60 – Anti-Anti Battle (3)
“Which side do you think will win?”
“Dante wins.”
“You are asserting.”
“Because there is no need to worry.”
Helena narrowed her eyes slightly at Tsumei’s confirmation. To that extent?
Of course, she too had seen Dante’s abilities before. The way he overwhelms Beatrice, also a special admission student, with the power of the thunderbolt.
But then was then, and now is now.
Helena knew. Beatrice was clearly an outstanding talent, but if you look at it from a narrow perspective of combat power, it is difficult to say that she is on par with Grisha.
Grisha Phineas, the eldest son of a master spearman, a young man recognized by Shinsang. Needless to say, she is powerless, and a few years ago, she was even with Aria Ten in a match.
Some say that he is now inferior to Aria, whose level of sword master is almost certain, but his strength does not disappear.
Helena thought back to Dante’s thunderbolt that she had seen in her eyes a week ago.
It was certainly a great power, but would it really be possible to neutralize Grisha with a single blow?
If victory is not achieved in a split second, it will be Dante who falls.
“Hmm… ….”
Helena crossed her legs and let out a short exclamation. In any case, it would be okay to have expectations if the superior gave such a definite answer.
She might be able to watch an unexpectedly even match.
“Dean-.”
While thinking that, it was the moment when she once again tried to talk to Tsumei.
Pajik!
‘Huh?’
In an instant, a spark flew. A faint, but extremely powerful force sweeps through the gym.
Helena turned her head reflexively, and she was soon able to see.
Quwagwagwagwagwagwagwang!!!
A ray of lightning falling from the air, so powerful that it could not even be compared to the thunderbolt that threatened Beatrice during team competition training.
“Then, didn’t I tell you the details?”
It was around that time that Tsumei smiled and calmly opened her mouth.
“It’s about what happened in the basement that day.”
“…… “What about that?”
Looking at Helena, who was sobbing, and her astonished expression, Tsumei giggled with satisfaction.
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She was upset for a moment, but that didn’t mean she could turn that Grisha guy into a Lee Sha. I quickly came to my senses and used my sword as a medium to retrieve the flying lightning bolt.
Woah!
[Oh, oh oh. This exhilarating feeling. Well, it’s not bad after all… ….]
“…… “I ask you not to open your mouth in front of other people.”
In the meantime, Flügel was muttering nonsense in a trembling voice, but fortunately, the entire gym was in a commotion so he didn’t seem to be caught.
Ego weapons are not common items. There was nothing good about being caught once.
…… Especially if Tsumei heard it, it could have caused a very bad misunderstanding.
I’m not particularly scared. Really.
Boom!
Just then a response came back from the other side, so I brushed off the brain energy inside the sword and turned my head straight ahead.
Should I call it a masterpiece? Even after being struck squarely by the lightning, her divine spear appeared to be intact, but as if the blow had not been completely unharmed, Grisha was kneeling on one of her knees.
“Huh…… ?”
That expression was also quite something to see. The eerie smile I had been wearing a moment ago had disappeared, and only bewildered eyes were looking at me.
He looks like he’s surprised that he can’t even get up right away.
I scratched the back of my head for a moment wondering what to do with this.
Wouldn’t this determine victory or defeat?
“…… Your guy…….”
Ah, it happened.
“…… As expected, it’s pretty good. This is me, coughing. “Wow, he’s an opponent I recognize as a worthy opponent.”
I didn’t think it was something worth talking about when we first talked today, but it was good anyway. Still, thanks to this, I was able to gauge the right level of power control.
Then, let’s start again… ….
“Cluck, cough!”
“… ….”
“…… Cough!”
“…… Are you okay?”
I was trying to raise my sword again, but I had no choice but to shyly relax my posture. Isn’t he going to die like that?
First of all, it doesn’t seem to be at the level of vomiting blood, but unlike my weapon, it doesn’t look very healthy.
…… Was the power a little too much?
“Ha, hahahahaha. Who are you worried about now? “There’s no way I could fall over like this!”
Grisha forced her laughter and straightened her posture.
He points at the spear holder and aims the extended spear blade at me. It was a typical preparatory movement for a lunge that even I, who was not very familiar with martial arts, could recognize right away.
“…… “Wait, is that okay?”
I reluctantly raised the sword vertically and raised the thunderbolt.
It certainly doesn’t seem like I’m going to collapse right away, but is it really right to keep doing this? … ?
“Go, Dante!”
Of course, my worries were in vain, and as if to prove the level she had built, Grisha raised her Auror and immediately rushed at me.
Quang!
“…… !”
A leap so strong that the floor on one side of the stage is slightly lifted. I had to keep my eyes wide open as much as possible to follow that split-second movement, and luckily I was able to react in time.
Kaang!!
The sword and spear clashed head on. So rough that bright sparks fly out.
“hahahaha! “But, where has the power from just a moment ago gone?”
Tooong! Love love!
When the spear bounced once, the attack of Grisha, who struck out his sword like a ghost and created an opening for me, attacked.
The power was definitely lower than my thunderbolt from before, but in terms of threat level, it was actually greater than that. As someone who isn’t used to fighting, just reacting was a bit of a rush.
“Pfft!”
“My shoulders are empty!”
Although it must have been quite difficult to catch my attack first, Grisha attacked me regardless. As if she were saying she wasn’t even hurt in the slightest.
Wow!
Of course I knew. It wasn’t an act that made him cough as if he was going to collapse at any moment, and he must have suffered some degree of internal injuries.
So, to put it another way, it meant that Grisha was now forcibly ignoring the internal injuries and raising her auror.
I thought it was really reckless, but isn’t that why it’s even greater?
