I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 248

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8-20. Goal Achieved

The figure that had fallen was unmistakably Abyss-san.
However, he could no longer maintain his human form.
Though it seemed he wasn’t dead, his body was in tatters, covered with burns and ice crystals.

It was clear from his appearance that a fierce battle had taken place above the barrier.
But where was Lize-san?
A wave of anxiety surged through me.

“Abyss-san!? Abyss-san!”
“Urgh…! Ow…!”
“Oh, thank goodness!”
“Not really…”

He tried to prop himself up by placing his arm on the ground, but it quickly turned into a mass of white flesh.
It was obvious that he had reached his limit and could no longer maintain his human form.
In this state, he wouldn’t be able to move for a while.

I turned my gaze forward.
Kyurii was still there, with a sinister smile on her face.
Her earlier prediction had come true, and I couldn’t shake off the bad feeling it left.

“Yuuzen…”
“Huh!? W-What is it, Dad?”
“First, we kill her. Then, we leave the rest to Ouren-aniki. Once this is over, we’re heading straight back.”
“W-What do you mean…?”
“Don’t overthink it. Focus on the enemy in front of you.”

For the first time, Dad openly released his killing intent toward his son.
It wasn’t the overwhelming force of Ouren-san or Uchikage-Ojiichan’s, but it was a thin, sharp menace, rising from the depths.

Dad understood.
Kyurii wasn’t trying to defeat us—she was only stalling for time.

If Abyss was here but Lize wasn’t… something troublesome must have occurred.
But we couldn’t ignore the threat right in front of us.
Kyurii likely intended to escape when the time was right, but we wouldn’t allow that.

“We’ll finish this in twenty seconds.”

Smack—my father slapped my back.

“Sorry, I’ll need to take some of this.”
“Huh?”

Suddenly, I felt something being drawn out from within me.
At the same time, a chill ran down my spine.
It was a strange, unfamiliar sensation, and I shivered as Dad directed his hand toward Kyurii.

“‘Seal Surpressor.’”
“…What?”

Clang, clang, clang!—the sound of metal being fitted together echoed as a barrier immediately deployed.
It wasn’t the same as the barriers I had seen in the past.
This wasn’t a sphere, but a square-shaped ‘Seal Surpressor‘ that surrounded Kyurii in the blink of an eye.

I knew this skill.
Every angel knew of it—it would be odd if they didn’t.
After all, we had spent a great deal of time researching how to break it.

“Let’s End This”

***

Reizen walked forward without any sign of caution, his steps unhurried.
But his presence was anything but calm.
The sharp, resonating sound of his footsteps betrayed the anger simmering inside him.

He gently placed his hand on the ‘Seal Surpressor.’
Ideally, he would have let the others finish her off, but that was no longer possible.
Now, he would end this battle himself.

With a light push, Reizen shattered the “Seal Surpressor” all at once.
At the moment the barrier was activated, it had already been determined that only the caster would decide the fate of those trapped inside.
If Kyurii had struggled to break free, her life would have been extinguished instantly.
So, she did nothing.

However, doing nothing meant…

“Even if you didn’t aim to win, you still wanted to live, didn’t you?”

Reizen muttered to the angel, now collapsed on the ground after being released from the binding.
His sharp anger from earlier had already vanished, and the barrier Yuuzen had created was now pointless, so he quietly dissolved it.

Combat involving powerful skills tends to end quickly.
Unless the opponent can counter properly, it often concludes just as abruptly as this.

“Both of you.”
“Y-Yes?”
“…”

“Return to Oni Village immediately. Things are probably getting troublesome over there as well.”

Reizen’s instruction came from intuition, but there was a solid conviction behind it.
The number of angels they had sent here with powers was too small.
For humans, dealing with even this few would be difficult, but the angels had only sent a small force here.

However, Oni Village was full of allies with powerful skills.
To subdue them, the angels would need substantial strength.

Reizen insisted that they leave at once, but there was something they needed to know first.

“What about Lize-san!?”
“It’s too late. I knew from the moment Abyss fell. Abyss, Lize has been taken, hasn’t she?”
“…Yes, that’s right.”

Abyss, gritting his teeth in frustration, clenched his fists as he returned to human form.

Taken… by the angels?
They took Lize-san?

“Abyss-san, what happened up there?”
“…After you and Amariaz descended, the enemy’s forces increased. It was only one person, though.”
“…And?”
“I believe it was an archangel. They unleashed fire, ice, lightning… all kinds of powers.”

“…! Meiny…”

Amariaz muttered the name of the archangel, though no one else could hear.
He knew her well enough—Meiny, the archangel with the most powers of all the angels.

“Abyss, can you still fly?”

Reizen’s question to the clearly exhausted Abyss seemed harsh, but the situation was dire.
Abyss, forcing his aching body to move, slowly stood up and transformed his white flesh into massive wings.

“Somehow…!”
“Take Yuuzen and Amariaz with you. I’ll head to the castle. I’m counting on you for this.”

“Understood…!”

Abyss immediately scooped up Amariaz and Yuuzen, and with a flap of his wings, they soared into the sky.
The situation had shifted dramatically, and they had to adapt quickly.
Their current priority was to rescue Lize.
Yuuzen had a good idea of where she was taken.

Inside the cocoon Abyss had created for them, Yuuzen spoke to Amariaz.

“Amariaz…”
“I know. The angels were targeting those with skills, and Lize-san is perfect for that. We were too distracted.”
“Yeah. Their goal has been achieved, hasn’t it?”
“It seems that way. But I doubt they’ll do anything drastic with Lize-san right away. We can still make it in time after reuniting with Ouren-san and the others.”

“…! Both of you…!”

Abyss called out to us, his voice tinged with urgency.

Amariaz immediately leaned out to look outside.
Understanding what had caught his attention, Yuuzen quickly did the same.

“Reizen-san’s prediction was spot on.”
“Everyone…!”

What we saw was Oni Village, with smoke rising in the distance.