Mobuseka Volume 13 Chapter 19

This is MTL. So, I cannot guarantee that the translation 100% contextually accurate or appropriate.

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Chapter 19 "Neutralizer"

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Part 1

On the deck of the falling fortress, I sat with my back to the rubble.

I had no strength left to stand up and escape from the deck.

"We won, right?"

If you look at Luxion, he was very battered and bruised protecting me.

Scratches and dents abound on his surface, and the red lens is cracked.

[——Yes. However, we pushed ourselves too hard. My main body also fired its main guns and sank again. It will —— take some time to recover.]

I have pushed Luxion too much.

"I-I see. Sorr——goho."

While we were in that state, the effects of the strengthening drugs seemed to have worn off.

My body suddenly felt painful.

My strength slips away and it becomes difficult to stay conscious.

[Master! Neutralizer——!?]

Luxion, seeing that the backpack was missing from my back, immediately flew to look for the drug.

As he approached the fallen backpack, he saw that it had been pierced by thorns and the neutralizer had spilled out of the backpack.

[Neutralizer. Give Master the neutralizer! ——Mas——ter——]

Luxion's sub-unit also seemed to have reached its limit and fell to the floor.

But he was still trying to gather the neutralizer.

It would already be useless as a medicine, but he was still desperately trying to collect it.

[Need a neutralizer for Master. Master will die —— without this, Master's life will end —— that won't do —— so——]

It's like he's crying.

He desperately tried to scrape up the neutralizer for me, but the neutralizer that was splattered outside was not going to be able to do its job.

Luxion must have noticed, but his refusal to give up was unbearable.

Unable to bear watching it, I tried to call out to him, but ended up coughing and spitting up blood.

Somehow, I managed to squeeze out a voice and called out to Luxion, who refused to give up and was gathering the neutralizer.

"That's enough. Come —— here."

Luxion, unable to even float, rolls over to me.

Then he hit my right hand and stopped.

I was pierced through the right side of my chest.

Too much blood has been lost, but my body is already in a terrible state to begin with.

As I lay down in agony, I felt a little better.

The strengthening drugs must have put a strain on my organs as well.

Even if the neutralizer was in time, I wouldn't have been saved.

Luxion must have understood that, but he was trying to save me to the end.

"What happened to Marie? Ange and Livia —— they're safe, right? What about Noel? And then——also——"

[Master, please don't talk anymore. Help will come. If that happens, I will save you. We will regenerate your body. Please live, no matter what it takes.]

What a sweet thing to say.

"You don't seem like your usual self. You should make more light talk. ——I'm not going to make it. You know that, right? It's too late."

Before my life can be saved, the time limit will come.

"Aa, but——my second life is better than the first, isn't it? Before, I fell down the stairs. Then, I was reincarnated in this world——"

When I coughed, Luxion spoke up.

[After all, do you regret it?]

"I——don't know? Quite a bit——fun, I guess? If I was asked to do the same thing again, I'd struggle to answer it."

I'm confident that if I were asked to live the same life all over again, I'd refuse with all my might.

But I feel like it's a bit of a waste.

I'm tempted to start over, but surely it's best to end up here?

I feel like I've done pretty well.

I met Livia, I met Ange, I met Noel —— I met a lot of different people, I experienced a lot of hardships, but when it was all over, I felt it was fun.

Liquid was spilling from Luxion's lens.

It's like he's really crying.

Luxion talks to me.

[Master, if——if we can repeat it again. If we meet again. Would you come and pick me up again?]

Suddenly, I tried to ask what was wrong, but I couldn't speak.

Ah, is this a continuation of the conversation we had in the cave? What did I say back then?

[If Master were to reincarnate again —— would you still come and pick me up under the same circumstances? I will not fail the next time. I will make Master happy. So please give me one more chance.]

Redo? Reincarnation —— no, it's more like a loop or something like that.

Once again, from the beginning, from the beginning —— If only we could go back to the past again.

