We’ve arrived at the base of the World Tree.
Luciel, my friend, is fighting Kabutank, one of the Magic Bug King’s Four Heavenly Kings.
Luciel… she should be strong. Strong enough to fight and win against the Demon Race.
But it doesn’t look like she’s doing any damage to the Magic Bug King’s Four Heavenly Kings. Isn’t that a little strange?
So, hey, Sinri.
～～～～～～
Sinri: “The reason Luciel is struggling”
→ It’s because Kabutank is receiving the World Tree’s Blessing.
“World Tree’s Blessing”
→ In addition to unlimited Magic Power usage, it buffs allies and debuffs enemies.
～～～～～～
I see, so the opponent is cheating by using the World Tree.
“You put on the face of a warrior, but you cheat to win. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Ugh…! S-Shut up!”
He seems to be taking some mental damage.
So he does care…
“Haa… haa… damn… I’m… at my limit…”
Luciel collapses to her knees.
She did well to fight against Kabutank, who is empowered by the World Tree that supports the world.
“Good work, Luciel.”
“Mika God… but…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Leave the rest to me.”
Seira approaches and gives Luciel a recovery potion.
“Mika… are you sure you’ll be okay?”
She’s asking if I can defeat that bug without destroying the World Tree.
“No problem at all.”
So, it’s my turn now.
Alright then.
Kabutank is in the air, grinning.
“Hmph. A substitution, huh? But… a subordinate of Luciel’s? How disappointing.”
Since I have God Protection, I appear weak to others.
From Kabutank’s perspective, I seem to be Luciel’s subordinate (meaning weaker than Luciel).
Well, it doesn’t matter how anyone sees me.
But how should I defeat him? I can’t use attack magic or large-scale skills. And the Divine Beast babies would go wild…
“What are you spacing out for?”
“Oh, I was just wondering how to get rid of this bug.”
A vein pops on Kabutank’s forehead.
“…You. Are you underestimating me? This great one? Do you think you can defeat me?”
“Well, yeah. You don’t seem like a threat at all.”
“…Don’t get cocky, you inferior creature…! It’ll be over in an instant! I’ll kill you in an instant!”
Kabutank kicks off the air and comes towards me.
…Haa. He’s so slow.
“Fast!? W-What speed…! Mika God-sama! R-Run…”
Thud…!
“Wha!? I-Impossible… You caught my sword…!?”
I caught Kabutank’s sword.
“And this one! She caught my sword! With her pinky nail!?”
Kabutank is confused.
“Is that all you’ve got?”
“Guh! You…!”
Clang clang clang!
“Amazing! She’s seeing through all of Kabutank’s swift sword attacks!”
I deflect his attacks with my nails.
“Impossible!? There’s no way a frivolous woman like you could have better dynamic vision and agility than me! What kind of trickery is this…?”
“Oh, it’s because I’m letting the AI control my body?”
“Letting the AI control your body…? W-What are you talking about!?”
～～～～～～
Sinri: Mika’s movements
→ Currently, Master Mika has the Digital Spirit, which is me, possessing her body.
I am perfectly simulating the enemy’s attacks with my Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet), and performing the corresponding actions in place of Master.
～～～～～～
It was too much of a pain to predict the enemy’s movements and move myself.
So, I decided to leave the fighting to the AI.
“Sinri, beat him up.”
I… no, I, with Sinri possessing me, clench my fist.
Dogooh! With tremendous speed, I landed a punch on Kabutank’s unguarded torso.
“Gyaaaaaaaah!”
Kabutank’s body bent into a “く” shape as he flew away.
I teleported to where he was flying.
“So-i!”
I put my hands together like a hammer and bring them down on Kabutank’s head.
Dogoohhhhhh!
“Wha…t… is… that… too… fast… I… can’t… see…”
“Of course not. It’s optimized, ultra-fast movement by the AI.”
I’ve ordered Sinri to overwhelm him without harming the World Tree.
Sinri is calculating the optimal movements and executing them using my body.
“Ku… ku… ! I see… you were hiding your true power.”
Kabutank staggers to his feet.
“It was a plan to make me lower my guard and then strike!”
