Chapter 148 (1/2)
For the sake of Alice's group's escape, shi+on gathers time as she undertakes to protect the rear all on her own
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Blow out my breath
Look over the battlefield
The corpse soldiers that avoided Ilya's breath co fros over our route of retreat, the co toward us isn't all that distant
In front of my eyes is, a beastman swordsman with a sure appearance of a veteran warrior
He has an exquisite physique that doesn't lose to the greatsword he carries on his shoulder
I suppose what becoic and skills are sealed by the saintess, are pure swordsmen like us
「……」
I look at Alice
There's no mistake that this is a fairly harsh developest precisely because she overcomes such travails
That's e had the champion's second come out after all
Just a little, I broke into an immoderate complicated smile
That child's well shaped eyebrows are bent sharply upward, her norh that they're turning pale
Myan's group forcibly puts such a stubborn Alice that won't move on a horse and, takes her with theave Senbonzakura a single swing, as if I arht
As if to answer that the greatsword h the corpse soldiers
「From what I've seen, is it over if I cut you? Lass-chan is taking a poor role on though」
Thud, with that the swordsave the earth a strike
Perhaps he thought he was being looked down on, even if it's inti its h?
「That so? But I was thinking it'd be gainful for me」
「Ha, is that to say whether you orin front ofspoken to like I'uess」
The saintess's sword and, the Fairy of Silver Lightning's sword
Shall we shohich is superior?
「Then at this point, words aren't needed are they」
Thein toward me with his full force
「Nu, ooaaaaaaaa!」
Fros down as if to sunder the earth itself
His openings are large but, his ti covers for that
He has exquisite balance such that this side can't aiood
I instinctively, felt that I'd be caught in the slash's『explosion』
I fell back as if leaping away
As expected, the moment the slash landed, that spot burst open
Earth and stone are sent flying as froainst small rocks withhi a war cry as if to inti in to continue his attack
He forcibly pulls the greatsword thrust into the ground out and co arh for the 2nd ti the same technique」
I read his breath this ti at me there
「――tsu」
A nearby corpse soldier came to throw it at me
My eyes met with those of the beastman man
……If I avoid this sword, I'll die!
So as not to break my posture, I accept as ht ht onand, blood flies out, searing pain rushes out from it
The h, even before that!
Grasping Senbonzakura, I swing at high speed
Sharan
Just when I thought I heard the eerie note of her monk staff, the blade that should have bisected the beast repelled by an invisible wall
This is……the counter's power that threw our horse back in the beginning is it!
「I have youuuuuuu」
「Not yet!」
That strike fro, is『received』by the blade I quickly pulled back in
Putting round and, I endure
「As if such a shoddy sword can take this! Fracture and be crushed!」
I still haven't achieved anything, even gathering time……I can't die in vain
Senbonzakura……please!!
The katana that received the opponent's fierce attack――――――cut apart the opponent's greatsword
The greatsword's blade fell to the ground, with a light iic and skills not forbidden?」
The confused man looked at the saintess but, the saintess also shook her head
That's to be expected, this is sie』
「Fuu……you saved ive the katana and blacksht out a monstrously sharp sword then……」
The reatsword despite being astonished
Whether the corpse soldiers, or the saintess, there's an unreasonableness to trying to stop theainst one, Senbonzakura's power can't be used
Truly, purely, only with my capability as a swordsman
「I suppose this is the hardest I've had it up until now……」
I'm not suited, to what's called a defensive battle
「Even so, my arms cry out more than they ever have up until now」
I stand up and, my arm that took that shrapnel is heavy, the movement of my shoulder that was cut open is poor
To confir ely well
Somehow, it seems like I can reach out toward a deep place……
「Hey you swords as the rear guard in this sort of place? The Fairy of Silver Lightning is going to die after failing to break through the encircleather here won't serve any purpose at all I won't say anything bad so I reco on this battlefield that stinks of blood isn't that
「Since you don't know Of the aspect of the true『strongest』that makes the impossible possible」
Perhaps the saintess reed just a little
「I suppose I have heard the rumors, of the Witch of Ice and Snow She truly did behave exactly in accordance with the itch didn't she Certainly froine, that the new strongest-san can do the sas you see」
「Fufu, that's a difference in perspective isn't it I can iine it」
The corpse soldiers steadily sealed the path of retreat, as we spoke
There's no place to run to for roup to pull out through
For Alice to withdraw, there's nothing except to rout the enemy unit to our rear as thisaround me, because they think that can't be done
They don't think there's even a need to rush
Given that, what I can do is――point my blade, at the saintess
「I'm sorry but, so as to impede the pincer attack froic is usable,you」
「I understand」
Sharan, her in to increase in number
「Ma, that means I'm here so that you don't do that doesn't it To meet a swordsman like you, I suppose I just couldn't throay the battlefield I don't dislike it you knoar」
「That so, I dislike it though okay」
I'll cut monsters as an adventurer and, I'll even cut villains like bandits if there's a request for it
But war is different
They say that both countries have their own principles but, it's just large children using words to justify violence
The adventures as an adventurer are exiting but, war is scary and painful
「I feel that ht but, don't immediately flee down the easy path」
「I don't know just what, those up above are thinking」
I spoke ofidle complaints but The saintess took that on even if it is was a bother
「However, I know What sort of thing it is to lose in war……」
A dark shadow descended, upon the saintess's face
「Once you end up starting it, you mustn't fail to win If you fail to win」