Chapter 109.2 - Abnormality and White Lily Academy [10] – part 2 (1/2)

109. Abnormality and White Lily Academy [10] – part 2

(This is the first time I’m crossing swords with Sid-san since the Big Five Holy Festival…)

Nostalgia flooded my mind as I observed his unique stance.

Loosely dangling his sword in his right hand.

The tip of the sword was completely down, and at first glance he just seems to be unmotivated.

But this stanceless, naturalness, and lack of care is the stance of the genius swordsman, Sid Euclius.

「Let’s start!」

「Aa, come on!」

Both our cries echoed and we started running at the same time.

「HA!」

「SEI!」

Both our swords collide violently and a definitive shock runs on both hands.

Right when it was about to become a locked sword state.

「Wha?!」

Sid-san slid his sword with exquisite force handling and circled to my right side.

(C-Clever!)

The timing of when to add force and when to shift it, movement of the center of gravity, footwork without wasted movement – it was a perfect movement technique.

With my defenceless right half exposed to Sid-san, I immediately jumped to the left.

「Ha, I won’t let you!」

But Sid-san even reacted to my evasion.

The slash that he shot in accordance with my movement caught my right shoulder.

「Guh…」

I bit down the sharp pain and performed ukemi.

(The wound is… not too deep.)

At this level, there is no problem in continuing the battle.

「…As expected of Sid-san.」

「Haa… Are you half asleep? You don’t have to comment on every little thing.」

「I’m sorry, ahaha.」

Exchanging such small talk, I was astonished by Sid-san’s sense of combat.

(His entire body is like a spring and his superhuman reaction speed.)

And above all, his terrifying『ability to respond to any situation』.

Just now, after observing the battle between me and Idol, he clearly changed the way he fought.

At the Big Five Holy Festival, it was『Power』.

But now,『speed』and『finesse』was at the forefront.

(I must not get caught up in his pace.)

The basis of swordsmanship is to fight in your area of expertise.

Distance, Pace, Attack and Defense – Don’t let your opponent hold these things.

(With the next move… I’ll break his pace!)

I kicked the stone stage strongly and zeroed the distance in one step.

「Eighth Sword – Yatagarasu!」

Eight sharp slashes rushed towards Sid-san.

「Ha…! Naive!」

Some he parried, some he blocked, some he evaded – handling all the slashes deftly.

However, even for Sid-san it was impossible to cut down eight high-speed slashes without exposing any gap at all.

Without overlooking the moment where he lost his balance slightly, I unleashed another series of eight slashes.

「Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style Secret Technique – Mirrored Sakura Slash!」

A total of eight slashes attacked Sid-san – four each from left and right, like a mirror match.

「Tch, don’t underestimate me!」

But he intercepted all the slashes with a frightening reaction speed and sword speed.

(As expected. But it’s over.)

Sid-san, who managed to cut down all the slashes, exposed his empty torso.

I threw a middle kick containing my entire body weight there.

「HA!」

The blow, which contained my body weight and enough centrifugal force,

「Ka, ha!」

Pierced deep into his side.

Sid-san flew horizontally with his body bent heavily, crashing into the walls of the building.

Out of field – my win.

Thus, the swordsmanship match with Idol and Sid-san ended within a mere five minutes.

「Fuu… That’s all.」

I used darkness to heal the wound in my shoulder, and quietly sheathed my sword into its scabbard.

And then,

「Geho, gaha… W, Wait…!　Don’t run away…! I’ll keep going… until I win…!」