Danmachi: Is It Wrong to Be the Main Character in Orario?-Chapter 821: Striking at the Spirit’s Weak Point

"Aaaaaaah!"

Staring at the man before him, Corrupted Spirit's Fetus felt his fury erupt like a volcano, no longer containable.

"It's you! You again!"

Only now did he finally understand what had been done to his torn soul.

That immense, terrifying surge of negative emotion nearly flooded his entire consciousness. Even in his polluted, inverted state, he couldn't bear it.

It felt as though his very soul had been packed full of nothing but anger.

Bell calmly straightened his trench coat.

"Didn't you know all along it was me?"

"Your soul has always been in my hands. I'm the only one who could return it to you, so naturally, I'm the only one who could have tampered with it."

"And…aren't you perfectly aware of why I gave your soul back?"

With just a few words, Bell pushed all responsibility onto Corrupted Spirit's Fetus.

Bell may have planted the landmines, but the one who chose to step on them was Corrupted Spirit's Fetus himself. No one forced him.

"Gnaw… gnaw… gnaw…"

Corrupted Spirit knew exactly why this man had spared his soul—because of this very moment.

But every time he thought about how this man had calculated everything, burying trap after trap so every step forward was a landmine—

Bell saw Corrupted Spirit's Fetus had nothing more to say. Which meant it was time to settle things.

"Then we should settle what's between us."

Bell drew the Kuji Kanesada from four-dimensional space. At this point, it was practically his regular weapon.

"From the 18th Safe Zone Floor onward, ever since I first met your guardian, I've crossed paths with you countless times."

"I know your plan inside-out. I personally wrecked many parts of it. And to maximize your usefulness, I even handled quite a few things behind the scenes."

"Deceiving you… pushing you to tear apart your own soul."

Bell went through everything he had done against Corrupted Spirit's Fetus.

As the listener, Corrupted Spirit's Fetus was grinding his teeth so hard they felt like they might shatter.

He knew all of this.

This bastard had used every method possible to trap him again and again.

Once, he had even been tormented relentlessly by this bastard, who went as far as branding his soul.

If that avatar back then hadn't been a separated fragment—one he never intended to retrieve—that brand might have ended up carved onto his own forehead.

And during the attempt to capture that woman's daughter, everything had been going smoothly. If the capture had succeeded, he could have used that stolen body to invade the surface world that very day.

"Click… click… click!"

His teeth ground together uncontrollably.

Now, the man before him—his target once more. But this time, it wasn't a game. This time, the man truly intended to kill him.

All for that damned Excelia.

Corrupted Spirit's Fetus clenched his teeth fiercely. This time, he couldn't endure it any longer.

"I'll kill you!!!"

The murderous intent pouring out of him nearly swallowed Bell whole.

Yet faced with such a furious the Corrupted Spirit, Bell didn't even twitch an eyebrow.

In an instant, Corrupted Spirit's Fetus appeared behind Bell.

"Pfft!"

A hand pierced straight through Bell's body.

Strange.

Such an easy strike… the eerie feeling made Corrupted Spirit's Fetus immediately leap back.

"Sizzle!"

Countless bolts of lightning burst out from the magic circle on the ground. Corrupted Spirit's Fetus moved too slowly; the arm hadn't fully withdrawn yet. In just a heartbeat, everything touched by the lightning was completely swallowed.

"!?"

Corrupted Spirit's Fetus formed her left hand into a blade and severed the portion of her right arm already being consumed.

The right arm was chopped off instantly. The severed piece was devoured by the lightning the moment it fell, turning to ash bit by bit before Corrupted Spirit's Fetus' eyes.

Even after escaping danger, Corrupted Spirit's Fetus didn't look away. She continued staring at the man's back.

Her gaze dropped. A hole wide enough for an arm had clearly been punched through his chest, yet there was no spray of blood.

She caught the problem immediately.

The area pierced through by her arm had turned into lightning. In that moment, Corrupted Spirit's Fetus' expression grew very grim...

"Lightning Transformation…"

"You sneaky bastard… you even have a technique like this!"

Lightning Transformation, also known as Elemental Transformation.

It allowed one to merge with lightning, turning the body into an elemental existence. In this form, any physical attack could be avoided.

But why would an adventurer possess something like Elemental Transformation?

Only fairies and spirits closest to nature were capable of this. How could a human have such a trump card?

The thought made her, already furious, even more agitated.

Bell slowly turned toward Corrupted Spirit's Fetus. The large hole in his chest filled with lightning and closed up in an instant, returning to its original state in the blink of an eye.

"What a shame. Lightning Transformation is particularly vulnerable to magical attacks."

"Only magic can interfere with my elemental form."

Bell wore a regretful expression as he spoke.

"But it really is unfortunate for you. You're practically on the verge of going mad, overwhelmed by all that negative emotion. Even for someone already polluted, it must be rough."

"Your mind can't settle down at all. Keeping those negative emotions suppressed eats up too much focus. In this condition, you can't properly use Magic."

Still, Bell didn't speak with complete certainty. Spirits always had plenty of tricks.

"Even if you manage a simple spell, do you really think it will affect me?"

"..."

The prayer was finished. Everything that needed saying had been said. Now it was time to rely on strength.

"Corrupted Spirit's Fetus… this time, I'll have you fight me up close."

Bell had already prepared for this moment.

"....."

But Corrupted Spirit's Fetus bit her lip hard.

She knew she'd been played—thoroughly played.

Not only had her Magic been sealed intermittently, she'd even been forced into serving as a test stone just to satisfy this bastard's goals. Did she have any choice left now?