QualiA – Chapter 30: Seeking the last fragment… ⑤

My field of vision was being shadowed.

Because of the bad footing, standing ground isn’t effective, but there’s one of the Four Saint Beasts who are the strongest of Ushtolma. Even in this sudden situation, there’s no waste in her movements. She jumped back, and takes a stance with her long sword.

“Hey, Amalietta.” (Makoto)

“What? This is not the time to do idle talk, you know?” (Amalietta)

“Isn’t this guy the one that was reported as a dragon sighting?” (Makoto)

“…Ah.” (Amalietta)

She directed an angered voice at first, and next, a stupified one. Amalietta changed her expression hectically. With her long sword still at ready, she looks attentively at the giant body.

The giant body that surpasses 10 meters has two dorsal fins at its back that could be mistaken for wings. If someone were to see them in a poorly lit area, it wouldn’t be strange to mistake them for the dragons that are written in myths and legends.

“It might be possible. Can’t say much since I myself haven’t seen a real one, but it does match the appearance that’s been passed down.” (Amalietta)

“Even a Dragonewt like you has not met one?” (Makoto)

“I think the Elder is acquainted with them, but someone like me is not worthy of having an audience with them.” (Amalietta)

Even a Four Saint Beast can’t meet them? How much of an important existence are they?

Well, most of them are prideful idiots that look down on others, but the ones called Ancient Dragons are on a different level.

Even I would break some bones having them as opponents, like, literally. The first time I met one, my bones broke with just their pressure when I lowered my guard, which is a funny story now that I look back on it.

“Growing to that size is cheating, fer just a damn lizard.” (Makoto)

“That’s why it is considered a sudden mutation, right?” (Amalietta)

True.

“Even so —woah- for such a big body… hoop….his movements are quick.” (Makoto)

“That’s…true.” (Amalietta)

“Urgh, damn it. Stay in place…for a bit!” (Makoto)

Cutting through the wind, the variant Poison Lizard was swinging its tail haphazardly. Its eyes look like had gone crazy with anger. The reason is probably the tragic sight of the Poison Lizards in this place.

The subspecies was born from a variant, so this one is probably the mother. Then, watching her children get cut down must have maddened her to the point of losing herself, even if we are talking about a monster here.

“Dah! So annoying!” (Makoto)

I avoid the tail that crossed right in front of me, jump to point-blank range, and gift it a roundhouse kick.

A dull sound was made a breath later, and the variant raised an ear-piercing cry, its giant body shaved the ground as it slid on it, and brought down trees as it did so.

“…What kind of legs do you have there?” (Amalietta)

“Normal ones. See there? Quite the slender legs, right?” (Makoto)

“No, I’m not talking about looks… Even I wouldn’t be able to manage something like that, you know?” (Amalietta)

The amazed expression of Amalietta as well as her finger were directed at the variant that is half buried in the ground around 50 meters of distance from us.

“…Did you defeat it?” (Amalietta)

That’s a flag.

“Gushaaaaa!!”

See?

The variant raised a roar to the sky as it stood up, shaking its head several times. When it directed its gaze at us, it began to rush at us as if mad in anger.

“For now, let’s shut it up.” (Makoto)

“…Makoto? —-!!” (Amalietta)

I already obtained what I wanted, so wasting time here wouldn’t be a good idea. Amalietta directed a dubious voice at me without lowering her guard, but the moment I released a bit of my magic power, she closed her mouth.

“Bore through…” (Makoto)

I increase the concentration of magic power in my extended palm, and form a firmer than regular iron cone. Then, take aim, and shoot it at the variant.

“—! Gyasharaaaaaaaaa!!”

An instant after, a hair-raising deadly scream of agony reverberated in the area along with the sound of something cracking to pieces. The body of the rushing variant had its upper body shot up, and just like that, it passed by our side, and slid through the wetland.

“Just what in the world happened?” (Amalietta)

Amalietta seemed to not understand as she absentmindedly looks back, and after seeing the giant body lying down at the wetland, she had a confused expression as she asked me.

“Hmm, I created an iron cone and pierced that thing’s forehead?” (Makoto)

“Why are you the one tilting your head in wonder? You were the one who did it.” (Amalietta)

“Cause it is an application of alchemy, but even if I say that’s alchemy, it is not as if any alchemist can do it, so…” (Makoto)

“That’s true. If anyone could do something like that, it would be scary.” (Amalietta)

Yeah.

Shaping magic power, create an iron cone, and have it spin at high speed. In other words, it is imitating a gun, but the power of it is as you see.

