Chapter 132: Shovelers Unmatched / The Fourth Pair (1/2)

Chapter 131: Shovelers Unmatched / You Will Truly Adjust Chapter 133: Shovelers Unmatched / For Some Reason I Want to Pull Them Tight

Translator: Reflet

「Taiyou-chan!」

「――Ngh!」

Reacting to Hera’s voice, he struck down the flying tool that had been headed for Youran. A bladed arrow and pole shuriken collided with the blade of the shovel, scattering sparks throughout the now-ruined multi-tenant building.

「So there was a reaction, although I didn’t think it would even hit.」

Tsukumo said, and two females showed themselves from behind him. One of them had glamorous proportions while wearing black attire with a hood that covered their face. The other one wore a mini archery hakama with an aqua theme, wearing high knee socks with ribbons attached to them.

The female ninja drew another shuriken, and the archer girl paired another arrow with her bow.

「Chiyo and Chie, I see. You’ve done well in coming.」

Tsukumo gave words of appreciation to the girls without turning around.

「Obliged.」

「Jeez! I even told you not to play around too much. It’s because you don’t listen to a gal’s warning that these sorts of things happen.」

The female ninja answered in a husky voice, and the archer girl spoke in a reproachful, high-pitched tone.

「I’ve currently set myself to be a guy who likes mother-daughter bowls, and there’s the greatest mother-daughter bowl right in front of me. Are you telling me to die?」

「I’m telling you that there’s a proper time and place for that. You can――」

「It’s impossible!」

Youran felt goosebumps as Tsukumo cut in. She felt indescribably creeped out that he still insisted on saying these things even under the current circumstances.

But that seemed to just be Youran, and as if the two females by Tsukumo’s side were used to this, Chie was just a bit exasperated.

「I want to quit, I seriously want to quit. Wait, there’s also a pair on this side, so do you want more or something?」

「Resignation.」

Looking at the newly appeared women, Hera widened her eyes muttering.

「I see that a thick one has appeared.」

Like you’re one to talk, Taiyou thought swallowing his words. He re-grabbed the shovel and took a step forward.

Suddenly, as if triggered by that, flying implements bounded up again.

Shurikens curving an orbit from three directions, and bladed arrows flying in like a beam of light.

Kikikikiiin! As expected, the flying tools were aiming for Youran instead of Taiyou, and he flung them down.

「Why are you targeting her? Wasn’t your objective to capture her?」

「A woman’s envy――」

「I already know that this sort of thing doesn’t work on you.」

「Feint.」

Chiyo and Chie interrupted Tsukumo’s words. Right after that, the black-clothed Chiyo darted out in front of Tsukumo, crouching poised in front of him to guard.

Taiyou cautioned himself in response to the immediate movement. Not as fast as Shirokiyami, but quite the speed.

That girl stared at Taiyou, speaking to Tsukumo behind her.

「Advice.」

「Run, you say?」

「Like I’d let you!」

Making a decision on the spur of the moment, Taiyou brandished his shovel and began closing in.

Gakiiin!

Kunai and shovel collided, scattering sparks.

Numbness raced up Taiyou’s hand. The glamorous kunoichi――The slender, big-breasted Chiyo had power that you couldn’t tell from her appearance.

But――

「When it comes to power, I’m higher!」

The moment they collided, Taiyou only had his shovel ricochet off, but Chiyo was sent flying, body and all. It was more than he expected, but he didn’t think he would lose when it came to hitting his opponent, giving Taiyou confidence and allowing him to further jump in.

KIN! Kin! Kiiin!

Chiyo halted the shovel that Taiyou had swung with all his might, pushed back each time, and proceeded to retreat while covering Tsukumo.

「Mom! Kuh」

Chie moaned from behind. She had tried to fit arrows and provide cover fire, but for whatever reason, the arrowheads had been aimed at Taiyou for some time, not releasing.

「As expected of Youran-chan. I’m enthralled and truly aspire to your decision to not hesitate to use Taiyou-chan as a shield.」

「Don’t you think that I’d learn after getting assailed three times?」

He wasn’t sure what it was, but he understood by hearing the exchange behind him. It would seem that Youran had moved so as to leave Taiyou in Chie’s firing range.

「I’ll push past like this.」

「――Ngh!」

Taiyou raised his gear further.

The shovel that he had felt was so comfortable had become even more comfortable in his hands, and his attacks also became harsher. As evidence of that, Chiyo who had initially combated him from the front had begun to be pushed back more and more, not even being able to take attacks and instead barely dodging in the nick of time.

「Mom!」

As if she were panicking, Chie unleashed her arrows from the bow successfully.

Hyun! Hyun! Hyun!

It could be understood with a glance that this was quite the technique, and she let out a third round after a short pause. The pointy tip that possessed bloodshed power aimed straight at the top of Taiyou’s head, chest, and groin, flying at all his vital spots.

Taiyou loved bluffs. He purposefully blocked the arrows with his body.

Plunk, plunk plunk.

As if they were made of cotton, the moment the arrows hit Taiyou’s body, they lost their power and fell to the ground.

For the arrows that aimed at the top of his head and the like, Taiyou stopped them with his eyeballs, and the bluff seemed to produce quite the effect, as Chie who had released the arrows became pale-faced.

「No way…I knew that they wouldn’t work, but in this fashion…」

「Unusual.」