SWNOVELXO Chapter 46: Capella Emerada Lugunica
The whole group stood ready to fight as Kiyotaka got everyone's attention.
Kiyotaka: [As planned. We rush in for one coordinated attack, and then we split up into three groups.]
Kiyotaka looked to Wilhelm
Kiyotaka: [I'm respecting your wish to fight her on your own, so don't die.]
Wilhelm: [I won't die, Kiyotaka-dono. Please don't worry about me.]
Kiyotaka nods in understanding.
Kiyotaka: [Group A, consisting of Wilhelm, will take on the female cloaked figure. Group B, consisting of Garf, Ricardo and the Triplets, will take on the male cloaked figure. Group C, consisting of Julius, Beatrice and I, will fight lust, and Crusch will follow behind us for her chance to free the civilians.]
They all nodded in agreement.
Kiyotaka: [Do not rush anything. Fight properly. Groups A and B should help one another if one of them finishes their fight. Then only should you come assist Group C. And make sure your opponent is dead.]
They all nod as everyone begins to move out.
Garf: [The square's covered in the bodies of guards.]
Mimi: [Those two guys were super duper strong too.]
Kiyotaka held out his hands.
Kiyotaka: [Earth Smith Arts.]
Kiyotaka formed a Khopesh in each hand.
Kiyotaka: [Let's move out.]
Everyone arrived to see eggs of some sort that seemed to be beating like hearts.
Kiyotaka: (These eggs... hm?)
Kiyotaka's eyes shifted to the roof as he saw two cloaked figures.
Garf: [It's them!]
The two figures jumped down as Crusch fired off a wind slash that the woman blocked with her sword.
Crusch: [That swordsmanship...]
Julius then stabbed his sword at the cloaked man, summoning a wind attack at him as he jumped up, dodging. The Trtiplets yelled, casting wind magic at him as he blocked with his sword, sending him back a little, where Garf was waiting to punch him. Garf landed his punch, sending him towards Ricardo, who swung back his sword, and then swung it forward at the man, who stopped it with his hands. Garf rushed in and attacked, only for the man to grab Garf's fists to stop him with his two free hands.
Ricardo: [Get 'im!]
The triplets yelled, casting wind magic when the man showed off two extra sets of arms
Ricardo: [What the hell?]
The cloaked man grabbed his blades using his arms and blocked the attack. He then swung one blade at Ricardo.
Garf: [Get back!]
Ricardo jumped back as Garf lifted his leg and struck the cloaked man's back, pushing him towards Kiyotaka, who slashed at the man. The man blocked the attack before drawing all of his blades.
Kiyotaka: (Eight blades. I'm at a disadvantage.)
Kiyotaka let out his mana strings, predicting the best areas around him to place them as he went into an equal exchange with the cloaked man, shocking Garf and Julius. Even though it was eight blades vs two, Kiyotaka kept up and then slashed the man's chest before jumping back to avoid an attack.
Kiyotaka: (This man... He feels no pain?)
Cloaked Man: [Magnificent.]
He said this before rushing at Kiyotaka when Garf got in the way of the cloaked man's attack. He deflected the man's attack to the side with his right hand, and he used the momentum to turn around and slam the back of his left fist right into the cloaked man's face, sending him reeling back. Then, Groups A and B engaged in combat.
Garf: [Get goin', Boss. We'll handle everything down...]
Suddenly, a dragon showed up on top of a dome on the city government building as it laughed.
Kiyotaka: (That wasn't there before. How could it appear like that? It wasn't that I didn't notice it. It was... I see. It either appeared there somehow, or it was smaller before its arrival. And that Laugh. That's『Lust』.)
Kiyotaka aimed his hand out at the dragon.
Kiyotaka: [Al Gona!]
Kiyotaka created a huge shard of flaming rock as it spun, heating the tip.
Capella: [Oh, look at that! You really showed up! Well, then, let me introduce myself again! I'm...]
He fired it at Capella.
