The Second Son of the Marquis Wants to Laze Around

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"Now we’re talking!"

Eren shouted with a grin, blood pumping with excitement as he clashed against the boss in a high-speed duel. Despite the monster’s four wings, it wasn’t flying anymore. It had chosen to fight on the ground—more serious, more aggressive.

—Cling! —Slash! —Cling! —Slash!

Right now, Eren had the upper hand. He dodged with ease, deflecting the Reaper’s wide, wild swings and countering with practiced precision. The boss lacked sword technique—it was swinging with raw power and rage, nothing more. That made it predictable and more easy for Eren to dodge.

—Shoosh!

Suddenly, the Reaper spread its four grotesque wings wide—and Eren’s eyes widened in alarm. From the rotting flesh and bone, sharp spikes began to protrude.

’Not good!’

Thousands of bone-like needles launched in every direction like a rain of death. His illusion clones were shredded instantly, and even Eren, hidden within a cloaking illusion, was struck. He raised his swords, deflecting as many projectiles as he could, but some still pierced his armor.

–Cling!

The impact disrupted his concentration. His illusion shattered—revealing him in full just as the Reaper appeared behind him.

—Swoosh!

—CLING!

—BANG!

Eren barely managed to twist around and cross his swords in time to block the strike. The force behind the Reaper’s sword was monstrous—it sent him flying across the room like a cannonball. Pain shot through his arms as he felt bones crack. He twisted midair and slammed into the wall feet-first.

"Trying to use my own move against me?" he muttered with a crooked grin, despite the pain in his arms.

He then pulled out several weapons from his storage ring and scattered them across the ground—swords, greatswords, daggers, spears, axes—hundreds of them.

Surrounded by an arsenal, Eren took out two potions—one red, one blue—and drank them both in a single gulp.

His crimson eyes glowed bright, then shifted to a deep, menacing purple. The weapons around him began to rise—floating one by one into the air, as he controlled all of them using Invisible Hand.

–Bang!

Kicking off the ground with explosive force, Eren dashed toward the towering Reaper Boss, surrounded by a storm of flying weapons swirling in the air like a cyclone of steel.

—CLING! —CLING! —SLASH! —CLING! —CLING!

His dual swords clashed against the Reaper’s massive blade, metal screaming against rotten flesh and bones as sparks exploded in every direction. At the same time, the floating weapons attacked from all angles, hurling themselves toward the Reaper like a chaotic swarm of killer bees. Though the boss managed to block some using its wide, disgusting wings, several weapons found their mark—grazing its skin, scratching its flesh, and leaving shallow cuts. Eren himself used this opportunity to land multiple slashes, cleverly weaving illusion magic into his movements to keep the monster confused and off-balance.

Annoyed by the unrelenting onslaught, the Reaper let out a deep growl and beat its four wings with fury. It rose slightly into the air and spread its wings wide.

—WHOOSH!

A rain of razor-sharp bone spikes erupted from its wings, shooting in every direction like a storm of deadly needles.

Reacting instantly, Eren released his dual swords into the air, summoning a nearby flying spear into his grasp. With a quick twirl, he spun it at blinding speed, creating a makeshift shield that deflected the incoming bone projectiles as he continued charging toward the boss. Sparks flew as the spear collided with spike after spike, the force of the impacts sending shockwaves through the air.

—SWOOOOOOSH!

—CLING! —CLING! —CLING! —CLING!

But even with his efforts, the Reaper wasn’t done. With a mighty flap of its wings, it unleashed a powerful gust of wind that blew away the remaining flying weapons, scattering them across the chamber.

—SHOOSH!

—STAB!

Seizing the opportunity, Eren leapt high into the air and hurled the spinning spear at the Reaper, piercing its shoulder with a solid thud. The boss grunted in pain, clawing at the embedded weapon.

Before it could pull the spear out, Eren descended from above like a meteor, wielding a massive battle axe charged with aura energy. He swung it down, aiming to sever the Reaper’s wings once again.

—CLING!

But the Reaper reacted just in time, sensing the danger. It raised its long sword and parried the blow, then retaliated with a brutal horizontal swing that forced Eren back.

Except... it was another illusion.

The real Eren reappeared behind the Reaper, wielding a greatsword enhanced with his crimson Aura. With a mighty roar, he slashed with both strength and precision.

—BANG!

The impact sent the Reaper flying across the chamber, its body skidding against the floor with a screech.

Snarling, the Reaper flared its wings again and lunged forward with frightening speed. Its blade clashed against Eren’s greatsword, knocking it away with a violent strike. The weapon flew from his hands and slammed into a distant wall.

Seeing his opponent disarmed, the Reaper raised its sword high, aiming to end the fight with a fatal strike. But Eren wasn’t done yet.

In one fluid motion, he pulled two more swords from the air using his skill and crossed them just in time to block the incoming blow.

—CLING!

—BANG!

The ground beneath him cracked like shattered glass under the weight of the impact. Eren gritted his teeth, muscles straining to hold his stance.

