Vol 4 Chapter 73 (1/2)
Chapter 73: Roarer on the Starting Line
When your heart cries out
The world will change
Point Allocation (Front Line)
Mitotsudaira did not panic when shi+genaga approached with the speed of a de
“My king …Feel free to move forward”
“Judge …I’ on you”
Her king cheerfully walked forward and Mitotsudaira uide him
She saw shi+genaga’s sword pointed straight down in front of her shi+genaga was preparing to swing the sword up to slice Mitotsudaira’s king from the crotch to the top of his head It also allowed her to use the blade as a shi+eld And if Mitotsudaira carelessly charged in, she would get cut herself So…
“————”
Mitotsudaira did not hesitate to ht in
shi+genaga saw the silver wolf’s speed
The girl was fast but too straightforward She was right in the center of shi+genaga’s vision
She was co
Instead of keeping her body low, the wolf used a high-speed leap that was ht step
She raised her left knee, so she likely intended to slip the knee past shi+genaga’s raised sword and either knee or kick her
“…That won’t work!”
shi+genaga turned to the side to hide her body behind the sword and took a stance that allowed her to push the blade forith her entire body
She placed the doard-pointing blade in front of the wolf and prepared to push it forward
“Take this…!”
She shoved it forward And in that instant, a certain color spread out before her eyes
…Silver!?
By the ti else had joined the scene
It was the wolf’s speed
From the very first movement, she understood what had happened The silver wolf had dropped down her raised knee, shi+n, and foot to kick off the floor and then swung her other leg behind her with blinding speed
“A front flip leading into a heel kick!?”
Mitotsudaira’s flipping heel kick had the double acceleration of the left leg she had dropped down fro up behind her
shi+genaga had expected her to h-speed approach, so her eyes could not keep up with the wolf’sand scattering hair did not help matters there
But shi+genaga did not hesitate She had to fulfill her duty no matter what attack she was exposed to
“Ohhh…”
She raised and pushed her blade straight forward
That settled it
After the swift flip, the silver wolf’s right heel accurately struck so
It was the poh The shoe heel that dropped down like an axe sla
As a result, the tip of shi+genaga’s blade stabbed deep into the floor
The blade pierced about twenty centimeters into the floor below the red carpet
The silver wolf landed with one foot on the po retained the momentu to kick a ball
“Now, then!”
A a fell back No, she was forced to fall back
After stoht back the left leg that had swung behind her and kicked shi+genaga in the center of the gut
The blow audibly landed and shi+genaga doubled over and flew backwards She held her stos, and took a deep breath
The wolf used the force of the kick to make a midair backflip
When the wolf landed, shi+genaga took a defensive stance
Another burst of silver speed soon followed The wolf swung her body to the left and right while instantly filling the gap between her and shi+genaga She a’s defensive stance because…
“…!”
The wolf kicked at the sword stabbed in the ground to swiftly change her angle of attack She leaped toward shi+genaga’s right side
The silver wolf raised her right leg to settle this with a kick She did not use a blade This space was
“That is ht of Musashi+!”
At thatbeyond the ara’s stomach
“The Honjou shi+eld!?”
A sa fro
The silver wolf’s previous kick had done no da a deep breath had been a bluff She illing to do whatever it took to win and she thrust her right arm forward as if to prove it
“Honjou shi+eld…!!”
Three layers of large shi+elds over three meters tall slammed into the silver wolf from the front of the demon’s mid-level punch
Mitotsudaira switched to a neay of thinking
This was not a place for killing, but she needed to eliminate the barrier before her
…A blade!!
She quickly swung her left ar with her silver chains
It was the sword stabbed into the floor She pulled it out with her silver chains She was lucky she had loosened it by kicking it to change direction earlier It pulled out and flew to her hand, but…
“Fly!”
She did not hold onto it She grabbed it and the chain with her fingers, swung it like a o with a snap of the wrist
The tip of the sword shot through the air In the blink of an eye, she could hear it tearing through the air and colliding with the shi+eld
One layer shattered and she stepped forward as it reached the second
“…!!”
That too shattered, but the blade broke along with it In an instant, the tempered blade swelled out like a pea pod, the plain h the blade
“—————”
Followed by the sound of splitting air, the blade shattered, starting from the tip
The h the air But one shi+eld remained and it had been throard Mitotsudaira
“…I will be passing through”
She gathered a bit of strength in her right leg and made a full-body dash forward
She counterattacked with a piercing heel kick which shattered the ether shi+eld down the center She had jabbed with the heel pick she nor heavy objects with the silver chains The pick instantly shot out at the exact e shi+eld
shi+genaga stood beyond the destroyed ether light
She no longer had a weapon and it was unlikely she could prepare another Honjou shi+eld so quickly So Mitotsudaira swung her right foot down and to the left while spinning and bending her body like a whip
…A left leg savate technique!
She spun around
Her left leg quickly passed behind her and she aia’s chest with the heel
At that moment, a shadow arrived froa As shi+genaga took a protective stance, someone made a low and heavy leap over her head
“Saitou Tomonobu…!”
shi+genaga had sensed the optimal opportunity
Her three-layer Honjou shi+eld had not just been for defense It had also been to hide Saitou’s attack from behind her
She had predicted the sould break, but she had not expected the wolf to break the third shi+eld The plan had been for the silver wolf to collide with the second or third shi+eld, lose her balance, and be hit by Saitou’s attack
However, the wolf had broken even the third shi+eld and her kick was about to reach shi+genaga
But that was all It was true she had noticed Saitou earlier than she should have, but there was nothing she could do while perfor her savate rotation
Or so shi+genaga thought
“…Black!?”
