Vol 4 Chapter 6 (2/2)

What? It was Sophia who gave up first

Since Satsuki’s role wasn’t to win but to let shi+zuno go, she agreed with pleasure

– I never thought that Satsuki would beco the summer

– You can praise me a little more, you know? Ho〜〜〜hohoho!

– I wanted to tell the persevering Satsuki that one thing

– Well, whatever Ho〜〜〜hohoho!

– How ates have you currently open?

Satsuki didn’t notice that Sophia’s voice was tre

Because of that, she replied quite indifferent

– Both hands and feet, the glabella and the point below the navel, so six! I’ht so…

Satsuki didn’t notice that the look of Sophia was ates in the whole body of a shi+rogane that pued one could open all of theed one

However, this not-fully-fledged one was able to clash with the nuhter of Akane Academy

Satsuki wasn’t aware of it, but if Mo, they would be pulverized by Sophia in one blow

– Alright I have so Satsuki

– Yeah, whatever Ho〜〜〜hohoho!

– I want you to not die because I’ll go serious too

– Why are you sa――what!?

Satsuki was stunned, but Sophia wasn’t joking

She saw for the first tirim face

– Whaa〜t? What’s with this o to? Satsuki began to tre violently

Sophia took out the ID Tag right in front of the one that was cohtened

– Ah, this is the first ti it

– There are reasons about why I can’t use it readily

– Senpai asked ht?

– Of course, I don’t have the intention of hiding anything to my cute kouhai I’reat weapon in my previous life, I wandered fro her about herself, the ID Tag of Sophia changed its shape

It was a co iron spear

Despite that, it looked firm and heavy

When the tall Sophia raised it overhead, it was very impressive

Satsuki also let a swordlike she was stirred up by fear and while her oas classified as small, it wasn’t terribly unreliable compared to Sophia’s iron cane

– If I have to say as that――it’s because there was no weapon that could endure my prana

The prana of Sophia flew and spread to every corner of the raised overhead iron cane

As soon as that happened, it appeared that the solid-looking iron cane started to vibrate as if it jarred and rambled eerily

Satsuki was surprised When she paid attention to it, cracks developed one after another on the surface of the iron cane

As Sophia said, her prana was so powerful that it was too much for it and started to self-collapse

– W-ouldn’t that weapon break if you give me a hit with it?

– Correct There are no second hits forshould also break, no? And because it’s valuable you’ll get a good scolding if you lose it, right? S-so, let’s stop, please〜?

– The thing is that this is a direct mission of the Head of the American Division, so I think she’ll be happy to provide me a new one

– T-that’s a waste! A waste of Ay principle!

– There’s no use in arguing about it

Sophia brandished the iron cane with all her strength

Satsuki fell into panic Her heart was about to explode

But――

– Be brave and ignite your heart! I know that Satsuki can do it!

Although she was given a loud pep talk that was full of Senpai’s strictness and consideration,

『Your heart can burn Rather, your core is strong, but your head is cool』

She reiven to her by her forrew cold

Her loud heart played harates were open, and Satsuki’s body was cladded in a golden gli doard as if it commanded itself

Satsuki was struck by that sword

Venus was still unusable, and the pranless sword blade was destroyed in an instant

Even though Satsuki was astonished, she wasn’t perturbed, and without a moment’s delay she crossed her arh Durability

She didn’t forget the principle of「Easy to attack, hard to defend」, but she didn’t do it that way

A huge ly

She would try crushi+ng her to death at this rate!

Satsuki’s leg sunk into the ground like a stake

The ground collapsed due to the aftermath of Sophia’s blow and formed a rift valley that extended in all directions

The impact and the detonation were trans all the s into pieces

All the iron fences and the gate that were in the vicinity disappeared

The destructive energy didn’t conclude because the weapon that should be the core couldn’t withstand it It diffused interminably

A blow of extraordinary scale A preposterous waste of energy

That was Sophia’s Venus

Satsuki, as struck by it, was hopeless

Her whole body orn-out, the combat uniform she expressly wore for this was shredded, she wasn’t in a shape were she could be seen byout due to the pain as if the bones of her whole body were directly hit with a haently patted her head

– Haaa, I give up, I give up I can’t fight now that I lost my weapon The Head of the American Division should conclude the saed her

– My persevering Satsuki-san! So cute, so cute!

