Chapter 181 – Absorbing Incinerate Anthem

First of all, Magari closed the warehouse door after we entered it. She then created blue fires that lit the dark warehouse.

Walburga was now sitting with her back leaned against the wall as she glared at us.

"Uhhh!! Grrrr!!" She growled in order to intimidate us.

She couldn't talk, so her only option was to growl.

"What? You think your silly growl will intimidate me?" My eyes flashed a strange golden light as I crouched in front of Walburga.

She didn't understand how to intimidate the others, so I thought of giving her an example.

I just smiled warmly at her, but my eyes were narrowed dangerously. My hand moved and grabbed her chin, forcing her to stare directly at my eyes.

Her body was trembling; she was afraid. It only took those small steps to intimidate your enemy.

"Growling at your enemy only showed them that you are desperate," I said slowly. She tried to throw her face away, but I kept her head in place.

"Well, let me tell you what will happen next."

She was waiting for me to continue, but she still glanced away from me. With a tone lower than usual, I told her.

"First, the sword in my right hand will pierce your heart. You will die from that. Next, I will take Incinerate Anthem out of your body, will make your soul get destroyed in the process."

I paused a little as Walburga glared at me dangerously. Her glare itself could kill people who were not strong enough; it contained her hate toward me.

"When the Incinerate Anthem leaves your body, I will then absorb it. Is there any question?"

"Hmm!! Grrr! Hmuuuu!!!"

"Oh? I forgot about this." I peel the duck tape off Walburga's mouth.

Screech–!

As soon as the duck tape peeled off, she began to curse at me.

"Haa! Fuck you and your plan! Do you think I will go down easily, huh?!" Her tone was similar to those of a delinquent.

There was not even a shred of femininity. Maybe she threw them away after I threatened her earlier.

She was still full of energy even though she was tied in this place for a day.

But I didn't like her cursing at me.

"Shirone, duck tape," I called out to Shirone.

"Un." She answered with a short confirmation. Then, she took out a duck tape from her pocket and threw it at me.

I didn't know that she had it; I only said that to act cool.

"You know, if I hear another curse, I will not only ducktape your mouth, but your eyes too. It will make you unable to close your eyes, and you will be able to see the process of your body being ripped off."

I raised the duck tape in front of her face, and it was effective. Walburga's body jolted a little.

"Hooo– I dare you to try that, fucker!" She was still putting on a brave front.

Without saying anything again, I taped her mouth and her eyes to keep them open. She tried to fight me even in her tied form.

"I told you that I would tape your eyes too. It's your fault."

I then grabbed her collar and dragged her to the middle of the warehouse.

"Magari, hold her," I told Magari, and she nodded her head.

Then a light chain shot out from her body, binding Walburga's limbs in four directions.

Walburga was still trying to fight by moving her body around, but it was futile. As soon as her limbs were chained, I heard Walburga chanting something with her taped mouth.

I immediately put my sword near her neck after slashing the magic energy that formed around her throat. "Do that again, and my sword will separate your neck from your body."

"Ngghh!! Ghhh!"

I couldn't care less again. Did I really need her? There were two other Magicians that I knew, so as expected, Walburga was useless to me.

But… having Walburga alive was beneficial for me too. I could stand her cursing at me. However, I couldn't observe her all the time.

What would happen if she betrayed me in the future?

"Riku-senpai… Are you going to spare her?" Asked Shirone from behind. She may be noticed my hesitation.

I glanced at Shirone and smiled at her.

"Nah, no." I answered her.

Being betrayed was the last thing that I wanted. That was why I arrived at a conclusion.

"I will just kill her."

Magicians were not to be trusted.

As a former street magician myself, although I failed horribly, I knew that fact better than anyone.

They were liars, even more so the magicians in this world.

Without a contract, they would certainly betray us.

"So that's the conclusion, magician." I glared at Walburga. "I will kill you because I can't trust you."

Slowly, I pushed my sword toward Walburga's stomach.

"Hnnnn!!!!" She let out a shriek as she squirmed around.

"Magari!" I shouted at her, then a lot of chains shot out to bind Walburga's body.

Incinerate Anthem would leave the host's body when they died. I maximize the possibility that I would be the best host to house the Incinerate Anthem after Walburga died.

After everything was in order, I slashed Walburga's neck in one swing. Her head fell to the ground, and then a ball of purple flame shot out from her dead body.

This was Incinerate Anthem's true form. It bounced a little before it stopped, and then it went inside my body.

My plan to maximize my compatibility with Incinerate Anthem was a success.

However, I couldn't rest easy yet. The pain followed immediately.

"Arrggg!!"

It tore through my body; it was hot. The purple holy flame had made my body its host.

Shirone ran toward me and began to heal me with Senjutsu. Magari placed a seal around us and helped Shirone to heal me.

The pain subsided a little.

A few minutes had passed, and I was now used to the pain. Sweat poured out from my body because of how hot it was. Then, it suddenly cooled down as I felt Incinerate Anthem fully merge with my body.

My mouth curled into a grin.

"I did it."

Now I got the second Longinus, and I felt like I could use Balance Breaker already.

"Thanks, Magari, Shirone." I thanked both of them.

"Un, no problem." Answered Shirone.

"Well, it's my duty. Go rest. I will clean the body for you."

"Yeah, no," I answered Magari and picked myself up. "I think I need to try a new power that I got first."