Chapter 486: Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s Fighting Spirit!

Zweite Schwarzes Rex! Gungnir!

A dark purple magic circle lit up beneath the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye. Intricate patterns, mysterious symbols, and quietly beautiful light all intertwined and merged at a single moment, coiling along the umbrella like vines.

A ceaseless surge of power erupted from the magic circle, streaming directly into the umbrella’s handle.

“Hiss—Nnngh!”

Himekoji Akito could not hold back, nearly crying out in pain. Luckily, he managed to clamp a hand over his mouth.

He could not let the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye get distracted.

This was a critical moment!

He fiercely suppressed the urge to shout from the agony.

But—

Holy hell, this hurt like freaking crazy!!!

It felt like thousands of foreign objects were aggressively, rudely charging one after another into his… down there. His little guy hadn’t lasted even a second before surrendering, becoming a racetrack where those invaders recklessly ran wild.

No! No!

Too much! Way too much!

Can’t hold any more!

Endless, brutally violent power forced its way in relentlessly.

His poor “weakened” state — thanks to the Clothing Explosion and Human-shaped Walking Artillery debuffs — vanished instantly. Instead, it became engorged, swelling up against the delicate fabric tied around his waist, lifting the large umbrella.

It felt like it would explode!

At the same time, the umbrella held by the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye unfurled! Blinding light erupted!

“BOOM!”

The Brave’s sword-light, accompanied by thunder, slashed down from above!

Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye raised her umbrella to meet it!

“KABOOOM!”

The collision of umbrella and sword resonated far louder than any thunderclap!

Energy exploded. Shockwaves rippled out. Dust choked the air.

For the battle itself, it was a spectacularly flashy scene, worthy of a big-budget spectacle.

But what about for Himekoji?

Who had the mood to appreciate such grand scale?!

It’s over… it’s ruined…

Only one thought filled his mind now!

The unbearable pain turned to complete numbness downstairs in an instant!

True, he’d told the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye he wouldn’t get hurt. True, he’d been blessed by the System as “indestructible”…

But the opponent facing his System-protected Mr. Winkie now—

Was another System!

Examples of the “Invincible Shield” getting breached, the “Absolute Spear” getting blocked, the “Impenetrable Territory” getting violated… weren’t those countless?

So, the System’s promise of “absolutely unbreakable”…

Honestly, ever since he’d pulled out that umbrella, Himekoji’s heart had been stuck in his throat!

Finally, he didn’t have to worry about that anymore—because now, it felt like it was being shredded by pure agony!

…

The dust settled.

The two combatants remained frozen in their final attack poses, completely motionless.

Perhaps this was the legendary moment when masters duel?

Whoever moves first reveals their weakness.

After such a colossal blow, neither seemed injured—at least not visibly.

Because of this, the outcome of that clash remained a mystery. A stalemate? Or something else?

If you only looked at the Brave and the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye, you might think someone had hit the pause button, freezing the scene.

That’s why you needed to look for a third person as a reference—

Himekoji Akito!

This guy was currently rolling around on the ground, clutching his crotch, completely devoid of image, dignity, or even basic composure!

His antics stuck out like a sore thumb amidst the otherwise frozen master duel scene.

Definitely not paused!

“Mr. Himekoji! A-are you okay?”

Noticing this, the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye instantly lost her cool. Who cared about maintaining her masterly composure by staring down the Brave? In a panicked rush, she scrambled over to Himekoji, deeply concerned.

Yukinoshita, released from the standoff with the Brave, was even faster.

“O-of course it’s not okay! Hiss— Hurts! Hurts really bad! S-something big is very wrong!”

Cold sweat drenched Himekoji’s face. He was suffering terribly.

Earlier, fighting the Brave, he’d had wounds deep enough to see bone, bleeding like a faucet, yet he hadn’t seemed half as miserable.

“What happened? Tell us clearly!”

Yukinoshita grabbed Himekoji’s shoulders, demanding anxiously.

The Brave’s attack should have been blocked entirely by the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye. Right?

The two fighters were unscathed, yet the spectator, Himekoji, looked like death warmed over?

Yukinoshita couldn’t make sense of it.

“M-me… It… It… Seems broken!”

Himekoji wore a near-tearful expression of dread, pointing shakily at his lower half.

Darn it, that Brave hit way too hard!

“It?”

Yukinoshita and the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye followed Himekoji’s finger—

A horrifically swollen, blood-engorged, vein-pulsing fleshy tent straining ominously against its fabric prison!

“GYAH!?”

The easily flustered Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye was instantly terrified.

Yukinoshita didn’t fare much better. Her eyebrows knitted sharply.

Although Himekoji pointing at his… equipment screamed perverted behavior in any other context, this time, Yukinoshita could keenly sense that wasn’t the case. He was dead serious!

Dead serious about claiming his little friend was failing!

Moreover, upon closer inspection, Yukinoshita realized the umbrella’s overly rigid, swollen appearance was indeed abnormal! It had turned an angry, dark purple from pooled blood! So huge and distended, looking ready to burst any second.

“Wh-what do we do, Mr. Himekoji…?”

The Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye floundered, completely helpless.

She bore the blame for Mr. Himekoji ending up like this!

If she hadn’t poured everything into using the Zweite Schwarzes Rex, she wouldn’t have put such a massive burden on him…

“Can we find a way to reduce the swelling?”

Lost in thought, Yukinoshita unconsciously muttered aloud.

Reduce the swelling?

The speaker didn’t mean much by it, but the listener took it to heart.

Hearing this, the Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s eyes suddenly blazed with determination!

“L-leave it to me!”

She pressed her lips together, clenched her fists, and stood tall, accepting the responsibility without hesitation.

She caused Mr. Himekoji’s current dire state. And so—

She would take care of it!

She would make Mr. Himekoji shrink back down!

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