Capella: [You dare...!?]
The attack tore through her head, leaving nothing of her skull, but her body didn't sag.
Kiyotaka: (What in the world?)
Her body began healing and reforming the shape of a head.
Crusch: [Her wounds... are healing?]
Then the bell rang.
Capella: [Aw, would you look at that? The time has come.]
Kiyotaka's eyes sharpened.
Kiyotaka: [Beatrice. Help Crusch up there, okay?]
Crusch carried Beatrice.
Beatrice: [Murak!]
Crusch jumped up as her body was light enough to leap up to the balcony. Kiyotaka ran up the wall, grabbing the railing and vaulting up onto the balcony. Julius cast wind magic to get up there, when the door flew off its hinges, and a boy walked out.
???: [Hey, calm down. My dudes and my ladies. I'm so happy. So happy. Truly happy. Of course, I'm happy. I'm just too happy... So happy to be happy, to feel happiness... And that's all the reason you need to eat and drink in excess!]
Kiyotaka: [Who are you?]
???: [Oh? I am a『Sin Archbishop』of the Witch's Cult, representing『Gluttony』! Roy Alphard!]
Kiyotaka: (Roy Alphard? But Gluttony's name was Lye Baitonkaitos. Could it be... There are multiple 『Sin Archbishops』of『Gluttony』? Not everything goes to plan, but waiting for him to finish his monologue isn't something I can afford to do.)
Kiyotaka looked at Julius and Crusch.
Kiyotaka: [Can I trust you to handle this one?]
Julius: [Understood,『 Womaniser 』.]
Kiyotaka: (Must you use that nickname?)
Crusch: [Yes. We'll handle it.]
Kiyotaka looked at Beatrice.
Kiyotaka: [Let's go.]
Beatrice gets on Kiyotaka's back as Crusch swings her blade at Roy, unleashing a wind attack, as Roy jumps back to avoid the attack.
Roy: [My dude and lady are so mean.]
Kiyotaka dashed along the dome of the building with Beatrice hanging on to him as Kiyotaka held out his hand.
Kiyotaka: [Dona!]
He fired a shard of rock, smashing a window as he jumped through it.
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They landed inside as Beatrice looked up to see a dragon and a little girl tied up nearby.
Betty: [Look there, I suppose.]
Kiyotaka: (Those eyes. Blue. The dragon from before had red eyes. She could have changed her eye colour since he's a shapeshifter anyway, but...)
Beatrice: [Betty isn't fooled, I suppose. Betty can smell the Witch's Scent off of you, in fact!]
Beatrice aimed an attack at the little girl.
Beatrice: [Minya!]
The girl avoided the attack, slipping out of the rope and transforming into Capella.
Capella: [Such a mean look in your eyes. Filthy meat scrap.]
Kiyotaka: (She can shapeshift and in terms of healing, she's like Elsa. No... she's much worse. I used fire in my attack that hit her to cauterise the wound, but it proved ineffective.)
Suddenly, Kiyotaka saw a tail attached to her swing at him, and he jumped over it.
Beatrice: [Minya!]
Beatrice fired Minya at Capella, who let the attacks hit her as parts of her body froze into purple stone, but they fell off, and Capella's body regenerated.
Kiyotaka: (Minya doesn't work either, huh?)
Kiyotaka let Beatrice down onto the ground.
Kiyotaka: [Beatrice. Stay here and prepare that, okay?]
Beatrice: [She doesn't stand a chance against us, I suppose.]
Beatrice tapped Kiyotaka's arms.
Beatrice: [Murak.]
Capella smirked as she transformed her legs and rushed forward.
Kiyotaka: [Earth Smith Arts.]
Just as Capella attacked, Kiyotaka stepped past her as Capella's neck and limbs were cut, as her body parts fell to the floor, purple blood pooling there as Kiyotaka's blades were also covered in said blood.
