("???GRRRRRRR!!!!!")


    "??Aaaahhhhh!!!"


    (???BOOOOMM!!!)


    "haa... Haaa... cough, cough... Is it over...?"


    As the dust cloud dispersed, that was the first thing I asked...


    "I''m... sooo... tired..."


    Yeah, I know what you''re probably thinking: "What was that?!" Well, the answer is that it''s the only truly offensive technique I could develop with my limitations.


    Why didn''t I use it from the start?


    Because I couldn''t!


    The {"final technique = maximum voltage"} is an extremely double-edged sword. Due to my lack of offensive capabilities, I tried to force the creation of an attack move, and this technique was the result. But here''s the bad part...


    It''s a double-edged attack.


    Being incompatible, it literally absorbs all my spiritual energy for a single attack, resulting in an extremely powerful move that leaves me immobile for hours, unable to do anything. Sёar?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    What''s worse is that it requires an electric taser to use, and after using it, it destroys the weapon in the process, making it too costly both economically and energetically to use.


    I''m sugarcoating it, but basically, I tried to do something I couldn''t, and as a result, I splurged on an expensive and impractical version of what others can do... I want to cry about it...


    "But at least it worked..."


    Or so I thought.


    (crack, crack)


    Until the dust cloud cleared, revealing the appearance of the scorched and cracked armor still standing...


    "Are you serious?!"


    (step, step)


    And the damn thing, like the Grim Reaper, began to approach me slowly.


    (Stop!)


    (Halt!)


    Even though the remaining straw dolls tried to stop it, the armor repelled them one by one as it advanced with each step.


    Damn it!


    I can''t even move!


    (step, step,)


    When it finally reached a certain distance, it began to condense the black flames from its entire body into its sword as it raised it above its head.


    "Is it planning to return what I did to it?!"


    "You damn grudge-holder!"


    And as the sword descended, I closed my eyes, bracing for the impact...


    (hiss!)


    ("Huh?!")


    Which never came.


    "You really should remember what I told you,"


    I opened my eyes to an unfamiliar yet strangely familiar voice.


    "That when you were in danger, I would try to fix it."


    "Ehh...?"


    Standing before me was a beautiful, unfamiliar woman with dark skin, long, dark green hair reaching her waist, and golden eyes, who had stopped the armor''s sword with just her fingernails.


    "Even if it''s temporary in this space, I can return to my true form."


    "That form... Echidna...?"


    I could instinctively be sure that the woman in front of me was undoubtedly Echidna, without a doubt.


    "A pleasure to greet you for the first time in this form, partner."


    (WHOOSH!)


    And as she said that with a calm smile, she sent the black armor flying with her fingernails.


    "Now, as for you, I don''t have much time, so I''ll give you your punishment quickly."


    And with those words, a large circular formation with indecipherable characters appeared at her feet, expanding around her with a terrifying glow.


    "Do your best, will you? {"Megáli kátharsi"}"


    And after those words, a torrent of light bathed the armor from the sky, tearing a hole in the ceiling.


    ("????AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!")


    "Haa... Fool, you should have tried to dodge. That way, you would have lasted a few more seconds."


    I thought I knew Echidna was strong before, but it seems I really didn''t understand just how strong she truly was...


    "Well, let''s finish this adventure soon. I''m hungry for dessert."


    "Ahh... Yeah..."


    I could only say that, staring at the agonizing armor from behind.