Vol 8 Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6 - Path to Follow
Mari, who injured both of her hands didn't move
She could only look at the battle between Ouka and Kagerou
Even if she used just her own flesh, Ouka assessed Kagerou's movements and tried to avoid
Kagerou's ish, but Ouka's attacks didn't connect at all
”Ufufuufufufu! You shouldn't raise your hand against your htttt!”
Ouka sporadically fired at her from a distance, but the bullets were deflected and their trajectory changed as they hit the wall of sound
In a wobbly gait, Kagerou approached Ouka as unable to match her and released a sound blast froe, but the sound has caused a tremendous strain on her soul
”Antoinette was originally a Relic Eater specializing in logistical support and wasn't useful in coe the brain and bodies, it has various effects on people'shey, are you scared? It's scary right? This tonee!”
”Haauu!”
The wave of sound which seeoose bumps
It was the aberrant ”Sound of Fear”
Ouka's soul shi+vered, trembled in fear
The sound's i it to tremble
The intrinsic es was ical power Since a part of operative procedures and laere disorganized, there was no way around it but twist them forcefully
As she felt fear defying logic, Ouka's legs naturally shook
However——
”So whaaaaatttttt!”
Ouka re spirit
No, to be precise, she only pretended not to notice it
The terrible experiences she has suffered through until now kept her alive now Honestly speaking, soruesome memories of the past, and as an Inquisitor, she experienced various bizarre incidents Numerous heinous crimes
Mephisto, and Laugh Maker's mental domination
She was used to it
Ouka stopped shooting at Kagerou and closed the distance between them all at once
Kagerou took a step back surprised
Instead of shooting, Ouka brought the fight to close combat
Her specialty, a high roundhouse kick angrily flew at the opponent like a sickle
Although it was blocked by a wall of the sound on the verge of hitting the side of Kagerou's head, Ouka decided to ride on the momentum of the roundhouse kick and moved behind her
The sound cutting through the wind sounded dreadfully in the snow
”hiii!”
Kagerou faltered despite not even being hit
Of course, even if she were to suffer a direct hit, there would hardly be any da a Relic Eater, there should be nothing to be afraid of
However, desperate opponents are truly ghastly Even ht in close combat, continuous attacks fro
”Thinking the eneo down just because they're scared is shallow! Ootori Kagerou!”
”ss-s-s-such a thing, i-it's not a sound that can be dealt with just fighting spirit!”
”Even if you grant ht!!”
There were many reactions humans showed in response to extraordinary fear
They freeze on spot, wail or try to escape
However, a spirit is roused instead
Although it's said that people go berserk because of anger, but fear causes the adrenaline to be secreted excessively, if one stands up against the ene their composure it completes the best mental condition
Ouka was indeed that type
She changed fear into courage Although it sounds easy, there weren't many who could pull it off
The experience froht
And a certain kind of a talent was necessary
”Haa!!”
Ouka's furious attack has begun
A barrage of kicks was delivered at a speed hard to follow, cornering Kagerou
The thing called sound waves aren't soainst natural physical attacks Even if they were able to deviate the trajectory of bullets, they couldn't nullify the impact
Although, obviously, Ouka's attacks didn't go through just because of that
However, her attacks scared Kagerou, dulling her actions
Although the defensive waves of Antoinette had a long duration, they weren't autoer had to be pulled
Knowing there will definitely be an opportunity then, Ouka noticed several constraints Kagerou had
She continued to distract her with continuous kicks, and the er——Ouka hit her face with the gun she held in her hand
——shhp, the erou's cheek
”You should have trained your body and spirit!”
A bullet was fired fro on the cheek at point blank
Adamantium bullets Even itch hunter foret out of that unscathed
At the saerou's head was blown to the side
Ouka's favorite handgun e Its poas loever, since it was subjected to Ikaruga's de, it was unbelievable, but it boasted of power comparable to that of a 050 caliber's
By delivering a single attack, Ouka found a slight chance for victory
Bloay Kagerou held her cheek as she rolled on top of the snow
”Hi-highhuuu!”
