Chapter 173: The Battle Has Already Begun (2)

「Okay, anyway, the tables have turned! 」

「You damn terrorists! You think you’ve got the best of me…! But what a shameeee! Bullets won’t work on my bodyyyyyy! 」

Colt and Caron’s faces tightened after hearing Bunos’ words.

「It was the perfect sniping opportunity we had just now. So, I shot Bunos along with his subordinates. The bullet from the special rifle, which Caron had made, hit Bunos in his right temple as intended. 」

「Yeah. I placed as much magical power as possible into the special bullet. Even so, Bunos didn’t take any damage. 」

Caron said with frustration. I remembered what Colt said about Wolf. Simple tactics didn’t work against powerful enemies in this world. Therefore, it was standard practice to fight using a hybrid strategy that combined magic and weapons…in this case, bullets with magical power. Even so…

「But!! Why didn’t that work on Bunos!? 」

「Buhahaha!! The plug-in had already been completeddddd!! 」

Bunos laughed out loud as he regained his confidence. Plug-in! In other words, Superior got activated! That’s why the magic bullet Caron had made didn’t work!

Father Luke said while making the cross sign in front of his chest.

「The one Bunos uses is named Orc Superior. Rumor has it that its thick wall of flesh nullifies all attacks. Oh, dear God…」

「It nullifies all attacks!? Then, there’s nothing we can do! 」

「Certainly, if the bullets from our special rifle won’t work, then we have no way to damage Bunos’ body. 」

「Tsk! Brother, are we going to retreat now? 」

Both Colt and Eich had bitter expressions on their faces. However, Seiya spoke with a carefree tone.

「In Bunos’ case, you can’t tell whether Superior got activated or not. 」

「Huh…? Ah…yes, I see. Wolf looked like a machine while Bunos just looks fat. 」

「…!? Shut up, you witch! 」

Bunos was irritated by my words and shouted out loud.

「I won’t use my high-ranking Superior on you bastards!! My Orc Superior is enough!! 」

「High-ranking Superior? 」

When I muttered, Father Luke, who seemed to be an expert, explained it to me.

「In addition to his currently activated Orc Superior, I’ve heard that Bunos also has a Mecha* Orc Superior. It’s like assimilating a chainsaw to your arms to mince the enemy…」

When Bunos heard Father Luke’s words, he snorted and reached his pocket.

「I don’t need to use it on the likes of youuuuu!! This is enough for you fucking terrorists!! 」

After saying that, Bunos took out a large-caliber gun with a golden cask. Next to me, Celseus swallowed his saliva.

「That’s a powerful gun. It’s looks like a Magnum**. 」

「Is that thing called Magnum? 」

「Yeah. It’s a gun that’s powerful enough to take down an elephant. In other words, I’ll be the one to receive the bullets from that gun with the activated Daunting Pose…! I really don’t want to be part of this, please…! 」

Celseus knew more about guns than me, but I thought it was unfortunate that he had so much knowledge.

Aside from that, I suddenly noticed a change in Seiya’s demeanor. Before I knew it, Seiya had red hair and fangs in his mouth! And he was drawing the holy sword Egzation from his waist!

…He was turning into a Berserker! He was going to attack! 　

Seiya disappeared in a second! The next moment, Seiya thrusted the flaming blade of Egzation into Bunos’ stomach!

Bunos got shocked under the lightning attack and dropped the gun in his hand. Bunos’ gun rolled on the ground. Celseus screamed in joy.

「He did it! Mister Seiya’s quick attack was successful! 」

「Yes! 」

I also smiled and nodded with joy. However, Bunos, who should’ve been pierced in the abdomen by Egzation, was rubbing his stomach with his hands as if nothing had happened.

「The attack with Egzation didn’t work…! 」

I muttered in shock. Seiya also said while staring at Egzation’s blade.

「He’s completely unharmed. I attacked with Phoenix Thrust after raising State Berserk. 」

Colt approached Seiya and spoke to him in a serious tone.

「Mister Seiya. It’s different from fighting Wolf. A hybrid attack that combines magic and modern weapons will be ineffective against Bunos’ Superior. 」

When Seiya fought against Wolf, he used the power of Egzation and somehow managed to win. However, it seemed that future battles would no longer be that easy.

The current situation was not a cheerful one at all. However…

「Damn! Where’s my gun! 」

Bunos twisted his tongue. Bunos’ gun was lying near Seiya because of the attack. Eich and Caron yelled.

