Vol 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4 - Tra Demon God
Part 1
『”Don't make fun of the sword!”』
Four years earlier, Kusanagi Takeru who has been adiven a hard time by the other students
Ikaruga stared at Takeru who stood at the centre of the venue and around whoathered
A sas hanging by his waist, an anachronically [1] dressed boy With his appearance he obviously stood out, but it strangely burned itself into her head
Of course, after that it was the pattern where he was called out by ten people The overwhelinally was, couldn't have been overcome
But Takeru,
『”I won't lose to anyone! Be it guns or h all of it!”』
He puffed his chest proudly and declared, provoking theet it'
A while later
Takeru went back to school all beat up, and sprawled out
During the fight, he didn't draw the sword even once
『”The sword, why didn't you pull it out?”』
Asked Ikaruga atching everything fro
『”Ha? Who the hell are ya?”』
『”Just an onlooker Hey, why didn't you pull it out?”』
Ikaruga suddenly spoke to him in an over faust while not even trying to hide his hostility
『”I didn't lose ainst unarmed opponents”』
『”Hmm What a weird pride”』
『”No matter how much they harass me If I throay my pride and my sword, I won't be ht fro to it?”』
『”How desperate”』
『”Is it bad to be desperate? Is it really that bad?”』
『”That pride, is it really so to it?”』
『”laugh if you want I won't change no matter what they say to me”』
With a face covered by blue bruises, Takeru glared at Ikaruga
And then Ikaruga, just as she has been told to, she laughed happily
『”You're really interesting I like you I like sharp people”』
『”What's that also, who the hell are you?”』
『”Nn? Before you ask soht?”』
『”you're pissing me off”』
As he said she's pissing hilare at her madly
『”it's Kusanagi Takeru I cae the world”』
『”Sugina of youth”』
Before the Small Fry Platoon came to be
They met while both of them were still lonely
Part 2
”————”
As the cold rain fell, Takeru lied on his back and his consciousness remained between dream and reality
Although the poison already left his body, the scratches Ikaruga treated have opened, and the fracture was also pretty serious Even his head, was still wandering in the world of memories
The encounter with Ikaruga, was an invaluable experience for Takeru
Takeru grew up in special environment, in seclusion, those whom he could call his friends aside, he didn't even have many opportunities to talk with other people
Speaking to hia was the first to do that He wasn't grateful for it back then But now, he was grateful to her for talking to him back then
If not for Ikaruga, he wouldn't have roup misfits like them, wouldn't have joined forces
Takeru put soth in his muscles
”are we really thatunreliable”
Takeru tried to stand up, but he had quite a few ribs broken As expected, it couldn't have been helped after being hit by a Dragoon's uppercut Together with his bleeding shoulder, it caused his consciousness to fade
splshh
A watery sound reached him from nearby, Takeru opened his eyes and looked towards the source of it
Standing there, completely wet because of the rain was Lapis
”Host, the peretsu Shall we?”
Lapis mentioned it indifferently, and Takeru stared at her in return
”I, I want to save my comrade”
””
”Restoration of elves, Alches like that are too difficult for me and I' Artificial GeniusDesigns Child,doesn't matter”
””
”But, if Suginath”
””
”Your power is necessary come with me, Lapis”
Lapis didn't answer
She just reached out to Takeru quietly
”You don't need to get a per”
””
”You belong toto you I a as I dithin you, I will use all my power to fulfill your wishes”[2]
””
”After all, I am your sword”
Her outstretched hand seemed cold
Ouka said that a Relic Eater is not an ally
But now, that was fine
That's ords originally are They exist in order to kill, they exist to be used
It would be weird if he refused it
Takeru took Lapis' hand
As expected, her hand was as cold as a blade
”——Orders, Host”
Takeru stood up, and the pain roused his consciousness, he glared at the fifth laboratory's tower
”We're going to crush the laboratory Let's subjugate them, Lapis”
And with his beaten up body, he held out a hand in front of himself
Desiring with supreme ardor——”Summis desiderantes affectibus——”
He shook his extended hand as if cutting so
——the Hammer of Witches”——Malleus Maleficarum!”