Turning pathetic, Kagerou raised a bitter cry
Ouka chased after her, trying to approach in a hurry, but erou's was eerily fast
shrshrshrshrshrshrshrshrshrshrshr, crawling on the ground on all fours like an insect, she took distance fro tree's trunk
Because that , Ouka couldn't , these movements made her flinch more than 『Sound of Fear』 did
Still sticking to the big tree, Kagerou turned her head by ninety degrees towards Ouka
”H-h-how dare you hurt a hter I on't show you mercy any moreeee?!”
”it doesn't seeh”
Taken aback, Ouka narrowed her eyes
For sohting she didn't feel the tension
”L-let ht, okay? I-it's not my hobby but i-if I'etsu-saht?”
Ouka tried to take Kagerou down before she could display a new move
From Antoinette's trumpet roared a sound of a different nature
——BUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNN!!”
A loud, violent sound The bullets Ouka shoot were deflected and her body was bloay along with the snow
”——nh——aa——!”
Because of the loud sound, Mari lost her hearing
Bloay Ouka too, was bleeding from her eyes, nose and ears
Hit by the impact of the sound her eardrums were torn and parts of her body seeed to withstand it thanks to the snow, that's because snoas naturally sound-absorbent However, the strength of it was too high for snow alone to absorb it all
”I-I can't hear anything!”
Mari couldn't hear her own voice
Ouka was the saed to stand up so the hearing, her sense of balance seeone
It see up and down
”T-that's rightt As for the ingredients for today's dinner, let's use Ouka-san! Your breasts are really big and look soft they look tastyy! That irl over there doesn't have much meat, so I think I'll make a broth out of herrr! H-h-how about it! Aha-hihi, s-s-surely Sougetsu-sahted won't heee?!”
Although Mari didn't knoas she saying, judging fro very rude
Not good at this rate Ootori Ouka will!
Ouka set up her guns and took ai hands
It didn't seem like she'll be able to withstand another sound attack like that
She left Mari behind and fought against Kagerou alone
Mari offered to help her fight, but was told she's useless if she can't use retted that now
daood at all!
She clenched her fist
To Mari, Ouka was an eneh she calls her enemy, she's one as a rival in love
At first she was authoritative and annoying, she just an eneically orlike that
Their relationshi+p had changed because of Takeru
Since Mari was saved by Takeru, she spent her days thinking only of him She couldn't remember the moment she fell for him Anyway, since he saved her she started to feel of him passionately His face, his voice, his breath and everyher heart throb
It wasn't logical She honestly loved him so much it was unbearable
For such love of Mari's, the number one obstacle was Ouka
She knew that Usagi and Ikaruga love Takeru as well, but there was so different about that woman Rather than her character, it was the atmosphere between Takeru and Ouka that was different So her seeainst
But even so, Mari didn't pull back She was fine plundering away her love If Ouka walks beside Takeru, she'll rouse her fighting spirit and get between the two of them
She is my enemy The moment Mari decided that, she had involved herself with Ouka, since then, she has gotten to understand Ouka well
Before she realized, she stopped hating her If anything, after getting to know her better she found many parts in Ouka she had favorable impressions of
She's an enemy A formidable enemy I absolutely can't lose to this woman
But even so——Mari's personality wasn't wretched enough as to acknowledge her ene before they settle it 'If Ouka dies Takeru will be ree with such reasoning
Nikaido Mari's pride wouldn't allow it
I'll be the one to defeat that woman!
Mari stood up clenching her shredded fists
And looking up at the sky covered in thunderclouds, she took a deep breath
Sound is just an shockwave! If I' twisted by an shockwave, I just have to respond with a bigger shockwave! And that can be only done with ical power!
There's no need to asseic
It's fine to just release it
As ical power as possible!
”OOORRYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”
Along with a roar which seeical power from her body
”W-W-W-Wwhaat whaat is t-thisss?!”
