Chapter 27 (1/2)

When the blade reaches (4)

「Deyaaaa!!」

Asuka brandished her scarlet sword along with a loud scream.

The blade pierced the ground vigorously, it hollowed out the ground.,

「…Eeeuu!!」

Cutting up the earth like b.u.t.ter, Asuka swept the blade sideways to Risty.

「Hou. …I see. Wonderful」

However, it didn’t hit. Asuka’s red sword was dodged entirely by the brown skin of Risty by a few millimeters.

Risty happily moves her body while looking at Asuka’s scarlet sword.

「Your sword skill is high quality but not outstanding. Your respiration and footwork, defense and attack are simply superior」

*Gatsun*, Risty inflict a blow to Asuka’s armor. Asuka isn’t worried at it from the beginning. Here, Risty brandished her sword while approaching.

「But, it’s still splendid. I don’t need a solid swordsman here」

The blade slips. Asuka’s agility can’t be expressed, unable to bear it, Asuka took distance. Without chasing her, Risty watches Asuka happily as if she’s licking her.

Asuka moved backwards, Yuuto approached and called her.

「A-Asuka-sama. If you cut her with that sword, Captain Risty would die…」

「I’m trying to kill her!!」

Yuuto’s body shook from Asuka’s shout. Asuka began to squeeze her voice sorrowfully to Yuuto.

「Yuuto, listen well. That’s no longer captain Risty. She looks like her but it’s a different person. Half of her already began to change to a demonic being. There’s still a trace of captain Risty, but it will disappear eventually. we won’t be able to manage if it happens」

Asuka told the fact indifferently, Yuuto stared blankly in surprise.

「Looking her getting playful, surely there’s still a bit of Captain’s consciousness left in her. if it disappears completely, what’s before us would become a monster… unless we kill that person, it would be no good」

Kill. That word sank in Yuuto’s heart.

「Ki,ll?…Captain Risty?」

For some reason, Yuuto’s head recall his memories with Risty. It’s strange. He hadn’t lived the same as her yet. Also, she’s stillーー

「That’s right, we’re going to kill her. …Please, Yuuto, prepare yourself. I wont reach her by myself」

Asuka calls out to Yuuto in a tearful voice. Asuka doesn’t want to kill her. It’s impossible for her. Risty is a hero for Asuka.

Still, Asuka stared at the enemy in front of her.

(Captain Risty turned to a demon. I don’t want to think about it)

Asuka’s back trembled. She imagined it. Perhaps, a damage equal to a great disaster would happen. Including her, how many would be able to stop her.

(I-I can’t let it happen. Such a thing)

Asuka approaches Risty slowly. If it’s right now, there’s still some chance. If the scarlet sword hits, Risty would be killed.

「Yuuto. Let’s fight together. …Let captain Risty die as a hero」

She pet.i.tioned. She knows. Asuka understood their relation.

Yuuto is weak.

He has some game breaking ability, but he’s still weak.

Surely, he’s not bad. However, it was overwhelmingly insufficient.

Battle experience. Awareness of Death. Preparedness to kill.

Knowing that, she grasped the sword tightly up until now.

Howeverー

「Please, Yuuto. Captain Risty…」

「No」