Vol 1 Chapter 15 (2/2)

“You…you’re a wizard?”

“Correct”

The girl sot to work asse her Gundo

When she had taken it out in parts, it was already obvious, but…the object was so long that it even surpassed the girl’s own height The cold, black steel and the ware

“This, all Otherwise, useless But…”

The girl unpacked the last piece, the bipod, and then she stood the coffin straight up

“This Can do much”

“For example–”

Tohru narrowed his eyes

He himself wasn’t a wizard, so he didn’t understand the details However, he had heard a lot about the poizards had

Due to the size and weight of the Gundo, they required quite a bit of effort to operate, so they weren’t easily portable Basically, they required the user to either leave it in one place, or at least have so

However–the power of reater than that of a sword or a bow

Given a considerably long range and plenty of time, just one individual, with only one shot, could be said to have the power to level an entire castle A few years back, the one who had died–the one whose death had ended the entire warring period, the one called the Dee–he was known by ic so great that he had the potential to shave off entire mountains and dry up entire rivers

Therefore…

“Neveraway from’ the unicorn…with this, couldn’t we actually kill it?”

“Probably”

A daring sirl’s face as she nodded her head in agreement

She seeree of self-confidence in her ability as a wizard

“However During ic activation process–move, cannot”

“…I bet”

Naturally, with that amount of poizards had been scouted out and recruited for the wars, but the ht on the front lines Instead, they , heavy Gundo while taking into account the various minute adjustments that had to be made for each particular location, it could even be said that the wizards were completely useless in close combat

Basically–

“First, we can use surveillance ic to ascertain the whereabouts of the Feyra Then, we can think about how to strike……”

That was all he had the time to say

“…”

“…”

The girl froze in place

Tohru heaved a sigh

They both turned their head slowly

Clearly reflected in the girl’s pupils, which had grown incredibly large, was the scene behind Tohru–froure of the horse beast had appeared

Then–

Moruzerun, Moruzerun, Erumun

Protruding from the top of the unicorn’s head was a body part called a “horn”–and that body part was now eht It tre, thin face, and it left traces of light as it did so, but the light didn’t go out On the contrary, the horn expanded, and with the light it began to draw a complicated pattern

Seburun, Wamurun, Tourun

Shunerun, Horun, Yarun

It was–a ic square

Feyra

That was the naic

Fundaic To be ic without a Gundo, an unrealistic amount of preparation had to be ic with their bodies alone

Feyra bodies had been furnished with the capability for the coic In the unicorn’s case, the horn that had sprung up was a suitable vessel for storing ic

Therefore…

“Hey”

Turning around, Tohru fixed his eyes upon the girl

“Can I buy you some time?”

“Mui?”

“If I buy you soic?”

“…Affirmative”

The girl nodded her head

It wasn’t like wizards had to have a great deal of range and a shi+eld to keep the hit by the eneh tiic, they would both be able to survive

“A Feyra with that kind of power…this isn’t going to be easy”

Saying that, he pulled his large hatchet from his waist

Of course, it was an edged tool, so it was etation in aor combat

However…this probably wasn’t the best ti he could use right now

With the hatchet–he had been taught and had acquired skills

“I am steel”

Tohru murmured

“…Mu?”

The girl responded reflexively, but Tohru did not reply He was already in a state of extreirl, her voice didn’t reach his consciousness

“Steel knows no fear Steel knows no doubt”

To be honest…there were also parts that he didn’t really remember, but even so the words continued to slip out smoothly from his throat and out his mouth He had repeated and repeated it so round into his consciousness Even after several years of inactivity, his ability to recall it seemed to have not diminished at all

Should he be delighted or depressed about that?

To tell the truth, the current Tohru didn’t know

“When faced with my enemy, I hesitate not”

It was some kind of “key”

A key to a dangerous weapon that he didn’t normally use

Each ti inside his body coed

“I am a weapon to destroy these”

It was a technique that was driven into humans entirely for the sole purpose of combat A technique that turned their very bodies into weapons It wasn’t just a th The entire body–everything up to the nerves and physiological phenomena–was redefined and optimized for the purpose of combat

He breathed for battle, his heart beat for battle, he only thought about battle…he was no longer hu a human shape now had the functionality of a weapon

His entire existence–everything he was–had now cole objective, one solitary function

However, thatas a normal human rather difficult The body was optimized specially for battle, but that meant normal human functions were rendered useless and unnecessary

A tool was a tool Nothing rese a human remained inside

To be captured by the eneerous situation indeed After all, appealing to reason, loyalty, or faith was so that only a human could do