The gaze of Kagerou as about to deliver the finishi+ng blow to Ouka got stuck on Mari
From inside of Mari, rainbow-colored particles have swept doith a fierce momentum
The only ical power that has a destructive force by itself is just the Dragon ancient property Even Aurora ancient property couldn't cause destruction unless ic was spun with it
If she released it just like that, it would result with nothing more than a breeze
That is if she had been a normal witch
But Mari was different The Witch of the Aurora definitely wasn't norical power, the amount, the ability to release it
Each of them was special
Mari released the ic from inside of her
All of it Without holding back she continued until she was empty
The shockwave that release has produced has easily pushed back the sound waves
”Giiyahhhhhhh!!”
Like a scarecron off by strong wind, Kagerou was bloay
”AAAaaaaaaaa〜〜〜〜〜〜afun”
After releasing everything, Mari fell flat forward
Ouka was also splendidly bloay, but after landing on top of the snow she ierou was blown off
Kagerou tried to pick up Antoinette that was bloay, but was stopped by Ouka who sat on top of her
Because she let go of the gun, witch hunter form has dissolved
”W-aitt——”
”——Sorry, but I can't hear anythingg!”
Ouka pulled out a knife froerou's hands
Even as she raised vulgar screams, Ouka couldn't hear them
Next, Ouka rotated the gun in her palazine
”Ahiii!”
crack, the sound of Kagerou's jaw breaking has resounded
Already weak after being shot earlier, she fainted with a dislocated jaw
Ouka released the pressure on Kagerou's shoulders, and was about to fall on top of her
But, recalling Mari's existence she rushed over to her immediately
”Nikaido! Are you okay?!”
After being slapped, Mari made a displeased expression
”E-e will come out”
”Mesture it!”
”I-I definitely won't lose toyou”
——fwump
Although Ouka was deaf, for some reason she felt like she heard a classical sound
After leaving those words Mari exhausted herself It wasn't a metaphor, she really exhausted herself If a witch's phantom instrument suddenly empties they can fall seriously ill
”H-hey! Did you die?! Ahhhh she's not breathing! Heart hey, it stopped beating!”
””
”Oh co to make me do that a second time dammit——!!”
While shaking Mari whose heart stopped beating, Ouka cried
In the end, Ouka once again perfore on Mari
The two-handed sword's blade and the storm arm collided
Kanaria scattered fla like a demon
”GHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUuuu!”
””
Contrary to Kanaria ent berserk, Gou coldly stared at her
For some reason, Lævateinn's flah Mari's barrier before, so Kanaria guessed that this man's Relic Eater's intrinsic perforic Power”
But for some reason she was happy about it now
For Kanaria who fought with a sword, ic was just extra aid
Cut with the sword She didn't know any other way to fight than that
The two's attacks turned into a contest of strength There was no th was near equal, she would only exhaust herself this way, that's what Kanaria learned from Orochi
She clenched her fist and hit him with fully activated Soumatou
Kanaria was overwhelly faster Even with the incoth she should be able to fight equally against enemy in witch hunt form
”True Light style——Hornet's Blade!”
Sheher brute force In circumstances where she couldn't use terrain or accuth, for Kanaria who hasn'tanti-personnel True Light style was easier Paired with Souainst a monstrous opponent
The thrust had broken the armor and Gou's body was exposed
There was absolutely no hesitation in Kanaria's blade
Inside of her, there was only anger and murderous intent
She didn't understand as she so angry There was hatred against Ikaruga in her, but there should be no affection Ikaruga should be just a target of her hatred for abandoning Kanaria's mother, Isuka
And yet, thein front of her turned red
There was not a single reason for Ikaruga's appearance overlap with Isuka's ie
The reason behind this impulse was an emotion Kanaria couldn't comprehend
”——Wolf's Blade!”
The moment there was a chance she attacked, she lowered her upper body to add weight into the upwards attack
Gou tried to guard himself with his upper arm, but there was no way he could block Kanaria's attack
The arreatly
His defense was broken If she hits hie his flesh and blood directly
Seeing a chance she swung her sword sideways
She aimed at the part with shattered armor on the side of his head
He definitely can't block it She'll finish him now——
——screeechh
Unexpectedly, the sound that rang out roared wasn't that of a head breaking, but a metallic one
Duer
It was blocked In that situation, with that ti
Moreover, Gou didn't block it with his arm