Reincarnation in Another World Starting from Bones ~The Bare Hero Rise from a Skeleton (WN): Chapter 165

 

The Decisive Battle in the Royal Capital, Settled!

"Hey, wait~"

 Reinhard wasn't even a cat, but he was talking like one and grabbed my body.

"Let go! Reinhard! He killed my Mylene!"

 Desperately, I try to break free from Reinhard's grasp.

"That's impossible, isn't it? With the body of a mouse, how are you going to defeat Drake!"

"I'll defeat him somehow! He insulted Mylene!"

"I know that because I heard it too. However, you can’t even hold the holy sword in your mouse body!"

"Then what should I do!

 I forgot to set the settings and changed into a mouse, so I can only return to human form after 3 days, which is the same as before!"

"Then I'll kill Drake!"

 Suddenly, Anastasia, who is not even a swordsman, picks up the holy sword Excalibur from the ground and speaks.

"Wait, why Anastasia..."

 I don't understand what Anastasia means.

"Hey, I'm pissed off too."

"That's not the case, can you use the holy sword Excalibur even though you're not even a hero?"

"I can use it! It's not stuck in the rock anymore!"

"It’s not like that…"

 For a while, I don't understand what's going on.

 I had honestly thought that only the hero could use the holy sword Excalibur.

 Well, it's true that no one is saying that people other than heroes can't use it.

 Only the hero could pull the holy sword Excalibur out of the rock, but anyone could use it after pulling it out...

 Or rather, wouldn't it be better for Kenji to use it?

 Kenji is, after all, a master fencer.

"Anastasia, wouldn't it be better to leave it to Kenji?"

 I suggested it to Anastasia.

 If anything, I want someone who has a high chance of defeating Drake to use the holy sword Excalibur.

"Ced-nii, I’m sorry, but I only use the divine sword Kumomaru Mark II!"

 Kenji is saying something strange again.

 The divine sword... Since when did Shiro's sword become a divine sword?

 Well, since Kenji worships Shiro as a god, is it correct to call it a divine sword?

 In fact, the divine sword Kumomaru Mark II seems to be of a higher rank than the holy sword Excalibur...

 But the Mark II is a Toyota car!

 They don't sell it anymore.

"That's what it is!"

 Anastasia says to me with a smug look on her face.

"In that case, you should leave it to Reinhard!

 Reinhard is a Holy Knight Paladin!"

 I said the facts.

 Seriously, if we don't take the holy sword Excalibur from Anastasia, we'll be in trouble.

 After all, Anastasia's real job is to be a sage.

"Ah, then Anastasia is more suitable!

 Anastasia's pole skills are better than my sword skills!

 In fact, I've challenged Anastasia to a match several times and lost by a lot!"

 I was surprised by the unexpected answer.

 Well, I knew Anastasia was amazing.

 After all, she is such a talented woman that she became the fourth of only three sages in this world.

 What's more, even though she's actually an old hag, she looks younger.

"Well, if that's the case, please do so."

 At this point, I have no choice but to leave it to Anastasia.

 Because she herself is very motivated.

"I've been given the job! Well then, I'm going to be serious for the first time in a while."

 I don't know why, but it seems like she wasn't serious until now.

 Anastasia's mana suddenly swells, and a sinister red-black aura overflows from her body.

 Is this the guy who accumulated her mana from when she was an old hag?

 Most of the time, old hags with great skills usually live by conserving energy, but when the time comes, they get serious.

 After that, most of the time, they return to their original appearance as an old hag.

"Hmm. Looks like you can do a little."

 For some reason, Drake also seems to recognize Anastasia as an enemy.

 Leaving aside me, the main character.

"I'll get rid of him."

"Me too."

 For some reason, even Mary and Kenji are in a good mood.

"I'll do it too!"

 Reinhard also hands me to Shiro and steps forward.

 Shiro and I are supposed to be the hero and heroine of this story!

"Master, let's leave this to Anastasia-san and the others. We've already missed the boat..."

"Or rather, once I turned into a mouse, there was nothing I could do..."

 When things get like this, I have no choice but to leave it to Anastasia and the others.

 In fact, the body of a mouse can only stimulate Shiro's cute cherries with its silky body hair.

"We will make a way!"

 Mary, Kenji, and Reinhard take the lead and start running.

 The only remaining opponents are 12 vampires with titles, the Nem-Ram sisters who have lost both hands, and Drake.

 However, the opponent's strength is still superior.

 Can we win?

 Or rather, me, Mina, and Shiro are now out of action.

 By the way, Shiro is taking care of me, so she's out of the battle.

 Shiro's job is to protect me, who has turned into a mouse, with all her might.

"Uoryaaaaーー!"

 Mary bravely mowed down the vampires with titles.

 Slash*! Slash*! Slash*!

 Kenji also cuts down vampires smoothly.

 Reinhard uses his large shield to blow away the vampires who try to attack Mary and Kenji from their blind spot.

 Then, Anastasia uses the holy sword Excalibur to completely cut off the heads of the vampires who are being cut down or blown away.

 It's like they don't even need me...