Good grief, it's interesting that the master and servant all think the same thing.

Then the answer is obvious.

"——Absolutely no."

Luxion, who heard this, went quiet and shed tears.

[I guess —— so. Because if Master had never met me, you would have had the peaceful life you wanted.]

Should we have never met? I don't think so.

Let me tell you why I don't want to pick you up.

I move my mouth, trying to hold in the pain.

It's hard to talk when I'm vomiting blood.

"If I have to pick you up again —— I don't know if I'm going to make it. ——If I have to do it over again, the next time you should come and pick me up."

To get Luxion, I went on a great adventure against my will.

How many times have I almost died in a small boat?

I don't think I could do the same thing again and succeed.

In that case, I want Luxion to come and pick me up.

If possible, I want you to help me before Zora sells me out.

[——Will you be my master again?]

"O-Only if you find——me"

I was at my limit.

My vision was blurry and I couldn't see anything.

[—— I will definitely find you, Master. I will definitely —— come to you.]

"I'm counting —— on you"

As I was starting to lose consciousness, a green aircraft landed near us.

"I found you! You're still alive, aren't you, Leon-kun?!"

It looks like it was Jilk who rushed in.

"Wh-Why you?"

Jilk came down from his armor and was surprised at seeing me, but he quickly remained calm and gave me first aid.

"I'm stubborn, you know. I'm sure the others are still alive."

I want to thank him, but I can't speak.

Jilk treats me as usual.

"Besides, Marie-san would be happy if I helped brother-in-law, wouldn't she? I have to earn some points."

He's a cunning guy.

I smile, and Jilk looks serious.

"So please don't die. For my sake —— Marie-san's sake, no, for everyone's sake, I can't have you die."

He's saying unreasonable.

"Don't —— ask —— the impossible"

Just as I was about to lose consciousness, I felt a warm sensation on the back of my right hand.

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Part 2

Jilk, who had lifted Leon into his armor as if to hold him up, was trying to escape from the deck of the fortress, which was falling.

"We have to treat him quickly."

To be honest, he thought there was almost no chance that he would survive.

He could only hope for the medical skills of Luxion and the others, but the wound was so severe that he thought at first glance that it was no longer possible.

"Anyway, don't shake him, but hurry up——"

As he soared into the sky to carry Leon to his ally, Jilk had a bad feeling and looked back.

There was Reimer, who was with Hubert.

When he appeared with one of his arms blown off by Jilk, he looked furious.

"I remember you, green guy! That's the Fiendish Knight you're holding, isn't it? I'll kill you both together!"

"What are you saying now? The war is over."

He calmly replies, but Reimer shouts.

"There's no way this can end! You killed my little brother! And Hubert-san! And Gunther-san! And yet you're the only one who survived, I don't see how that would be balanced!!"

With Reimer losing his mind in rage, it was impossible to have a calm discussion.

Not wanting to waste time here, Jilk rushes off with Leon in his arms.

Reimer attacked Jilk's back again and again.

It was a fireball, and when it hit him directly, it caused an explosion.

"At a time like this"

Since Jilk was carrying Leon, he could not act rashly and exposed his back to Reimer.

Reimer also seems to be weakened, but even so, Jilk's armor cannot withstand a series of attacks.

"Your back is completely open!"

Reimer hits him with a series of shots on his back, which is full of gaps.

"Guh!?"

His back was blown up again and again, and Jilk's armor gradually reached its limit.

It would be easier if he could turn around and deal with Reimer, but he couldn't do that because of Leon.

Jilk would be able to survive if he gave up on Leon, but he didn't choose that.

"A little more——we're almost there!"

An allied flying battleship came into view.

Jilk tries to deliver Leon at any cost, but Reimer tries to body slam him.

He put his hand directly on his back, trying to cause an explosion at close range.

Even though it was a dangerous move for Reimer.

"I'll take you with my own hands!"

Jilk's armor curved his back to protect Leon.

The pilot, Zilk, is in no position to make any preparations for Reimer's attack.