An azure ic circle appeared beneath his feet
While clad in light particles, as if she was to hug Takeru from behind, she broke down into particles
And, at the saical circle beneath his feet shattered,
Takeru's figure turned into that of a knight in azure armour
《”Now——let's trample over them”》
Clad in azure particles, Takeru started walking
His goal was, Alchemist's fifth weapons development laboratory
To prevent the restoration of the elves, in order to save his coate them
Around fifth laboratory outer wall, there were already several hundred Dragoons waiting
In response to the news of the i Inquisition's army, mercenaries from ere hired from private companies raised the security, puzzled
Five Dragoonnear the outer wall, and their pilots were chatting while re cautious
《”I wonder if they really started a war, the Alchemist”》
《”We are just hired mercenaries Shut up and do your duties”》
《”Even so, this is disturbing Deploying two hundred Dragoons is unheard of Also, isn't it just a request from fifth laboratory rather than headquarters theht?”》
《”Inquisition is useless, I wonder if they will really come”》
No difference even if they do, and with that the surrounding ether
All of them were strays raised in the border, veterans who experienced combat many times
They were requested by fifth laboratory, they all gathered for the sake of profit by acting as their muscles
The guy in charge of Alcheoons were paid for by Alcheh, and handle them as they wanted
It was just what the mercenaries wanted
《”Still, it's creepy, the guys at fifth laboratory Even though there were a lot of researchers co before, now it's just a handful of theuys who remained have such poor complexion they look like corpses”》
《”Indeed Also, that nasty sht really be corpses”》
《”Well, as long as they pay us I don't care After this I won't have to work for my entire life, that's cheap”》
The Dragoon shouldered a gun, the uard the outer wall
That's when, there was a reaction on the radar, it cas in Grey City
He zooet
Even so, he though it's probably a vagrant or so like that,
《”eh, what's that”》
It was an unexpected visitor, the mercenary furrowed his brows
Displayed from the camera, was a person ore an armour as he walked in the rain It seemed like his coet
《”It doesn't see a gun is that a sword?”》
《”A sword? Are you joking? Isn't that a pervert with a cosplay hobby?”》
As he said that, the um at him
《”Hey, stop! You cosplay bastard, what are you doing here? If you don't want to die, surrender and discard your weapon Turn back and go participate in soeek event!”》
He oons in the back responded with laughter
——A moment
shi+nn!
A sound as if as cut through
Wondering as it, theunbelievable
A rifle round, sheared in half
Although they looked again in a hurry, they could no longer see the arht
《”W-what where did he go?!”》
He unplugged the handgun frooon's waist and looked around
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style——Mantis Slope”
A voice from above
The mercenaries immediately turned their cameras directly above,
———gadzun!
A distorted sound ofout
The Dragoons behind saw all of it
When they thought the arht had disappeared, the barrel fell, and the ht fell from the sky
He pierced the head of the Dragoon with the blade as he dropped, and he landed on the shoulder ar his sword he cut a few lines in the Dragoon, finishi+ng it
The arht red eyes like that of a beast, he turned towards the reoons
To ht out of the myths
《”——Hiiiiiiiii”》
But it was too late
The dee to eradicate the re ones
《”E-eneuy!”》
Inside the outer wall The co preparations for interception in fifth laboratory
《”What's the location? That's outside right, report how oons?”》
《”No! Human!”》
《”Huht?”》
《”An arency line for a joke——uwaaaaaa!”》
With a noise, the communication was interrupted
Unexpectedly, the situation turned into so unbelievable, everyone was stunned
gonk
All of a sudden, the wall in front of thethe inside was cut in a V-shape, causing them to tremble in fear
The outer wall fell down and a heavy sound rang out, a cloud of dust has risen
It should have been ic e even if it were to be shot with by a tank That wall shouldn't be destroyed as easily as this
The raphic camera, and remained cautious
An ene himself A human——clad in armour
《”impossible I can't believe it”》
Seeing so so unbelievable, he took a step back
A knight with red eyes, wearing an armour in the middle of the rain, he was indeed there
Takeru tore down the outer wall and entered, he confirmed the enemy forces inside
A treoons deployed, and that was on TV
《”Main forces of Alchehly htly worse than usual If possible it's best to aim at the joints”》
”Certainly, they are brittle I cut one's ar witch hunter form before”
《”This tiic armour, the most effective means are physical attacks”》
”Rather than going against that cunning sorcerer, I prefer this, it's simpler”
《”Yes I'then the body Please pull the trigger to change the sword mode I will match your intentions”》
”Understood”
《”Well then, enjoy yourself”》
”Got it!”
At the saoons rushed at Takeru all at once, smoke came out from their boosters
There were ten of them They turned around and attacked all at once
Takeru pulled the trigger, and instantly sheathed the sword in the sheath that appeared
Then, he pulled the sword to the back of his waist and twisted his waist to the limit
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style——Single Wheel”
Ole Wheel
He slashed drawing a full circle, because the sword extended when he pressed the trigger after pulling it out, it caused dae
The eneoons had their knees cut all at once and tipped over As they struggled to move, their upper bodies were unable to take aim
In just a moment, an entire platoon iped out
But the enemy's attacks didn't end with just this
《”——Don't approach hiuns! Shoot! Shoot him!”》
Hearing about the situation, theat him simultaneously with their assault rifles
And Takeru,
”——Haaa!!”