She even rubbed her cheeks with hers

Though the person in question was being kind to her, for Satsuki as in that state right now, this was equivalent to being abused

Satsuki endured the tyranny while weeping as she said “please stop” in a soundless voice

She completed her role perfectly, she was helpful to Moroha, and that proud feeling made her withstand it

Moroha continued polishi+ng and sharpening hi the sword, and the for himself

He warded off the slash with the sword, and that strange thing

He continued polishi+ng and sharpening himself

He read the next movement of Leshya, and that precision

He continued polishi+ng and sharpening himself

The moment the ability of the cursed sas turned「off」, his speed using Light Techniques had no lag

He took another good look at everything about himself and re-polished, re-sharpened and re-trained himself

He developed as a swordsane every minute

The remarkable soman called Leshya, the Saviorslayer of Saviors was the touchstone

If it wasn’t for her, he wouldn’t knohen such day would coratitude sprouted

– Shura

Moroha held the iron sword in both hands and released a slashi+ng sword diagonally from the shoulder

The ability of the cursed sas now「on」 Therefore, Moroha fought with his swordsmanshi+p

Leshya made herself vulnerable to slashes on purpose and stopped the bloith the sword

The forenerated shocks and Leshya as struck by therimaced

Moroha pulled the sword in a fraction of a second and hit again

Then again and again

He cornered Leshya to a defense-only state, she made the cursed sword be the substitute of a shi+eld and continued striking the heavy sword like “hitting the

As the impacts piled up and piled up, the wrists of Leshya beca the sword

Moroha was doing so, he was fighting like that, the「status」difference as the only swordsman who could do it was already established

– I can’t afford to lose…

Leshya raised a tragic but brave shout and turned 「on」the ability of the cursed sword to stand it

She switched froht Techniques and tried to counterattack

But then again, Moroha was faster in the battle

An instant faster than Leshya,four times faster than Leshya

Heattacks fro that he divided hi croith the name of the first star of the North Stars and one of the 7 Godlike Movement derived techniques

Swiftly simultaneous connected attacks Donrou

A fourfold impact attacked the readied sword of Leshya and at last, Moroha knocked down the cursed sword fro a parabola and flew to the opposite side, stabbing the ground

– Ah…

Leshya was lost for words

But she immediately disheveled her hair and hurried to where the sas

Moroha didn’t stop her

– Go ahead, pick it up But I think the result will be the same no matter how many times you do it

The ability of Leshya as a soman shouldn’t be so low that she wouldn’t understand it

– I have to kill you

However, Leshya didn’t listen to his advice

She stretched out her hand to the hilt of the cursed sword that pierced through the ground as if she depended on it

You feel soMoroha wasn’t so insensitive

– This is for your younger brother, right?

The body of Leshya stiffened with a twitch

So it was that, huh, Moroha nodded

– Are you being taken hostage by Lightning Empress? And your little brother will be killed unless you killlike that

Leshya pulled out the sword, held it up oneat hiain while receiving it with a sincere look

– If so, then I’ll help you

– … eh?

– I’llEht?

– What… what are saying? Do you get what…?

– I’ that I can do what I can’t do

– It’s impossible

– It’s inevitable when I see you so helplessly――

Moroha covered his face with his opened right hand

The man that completely overwhelhed once and started talking

– When I was a kid, I couldn’t saveand narrowed his eyes a little

– I don’t want to have such feelings anyer reveal theh his voice

– I don’t want to let Leshya have such feelings

He raised his eyes and pierced her with a strong look

– That’s why, I’ll rescue him

He declared resolutely

Then he waited in silence For Leshya’s reply

– ……

Leshya didn’t say anything as expected

But instead of that, the point of the sword she had at the ready was slowly going down

It was over

Moroha looked up at the sky with a s cloudy It was clear before departing

Is it going to rain? And because of that, we’re safe now that the hiking is going to be suspended?