A color charged her way from the left
It was located at the end of the silver chain being swung by the spinning silver wolf So flew in an arc from behind her It was mostly black, but it had white armor
“The Logismoi Oplo – Lype Katathlipse…!”
Beyond the wolf’s fluttering hair, shi+genaga saw Musashi+’s princess sipping at a teacup she had pulled from somewhere
…This is…
There was no point in asking when they had set this up Why had the wolf rushed straight in? Why had she used a heel kick that swung her hair around? Why had she used a feint that swung her body to the left and right? And why had she repeatedly kicked straight ahead, forcing shi+genaga to fall back?
It had all been to hide as behind her and keep shi+genaga’s eyes on her
She had set this up, but she would not have used it had it not been necessary But Saitou’s appearance had made it necessary
The giant sword flew in froht as a chain hammer It was on a direct course for Saitou in the air, so shi+genaga released her left arm’s defensive position and thrust that palm into the air on her left
“Honjou shi+eld…!”
Mitotsudaira pulled on her silver chain to accelerate Lype Katathlipse swung forward and collided with the new Honjou shi+eld
This one also had three layers, but the gunblade had plenty of speed and easily shattered all three solid barriers of light
The shattering sound had the color of light But that altered Lype Katathlipse’s trajectory The black and white sword bounced and spun as it flew over shi+genaga’s head
Then Mitotsudaira looked to shi+genaga’s face
The de Her eyebroere raised and she forced a s at Mitotsudaira
“Saitou…!”
She had chosen to take the kick Mitotsudaira was sending her way She would protect Saitou and give him a chance to attack That hat her smile meant But…
…Too bad!
Mitotsudaira swung her ar Lype Katathlipse through the air
“Forward!”
Mitotsudaira was hanging in the air while still in her savate stance By pulling on the silver chain while airborne, she pulled her body forward rather than pulling Lype Katathlipse back
So she used that
She threw herself forward and toward Lype Katathlipse
She slipped below Saitou’s falling path and approached shi+genaga’s chest Lype Katathlipse passed between her and Saitou as he passed by overhead All that reht and Mitotsudaira as she made her kick
Mitotsudaira accelerated her entire body whileher kick But…
“…!?”
shi+genaga suddenly grew more distant
All of a sudden, she was outside the reach of Mitotsudaira’s kick
It was obvious why: Saitou had changed his position in midair
“We can’t have that”
When he should have been passing by over Mitotsudaira’s head, he forcibly stretched out This extended his legs dohere he kicked at shi+genaga’s shoulders
That allowed hia away from Mitotsudaira’s attack
Mitotsudaira held Lype Katathlipse in her arms as her attack a lowered her hips in a defensive stance and Saitou landed while gently lowering his own stance
None of them questioned the series of events
After all, they either looked back or looked up toward the dais containing Kagekatsu’s throne
“Hey, I’ll be interrupting for a moment That okay?”
Musashi+’s Chancellor stood in front of Kagekatsu
He had arrived Everything was in place for Musashi+’s representative to speak directly with Sviet Rus’s representative
shi+genaga watched Saitou’s shoulders tense beyond the silver wolf
“Saitou…why? Your Zhong Kui spell is crying!”
“Testaize, but to be honest, I a Kui can read several steps ahead…” Saitou s battle if we areyou”
shi+genaga saw the silver wolfthat She quickly ht, faced the dais behind shi+genaga, and got down on one knee
Saitou also faced the dais and got down on one knee
shi+genaga did not even need to see as happening on the dais behind her
…Kagekatsu…
When she did look back and to the top of the dais, she sensed danger
Kagekatsu stood up as Musashi+’s Chancellor arrived in front of his throne
They faced each other from less than a meter away
One was known as “Mr Impossible” and the other was known as “The Terrible”
…I hope he’ll be okay
Kagekatsu was a de
In his heart, Kagekatsu was about to cry
What was he supposed to do?
He had to speak with Musashi+’s representative with no one else nearby
He did not want to He wanted to run away and leave this place If he did that, no one would call hiain and perhaps he would even lose his inherited names
He felt more fear than pain
…Why?
Why was it?
…Why was I left in charge of such an important part of the world?
Many lives depended on hile person?
He knew the answer: his family and his ability The trends at the time when he had inherited his names were also a factor But…
“Musashi+ Chancellor…”
What about the boy standing before him? His question suddenly escaped his lips
“Why are you here…?”
Musashi+’s Chancellor immediately answered that question he wanted answered
“I’m not here” The boy sht?”
He slapped Kagekatsu’s shoulder He showed no fear and put no real strength into it The audible slap was the saed between old friends
“It’s the sa seated There’s soo there, just tell me I’ll take on that io? What do you want to do? What do you want to think? I don’t know my own answers yet, but if you know yours, then tell me”
Also…
“Tell me what it is you like”
Kagekatsu was unsure whether or not he should say anything
…What I like…?”
He knew the ansas not war, conflict between nations, or political plotting He had the power to alter other people’s destinies, but he was hesitant to wield that power
But there was one thing he wanted to ask because he had that power
“Do you not fear me…?”
He was a tyrant known as “The Terrible” He was the e He had all the abilities of those who served him
“Do you not fear the view of me you hold inside yourself…?”
“If I feared you and tried to die, no one would let it happen,” the boy answered with a sht? There are tis are just too ht? Right? Please tell me you have times like that …But, well, the people around you won’t let you do that”
After all…
“If so is a real pain in the ass, that nore So someone like you who really understands his oould be the ideal person to handle it”
“…The ideal person!?”
Kagekatsu accidentally raised his voice It was enough to reverberate through the hall and h for even Saitou to look up toward him
…This is not good
That roar had been fear and anger directed at himself
He had wanted to run away from all this, but now this boy said he was the ideal person for it
…It al on the role…