94 – Teacher and Disciple (1)
Sword type.
I knew it, but seeing it in person made me feel pressured.
Especially when it comes to Jihad’s sword type, I don’t remember ever seeing it in a game. The battle with the Sword Saint was not directly depicted.
Kugugugugugu…… !!
‘Crazy.’
As I looked at the sword falling like it was splitting the sky, I swallowed dryly.
Even though I know I have to do something, I can’t move easily because of the pressure.
Is this the image of a prosecutor who has achieved great success?
‘…… Can you stop it?’
Anyway, I lifted the sword, but it didn’t seem like there was much I could do.
The speed of the attack itself is surprisingly slow. But I’m not sure it can be prevented.
It’s as if the sword attack was created with the intention of putting pressure on itself.
If I were to summarize my appreciation in just one word, should I say it is literally a mountain?
I don’t know how a sword can contain such heavy pressure. A sword type is a sword type, right?
I thought that perhaps the current state of being frozen and unable to avoid that slow attack was itself the ability of that sword type.
“Dante, come to your senses!”
“…… !”
It was then. Aria’s urgent voice rang in my ears.
I looked back at her, her body twitching weakly.
“Don’t even think about avoiding it, you shouldn’t! We have to stop it. “The only way to deal with it is to stop it right here and now!”
She was condensing a lot of aura with a trembling voice, and it seemed like she was using the ‘Oath of the Moonlight’ properly.
The proof is that a light silver wind originating from the sword surrounds her body.
Basically, it is a unique ability of the weapon itself that revitalizes the body and ultimately increases the speed of sword strikes by force.
With that, Aria will be able to use the Lotus Sword a little more properly.
But that’s not the important issue right now…….
“…… Write.”
Clicking my tongue briefly, I put more strength into the hand holding the flugel. It is a bonus to push the thunderbolt even harder.
The maximum that the current Flügel can take. That is, 40% of power.
In addition, I was able to draw out almost half of my strength by putting some pressure on my body.
With this power, it would be possible to at least counter it.
…… For now, I wanted to believe that it would happen.
‘You shouldn’t even think about avoiding it.’
Reflect on Aria’s words. She couldn’t have said something like that out of thin air, and there must have been a reason.
And the reason for this was most likely the characteristics of jihad.
As I guessed, that sword strike seemed to be the culprit that was keeping me and Aria’s legs halfway pinned to the ground.
Pajik, Pajijik-!
An electric current flickers from the tip of the Flügel’s blade.
It looks like a lightning bolt from the sky came directly from the sky.
I don’t think I’ve ever raised my output to this level since I started fighting alongside Flügel.
I had no choice but to hope that Flügel would hold up well.
‘I hope there isn’t too much trouble…….’
There was some hesitation for a moment. No matter how much the penalty was shared, there was no way to know what would happen if it exceeded 50%.
Even just now, the gray mountain was falling towards me, but I couldn’t help but think about it.
If it has a negative influence on Flügel, there is no shame in seeing Tsumei.
[I’m okay?! You don’t have to worry!]
“Oh Mr.”
…… Those thoughts were scattered by the sound of Flügel’s voice that struck my ear right away.
I was startled and tapped the pommel.
[Sigh.]
“Don’t jump out suddenly, you were startled.”
[No, I just thought Dante didn’t look good.]
“I ask you not to open your mouth when fighting.”
[Hey, that’s too much!]
Flügel grumbled softly, and Aria, who seemed to have heard that voice, glanced at me while sweating profusely.
“Dante, I think I just heard your sword talking…” ….”
“… ….”
It’s a total mess.
“It was an ego weapon, was it?”
“…… “That’s right.”
I reluctantly nodded and raised the tip of my sword at a right angle.
“I don’t think now is the time to talk about that.”
“…… Well, that’s right.”
Aria muttered shakily and stretched one foot forward with difficulty.
Percussion!
Considering that we are currently in a situation where even moving one step is not possible, it seems like we have overexerted ourselves.
With a small sound of footsteps, Aria ignited flames on her sword.
After briefly catching her breath, she carefully parted her lips.
“Listen carefully, Dante.”
“What?”
“…… Don’t be intimidated by its massive form. “It’s hard to say that it’s real.”
In addition to telling people to listen carefully, strangely enough, they were saying the same thing to themselves.
As proof, her eyes, which were shaking slightly, calmed down right after she said those words.
I was silent, and Aria continued.
“I will destroy the mountain. So, please take charge of the execution that follows.”
