My mother's love song

If the dark and ugly monster was the real Rhodes, then he would have already mastered self-control.

Being your own master is undoubtedly something that only those who have entered the realm of saints and sages can achieve.

Regardless of power and mystery, this young man was the true transcendent. She pales in comparison. The Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows bit her lip.

At this moment, she remembered the ancient prophecy she had dreamed of.

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"I'm sorry, I made you see something indecent."

Rhodes said with a grin as he used magic to reassemble his body.

Before long, the boy's upper body, which had been shattered, was intact.

There was not a single scratch on his body and his face remained calm.

If we ignore the fact that most of the shirt was burned by magic, it would seem as if everything that just happened was just a dream of Scathach who had lived too long.

"Can you pretend that what you just saw never happened?"

“…………Hmm.”

After witnessing "that", Scathach was no longer able to speak.

After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"Why...why don't you use that power? Is it because of disgust?"

"Hmm? Disgusted? No, no, I don't hate myself the way I am at all. Rather, I like myself a lot.

Although maintaining the current human form can save energy, it is still liberating to appear in my original form.

As for why I didn't use that power, there's no special reason, it's just..."

Scathach held her breath: "Just?"

Rhodes raised his chin and smiled arrogantly.

The answer is written in his expression.

If I get serious, the world will be like a blue glass ball that will shatter at the slightest touch.

"..."

Although Xuanskaha was standing firmly on the ground, he had the illusion that the ground was shaking.

“I thought that might be the case.”

Scathach sighed deeply and spoke calmly.

It seemed that she had regained her composure from her earlier panic.

“The rumors are all true… there is another godslayer besides me.

I originally thought it was a mistake, and that he was just a fraud... but now it seems that he was underestimated."

"God Slayer?... I think someone called me that before, but it seems like that's a bit of an exaggeration."

"Humph……"

Scathach stared at the boy intently and asked, "Have you been hiding your strength all this time? All those exaggerated rumors I heard were accomplished by you in your current state?"

"The size of my power has nothing to do with how I appear.

This is just my way of being, and the essence of life does not change because of the degree of seriousness. "

Rhodes shrugged and replied in a bored tone, "This planet is nothing more than a playground for me.

What you aborigines call fighting and struggling is no different to me than teasing small animals with foxtail grass; it's just playing and games.

If it's a game, there should be rules, right? Otherwise, there won't be any fun in it."

At this point, no matter what the boy said, Scathach would not be surprised.

"I see. This time you set the rule for yourself that the winner must be determined by 'martial arts', right?"

"As expected of the Queen of Shadow Country, you are sensible. That's what you think."

Rhodes smiled and nodded.

"In the past, I have challenged many powerful enemies, including the ancestral dragon with a hundred heads, the giant snake that coiled the world as a garden, the rebellious hero who looked like a monkey, and the giant monster who looked like a fox...

There were both glorious victories and tragic defeats.

Even when I failed, I would not think, "Huh, if I take this guy seriously, I will definitely win."

If you lose, you lose. It’s fun to have both losses and wins… But it’s also annoying to always lose more than you win, hahahaha!”

Watching the boy's innocent laughter, Scathach felt deeply sad.

...How ironic.

In the past, she was too powerful to find an opponent who could compete with her, so she imposed restrictions on herself.

Do not use the power of the Shadow Kingdom.

The original runes are not used.

Not using superhuman bodies.

Scathach fights her opponents with only her magic spear and martial arts.

If they don't do this, no one else will be qualified to compete with Scathach.

Even so, she never suffered a defeat.

At the end of victory, all Scathach got was eternal loneliness.

There are too many differences in the structure.

But now, Scathach and her opponent's positions are reversed.

This young man named Rod has power that surpasses Scathach, but he says he only wants to compete with her in martial arts.

It was exactly the same as she had done in the past.

Scathach smiled bitterly and thought: Is this what they call karma?

The huge sense of gap made the Queen taste the bitterness of near defeat before the competition even started.