With a thought, he activated Invisible Hand and launched two hidden daggers toward the Reaper’s eye.

—SWOOSH!

But the boss deflected both with a graceful sweep of its massive sword.

–BOOM!

—CLING! –SLASH!–SLASH! —CLING! —CLING!

The battle raged on. Eren weaved through attacks, shifting between illusions and real strikes, always staying just a step ahead. The Reaper, in turn, grew more desperate and aggressive, aiming to end the duel as it body was guessing too much blood. The dark, inky ichor that poured from its wounds was proof enough: Eren’s hits were working.

However, Eren noticed something else—with every swing, the Reaper’s attacks grew stronger. It became hard to deflect its strike, and even managed to break through his defenses, shattering the two swords in his hands.

Gritting his teeth, Eren grabbed a floating greatsword and parried the next blow.

—CLING!

—DEFLECT!

—CLING! —CLING! —CLING! —CLING! —CLING! —SLASH!

Another clean strike landed on the Reaper, opening a fresh wound across its chest. Enraged, the Reaper flapped its wings and ascended high into the air, hovering like a grim angel of death.

Its lone glowing eye flashed crimson as it raised its sword.

"!!!"

Eren’s eyes widened as he felt the same familiar danger like before, which made his body react fast.

—SLICE!

Five red lines of slashes appeared, before erupting pure destructive energy carved through the chamber, crossing the entire battlefield with insane speed.

—BOOOOM!!

The walls shook. Dust and debris filled the air.

Eren barely managed to evade three of the red lines strikes, but two lines of energy caught him across his chest and abdomen, tearing through his armor.

—VOOM!

Luckily, he activated his enchanted artifact just in time before getting cut.

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High-Level Magic Artifact

Name: Mirrorveil Cloak

Rank: Gold

Effect – Mirror Reversal:

Automatically reflects one ranged magic or projectile attack back to its source, regardless of power. Activates upon contact. Usable up to five times per day.

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The cloak’s shimmering light flared as the Mirror Reversal effect triggered.

The two red slashes bounced back at the Reaper at the same angle they struck.

—SPLASH!!

"GRAAAAAAAAAH!!"

A roar of agony echoed through the chamber as the Reaper was hit by its own devastating attack. Deep gashes tore through its chest and abdomen, black blood gushing out as it dropped to one knee, sword stabbing into the ground to support itself.

Eren, meanwhile, was panting hard, sweat pouring down his face. He felt the burning pain of near-death.

’That had been too close.’

He glanced at the Reaper, now kneeling in pain.

"... That must’ve took a ton of its HP."

So far, Eren had used the Mirror Reversal effect two times. Only three uses remained.

—BOOOOM!

The Reaper launched itself at him again with a violent flap of its wings, sword raised in fury. But Eren vanished in a flash, using illusion magic to slip away as the monster’s sword came crashing down.

—STAB!

But the blade dug deep into the ground, and the earth began to rumble. Noticing this, Eren couldn’t help but curse in his mind.

’Shit!’

—BURST!!

Massive bone spikes erupted from the ground in all directions, impaling anything in their path. They pierced through Eren’s illusion clone, and two sharp bones struck Eren himself as he tried to leap back.

—STAB!

Luckily, he activated the Mirror Reversal again. The bone spikes’s damage reversed back, as it curve like guided tree branches.

—SPLASH!

They drove straight into the Reaper’s abdomen, bursting out the other side with a spray of black blood.

"GRAAAAAAAA!"

The monster roared in agony, grabbing the embedded bone spike with its hand and yanking it out before snapping it apart in fury. Meanwhile, Eren gritted his teeth. He had just one more use of Mirror Reversal left.

As Eren’s illusion vanished due to the damage taken, the Boss spotted his real body. Wasting no time, it swung its massive longsword with brutal force. Eren, who was only a few meters away, didn’t have time to dodge. He raised his greatsword to block the devastating strike.

–CLING!

–BANG!

The impact sent a tremor through his body as the Reaper pushed down with overwhelming strength. Gritting his teeth under the pressure, Eren quickly controlled five nearby swords and daggers that was on the ground behind him using Invisible Hand, launching them all toward the Boss in a desperate counterattack.

However, the Reaper swung its wings with precision, deflecting every projectile with a metallic clang. It was no longer falling for the same trick.

But Eren only smirked.

Two flash grenades materialized between them.

He shut his eyes immediately.

–FLASH!!

A brilliant burst of light exploded between them. The Boss shrieked in pain, staggering back as it shielded its single eye with its hand, momentarily blinded.

It tried to flap its wings to escape into the air, but its movements were halted mid-flight.

–CHAINS!

Glowing purple chains materialized from thin air, wrapping tightly around its limbs and torso — binding the Boss once again for the fourth time. The Reaper struggled and roared, gathering strength to break free.

But just as it was about to do that,

Eren figures appeared from above, as he shot down from like a meteor, with the greatsword, glowing brightly with white light and flames.

–SLASH!!

–SPLASH!

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