“…… You can break it? Are you sure?”
“Of course.”
Aria smiled weakly in response to my question. It felt like she was trying to find her confidence.
Soon, lotus flowers begin to be engraved on her sword blade.
“You are the problem more than me. “You are more important, Dante.”
Hold the sword and hold it with both hands. Considering Aria, who usually holds her sword with one hand, and her lotus sword, this is quite a unique posture.
The tip of the sword was aimed at the mountain.
“That’s not the main body. Because swinging a sword is ultimately a death sentence. “You, the one who has to stop that, have a more important task than me, right?”
“Are you giving me a more difficult role?”
I responded in a playful way, and in the same way, Aria smiled and nodded like a girl her age.
“That’s how it happens. But I can’t help it, you are stronger than me.”
“I’m glad you know that well.”
She said that in a slightly mocking tone to lighten the mood, but surprisingly, Aria didn’t seem to care much.
“So.”
She just spoke.
“It means I trust you.”
“… ….”
The unexpectedly serious voice took her by surprise for a moment, and then the flames Aria created were aligned with the sharp blade.
Before I could say anything, her sword moved.
Whoa!!
The sound of cutting through the wind and air, and the pitch-black flames heading toward the mountain at the end.
It was a thrust of a speed I had never seen before.
“… ….”
Aria’s lips are trembling very weakly.
Yeonhwageomgyeol (蓮火劍訣), Jeilchosik (第一招式).
Magnolia.
Saaa-
If the previous lotus swords were like blooming flower petals, this time it was as if the blooming petals were returning to their original state.
The petals, which are divided into several branches, soon come together to one point and change their appearance into sharp thorns.
Fit!
And so Arya’s thrust touched the gray mountain.
‘Now.’
And I immediately swung the thunderbolt.
The thunderbolts that gather in one place form a sphere.
Kwagwagwagwagwang!!
“…… !”
A beat later, the mountain collapsed, revealing Jihad’s face with startled eyes.
What I had to aim for was that direction.
A huge sphere made of electric current flowing through the sword.
Whaaah!
I threw the sphere without the slightest hesitation, and the attack, which contained 50% of my power, went precisely towards Jihad.
And then crash.
Quaaa!!
Dust and smoke accompanying the explosion obscure the view. But it was probably a direct hit, so that was it.
No matter how jihadist you are, you won’t be able to get hit by that electric shock and get away unscathed.
‘Did you get rid of it?’
I thought so.
Whoop!
It was the next moment that I realized that such thoughts were somewhat complacent.
‘…… ‘How crazy are you that you endured that?’
In the aftermath of the explosion, the sword of jihad was revealed.
And, the direction that the sword is facing is none other than─.
“…… Ah.”
This was where Aria was standing.
“…… ! Aria!”
My reaction and Aria’s reaction. If we were to be critical, we could say that both exploded horribly slowly.
Of course, I did not think that she would be able to move even after receiving 50% of the thunderbolt, and Aria was faced with an even more fundamental problem.
“…… Ah, ugh.”
My hands are shaking and my legs are shaking. The sweat that had already flowed was enough to drench her entire body.
Depletion of stamina and aura.
She had already reached her limit just by holding the sword.
It seems like she is trying to move her body to somehow avoid or block it, but-.
Fussuk-
It’s impossible. The previous stab was the final blow. She can’t move anymore.
…… So, I had to stop it.
‘Damn.’
A body that would have been forced to endure by relying on the unique abilities of the weapon. In that state, she swung the sword and used her aurors close to her full power.
It was strange that I didn’t collapse sooner.
‘I really wasn’t going to do this.’
Chaenggang!
Pick up the flugel and throw it. To be precise, keep it away from my body.
[All, Dante?]
I apologized internally for her embarrassed voice and let out a thunderclap.
So, this time, I put a price on my body intact.
It was the first crazy thing I did in a long time.
-Let’s say there is a wooden house. And such houses have suffered fires more than ten times. What will happen?
…… Since there was a warning from Beatrice, I wanted to refrain from writing it myself if possible.
No matter what, if you hand over 100% of the lightning to Flügel, her body won’t be able to withstand it.
So what should we do? I have to handle it. I don’t think I’ll be able to defeat it without this.
It will probably be possible at least once without difficulty.
With a helpless laugh, I immediately shot out a thunderbolt.
Quarrr!!
A straight barrage of thunderbolts fired by simply extending one’s hand.