He casted his eyes dohile s froate, it sounded like a bomb that fell down

No, there’s no way it is what I think it is

But the other one surprised hi the na in this direction

– Why… why are you here?

– Stop already! You don’t have to fight, you two!

She was unusually raising her voice With an earnest look

– What do you mean?

She arrived at last, put both hands on her knees and breathed heavily, and then he asked her while rubbing her back

shi+zuno regained her breath for a minute and alternately compared the faces of Moroha and Leshya who stood stock still while casting her eyes doard; it was really difficult to say so very terrible?

– Yes It’s especially about Elensan, so will you calm down and listen to it?

– About me?

Leshya raised her face nervously

However, she pro a determined face

shi+zuno also threay her hesitation and told the reality

– Elensan … You don’t have a younger brother

As expected, Moroha also had his mouth wide open

He earnestly searched for the s near the mouth of shi+zuno

But, shi+zuno had a real serious look on her face

– Urushi+bara shi+zuno I know that you don’t think well of an to criticize her

She was denied the existence of her dear family member It was a natural reaction

But shi+zuno didn’t pull back

– It’s not a lie, you know? I ated you The first is that there are unavoidable circu Eer brother is involved in it, isn’t he? That’s how I think it is Then I e where you were, and we heard of you fro about your little brother It appears that it er brother”

– How i such li――

– The director said soht of a snow storm, he found and picked up a newborn baby that was abandoned in front of the orphanage So, there are no weird stories where you have a blood-related brother

– You’re very iht then, Elensan, can you tell er brother?

– Understood I’ll tell his naer brother’s naer brother’s name is…

Her facial expression that was before the eyes of Moroha grew pale in a twinkle

– My younger brother’s name is… what… was it?

– What about his face? Do you remember it?

– His face…

– The color of his hair? The color of his eyes? Are the sae you have?

– His hair… eyes… age…

Leshya couldn’t answer to any of them

Her slender body trerasped the pendant on her chest with all her strength

– I don’t understand… I can’t re the heavens as if she lamented

– Moroha couldn’t see that sad scene anymore

– Care to explain, shi+zuno?

– I’ate any more than this

Moroha and shi+zuno looked at each other’s unsatisfied faces

And as if forcing his way through there――

– Hihihihi, Should I tell you then?

They heard an unknown voice all of a sudden

A hoarse voice like it was forcibly produced and made its throat to jar

Moroha looked for the owner of the voice but he couldn’t find it immediately

– Hihihi I’m here, Haimursan

The eyes of Moroha and shi+zuno stopped at one point

Where a black cat was crouching on the grass and was getting closer without being noticed

– Nice to meet you, my name is Kondrat and I co the hus today that Moroha ended up having his senses paralyzed

Besides, the cat spoke trivially as if it were chatting

– Are you going to explain or so?

– Yes, yes It is as Urushi+barsan says Leshya has no relatives

– What do you mean with that, Kondrat! If so, then why my little brother ――

– Hihihihi, that’s because I planted that in Leshya The illusion of having a younger brother

That was――a heartless explanation

Moroha trehtly the hilt of the sword, being almost painful

– My Ancestral Arts is can’t be planted But, you see, this thing called illusion is a nuisance Huh it so deeply The deceptions that may be noticed if they are suspected properly have been left alone for years Why is that such a thing exist? The mistaken assu after beco it well, it will just rack your brains, you know?

The one who insisted hiretting that deue of the black cat that talked fluently

– … I think they call it the heart of the people

Moroha muttered due to the dark voice he had never heard before

She does what she is told to for the sake of her dear little brother

She kills people for the sake of her dear little brother

She continues training to the extremes for the sake of her dear little brother

She throay all her happiness for the sake of her dear little brother

She carries despair to the world for the sake of her dear little brother

Such a terrible story for a girl

Isn’t that cruel?