Obviously knocked it all down
After triggering the Magic-Sweeping SwordSoumatou he cut down the entire bullet storm with the least movements required
Seeing an ar with the oon pilots were terrified
They squeezed their triggers until the un ser see the arht
All of the they already lost
Alive The enee like that
Indeed, any moment, from that smoke he will——
《”?! A-above!”》
One of them shouted, and all of them looked at the sky
There, was a swords the rain-clouds——
——giinnn
The azine in time before it was cut
Although it tried to replace it bywas fatal
Unable to trace hioons bent down
With an azure sword's cutting trajectory acting like a laht burned itself into pilots memory
None of the trampled over so easily
Looking again, there was one more machine
Its operator couldn't even raise a screa the controls
You're next, as if saying that to the left-over dragoon The arht pointed his sword towards the cockpit
《”Aaaaauuu”》
”Out of my way if you don't want to die! If you seriously want to die, my arm is ready any time!”
《”ngh”》
”If you still want to fight, I will fight you with my life on the line!”
With a murderous intent, Takeru declared towards the pilot
gakun, like a puppet that lost its strings, the Dragoon dropped to its knees
Seeing eneht, Takeru withdrew his sword and took a breath entering a state of relaxed alertness
《”Well done”》
”Lapis, do you know anything about Sugina on elves?”
《”Please wait for a ”》
In response to Takeru's call, Lapis materialized an azure sphere, then diffused it to search the facility
《”I couldn't locate Suginami-sama's heat response, however the top floor of the tower is covered in a powerful anti- installed Probably, that is the elves experiinami-sama will arrive at those coordinates”》
”The top floor That's troublesoive me the shortest route?”
《”If we continue this e'll have to ht route towards the tower but the security there is more solid”》
”Understood by the way, Lapis”
《”What is it”》
”You, can't you fly?”
《”? Youin the sky?”》
”Yeah”
As Takeru came up with a ridiculous request, Lapis went silent for a moment
Even Takeru thought that no matter how inhuman the force she demonstrates, he asked for the impossible
《”There are no wings so flight is ilide to so”》
”Really? You're really a”
《” Host, please refrain fro battle”》
”Why?”
《”I'll get embarrassed”》
That was unexpected, Takeru suddenly looked at the sith his eyes wide open Embarrassed? A sword is embarrassed?
What, that's new Lapis who usually clings to hi was eh he wondered what that ranted
Because Lapis is a sword, she wouldn't understand what sha called a beautiful woman
I see She was e praised as a weapon Takeru looked at her as if she was his prey and laughed
”Haha, you're unexpectedly cute That's quite refreshi+ng——”
《”A turbulence will occur during the operations causing the witch hunter form to be released and if it comes to the worst Host's upper and lower body connection ht be undone——”》
”——I will be careful from now on”
Takeru's face turned blue and he lowered his hips
He bent his knees and put all his strength into his legs
gigi, gigigigi
Ar's muscles released a distorted sound, and cracks appeared on the ground
And,
”——Fuhh!!”
Releasing his knees like a spring, he kicked off the ground
After ju up, Takeru's ascended up to the sky like a s
《”Releasing FM booster, adding propulsion to leap”》
At the sa Takeru's soles, acting like a booster
After he rose up to the limit, he started to descend
He was gliding through the sky relatively slow, and could see the entire facility
”It's huge also, the nuoons is”
《”If you were to go against all of the”》
”Is that so?”
《”The aic power produced by me is smaller compared to other Relic Eaters With absorption as a characteristic, I was ic from external sources”》
”I see Even you have weak points”
《”ies”》
”N-no, I don't bla really well Please don't go depressed?”
He didn't want to be sheared in half by because of depression He wanted to believe that the ic booster's poasn't reduced because of her mood
After cal before leaping again
Although it wasn't as big as the school that functioned like a city, it was of a size cooonsfor Takeru
《”Go through the roof of the building, please go north-north-west By adjusting your body orientation you can adjust the booster”》
If he keeps flying like that, he will eventually arrive at the innermost tower
The eneh the sky
Just when he though that,
《”——A heat source inco from the front Host, please avoid”》
Right after she said that, Takeru lightly avoided towards the right, immediately after that,
A huge shell whizzed past right in front of his face
”Wha——?!”
《”It's an enerenade I believe it is a self-propelled artillery installed on the outer walls”》
”This is bad!”
A sound of bombardment could be heard in a distance, a moment later another bullet approached Takeru
He triggered Magic-Sweeping SwordSouth
”——Gahh!!”
The shelling divided into two and exploded, the blast hit Takeru
《”Minor dae despite the ical armour”》
”It can't be helped, let's fly as low as possible!”
《”——Enemy shadow behind us”》
Takeru inverted his body right after the warning report, and looked behind him
There, were two DragoonTakeru as he flew
The Dragoons were holding rifles, and started to shoot at him
”They were adapted for flight!”
