"Who are you?"
She asked, frowning in displeasure.
[Kazuma: I'm Kazuma]
[Red Princess: ???????]
[Shiraori: You mean: Adam desu~?]
[Good Slime: No…. Wouldn't this be better: "I'm Adam, and I'm not a bad human!"?]
[Homura: ????]
She thought that he would be easy to subdue. One light slap at the back of his neck, and he would be out cold.
Then she could have gone to her basement, chained him, locked the door, and then-
'....'
Feeling a throb in her head- in her mind- 'Mei' stopped that line of thought
"Me?" Adam tilted his head, pointing at himself "I'm just Adam"
He shrugged indifferently, as if saying 'What are you on about? I'm Adam'
[Shiraori: I knew it! Hehe…]
[Red Princess: 'Adam desu~?' Indeed….. That's not bad]
"Human…You….."
She left her mouth hanging open-
"Nuh-uh!" The silver-haired boy shook his finger as if coaxing a child "None of that. If you beat me, I become your consort, if I beat you, you become my concubine"
[Kazuma: Respect….]
A sword of Ice materialized in Adam's hand.
[Homura: ….Are you sure you can beat her?]
"It's simple, right?"
He grinned.
[Phoenix: It's really simple....]
[Good Slime: No doubt about that. He can!]
[Red Princess: +1 ^]
"...Heh! Alright…!"
A wild smile appeared on her face as she got ready-
Their auras clashed as they closed the distance between them, the air crackling with anticipation.
Just as their swords clashed, Adam surprisingly felt off balance, his sword connecting with the ground and sending up an eruption of debris from the point of impact.
[Kazuma: The fuck?]
Not a moment later, he felt his body twitch and spasm, he was only able to slightly turn his head down and saw 'Mei' stabbing through his chest with her blade of lightning.
[Red Princess: Oof…. That got to hurt….]
His mind backtracked with the help of [Great Sage], and processed what she did.
She had allowed the initial impact of their blades, but swiftly pivoted it downwards before she stabbed him in the chest and drove her lightning sword through his body
[Pheonix: Uh….. At least that lightning sword didn't make a hole in his body?]
His body was momentarily paralyzed, but 'Mei' didn't care.
She placed her hand on his forehead before he felt a large discharge of energy surge through his brain.
His body fell to the ground like a 'puppet whose strings have been cut'.
[Good Slime: Huh…?]
'Mei' gazed down at Adam with a contemplative look.
"This was too easy. Just a single exchange…"
[Kazuma: You'll see, bitch! Protagonists are never defeated so easily!]
'Mei' was frankly a little disappointed in the way she beat him.
.....She had expected more of a fight after the abilities he had displayed
"Hehe… Now I suppose you're my consort!"
[Just Monika: ...]
'Mei' reached down and grabbed Adam by the arms- she was going to carry him away from this place but…
"Ahh!"
'Mei' let out a yelp of surprise as she fell to the ground, landing on her back after….having her legs swept from under her?!
'Mei' tried to move but she found her arms and legs restrained.
She opened her eyes and looked straight up and saw Adam, who was wide awake with a shit-eating grin.
"Surprised?"
"H-how are you still conscious?"
[Kazuma: I agree, how? Bro literally took lightning to his brain, and yet he still didn't get knocked out]
"Hm?" The silver-haired boy innocently tilted his head "Do you truly think such weak lightning is enough to knock me out?"
[Shiraori: Translation: Skill issue~]
[Kazuma: ….Tough bastard]
"...."
'Mei's' body began to radiate a crimson aura. She didn't reply to his words, instead, she opted to prove him wrong with her actions
"Hey!" He scowled, frowning in displeasure "Why are you being so aggressive? Can't you gently coax me into submission? Forcefully doing such a thing is for amateurs!"
[Red Princess: You're oddly fixated on this…. Is this your kink, Admin-san?]
[Just Monika: ….I personally agree with him. Using force is for noobs~!]
[Good Slime: Ai-san…. Uh, your personality is a bit…. volatile….]
"Shut up!"
'Mei' was fuming at this moment.
She should be the one on top of him! How can he humiliate her like this!?
Her body erupted with an electrical shockwave of fierce crimson energy as it clashed with Adam's body, sending him hurtling a distance away from on top of her.
When Adam regained his balance, he immediately received a powerful blow to his head.
His face had been pulverized directly into the pavement as the ground quaked from the impact.
"Ouch…."
[Phoenix: That has to hurt….]
[Kazuma: No shit, Sherlock]
[Phoenix: …..?]
[Homura: ….Ignore him]
Adam raised his head again, yet he wasn't even given a reprieve as 'Mei' grabbed his hair from the back of his head and smashed his face into the ground.
Only to retract it and smash it again-
[Just Monika: …..What a bitch!]
[Red Princess: …While I agree…. Mind your language, AI-san!]
If it wasn't for his Herrscher physiology paired with all his bodily enhancements, his face would have been disfigured
Apart from a few cuts and a broken nose with a tooth which he felt was about to come loose, he remained otherwise fine, and his regeneration kicked in.
