Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
“What bullsh*t spell-casting action. Tell me, what do I have to do to keep a card spinning in the air so I can tap on it with my belt?!”
Fang Ran’s entire body shook. The veins on his forehead were popping as he gnashed his teeth in fury. He had never experienced such ridiculous nonsense in his life.
First, it was landing in a life-and-death situation as per a classic beginning of an infinite-style novel. Then, it was gaining the magical power that totally did not match with the image of infinite-style stories, the power of a magical girl .
Following that was him not having a magic wand during the transformation, forcing him to bind the power to his belt. To hell with the belt! From the inception of the magical girl concept, he was probably the only magical girl who had to transform using a belt.
Fine, so be it…
Then, when he wanted to use his power, he didn’t even know how to activate, even the anime did not properly explain the activation sequence.
Moreover, you actually f*cking ridiculously brought in gravity into this, argh (roar)!
“Roar!!!”
Rumble!!!
The zombie gave a hard push again and it ferociously got rid of a lot of the rubble that kept its thigh trapped! Freed, it let out a furious roar at Fang Ran!
“Damn it… Had I known earlier, I would have just run away!”
Seeing that he had missed the opportunity when the other party was unable to move, Fang Ran sighed in exasperation.
Come! I’m going to go for broke today and go for a carefree round of parkour with you!
Just as Fang Ran turned his head away, planning to ‘strategically’ retreat for the time being in order to lure the enemy (to run away) and to ensure that he had the effective military strength to move around freely (to run away), he suddenly caught sight of a figure under the wall that had collapsed just now.
Tall, slender, a side profile with dirt on it that dimly revealed a breathtaking beauty.
Fang Ran, who was just about to flee, was stunned in place. To think that there would actually be other people in this strange place.
The night was long and Los Angeles’ night scene was bustling. The zombie’s appearance seemed vaguely sinister in the dark. The ruins and debris of the collapsed building was everywhere. The flickering and swaying street lamps that were in ruins, faintly illuminated his field of view.
‘No way…’
When he saw that figure, Fang Ran froze for a moment.
The next moment, as if he had been defeated, he lost his strength. The expressions he had on his face when he was bellowing had all vanished. In the end, he exhaustedly let out a sigh.
‘I can’t even save my own skin now, why do you have to let me witness this scene…’
The debris continued rumbling non-stop. Under the cloak of night, it seemed to be forcing him into a corner which was especially horrifying. However, Fang Ran gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes, struggling with another problem.
This was a problem that involved questioning his conscience.
‘When you encounter an unconscious person while you are being chased by a zombie, what would you do?’
‘Well, everyone probably has their own answer…’
“Roar!”
Under the dim flickering lights, the gruesome and horrifying growl of the zombie, it appeared as if it was going to break free in the next second!
“I must have owed you a life in the past…”
Fang Ran sighed resignedly, mocking himself because he clearly could not even manage himself, yet he still thought about risking his life to save someone who had absolutely nothing to do with him.
‘Forget it, I reckon I won’t die anyway.’
It was because of Ye Sheng’s beautiful appearance. Even if it was someone with an ugly appearance, Fang Ran would still save them. The reason being that Fang Ran, who had only experienced a mundane life, did not have the heart to leave someone for dead without even trying to save them.
Besides that, there was a lingering thought in a corner of his mind which was faintly haunting him…
‘Seriously… Exactly how much longer will it take before you cast aside those naive beliefs of yours from when you were young.’
Fang Ran neither considered himself to be very noble nor did he have much sense of chivalry. Such was a unique trait that many common folks had.
In life, perhaps some people are scornful, some are mean, and some are completely unreasonable. Nonetheless, in the face of major cardinal issues of right and wrong, he believed that the majority of people would not make the wrong choice.
After all, a human life is of greater value than anything.
It was only much later that he found out that there was absolutely no need for him to be concerned about A-grade participants.
Crash!
Fang Ran picked up a stone and hurled it towards the zombie, immediately attracting the zombie’s attention!
Rumble!!!
The next moment, gravel was sent flying everywhere. The zombie had completely broken free of the debris and flung itself straight towards Fang Ran!
“Damn it…”
His brows were deeply furrowed as he clenched his teeth tightly, clutching onto the belt that was the only thing he could call a weapon at the moment. Never had he thought that there would be a day when he would encounter something like this. Barely using the belt to ward off the zombie’s claws, Fang Ran dodged to one side.
However, it turned out that this was indeed a magic bel-, wand. Even a force that could break through a glass door could not damage this ‘magic wand’ at all.
Ignoring the debris and dust on the ground that was flying around and pressing against his hands, he frantically rolled and crawled to get as far away as possible from the zombie. Fang Ran did his utmost to prevent the zombie from getting close. His breath grew laborious and more urgent due to his nervousness. In the tense moment, his chest rose and fell rapidly.
