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 265
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9-13. Ultimate Skill: [Crimson Lotus Bloom?
Houen quickly raises his hand toward the enemy.
“‘Crimson Lotus Bloom’.”
The spell takes a little time to activate, but not enough to hinder the battle. Soon, even the earth beneath them will be bubbling and boiling.
Preventing that falls to Ouren. Being told to handle an unknown skill on instinct alone is far from ideal.
“Houen, tell me what kind of skill that is!”
“—”
“Don’t just ignore me! Abyss! Do you know anything about it?!”
“I-I’ve only seen it once… Everything melted!”
“That doesn’t tell me anything! More details!”
“Uh, um…”
Abyss reaches back into memories from centuries ago. The time she saw Houen’s true form was the same.
Back then, Houen had aimed at a small target. Like how Lize evolved by using her ultimate skill, Houen thought he could evolve with his own, so he tried it experimentally. The memory of that scene came to her clearly.
It hadn’t even been a target, it was just part of the environment. The small fireball that hit the ground burrowed slowly, sprouted, and budded. Abyss remembered the wave of heat that followed.
“Houen was using ‘Crimson Bud’…”
“A bud…? Wait, he’s using ‘Crimson Lotus Bloom’ now, though…?”
“Do you remember your first ultimate skill, Ouren? Houen and Lize both said their skills’ names changed.”
“…Ah.”
Ouren, too, had experienced his ultimate skill’s name changing. The first one he had was ‘The Decision’—a skill meant to finish off enemies.
The next time Ouren evolved, the name changed to ‘Ouryu’s Judgment.’ He had no idea what it meant, but it ended up working out well. However, using it came with a strong wave of drowsiness.
Finally, there was ‘Ouryu’s Verdict.’ With each evolution, the name changed, and the skill grew stronger.
So what Houen is about to unleash… is the final evolution of his ultimate skill. He’s never used it before.
“Wait, wait, WAIT! Houen, you… you’re using an untested skill for the first time?!”
“Ouren! Do something, quick!”
“Hold on…! Water, maybe? Would water work? No, that might cause a hydrogen explosion! So maybe a pressure barrier… Oh, wait, my water could actually douse Houen’s fire.”
“Hurry!!”
“Alright, alright! ‘Water Barrier!’ ‘Pneumatic Barrier!’ ‘Infinite Water Control!’”
Boom!
Ouren used all his magic to create a huge mass of water to contain the creature. He manipulated the water into walls, layered a pressure barrier on the outside, and wrapped it with another layer of water walls.
Ouren sighed in relief, feeling they’d done enough. But Abyss remained uneasy.
“More, even more!”
“Huh?”
“Add more water!”
“Isn’t this enough…?”
“Quickly!!”
“You’re serious?!”
Adding another layer of water, Ouren activated ‘Earth Spirit,’ raising walls of earth around them. The order might be wrong, but there was no time to redo it. He poured all his magic into enhancing durability, ensuring even an explosion couldn’t shatter the barriers.
Pop.
Finally, the seed of ‘Crimson Lotus Bloom’ appeared in Houen’s hand. Though a flame, it had enough mass to fall swiftly under gravity.
The seed hit the creature’s feet, embedding itself in a small hole. A sprout pushed up, forming a bud, releasing an intense heat that scorched the ground.
“—!”
The heat evaporated the creature’s viscous fluids. It tried to back away but found Ouren’s wall behind it. It struck, but the wall held firm.
Crackling… The bud slowly began to open.
“!!!?”
At that instant, a wave of scorching heat shot toward the creature. The bud seemed to hold a core of extreme heat, forcing it to escape. It clawed frantically at the wall, but not even a scratch formed.
The bud continued to open, peeling away layer by layer, resembling a red spider lily.
“!?!? !?”
The earth began to boil, the soil drying and melting into red liquid.
Whoosh… Houen’s ‘Water Barrier’ evaporated. The pressure barrier outside began to melt.
“Gah! It’s hot! Wait, the barriers are gone!”
“What are you doing?!”
“It’s not my fault! Wait, this thing is going to expl—”
Boom!!
A tremendous shockwave blasted upward. Both barriers melted under the ‘Crimson Lotus Bloom,’ causing the outer water layer to vaporize and explode. The final earth wall reduced the blast’s impact, directing it skyward, but it shattered into dust.
The blast threw Ouren and Abyss back.
“Whoooa!”
“Aaaah!”
The two tumbled, then quickly regained their footing to observe the scene in front of them.
“…This is way too much.”
The boiling earth cast a crimson glow into the sky.