218 217. A light culmination of a thousand and eleven years.txt (1/2)

It's under a sky of dark clouds, but the great garden is brightly lit by the city's burning flame.

And the two guardians (guardians) and two challengers facing each other.

Seeing me and Ryner coming forward, Lord seemed to be sincerely curious.

''...... Are you sure you won't run away with this power differential?''

'I want to run. Rationally, I think running away is the right thing to do here. But I've stopped making excuses because it's 'rational' or 'right'. From now on I will continue to fight for as long as I have any hope.

The fact that I answered without hesitation shows my determination.

Lord's laughter grows louder.

''Haha, hahahaha!　Then we can talk about it. -- 'I do not choose the path I walk'. 'I am the wind,' 'I will walk the whole world,' and I remember wishing that!

The chanting of the basics, which was taught in magic class a while ago, is performed.

The next thing to be released after that is also the basic magic within the basics.

''-- Wind Magic [WIND]. Then (...), it's an overwhelming victory for the concubines (・・・・・・・・).

But that wind magic doesn't fit within the scope of the foundation.

Lord's foundation magic can even change the weather in an instant.

It may be a bit of prep magic for her, but a strong wind begins to blow as powerful and widespread as the higher level magic, Zeerwind. It was as if she was going outdoors on a typhoon day.

While scrambling through that strong wind to get closer to the Lord, I give my companions one last instruction.

”Rainer, we'll finish this right now. Until then, hold on.

The rear liner nodded silently. His attention was now only on Nosphy. He fixed his eyes on Nosphy and didn't even give us a glance.

Nosphy, who was left staring at me, weaved a magic with a slightly uncomfortable look and finished his preliminary preparations.

''-- Light Magic 《Light》. Lord, Uzuraha-sama and the others apparently want to divide us.

”Let's play along, Nosfi. Rather than improvise a resonant spell, you'd be better off destroying each one of them.

He is convinced that they are superior in terms of ground strength. Uncertainty should be eliminated, Lord suggests. --as expected.

It's not just a matter of time before you can get your hands on it. I'm sure you're right, as long as you're outperforming them on the ground ......, but let's trust the words of our ”friend”. I'll leave Uzuraha-sama to you.

Nosfi's face twisted a little, but he eventually accepted it.

'Leave it to me. This mistress cannot be defeated.

'Yes, of course. Lord is stronger than anyone else, you know. We'll finish it quickly so that we won't lose to you as well. We'll catch Reiner unharmed and give him to you as a present for this anniversary called today.

I'm counting on you.

The interests of the four of us were aligned.

Thus, I proceeded into the 'north' wind and Ryner into the 'south' light.

''Uzurinami-sama at ....... I am playing with Ryner, so please wait a moment. I'll finish up soon and head over.

Blithely, Nosfi said his goodbyes, but I silenced them.

From here on out, I can't waste even the slightest amount of magic power. I left all of Nosfi's everything to Ryner and let 《Dimension》 focus only on the Lord.

Then Lord and I move so that the two battlefields are far apart. We leave the garden of the Vols' house and exit to an unpopular road.

Facing each other, Lord and I have our last conversation before the battle.

”I'll tell you something, Lord. I'm going to look back at the past with you, when you said it didn't matter to you. I don't care how much you scream, I won't stop. Don't ever cover your ears.

He speaks forcefully with a slightly preachy manner.

Without a doubt, Lord hates preaching. But I dare to go and make her angry.

It's a good idea to have a good time with them. In order to catch the 'one who steals the reason for the wind', which is probably the fastest guardian (guardian), there is a chance that I won't even be able to touch it without using my mother-in-law's hands. Also, there's simply the fact that you can't afford to have a Lord with flight ability calmly aim for a long-term battle.

'Looking back on the 'past', says ......?　Is there a vortex wave trying to escape from 'here' ......?

'I apologize for trying to run away, I'm sorry ....... But I've decided not to run away anymore. So don't you run away anymore either .......

'What are you talking about? ......!　Don't think you'll listen to Vortex Wave.　After all, she's already--

I know. So you'll be forced to listen to me. Yeah, forced (・・・・・) ......

A vortex wave that can only use auxiliary magic is no match for a one-on-one with a mistress. ......

Lord gives a small shake of her head. Even now, she doesn't seem to believe the idea of me trying to fight a thorough battle. I guess she's proud of her power to think so.

”Don't lick me. ”Don't underestimate me,” she said, ”when it comes to the art of swordplay, there's no one who's better than me.

Ever since I fell here, I've been taking advantage of the rearguard position, but that's not because I can't be a vanguard. I just dared to step back for the sake of overall efficiency.

However, Lord, who had never seen my swordsmanship properly, judged it to be a vanity.

''You're getting carried away because you were lucky enough to defeat the weakened Aleiss ....... You can only hide and shoot magic ......!

”Don't be with me in the 'past' ....... You'll regret it. ......

