Chapter 102 - Volume 6 (1/2)
Volume 6, Chapter 13: Awakening, Part 2
“Bastard! Stop it, that’s enough! To raise a sword towards a girl.”
“…………”
As Onzada-kun cried out at the indecent state we were in, Yuuki-kun began to hold up his sword in preparation for another strike.
“Onzada-kun, I’m fi-”
“Don’t move, Yuzu!”
“………”
I got scolded…… But I guess it’s okay after all.
“Haaaaa!”
The next moment, Yuuki-kun had moved in the blink of an eye, sticking his sword though Onzada-kun.
He’d taken damage from my Radiant Spear, and his movements had slowed, but it seems that it’s still beyond the realm of normal humans.
“Ku-”
Onzada-kun groaned with pain…… But still, he’d managed to deflect the sword by hitting its side with a fistful of ‘Ki’, He was able to handle it despite being at that speed?
“Ha!”
Onzada-kun threw out his punch in that momentary gap. A large sword has an equally large backswing, and Yuuki-kun met the fist with one of his own, and in front of me, I saw their ‘Ki’ collide, sparking.
Without a doubt, Yuuki-kun’s physical prowess is not ordinary. With his body that had been trained with the [Hero’s Secret Arts], he was able to handle an enormous iron sword weighing a few dozen kilograms with a single hand. It was a perfect system for letting him take on Onzada-kun’s attack with one hand as well.
Yuuki-kun was clearly a few steps higher in both speed and power. Besides, he had his battle experience and skills as a [Hero] that he’d gained in his previous life that had been forged over ten years.
There was no chance at all for Onzada-kun – it was like comparing an adult and a child.
And yet……
“[Root of All Things…]”
“Too slow!”
As he began to chant in that moment, Onzada-kun kicked him as if he had anticipated it, and interrupted the casting.
“Hmm!”
Yuuki-kun instantly swept his sword sideways with one hand, but Onzada-kun was no longer there, instead kicking him in the back, but Yuuki-kun took it on the handle of his sword.
…… Was Onzada-kun predicting his attacks?
“Flash!”
Still, he’s a former hero. He swapped over to a magic with a short aria instantly.
A dizzying light……? It seems that it’d be over if he got blinded, but Onzada-kun seemed to have read even that.
Onzada-kun leapt in under cover of the light.
“Haa!”
“Kuh”
As he was kicked in the back, Yuuki-kun whirled around, taking out his enormous sword as a shield even as he lost himself for a moment.
…… Amazing, Onzada-kun, you can seriously fight! Only barely, though.
“I know how to fight you. Besides, I too can read the ‘signs’ that of the techniques that you taught. ”
“…………”
Onzada-kun had learned magic from Yuuki-kun, but he wasn’t able to use it because he didn’t have magical power.
It seems that he taught Onzada-kun something instead, was it the way to read the signs that someone was going to use a spell?
Maybe, because Onzada-kun takes even the feelings of ghosts into consideration, he was able to predict what actions his opponent was going to take according to their feelings…… seriously?
And once again, for Onzada-kun, battle began.
Predicting Yuuki-kun’s attack, he ducked and hid, waiting for a gap to appear for him to strike at.
But Onzada-kun wasn’t able to keep his composure. To begin with, there was a massive difference in their attack powers, and even if he had taken a small slash or a bit of magic, it would have been likely fatal.
There was only instant death if his concentration flagged. But before Onzada-kun’s concentration flagged, Yuuki-kun lost his nerve and got serious.
“…… Flame”
“Muu”
As Yuuki-kun crushed the little magic circle he made onto his sword, it burst into flame.
That looks bad…… Since it was a magical flame, it doesn’t transfer heat by radiation, but if he took Onzada-kun’s attack on the flaming blade, Onzada-kun’s body would burn.
But, just a little……
I could gradually feel my breath coming back to me, and the strength return to my legs.
“……”
When I forcibly stood up, Onzada-kun looked like he wanted to speak, but said nothing at all, even as Yuuki-kun turned his wary eyes to look at me.