Therefore, the ability to return back to that human state was necessary

The ability to switch back and forth between human and weapon

There were people who thought this

Then those people actually turned those thoughts into reality–and they built up a clan where they could pass down the technique

It was known as — the hidden technique, “Iron-Blood Transformation”

“Fuu…”

All of the hair on his body stood on end

Thedoran to heat up into battle mode In this moment, Tohru ceased to be Tohru

He was noord, honed to one point

With a long breath, his heartbeat, his thinking pattern, and everything else were all focused towards one purpose: to slaughter the enemy

All emotions had vanished from his face

No, on the contrary…to the girl, the unicorn or anyone else, it ht have looked as if his entire physical fored color

As a result of all the blood vessels in his body going into overdrive, a tattoo-like design had fory that circulated around his skin was changing the rate that light was being refracted, so it looked like his whole body was elow–particularly areas that were easily influenced by blood vessel activity like the hair and eyes, which seeed color

Red eyes Red pupils A red tattoo

Looking this way, the figure of Tohru seemed like a monster

However–

Shunerun, Horun, Yarun

The unicorn’s spell-chanting finished

Thedrawn by the tip of the unicorn’s horn revolved slowly and flickered as if it were breathing As expected, this type of Feyra wasn’t one to be intied color or appearance

“Coet me, you mule”

Tohru readied his hatchet

The dark horse’s outline became a blur

In the next instant–

Thud Thud Thud thud Thudthudthudthudthud!

The unicorn leapt at such a speed that it left behind an afterie of its tail

Its large, dark build weaved through the trees effortlessly, drawing a co power it had, that kind of s would kick off fro but empty air

This unicorn was definitely using ic

While itsand everything as a foothold–even the air itself It was a s, confusing the eyes of its prey as it attacked Its body accelerated with each kick, eventually attaining the top speed of an arrow in flight Being struck with those sharp fangs or large body at that speed would mean certain death

The unicorn wasn’t aiirl, but for Tohru

It was already obvious froeneral the Feyra was smarter than normal aniuage It probably saw Tohru as ato deal with him first

“Hah!”

Tohru let out a sharp breath as he brandished his hatchet

Using his left arainst the unicorn’s fang in the next instant Sparks flew as the tusk e of the blade

“…”

Of course, Tohru’s weight wasn’t enough to stop the unicorn’s attack, so he and the dark body of the Feyra both collided and fell into the river–however, there was not a trace of irritation or anger on his face Scarily enough, his expression re internally the situation that had been put before his like “e the beast a “et it all riled up

The unicorn’s hooves were not sharp

Therefore it would either have to use a ra attack with its fangs

And, since speed was its most distinctive attribute, it would have to ai to be ai for his throat, he could block it no matter how much speed it had

So…

“I won’t let you escape”

Tohru s around the unicorn’s neck

“Gyyoooohhh!”

The unicorn bellowed

Underwater, it was liic, its ultra-high speed would be enough to overwhelm any of the prey it normally hunted However, movement in the water versus the air was severely li the unicorn resisted it The result was that its speed was reduced down to basically nil

Furthermore–

“Now speed doesn’t make any difference!”

He was so close to the unicorn that speed was out of the question Hanging upside-down fros, he raised his hatchet once again

He was ai for its jaw

However…

There was the sound of screeching metal

The unicorn had bitten into the hatchet with its sharp jaws It had turned its head forcibly and had quite literally eaten Tohru’s attack

With this, Tohru’s only weapon was rendered unusable

However…

“Got you”

Tohru nodded his head as if confir it himself

He turned towards the interior of the unicorn’s mouth and jammed the hatchet in with both hands as he spoke

“And now you can’t chant any of your spells!”

The core of the unicorn’s ability to usewas an essential co back Tohru’s hatchet If it carelessly opened its mouth, in that instant the upper half of its head could be sliced off from its body Even if it was a Feyra, if its brains were separated from its body, that would mean instant death

The unicorn’s bloodshot eyes glared hard at Tohru Normal beasts would never be able to do it–but this one was definitely shooting daggers of hatred with its gaze

“Now it’s merely a battle of patience”

Tohru spoke with a tone void of emotion

The unicorn could no longer use ic

Tohru couldn’t let go of the hatchet

It was like an endurance test between sword and sword As fang and hatchet grated together, Tohru and the unicorn were at a stalemate

I’h

Tohru surmised this calmly, as if he was an innocent bystander

With that last ain opened up If he stayed sub and freezing

It ithout saying that in terth, the as-of-yet unhurt unicorn with its large body would have the advantage

However…