Honestly speaking, this is overkill. However, it would be a pain to have it go on a rampage after throwing a half-assed attack, and I am a bit apprehensive in damaging important research material.

“…Looks like it is dead.” (Amalietta)

“Indeed.” (Makoto)

I slap the body, then, slowly walk from one end to the other confirming its state.

“…Hm. This one’s female.” (Makoto)

“What?” (Amalietta)

After I arrive at the lower end, I notice this and spoke, and Amalietta got closer.

The abdomen of the lying down body was inflated, and something was pulsing from inside it. Most reptiles lay eggs, but that logic doesn’t apply to monsters.

She most likely was waiting for a large amount of children to be born from inside her.

“…She is indeed female.” (Amalietta)

“Moreover, pregnant.” (Makoto)

“Yeah. With this giant body, she could give birth to tens…no, hundreds of children, which would explain this abnormal propagation.” (Amalietta)

“The growth of monsters is faster than that of normal animals after all. There’s even monsters that grow into adulthood in one month.” (Makoto)

“Right. Poison Lizards are in the spectrum of fast growth, but them being a subspecies probably made their growth even faster.” (Amalietta)

Yeah. If this is the source, it would explain the abnormal propagation.

“…So, what should we do with this one?” (Makoto)

“You ask me, but…there’s no way we can bring it back.” (Amalietta)

“What about Inventory?” (Makoto)

“This size would be impossible to store.” (Amalietta)

Ah, right. Erin did tell me that Inventory has a size limit. So this is way too much, huh.

“Then, I will bring it back. Ba-sama might be able to understand a variety of things.” (Makoto)

“…Yours can fit, Makoto?” (Amalietta)

“Mine is special in a lot of ways, you see. Right, before that, [Melt Wave].” (Makoto)

I touch the abdomen of the variant, strengthen my magic power, and send waves inside it.

“What are you doing?” (Amalietta)

“We are going to bring it back and dissect it. Having Poison Lizard children inside it would be quite dangerous, right? They won’t be able to live for long anyways, but just in case.” (Makoto)

“True… Could it be that you killed them just now?” (Amalietta)

“Yeah, I simply sent magic power to stop the life functions of the targets.” (Makoto)

Using microwaves as reference, I pour strengthened magic power as waves inside the body, disturbing the beats of the heart and boiling the blood till it dies. It is one of the Unknown Magic spells I created.

However, the effects of it are pretty rough, so I don’t abuse it. Continuous exposure of it will melt the body of the target. The last time I used it, I couldn’t eat meat for a while.

This time around, it would take too much time to open the stomach and kill them one by one, so it is an exception.

“Well then, store~.” (Makoto)

I touch the body, and with my other hand, I hold the bag in a storing position, and then, chant ‘store’. When I did so, the giant body blurred for an instant, and suddenly disappears.

“O-Oooh… To think it would actually enter.” (Amalietta)

Amalietta was watching this with eyes like that of a child, and said…

“I would like to try putting in something that big too…” (Amalietta)

She nodded a few times as if in admiration, and mutters that as if wanting to do it too.

No, don’t say that while biting your finger. Or more like, phrasing!

“And so, what do we do now?” (Makoto)

“Let’s investigate a bit more. We still haven’t finished exterminating the subspecies.” (Amalietta)

“Understood.” (Makoto)

Then, I return to the top of the rock, and resume the investigation by activating [Parallel Research].

☆☆ ★★★ ☆☆  

Would you blame her for being unable to believe what happened in front of her and standing absentmindedly there?

What the man -Makoto-, who she couldn’t see even with her eyes, had done. Those unbelievable actions of his had given a shock to Amalietta several times.

Running in such a light way that it felt as if he were sprinting in the air itself, and when he captured the Paralysis Lizard, she watched in fascination. He only displayed optimal movements with no waste in them, and on top of that, the attack he used to capture the Paralysis Lizard, Amalietta couldn’t even see it. Amalietta is praised as a Four Saint Beast and has fought against many strong people, but witnessing a powerhouse that surpasses by several levels the many strong people she has met, she couldn’t hide her excitement. It was taking her all to just control herself.

Right after that, he sent flying the variant Poison Lizard with a kick, moreover, he killed it in one attack. Amalietta was filled with delight like never before inside of her, and her female instincts were unbearable.

—I want to request a duel.

As a warrior, as a Dragonewt woman, it is a natural desire to seek the strong.

Makoto would most likely make a bitter smile and accept the request of Amalietta.

“No, that won’t do…” (Amalietta)

Cutting the Poison Lizard that approached her, she cut down the neck of the next one, and the other one she did a side-throw.

