Trails with Cuddle-Cuddle Osbon
Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Helen
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Chapter 076 – Fufufu, Son. It’s the July Field Study④ [B]
Somewhere beyond his sight, Gideon seemed to have just finished playing his flute and was glaring at Rean with a murderous gaze.
His gaze remained on Rean for a while, but when he saw Towa and the others catching up to him, his expression changed to one of shock.
Gideon seemed to hesitate for a while before doing anything, but Towa and others were overwhelmed by the dark dragon’s massive body just then and couldn’t move, perhaps because their legs froze.
Rean pulled strength from his abdomen.
“Spirit…… Unification!”
With a sharp exhale, Rean used his power of ogre to dispel the miasma floating around them.
With the stagnant air cleared, Towa and the others regained their consciousness.
Although he was intimidated by the pressure, Gideon waved his hand wildly and gave orders to Zoro-Agruga.
“Go, Monster of the Dark Age! Defeat this fellow demon of yours!”
“Who did you just call a demon?!”
Gideon shouted as he turned.
Because they were chased by the RMP, they seemed to want to leave this situation to Zoro-Agruga and try to make an escape.
“You can’t even teleport. Don’t even think of escaping!”
Releasing his power of ogre up another level, Rean instantly rushed towards Gideon.
Before Gideon, whose eyes had widened, could prepare himself, Rean slammed his Armor Breaker Punch, filled with all sorts of emotions, into his stomach.
Gideon might have had some physical training, but when Rean’s fist, in his Demon Unchained state, was unleashed toward Gideon, and even while he was holding back, it still broke some of Gideon’s bones, causing him to writhe in agony.
With Gideon’s body bent in a く shape, Rean struck his defenseless neck with a chop, knocking him unconscious in an instant.
He took the opportunity to release his Demon Unchained state and retrieved the Demonic Flute. Then, he used his clone to pick up Gideon, who was foaming at the mouth and had collapsed, before leaving the scene.
“Senpai, I’m done here! All that is left is to deal with that giant thing!”
“Hahah, I’m glad to have such a reliable junior. Well then, let’s go slay the dragon!”
Angelica, who had been dodging the miasma breath unleashed by Zoro-Agruga, punched it and praised, while Towa, who had been linked to her, followed-up with a sphere of fire with her orbal gun.
“Incantation Formation: Divine Song!”
Rean used his Power of Ashen as Brave Order he earned from Roselia that increased the speed of incantation of Arts, which bestowed chanting speed comparable to Toval or even faster.
George, who understood this through the link, immediately used his orbal arts to strengthen everyone, but then noticed that Crow’s movements were lacking in vitality.
“Crow, what are you doing? You need to move!”
“A-Aah……”
Crow seemed to glance at Gideon.
“It’s okay. Even though it’s just a clone, it still has a corporeal body, so even if he awakens, the clone won’t let him go.”
“Geez, what a shitty technique you have!”
Crow’s twin guns shot through the miasma butterfly created by Zoro-Agruga.
Then, Zoro-Agruga swung his huge front paws high.
“Aerial!”
“Helix!”
Towa, seeing through this, created a tornado with quick-speed orbal arts through support of Divine Song and in combination with Rean’s Craft, sent all of the miasma butterflies to the ceiling, minimizing the damage from the explosion.
Then Zoro-Agruga swung its huge front paws up high.
“La Crest!”
“Defense Formation: Iron Heart!”
The Group C, who instantly realized that it was going to be a slamming attack followed by a vibration attack, switched their orbal arts and Brave Order to prepare for defense.
The response was successful and the damage was kept at a minimum.
“Charge Formation: Raging Fire!”
“Crescent Mirror!”
“Zero Impact!”
Towa came their aid, and Angelica, who received it, ran over and punched the dragon.
Zoro-Agruga tried to forcibly envelop the humans with miasma by scattering them all around, but Towa who had read its movement, neutralized the effects of the miasma with Arts.
The fist, being reinforced by orbal arts and Brave Order, shook Zoro-Agruga’s body, even though the punch was unleashed by Angelica, who was human-sized.
“Now, Crow!”
“…………Cross…… Raven!”
Strengthened by George’s orbal arts, Crow unleashed undulating bullets that seemed to have a will of their own from his twin guns, and they were fired at Zoro-Agruga, which had been thrown off-balance by Angelica.
“Here’s another, Rainbow Shot!”
Towa’s bullet pursued it with a mixture of the Three Higher Elements and Four Lower Elements.
Zoro-Agruga raised his head in a final act of resistance, preparing to unleash a breath of darkness, but a small shadow fell on his body.
“Ashen: Mortal Leaves!”
Together with two corporeal clones, a sword dance moved in all directions, slicing through the dark dragon’s body from three sides.
The slash cut through not only its body but the miasma that seeped from its bones, and thanks to Towa and the others’ prior attack, the dark dragon who had no time to resist, was cut in half.
“…………Phew, looks like we managed to defeat it.”
“We did it!”
Without losing guard, Rean waited until the dark dragon collapsed before sheathing his sword.
As if responding to Rean, Towa and Angelica high-fived each other, and they also clapped their hands in appreciation for George and Crow.
With the battle safely concluded, Rean was about to get Gideon when he suddenly noticed something strange.
A black mist was flowing out from Gideon’s body, hovering over him as if possessing him.
{“Rean, that’s a curse. It was removed from me in Eryn, but that Gideon man seemed to be possessed with something similar.”}
Curse…… So that’s the reason Gideon is going berserk.