"At least Leon-kun should be back to Marie-san!"

"Explode!"

Jilk's armor and Reimer's magic armor were caught in the explosion.

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Part 3

Mia, who had fainted, woke up when she heard her name called.

"Mia! Wake up. Without you —— there's no point in me living. As long as you're alive, that's enough for me!"

It was Finn who hugged her and shed tears.

Mia looks at Finn and smiles.

"I'm so happy to see you again, Knight-sama. This time we will be together forever. Mia and Knight-sama will always be together, even though I am dead."

Since she was reunited with Finn, who was supposed to be dead, she thought she was dead, too.

Or maybe it is a dream, but then she hopes she never wakes up.

"Ah, Knight-sama. I don't care if I'm dead. I don't care if it's just a dream. I can meet you once more."

Mia reaches out and touches Finn's cheek.

Finn holds Mia's hand.

When Mia woke up, tears were flowing even more.

"Don't say foolish things. You are not dead. It's not a dream. The only reason I'm here is because that Kurosuke let me go."

"——Eh?"

When Mia raised her torso, she found that she was no longer inside the Arcadia fortress.

It is a room that appears to be the interior of an imperial flying battleship.

"Buu-kun?"

She calls out his name, but there is no reply.

Gradually her consciousness awakens, and she remembers the scene of Brave's defeat.

"Buu-kun —— is dead."

Finn hugged Mia gently as tears streamed down her face.

"I'm sorry. It was my fault."

"Knight-sama"

The two of them cried loudly as they embraced each other.

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Part 4

She could hear the sound of waves.

When Marie woke up, she found herself lying on top of a rubber boat.

Marie, who was covered with a blanket, wondered how she was still alive.

"Am I —— alive?"

And in the light of the setting sun, Julius, Brad, Greg, and Chris look at Marie with tearful faces.

"Everyone?"

Julius yells as he holds Marie up.

"Why did you do something dangerous?!"

"Julius?"

Julius hugs Marie.

"I'm glad. I'm really glad. ——We can't live without you."

Brad is crying.

"If Marie dies, we won't be able to live!"

Greg was sobbing tears.

"You need to rely on us more, Marie! You're just like Leon, trying too hard on your own when it matters."

Chris took off his glasses and covered his eyes with his hands.

"I'm so glad I was able to be reunited with Marie and everyone like this. Really——"

Marie was shocked to see the four of them crying.

Julius was in tatters, but she could imagine that he had probably passed through a fierce battle.

But Brad's pilot suit is riddled with holes.

"Brad, what's that outfit?"

"Is this it? Dodge your opponent's attacks like a magic trick. It was full of holes."

"R-Right."

Although she doesn't understand what that means, she looks at the two people who are dressed in even more problematic outfits.

Next up is Greg in a pair of boomerang pants.

"Why is Greg wearing only pants?"

"This? I blew myself up, and my suit caught on fire. Thanks to that, even my skin is tanned."

As Greg showed off his muscles with his wheat-colored skin, Marie's cheeks twitched.

"I-It's amazing that you managed to survive the self-destruct. I can't believe you're human being able to survive in that condition."

"You make me blush."

Marie shifts her gaze from Greg, who is embarrassed even though she is not complimenting him, to Chris.

Chris, dressed in a loincloth, doesn't seem to be bothered in the slightest by his outfit.

"Why does Chris look like that?"

"This? I put a loincloth on under my suit. It's a thin cloth, so I wasn't sure how durable it would be, but it saved my life."

"Saved your life?"

Chris shows her a piece of something sharp.

"This thing pierced me. If I hadn't been wearing my loincloth I would have died."

Seeing Chris happily patting his loincloth, Marie lost her desire to understand.

They all survived the crisis.

She told herself that was enough —— and then, with a gasp, she realized.

"H-Hey, what about my big brother? And what happened to Zilk and the others!?"

Just as Julius was about to open his mouth, a flying battleship floating in the sea approached.

