Chapter 42 Part 2 – Reinforcements. When the souls of the living and the dead intersect. Farewell …… and ……

The wind whirled in the space between us and the demon dog Gallam to protect us.
In the center of it, the same flame that formed the three warriors was flickering.
Did this flame help us?
「…… Uuh ….」

Mary groaned and stirred on the boat’s deck.
What a relief!! She regained consciousness.
Mary’s eyes widened as she tried to sit up.
In her eyes, I saw the flame that saved Mary and us.
Mary quietly exclaimed, put her hand on the boat’s side, and leaned forward.
The flame flickered and took the form of a tiny little figure.

「…… Ahh …. Ahh …..」

Mary’s expression crumbled and tears began to trickle from her eyes.
A lot of emotions overflowed in her heart that she couldn’t speak and immediately sobbed.

A baby boy was floating in the air, sitting on the flame.
He held out his arms to shield Mary from the demon dog Gallam and turned to her and smiled.
He had a bright smile like a spring sun, with a face similar to Mary.

‘….. Maa, maa … Love you ….!’

He uttered his feelings for his mother as he was happy to finally see her again.

「…… Joshua …..!!」

Looking at the baby boy smiling at her, Mary couldn’t hold back and muttered the name of her beloved deceased son, then she broke down in tears.

‘….. When Joshua was alive, he must have adored you very much. He has always been worriedly watching over you. You were a good mother.’

Mary sobbed aloud at Brian’s words of sympathy.
Bradd watched over them with a gentle gaze.

「….. I’m glad for you. Miss Mary …..」

Then the bow of the small boat intersected with the demon dog Gallam.

「….. Come on!! Time to end this nightmare!!」

There was a sharp sound like the tinkling of a bell made by Bradd’s left fingertip, which was folded in a sword finger position.
The sound of the bell was getting faster and faster.
The red wings on Bradd’s back became sharp as if it was about to fly at high speed.

「Go!! Bradd!!」

Seraphy exclaimed until his face flushed.

‘Let’s finish this!!’

‘We will ….!!’

‘…. support you!!’

The white-bearded Brian, the brown-bearded Bill, and the black-bearded Bobby exclaimed.

The demon dog Gallam realized that its poison was dissipated by the wind, so it burned the rest of its life force and flashed its last fangs.
In the middle of the whirlpool, Bradd and demon dog Gallam clashed.

「….. Please!! Lend me your strength!!」

The Ruby of God’s Eye glowed in response to my request.
The red light converged and shot through the eye of the demon dog Gallam.
It was not powerful enough to burn its retina, but it was enough to temporarily blind it.

Then, a rod, a gauntlet, and an arrow with a thunder trail came flying through the wind and took advantage of that slight moment when the demon dog Gallam stiffened and pierced its torso with a roaring sound. The force of the blow was so powerful that its giant body shook. It was as if it had been hit directly by a torpedo. And its vital spot, near the heart, was exposed in full.

‘…. As expected of the young lord, his magnificent skill has not declined in the slightest!!’

‘Matzo’s strength is also quite admirable.’

‘The madam’s arrows are as sharp as always.’

The three warriors proudly puffed their chests as if they were bragging about their own skills.
My father and Matzo swam until they were close by and threw their weapons to cover me.
And of course, the arrow was the Thunder Crawl that my mother fired.

「….. You beast …. Don’t point your fangs at my daughter …..!!」

「Young brave warrior!! I’ll leave the rest to you!!」

「Bradd ….I’ll entrust the rest to you ….!!」

And the encouragement of everyone from the Imperial Guards and the Orange Privateers on the shore shook the air.

Ahh …. I have so many dependable companions, unlike when I died alone in my previous 「108 times」.
Everyone has united their hearts and the power of that bond is now concentrated in Bradd’s fist …..!!
And this guy, who is kinder than anyone else, would never let such accumulated feelings go to waste.

His right foot took a big step forward.
The hem of the maid’s skirt fluttered.
Bradd exhaled sharply.
Brad’s right fist slid into the exposed heart of the demon dog Gallam.
His movements were silent as if time had flown by.
There were no afterimages at all and the extraordinary speed made it seem as if the whole sequence of movements had never taken place at all.
It reminded me of the power of a well-sharpened sword.

The silence was soon broken by a gust of wind.
The wings of blood on Bradd’s back turned into a flurry of cherry blossoms that swirled around the point of impact.
The shockwaves caused by Bradd’s fist blew over us several times.
And the demon dog Gallam was unable to move with his tongue hanging out.

「….. The attack was effective ….!! ….Take that. The demon dog Gallam. No matter how strong you are ….. You can’t hold on against the feelings of everyone.」

Brad looked up and laughed.
His red eyes returned to their original jet-black eyes.
The power of his fist ran through Gallam’s heart.
The tip of the spear left behind by the three warriors directly above its heart resonated with the impact transmitted to it and rang out like the sound of a bell. It was a requiem for the warriors.

「….. This technique makes the heart of the person struck beat with a force that exceeds its limits. And it can’t be stopped ….. The blood pumped out of the heart under abnormal pressure turns into a high-pressured water blade that destroys the body from the inside out ……」

In reaction to Bradd’s fist, the bow of the small boat shifted with a delay of one beat and then moved away from the demon dog Gallam. Seraphy pushed the stiff demon dog Gallam with the paddle before accelerating the boat.
We moved away from the whirlpool.

「….. Blood is the flow of life. There is no part of the body that does not have blood flowing through it. This technique is a forbidden technique that utilizes that blood and, conversely, uses it to destroy life …….!!」

Bradd muttered quietly.

‘…… It was splendid …..!!’

The three warriors nodded with satisfaction.
As if on cue, the chest of the demon dog Gallam swelled up.
It was as if high-pressured air had been pumped into its chest.
Its heart began to race rapidly.
A terribly rapid heartbeat was transmitted to us.
The vibrations caused the water in the whirlpool to splash.
The demon dog Gallam let out a desperate roar.
The blood over-pressurized by the heart became a high-pressured blade that ran through its entire body.
Gallam’s entire body exploded from the inside with sprays of blood.
Nerves, organs, bones, blood vessels, muscles, and all other tissues in its body were unable to withstand the pressure and were torn into pieces.

「….. The blood that has become a blade, while maintaining its shape, shoots outward through the target’s body. It looks like autumn leaves dancing around, hence the name of this technique ….. The Heartless Autumn Leaves …..」

As Bradd said, it looked like a myriad of bright red leaves all dancing at once.
Gallam’s body tilted limply and slowly sank.
Even then, its terribly rapid heartbeat did not stop rampaging.
The heartless autumn leaves are in full bloom one after another.
Each time, its body was shredded in pieces and scattered.
The tip of the spear left behind by the old warriors pierced into Gallam’s heart, releasing the stored electricity over and over again, accelerating the heart’s forced beating and adding to its destructive power.
The blood that was supposed to deliver life to its entire body turned against him and bared its fangs to devour its own body.
It was an absolute condemnation that would not stop until all the blood was squeezed out.

It was so powerful that it tore through Gallam’s tough, arrow-repelling skin.
If a human body were to receive this attack, it would explode without even retaining its original shape.
I had never seen this technique in my previous 「108 times」, but seeing the somber look on Bradd’s face, I suddenly thought that the adult Bradd probably did not want to use this technique because of the cruelty of it, not because of the difficulty of the activation conditions.