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Embrace the Lamplight of Ambition, Part 4

Sunraku-san.

I can activate my Ultimate after I land five hits each with Apocalypse and Catastrophe.

But there's one more thing...

One more thing?

In order to use it, I need to recite a long chant.

A chant?

And I have to hit Lycagon immediately after the chant is finished.

So even after you meet the conditions, there's another hurdle to clear?

It's a frustrating skill in many ways.

But the power in the end will be worth it.

Gotcha.

Think I've got a few ideas for all that.

But if we give it our all and it's still not enough...

Let's rerun the area with a smile!

Yes!

A leader in the field of fully-immersive VR games boasting over

30 million players worldwide,

the so-called god-tier game, Shangri-La Frontier,

Seven Colossi

contains a class of unique monsters known as the Seven Colossi.

One of these Seven Colossi is Lycagon the Nightslayer.

I'm a little different than the last time you faced me!

I'll show you the power of level 99!

Apocalypse!

The conditions are met.

I am the holder of chaos.

I am in heaven, soaring to the firmament's pinnacle...

Rei-shi's spell has a long activation time.

And the caster's totally exposed in the meantime.

I've gotta keep Rei-shi safe no matter what...

All right, it's climax time.

Come try me, pup!

The moon!

Because I put Suzaku on standby...

But it's only been a few minutes!

The worst timing possible...

You never stop mocking me, do you, Goddess of RNG?!

RNG

Be careful, Akitsuakane!

An invisible double is gonna attack from the darkness!

The only way to dodge is to listen for the sound it makes when it appears!

No, that won't be enough...

If we run away, she's gonna turn aggro onto Rei-shi...

And if Rei-shi gets beaten, we'll lose our only way to win!

Sunraku-san?

Which means...

If we can't negate Lycagon's shadow clones themselves,

we're gonna lose this.

Invisible clones that blend in with the darkness?

I am in hell, plunging to the abyss's nadir...

Hizutome-kun... is it all right for me to just keep chanting?

Wouldn't it be better to call it off so we can focus on dodging together?

Keep up your chant, Psyger-0-san!

Leave the invisible clones to us!

Indeed!

Got it!

Leaving this to you, Akitsuakane!

I am in hell, plunging to the abyss's nadir...

I do hear it...

A low sound scraping across the ground...

If it blends in with the darkness, then if I just light it up...

Hagakushi Secret Art...

Hidden Technique!

Ryu-Ibuki!

Ryu-Ibuki

Ryu-Ibuki, or Dragon's Breath,

is one of the randomly determined "hidden techniques" that can be acquired

in the training quest needed to learn the "Ninja" job.

It is a secret ninja art that imitates

"the breath of a dragon vividly recalled by the wielder."

However, as Akitsuakane has only been playing the game for one month,

she has only encountered one dragon.

The power of the Ryu-Ibuki that Akitsuakane learned

Siegwurm the Sky Ruler

is a mere replica, as far from the Sky Ruler's flame as the earth is from heaven...

But...

'Tis light enough for me!

The eyes of my heart have seen you!

Behold, Night Emperor...

My Bamboo Lightning!

Bamboo Lightning

W-We got through it!

Great job, Ceecrue-san!

You did it!

If I know its direction, I can solidify it even further!

Ah, but to think the Night Emperor's weakness would be light itself...

You nailed that better than I could've imagined, Akitsuakane!

Sunraku-san, hurry!

This twin-faced demon now stretches its hand further, seeking greater extremes...

It's our turn next...

I will finish this!

Great foe who treads before me on my path of conquest...

The incantation takes a few more seconds.

Until then...

Hold out, Hizutome-kun!

I need no guide; this way is mine alone...

I'm the one you're fighting here!

Non-Standard Tactical Avian [Suzaku]

Sunraku-san!

Sunraku-san, Sunraku-san!

Chill, Emul.

The preparations for my "Ultimate" are all in place now.

Now, drive deep, Gilta Brill!

Show this dog what you were made for!

Here we go... crystal bullets, activate!

Growing-up!

Emul! Right foreleg!

Righty-o!

Mana Shaker!

Nice one! We did some damage!

A direct hit!

Now, get to it!

Time for your last job, Suzaku!

Marking point.

Marking Point

Activating Incinerating Slasher.

Incinerating Slasher

Activating

Drive in!

Great effort, Suzaku!

Energy Reserves

Take a nice rest.

Emul, you get back too.

It's time for my Ultimate.

Sunraku-san?!

The right-hand Gilta Brill has the power to charge up mana through exposure to moonlight.

That mana's necessary to generate the left-hand's crystal bullets.

But there's one other way to use it.

It's a system that releases all your charged mana and converts it into damage...

Exceed Charge!

Exceed Charge

Exceed Charge

One use of it takes 168 hours to recharge from.

That means I can only use it once a week.

It's a real ace-in-the-hole last-ditch maneuver...