Now, Lord sees the world superimposed on the 'past' of a thousand years ago.

I'm looking at me as 'Kanami, the leader of the knight guards' and Ryner as 'my former brother'.

In order to deny that, I declare with a sword instead of magic.

The Lord, who received that wariness, enlarges the magic power clothed in the wings on his back. Then he points the muzzle of the bayonet in his right hand at me. He seems to have realized that it's impossible to make me surrender through conversation and threats.

''--then try to make your mistress regret it!　All of which Mistress will deny and make you a vassal again!　Come on in, Vortex Wave!

Yeah, let's go!　Lord--!

With that last, I run out.

First of all, I try to read the opponent's bayonet's line of fire with the magic Dimension Decisive Operation (Gradiate). But I soon realize that there's no need for that. Lord was trying to use the bayonet as a sword instead of a gun.

Lord holds the bayonet carelessly and does not move.

It seems that he intends to go along with the close combat in order to deny my earlier words.

''First of all, let's see that 'swordsmanship' thing. This mistress has no use for a quivering sword.

You don't have to say a word. I'm going to show you--

I'm going to run straight to show off my ”swordsmanship”.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. This is the absolute requirement for victory in this battle, as seen by the magic ”Realize”, a dimension graded operation.

He vigorously draws out the ”Crescent Pectrazi's Straight Sword”. However, what comes back is a hard sound as if he had struck iron.

The Lord, who received the sword, chuckles.

Unlike the 'Straight Sword of Crescent Pectrazi' which has substance, Lord's bayonet is constructed with magical power. I make the bayonet lose its substance for a moment and let it slip through my sword.

First, the skill 'Sensitivity' is activated, and then the skill 'Swordsmanship' teaches me the corresponding technique. I use the pommel head at the end of the hilt to defend against the tip of the approaching bayonet by striking and flicking it.

Once again, a high-pitched iron sound sounded, and Lord lost his stance.

''Don't--!　But--!

However, there was no gap in his collapsed stance.

Right now, Lord's body was swimming and he was on his toes with one left leg, and his center of gravity was tilted.

And yet, no matter where he struck the attack, he didn't feel like he was going to fall.

The reason for this is simple--.

”-- ”Wined (・・・・)

Using a perfectly controlled (and controlled) wind magic, Lord is balancing his body.

And from that impossible stance, a slash of ridiculous power comes flying from his impossible stance, making use of his messed up muscle power.

''Kuch!

I abandoned the chase and defended with my sword.

I thought I had created a decisive opening, but I got a counterattack on the opposite end.

''Haha!　Well, you certainly don't look any different than before!　But that's not enough to make me--!

Lord somersaults and finally uses the air as a foothold.

Then, with her body upside down, she stepped through the sky fixed with 《Wind》 and slashed up a bayonet from above my head. From the skill 'Swordsmanship', I pull out a mold to defend against that messy slash up and manage to prevent it with the sword's belly - but her continuous attacks still continue.

The Lord's sword, which should have been bounced, is guided by the surrounding wind and strikes again, ignoring the inertia.

Hence, despite possessing the highest-ranked skill 'Sword Art', she is forced to defend against it.

Naturally, my ”swordsmanship” is definitely better than yours.

It's just that her physical movements are simply too fast.

And the bullshit stance, the sword flashes, and the weight shifts are no longer beyond the bounds of ”swordsmanship”.

The thing that makes this nonsense possible is wind magic 《WIND》.

She had said that once the foundation was laid, anything was possible. It was a series of unchanted ”wands” that seemed to prove it.

This sword dance that seemed to dance in the weightlessness of space had already reached another skill that could be called 'Wind Sword Technique'.

''How about that, Vortex Wave!　Isn't the concubine stronger--?

Lord smiles proudly at me as he sees me on the defensive.

I wanted to say something back to that premature conviction of victory, but I silently accept it.

There's no need to bother telling my opponent that my 'swordsmanship' hasn't yet shown its true potential.

''What's more, mistress!　Fight like this and you're still strong!

Perhaps because I didn't say anything back, Lord gets even better.

And, using that bayonet as a decoy, he tries to grab the hem of my clothes with his extra left arm.

It's a good idea to prove that you can do not only 'swordplay' but also 'bodywork'. It's just a matter of bragging about it, and I'm slow to react to that sudden change in tactics.

The hem is grabbed - thrown roughly to the right side.

Due to Lord's inhuman physical strength, my body flies right through the streets of Vieissia like an ejected bullet. As a result, I hit the walls of the houses that stand in a row and smash them out - and without losing momentum, I also hit the houses next to them and smash them out - about five times, and then, after a vigorous run down the big street I rolled.

'Guh, ah--ha!

With the increase in leveling up, my body's endurance and HP have jumped up.

I quickly stand up in the midst of the curling dust cloud, grateful for my body that has become sturdier than a house. However, that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. If I had hit it wrong, I could have broken my bones.