parentshiftbook #390 - Defence of Watergate
#390 - Defence of Watergate
The falling Zun Zun had already lost all his power.
After all, he was a Great Archmage, and his power wasn't as monstrous as Reinhard's, who could send the Archbishop of Greed into outer space with three kicks purely due to his own burst of power—gathering all his magic together.
When he first started practicing, he condensed his magic in his limbs to use the Rasengan, and from that time, he developed the ability called Hardening.
However, having no magic didn't mean he had no way to save himself.
As the speed of his descent increased, colorful light clusters emerged from his crown, dragging him down slowly.
The holy youth descended from the sky, and when the sunlight shone on his face, the slowly descending Child of God formed a strong contrast with the ruined Water Gate City.
"Zun Zun… …!?"
"Zun Zun, are you okay!"
Before he could land, Subaru Natsuki and Emilia ran over quickly, both mistakenly thinking he was injured, with expressions of great concern on their faces.
"Do you need healing? And where did the Archbishop of Greed go?"
"I'm fine, just a little exhausted. Besides, I sent the Archbishop of Greed to the sky."
Zun Zun stretched lazily.
His face was relaxed, without the tension of fighting a powerful enemy.
Subaru Natsuki began to think, muttering to himself: "Sent to the sky? Indeed, if he's in the sky, that guy might not be able to use his Authority… … That's right! We have to prepare quickly and give him a big one when he comes down!"
"No, no, no, Subaru, you didn't understand, the Archbishop of Greed has been sent to the sky and can't come down."
"… … Eh?"
"How is it? Does it fit the invincible ending?"
"Hiss— — — —"
He gasped.
Being sent to the sky, and saying he can't come down, only means outer space, and also saying it fits the invincible ending, so the only thing Natsuki Subaru, as a person from another world, could think of was that.
"—Kars in the sky gave a thumbs up!"
"Oh!"
The two grinned widely, smiling even more happily under Emilia's puzzled and cute expression.
This was something only they understood, and it had to be said that it was the greatest comfort in another world.
Natsuki Subaru looked at the destroyed sanctuary, the three people with strong contrast, and the 53 unharmed beauties, and sighed in relief: "But no one died, everyone survived, which is better than anything else."
This result was better than anything else.
"It's all thanks to Zun Zun," Emilia said, relaxing as well. "If it weren't for you, I really don't know what we would have done."
Whether it was fighting the Archbishop of Greed, cracking the key to the opponent's invincibility, or finally sending the opponent to the sky, although Emilia and Natsuki Subaru didn't hold him back, they hardly helped at all.
"It's okay, it's okay, Emilia-tan has already done well enough! And if you help, Zun Zun will be unhappy, right?"
"Ah, that's right."
Emilia had already made a great sacrifice.
In order to hold back the Archbishop of Greed, she sacrificed herself to have a fake marriage with him; her work had already ended before the battle.
"Speaking of which, Zun Zun, you're too strong, too strong."
Natsuki Subaru looked at the other party with a complicated expression.
Although he had a bit of selfishness in pitting Zun Zun against the Archbishop of Greed, not only could they not intervene at all, but Zun Zun's combat behavior in the final duel was so astonishing that he was speechless.
How could a human so easily jump to the clouds? He even made someone escape gravity and sent them into outer space with three kicks.
"That's bad! Zun Zun, the Archbishop of Greed… … Could Regulus be able to come back from the sky?"
"He can't. If he was always invincible, it would be possible, but now he only has five seconds. Not to mention whether he can access the orbit, the speed of the fall alone will burn him to ashes. Besides, I didn't kick him towards the moon, does he think he's Reinhard?"
"Even Reinhard can't return to Earth from the moon! … … No, sorry, I don't know why, but I think he can do it."
Natsuki Subaru covered his face.
The Sword Saint, who can easily acquire blessings and is known as the strongest, should be able to do this little thing easily, right?
That's bad, I'm already feeling a sense of crisis.
Although he doesn't think these two people are the same kind as him, one is his fellow countryman, and the other is also a knight candidate for the royal election, the gap is too big.
"Emilia-tan, although I'm very weak, please don't abandon me."
"… … Huh? I, but I rely on Subaru very much, you know."
"That's right! That's right! I will do my best in the future too!"
"Yes! Do your best, Subaru!"
Natsuki Subaru finally chose to give up comparing himself to others, especially to monsters. If he kept comparing himself, he would end up like the Archbishop of Greed, who couldn't live without using others as a benchmark for evaluation.
"You guys, stop spreading dog food here."
Zun Zun snorted at the unfaithful woman and the man who stole the bride, looked at the beauties constantly walking out of the sanctuary, and said, "What should we do with these people?"
The leading beauty had a firm expression, but the tear stains on her face had not yet been wiped away.
