Chapter 235 – THE STRONGEST VS THE STRONGEST (1/2)

CHAPTER 235 – THE STRONGEST VS THE STRONGEST

「I finally found you, the man with the Demon Sword」

「Eleanor」

The Eleanor who stood in front of me seems very lively.

Although I’ve seen Eleanor’s appearance many times in the lottery place, this Eleanor in front of me has a completely different expression that one could say they are different people.

The Eleanor I know would normally make a cynical smile. She would show a sarcastic smile from time to time, and, well, she looks so doting when she’s interacting with Hikari.

Compared to that, the Eleanor in front of me has her long hair and black cloak waving in the air, looking so alive.

The corner of her lips was raised with an evil grin, her eyes were sharp, with an ominous glint.

Although her expression was filled with evil that would make ordinary villains turn their tails and run away, she also looks very alive.

「I didn’t think you would attack first」

「I finally got used to my body after all. Today, I shall take those two swords away」

「Sorry, but I won’t give them to you」

「If that is the case, then I shall grab them myself through force!」

Eleanor’s eyes suddenly widened. She waved her right hand to the side and the Undead Army appeared from behind her.

「Hikari!」

『Un!』

Hikari’s voice was innocent yet dauntless.

Soon after, the drake soldiers appeared from behind me.

Hikari’s one hundred dragons, not camouflaged with my aura.

「Hou, that is that Demon Sword’s ability. As I’ve thought, it resembles me a lot. I’m liking it even more」

『I’m Okaa-san’s daughter after all〜!』

Hikari answered happily as if she was praisedーーof course, that other Eleanor can’t hear her.

The Undead Army attacked and provoked by them, the drake soldiers marched forward and collided with them.

The next instant, Eleanor disappeared.

Her appearance turned into a haze and suddenly appeared in front of me.

I’ve expected it so I received her by swinging my sword.

Eleanor countered with a chop.

*Gakiiーーn!*

A metallic sound echoed throughout the field.

A shockwave was created, sending the undead and drakes fighting nearby flying.

「Impressive, how about this?」

「Mu?!」

Eleanor suddenly bent her knees and released a front kick.

I guarded instinctively, but I was still sent flying by an unimaginable strength coming from such a small body.

I was sent flying for 20 meters and fixed my posture in the air.

『She’s coming!』

Eleanor’s warning echoed inside my head.

I quickly used the Demon Sword swinging it in 360 degrees and defended by releasing all my aura.

Lightning fell from the sky.

It was not an ordinary lightning, but a dark lightning that seemed to possess all evil in this world.

The impact of the lightning passed throughout my body. It was a heavy blow that pierces through my core.

「Kufu!」

『Otou-san! There’s blood!』

「I’m alright」

『Can you still continue?』

「Of course」

It’s my turn now.

I gripped the Demon Swords and charged while I clad myself in aura.

First, I casually swung Hikari down.

「Hmph, with just thatーーmu!」

Eleanor seemed to be sneering but suddenly tried to evade, yet it was too late.

My attack with Hikari looms over Eleanor. Finding out she can’t dodge, Eleanor guarded with her arms.

My dark aura landed on Eleanor.

I raised my gear up a notch and used the two Demon Sword in a blade dance.

*Gagagagagaーー!*, everytime the Demon Swords cuts Eleanor, the aura explodes and deals additional damage.

「Puny tricks! Hmph!」

Eleanor pushed me back with an attack with a big swing, she then released her own aura, erasing the dark aura I placed on her.

This is the first time my technique was broken since I made it.

『After all, the powers she possesses has the same nature and has higher purity』

「It won’t work on her, huh」

Both sides clashed once again.

Shockwaves were created, ones that would change the surrounding terrain.

We clashed at full strength.

This is my first time, receiving such power.

Demon King Eleanor who easily exceeded Red Dragon Olivia’s powers.

And I have yet to see that Eleanor’s limits.

She would get stronger every time we clashed, and when I thought she reached her limit, she would attack with an even more powerful strike.

And that wasーー

「What’s funny」

Eleanor suddenly stopped attacking and took distance from me.

「Funny?」

「You’re grinning. Are you making a fool out of me?」

「I was……grinning?」

I couldn’t help but stab Hikari to the ground and touch my face with my left hand.

『Un, Otou-san looks like he’s having so much fun』

『I even thought you would have the qualities of a battle junkie』

Hikari who said that innocently and happily, and Eleanor who rolled her eyes.

I see. I was grinning huh.

Well, of course.

「You look so alive after all」

「What did you say?」

「It’s because you look so alive. The you right now, I like it a lot」

「Whaーー!」

『Wa〜, Otou-san and Okaa-san are so lovey-dovey〜』

『……he has never even told me something like that』

Hikari and Eleanor made the “weird heartwarming family scene” they created in that lottery place.

On the other hand, the Demon King Eleanor trembled in anger.

「Making……fun on me!」

The next instant, she charged straight at me.

I felt a shiver through my spine. I could feel powers I’ve never felt before.

I tightly held Eleanor.

I mustered all the powers I possess and swung Eleanor down.

――――

We clashed. All sounds disappeared. The space distorted like a heat haze and both Eleanor and I were sent flying away.

I flipped mid-air and landed after fixing my posture. Eleanor harrumphed and stopped in the air.

My right hand feels numb. The hand that I’m using to hold Eleanor is trembling.