Chapter 123 (1/2)

Predestined Fate(Fritz POV)

Receiving Hinata’s signal, Fritz e of the classroom to protect the children

He looked down at the school grounds from the classroo and he visualizes an escape route in his mind

For Fritz, Hinata’s order is absolute, he wouldn’t think to defy it Because Hinata’s predictions are always right there’s no failure in it except in the previous Deation War

It can only be said that the opponent last ti

Therefore escaping with the children according to the order this ti to do

Fritz can understand that bringing the children and the information back takes priority above all else, he certainly thinks that the children and himself included will just become hindrance to Hinata

But still, to just following an order without a reason is not good, so Fritz was assaulted by an uneasy feeling Or rather, it was Fritz’s intuition that made him think so

As the result, that Fritz and the children’s escape would succeed, or so it was

(Hinata POV)

Hinata understood the whole layout by looking it fro spatial perception

By theare Fritz and the four children The subjects she et sed up by an attack

“The Hero” walks calmly from the door near the corridor to the chair in front of Yuuki

The ability of the Hero is equal to her own ability or better than hers

The story of the Hero sealing the storon kind” she sahen she attacked Tempest was famous

“Can I really win against that dragon?” According to Hinata’s calculation, the chance for her to win against the Storon Veldora is low

Though there is no chance of victory, if she thinks about it, the Hero just woke up fro sleep and it can be assumed that the Hero is not in normal condition Furtherht not be able to fully use her ability

If it’s only to restrain her; then it ht be possible That’s what Hinata’s calculation derived

Hinata returned her katana to its sheath at once, and takes the posture for iai And then, she let out an attack to the front, notthe sword

「Bind SlashAstral Bind Slash!+[1]」(Hinata)

The flash of the iai concealed it, countless nue on the blade part and turn into innu attack

The spirit substance that was converted into innumerable blades has the same effect as the talisman

It’s a technique to bind the Astral Body which is the container of the soul not the flesh, one of Hinata’s hidden attacks to seal the opponent’s movement at the same time as the shockwave from the swiftness of the batoujutsu is released

The katana is a part of the spiritual armament, it’s an arms which was produced froe of the katana once again e brilliance

It’s an action that’s possible without letting the enemy predict the tactics because it can substitute the talis the spirit substance This would create a large advantage in a battle between fellow experts

But

「Otto!」(Yuuki)

「……」(Hero?)

His voice sounds jested, but the response doesn’t show any fret either

Yuuki wards off the shock ith knife[2] he holds in his hand It’s called a Snake Sword[3], a unique legend class weapon that Yuuki possesses

This weapon is flexible, though it usable as a knife, it can extend and be used as a whip because the weapon has a trait that e its shape freely

But, end class weapon, it has an ability to absorb a fixed ae Until it reaches its limit, the knife can nullify all attacks it receives However, once its capacity is reached it can’t be used until it recycles in one week

This time, Yuuki used its ability as he sat down The knife absorbed all the shock waves without fail「Ah? It becoht to you」(Yuuki)

Although the shock wave itself is nullified, one of the blades pierced Yuuki’s shadow and the restraining effect is activated

However, there’s no panic in Yuuki’s expression, while sitting down on the chair, immobilized, he ht Hinata

Frankly his behavior is unnatural, she was sure she didn’tfrom the start

On the other side is the Hero

The Hero performed a defense with transcendental sword skills to intercept each of the blade pieces, even though it should be the first time the Hero sees Hinata’s attack

Without changing her beautiful expression at all, there’s also no is on her face「Understood Though I will kill, is that okay?」(Hero?)

The Hero indifferently accepted Yuuki’s request

And, in front of Hinata, the Hero asked the question as if it was a settled matter「It’s okay It seems Hinata will not becoht?」(Yuuki)

「I understand Then, at least I will kill her without any suffering」(Hero?)

The voice is devoid of emotion

The answer is as if it was scripted beforehand

The Hero re machine No, there’s not even a ruthless e out its orders, a Doll

Hinata sees her appearance and thinks

She also defeated her enemies without any emotion She felt that her former self resembled the Hero as now in front of her

Hinata holds her katana pointing the blade at her opponent’s eyes[4] and confronts the Hero And, she prays that Fritz and the others in the rear will escape quickly

When Yuuki appeared a while ago, she sensed a barrier was put up surrounding the school She believes it probably has an effect to obstruct teleportation but they o out of the school

In the worst case, if they run to the Saint’s church next door, it’s also possible to transfer to the headquarters using the teleportation ic formation

Even if the barrier was set up around the school, they can escape once they get out of the school Therefore Hinata wants them to move into action quickly

However, it can be said that such a chance didn’t really exist

But what Fritz and others didn’t noticed was that Kagari (In other words, Kazarearounds Because it’s still early h it’s tio to school, since the dormitory is separate from this place, it is quite deserted

