Chapter 277 Mayuzumi Yoshino ①
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I parry the water bullets Mayuzumi-san¹ fires with my staff. They fly off in random directions, but the spray still dances through the air, soaking into my body. I’m parrying them easily enough, but the force behind them is at a level where a normal person wouldn’t get away with just a serious injury. If one of those caught you in the wrong spot, it wouldn’t be strange at all to die.
”Parrying my sorcery? You’re not half-bad-ssu. But that’s just the staff talking, isn’t it-ssu? It’s not your own strength.”
Well, yeah, she’s half-right.
This staff I’m holding was created by Master’s best friend, Tatei-kun, using ‘Materialization Alchemy’² from a Magic Oak³ that Master’s other best friend, Yokoo-kun, summoned with ‘Materialization Summoning’⁴.
It’s shaped like two snakes entwined around each other, adorned with decorations like angel wings. It’s named Caduceus, and it has the effect of boosting the potency of healing magic. According to those two, it’s “exclusively for me.” Apparently, if anyone else held it, it would be nothing more than an ordinary stick. (By the way, it’s quite hard, so I can also use it to hit things.)
But just having a strong staff doesn’t mean you can pull off a stunt like parrying those water bullets. Of course, with a normal staff, it would snap instead of parrying, and I’d take the hit head-on. But since I am parrying the spells, shouldn’t she be able to tell I have a corresponding level of skill?
”Whatever, it’s a wasted effort-ssu. Because you ‘absolutely cannot win’ against me-ssu.”
”…Hmph. You’re very confident. Do you have a reason?”
”Of course. First, Level. I took a peek at your Status Window, and what’s with that ’13’? Have you been slacking off-ssu? At that level, you can’t even stand against me-ssu. After all, my Level is 36-ssu.”
Ah, yeah. Looking strictly at the Level, I guess it can’t be helped if she thinks that. But did she really look at my Status Window properly? Ah, she only took a peek, so she must have only checked the Level.
”Second, Unique Skills. Yours is just for healing-ssu, right? Mine might not be pure offense, but it’s a Unique Skill with a great balance of offense and defense-ssu.”
If I recall, Mayuzumi-san’s Unique Skill is ‘Protection of Gabriel.’ It’s true my Unique Skills are the healing type, and in training, I only raised the level of my healing magic… but I can use wind magic too.
”Third—and this is the decisive reason. Because I have ‘Oracled’ it so-ssu! An ‘Oracle’ is absolute. What I say becomes the truth-ssu. That’s why you can’t beat me. How’s that? Got nothing to say, right-ssu?”
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I can tell even through her mask. Mayuzumi-san is laughing at me, mocking me. If anything, I’m the one who wants to laugh.
”Well, even if I tell you, you probably won’t understand, so I’ll make you realize it in actual combat-ssu!”
Saying that, Mayuzumi-san fires water bullets in rapid succession. She can’t do five at once like Master, but the rate of fire is still impressive. They’re fairly fast, so I can’t dodge them, but if it’s just two, I can parrying them like before. I parry both with my staff, and the resulting spray splashes onto my body.
”Hot!?”
The places where the spray hit are searing. It feels like I’ve been burned. It’s not… hot water. My clothes are melting in spots… Is this acid!?
”Did you seriously think it was just water-ssu? Too bad for you, it was sulfuric acid! Ahahahahaha!”
Sulfuric acid? Seriously? Small holes are appearing all over my clothes. Even though these clothes are woven from Demon Silk⁵, they’re still organic matter. They usually don’t even let fire through, but acid is different.
”And so… take this! ‘Acid Ball’!”
”I’ll pass!”
That said, the ‘Acid Ball’ Mayuzumi-san fired is far larger than the water bullets—the ‘Acid Shots’—from before. Or rather, it’s not the size of a ball. Its diameter is about as big as I am! And yet, its speed is fast! Because it’s so big, I can’t parry it. Unable to dodge or parry, I take the hit head-on.
”AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! It’s hot! Hot, hot, hot! It hurts, it hurts, it hurrrrrrrts! Igyaaaaaaaah!”
My entire body is scorched by acid, and the smell of burning flesh fills the air. It’s nothing like a barbecue. It’s a sickeningly disgusting smell that makes me want to vomit—and it’s coming from my own body.
”Ahahaha! Not done yet! I’ve got more for you-ssu!”
Another liquid splashes over me. I recognize this smell. I smelled it back before the teleportation. This is…
”Gasoline!?”
”Bingo-ssu. And now… ‘Fire’.”
One of the lifestyle magics, ‘Fire,’ is sorcery that literally just lights a flame. But even with sorcery like that…
”AGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH!”
The gasoline covering my entire body ignites, and I am enveloped in flames. I desperately roll on the ground over and over, trying to smother the fire. But gasoline doesn’t go out easily. By the time it finally dies down, my hair is gone, and the skin over my entire body is burnt and festering.