The girls at the back were still crying.
The half-destroyed sanctuary collapsed, as if the small kingdom had also fallen apart, and the sight of an invisible fantasy being swallowed by an invisible fantasy engraved an extremely sorrowful feeling in the hearts of the witnesses.
Although it was unavoidable to be stimulated by this scene and cry, their sobbing and crying was for more than just that reason.
Their lives had been freed from the nightmare that bound their most brilliant years.
53 people.
If it weren't for Zun Zun's Dark Sword, then the only way to defeat the Archbishop of Greed would have been to kill them all. They were prepared to sacrifice themselves, but didn't have time to implement it.
They didn't say anything, just bowed to the three of them.
After a brief cry, these people turned into expressionless dolls again.
The mental damage they suffered would take a lot of time to make up for, but as long as they had that thought, they would one day regain their emotions.
The city was still very dangerous now, so it was better to settle them down, so he asked Natsuki Subaru and Emilia to take these people to the city hall.
As Zun Zun had agreed before, he would go to support another battlefield.
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Closely connected to Third Street was Second Street, but when he arrived near the control tower, he found that there was no battle here.
The buildings were not damaged, the waterways still flowed as usual, and even the small boats on the waterways creaked. Apart from the fact that there were no pedestrians on the street, it was as quiet as a deserted city.
What on earth… …
Occupying the control tower of Second Street was the Archbishop of Gluttony, and the person who came to fight him was Reinhard.
Even a Sword Saint as strong as Reinhard couldn't avoid causing damage to the surroundings when facing the Archbishop of Gluttony, but since there were no traces of battle here, then there could only be one explanation—
In order to confirm his guess, Zun Zun quickly climbed up the control tower and jumped in from the window.
"—Who is it!?"
As soon as he came in, several spears were pointed at the vital points of his body, and just as Zun Zun wanted to open his mouth to explain, he didn't expect the other party to shout excitedly first:
"Lord Zun Zun!?"
"Eh?"
Looking closely, wasn't this the person who had been waiting for him at the Water Plumage Pavilion and the Muse Merchant Guild before? He didn't expect to appear here, and even put on a guard's armor.
He signaled the people around to put away their weapons.
"I didn't expect to see Lord Zun Zun here, I'm really honored."
"No, no, no, more than that, I'm more curious as to why I would see you here."
Was he not just a simple waiter?
Speaking of which, could this guy be some hidden big shot? But his own magic power is almost non-existent, only a little stronger than Natsuki Subaru… …
"Lord Zun Zun, you coming here means that the Archbishop of Greed has already… …"
"Yes, I have already defeated him."
"Really, that's great!"
Hearing this news, excited expressions appeared on everyone's faces. They were all residents of Water Gate City, and of course they felt angry and angry about the Great Sin Archbishops wreaking havoc and destruction in this town.
"Speaking of which, isn't the Archbishop of Gluttony supposed to be guarding here… …"
"Yes! About this—"
According to this person, when Reinhard arrived here, he did not see the Archbishop of Gluttony. So, after Reinhard reported to Anastasia at the central hall, he was sent over as the person occupying this place.
"Lord Reinhard should be heading to First Street now."
"… … I see, thank you."
After hearing this, Zun Zun ran quickly towards First Street.
He wasn't angry because Reinhard didn't come to help. Rather, he had told the other party from the beginning not to come and interfere in the battle after solving the Archbishop of Gluttony, and it was only right to go and assist First Street.
It's just that he didn't expect the Archbishop of Gluttony to not be in the control tower, causing Reinhard to miss him.
But First Street… …
Zun Zun remembered that the control tower there should have been guarded by the Archbishop of Lust who was defeated, but after she was defeated by him, it became two Witch Cultists.
One was the eight-armed Kurugan.
The other was… … Wilhelm's wife, Heinkel's mother, Reinhard's grandmother—the former Sword Saint.
Zun Zun intentionally didn't tell Reinhard that there were three Archbishops of Gluttony, in order to delay time as much as possible, so that Wilhelm and his wife could say their final goodbyes, put down the grudges in their hearts and look forward—otherwise, wouldn't the previous guidance have been a waste of breath?
Reinhard's safety was naturally not a concern; the strongest would never be defeated no matter what.
However—
When Zun Zun arrived at the control of First Street, what came into view was Reinhard's soaring sword qi, and Wilhelm's heart-rending roar.
"Theresia— — — — — —!"
The whitening light occupied the entire field of vision, and nothing could be seen in the white expanse. At the same time, the voice of the broadcast came from his ear—
"The despicable Witch Cultists occupying the control towers in the four directions and threatening the city have all been defeated. Here, I announce that the city has been secured—the Water Gate City Defense War has been won!"