He says that this is the act of the same person?

But a fact was even more terrible

Leshya muttered just a feorlds to herself

– I see… so there was no one for me…

She couldn’t stand up and crumbled dohere she was

And sobbed like a child

– I… I don’t care even if I die already…

She continued shedding e was reflected

– Leshya!

The shout of Moroha didn’t reach her

Leshya kept sobbing as if she had shut herself away inside

– Hihi, it’s useless The heart of a person breaks easily I think no voice will reach her anymore

– … what did you say?

Moroha thrust the point of the sword at the cat

However, the black cat was sleeping while still being crouched

– Hihihihi, now I’m here

The words of Kondrat were heard from another place instead

From Leshya’s mouth

Her hollowed eyes――the eyeballs themselves were dyed darky

Her absent over the body of a Savior is hard, but it’s possible if the heart is broken

It wasn’t Leshya, but soe off miasma

– Is that your body, Kondrat…?

– I’em is only a catalyst that relays my Ancestral Arts Once I have taken over you, there’s no further purpose for it anymore

As if to prove his words, Leshya… no, Kondrat, who took over her body, took off the pendant and tossed it away

The miasma similar to a black shadow coiled around the whole body of Leshya

– That’s… then, what should we…

The voiceless shi+zuno at his side

Moroha also lost conviction

– Now, let’s try the power of the cursed sword, shall we?

Since he was able to control all the power that Leshya had, Kondrat turned 「on」the ability of the cursed sword

Moroha felt an illusion where his body turned into lead

The cursed sword didn’t turn invalid the possession ability of Kondrat He was a rare user of Ancestral Arts, so ht Techniques like the one of the Head of the japanese Division

– Well then, get dressed up for the continuation of the sword fight, Haiher than Leshya’s, but can you really show your true strength while protecting Urushi+barsan?

shi+zuno slowly started realizing she was a burden, but it was too late

Kondrat was going to delete the choices of Moroha one by one

He cornered Moroha one at a tiacity,

But for this it fully effective

– You’re ready now, yes, Leshya? I’ll assist you perfectly until the end!

Kondrat raised a voice of joy and attacked using the body of Leshya

– What “ready” are you talking about…? How is Leshya going to enjoy it…?

Moroha grasped tightly the hilt of the sword

His pally

– Hihihi, she’s enjoying it! She can co=”” empress=””> Vasilisa Yurievna!

– Don’t screwabout <your partner=””> Leshya, do you!?

Kondrat raised the cursed sword overhead and slashed at him with a swordsmanshi+p that wasn’t even a tiny bit different from Leshya

– Shut up

Moroha didn’t raise his face and stopped the slashi+ng attack with his iron sword

Kondrat pushed into the cursed sword by putting his weight on it but the iron sword of Moroha didn’t quiver

– Don’t you dare to say anything else about Leshya…

– So you’re saying that you know more about Leshya? It has been only a week or so since then, not only that, she merely approached you to entice you, she only had a fake relationshi+p with you!

– I know…

The docile side of hers: she easily ended up believing the second-hand opinion of others

The really clumsy side of hers: she didn’t know that she was tricked to put on a cat ear headband

The way-too-serious side of hers: when it ca, she was helpless, she didn’t separate their aardly linked arht about her dear family and the depth of that love

The devoted side of hers: for her brother’s sake, the sacrifices weren’t a probleood for Moroha

All, all, all, all of them

He didn’t want to lose any of them

That’s why――

I――I’ll never allow anyone to steal from me

Moroha raised his face

A point-blank range where sword and sword uards but it uard of a japanese sword

Kondrat was startled due to the carved, raging look that was just before his eyes

But it wasn’t just that

He was speechless watching the pure white prana rising up from the whole body of Moroha as if it were a cold and quiet flame

The cursed sword now had its ability turned「on」

And yet, Moroha was cladded in prana

Sparkling like a star that ca

– W-what the… how can this be…?