At least for me, if I bleed a lot, it becomes difficult to move any further, let alone continue to fight.
This means that we are modern people who are not that accustomed to major injuries and who do not often experience things that we might become accustomed to in the first place.
‘No, considering how many times I fell down after coming here, isn’t that true?’
Once again, I blocked Grisha’s stab with a clumsy stance, and laughed with that thought in my mind. Come to think of it, how many times did she fall and faint in this short period of time?
I think I need to correct my words a bit.
Now, I am a post-modern person who is quite accustomed to pain!
…… Of course I don’t think that’s a good thing.
“Ha!”
At that time, Grisha swung her spear once again and deflected my sword. I frowned but quickly shook off the thunderbolt.
As the sword’s radius was limited, it was the optimal response I could show at this moment.
Quarrr!
“…… Hmm!”
What was quite surprising at this moment was that Grisha took the opportunity and withstood my thunderbolt without warning by surrounding it with aurors around her body.
I immediately took a step back with my eyes wide open.
How did you stop it?
It wouldn’t have been visible from that angle.
“It hurts as expected, this lightning.”
Grisha burst out laughing, feeling a bit burdened, and rushed at me again without even giving me time to think.
She was able to block the thunderbolt with her bare body, not a weapon, so although she was quite slow, there is no doubt that that alone was surprising.
No, no matter how much you adjust the output, how can a person catch a lightning strike with his bare body?
“…… Tsk!”
It was then.
Fit!
As I was laughing out loud at the absurdity of it all, Grisha’s spear took advantage of the opportunity and grazed my cheek.
Jureuk-
I felt warm blood running down my cheek.
“…… Hmm.”
I was just about to pause and readjust my stance on the sword due to the wound I received for the first time today.
“Dante.”
What surprised me more than the injuries I received was Grisha’s scolding that followed right after.
“Don’t leave any room to spare. “That is an insult to me.”
“… ….”
For a moment, I started shaking without even realizing it.
When she finally raised her head and looked at Grisha, he was staring at me with a look of quite hurt pride.
How did you know, or what are you talking about? There was no time to say those words.
“I realized this when I mixed the first sum. I don’t know the source of your power, but I can easily tell that its power far exceeds my current power. “Witness seems strangely low, but the fact is that if you decide to do it, you can put me down in no time.”
Grisha frowned at her for the first time.
It wasn’t to the point where I could say it was unpleasant. It’s an expression that can’t be said to be pleasant.
“Sorry.”
I said the words of apology without much thought.
Needless to say, from Grisha’s point of view, this was probably quite displeasing.
“I didn’t mean to look down on you.”
“Hmm.”
At my words, Grisha briefly nodded her head and tightened her grip on her spear again. The tip of her spear pointed at me was emitting a red aura that was more powerful than ever before, burning like a flame.
Soon, the guy relaxed his expression slightly and smiled.
“I didn’t feel like the intention was malicious, so it’s okay. “Rather than apologize like that, I’d rather show you your full potential one last time.”
Woah!
It was not an illusion. It was definitely an explosion of energy that went beyond the scope of a normal auror and could be called a fire.
The gymnasium, which had already felt quiet due to the noise of swords and spears clashing, sank into even deeper silence.
The students’ eyes also stare at the center of the stage with more diverse emotions.
“What do you think? Are you willing to listen to my request?”
Grisha smiled at me as if he wanted to confirm her intention.
“…… What.”
From my point of view, having already committed an act of disrespect, it was almost as if the answer I was going to give was already decided.
“Let’s do that, then.”
Pajik, Pajijik…… !
I raised a lot of brain energy.
As Grisha said, I did my best this time.
[…] … Kyaaa, kyaaa!]
I checked everything that needed to be checked anyway. This is the limit of the burden that I can reduce by borrowing the power of the Flügel, and the output is adequate enough to not put too much strain on the Flügel as well.
First of all, no matter how much help I received from Flügel, it seemed impossible to bring out the full power of Thunder like I did when I dealt with Tsumei earlier.
If I did that, not only would it put a strain on my body, but Flügel could also suffer damage.
And that too in a permanent form.
‘Is it about 20% to 30%?’
This is exactly the amount of power that can be drawn without any burden on both me and Flügel.
I thought that if I was confident that I would win the game quickly, I could even get to .400.
“Whoa.”
Once again, all verification has been completed. This is probably what you can gain from this sparring.
So now it was time to pay the price.
As I was rudely used as an experiment subject, there was no way I couldn’t grant a request like this.
“I’m going.”
I laid the sword down straight and looked at Grisha. The small, flickering pure white current meant that I was not adjusting my output differently than before.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…” ….”
Then, Grisha lowered her posture while holding her spear with a satisfied expression.
“Come, my enemy! “Show me your power!”
The guy shouted, and I didn’t waste any time.
Wow.
At most, you can attack with full force once. If I use any more strength, Flügel, not me, won’t be able to withstand it.
Raise the sword at a right angle and channel the lightning power once again.
Quarrr! ….
The sound of thunder resounds calmly.
The platinum-colored blade and the ferocious force of the wall above it began to weigh down the entire space.
In the soft silence.
Me and Grisha moved at the same time.
“──Thunderstorm.”
“Pierce through, Sharktooth.”
In the baptism of fierce lightning.
A single red spear struck in a straight line.
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Gym.
One corner of it.
“… ….”
While all the first-year students were staring intently at the battlefield on the stage, forgetting what to say, one girl looked up into space with a calm expression.
What was captured in her red eyes were several strands of lightning pouring down.
Say it again.
Her expression was clearly calm.
“Pure white, thunderbolt… ….”
Needless to say, the eyes that captured that pure white energy were filled with deep heat.
Sword Lady remembers the little thief