Adam at this moment was able to get a long enough of a breather when 'Mei' stopped bashing his face into the ground.
Most likely, she had to check out of concern if she had gone too far and made a mistake.
[Homura: ….At least she cares]
[Just Monika: That doesn't change anything~]
As she was looking at his face, [Tmuru] on Adam's body shot out, latching itself onto her body and restraining her movements.
[Good Slime: Hey! That's not how my slime is used!]
It slithered up along her legs and arms, and it was evident that she was holding back an inappropriate sound from the feeling of the slime covering her and seeping into every crevice.
[Shiraori: Ehhhh~?]
[Monika: Don't get any ideas, perverted slime~]
[Good Slime: …..]
She channeled lightning throughout her body, electrifying both Adam and [Tmuru], forcing him to grab her arm and fling her away from him.
Despite having resistance to electricity, the lighting generated by Mei is different.
As the Herrscher of Thunder, she has dominion over Electromagnetism.
Though her casually created lightning won't break the chemical bonds between the molecules of his body… It's still more lethal than normal lightning
Adam flicked his wrist, sending a wave of freezing energy towards her, aiming to encase her in a block of ice.
Landing with swift grace in a low posture like that of a ballerina, Mei reacted instantaneously, already anticipating a follow-up attack.
Mei reconjured her blade of crimson lighting with a slight hue of purple and brought it down in a swift arc.
The moment her blade made contact with the approaching wave of ice, it shattered into countless motes of snow
"I guess you're not going down that easily,"
Adam quipped, his breath misting in the chilly air.
"I'll be…. slightly more serious from now on"
[Shiraori: Adam be like: "Congratulations, you're worthy of taking my full power! Prepare to perish!"]
[Red Princess: …Cringe]
That same moment, he raised his hand and-
All the particles of snow that were in the air began to condense and coalesce into a fierce blizzard which obscured all sight from all those present.
Relying on his senses, the silver-haired boy easily found her position. He spread his hands outwards in the air, having a posture akin to embracing the world
The air shimmered all around him. Fluctuations spread. The temperature rose and lowered in a wild, erratic, and uncontrollable matter
Different elements emerged as if being born from the void.
Fire, Lightning, Wind, Earth, Water, Darkness, Light
[Kazuma: ???????]
A Kaleidoscope of lights surrounded Adam. Their glow fell on his figure, giving him an ethereal aura
And then-
"Go"
Thus spoke Adam, gesturing with his hand
Whoosh
The air displaced as the elements around him shot forward, morphing into binding chains
[Shiraori: Cool~!]
Their target? The Herrscher of Thunder
They surrounded her from all directions. With her lack of vision, it seemed as if her binding seemed fated
[Red Princess: This is really.... advanced elemental magic...]
TACK
The elemental chains paused in place, an almost transparent, purple shield of electromagnetism halting their binding
ZIP
Taking the opportunity when the chains had paused in the air, 'Mei' zipped out of the blizzard.
Lightning trailed around her form as she escaped from all of the elemental chains
[Homura: ....She's strong]
"...."
[Just Monika: You realized that only now?]
[Homura: ....No]
The Herrscher of Thunder's eyes narrowed as she looked at him. She sent another arc of lightning towards him.
Adam, anticipating the move, raised his hand and formed a multilayered barrier around himself.
The electricity crackled and sizzled as it struck the barrier- but to his surprise, it barely held.
[Good Slime: Eh? Are my eyes seeing this correctly?! A multilayered barrier is actually so fragile!?]
He immediately retreated backward.
Under [Thought Acceleration] of [Great Sage], he decided to create a new skill for easier convenience.
[Defining [Ice Manipulation], [Fire Manipulation], [Dark Manipulation], etc…..]
[Combining and merging…. Success]
[Skill [Elemental Control] has been created]
The multilayer barrier shattered like glass under the lighting- and like a snake chasing their prey, it crackled forward towards Adam without stopping.
Mei wasn't satisfied.
So, her eyes flared with power, purple diamond-shaped wings of electricity manifesting on her back- just like a seraphim of 'God'.
Ten more bolts of lightning crackled and shot forth in erratic directions as they made their way toward Adam, like homing missiles.
Adam's eyes went wide in surprise-
But pushing this emotion aside, he conjured forth a wall of stone that encased his body.
Two of the lighting bolts struck the Earthy dome, the destructive power behind the lighting decimating the rock with ease.
The remaining eight bolts of lighting came to a halt, standing in wait with menace
The dust from the rubble dissipated quickly-
But Adam was nowhere to be seen.
Mei's eyes squinted as she focused her power with a little more effort.
She was just a newly awakened Herrscher, as such she hadn't had long to get accustomed to this body.
Her honkai energy around her felt thin, and she also couldn't use her power to its fullest potential as she was still trying to master them mid-fight
However, she could still manage this much. She could feel and sense the electricity that courses through living beings.
Anything that was sentient should have traces of bio-electrical energy within them…. This should be the case for humans and humanoid creatures, at least
And she was right as she could sense a figure…coalesce…
-Behind her?!
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A/N:
How are my 'blue balling' skills?
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