60 Inspection 4 (2/2)
'It's better than having Kuro die in battle.'
The leader must, from time to time, choose the lesser of two evils. He felt this to the bone.
If Han had not been a squad leader, if he were not a soldier who would be sent to war, Han would not say one bitter thing toward Kuro.
”Okay. But this time, I will mobilize all of my powers.”
Kuro gripped his spear. He was also a man. He had an unyieldingly high pride as well. He felt bitter hearing these cold words from Han.
On the other hand, he thought to himself that Han must have been really frustrated to reach this point.
”Good. Come on, Kuro. Show me everything you've got.”
Han smirked and took his stance.
”HAAA!”
Kuro shouted with strength.
GGUOOO!
Kuro seriously used his psychic powers this time. The light spilling out from his eyes was blinding. The rocks around the area all floated up in the air.
Kuro's main specialty was rock throw. This had become one of his greatest weapons after the deserted island drill.
A rock could only cause a slight wound. However, this was also a perfect weapon to oppress an enemy.
”Prepare yourself!”
Kuro shouted with an enthusiasm he rarely could muster.
'I'm not hitting him directly. If I use rocks…'
He could not feel the impact of actually inflicting damage when he threw rocks. He felt an emptiness as if he was playing a game.
”You're so unoriginal. Kuro.”
Han took off his shirt. Ark's training uniforms were made of a high quality fabric. It had supreme durability and elasticity.
”Don't cry when I hit you! HAAAA!”
Kuro flung dozens of rocks simultaneously. His psychic strength was so great that simply throwing rocks had great destructive power.
VUUUU!
Han also used his telekinetic power. He ran while holding up his training uniform, with his telekinesis, like a shield.
Tudududuk!
It sounded like rain pattering against a window. The rocks thrown at Han were blocked by the training uniform.
The training uniform caught the rocks and sprang it back. The rocks fell onto the floor.
Han threw his training uniform at Kuro to block his field of vision and ran forward quickly. Kuro attempted to throw rocks once again, but Han was faster.
”Block with your spear! Kuro!”
Canute shouted advice from behind. Everyone from Squad 13 had unknowingly become the audience and cheered for Kuro.
It was more enjoyable to cheer for the underdog than Han whose win was so obvious.
Swaa!
Kuro's spear became tangled by Han's training uniform. Han took this moment to step onto Kuro's spear and break it in two. Kuro's hand panged with pain from the sudden force of the spear breaking in two.
”I was happy to see that you didn't let go of the spear until the end. Kuro.”
Han swung the pole of his spear onto Kuro's back. Kuro fumbled and faltered forward.
The Squad 13 members shouted regretfully. A historical event of Kuro winning a match against Han did not happen.
”Boooo! So cruel! You robot of war with no blood or soul!”
The squads jokingly started to jeer all together. Han scratched his head and helped Kuro up. It would be enough to push Kuro this much for today. If it was such an easy matter to help Kuro, he would have already done so during their first year.
”I thought you took off your shirt because it was hot. I never thought you would use it as a shield.”
Kuro mumbled. Han pridefully broadened his shoulders.
”You only aimed the rocks at my chest area. That's why all the rocks hit against the uniform. If you shot the rocks more erratically, you would have hit at least my arms and legs.”
”It'd be bad if I accidentally ended up hitting your face though.”
Han let out a long sigh hearing Kuro's words.
'The speed of the rocks seemed strangely uniform. He purposely aimed every single rock at my body. If he didn't aim and shoot the rocks in one direction, the rocks would have flown faster. Even I wouldn't have been able to block against such an attack.'
Squad 13 ended their training and took a short break.