Chapter 89 (1/2)

Chapter 89: Hiiro vs Camus

The first one to move was Hiiro As he was able to predict his opponent’s attacks to some extent, Hiiro acted in order to obtain the first move

As Hiiro’s right hand was already holding onto his 『Thorn Sword - Piercer』, he had instantly reduced the time required to attack However, Camus had clearly captured Hiiro’s h he had acted slower than Hiiro, as he held his katana in a sireat force as he had also instantly drawn his weapon

Kiiiiiiiiin!(1)

As the two blades clashed, sparks began to fly However, the colliding swords were only one on each side Cale sword left in his other hand Whilethe blade deadlock, Camus moved in an attempt to pierce Hiiro with his other sword

As Hiiro had predicted this attack, he immediately ju this, Hiiro proain However, his right foot became buried into the sand with a zubo

Hiiro: 「Tch-!」

A battle atop of unfaround, was far more difficult than Hiiro had anticipated Should his application of force be improper, his foot would be consumed by the sand

Camus: 「The sand isalive」

As Camus faintly spoke, this time it was he who had instantaneously moved from that spot However, unlike Hiiro, there was no wasted et that they were not fighting on top of sand

As Ca Hiiro’s chest, he instantly held up his sword in order to defend against the attack However, Cah Hiiro had successfully deflected the attack, whether it was caused by his lack of a good foot hold or his inability to take the full brunt of the attack, Hiiro was sent flying, rolling across the ground

Hiiro ier there All he could see was a shadoiftly approaching him

Hiiro: (What in the hellabove!?)

Sure enough, Ca towards Hiiro while trying to pierce hireat force into his foot in an atteain felt his feet become buried in the sand

Hiiro: (damn! It’s difficult to move!)

At this rate, I’ll be skewered, or so Hiiro thought As he had no choice, Hiiro activated one of the previously installed words, 「Protect」 | 『防』 I Hiiro

Bashi+n-!(2)

As Camus’ sas deflected by the wall, his body was bloay, as if it was repelled While shocked, Camus rotated his body round and round while in

Sivan: 「J-just now…!?」

Liliyn: 「Kukuku(3)」

As Sivan was startled by Hiiro’ssreatly(4)

Sivan: 「Was that ical attributein which case」

Sivan recalled that Jin-u received soic As he remembered, he realised that even at that tiical attribute

Sivan: 「In other words, it has no attributeright?」

Liliyn: 「Kuku, as expected, you noticed it Sivan」

Sivan: 「I knew that you wouldn’t go on a journey with just any ordinary fellow Even so, to think you’d be travelling with a Unique Magic user is quite a shock」

Liliyn: 「The fun part has still yet to come」

Although he raised his eyebrows in reaction to Liliyn’s suggestive words, as she was unlikely to answer anymore questions due to the current atmosphere, Sivan simply decided to look ahead

Ca Hiiro with a dubious look As he was confused at his own attack being so outrightly deflected, Camus took some distance

Hiiro: (Fuu(5), that was dangerous This fight is more difficult than I had anticipated To think I’d be made to use the word 「Protect」 | 『防』 so soon)

Although he was able to prevent inco attacks for one minute, as he was also unable to participate in close combat, it was a risk The defensive wall repels any opponents that get close to it Well, if his purpose was to perform a body blow, then it would be sufficient

Hiiro: (There doesn’t seee)

However, there are s one can do within the tiertip in an atte these actions, Careary

Ca to do…I won’t let you」

As he returned his twin katanas into their sheaths, Caround

Camus: 「Sand Needle」

In doing so, the sand near his feet began to form multiple needles, all aimed at Hiiro If one were to take such an attack directly, it would be no different than trying to hug a huge cactus

Hiiro: (As I thought, he’s an earth, no, a sand user)

However, Hiiro did not -

Bashi+n Bashi+n Bashi+n! (6)

As the effect of the 「Protect」 | 『防』 as still fresh and strong, Hiiro used it to protect his body fro needles returned to their original smoothness, they simply dispersed

Camus: 「Nnhard」

As Camus viewed the scene, he voiced his i

Camus: 「Then how aboutthis」

Caeup As he did so, the sand in front of hih in the air as if it were a tsuna to assault Hiiro

Camus: 「Sand Wave」

Hiiro: (Indeed, this is beyond hie)

As the waves of sand ca down before his eyes, Hiiro turned towards the tsuna towards it

Camus watched on behind the wave as he was convinced that it would inflict a large ae However, at this time, a hole in the shape of a circle burst out of the central portion of the sand wave Hiiro jumped out of said hole

Camis: 「Wha-!?」

As Camus had not expected Hiiro to avoid the wave of sand, much less penetrate it, he was stunned

Hiiro: 「5, 4, 3, 2one minute」

As he said thus, the defensive wall that enveloped Hiiro began to disappear As he had counted to a h it disappeared, Hiiro was unperturbed Rather, Hiiro used the ti hiitated

While he poised his 『Thorn Sword - Piercer』, Hiiro rushed forward, unleashi+ng a thrust As the defensive wall had disappeared, Hiiro was now capable of attacking

Hiiro: 「Gotcha!」

Hiiro launched an attack that seeuard However, at that time-

Shun-!(7)

Hiiro’s katana was coet What it had pierced through was simply air

Hiiro: (It failed-!? Where’d he go?)

In that instance, sand began to dance in midair with a parapara(8) As it appeared in Hiiro’s line of sight, he looked up, thinking that his opponent had jumped up in the air However, his eyes saw no-one

Hiiro: 「eh?」

As he felt a chill run down his spine, Hiiro detected a presence behind him

Caht I jumped?」