”Ahahahahaha! Serves you right-ssu. To be honest, I really hate you-ssu. You’re cute, and you’ve got big tits despite being short. And you’re pampered by the boys because of it. Plus, you even have a boyfriend. It pisses me off-ssu. But look at you now—your skin burned by acid, then wrapped in fire, your whole body a mass of keloid burns. Dear me, there isn’t a trace of your former self left-ssu. Looking like that, you’re so gross that nobody will ever come near you-ssu. If it were me, I’d kill myself-ssu!”
…She sure says whatever she wants. First of all.
”…That’s… not true.”
”Huh? Wait, you can still talk even in that state-ssu? It is true-ssu. Who would ever be attracted to an ugly thing like you now? No one will ever want you-ssu!”
”Master… Master will still love me (won’t ever forgive me)! No matter what I look like, he won’t throw me away!”
”Ugh… I mean, where does that confidence even come from-ssu? Is that ‘Master’ some kind of pervert-ssu?”
”Shut up! Don’t mock Master… Don’t mock Natsumi-kun! Besides, an injury of this level…”
Ignoring the horrified Mayuzumi-san, I slowly stand up and begin scratching at the skin all over my body. From beneath the burnt, festering skin, beautiful flesh is revealed. It’s just like molting.
”This doesn’t do any damage to me at all!”
I strip away all the tattered, old skin, exposing a body without a single scratch.
Except, I’m completely naked.
Oh, for heaven’s sake! That was my favorite outfit, too…
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Summary:
Honoka faces Mayuzumi Yoshino, who uses her higher level and ‘Oracle’ ability to torture Honoka with acid and fire. Mayuzumi mocks Honoka’s appearance, but Honoka remains obsessed with her Master. The chapter ends with Honoka ‘molting’ her burnt skin to reveal an unharmed body.
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Trivia:
- Honoka is Level 13, significantly lower than Mayuzumi’s Level 36.
- The staff Caduceus is exclusive to Honoka; it’s just a stick for anyone else.
- Mayuzumi uses gasoline in combination with low-level fire magic to cause extreme damage.
- Honoka’s skin-peeling ability resembles a snake’s molting, matching her snake-themed staff
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Character Insight:
Honoka’s devotion to her ‘Master’ borders on the pathological, viewing his refusal to ‘forgive’ her as a sign of love. She demonstrates a high threshold for pain and an unsettling ability to regenerate.
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Behind the Scenes:
The author uses body horror to emphasize the physical gap between levels, while subverting it through Honoka’s unique physiology.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Tatei – Full name is Tatei Kozoo. Natsumi’s otaku buddy. Used to be tall and solid, now he’s 186 cm of skin and bones after anorexia wrecked him (52 kg, yeah, rough). Has the skill Materialization Alchemy and once crafted gear for the whole class. Ended up making the X‑shaped restraint stand used for Sugita’s execution—dark twist for a guy who just wanted to make cool equipment.
• Yokoo – Natsumi Sasaki’s otaku friend. His appearance is based on ‘Yoko’ from ‘Comic Party.’ Possesses ‘Materialization Summoning’. Accompanied by a Living Armor.
• Tate – Male Otaku friend of Reese. Gaunt and thin, wears glasses. Possesses Materialization Alchemy skill.
• Lil – 166 cm tall, 90‑56‑90 figure; long indigo waist‑length hair, sharp golden eyes, wolf ears, tail, scarred abdomen, silver hair in human form. Fenrir‑kin queen, mother of Leki, Van and newborn Mana, strong‑willed, devoted to Natsumi; wife of the protagonist, mother of Marna and Van, beast‑girl with dog‑like tail, forged his Blue Metal armor, called “number one” by Mitsuba.
• Natsumi – Standing 168‑171 cm, 57‑59 kg, he has a baby‑faced look hidden by bangs. Once bullied for a feminine name and nearly killed by the Sugita gang, he was resurrected with white wings and an unknown power, surpassing the Demon King. Now the Master of Greedia, dark‑haired and able to “Predate” the dead, he leads ant‑soldiers and priestesses, builds a harem through biological and magical dominance, and rules as a silent, manipulative tyrant‑savior transcending godhood.
• Mayuzumi Yoshino – Former Manabu High student, Earth‑born, modest‑breasted and sensitive, once under Sugita’s influence; now a Level‑36 antagonist, recovery specialist serving Sensei, masked, with Unique Skill ‘Protection of Gabriel’ and Oracle ability. She wields water miracles, acid and fire, wears a shocked expression, and was found naked and exhausted with Aurelia.
• Yoshino – A female student from Earth who formerly attended Manabu High; she has modest breasts and a sensitive body and was previously under the influence of Sugita’s skill. She was sleeping with Aurelia, appearing naked and exhausted from their prior intimacy.
• Honoka – Petite short statured maid with large breasts, shimmering angelic skin and hidden wings; lewd eyes contrast her pristine uniform. Once a cold slave who mocked Sasaki Natsumi, she was revived as his obsessive Goshujin-sama, driven by his scent and a wish to bear his child. Former class rep, fiercely protective, masochistic, trembling devotion, she lingers as a holy-lust shrine, feeling left out of the group’s rewards. Carries the Caduceus staff, healer, loyal servant and Apostle of Lust.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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