It was a flying battleship of the Bartfalt family.

Nix was waving from the deck.

"Are you all okay?!"

On the deck, a young sacred tree was visible.

Although badly damaged, Jilk's armor was also visible.

When Marie tried to get up, Julius picked her up.

"Jilk is safe. The others who escaped are also alive. But Leon is——"

Hearing it, Marie had a bad feeling.

"What's wrong with my big brother?"

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Part 5

The Bartfalt family's flying battleship, which had lost its ability to fly after falling, was saving lives.

Nix was in command of it.

The flying battleship was safely afloat, with people aboard.

On the deck were also Vince and Barkas, covered in bandages.

They sat side by side and looked at Nix, who was giving instructions to those around him.

"——You have a good son."

When Vince said that, Barkas looked embarrassed.

Although he was receiving treatment, Barkas, unable to move, watched over his eldest son from the spot.

He is also worried about his second son, who is being carried, but since he cannot move himself, he is praying for his safety from this spot.

"If he's in there, then our house is in good hands. ——They're all too good kids for me. Nix and Leon. And also Duke's son, isn't he a fine son?"

Vince looks up at the sky.

There was a flying battleship of the Redgrave family floating in the air, and it appeared to be organizing the allies around.

"I'm sure he will be fine without me now. It looks like I'll be handing over the reigns of the head of the family to him sooner than I thought."

Although he seemed relieved, Vince also looked a little lonely.

Barkas looks down.

"I'd prefer to give it up quickly, though."

Vince laughs.

"Does Baron want to retire to a comfortable retirement? You and your son are very much alike."

Barkas makes a troubled face.

Seeing that, Vince apologized.

"Excuse me, at a time like this."

"No, I'm sure he's fine. He has survived against all odds, you know. Even so, Leon has never ceased to amaze me since he started his adventures at the age of fifteen."

It all started when he was fifteen years old, searching an untouched dungeon, where he found treasures and lost item.

Leon has had a very intense time.

"Before I knew it, he was standing alongside me, and he quickly surpassed me —— and now he's at the top. As a parent, I feel a bit proud, or maybe I just can't understand."

He has become a person beyond his reach.

Barkas is proud of his son——but also he's worried.

Vince looks up at the sky again and sees the Duke's flying battleship descending.

"A new era is coming. I, an old man, have nothing to worry about anymore. I think I'll enjoy a comfortable retirement."

When Vince laughed that his era was over, Barkas told him about one of his dreams.

"That's great. But I have one regret."

"Regret?"

"I've been so busy with living that I haven't had the time for adventure. I want to do something, even if it's not a grand adventure, like my son."

After hearing Barkas's dream, Vince is surprised for a moment, then bursts out in laughter.

"Isn't it a wonderful dream?"

"Nix already has a wife, and they're going to have a baby. I think now is a good time."

"Was he married to the daughter of the Count Roseblade?"

Then someone approached them, thinking he was being talked about.

"What an interesting conversation you are having, Duke."

Seeing the other person, both Vince and Barkas are surprised.

"The Roseblade family?"

"Count-sama!?"

Nix's wife, Dorothea's father —— Count Roseblade was there.

He smiles wryly at Barkas' reaction.

"You saved my life when I was shot down. Don't be so formal. Besides, we are a family, aren't we?"

The Count looks at Nix, who is giving instructions on deck.

"What a dependable son-in-law. I'm very proud of him, too. By the way, didn't you talk about adventure? Actually, I'm thinking of retiring soon myself."

When the three of them start talking about the adventure, they get unexpectedly excited.

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Part 6

[Bring the medical pod, quickly!]

Inside the flying battleship, Creare was busily moving.

Various pieces of equipment were brought into the infirmary.

The robots moved around under Creare's instructions, and after Leon was brought in and placed into a pod, they quickly began treating him.

Noel was talking to Leon.

"Wake up! Hey, Leon!"

Yumeria pulls Noel away from the pod.

"Noel-sama, we need to let you rest for now."

