The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
It was like the earth itself had quaked—a massive surge of power.
Even though I was the one who unleashed it, feeling that force up close made me tremble.
By merging Kusanagi and Kamui, I brought forth a power unlike anything I’d ever produced before.
That’s the Third Form.
I’d done a few light tests, but this was the first time I’d used it in real combat.
I never imagined it would be this powerful…
To think something like this could even be created—Gantz’s technology might really be the best in the world.
“Waaah… Rain, that was amazing.”
“T-To think you were hiding such a trump card… It’s truly incredible.”
Luna and Sora’s voices were a mix of awe and disbelief.
The others were the same—just standing there, stunned.
Still, I couldn’t be sure the battle was over.
I returned Kusanagi to its normal form and readied myself for whatever might come next.
Soon, the dust began to clear…
“……”
And there it was—the body of Gigabrand, its upper half blown away, motionless.
“…Phew.”
It looked like I’d finally managed to defeat it.
We weren’t out of danger yet, but with that major threat gone, I could finally breathe—if only a little.
If Gigabrand had survived that, I honestly don’t know what we would’ve done.
Our most powerful attack would’ve failed, and we’d have been crushed without a chance.
That was way too close.
“Faaah~”
A relaxed voice drifted over.
…It was Altera’s.
Then came a slow, deliberate clap clap clap.
Also Altera’s.
“Wow, that was amazing. Really, really amazing. I mean, to blow away half of Gigabrand like that… totally unexpected! Even I couldn’t do something like that, you know?”
“…Is that sarcasm?”
“Nope, totally sincere. You’ve got to accept praise when it’s genuine, you know?”
Altera smiled innocently—but I already knew the malice that lurked behind that smile.
Someone who toys with human lives… even the lives of innocent children…
I couldn’t forgive her for that.
But for now, getting Yunia and Ani out safely had to come first.
At least I’d managed to take down Gigabrand.
If I could just keep pressing the attack and break through the enemy’s lines, we might have a real shot at escaping.
…Or so I thought.
The very next moment, I realized just how naïve that hope was.
“But, but… that’s a little too optimistic.”
“What?”
“Ehehe, since you worked so hard, I’ll tell you something special.”
Grinning like a mischievous child, Altera began to boast.
“You probably noticed during the fight, but that Gigabrand you beat? It was basically a fake. I took the real Gigabrand’s body, extracted its tissues, cultured them, and—well, the details are boring, right? I’d get bored explaining them too.”
A horrible feeling crept up my spine.
But I couldn’t interrupt her.
“I’ve been working on something really fun! You see, there aren’t many demons left, and that’s a problem. So I thought—why not implant their cells into human hosts to grow more of them? It kinda works—they move around fine, but they can’t really think properly yet… I guess I still have some research to do.”
“So you just wanted to brag about something that disgusting?”
“Aww, you didn’t like it? Too bad. Then maybe… I’ll make it interesting for you instead. Hey… how many humans do you think we’ve kidnapped so far?”
“…No way.”
An awful premonition hit me.
And then—
“Heehee… maybe it’s time for a little demonstration?”
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