This wasn’t surprising at all for Moroha

The cursed sword Leprazan ate prana

In that case, if he squeezed out enough prana, too reat!

– Oooooooooooooooooooooo……

A loild beast-like roar gushed out from the throat of Moroha

In the same way, prana overflowed in rapid succession

Moroha was, after all, just a metamorphosis with the appearance of a person

In this way, and like taking a layer off so, the common sense of a person’s world could be overturned as much as one liked

The amount of prana that Moroha was cladded in increased moment by moment even when the ability of the cursed sas「on」

However, it wasn’t enough

This tian to overflow and he poured it into the sword in his right hand

The iron sword ian to vibrate like it creaked

It started ru with an ominous sound

Cracks were carved one after another on the surface of the blade that held back the cursed sword of Kondrat

The prana that Moroha poured into it was excessively strong, rather the weapon itself wasn’t capable of putting up with it

– Hih, hihihi, hihihihihihi You areit self-collapse, aren’t you?!

Kondrat sneered while pushi+ng into the cursed sword

– You’re bastard enough to lose your unique prana The only thing that an inferior sword can manifest is sorrow――

– Hey

Moroha didn’t particularly call out to Kondrat

However, Kondrat was overpowered by the intensity of that voice and sed his frivolous words

Moroha continued without worrying about his feelings at all

– Till when are you going to sleep?

He called out

To his own dear sword

If the  was still insufficient, then he had to continue polishi+ng it

He was going to sharpen it, even if it was by force

He pulled and dragged the dor distant aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

The cracks stopped getting in the iron sword blade

On the contrary, the engraved cracks started repairing on its own

Even the cloudiness that thinly covered the sword blade was cleared away

As if an invisible swords hit over and over

A treasured sith a beautiful sword blade that resembled a mirror manifested in the palm of Moroha

Now, the「Holy Sas restored from the ancient times that exceeded 100,000,000 years

Now that was over

shi+zuno and Kondrat scrutinized the dazzling of the sword blade that housed prana in it

– Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Moroha roared evenprana into his dear shile ht uratively, an eternal desert

An endless, infinite dry ground that gulped down a liquid called prana

No matter where the owner sprayed some water, the desert drank it up as much as it liked

Its thirst couldn’t be healed

But what if an eternal rain that could sube the world in flood fell on that vast land of sand?

What if non-dryable water was pumped into it and drank it and drank it?

Rainwater would permeate deep into the earth and in the process the ie river

As if it were a in

If there were 1,000 shi+roganes, it would be a useless object for 999 of them

However, if that junk was in the hands of the protector of the holy sword, then it would become an unparalleled sword in the history of the world

It drank the inexhaustible prana of Moroha, filtered it, and transforth

It was enhanced to be the whitest sparkle in the three-dina

– ――Ruaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Strange noises began toroar

Snap Then another Snap

Cracking sounds were carved in a hard thing

Cracking sounds passed through a a was as beautiful as amirror

Cracks that resembled wrinkles of an old person were produced one after another in the blade of Leprazan

Without being able to eat Moroha’s Ars Magna, it couldn’t stand it and started to self-collapse

– ――Ruaaa!

Moroha rapidly swung Saratiga, forcing back from the blade lock

Leprazan, the cursed sword of “man-eater”, was s, but Moroha gave hi sword

Directly in theKondrat with Saturn

– ―――――――――――――――――!

All thearound the body of Leshya scattered away in an instant, without even being able to rise an agonizing death screale blow of Moroha made it vanish like mist

Sanity returned to Leshya’s eyes

Moroha caught in his arms the body that was about to crumble

In both hands

The manifestation of the holy sas only the miracle of an instant It was still an incouise co off, it started to self-collapse and turned into pieces, scattering from Moroha’s palms

But he wasn’t concerned about it now

He held the body of Leshya who lost her strength in his arht her

– You’re safe now

He whispered close to her ears

– Don’t say lonely things or that you’re okay with dying If you need ato live, then I’ll be one