Having heard that Marie was safe, Kyle and Kara headed over there with Jilk.

Ange and Livia were receiving treatment in a separate room.

There is also a tattered Luxion sub-unit nearby, but it didn't wake up even though he had been charged and replenished with energy.

[You haven't moved since a minute ago, are you broken? Thanks to that, I don't know anything about the situation!?]

It is also unclear what happened to the Luxion's main body.

Is it still submerged and motionless? Or is it safe?

If he was safe, she wanted him to bring the medical pod he had obtained from Ideal earlier.

Creare looks at Leon.

The naked Leon had various devices attached to him.

The area of ​​his right chest, which was wide open, was in a terrible state.

But what is worse is Leon's body, which has been wrecked by the strengthening drugs.

[Even if we do regenerative treatment, it won't do any good if Master dies like this. And we can't do anything with the facilities we have now. You are our only hope, Luxion!]

Noel grabs Leon's hand.

"Leon, I won't forgive you if you die here!"

Leon had a medical pod device and managed to keep his heart beating.

But he could die at any moment.

Livia and Ange rush into the room in hospital gowns.

As Noel made way for the two of them, Livia and Ange touched Leon's body.

"Leon-san! Please, open your eyes, Leon-san!"

"——You idiot. If you're dead, it'll all be for nothing!"

When Leon opens his eyes slightly, Livia and Ange —— and everyone around him smiles.

However, he quickly closed his eyes —— and took a slow breath.

Shortly thereafter, the sound of Leon's heartbeat on the electrocardiogram was cut off and a "beep" sound continued to sound.

Creare said in frustration.

[——Master idiot]

Everyone around her realized what this meant, and Noel collapsed to her knees and sat down.

Yumeria also started crying.

Livia was expressionless as she cried, while Ange clung to Leon and cried.

"Don't leave me! Didn't I promise you? I promised you I would make you happy! Don't make me a liar——"

As Ange hugged Leon and cried, there was a commotion outside the room.

Livia didn't care and silently touched Leon's face with her hand.

Then, with tears streaming down her face, she desperately tries to force a smile.

"Leon-san —— I will never forgive you for leaving us behind. Please, open your eyes. And please call me Livia again."

Livia's tears fall on Leon's face.

Leon did not move.

And it was Marie and the others who noisily entered the room.

"Aniki!?"

Marie rushes in and holds Leon's hand.

His heart and lungs had already stopped, and Creare had given up.

[He just passed away.]

Marie almost cries upon hearing those words, but quickly wipes away her tears.

"Not yet. It's not too late!"

Ange raised her head.

"It's not too late, you said? R-Really!?"

Livia grabbed Marie's shoulder.

"Do you have a way to do that?"

Marie brushed it off with her hand, probably because it was so strong that it hurt.

"Don't underestimate my gaming knowledge! In that otome game, there is a magic that only a saint can use."

Ange didn't really understand what Marie was saying, but it seemed like she found some hope in it, as long as it could save him.

"Is there any magic that can cure this condition? I've never heard of it."

Creare agrees with Ange.

[Right. I don't think even the magic in this world can do anything about it. I did some research beforehand, and that kind of magic doesn't exist.]

But Marie seems to know something.

"Don't worry. I will bring aniki back. But I can't bring him back once his soul has completely left his body. I need something to hold him together, but I don't have any tools here. Anyway, we have to hurry."

Noel clung to Marie.

"Just tell me anything! What tools do you need!?"

Seeing Noel's desperate expression, Marie looks troubled.

"It's a tool that holds the soul together. I think Creare will do something about the body, but there's nothing we can do if the soul is separated."

Suddenly, the back of Leon's right hand began to glow strongly.

The electrocardiogram also began to recover, albeit slightly.

Everyone's eyes widened as the crest of the Sacred Tree's Guardian on the back of Leon's right hand shone brightly.

Noel clenched her right hand.

"The sacred tree wants to help Leon. It says he's still alive."