Kiyotaka: (Physically speaking, she's remarkable. Her physical strength and speed are excellent. It would be difficult enough to fight her normally, but with that regeneration factor and her shapeshifting...)
Capella: [Hey, that was good. You're good. And a handsome meat scrap to boot.]
Kiyotaka: [You call me filthy and now handsome? Make up your mind. How would she put it? -100 points for a woefully idiotic showing of indecisiveness. Yes, I think that's how she would put it.]
Capella: [Talking about another woman right in front of me?
Kiyotaka: [I don't really consider a talking head in the same light as a woman. Especially not someone like you.]
Kiyotaka opened the door to see giant flies.
Kiyotaka: [What the...?]
Kiyotaka closed the door as Capella reformed.
Capella: [It's disgusting, right? Repulsive right? It makes you want to hate me, right? Hm? You don't hate me? That's weird.]
Kiyotaka: [Sorry, I'm not the emotional type.]
Capella smirked.
Capella: [So you're a stoic meat scrap huh?]
Kiyotaka: [But why do that? Why not just kill them?]
Capella: [What? Why? I'm a philanthropist. I'd never do something so barbaric.]
Capella held her hands to her chest with a smile.
Capella: [I want as many as possible, for as long as possible, as deeply as possible... to love me! Get it? Because that... is... my... wish.]
Kiyotaka: (As expected, there is no way to reason with her.)
Capella: [Let me reintroduce myself. I'm a『Sin Archbishop』in the Witch's Cult representing『Lust』, Capella Emerada Lugunica.]
Kiyotaka: [...]
Capella: [What?]
Kiyotaka: [If you're lust. Aren't you supposed to be beautiful?]
Capella gritted her teeth.
Capella: [Are you calling me ugly?]
Kiyotaka: [No. Just not "Beautiful". You're just... middle of the rank.]
Capella: [Middle... of the rank? You filthy meat scrap!!!!] AN: She's a "I'm a 10" while being mid at best girl fr.
Kiyotaka's face was monotone.
Kiyotaka: [Well, at least you're able to make up your mind for once.]
Capella's veins popped as she then calmed down and smiled.
Capella: [Maybe you'll change your mind when you see this?]
Capella looked at Kiyotaka.
Capella: [Most important thing is...oh? The thighs?]
Capella moulded her legs to be thick and supple.
Kiyotaka: (How did she...?)
Capella: [Breast size? Medium? I see.]
Capella moulded her breasts to a medium size.
Kiyotaka: (She is capable of knowing all of my preferences?)
Capella: [Silver hair?]
Capella's hair turned Silver.
Capella: [Demeanour? Proud and headstrong, is it? Eyes? Pink? That's strange. That doesn't match with the rest of this.]
Capella turned her eyes pink. She took a second to think about it, and then she cackled.
Capella: [Two different women? You're an adulterous meat scrap, aren't you?]
Kiyotaka: [It's not adultery. It's polygamy.]
Capella smirked.
Capella: [You're very lustful.]
Capella walked over to him.
Capella: [But can you really attack someone with features matching those two you hold so dear?]
Kiyotaka stabbed her in the face.
Capella: [Eh?]
Kiyotaka: [The visage you crafted in front of me right now has no meaning to me. It's an amalgamation of the features of the women I love, but in the end, they're worthless failures as they didn't capture the full picture of either of the women I hold dear.]
Capella fell to the floor.
Capella: [Ah... Eh?]
Her mind became groggy as she couldn't control her limbs properly.
Kiyotaka: [The part of your brain I just stabbed. It's called the Motor Cortex. It has everything to do with controlling your body.]
Beatrice: [Vita!]
Beatrice cast Vita on Capella's limbs, preventing her from moving.
Capella: [You can't kill me.]
Kiyotaka: [I know. That's exactly the point. You see. I'm quite interested in seeing what makes you able to heal like that, so I think I'll take this opportunity to test out all my theories.]
Capella: [Huh? Theories? What are you going to...?]
Kiyotaka: [I mean, I've organised everything so we could have as much alone time as possible.]
