57 – One Step To Hell
The time has come. Now is the time to start drawing the future in earnest.
Full moon. Time for Enlil to once again challenge the master of the tower.
If she has been thoroughly hidden until now, she has to reveal it intentionally.
Little by little. But she had no choice but to doubt.
It would be a lie if I said I didn’t care.
Even now, in a corner of my heart. No, bitterness is everywhere.
I’m annoyed that the bitter taste lingers even in my mouth.
Kugugung―
The heavy door opens and a familiar figure emerges behind it.
Enlil. The first hero to enter this throne hall. He was the first person who gave me hope.
That’s why he’s a pitiful opponent who can’t help but hold on to him even more and give him pain.
“Because the other day it was too late. I came a little faster this time. How is it?”
Certainly, as Enlil had said, the speed this time was faster than usual.
I remember that in the early days when I learned how to practice mana, it was rather slow because of that.
Then, when he got used to the method, he returned to his original speed.
In the end, I even cut the time by almost half as it is now.
“….”
“Are you too shocked to say anything? Say something like last time.”
Enlil has a voice that is strangely different from the one seen at the academy.
At first glance, it sounds like you are angry.
Not all of them may be correct, but one thing can be said for sure.
Others don’t know. That it is another side of Enlil that only Leon knows.
It’s not just a single hero, it’s similar to a girl who has accumulated a lot over the years.
He has his duty as a warrior, but he prioritizes something else.
As a result, he returns to an ordinary person who longs for victory rather than a dignified and quiet warrior.
Not bad. Rather, it could be said that it was better from Leon’s point of view.
“You talk a lot. Are you proud of how quickly you climbed up?”
“Sure. Of course. Because I can deal with you even a little faster!”
At the same time as he said that, Enlil’s model leaped forward like an explosion.
It was so fast that even Leon almost missed its movement for a moment.
It was fortunate that I followed the energy I got used to after seeing and spending time together at the academy.
Kagagak!―
The sword held by the hero collides with the black shadow held by the owner of the tower.
The mana that had not yet been captured gushed out in all directions of her and made her roar.
As soon as an ordinary person touches that mana, it will split in two.
Enlil, who was looking at Leon’s notice, suddenly opened her eyes.
At the same time, it launches a powerful kick towards his side, which is completely defenseless.
Chin!―
As if he had fully expected it, Leon blocks the blow effortlessly.
Then Enlil also aimed in the opposite direction this time as if he knew this would happen.
Enlil is slightly faster. In this way, he does not have to engage in foolish power struggles.
After sneaking his body back, he swung the shadow he was holding in an oblique direction.
The place Lion’s shadow was aiming for was Enlil’s neck. Areas that can cause fatal injuries.
Until now, he had never aimed. Because if I die, it will be difficult.
However, I realized that such a way was rather harmful to each other.
From now on, we must trust Enlil and push through thoroughly and brutally.
“Awesome!”
Biting her lip, Enlil risks a little blood loss and distances her.
She took a few bumps, but was immediately convinced.
She doesn’t have the upper hand at her speed right now.
As she is, bumping into her from the front is like charging into defeat.
In the meantime, Enlil decided that she would use what her instructor taught her.
A word to do something that can wield the other person’s mind in the middle of a battle.
Remembering that, Enlil widened his distance and deliberately grinned.
“Are you afraid of letting me go now? I almost had my throat cut.”
“You were just slow.”
“It’s strange to say. Once he opened his mouth, he used to say at least three words, but why is he sparing his words today? Are you worried about something that is really scary?”
I was told to shake the other person’s mind, but I think I taught them something useless.
I thought that if it was Enlil, he wouldn’t be able to use it so freely, but it wasn’t at all.
The gentle scratching is pretty good. If it was an enemy who didn’t know anything, he would be angry right away.
You shouldn’t react. It’s not just that he can’t go beyond what he taught.
This is the best way to get that woman to notice something strange.
“….”
As expected, Enlil’s expression hardened moment by moment as he was swinging his sword.
If he was the original owner of the tower he knew, he would have said something one way or another.
If you think about it, he has never been silenced by his own provocation.
The composure that comes from overwhelming strength, and the arrogance that comes from that composure.
