Chapter 37 (1/2)

aining begins in the afternoon

“Now, come at me Don’t pull your punches”

I squared off against <yatagarasu> leader Gazaine in an approximately soccer-court-sized space inside the Nest

For soht Gazaine’s eye, and he is personally trainingtimes

I throw floating training daggers at Gazaine using [Physics Magic]

――Or rather, I throw 20 simultaneously

“Fu,――!”

Gazaine easily evades them all, circles behind me in no time at all and presses a knife to my throat

damn……Couldn’t see him at all

“I, I give up……”

“……Hic is first-rate, but your ”

The guys watching over our training in the vicinity quietly disagreed, saying, “he’s calling that first rate……?” and such, but it still reaches ]

Even with [Keen Hearing]’s counter stop bonus skill [Detect Presence], I could barely even tell that Gazaine had moved

“I’m not even one yet It’s inevitable”

“Oh yeah, that’s right, isn’t it I get thrown off rhythht you

Well, you’re not on the sahters in tere habits are around that level

Gulp

“But contrary to your appearance, it looks like you have a pretty solid build

I don’t know if that’s why, but your body isn’t one of a normal infant’s”

Heh

Since a pro at using his body is saying that, it ht

“But, it’s strange nevertheless

Even e spar, you’re strangely tenacious

Apparently there’s a skill called [Toughness] but you… you have some sort of skill like that too, don’t you?”

“…… Is that so It’s because of my level”

I ed to deceive him somehow, but that was bad for my heart

――That’s right If I had to say, the ue] has stood out th has been displayed more

Although it’s a bit late to say this…… I don’t get tired

In thesite, at noon I’ without a single a break, yet I’ve never fallen into a fatigued condition

Once at the beginning, I overworked my body and was assaulted by fierce muscle pains after a while

Since then, I only ever feel a slight disco strenuous exercise, but not muscle pains

I rush in and throw knives when I’m instructed to, butfor being too young

“H if it’s like this

If even one hit lands, you win

In place of your ive you a stack of milk coupons”

Hearing that, I’m suddenly full of motivation

As a growing boy, I can’t let this opportunity pass

“Really? I’ll definitely get a hit in……!”

I, as always, continuously throw a large nu rab the hidden weapon that I had prepared

Aie the knives, I quickly thrust my left arm into the air

That’s――

“Uwo-!? A steel thread!?”

Gazaine yelled out as he dodges the dull shi+ne that shi+mmered in the air

“Tch……I thought it would work too”

I click loved left hand

According to [Appraisal], it is

《〔Carbon Steel〕Metal Wire》

so it’s probably so excavated from the ruins

Since they are the organisation’s belongings, everyone can use them as they please

Of course, if you take them without permission you will receive harsh punishister and tell one of the officials, you can take the weapon out easily

Before, I saw that Gazaine had the skill [Steel Thread Techniques] in his status

I wondered if I could acquire it too and practiced in secret

……There wasn’t any real reason to practice in “secret”, but isn’t secret training a man’s romance?

“Too bad, Orochi

I didn’t teach you it”

“A girl has her secrets”

“There’s no way a girl as uncute as you exists!”

My response to Gazaine’s barking was a slash with my steel thread

Gazain says with a smile,

“What, is that all? You seem to be really set on this one tactic today”

“Don’t give me that There’s still more to come!”

I throw all the knives I aic] towards Gazaine with varied tempos

Gazaine easily dodges the knives that even I, who threw them, can’t predict the trajectories of, but while that happens I pick up three longswords froic]

“Take this!”

I reel out the spool of thread, extending the steel thread, encircling Gazaine in all 360 degrees, and tighten it in an instant

I thrust the floating longswords front on at Gazaine, who is in the air

“――Phew-!”

With a sharp breath, Gazaine waves both of his hands

It was too fast so I couldn’t clearly see it, but it seeainst the flat of the swords, superbly averting their trajectories

That’s not a move humans can do

Father Solow spoke ill ofI was “somewhat slow on the uptake,” but if I was compared to this nonhuman, then I certainly would look slow on the uptake

But, with that, Gazaine should have thought that he has staved off my attack

Ai for the moment Gazaine loosens his held breath for even a e the trajectory of the swords