But his tone was clear as if he ord by word in an easy-to-understand manner

So that she could hear him this time

To reach her

– Because I’ll become Leshya’s family

With those feords

Leshya cried

She cried aloud, but not because of despair, but for some other reason

Then for what? She didn’t intend to ask Moroha about it

The strength was returning to the arms and body of Leshya ould only fall if left alone

He knew that the strength she was clinging to, was the strength of her feeling of wanting to live

He had reached her

There was no need to repeat those words again

Moroha was truly satisfied, and he kept rubbing the back of Leshya sobbing in his arms

The screams of Kondrat echoed in a dim room as if the darkness surrounded it

– Gi… iiiiiiiiiAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhh My… my eyes h… hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, huuurt, huuurt, huuuuurt aaaaaaa, aaaaaaaah, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!

Atears of blood from below them and writhed in pain on the carpet

A natural pheno him experience a pain that shouldn’t occur, furthermore, and different from common pain, his nerves weren’t either paralyzed or slowed He was endlessly tor out directly; he was about to go insane

The pain was so much that he surely would have rather chose to die, and with the anguish showing signs of torture, there was no need to say Kondrat tore off the sofa and the bed, and that his nails came off and fell

– damn Haimura! damn Haimuraaaaaaaaaaaaaa! How dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare you, how dare youuuuuuuuuuuu…! This pain won’t be forgiven… This pain won’t be forgiiiiiiiveeeen…!

And finally he scratched off his body because of the pain, peeled his skin and gouged out his flesh Kondrat continued using cursing words while his whole body got all bloody

– Haimura… next time I’ll possess your family… Since there’s no reason for me to take over the bodies of ordinary people… First I’llherself in front of you… Then I’llspree! Obviously you’ll have no choice but to stop him with your ability, no? I’ll make you kill your loved family with your own hands! Hihihi, that’ll work! That’ll work, that’ll work, hihihihi! Such a good idea, I’ll do so! Yeah, I’ll do it like that, hihihihihihihihihihihihi!

He thought of a brutal revenge against Moroha, he dreamed about it and tried to counterbalance the pain somehoith the pleasure of it

But he couldn’t do it at all, he kept trying co himself with more and more cruel delusions

– You’ll i to repay this resentment 100 times, Haimuraaaaa!

The miserable Kondrat was unable to stand up, and searched for the exit of the roorasped to it

It was the beautiful ankle of a wo his sense of sight together with his mind burned, didn’t know that

He tried to ascertain what that was by groping it, so he kept touching it

Then――

– Who allowed you to touchvoice painted with a silent anger

It was really close

He didn’t see Empress Vasilisa’s voice

The voice of the owner, a symbol of fear, was coooseflesh and fell all over hiot up soh, while he was flurried, the pain of his burned otten

– What is this that I heard by surprise? I see that you failed to defeat Hai you for your pardon!

Kondrat entreated while rubbing his forehead on the carpet

– A failure only because of Leshya’syou to ree number of merits I dedicated in favor of Her Majesty! I’m still useful I’ll show that I’ll be useful, I’ll make my best exertions for the sake of Her Majesty! So please, please, spare my life!! And I will order to destroy Hai for his life with impetus

He was startled, tre snot

He aiting for the sentence of Lightning E alive, and he heard

Rustle ――the sound of the rustling of clothes

The sound of Lightning E on her heels and the bottom of the skirt that rubbed the carpet

– Her Majesty has forgiven orously

He shouted in joy

Those were his last words

The sound of a lightning strike in the dim room as if darkness surrounded it reverberated

– I don’t tolerate failure There are no exceptions

Vasilisa wrote carelessly her forte, an Eighth-Rank Dark Arts, and without turning around, she took her leave arrogantly

She was too busy now, there were lots of things to be done

– What can I say, I’m a fair ruler, aren’t I? The failure of “man-eater” won’t be tolerated either Let’s see, who should I send――

Arrogant footsteps, a laughter siotistical ue disappeared into the darkness

What remained in that deserted room was,

No more than a lump of charcoal that couldn’t even be called a burnt corpse

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