Armed with them, he finally defeated himself in both force and speech.
It means that there has never been a time when he didn’t respond to his words one by one like now.
There is something. You can tell almost instinctively.
The existence in front of me right now is trying hard to pretend it’s not, but it’s trying to hide something.
I’m sure. Otherwise, there is no reason to shut up or be so passive.
At first, when I saw that they were aiming for my own head, I even thought that they were going to kill me.
But that wasn’t the case. Now, the author made a mistake while worrying about something.
If I was able to actually use watering can, it was right that I should continue to use it after that.
‘What is it? What the hell What is this strange feeling of déjà vu?’
Because of the owner of the tower, Enlil kept losing his concentration.
He came with a sharp edge at best, but the opponent has no intention of fighting properly.
You are not looking at yourself, you are looking at something beyond that.
Uh-
Enlil, biting his lip until it bled, decided to prepare the final blow immediately.
If he doesn’t focus on himself, he’ll make sure to do it.
If you go through a crisis where your torso could be cut in half, that’s enough!
All you need is time. You need to keep your distance for a moment of concentration.
The method she chose to do so was a relentless series of attacks.
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Kwakbang!- Kwang!
Innumerable sword attacks loaded with red mana rained down on Leon.
It’s so heavy that one hit can give you an effective hit.
If it hits properly, it’s effective.
Assuming that the attack hits correctly.
‘Am I going to put up a smoke screen? Don’t fool me with this.’
It’s an obvious trick. Those terrifying attacks are actually all fakes.
I’m planning on putting the real thing in check after that.
And that attack must have been the one that left an ugly scar on my chest a while ago.
Should I be right or not? Should I pretend I don’t know, or just do whatever I want?
Rion, who was conflicted at the moment, eventually made a choice.
“Huh!”
After several tricks, a real blow cleverly mixed in between.
It still takes time to prepare, but you can fill that time with trick attacks.
For Enlil, who had been practicing hard, the blow he had just landed was the best move.
“… Ah?!”
That blow, Leon was very natural. That is, until it flows like water.
‘How?!’
Obviously his trick worked perfectly.
Actually, words are deception, but their power is so great that they cannot be called deception.
Attack as many as you can properly avoid. But a blow that will injure you if hit.
And a real dagger was mixed in it, so you can easily dodge it like that?
That is impossible even for the owner of the tower. I can’t do that!
‘That’s like….’
Yeah, it’s like I’ve just ‘suffered’ this blow.
If not, it makes no sense. Even if God came, those reflexes would be impossible.
I wouldn’t know again if the trajectory he flew was arbitrarily changed, but there was never a case like that.
Shooak!―
The last number prepared was too futile.
There is only one thing that will happen after that, and I will give my neck to the guy’s hand again.
“Coke!”
It’s happened a lot, but I’m not used to it, this annoying sequence.
I wonder how many times this happens, to the point where I laugh at myself.
“You’ve improved a lot. No Do I have to say that I became very cowardly? I didn’t know that you, who had insisted on a head-to-head match until now, would mix a dagger with all sorts of tricks.”
At that, Enlil laughed unconsciously.
He was an unusually reserved guy just a moment ago, but he’s finally talking.
Do you feel good about winning again? Yes, that would be nice damn child.
“Now it’s slowly ripening. The preparations are going very well.”
“Keugh… ha ha ha! Do you find it funny when you say that you are afraid to die?”
“Think freely. No matter what you say, nothing will change.”
Sug-
Another rough-looking hand steps forward.
At that sight, Enlil involuntarily flinched and shuddered.
I am absolutely not afraid of death. I still have the confidence to be confident in front of him.
It’s just that the moment I face that death, I think of something I’ll have regrets about.
“That look is nice. Those eyes that make you afraid to die.”
But even that seems to be what the owner of this goddamn tower was aiming for.
“Eleanor. You are human after all. A person who trembles because he does not want to die and cries out for help.”
“Shut up.”
“I want to see more of your lingering feelings. Please, when you come later, cry and beg for help and try it.”
“Shut that mouth….”
In an instant, a scene flashed in Enlil’s eyes.
It was only for a moment, but the wound on the chest of the one who held my head.
It was only a small part of it, but it was a scar that looked like it had been injured for some time.