“No… That isn’t it.” (Amalietta)

(Concentrate, Amalietta.)

She scolded herself as she defeated Poison Lizards.

“His movements were more natural.” (Amalietta)

There wasn’t a single wasteful movement, like a dance. That is the ultimate ‘martial arts’ that Amalietta aims for and has been diligently doing her best every day to reach that goal. But she was reminded today that she is far from reaching that goal.

However, for some reason, it felt refreshing.

This is the first time she felt like that. Admitting defeat in the very thing that she has dedicated her life in -her ‘martial arts’. It would be the same as admitting that she is still crude, and yet, what was expanding from within her chest was something different from vexation. It was burning hot like that of a maiden in love, even so, it was also mixed with an animalistic passion.

“Argh, this is not it!” (Amalietta)

“What’s the matter?” (Makoto)

“N-No, it is nothing.” (Amalietta)

The temper tantrum she was making inside of herself had unintentionally leaked out from her mouth, and Amalietta tried to play it off, but not only her ears, she got red all the way to her neck. Her waist was pulled back, and she was showing a strange look, but the person herself didn’t have the leeway to notice.

(—Aaah, geez!)

The second tantrum exploded inside of herself, and she cuts down the attacking Poison Lizards leaving it all to her anger. Different from before, she didn’t slice them in two with a single stroke, but it crushed their spines, and with a single cry, they died.

Amalietta bit her lips at the clear proof that she was being affected by idle thoughts represented by her swordsmanship dulling. She tried to drive away those idle thoughts by fixing her breathing.

“Ooi, want to tag out?” (Makoto)

“I am okay! More importantly, did you see any changes?” (Amalietta)

“Nope. There’s only the subspecies here.” (Makoto)

Sitting cross-legged at the top of the rock and scratching his head, Makoto looks at the surroundings, and while listening to his voice, she slowly calms herself down.

(No, this is just my imagination. A prank of the mind. It is impossible to fall in love with a man that I have just met.)

In the events of yesterday at the guild, in the time when they spent a night having a friendly chat, and this morning when he saw her unsightly attire; there’s no mistaking that she thought ‘if it is him, I don’t mind’, for some reason.

‘I want him to know me. My chest throbs whenever I speak with him. I want him to see my everything’.

The more she thought, her feelings for him grew stronger. Amalietta desperately shook her head and tried to calm herself. However, a Dragonewt can instinctively sniff out their lifetime partner. That’s why, she can’t lie about the ‘feelings’ that she herself is feeling.

Her instincts are telling her: ‘the man that is by your side; the man that you have met for this short amount of time…’

“Hmm…if the subspecies are the children, then there should be a father somewhere though…” (Makoto)

But the fickle voice of Makoto made her raise her alert at once.

(That’s right. Why did I forget? Because of the many outrageous things Makoto did, my mind was completely blanked out, but there’s the need of parents to have children.
That’s right. There’s the need for parents… In order for Makoto to have children, there’s the need for a partner…)

“…Wait, no!” (Amalietta)

“Uh, no? Hmm, in that case, that variant might have been both male and female. Shoot. I should have confirmed that before storing it.” (Makoto)

“Ah, not that. Uhm…it is not a ‘no’, you see…” (Amalietta)

“…What’s the matter? You have been acting weird for a while now. Could it be you got poisoned?” (Makoto)

Her thoughts were so scattered right now that even she herself didn’t know what she was saying anymore.

Makoto jumps off the rock with a dubious expression, and while avoiding the bodies of the Poison Lizards, he approached her.

“I-I am okay… Yeah, no problems.” (Amalietta)

“No, your face is red and your breathing is rough. Rest for a bit. I will take your place.” (Makoto)

“But…” (Amalietta)

“No ‘but’s. Go over there.” (Makoto)

Doing a gesture of ‘shoo shoo’ as if shooing away a cat, Makoto passes by Amalietta, then puts a hand into his bag, and slowly takes something out.

“…! That’s…” (Amalietta)

“Ah, this?” (Makoto)

A slim sword was being held in Makoto’s right hand.

The legendary blacksmith group that was founded by a dwarf, Yahad, had created this thin single edged sword which resembles a katana, but the handle, guard, and all the scabbard is pitch black in color which can only be called bizarre. The only thing that is engraved in the scabbard is the light pink petal, but because of the overwhelming ‘power’ aura that can be felt from the sword, it can also be seen as a cursed petal that’s soaked in blood.