Even assuathered men, they could deal with him either way I other words, the escape route from the schoolyard has been blocked

Fritz didn’t notice it, but he hesitated to believe his own intuition and taking action

It’s only taken a several seconds

However as a result, in the short time under a minute all conclusions are resolved

Hinata concentrated all of her attention on the Hero

It’s no use to worrying Fritz and the others The thing she should do now is eliminate the enemy in front of her and buy time

Hinata crossed swords with the Hero without taking notice of Yuuki who makes a racket, still immobilized in the chair

A natural talent and effort

Hinata takes pride in her ability that is on a near genius level, it’s a fact that she reainst Rimuru

That is not only in sword skill but even in ic

「Wind Blade!」(Hinata)

The ether with blades of wind that attack the Hero from all direction, Hinata’s katana draws near the Hero In contrast, the Hero ignores the blades of wind and receives Hinata’s katana with her own katana

Though countless wind blades hit the Hero’s body, they all turned into light particles and turned into ic power It was completely prevented because of the Unique Skill『Absolute Defense』that the Hero possessed

Hinata used countlesswas blocked by the Hero’s『Absolute Defense[5]』and didn’t give any effect And also, Hinata’s swordsmanshi+p is completely repelled by the Hero as if she could predict it

Above all else

Hinata’s katana was broken into pieces by one flash of the Hero’s katana

With this it’s the third time Is it the difference between their swords? Or is it the difference between their skills? Hinata’s katana was easily smashed by the Hero

Though the blade is reforms whenever it breaks, it definitely shows that Hinata is in a disadvantageous position

Fro the Hero’s abilities, there’s no indication when the Unique Skill『Absolute Severance』is used

Still, Hinata doesn’t panic

The Hero’s sword skill is higher than her Magic also doesn’t work

Still, Hinata doesn’t give up

She handles it gently And she waits for a chance

Her budded “Hero’s egg” and her own talents,Above all else, because she has people whom she should protect and there is a place she must return toLittle by little, Hinata’s sword speed rises Her concentration increases, and a crack appear on the eggshell

Hinata runs up to the height of the existence called Hero「I will not lose! Even if my opponent is the invincible Hero

I will defeat you and I will advance beyond you! Take this, Melt Slash!+」(Hinata)Hinata challenged the Hero to a est technique she has

There are no petty tricks

The exaltationheartbeats not felt until now

And, while she is exchanging bloith the Hero’s sword, she realizes the increase in her sword’s force

That single bloas the strongest bloith all Hinata’s strength as she broke her eggshell

(Back to Fritz)

Fritz can’t believe his own eyes

The Overwhel Hinata

The Do Hinata

For Fritz, Hinata is the syth he adores

Though she was defeated by Derew and becaer than before

The eneins to respond to the speed of Hinata’s sword Fritz’s perception can’t follow the speed of the sword anymore

“As expected froht, then that happen

「――Melt Slash!+」(Hinata)

Hinata’s attack is sent and strikes the Hero

The next moment

「Hero can’t lose because it‘s “Hero” you know An outrageous existence is what Hero is」 (Yuuki)

Yuuki’svoice is audible to Fritz’s ear

The voice is like a sage who attained enlightenment but merely conveyed a simple truth「Too bad As I thought, Hinata can’t defeat me I wonder if it was Rimuru-santhe result would be different?」(Yuuki)Yuuki spoke like he was talking about so faraway, as if Fritz didn’t exist in that place

Fritz can’t understand it

In front of his eyes, he saw the appearance of Hinata that collapsed while vo blood after her heart was pierced by the Hero’s katana

Although he sees it, Fritz’s mind is in denial and refuses to admit it

「U, uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!」(Fritz)

Fritz doesn’t realize that the screa comes from his own throat

However, reality didn’t waver and the situation continued without caring about Fritz

It was just awhile before Fritz comprehended this event,

(Back at Hinata again)

Convinced of victory, hopeless reality assailed Hinata

The Special Move that Hinata released overlapped with the Hero’s The technique was completely on the same rank as Hinata’s, but the speed and power exceeded that of Hinata’s

Melt Slash

The Hero countered Hinata’s technique by using the same the technique as Hinata

And though the execution was after Hinata’s, it caught up with Hinata’s sword speed and with power it broke Hinata’s sword The rey of the aftershocks even cut the dimension

The technique activated with the Hero’s Unique Skill『Absolute Severance[6]』,surpassed Hinata’s strength and skill in all aspects

And, Hinata’s heart was pierced without hesitation with the single strike of the returned katana

（――Is this the end? No, not yet There’s so I have to do!）

A Hero is a person whose heart not easily discouraged

Hinata didn’t give up and was trying to stand up

However,

――No, everything is going as destined

She tries to use Extra HealSuper Recovery Magic but it didn’t activate