But...

the fact that the damage goes up relative to the amount of mana you stored

makes it a trump card that blows away all the negatives!

Don't like the moon, huh?

I'll beat the moon into you!

Prepare to eat all the moonlight mana

I've been building up through this whole fight!

Exceed Charge, Reject!

Exceed Charge,

Reject!

Exceed Charge [Reject]

Exceed Charge [Reject]

Payback for that last night!

Chug it down!

There's one major weak point to the Exceed Charge Reject other than its recast time.

Okay, here comes the recoil...

Sunraku

Endure

In exchange for the massive attack power it unleashes,

the caster takes hefty recoil damage too!

Sunraku-san!

Sunraku-san!

Thanks to my Endure skill, I managed to survive the insta-kill that'd usually cause...

But... unless I can avoid a collision...

It's gonna be curtains for me either way!

Escape to the Inventoria?

No, can't do that...

That won't cancel out my inertia!

I'll just crash into something and die there!

Never thought the recoil would be quite this bad...

Damn it! Am I gonna have to bow out at the climax like this?!

Magic Chain!

Y-You guys!

Thank goodness! You survived!

You're saved!

'Twas a close call indeed.

Thanks a ton, guys.

I almost missed Rei-shi's big moment!

Now, we've set the table for you all nice, Rei-shi!

Show us your ultimate firepower!

Now, my strike shall shatter all that hinders me.

I am Satanael in heaven.

I am Satan in hell.

The skill has serious trigger conditions.

Sometimes the battle ends before I even fire it off.

I used to think it was completely impractical.

Behold the chaos wrought by these two united faces...

But I don't anymore!

It just needed this moment that the others made for me...

To defeat the Night Emperor!

Declare an end to all beginnings...

Armageddon.

Armageddon

Th-This is... Rei-shi's "Ultimate"?!

A-Amazing!

Armageddon... that's one hell of a move!

I-It worked!

You did it, Psyger-0-san!

Nothing could survive a direct hit from—

You're kidding me!

N-No...

Even that... wasn't enough?

Rei-shi!

Emul, got a Mana Shaker?!

N-Not quite yet!

Sunraku-san?

What's it doing? Moving through shadows?!

No... it's not that.

Lycagon's body is... breaking down?

Sunraku-san! Look at that!

Wh-What was that?

For a moment, Lycagon's face...

It's as if it was smiling!

Title Shadow Wolf Revealer acquired.

Special Status Guiding Light acquired.

Bonus Unique Scenario Light of Courage Banishing the Dark Begin now? No Yes

Combat rewards!

That means we really did win!

R-Right...

But these aren't the results of beating Lycagon.

And what was with that face in the darkness back there?

Title Shadow Wolf Revealer acquired.

Shadow Wolf...

Yeah, okay. I get it now.

What does it mean?

I think the Lycagon we thought was the "real form"

was just a "shadow wolf" that Lycagon created...

In other words, another clone.

Zounds!

The real one was watching some distance away from the "real form,"

or maybe having a little fun with her remote-control toy...

That can't be true!

Are you saying we beat a fake?

Damn it!

That stupid pup loves her freaking mind games, doesn't she?!

But that's just fine, isn't it?

Even if it was only a double or a fake,

no one's ever beaten that version of Lycagon before, but...

Hizutome-kun and...

...all of us together cooperated to defeat it.

For me...

That was more than enough fun!

Huh? Did I just see something?

Anyway, Rei-shi's got a point.

I'm so glad I got to go on an adventure with Hizutome-kun!

And just getting to see that freakin' cool "Armageddon" was worth going all-out for!

It really was amazing!

Title Shadow Wolf Revealer acquired.

Even if it was just a shadow or a double, a win's still a win!

Which means I got my revenge on Lycagon's stupid face!

Yes, you've done it!

Hooray!

H-Hooray!

Okay! Saving a visit to the real one for another day,

let's check out our rewards!

Sunraku-san, the mark Lycagon gave you is looking quite strange!

What's goin' on?!

Hey, I know this...

Lycagon's Mark (Curse) Equipment cannot be equipped to the body part afflicted with Lycagon's Mark. Monsters of lower level than the afflicted character will flee. Conversations with NPCs will be affected by the presence of Lycagon's Mark. The afflicted body part gains resistance to magic effects. The curse can be removed through the prayers of a Saint or the defeat of the curse's caster.

Even if it was just a shadow that gave me the Mark,

it was still Lycagon!

The fact that I beat it means the Mark goes away!

I didn't even need to ask SLF idol, that Saint lady, for help!

Which means I'll finally be able to escape the half-naked life!

Might as well give my freak-boy design a proper sendoff!

Staring Bird Mask equipped.

We've come so far together, I almost hate to lose the guy!

You were aware of your freakishness, then?

Okay, bring it!

Let this Mark that's plagued me all my days be lifted!

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