It is simple, but it has tremendous power.
That is also why we were able to keep up with the speed of jihad.
Lightning strikes leaving a long trace.
It soon reached right in front of Jihad.
Errr!!
It passed straight through Jihad’s chest as he extended his sword.
*****
“… ….”
Jihad could not move any further. Legs, hands, swords. It stopped perfectly.
He just looked down at Aria with a grave gaze.
“…… Execution.”
Aria also did not avoid his gaze.
She faces each other and opens her mouth with a rather complicated expression.
“Have you thought about quitting now?”
“… ….”
Jihad did not answer. Also, Aria didn’t think she would get an answer.
It was just an empty question.
Aria knew. She won’t stop with her execution.
If I were to quit, it would definitely be due to an external force like this.
…… So now, she also had to take control of her heart.
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I could no longer ignore his atrocities.
Arya’s gaze was directed at Jihad, but then moved diagonally to the sky.
Probably where the third stadium will be. Black smoke was rising from there.
She seemed to vaguely know that it was the work of my execution.
“How long are you going to keep doing this again?” ….”
“… ….”
“Until they kidnap me and call my grandfather? Or are you going to end it by killing her grandfather’s beloved me?”
To repeat, it was an empty question and answer with no answer.
Aria pulled her body, which seemed as if she would collapse at any moment, and forced herself to stand in front of Jihad.
“Enough, death penalty.”
Her red eyes looked at Jihad.
Sadness, resentment, and betrayal added to a kind of resolution.
It was definitely difficult, but there is no turning back now. Arya knew there was no turning back for her.
She could no longer go back to her old relationship.
Her childhood memories are just like her childhood memories.
She just has to cover it up and forget about it.
“…… The executioner did something he shouldn’t have done inside the academy. “I will leave the disposition after treating the wound to the Dean and Grandfather.”
Even as Aria said that, she could not take her feet off her spot.
I knew it in her head, but it wasn’t that easy to cut off ties with her.
“…… Why… ….”
She finally.
Finally, she looked Jihad in the eye and spoke her words.
“Are you not going to tell me why you did this?”
“… ….”
“There must be some reason, the death penalty… ….”
She said.
Nevertheless, there was no answer in the end.
As expected, it was the same. Aria bit her lip and decided to turn her head.
“…… I am.”
“… ….”
No. She tried to turn
.
“I have never.”
With an expression that feels quite different from the one in old memories.
With a voice that feels quite different from the image in old memories.
“I never wished for your death. Aria.”
If Jihad hadn’t said that, definitely.
“…… Execution?”
Arya looked at him with a puzzled expression, and Jihad added one last word.
“Because you were not the target of my revenge.”
And he stretched out his hand. Towards Aria.
“…… !”
Aria’s body trembled for a moment and she tried to step back, but faster than she could, her outstretched hand touched her shoulder.
Despite her deep wounds, a strong force held Aria, and the next moment.
Wheeik!
Jihad gritted his teeth and pulled Aria behind him.
“Ugh!”
Aria was pulled helplessly and thrown onto the dirt floor.
She looked up at Jihad with her eyebrows furrowed.
“Death penalty, what is this…?” ….”
However.
The moment she raised her head, what she saw was not a very ordinary sight.
Aria’s expression turned blank for a moment, but then her eyes began to waver with her disbelief.
“Death penalty?”
I call carefully, but there is no answer.
As always, but for slightly different reasons than before.
“… ….”
Kwadeuk, Quadeuk-
Jihad’s body was pierced by evil energy.
By the blade of such an instrument, whose origin is unknown and when and where it came from.
It was such an unrealistic sight that Aria was silent.
She wanted to think of it as an unrealistic sight, so she remained silent.
[Kishik, Kishish*t… ….]
…… A strange sound was heard quietly. The source of the sound was the energy of the devil that penetrated Jihad.
It is the shape of a devil connected to that energy.
Jihad laughed and raised his sword one last time.
“It is a constant sense of purpose, demon king.”
[Kish*t?]
“It was definitely my choice to join hands with you.”
Huung… ….
The sword shakes.
The wind rose.
“I don’t regret it.”
Suddenly!
And then, the devil was cut.
“I will also do the finishing touches with my own hands. “That’s all it is.”
[Kisit, kieeek… ….]
The devil collapsed, and a bitter smile appeared on Jihad’s lips.
“No matter what, you can’t lay a hand on my brother.”
Lol i was imagining this guy to look like blade