Chapter 109 (1/2)

That Day, Thunder

“Sorry foryou wait, Fio-san”

“Ah, it’s fine, don’t min——-Nanaki-sama!?”

(T/N: the original was お構いな——ナキ様!?/okamaina——-naki-sama!?, couldn’t think of a way to localise that coh)

Yes, this is don’tmindnanaki-sama

hihi

“I have come to intrude”

…

To Fio-san who had let out a surprised voice as she turned around, I gave a s nanakismile Everyone around the world, don’t mind Nanaki

…ok

“Eh, eer, I will be in your care……?”

“I’h”

don’t mind Nanaki

Even though we have known each other for quite a long time, maybe because of her humble personality, but she won’t remove the sa up more recently, it’s fine to be a bit more frank towards Nanaki

casual~

“The question is what the Lightning Eh Let us work hard so as to not show her sohtly”

…

Nfufufu, aren’t you being a little too frank? Of course I am aware that it is a proof of friendshi+p and am also happy about it But be careful, Nanaki’s friend, Akiha Nanaki accepting your friendshi+p means you must also accept Nanaki’s friendshi+p Specifically, I will hit you like I hit Nazgul Prepare yourself

won’t she die?

“Nfufufufu”

“Ufufufufu”

im out

We faced each other and laughed Please look Mother Nanaki is getting along withforward to the day I hit this laughing friend that looks like she is having fun

rip akiha

“Now, shall we begin soon?”

“Yes I will be in your care”

“Likewise”

fight

Seeing a suitable ti, Akiha said that and the two of them stood at a set distance and bowed At the same time as they finished their bow, Fio-san’s sas drawn from the scabbard A clean and solid stance A basic forhts

the standard

“……fuu”

breathe

In cohtly and lowered her stance with the katana still sheathed An ancient technique that was cultivated in the distant past, the stance for iai With Akiha’s ability andto step into the realm of Godspeed

this should end fast

The clash of new and old, sword and katana began immediately

“——!”

Akihathe distance they had le step, she released a slash Of course, the blade did not reach But the slash that sliced through empty space birthed a blade of mana that flew at Fio-san That speed is certainly Godspeed Even if it is easy for Nanaki, most people would not be able to respond to this speed

but

So, it wouldn’t be strange if this ended it

that would be too boring

Akiha’s ability is not inferior even when coth that was about the level of the average i even into the higher ranks of the iive up on developing her talent Those that are called genius becoent easily But she, Akiha definitely did not allow herself to grow indulgent

wait this chap is long

That’s because she has a place she wants to reach Because the tree that she wants to burn into her eyes,the tree of her lost birthplace is here in this capital It was different froranted Just by enforcing one thing, the creatures known as hu The proof is that she has stepped in Just now, that slash was Godspeed

she did it

That’s exactly why, Akiha widened her eyes in surprise

didn’t work

“Wha——-”

no time for that

By the time she let out a shocked voice, Fio-san had closed the distance to Akiha That is a textbookthe opponent’s killbetter than this Just like Fio-san, a clean way of fighting

steady

“……!”

surprise!

Having had the distance closed on her, Akiha has two options Open up soeh the distance was closed, that is also Akiha’s engagee Since it is Akiha who has confidence in her speed, naturally she would choose the latter But that confidence will be snapped The instantaneous second slash, repelled Third, forth, repelled

not a fluke

“Wh——-”

‘Why?’

can she keep up?

Akiha is surely thinking that Certainly Fio-san is not doing anything special She always fights steadily and in a textbook fashi+on I’ve acco is taught to her by someone else, not a bit of herself is in it In short, there is not a single special thing about her That’s why she doesn’t stand out

not obvious

On top of that, Fio-san’s master is that remarkable mass of talent, Meia Alfred There is no way she could stand out at the side of that brilliant talent that even this Nanaki acknowledges But that is only not standing out It’s just that she didn’t stand out, but she has constantly supported that brilliant talent

she has the ability to do so

These are the words of Nanaki’s beloved sister, but it seeenius That difficulty that made even that Flame Empress Envy complain so earnestly, Fio-san has constantly kept that up There is no way she has no real ability

it’s just not obvious

Meaning, Fio-san has ability and fights in a textbook fashi+on

looks plain