Earth Princess? No, it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!

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Skills, in this context, are something that was created to allow the weak to defeat the strong.

"Very strong, but your attack is only in a straight line... Any powerful warrior could easily dodge it."

Nourishes—

The gushing star breath instantly pierced Scáthach's body.

But Scáthach's body only trembled slightly before dissipating like ripples.

"Afterimage?!"

"After all, I am the queen of the Land of Shadows."

Keng!

Fujimaru Ritsuka swiftly conjured a lightsaber and slashed back!

Blue sword light and red spear light clashed rapidly, the magical light of the Land of Shadows flashed, and in the blink of an eye, Scáthach was once again repelled by the powerful force.

But it was only a repulsion.

"So, they're making up for their lack of technical skill with their senses and speed? I see. The enhancement of Star Breath is really absurd."

Scáthach said with a smile.

Because no matter how strong the power.

Star support can enhance them to a level stronger than the opponent.

This is the strongest passive ability of the [Star Spirit].

"However, it's not like there's no way to break it."

Scáthach knew perfectly well that this kind of stellar support was not an absolute suppression.

Every powerful skill in the world has a weakness, for example...

call out--!

Scáthach transformed into a red lightning bolt once more. In that instant, even in her home turf, the world of the Demon Realm could not afford to be careless.

The long spear was brandished.

Then Scáthach instantly thrust forward with the red spear at its lowest point!

In an instant, speed and power both increased rapidly!

One way to deal with an enemy whose combat power is constantly increasing is to unleash power far exceeding what was previously achieved in an instant, so that the opponent cannot perceive the power in time.

That's enough to deceive the protection of [Star Support].

Only one strike.

Scáthach radiated light.

After a mysterious rune flashed by, the red spear tip instantly pierced through Fujimaru Ritsuka's Star Breath!

"Eh--"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was slightly stunned.

Almost without warning, his defenses were easily breached.

Wait a minute, what is this?

Fujimaru Ritsuka's mind raced.

If the opponent's abilities suddenly surge, there's only one possibility.

As the queen of the Land of Shadows and Cú Chulainn's master, she must also possess the same skills as Cú Chulainn... In other words, the ability that this queen of the Land of Shadows just used was [Runic Magic].

No, it's more like purer than rune magic.

In the emergency, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt a sudden pain in her chest... She couldn't care less about anything else and immediately activated her imagination manifestation.

"—!"

"It's now!"

It was as if it sensed something.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's scarlet eyes instantly shimmered with golden light.

Immediately afterwards, another crimson spear was pressed against Scáthach's spear tip!

The tip of the spear was blurred, but it was definitely the concept of "godslaying".

Click.

The red spear in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hand shattered with a crack.

"Did you reveal my spear in an instant?"

Scáthach raised an eyebrow: "Interesting. But the precision isn't enough, let's try again!"

"Yes, Ms. Scáthach!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly stood at attention.

Chapter 198 Ritsuka Dies Under the Setting Sun

Evaluation of Scáthach.

[When a single spear strike reaches its pinnacle, even slaying a god is as easy as turning one's hand.]

However, in reality, despite her formidable fighting power, Scáthach's battle record is not impressive.

This is partly because Scáthach never fought with the aim of winning, but rather with the aim of dying.

What's weird about this person is that he really wants to die in battle.

Although she can appear in Servant form and send herself to die every time... her true form can never die, she can be described as a death god.

A queen who rules the Land of Shadows cannot die, but she also cannot live, as long as this world exists.

Because she is neither a living being, nor a god, nor an elf.

However, at this moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka is facing a true demigod in the Land of Shadows.

"call..."

However, even Scáthach understood this fact.

That is, in a purely playful situation, she could not easily defeat Fujimaru Ritsuka, who had absorbed a portion of Rungomminiad's light.

“You could say she is both human and a True Ancestor... Of course, there’s another layer of meaning to that. I think you should understand, Fujimaru Ritsuka.”

Scáthach said in a calm tone:

"It is both, and at the same time it means it is neither. Just like me, I cannot be alive, nor can I be dead."

"So answer me, who exactly are you?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka closed her eyes, then opened her red pupils.

"I am Fujimaru Ritsuka, the last Master of humanity."

“What do you want to do?” Scáthach asked again.

"I want to reclaim humanity and save the world."

"So here's the question... Fujimaru Ritsuka, why did you try to save her?"

Scáthach asked with interest, "All living things eventually lose their future, and humans are no exception. To disappear without knowing anything—there is no gentler death than that."

"I do not know."

Fujimaru Ritsuka shook her head: "There's no time to think that much, nor is there time to ponder that much. Sometimes I feel that things in this world don't really have that many reasons."

"And, well, I feel terrible."

Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed, "Without the power of the True Ancestor, I might have fought desperately for my own survival, for the world I knew."

"If I regain the power of the True Ancestor, my thoughts will change..."

"That's how it should have been."

"But I haven't changed."

"What's changed is that I can do things I couldn't do before, so I can do more. And it's up to me to bring this to a close..."

"A reason that makes absolutely no sense. Yet, it feels somewhat reasonable amidst the contradiction... Is this the thought process of a True Ancestor who has merged with a human?"

Scáthach pondered for a moment, then chuckled softly:

"That's interesting. It seems that not only the planet itself recognizes you, but even the future of humanity recognizes you... This is the root of the conflict."

"very good."

Scáthach turned around.

Then, facing a certain cliff, he raised his voice and asked.

"Well, old man, have you found the answer you were looking for?"

Who is she talking to?

Before long, a dark blue flame suddenly burst into flames on the gloomy cliff. The flames were dazzling and seemed to carry a cold and pure killing intent.

The magic is not strong.

Or rather, it's just that it doesn't appear strong.

However, the concept of "death" is inherent in the entire body.

It should be said that it was a skeleton hidden in a black robe, wielding a terrifying giant sword.

Even if she could comprehend the greatsword, Fujimaru Ritsuka would never be able to materialize the coldness and chilling light contained within it.

"Though his body is that of a blasphemous fallen being, his passion for humanity has not been extinguished. Even a vampire cannot corrupt his spirit in the slightest; surely his human master can understand that..."

"The end of life."

"The echo of the evening bells."

"Throughout the long years, even bearing the curse of the True Ancestor, your heart will not waver."

"Child of the Stars, I offer you your sword."

"Then, feel the boundary between life and death severed, and witness the evening bells turn into stardust."

"In this way, you will be able to find the dawn that cuts through the stars."

The old man, his eyes blazing with fury, said this.

Then he raised his sword, the flames in his eyes burning fiercely.

He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka, his voice echoing like a bell.

Fujimaru Ritsuka: "?"

She cautiously approached Ms. Scáthach and asked timidly, "Um... teacher, what exactly did this old man say? I... didn't quite understand."

Scáthach blinked: "Huh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched the back of her head somewhat embarrassedly.

"What this old man is saying is too profound and too literary; I have a hard time understanding it. What should I do?"

This cannot be blamed on Fujimaru Ritsuka.

There were just a few people whose way of speaking she hadn't gotten used to, such as [Goddess Rungomminiad], [The Cave King], and the old (skeleton) swordsman in front of her who looked incredibly powerful.

"So that's it."

Scáthach smiled gently, her lips pursed.

“It’s nothing, he just said that because you saved his people, he can teach you how to defeat [Goddess Rungomminiad].

Is that right?

Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes suddenly sparkled.

""

“You’ve gone too far, Queen of the Land of Shadows.”

"Introduce yourself."