Receiving that aura of it from upclose, Amalietta was unable to stop her trembling, to the point that she might even lose consciousness the moment she lowers her guard. This sword is that much of an ominous and sharp sword.

“This is my sword of preference.” (Makoto)

“…Your sword of preference? Makoto, aren’t you an alchemist?” (Amalietta)

“I am also an alchemist…is probably the correct way to put it.” (Makoto)

Chuckling and showing a wry smile, he takes a stance with the katana that was taken out of its scabbard.

The reason Amalietta was watching in fascination might have been because of the smile of the man that was in her mind, or maybe because of the sword that had been unsheathed; whichever it was, Amalietta was currently in the dream world. When she snapped back to reality, she writhed in embarrassment.

However, when she saw her reflection in the fascinating pitch black blade, Amalietta had unknowingly snuggled to the side of Makoto.

“Oi, if you watch it too much, you will be hypnotized…” (Makoto)

“–! Could it be…that’s a cursed sword?” (Amalietta)

“Hmm, close but no cigar. Now then, it is been a while since you have had a turn…” (Makoto)

Amalietta returns to her senses with the casual tone of Makoto, and was shocked that her hand was extended towards the sword that Makoto was holding. The fact that Makoto could still maintain his sanity with a sword like that made her awe and respect towards him increase, and she finally admitted the feelings expanding in her heart.

No, she had no choice but to.

“—[Futsu no Mitama]—” (Makoto)

The fated partner that can only be met once in her lifetime…

Being certain that that person is the one taking a stance with a sword right in front of her, she watches him with a fiery gaze and rough breath.

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112 thoughts on “QualiA – Chapter 30: Seeking the last fragment… ⑤”

  5. Bit of a rant incoming.
    Its ao annoying when an author uaes the phrase “female instinct” and then make it pass as something normal cuz the girl is part animal/monster. It makes it sound as if the author is some incel fucktard or beta that think he got rejected cuz “femoids only look at the alpha cocks”,and so he plays his fucking self insert fantasy where he portraits the alpha MC that makes all the go wet just with his presence. You know that if that mao girl happens to be reincarnated in this world too, once she sees his harem shell say something like “its obvious for a great man to have a lot of wives” or some dumb shit.
    Im not a feminist, nor do i hate the harem genre, i just dont like when authors try to write a nice female character and then just make her someone who is there to boost the mc, and by extension, the authora ego

  6. Thanks for the chapter, I knew Amalietta was going to be my favorite of the girls just not this soon, that was just adorable on the other hand microwave Makoto is back

  10. Thank for the chapter ^^

    “Futsu no Mitama”, Futsuno…Mitama……………..N……Nobu saaaaaaaaan (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

  11. Dragonewt get – to! !!!. Thanks for the chapter Regokai, it would have been really funny if the author had her confuse her feelings of instead of wanting him as partner fir a burning desire to be his disciple.

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  13. Amalietta, you’re making it really hard to stick with the Niva OTP here, please stop.

    That said, I have to applaud the author for tapping into the full potential of a rational, cool woman from a battle-maniac bloodline.
    This is exactly how a late-blooming woman who likes to keep her wits about her, but has overwhelmingly loud instincts would act. All according oba-san’s keikaku, I suppose.

    One moment she’s keeping professional, but it her racially ingrained fetishes and she’s panting heavily like a predator in heat and probably struggling not to drool.

  15. lol amalieta
    her mind says NO! while her body says “He’s the one!”
    also that makoto got futsu no mitama eh
    Thanks for the chap~

    1. Mind: Who is this rude, strange man?
      Body: He’s the one!
      Mind: What was that crazy skill!?
      Body: You should make him your mate. You should mate with him.
      Mind: Amazing…I want to challenge him to a duel.
      Body: I wanna bear his children!
      Mind: No, no, no. I just met him. It’s just too…
      Body: LET’S F*CK HIM ALREADY!

  19. so in concluded this chapter is
    Makoto going Chuck norris to roundhouse kick the gecko
    Amalieta the DragoLewd Girl is going estrus
    Makoto have the Futsu no Mitama no Tsurugi ?

  20. whoa….the cool beauty turned to a beauty in heat…what a let down. i like it tho.
    also, insta killing a boss appears also in games…when you’re too powerful, you cant enjoy the fight.
    but a flag was just raised right? there is a hidden boss. and the hidden feelings are almost leaking and near of exploding. good luck dragongirl-san. i hope her fantasies come true. thankies~

    1. The game equivalent of this is unlocking a hidden boss fight that’s a prerequisite to that romance path.

      The condition to unlocking the boss fight is beating the required boss fight under a certain number of turns while dealing a certain amount of damage in a single attack.