「Hey, hero! Pick it up! 」

「Yeah! That gun might be able to breach Bunos’ defenses! 」

…This was good luck! Bunos’ powerful gun was right in front of Seiya!

I was waiting for Seiya to pick up Bunos’ gun. However, Seiya wasn’t looking at the fallen gun, but was glaring at Bunos with hawk-like eyes.

「You may have dropped the gun intentionally. 」

Bunos’ eyes widened at Seiya’s words. I asked Seiya in surprise.

「What!? So, that gun is a trap!? 」

「If Bunos also used the drone when I fought Wolf, then he would know that I had no gun. And now a powerful gun that can break the enemy’s defenses it’s right in front of me. It’s too suspicious. 」

「It…It makes sense now that you mention it! 」

I understood Seiya’s words, but Eich raised her voice.

「No, wait a minute! But! We’d be missing out this chance if it isn’t a trap! 」

On that moment, there was a flash of light along with a large roar! Bunos’ gun exploded like a grenade!

Black smoke began rising. Although it was a small explosion, Seiya’s upper body would’ve been blown away if he had held the gun in his hand.

…It…It really was a trap…!

「No way! 」

「As expected of you, Lord Hero! It feels like you have clairvoyant abilities! You’re truly the messenger of God who will save the world! 」

Eich was speechless, but Father Luke was moved to tears. Bunos, on the other hand, was gritting his teeth.

「Ugh…you’re such a cautious person! But you won’t be able to defeat me no matter what you do! 」

「…Grand Leon was a formidable enemy. 」

Suddenly, Seiya muttered to himself. 「Ah? 」, Bunos showed confused expression.

「Duke Leon, who possesses the Thunder Beast Artema, is said to be the incarnation of Grand Leon…I wanted to keep it a secret until the battle with him, but I guess now is the right time. 」

Seiya spoke to himself as he opened his cloak. My eyes widened on that moment! He was equipped with over ten guns inside the cloak! Seiya also had a holster attached to his upper body, and there were multiple guns in there too!

「There’s no need to pick it up. I have a gun too. Even before I fought Wolf. 」

Tha…That’s right! Seiya was making a lot of guns in the Underworld! He didn’t cover himself with the cloak because he was cold!

「Wait, how much do you have in there!? It looks like you have the same number of guns in the hideout!! 」

Eich was shouting, and Bunos was pointing at Seiya’s guns with a puzzled look on his face.

「If…If you have that many guns, why didn’t you use them when you fought Wolf!? What’s the point of having them anyways!? 」

Like Bunos, I also had doubts about this. I expected Seiya to use his guns in the fight against Wolf. In the end, he didn’t use them but ended up winning.

Seiya quietly opened his mouth.

「Assuming that the next enemy was scouting from the sky…Bunos would’ve raised his alert level if he knew I had guns. However, Bunos saw my battle against Wolf and must have thought… 『This hero is a fool who doesn’t know the basics of modern combat and doesn’t even notice aerial photography. 』 As a result, Bunos didn’t make much preparation and only had ten subordinates with him. He greeted us with a Superior even though he had higher-ranked Superior.」

「Seiya, were you pretending to have no guns the whole time!? I see, so you’ll wait for our enemies to let their guard down first in order to defeat them!! 」

My previous doubts disappeared while I screamed. Seiya turned his cold eyes towards Bunos.

「Earlier, you arrogantly declared, 『The battle has already begun. 』. However, the battle had already begun long before you thought it had already begun. 」

After hearing Seiya’s words, Bunos, along with all of us, fell silent.

What…? 『The battle had already begun long before you thought it had already begun… 』 It…It was kind of confusing! But it was true that Bunos, who thought he had outsmarted us, ended up dancing on Seiya’s palm!

「Wha…What’s your deal…Do you think I’m afraidddddd…! 」

Seiya hadn’t broken Bunos’ defense yet. Even so, Bunos took a step back from Seiya. I noticed that his breathing became quite rough, and his face looked pale, as if he had just met a terrifying monster.

「That’s right. Then, I’ll let you feel this gun. 」

When Seiya spoke with a calm tone, he selected one of the multiple guns he had and pulled it out. It was a large gun that looked like Bunos’ gun that had exploded earlier.

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*Mecha is a genre of Japanese manga and anime that heavily features or focuses on mechanical innovation. Robots, cyborgs, androids, and space stations, for example, all fall under the wide umbrella of mecha; however, robots are usually the primary focus.

**Magnum weapons are those which have been designed to fire the larger, more power Magnum ammunition.

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