"You're doing pretty well."

 Drake, still in a relaxed mood, declares this to Anastasia and the others.

"You went too far."

 Anastasia says quietly.

"What's the matter?"

 Drake picks up Anastasia's words and responds.

"Before you came to this world, you killed many of our comrades who belonged to the Amru Adventurer's Guild in the Amru dungeon."

 Anastasia answers Drake's question.

 Apparently, Anastasia is angry about the more than 50 adventurers Drake supposedly killed in the Amru dungeon.

 Well, since Anastasia is loved by everyone, there may have been some adventurers out of those 50 who were good friends with Anastasia.

"What are you talking about? These lowly humans are our food, aren't they?"

"You're a vampire duke, so you should be able to live without drinking blood!"

 Anastasia snaps at Drake! She glared and retorted.

"My subordinates cannot survive without drinking blood!"

"Then you shouldn't have added more subordinates!"

"Are you an idiot! I had to increase my subordinates in order to search for Ancestor-sama!"

"The Ancestor does not wish for such a thing."

 Anastasia looks sad and says to Drake.

"How do you know?"

"Everyone knows that!

 According to Ced-kun, you parent and children were saved by the Ancestor, right?

 That's because she felt sorry for you, the parent and children, who were persecuted and could only live in the darkness.

 It certainly wasn't for the purpose of using humans as food, much less for the purpose of discriminating against humans by calling them an inferior species!"

"What are you talking about, an inferior specie? This is all what the Ancestor-sama wanted!"

"All the Ancestor wanted from you was to lead the people who are considered heroes to search for the Ancestor's Ring!"

"No! Ancestor-sama told me to create a world for vampires, a world for Ancestor-sama!"

 As Drake speaks, he spreads his arms outstretched, looks up at the sky with large tears streaming down his face, and is immersed in his own world.

"This looks like a serious illness now.......

 The Ancestor never wanted such a thing.

 And now I have no choice but to kill you.

 You may not realize it, but you are making the biggest mistake of angering the Ancestor.''

 Anastasia spat at him.

"What are you talking about?"

"You laid your hands on the hero, Ced-kun, who you should have been guiding."

"What? What on earth are you talking about?"

"You took the wrong path.

 The future that the Ancestor wished for was for you, parent and children, to live happily under the sun..."

"Shut up! Shut up! You’re not even the Ancestor-sama, so what do you know!"

"It seems like there's no point in saying anything to you since you've already fallen to the dark side..."

 After Anastasia said that, she started running towards Drake.

 And,

"Destroying Devil! Anihilation Slash!"

 Anastasia instantly gets into Drake's bosom and with blinding speed, with a single flash of her sword.

  She cuts off Drake's head.

"Such a shame. Duke Dracuel."

 Anastasia muttered to the decapitated Drake.

"Why… that name…. no way… Ancestor-sa…"

 It sounded like the decapitated Drake said something to Anastasia in a voice that seemed to disappear, but there was no way for us who were far away to hear it, and he just turned into ashes and disappeared.

""Father!""

 The Nem-Ram sisters cry when they see Drake disappearing into ashes.

"I'm sorry, but you sisters will have to die too."

 Anastasia is merciless even to the young girls.

 Actually, both of them are old women who are over 500 years old.

"Uwaaaーー! I don't want to dieーー!"

 Ram, the younger sister whose arms have been severed, thrashed around.

 Having seen Anastasia's strength up close, Ram probably understands that she cannot defeat Anastasia without both arms.

"No Ram. We have killed many humans without complying with the Ancestor-sama's wishes."

 Sister Nem, who was supposed to be crying until just now, regains her composure as soon as she hears Anastasia's words and speaks to Ram.

"But, Anee-sama!"

"This is our sin. It is the punishment of the parent and children for not being able to sense the will of the Ancestor-sama."

 Perhaps her sister has a far-sighted perspective, and she doesn't seem to have any fear of death.

 In fact, she had already accepted death.

"It's a shame, but you guys tried to interfere with the hero who you were supposed to guide.

 This is something that can never be reversed..."

 Anastasia's mouth trembled a little as she tried to hold back the deep sadness on her face as she talked to the Nem-Ram sisters as if she were talking to herself.

"Eh... that expression... when we first met... Ancestor-sa..."

 The tears of the sister Ram, who was listening to Anastasia's trembling words in front of her eyes, suddenly stopped as if she had realized something.

"Hey... Anee-sama?"

"That's right"

 Her sister, Nem, has a kind face and nods deeply.

 The two then looked at each other and, after expressing their feelings, bowed their heads to Anastasia.

"Looks like you're ready, huh?"

""Yes""

 The Nem-Ram sisters answered in sync with each other, their faces beaming as if they had just reached enlightenment.

"Well then……"

 Slash*!!

 Without hesitation, Anastasia cut the twins' necks.

""Ances... tor-sa...'"

 Like Drake, the twins seemed to say something to Anastasia before turning into ashes, but there was no way we could hear what they were saying from where we were.

 However, it might not have been my imagination that the profile of Anastasia, who have heard the twins' words, looked a little sad.