Vol 1 Chapter 23 (2/2)

“Nii-sama”

Akari said

“I have never joked even once in my entire life”

“Wait, is that really true?”

“Of course”

“…”

There were all sorts of things he could have said about that, but he decided to leave it be for now

“…No choice, then”

Tohru prepared hi the hilts of his swords As he squeezed thes on the swords’ hilts became linked At the sauards and drew them out

“…Heh”

The feeling in his hands…no, his legs, had changed in an instant

Tohru’s favored double blades ht not have had a name, but they weren’t just any old blades They were comblades, which were often used by soldiers on the battlefield Its hilt and blade were set up so that its user could activate it by using the “key” of the seal on his hand

In that moment…the comblades literally became a part of Tohru

When used, they felt co swords to kill the enemy, it was as if they were et a read on the feeling of the wind and temperature of the swords like his own skin He even felt that his arer any sensation of “holding” them

Then—

“—I am steel”

Tohru and Akari both muttered it simultaneously

“Steel knows no fear Steel knows no doubt When faced with my enemy, I hesitate not I am a weapon to destroy them”

The hidden technique, “Iron-Blood Transformation”

With the chanting of the keywords, both saboteurs’ bodies underwent the opties for them to become weapons

Tohru beca in thatthem He was a part of them His body had become the comblades

A blade didn’t feel

A blade wasn’t frightened

With those keywords, his only purpose noas to destroy any and every enemy without hesitation

In the next moround

However, they didn’t leap at each other; they were ility A careless leap into the air could lead to being scooped up by an attack froround It didn’t matter how much “Iron-Blood Transfor an attack like that while in e their stance by using their limbs, but they wouldn’t be able to avoid an attack airavity

Tapping noises hit the ground

Metal screeched on ain

The two saboteurs dropped their upper bodies and ran, alround When theyall their power into their stretched

“Ugh…!”

Tohru groaned

He was just barely able to avoid her attack

The ha his swords he was able to block it Of course, if he had tried to block the pointed part of the hammer, his blades would have been done for, so Tohru had airip of the hammer When there was centripetal acceleration the ha its pointed end, so basically, the closer the part was to the user, the weaker it was

But, that alsocould be created A norain some distance, but then they would fall prey to the hammer Further in a circle Deliberately entering her space was the only correct option

Tohru showed no sign of fear or hesitation in his transformed state

The opti of his body for battle had even killed his instinct for fear

However, Akari was the same way

At once, she drew her hammer back

Due to that ainst the harip were pulled away, and he lost his balance At the sa the haracefully outstretched her legs, sending theht and forehead

“—!”

There was iron in various places in both Tohru and Akari’s boots Fundamentally it was for self-defense, but when that much force was added they could be used as a weapon Of course, that kick had the weight of her entire body put into it, so if it had been a direct hit Tohru’s skull would have caved in—after all, the forehead was the thinnest layer between the cranium

But, with no regard to his own balance, he invaded Akari’s space onceinto her

He was able to avoid the toe of her boot colliding with his forehead, but her knee smashed into his cheek, and both of theled

“Uuu…”

He i up using the force of the roll

He glanced at her, and saw that she was also getting up

She’s strong, Tohru thought unconcernedly

They had had plenty of skire of Acura, but up until now they had never fought seriously

Her ability is on par with mine So muscle and endurance alone won’t cut it…

He had shi+rked his training for a whole year, so his abilities had diminished somewhat Akari, however, seemed to be even better than before Not to mention…

Did ht, as if it was somebody else’s problem

Akari had done aup the wound on Tohru’s back, but it hadn’t had the time to heal coer of straining spinalnoas taking its toll

Even in staainst Akari

So–

It’ll be a sudden death match then

Preparing his swords, Tohru came to a decision

If there was one advantage to be had, it was the difference in their weapons Akari’s weapon excelled in destructive power, but its attack patterns were limited For its rotation to be effective, all of its e and pronounced

Tohru’s weapons, on the other hand, could thrust as well as slash, but far and away their e over the ha them easily maneuverable Also, since he had two of them, the number of skills he had at his disposal doubled

If he could ht be able to turn the tables