warning. This form is a huge burden for the current guardian.]
“Don’t get me wrong.”
He ignored the belt’s warning voice and continued to power up the star.
“Are you out of balance?”
There was no leeway at all. Contradictory was preparing to throw a spear at the magical girl right now, and the magical girls were also prepared to deal with Han Jaejoong and contradiction at the same time.
In that case, there is no turning back.
“Don’t judge with your narrow eyes.”
Mizar and Alcor shine at the same time.
Sajo Castle, the power of death more than Alkaid bloomed viciously.
[warning. This form puts a heavy burden on the current guardian. Continued use of skills over a long period of time in a transformed state may cause significant side effects to the body.]
The belt didn’t even get tired and issued a warning. Jaejoong Han ignored it.
The starlight scattered widely like an aurora, and just like Blue Sirius, the starlight began to gather and form a human shape.
However, like Blue Sirius, not just one, but four in total.
The power of duality is the alter ego.
Unlike the twin star, it can create an alter ego that completely reproduces the individual, rather than using only power.
Four alter egos that look like they’re made of green neon signs.
All of them had a halo on their leg.
[SET. Chilseong Bogak (七星步脚.)
[SET. Chilseong Bogak (七星步脚.)
[SET. Chilseong Bogak (七星步脚.)
[SET. Chilseong Bogak (七星步脚.)
It happened in an instant. What happened in that moment right before contradiction blew a spear and cut someone’s throat.
Two on the ground, the other two on the wall of a building, taking seven steps.
Starlight was engraved on each step, and seven halos overlapped on his legs, activating a gigantic disk-like appearance.
At the last step, the ground they were stepping on cracked in the shape of the Big Dipper.
“What crazy!”
“Deneb, avoid it now!”
The two alter egos climbed the building and rushed at Pink Deneb and Blue Sirius, respectively. When I grasped the situation, the ugly green color was already on the verge of touching my shoulder.
Kwakwang!
An embarrassing blow to the point of not being able to deal with anything else. They had no choice but to receive the kick head-on. As Han Jaejoong did earlier, they fell down and raised a cloud of dust. However, the distance between the air and the ground was not great, so even the birds that took up posture could helplessly roll on the ground.
“Ugh, ugh…”
“I was careless… I did…”
The two groaned in agony and shivered. A pale light escaped from their bodies.
transform off.
The transformation was forcibly canceled to prevent the crowd of users.
“Deneb sister…? Sirius sister…?!”
Red Vega looked back at the two in bewilderment. Even in front of her, a distant green starlight began to flash.
There are three things a magical girl should not be afraid of. It wasn’t made by anyone else, it was a promise she made herself.
one is a monster
the other is death.
Finally, it is not acknowledged.
But here and now, Red Vega has broken two of these.
I was afraid of that monster who gave me my first defeat, and I was afraid that the leg that made even my seniors roll on the ground was death.
“…Ugh!”
A green-tinted foot struck his chest. Sparks and sparks flew randomly as if cutting through metal, and Red Vega fell backwards unable to overcome the impact.
Soon, she, like her predecessors, lost her transformation and rolled on the ground.
My vision was blurred, and the throbbing pain in my chest was enough to make me squint.
In such a gradually fading consciousness, she
I saw the fear running to contradiction.
**
[Succeeded in Chilseong Bogak expression. 50% reproducibility.]
I don’t know why, but the recall rate has gone up.
It’s good that the power has risen, but now it’s a lot of regret.
“this….”
It didn’t do any damage to that guy. Just like yesterday, the other side also hit back with a kick, putting more strain on my legs.
[You have defeated Blue Sirius. Confirm that you can no longer chase the Guardian. The quest has been completed.]
What is the meaning of a quest where you can’t even collect starlight without defeating monsters? I gritted my teeth and looked ahead.
“Is this your choice?”
The alter egos dispersed, and all the aftermath they were carrying was driven towards me.
My stamina ran out, and Starlight also consumed a lot. My legs were shaking so much that I couldn’t stand up anymore.
“Balance? Don’t talk nonsense. Even simply by counting the number of stars, this side was the dominant fight. Rather, if you intervened and collapsed, it collapsed. It was a fight that didn’t even require you to intervene!”
Filled with rage, he shouted.
Even though it was different from my usual way of speaking, the emotion was intact.
This way of speaking is also part of representation.
Perhaps this arrogant way of speaking was the ideal image that Han Jaejoong wanted.
Contradictory laughed and said.
“So you did that? To prove that you could defeat them all by yourself? Did your pride hurt? Um… but that doesn’t seem to be the only purpose.”
His gaze was on my leg. Legs shaking so much that they couldn’t sustain a fight. Legs that have been overworked several times from night to day without a single break.
Belt was right. I feel like dying Including the trauma, it was obvious that he would vomit and lie sick with a fever once he released his transformation.
“Did you really want to save those wives and children? The impressive attack earlier was to eliminate the reason for my involvement. I was trying to unite my enemies into you.”
That’s the answer. That guy is a monster with a crazy ability to copy the power of the enemy.
If I had attacked that guy while the magical girl was still awake, that guy would have absorbed my power and slaughtered them all at once. If anything, even me.
The previous attack was a performance to prove that I could handle the magical girls, and at the same time, to remove the reason for that guy to attack them.
“Was that the right decision? I know you are human, but they don’t. What’s good?”
“It’s good for society.”
I answered without hesitation.
“In a world where it is common for people who do the right thing to die unjustly, shouldn’t I contribute to making the world a little better? Those friends just did what they had to do. It’s something to run for. It’s not a reason to give up someone’s life.”
“Is that the answer? After all, there is nothing good for you. I dare to judge, it was an act of strangulation.”
Contradictions came to me one step at a time.
“Did you have to do that? Now you’ve lost the chance of winning against me. What are you going to do now with such a battered body? Why did you do such a foolish thing? It’s a huge loss. There was no benefit to you.”
Do you want to calculate the profit and loss while a person is about to die?
I was dumbfounded and answered right away.
“Someone’s life is more valuable than my gain.”
Contradiction asked last.
“…Aren’t you afraid of death?”
“Don’t talk nonsense. I’m asking for the obvious. I’m afraid. I’m very afraid. If I fight you, I’ll die instantly. No matter how much you look at me, I’ll die helplessly like an ant trampled by an elephant.”
The last one was because I was going to make it that way.
“By the way, when did I say I was fighting you?”
I put my hand on the belt and turned the buckle.
[ALKAID.]
alkyd. The quest has been completed, so of course you can use it.
Thick smoke spread, and my body flickered like a flickering star. The body, which repeated transparency and existence, gradually began to blur in accordance with the smoke.
“hahahaha! Yes, that’s right. That’s right. I enjoyed today’s meeting. The idea that we should balance by the number of stars, not by the number of people, was interesting. Next time, let’s try to balance it together again.”
“Didn’t I tell you? Get out of here.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t respect you. Oh, one last thing.”
Libra will go into action.
His words were scattered with smoke.
Sitting down in a back alley somewhere, I vomited everything in my throat as soon as I canceled the transformation.
