I Want to Fall in Love After Getting Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, but My OP Older Brother Won’t Leave Me Alone!? - Chapter 152
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 152 ? The Hunting Tournament 6
At that moment, the arrowhead catches the spider’s eye, and I immediately release my right hand.
The arrow lodged securely between its red eyes made the giant venomous spider shriek, “Shaaaa!” in agony. It stopped moving from the spot, trembling and writhing.
“I-I did it…!”
“You did well, better than I imagined.”
Julius placed his hand on my shoulder again and praised me, making me exhale in relief. The tension and trembling subsided, no doubt thanks to Julius’s words earlier.
Even if I had failed, I felt reassured, knowing Julius would definitely defeat the spider, which helped me stay calm and shoot the arrow.
“Thank you, Julius.”
“I didn’t do anything. Now, we just need to finish it off.”
As I approached the still-suffering spider with Julius, I was taken aback by how big and hairy it was, and its venomous claws sent a shiver down my spine.
“You’re good with fire magic, right, Rene? Try imagining a fire and slowly putting magic into the arrow.”
“Huh? Got it.”
Though I found the instruction odd, I once again readied TKG. So far, simply focusing for a moment had been enough for the arrow to appear instantly.
Concentrating and doing as Julius instructed, the arrow made of fire steadily grew, with the arrowhead becoming surrounded by blazing flames.
“Huh… Wh-what…!?”
It’s hot! Instinctively, I almost let go, but strangely, I couldn’t feel the heat myself.
Eventually, a massive flame-clad arrow was ready, and the immobilized giant spider showed signs of fear. If someone pointed an arrow like this at me, I’d probably be preparing myself for death too.
I was astonished, unable to believe I could create such an incredibly powerful-looking arrow.
“Go ahead. Release it.”
I nod at Julius’s words and shoot the arrow. It pierced through the middle of the spider’s body, sending up a pillar of fire with a deafening roar.
“…………”
The tremendous impact left me speechless, and I stood frozen in place, standing still with TKG drawn.
It’s hard to believe that I managed to take down the giant spider by myself, even with Julius’s guidance.
“Rene, that was amazing!”
“Not bad, you’re doing great.”
“Mmhm, mmhm, I was so surprised.”
But as everyone praised me one after another, the reality of it started to sink in little by little. “I’ll put out the fire—it smells burnt, and I wouldn’t want the smell sticking to our clothes,” Mylene-sama said casually, extinguishing the fire with water magic, and the surroundings became quiet.
“You did it.”
“Y-Yeah! TKG is really amazing!”
As I spoke excitedly, Julius blinked in surprise for a moment before breaking into a soft smile.
“No way. This is all thanks to the hard work you’ve been doing, Rene.”
While TKG does have various effects, there’s no way I could have done this back in early spring; I probably couldn’t have even shot the arrow.
Being told that it’s all thanks to the efforts I’ve put in so far, I felt a warmth in my chest as Julius ruffled my hair.
I realized I was growing in ways that rank exams couldn’t capture, and I couldn’t help but smile.
At the same time, I felt a sense of excitement and a desire to take on more challenges, which must have shown on my face because Julius continued, “But…”
“Attacks like the one you just did consume a lot of magic, so be mindful of your magic reserves.”
“Got it, I’ll be careful!”
Even though I usually can’t sense my own magic power, I definitely feel that it has decreased a lot. I can probably only use such a large-scale technique a few times.
I wondered if everyone had some sort of ultimate technique like this hidden away. Yoshida would probably have a sword move with a flashy… no, I mean, stylish name.
“Ah, looks like some of their friends are angry.”
Arnold-san’s voice made me look up, and I saw a horde of earth spiders approaching, surrounding us. The grotesque and nauseating sight made me feel dizzy.
“I really can’t stand things like this. Why are these creatures even alive? Let’s just take them down quickly.”
Mylene-sama’s ice-cold eyes narrowed as she sighed deeply, and each of us drew our weapons.
“?What… is that sound?”
Suddenly, a loud rumbling noise, like the sound of an earthquake, echoed through the ground, which began to shake violently. Julius reacted faster than anyone, standing in front of me protectively, narrowing his icy blue eyes.
The air was taut, and even with my complete lack of ability to sense magic, I felt a sense of suffocation from the dense magical energy.
“Wh-what is this…?!”
Even the spiders surrounding us scattered, fleeing from the area in all directions.
The phrase ‘every man for himself’ came to mind, and oddly, I felt a peculiar sense of wonder as if it were happening to someone else.
“… Eh?”
A huge, white shadow, akin to a snow-capped mountain, appeared before me, and as I gazed upward, I spotted two large, glowing golden orbs.
It took me a moment to realize that this was a living creature.
“Rene!”
As soon as Julius grabbed me tightly by the arm and pulled me close, the ground beneath our feet gave way with a crash, and we were swallowed into the dark abyss below.
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