The young man with long blond hair and crimson eyes continued speaking while looking into Scathach's eyes.

"But... you don't need to be too sad.

Scathach, Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows, I came here because I think you are a truly powerful person.

In fact, this should be the last time I challenge others. I don’t find any fun in fighting recently.

You are qualified to be my last opponent. If it is you, you will not let me down. "

Rhodes said coldly with a blank expression on his face.

It's a lie. I clearly can't sense any expectation from his tone.

However, Scathach still smiled in response.

"Really? Really? Is that so? Is that how you see me? It's really unsettling to be judged like that by a monster like you."

"You were the one who launched the attack first. You won't refuse my challenge now, right?"

Scathach lowered her head and murmured, "…………How could it be."

Rhodes was surprised to find that her body was shaking.

Scathach's immortal body, wrapped in a tights, couldn't stop shaking violently at this moment.

Because of pleasure.

She didn't know how many years it had been since she met someone like Rhodes who could inspire her fighting spirit and murderous intent.

When the battle becomes a mechanical task.

When life transcends time and becomes eternal.

The heart and soul that had cooled down a thousand years ago now became hot again because of the appearance of the young man.

Scathach was convinced that Rod was the person for whom she had to fight with all her strength and risk her life.

So

"Uh uh, is this your true nature?"

Rhode smiled as he looked at Scathach, who seemed to be in heat. "The aloof Queen is just a disguise, you sadistic battle maniac."

"Yes, I have always suppressed myself in the past. Whether it was teaching or fighting, it was all to suppress the fighting instinct in my heart."

The slender hand wrapped in purple silk slid along the flat and firm belly to the towering chest that was rising and falling. Scathach raised her charming eyes and said with a smile.

"You are the first one who can wake me up to this extent, Rhodes."

There was eager joy in her voice.

I can't help wanting to kill him...

I can't bear to be killed by him...

"Well, it doesn't matter to me."

"You are so cold. Maybe this is just a trip to relieve boredom for you, but it means a lot to me.

I have lived for ten thousand years, maybe just to meet you."

The Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows looked dazed and her breathing was hot, and her moist eyes looking at the boy were filled with passionate murderous intent.

On the other hand, Rhode's expression was very indifferent, and his scarlet eyes were filled with playful ridicule.

The queen and the boy, whose attitudes were at two completely opposite ends, were thinking the same thing.

Swish!

A red shadow shot out from behind the throne of the Shadow Kingdom, and the red spear burning with magic power tore through space and finally landed at Rhodes' feet.

"Thank you for your help. Although we were supposed to exchange martial arts, I didn't bring any weapons with me, and you found out."

Rhodes pulled the magic spear out of the soil and weighed it in his hand to check the feel.

Gae Bolg... the bone spur of the Red Sea Monster, the Sea Beast Curred.

Just by holding it in the hand, it was as if I could feel the majesty of the sea beast like the god of the sea when it was alive, and its roar that was like calling for a tornado.

"Nice gun."

Rhodes fired a shot and said calmly, "But it's still not as good as Albion."

"Whatever happens, I will correct your wrong idea next."

Scathach, with her brilliant smile, looked like a girl intoxicated with love.

"Scathach, the gatekeeper of the Shadow Kingdom."

"Lord, the destroyer of Sodom."

The next moment after they introduced themselves to each other, the beautiful purple figure on the throne instantly disappeared.

唰

A deep red light, burning with light and heat, carrying with it death and murderous intent, pierced straight towards Rhodes in an unpredictable trajectory!

That is the supreme skill that Scathach, the female warrior praised as the godslayer, is proud of.

With just a light touch of her high heels on the ground, Scathach completed the leap from stillness to incredible speed.

It is impossible to capture it with the naked eye, it is a jump almost like light.

Scathach clenched the scarlet magic spear in her hand and pointed the end of the curse directly at Rhodes' heart.

"Pierce! Pierce! Pierce through the Gae Bolg Alternative!!!"

Dead, thrown out.

Then, this battle that was delayed for a thousand years ended in the next moment.

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