《”A new e in aerial combat”》
”shi+t that's a tough custoama?”[3]
He pulled the trigger and Lapis changed into a kusarigama
While continuing to escape froama's chain
And when the rotation reached its peak, he flung it towards the rear with all his strength
But, because Takeru is extre direction
《”Host, remote attacks——”》
”It's fine, just look!”
Takeru clutched onto the chain that see it sideways
As if cutting enemy with a sword, the blade affixed to a chain spun
The sickle changed direction going after the around them
When Takeru confirmed the chain has captured the eneht down
And, he flung the chain over his shoulder
”Kusanagi Double-Edged style——Snake Belt Drop!”
And like that, they were slaround
The Dragoons hit the ground along with the chain, its liround
Aa crater
《”I'ama's too”》
”I've told you, that the Kusanagi-style doesn't use only swords If you think of the chain as the swords extension it'll somehoork out Well, I'm kinda bad with it, but this much is”
He stood up and exhaled deeply
After taking care of the ene in the air any more than that Because he couldn't tense himself in the air, he could only wield the sith his upper body That's why no aht that way
That is the reason why fighting on the ground was better
but even with that said
”this is bad”
After noticing where he landed, cold sweat quickly covered him
It was the ate
In other words——right in the middle of enemy forces
”Seeuided here”
《”It can't be helped Let's break through the front”》
”No other way but to do it”
Kusarigaed form and returned to that of a nodachi, he set it up
The countless Dragoons around him have turned their muzzles towards him
It was truly an explosive situation An individual versus an entire group At an overwhelle completely fearless
《”——Kusanagi! Are you alright?!”》
That's when, a coic resonance sounded in his ear
That voice, was Ouka's
Just when Takeru was about to respond, there was an explosion and sate
Every few seconds there was radually approaching him
The surrounding ene and were confused, he saw a figure of a Dragoonon a caterpillar froate
With the guns blazing, the Dragoon approached Takeru
”an ally?”
《”Inquisition emblem confirmed It is an ally Seems like a new model”》
The Dragoon identified as an ally slid through the oons whose reaction was delayed
Part 3
《”——The third brigade is destroyed! All squads are to guard the ate!”》
《”shi+t! Because of the irregular all our defenses has collapsed! The damn attack Inquisition launched rushed at us all at once!”》
《”I've never seen Dragoons like that! New models?! They're too fast!!”》
The fifth laboratory's mercenaries were coate was breached by Inquisition's Dragoon troops, and the route to the tower turned into a melee combat
Even the mercenary troops who came after that were immediately destroyed when they entered the main street that was dominated by Inquisition
As the Dragoons and infantry fought and thesether with three members of Witch HunterDullahan
Even though bullets and shells were flying around close enough for them to feel the wind pressure, they weren't scared at all They alking in a pace as if they were on a stroll in the park under the ht
”This air, how nostalgic Gun sht, dance, dance Humans have to be like this”
Sougetsu wasn't surprised even when a bullet grazed his cheek, and continued to walk in a relaxed manner
”Chairo to the back? I'll be killed by captain if so happens to Chairman”
A Witch HunterDullahan who looked like a young boyhim to turn to look behind him
”Don't ask soeneral didn't go first? The people who stand on the top, should be standing in front at all ti as I don't die”
”geez, that's not really convincing”
In the first place, this isn't the front lines Is what the Witch HunterDullahan whispered to himself
Sougetsu exaggeratedly opened his arms wide, and spoke in secret He rotated thein his hands once
At the saoons came from both sides of a crossroad
”That's why young ones bring me so much trouble Very well, this Chairman shall teach you what lies at the heart of Inquisition”
Sougetsu without even casting as un
”First——Inquisition doesn't choose means”
At the saer
The bullet hit Dragoon head-on
However, even after it hit, there was no sound of impact
”Second——against witches, and those who cooperate with them, there's no mercy”
The trigger was pulled again, and the enemy was struck for the second time
After taking a close look, it seeoon's armour
”Third——If it's suspicious, punish it! Whether , do it thoroughly!”
In the end, Sougetsu rotated the gun again, and while holding it firmly he shot forward
A direct hit
The Dragoon was unscathed Six machines headed towards them, the sound of caterpillars filled the air as they rushed in and began a shooting spree
The enemy hasn't lost their will Even if its flesh and blood huuard in this situation
If there was one thing they let down, it was their guard
It would be the confidence in the anti-etsu's bullets
The moment they tried to folloith their attack, suddenly, three out of sixblades at their allies and opened rapid fire at them as well
《”——What the hell are you bastards doing!”》
《”The hell are you fuckers——guwaaah!!”》
《”Stop, I beg you stop it——!!”》