‘Calm down… Calm down…’
‘Keep your distance…’
‘It doesn’t move fast…’
‘Pull away to a safe distance to buy more time to react…’
When one’s breathing grows hurried, all kinds of thoughts would instinctively rush into one’s mind. In fact, all kinds of random thoughts, like the ones he usually had, were racing in his mind right now. It was like the calm and collected part of him was performing the analysis. Just focusing on that part of his mind, the tension seemed to fade a little, as if…
‘Damn it, I’m an idiot!’
‘I just jumped out like that without any plan.’
‘F*ck! What should I do!’
‘Is there still time to regret it now?’
‘Can I say that it was not me who threw that stone just now?’
‘If I kneel down and apologize, will Brother Zombie forgive me?’
…
It was too late to regret it now.
“I’m going to die! I’m going to die!”
His eyes were affixed to the front, as he kept repeating to himself. He kept evading. It seemed like the only thing he could rely on was the belt that he had bought for 25 dollars.
“Roar! Roar!”
The roar rang out the instant when the black shadow rushed forward. Fang Ran’s ankles turned limp and weak so he stumbled. Unable to dodge in time, Fang Ran’s eyes could only widen as the zombie swatted his shoulder.
A tremendous force could be felt from his left shoulder!
Crash!
Instantly, Fang Ran’s entire body flew two meters to the side!
Crashing onto a wall, he was 100% sure that the force just a moment ago was truly strength that was beyond that of an ordinary person. Although it was not to the extent of being hit by a car, right now, Fang Ran felt as if he had been hit by a speeding scooter!
‘It hurts!’
An unbearable sharp pain seared through his left arm.
“Ss! D-d-damn it…”
Sucking in cold air, his expression was one of pain as he kept trembling. However, Fang Ran forced himself to bear with the pain and swiftly sprung up, not daring to remain fallen. Suddenly, his right eye was dyed in red as blood started trickling down from his forehead and entering his eye.
“Roar!”
The zombies let out a roar. In the night, it seemed like the end of the horror movie was closing in on him!
Fang Ran, who was breathing rapidly, swallowed his saliva with difficulty. The fear of death had finally gotten its hands on him. More and more blood oozed out, and now he could barely open his right eye.
He remained silent for a while, only letting out a long breath. A feeling of viciousness began to recklessly fan out from the abyss of his heart!
It arose suddenly, without any warning!
From the corner of his eyes, his gaze suddenly swept over a box on the ground. It looked like a pile of chocolate that had come from the supermarket before the collapse.
All of a sudden, a light bulb went off in his head!
As if he had grasped onto his last hope, Fang Ran picked up a box of chocolates. Holding the chocolate box with one hand, he quivered nervously as he took something out with his other hand and stuffed it into the box!
Then, without any hesitation, he tossed it into the air before him!
After tossing the box, based on the weight of the box, Fang Ran finally caught the moment that it hovered in the air…
Clasping his hands together tightly, he raised the wand high and tapped on the box!
“In the name of your master, I command you!”
“Seal…”
His gaze, with one of his eyes filled with blood, finally caught the end of the falling trajectory. A slightly hoarse yell rang out from Fang Ran’s throat,
“Release!”
Ding!
The moment the crisp sound rang out, golden ripples silently radiated out!
In the air in front of Fang Ran, golden rays suddenly emanated from the insides of the chocolate box that contained [The Sword] card, radiating out of the tiny openings in the packaging. A draft accompanied the glow, blowing his hair into a mess!
Magic binding! After the light dissipated, what was being held in Fang Ran’s hand was no longer the hardened belt, but a slender sword with a beautiful silver dragon twining around its hilt!
[Sword Card—— (THE SWORD)]
[Symbolism: Truth-seeking, reparation, and a destructive force at times.]
[Introduction: The magic wand itself becomes a sword, with its mightiness depending on the magic of the user’s heart.]
Seeing the silver-white sword appear in his hands, Fang Ran had not even had time to recover from his shock of him actually casting magic and that his belt had indeed transformed into a sword.
Without even thinking, it was as if something was spurring him on, he instinctively raised the sword high in the air!
‘Truth-seeking’
‘Mightiness depending on the magic of the user’s heart’
These words flashed across Fang Ran’s mind. The memory of a particular night appeared in his mind, making him tear off all of his usual disguise. It was as if at that moment when he was not thinking about anything, he had changed back to his former self. Wielding the silver-white sword in his hands, he slashed ahead in viciousness and fury.
With the immense golden sword silhouette appearing out of thin air, the sword silhouette extended until it was more than ten meters long like the break of dawn, spreading and rolling over all the rubble and ruins, flooding over everything before the eyes of the youth with blood still on his face!