  22. Thank you Reigokai ~
    Gratitude and salutes,as always.

    That was a fast update !
    I’m really enjoing this novel now.

    I just made a twitter acct. and I might use it to pester Azumi until she returns to civilization. :-p
    Please follow me, or not.

  24. Thanks for the chapter, Reigo-senpai!

    I actually like Amalietta. I’m not sure on how to compare her to the common harem fodder if most Japanese media, but she has more common sense than a Disney Princess by knowing that she shouldn’t fall in love with a guy she just met.

    3. I will forever love the joke in that one animation-to-live action movie where the stereotypical prince and princess get engaged mid-duet with:
      “What’s your name?”
      “Giselle.”
      “Giselle! ♪Let’s get married tomorro~ow♪”

  25. Kuuuuuh. On one hand there’s Niva the sadistic maid… But on the other hand, there’s this prideful woman just waiting to be pray to his sadistic side…
    So hard to decide which is best…

      1. Booo! I cannot abide by that!

        A decision like this is necessary to affirm a true love. It is a commitment, a sacrifice, a demonstration of being willing to gamble one’s future.

        …Well, either that or at least let the women have their reverse harems too. Like, Niva-san is allowed one extra husband for every harem member Makoto acquires. Suddenly, the family gets all the bigger.

        1. If I’m not mistaken there’s a nation in a series called The Fifth Millennium where marriage with multiple spouses like that is common.

  27. “I would like to try putting in something that big too…” (Amalietta)

    for some reason I thought this girl is pervert.

    Thank you for the chapter.

          7. . . . I have a feeling you want this title too…dont be shy~ i’ll give it to you. For free~

          13. If no one else is going to stake their claim on it, I’ll be taking the title of [Pervert of Freedom and Mutual Love].

            Limitations are illusory. No love is invalid. All kinks are permitted. Except NTR. Fug that shit.

  28. Hey all, and especially Reigokai! I had a thought after seeing this work for another novel. When the author of My Death Flags Show No Signs of Ending went silent for months, the translator finally broke down and reached out to the community.

    Essentially his idea was to send the author fan art and words of support from us in the West, to let him know that he has a hungry audience out there that he may not be aware of. This action had an immediate effect and the author went and released a new chapter along with a thanks and a promise for more.

    I was thinking we could try something similar with Tsuki Michi. I’m not an artist myself, but I do have a twitter account and can send him words of encouragement. Even if he doesn’t speak english, if Reigokai lets him know over twitter that its us, he can just look at the volume of tweets to know how enthusiastic we are.

    Also, I feel Reigokai would be best as our overall point of contact, given the fact that he can speak the language.

    What do you guys think?

    1. Showing support and gratitude via online method is a food way… I mean, good way to tell her that she is not alone in her novelist path.
      Yeah, there are hard times and we know Azumi is struggling with balancing her career and life, between grief and FGO, etc.
      I’d like to flood her twitter with our support too.

    2. As long as we keep it as encouragement and show of our passion without going to pushy with it, I’m all for it.

      It sounds like a nice idea and I’m sure any creator would love to hear that their work is popular with some community somewhere. As long as we don’t pile on more stress than we take away.

    3. That’s a nice way to show support indeed. The thing is I am a bit doubtful since we have been reading the wayback machine version of his/her versions, so I am not sure if that would be seen in a favorable light.
      We could show the author support by telling her how much we appreciate her work on our side though. It would be extra nice if it were from several different accounts. It would definitely give her any author a nice boost.

  29. this what always happen when humanoid have animal characteristic.. Mating instinct like those of animal seems to be hard to control. Thanks For The chaptor.. ~ Alamas ~

    2. And the problem is …? Her instincts are only telling her that she found her soul-mate, and remember that dragonewts are loyal to only one partner in their lifetime. She is basically a NTR-proof heroine.

  32. {Makoto has earned the titles [Lizard Slayer] and [Martial Master]}
    {Amalietta has earned the title [Flagged Heroine]}
    Amalietta’s flags are being raised at an astronomical rate…
    Makoto’s gonna need to find a lot of babysitters in the future.

      1. Queen is taken. NTR is a terrible act and you must be careful not to attempt it. No, my lord Makoto only has one woman in his heart and that is the Great Demon Queen Esthella. Nothing will replace her and i will fight tooth and nail if need be.

      1. …more like New Game +++++++
        All classes maxed out, all equipment maxed out, unlimited consumables, unlimited mana, all skills fully leveled, and almost maxed glossary.
        Thanks for the chapter!

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