[“It should be. He was originally a wise person who previously worked at the Imperial Academy. Normally, there would be no reason for someone who became an assistant professor to become a terrorist…… but if the “curse” had “tempted” him, then everything will be changed.”]
Anyway, if that’s the case, I guess it will be better to take him to Eryn instead of turning him in.
Gideon’s rampage was the result of a curse.
Rean saw through this and had reached out towards the culprit who had written “Marching Towards Dystopia”—— but before he did, Rean said to Towa and the others.
“By the way, seniors, I am about to commit a crime now, but could you turn a blind eye?”
“Eh?”
Hearing those words spoken so casually, Towa and the others forgot their joy and looked at Rean.
What Rean would do from now on would be obstruction of justice by harboring a serious criminal for personal reasons.
The crime would be lessened if Roselia explained the situation via Olivert, but it would still be going against the requests of Sara, RMP, and Rufus.
“R-Rean-kun?”
“I have some personal business with this person. Therefore, I would like to postpone handing him over for a bit. That said, there’s a possibility that I won’t turn him over at all.”
“What are you talking about?”
“To put it simply, this person might have been brainwashed through some sort of hypnosis. I want to remove that first.”
After all, the curse was a ridiculous story that was unlikely for anyone to believe the first time they hear it.
Starting with Testa-Rossa, there were many things that had to be kept secret, so Rean ended up using such wording.
Maybe it’s faster to just run away, just as Rean thought of that and about to speak of it, George asked.
“Sorry, but I was wondering if you could give a more detailed explanation about it.”
“Hm~ how do I explain it……?”
[“Fufufu, son. You can create a link through Vali-kun. Then we’ll be able to bestow spirit sight on Miss Towa and the others.”]
Can you do it, Valimar?
{“I’ll try.”}
“Well then, can you please link with me?”
“O-Okay.”
Though confused, Towa was the first to follow Rean’s instructions and he smiled.
At the same time, Rean used the Power of Ashen and pointed at Gideon, who had been captured by his clone.
“W-What is that……?”
“Do you notice the strange thing attached to Gideon’s body?”
“Aah…… But what on earth is that?”
“It seems to be the curse of the dark dragon.”
“……Can it be removed?”
“Maybe…… I know I’m asking too much, but could you please leave him to me?”
Rean stated sincerely and bowed his head.
It was the request that came from none other than Rean, who was the most angry at the terrorist, so the seniors could only stare blankly at each other in response.
Surprisingly, it was Crow who gave Rean permission.
“I don’t mind. Hey, George, you know if we tried to seek an explanation for everything he does, it will never end.”
“Eh, well, I suppose that’s true, but……”
Crow’s word caused the atmosphere to become shaky.
Nevertheless, Angelica, as the eldest daughter of Marquis Rogmer, tried to voice her denial, saying that the culprit causing such unrest in the Imperial Capital should be apprehended.
However, the one who stopped and the only one who could do so was her.
“I don’t mind, Rean-kun. I learned yesterday and today just how outrageous you can be…… but I knew from your time at the academy until now that you’re not a bad person.”
“Is it okay?”
“I told you, Rean-kun won’t do anything unfair. Besides, it is the student council president’s duty to believe in students. Well, if it’s Rean-kun, I will believe in you even if I am not the student council president, though.”
Towa blushed shyly.
Rean tried to express his gratitude, but was interrupted by Angelica, who rubbed her cheek against Towa’s.
Looking at the two with a wry smile, Rean raised his hand.
“Come, the Ashen Knight Valimar!”
{“Oh.”}
In response to the call, the Divine Knight was summoned.
Even Angelica stopped caressing Towa and looked up at the giant Divine Knight.
“So this is the rumored Divine Knight……”
“What are you planning to do, junior?”
“I’m thinking of bringing him to the place that can remove the black mist…… or rather, the curse, I have to save face for Instructor Sara so I’ll be back by the end of the day, but please prepare an excuse for my absence.”
“Leave it to me, Towa will do something about it.”
“Crow-kun should help out too!”
“I know…… Hey, is he really brainwashed?”
“Well, you know the expression ‘tempted by devil’, right? The curse subtly works its way in that manner and tempts its victim. Perhaps the terrorists are gathering such victims.”
“I found it hard to believe, but we just witnessed the legend return……”
Angelica looked gloomy after the great feat of slaying a dragon.
There might be too much information for them to sort through so fast.
“I’m sorry to act on my own. I will make sure to contact Prince Olivert and make sure it doesn’t cause trouble to all of you…… Valimar, I’m counting on you.”
{“Umu.”}
Valimar transported Rean and Gideon into the cockpit.
While Towa and Angelica were surprised to see him piloting the Divine Knight, the Ashen Knight followed its Awakener’s will and teleported him to the village of Eryn.
The upperclassmen who were left behind could only resign from caring too much for the junior who was so out of the ordinary and once again rack their brains trying to come up with an excuse to everyone else who might ask where their junior went.
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Brainwashing? Curse? Like hell it’s something like that…… My, no, our anger is ours alone.
That feeling of being overwhelmed by hatred…… but still, that person breathed a sigh of relief at the possibility that Gideon might be saved.
Author Note:
GIDEON SURVIVAL ROUTE
On the other hand, it meant the turmoil in Crossbell, turns of events that hang Gideon on his neck, will inevitably change (usual original plot).
Well, if it was just an attack, coming up with follow-up is easy…… easy…… maybe.
With the deduction of the Marching Towards Dystopia in III, it’s a real shame that he died in vain.
The professors in the Trail series are, for better or worse, competent people.
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