Chapter 104 - Abnormality and White Lily Academy [5] (1/2)

I cut that guy in the chest with Seventh Sword – Instant Slash.

「Kuh, shitty brat!」he roared angrily, and leapt back greatly.

The wound was shallow. His skin was as hard as steel.

(Regardless, I cut him!)

I was able to 『injure』 him, who always seemed so invincible.

(Yoshi, yoshi… yoshi!)

Realizing my growth as a swordsman, enveloped me in a tremendous sense of happiness.

The next moment,

「…I’m gonna kill you!」

He was clad in『clothes of darkness』just like I was.

Both quality and quantity were dimensions apart. The darkness, which squirmed about as though it were a living creature, stimulated the primordial fear within men.

「Ha, haha… That’s amazing.」

Seeing the overwhelming difference in rank, I could do nothing but laugh. Continuing from that, he brought forth the genuine and authentic『Black Sword』.

「?!」

I’ve only ever heard about it from Leia-sensei, but this is the first time I’ve seen it with my own eyes.

(…I want it.)

The overwhelming presence that makes the『pseudo black sword』seem like nothing more than a stick.

(I want that sword – that power!)

As I turned my envious gaze towards the true Black Sword,

「Oi, Oi, aren’t you gonna assume your stance? E”e?」

That guy was standing with the Black Sword raised overhead just before my nose tip.

「?!」

I immediately held my sword horizontally and tried to defend his downswing.

But his 『True Black Sword』 cut through my 『pseudo-black sword』 as if slicing through tofu.

「Ga, ha…」

A big sword wound ran across my chest, and my broken blade rolled at my feet.

「Ha”a, I get a little serious and this is how you end up. As usual, you’re weak! Are you making sure to eat well, E”e?」

I slowly collapsed as his provocations reached my ears. My blood spread across the dry earth.

As pain and anguish enveloped my body,

「Fufu, fu…」

Feeling of joy sprung up in my heart.

「Bastard… The hell is so funny after being cut?!」

「Nah, I was just thinking that… I’ve gotten stronger to the point where you have to pull out the Black Sword. Thinking that… made me really happy.」

Four months have passed since I started undertaking soul dress training.

Yes – it’s only been a mere four months.

This is an amazing speed for me, who has been progressing at a turtle’s pace for billions of years. Every day, the distance between me and this guy shrinks. I was very happy to see that feeling of growth.

「Tch, don’t get me wrong. I just showed off the real thing because you were so smug with yourself!」

In a bad mood, that guy fired one last shot.

「Ga, ha!」

The Black Sword penetrated my abdomen.

Unfortunately… this seems to be the end for me this time.

「Fu, fu… I will come again.」

Just as I was about to lose consciousness – curiously, he started talking to me.

「I’ll give you one piece of advice. For the time being, I can’t go out to the “surface”. Last time, I stayed for too long, so I am pretty exhausted. That body is important to me, too. Treat it as carefully as you can.」

Then my consciousness sank into darkness. When I came to, I was brought back to the original world.

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The soul dress class continued till the second period, and now was lunch time.

I went to the cafeteria in a large group of six people in total; Ria, Rose, Idol-san, Sid-san, Cain-san, and I.

「N-No way! All this is free?!」

As soon as we arrived at the cafeteria, Ria looked around with sparkling eyes.

「Yes. Students and staff at White Lily Academy can use this cafeteria for free.」 Idol-san said, and nodded.

「Y-Yay! Then, I would like this『Deluxe Bento』for three people, please!」

She got hungry due to the morning class and made a great start. A slender girl like Ria placed an unbelievable order, so the man at the window stared gaping.

「T-Three people… Here, it is a considerable amount even for one person, though?」

「Yes, it’s okay!」

「U-Understood…」

When she finished her order,

「…A”a? Well then, I want the same thing for four people.」

Sid-san, who has a competitive spirit, placed more orders than Ria.

「Mu! Sorry, but I’d like to order five people’s portion instead.」

「My bad, I meant six people.」

「Ah, I’m sorry. Actually, it was seven people.」

The two, who hate losing, started getting heated up fast.

「Tch… Eight people’s!」

「Mu, nine people’s!」

「「…Ten people’s! 」」

When they both said that at the same time,

「Are you trying to pick a fight, eh?!」

「You started it first, didn’t you?」

They began arguing.

(Oi, Oi, Oi… Give me a break…)

If you fight in a place like this, you’ll trouble the people at the back of the line.

I have no choice but to enter the arbitration between Ria and Sid-san.

「W-Well, calm down you two… In the first place, it’s unreasonable to have a bento for ten people, isn’t it?」

And then,

「Eh? I can eat it though?」Ria said, tilting her head with a confused expression.

「…I guess.」

It is impossible to persuade Ria on this. Because she hasn’t said anything unreasonable. Bento for ten people… yeah, she can finish it single-handedly.

In other words, the person I should persuade is you – Sid-san.

「Sid-san. I don’t think the opponent is a good match for you this time.」

When I tried to politely convince him,

「A”a!? Bastard… Are you saying that I’m going to lose?!」

I seemed to have added oil to his burning spirit, instead.