“No, I didn’t intend to make you lower your guard. And I’m still holding back.”
I haven’t used attack magic, God Skills, or the help of the Divine Beasts.
“Fine then…! I’ll show you… my true power! Armor Takeoff!”
The black armor that Kabutank was wearing falls to the ground with a thud.
～～～～～～
Sinri: Armor Takeoff
→ By discarding the 10-ton armor that Kabutank was wearing, he increases his speed and power.
～～～～～～
Is he a student of the Turtle Hermit School?
“With this armor off, my power and speed are on a completely different level than before!”
“Yeah, yeah, I know. It’s a 10-ton armor, right?”
“Hmph! You can be cocky for now! Behold…!”
Kabutank’s body blurs.
And then, ten Kabutanks appear before me.
“Oh my, clones?”
“Wahahaha! How’s that! Amazing, right!?”
“Not really.”
～～～～～～
Sinri: Kabutank’s clones
→ By moving at super speed, he creates afterimages, making it look like there are more of him.
～～～～～～
They’re not actually clones, he’s just moving really fast, right?
Wow, what a waste of movement.
“Dieeeeeeeeeee!”
The ten Kabutanks attack.
Swords are swung down.
“Choei.”
I throw a punch at one of them.
Dogooh!
“Gah…!”
Crush, Kabutank collapses to the ground.
“I-Impossible… How did you see through it…?”
“Even if there are ten of you, there’s only one real body. So, I used Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet) to search for the real one, and then punched him. End.”
Kabutank collapses.
“Amazing… To completely overwhelm a member of the Magic Bug King’s Four Heavenly Kings, who even Luciel-sama couldn’t defeat.”
Oberon is surprised.
～～～～～～
Sinri: Warning. Kabutank will revive using the World Tree’s power. Moreover, Magic Bugs have the property of becoming stronger when they die and come back to life.
～～～～～～
Is he a Saiya-jin or something?
Did he come from a battle manga…?
～～～～～～
Sinri: Furthermore, after reviving, Kabutank will use his ability [Revenge].
Revenge
→ Returns twice the damage received from the opponent.
～～～～～～
Ugh, how annoying. As long as he has the World Tree’s Blessing, he’ll revive no matter how many times, right?
Can’t we do something about that?
～～～～～～
Sinri: The World Tree’s Blessing is given in response to the will to live. Therefore, it would be best to break his will to live.
～～～～～～
Break his will, huh…
Alright, fine.
“God Protection, release.”
“Kuhaha… I, I have the World Tree’s Blessing, ororororororororo!”
Kabutank spat that out when he saw me release God Protection.
“No way~… No way, no way, no way~… I can’t win against this~… Waaaaah…”
He seems to have gotten scared when I released the protection.
“You’re getting scared by this?”
“No, no, no, no, no.”
Luciel and Seira shake their heads.
“Look at Oberon.”
“Huh?”
Oberon had fainted in Seira’s arms.
Was it that shocking…?
～～～～～～
Sinri: SAN reduction 1D10/1D100
～～～～～～
What’s that code…?
“Put the protection back on quickly.”
“Oh, that’s right. Protection on.”
But Oberon was still unconscious. Hmm, I didn’t intend to hurt him.
“Uhiii~… Uihihi~… Ahyahyahya~…”
Oh no, he’s broken.
Luciel hits him with the Sword of Omniscience (Hoteison), and he completely stops moving.
“Alright. See? I defeated him without harming the World Tree.”
I can control my power properly too.
“But Oberon, who knows the internal situation, completely fainted.”
“OH… Sorry.”
For now, we’ll wait for Oberon to wake up.
【☆★Announcement★☆】
The short story from the other day
Has been serialized due to popular demand!!
There is a link at the bottom of the page!!
[Serialized Version] The Reincarnated Girl Travels Leisurely with Her Beloved Cat ~ I was abandoned because “I’m a little girl,” but in fact, I was a Saint loved by God. It seems I’ve incurred God’s wrath, but I don’t know. I’m traveling freely in another world with my pet cat (the strongest god).
Or, please copy and use the following URL.
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2793jy/