Capella: [Huh? No! No! No!]
Kiyotaka then stabbed another part of her brain.
Kiyotaka: [You see, this part of your brain is called the Cerebrum. It's responsible for conscious thought, perception and voluntary movement. That movement in specific being posture, coordination and balance. You should feel your vision become blurry, and my voice will become hard to register. Any ability to even think of movement should be impossible.]
Capella felt those symptoms as she tried to heal, but Kiyotaka cut out that part of her brain again.
Kiyotaka: [Changing the spot where those parts of your brain are? That's not good. You should just sit there and accept your punishment.]
Capella looked terrified as Kiyotaka kept looking around in her brain.
Capella: [Why... is... there no... chance of love for me... in your eyes.]
Kiyotaka: [Love is a foreign concept for me. It's not easy for me to understand. I only understand it when it comes to four women. My Mother, my sister, and the two women I am in love with. I can't feel something like that for someone like you.]
Capella struggled to tear herself apart, trying to get away from Kiyotaka as she looked absolutely terrified of him.
Capella: [You... you're a demon.]
Kiyotaka: [I am. A demon that protects the Frozen Witch of Elior Forest. For her to become the ruler of Lugunica and to live happily. That... is... my... wish.]
Capella screamed as Kiyotaka stopped for a second, holding her still.
Kiyotaka: [I see. My mana strings are detecting electrical signals going from your brain to your blood. Interesting. So your blood is why you can heal like that.]
Beatrice: [It must be『Dragon's Blood』, then, I suppose.]
Kiyotaka: [『Dragon's Blood』? Interesting. Now Capella. Be good and tell me. How do we reverse the effects of『Dragon's Blood』?]
Capella: [That's what I want to know, I...]
She felt groggy again.
Kiyotaka: [Capturing you isn't viable, so I'll just have to get rid of you.]
Capella: [You can't kill me.]
She smirked, knowing this was a fact. Kiyotaka remained calm.
Kiyotaka: [Oh, I know I can't. But Beatrice here can.]
Beatrice stepped up, ready to cast Al Shamak. She'd been preparing the spell while Kiyotaka was running his experiments.
Beatrice: [Al...]
???: [『Archbishop』Capella Emerada Lugunica is currently at her control tower awaiting further instruction.]
A voice said this as Kiyotaka turned to see nothing and turned back around to see that Capella had disappeared.
Beatrice: [She's gone, in fact.]
Kiyotaka: [There's nothing we can do about it now.]
Beatrice: [Betty is sorry for not casting the spell faster.]
Kiyotaka: [It's alright. Don't worry about it.]
Kiyotaka patted her head.
Kiyotaka: [That voice. She's only barely in earshot. She is most likely outside and long gone by now.]
Beatrice: [Betty smells the scent of a Witch, I suppose. The term Witch or Warlock refers to existences that possess a『Witch Factor』. So there are a few others than just the『Witches of Sin』.]
Kiyotaka: (Then the Witch Factors are not just from the Seven Deadly Sins. Also, that would make me a Warlock.)
Kiyotaka sighed when he suddenly saw the area around the city government office flood.
Kiyotaka: (The Witch Cult has no reason to open the flood gates so... it's either Pricilla or Aldebaran. Likely the latter. Why did you open the floodgates, Aldebaran? What do you know?)
Kiyotaka looked down to see that everyone was on top of something to stop themselves from being dragged by the current. The two cloaked figures were gone, but Wilhelm had suffered a few injuries.
Kiyotaka: (I did expect that Wilhelm would have some trouble, but...)
Kiyotaka sighed.
Kiyotaka: (I don't know how he came to be aware of our situation, but he's assisting us, so I won't complain. I'll just keep my eyes on him whenever I'm able to.)
Kiyotaka: [Let's gather everyone, Beatrice.]
Beatrice nodded as the two leapt down.
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To Be Continued
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Rating Out Of 10 For This Part:
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