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Swallow Reversal

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The swallow’s third stage attack was about to begin. The swallow circled overhead while glaring at Stella.

“Kieeeee…!!” (Swallow)

Eventually, instead of spreading its wings, it folded them, becoming like a large round ball. This was the swallow’s charge form. From here begins the true attack of the swallow that nearly destroyed the Eastern country.

Clarissa pointed at the swallow while trembling.

“Th-That is… the disaster form from the legend!” (Clarissa)

“Yes, Clarissa. In the past, our ancestors did not just sit by and watch. There were many attempts to subjugate it…” (Queen)

“But once the swallow takes that form…” (Clarissa)

“Yes. Even if it was possible to push the swallow this far… that form could not be broken. The only one who ever cornered the swallow beyond that point was the past hero, Stella-sama.” (Queen)

The swallow gave a single sharp cry.

“Kieee!!” (Swallow)

Just like that, with mana shimmering, it began a diving attack. Simple, but the power was tremendous. A mass of mana moving at a speed the eye couldn’t follow. It was truly destruction incarnate. If taken head-on, even castle walls would be smashed apart.

“Over here!” (Stella)

Stella quickly stepped and circled around the spring. In truth, this charge itself only followed a simple trajectory. Even with her past experience, taking it head-on was reckless.

The swallow crashed directly into the spring.

“……!!” (Swallow)

Water splashed up, and the ground shook. From here, the swallow could take one of two patterns of action. One is to return to the sky and perform another dive attack. This can only be evaded. Even last time, just taking the hit drained her stamina. And because of the angle, it couldn’t be countered. The other is to stay grounded and fly close to the surface, targeting its mark as it approaches. That one is the opportunity. That one can be countered.

Stella carefully estimated the distance. The distance between the swallow and Stella was about 20 meters.

“Come, I’m over here…!” (Stella)

Stella knew.

If the distance was too great, the swallow chose the dive attack. So, she must not run around aimlessly. But if it was too close, she wouldn’t be able to react to the charge attack. The swallow’s charging speed was fast. To land a clean hit, she would have to judge the timing carefully. Coincidentally, this distance, 20 meters, was equal to the distance between a batter and the mound in baseball.

Stella sensed it instinctively.

This distance was the best.

“Kuee…!!” (Swallow)

The rounded swallow shifted slightly and trembled. It showed no sign of taking flight.

Stella thought.

Good, the swallow will charge just like this…! The swallow is a magical tool. It only takes predetermined responses and actions.

Spreading her legs just enough, Stella readied Durandal.

GOU…!!

An overwhelming pressure of mana assailed Stella. The queen leaned forward, staring at Stella and the swallow. Even though they had been informed in advance, the queen couldn’t help but cry out.

“She’s not sane…!” (Queen)

Actually facing it even from a distance caused uncontrollable shivering. Just imagining that charge heading toward someone was…

Of course, the idea of facing it head-on would never even occur. That was how fatal the swallow’s attack was. But Stella didn’t flinch. She firmly gripped Durandal and stared down the swallow. If she moved around poorly, the swallow would target someone else. The swallow attacks the closest enemy.

Kicking up water from the spring, the swallow charged.

No problem.

She had already overcome this part once. What was more, she herself was different from last time. Now she had Durandal and Fragarach. Two invincible bats. There was no way she could lose. She poured everything into this swing. Even if it lasted only a moment, the weight and importance of the swing did not change.

Hundreds of years of resentment, her resolve as royalty.

In that instant, Stella was clad in golden mana. Her physical ability exceeded its limits, and a divine swing was born.

“Seeeeei!” (Stella)

She drew the swallow in and swung Durandal with all her might. A golden swing and the pale blue swallow. Mana against mana. Power against power. They clashed in an instant.

*KAKKIN……!!*

A sharp metallic sound rang out. The swallow was launched high into the sky. The sensation was perfect!

“Kieeeee!?” (Swallow)

Mana rapidly dispersed from the swallow. Last time, this was where Stella had run out of mana. Just when it was down to one more blow, the swallow retreated, leaving only the wooden statue behind. The wooden statue was the main body with iron defense. Once it retreated, there was nothing that could be done. A defensive form, so to speak. In that state, no further attacks could land. So, before it retreated, one more blow had to be struck.

Stella turned around. Moreover, if one tried to remove it from the White Spring, the swallow would rampage fiercely again. They had no choice but to leave it sealed. But unlike last time, this time Nana was here. And Marcosias was here, too. They could definitely finish it off.

“Now…!!” (Stella)

At Stella’s call, Nana responded.

“Alright, get me close to the swallow!” (Nana)

“Got it!” (Marcosias)

In her human form, Marcosias was holding onto Nana in her mascot costume. Marcosias exhaled lightly and activated super acceleration. As a puppy, the emphasis was on range, but the aim became sloppy. In human form, super acceleration could only cover short distances, but it was quite accurate. Accurate enough not to crash even when used indoors.

A red light shot up, closing the distance to the launched swallow. Doing anything during super acceleration was difficult, but Marcosias succeeded. When the red light subsided midair, the wooden statue of the swallow was right in front of them.

“Perfect hit!” (Nana)

“Wafu!” (Marcosias)

If Nana extended her hand just a bit, she could almost touch the swallow’s statue.

“Heave-ho…!” (Nana)

With a light flick of her right hand, the multicolored whip coiled multiple times around the now even smaller swallow.

“KIE…!!” (Swallow)

The multicolored whip moved just as Nana wished, writhing flexibly. Though it consumed a considerable amount of mana. Infused with mana, the whip flexed and added acceleration to the launched swallow.

The target was clear. With the whip still wrapped around it, the swallow would be hurled toward Stella. Before it could escape into the wooden statue, Stella would deliver another blow. Of course, Stella had already finished preparing Durandal. As if waiting to swing at a wild pitch.

“Here we gooo!” (Nana)

The swallow, caught in the writhing whip, had no way to resist anymore. It struggled, but this was Nana’s prideful magical tool. Given enough time it could escape, but in this brief moment, it was impossible.

“Kieeeee!!” (Swallow)

Stella didn’t take her eyes off the hurled swallow. So, she wouldn’t miss even by the slightest chance. Stella raised one leg, switching to a one-legged batting stance. Then, she cloaked herself in golden mana, prepared for a certain victory.

“…This ends it!” (Stella)

It was a swing worthy of the phrase “her entire being”. That blow struck the swallow dead-on.

“Kieeeeee!!” (Swallow)

Letting out an especially loud scream, the swallow’s form shattered. It was a perfect swing.

*Parin…!*

Unable to endure the excessive damage, it broke apart. A fierce mana wind blew forth. All that remained was a wooden statue split in two. That suffocating mana pressure was gone. From a distance, the sounds of insects could be heard. The atmosphere in the forest had brightened completely.

“We did it…!” (Stella)

Stella collapsed to her knees. It was over. Nana and Marcosias landed with a light motion. Immediately after, perhaps from using too much mana, Nana collapsed. It seemed holding down and throwing the swallow had been quite the task.

“This… was enough, right?” (Nana)

“There’s no more presence left.” (Marcosias)

At their words, Stella smiled. It felt like a burden of many years had finally lifted from her shoulders.

“Yes, we defeated it. Thank you, both of you. Elt-sama, it’s over now…” (Stella)

The queen must have understood too. She raised their arms and cheered loudly. They had won.

Stella let out a rough breath as she stared at the broken wooden statue.

 

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