149 – Confrontation (1)
Afterwards, after comforting Nanga, who was in tears after being trampled by Jinta, I returned her to the sword and let her rest in the scabbard.
Nanga, who returned to the sword, had a very injured blade, and the fact that her restoration was not done well was enough to guess how badly she had suffered.
“I don’t know what happened between you two, but this one was a bit harsh.”
“… Sorry.”
“Oh, of course I don’t mean to blame only you.”
The fact that Jinta, who had only recently been humanized, used such severe violence must have been for a good reason.
Furthermore, seeing as Nanga could not say anything even after being beaten to the point where the blade was damaged, there was a higher possibility that it was Nanga’s fault.
“I’m just saying that since you are Nanga’s senior and older sister, I hope you can give her some leeway.”
“I am your older sister…” As the master said, I am the older sister, so I should be lenient on my immature and foolish younger brother.”
Of course, Jinta is not the only issue to be careful about. Nanga should also refrain from making discriminatory remarks about sword types such as disabled swords again, and she should respect Jinta.
I can tolerate racism, but I cannot tolerate discrimination against the same katana just because it has a slightly different sword blade, or using disparaging remarks such as handicapped swords.
“Nanga, don’t ever use words like handicapped sword again. Got it?”
[Keu…. Ah, I understand.]
When Nanga responded with a groan, Jinta narrowed her eyes as if there was something she didn’t like.
“… “I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but how dare our dog use informal language towards his owner?”
“Huh? It’s okay. It’s been that way since we first met, but now that I’m using formal language, it feels awkward. “Jinta, there’s no need to use polite language with me.”
She said it because she genuinely felt comfortable speaking informally, but Jinta refused, even waving his hand at her, saying he couldn’t do that.
“Can you teach me more about your skills than that? I saw them fighting, but I don’t know exactly….”
Although her power was great, it was difficult to know exactly what her abilities were based on that alone.
“It must have been difficult to know about my abilities just by watching me fight. My abilities….”
The ability to convert friction into kinetic energy and acceleration, becoming faster and stronger as friction becomes stronger.
When those words came out of Jinta’s mouth, I tilted her head, not knowing what she meant.
“Huh? What are you talking about? “That’s the way it is, right?”
“…… Yes?”
It is common sense that the friction that occurs when a sword is pulled from its sheath is converted into kinetic energy and acceleration.
Claiming that as one’s ability was no different from an egg claiming that its ability was to break if it fell from a high place.
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‘Maybe it’s not that great of an ability, or maybe it’s a serious weakness and I tried to hide it, but the words came out in vain?’
After thinking about Jinta’s remarks for a moment, Jessica, who was quietly watching behind her, spoke.
“What nonsense are you talking about? “When friction occurs, it’s normal for the speed to slow down, right?”
“Moon and wife, be quiet. Anyway, Jinta.”
“Ah, yes. Master….”
Jinta was fidgeting and twisted her hands for no reason even though she had barely said her name, as if she had been caught faking her abilities.
To reassure Jinta, I spoke in a friendlier voice than usual.
“If you’re reluctant to talk about it because it’s not that strong of an ability, don’t worry. Because I didn’t choose you with my sword solely based on your abilities. “Even if your abilities are not that special, I have no intention of abandoning you.”
Was she relieved by those words? Jinta smiled on her face and this time she put her abilities into words.
“…… Yes!! My ability is actually the ability to gain a little more speed and strength when launching!!”
And she confidently exclaimed that in addition to that, she had the ability to teleport the sword she had drawn into the scabbard to shorten the blade and the ability to repair a broken blade like Nanga, as well as many other abilities.
Jessica, who was quietly listening to Jinta, frowned and spoke to Jinta.
“Wait a minute!! It’s different from before!! It is said to be the ability to convert friction into kinetic energy….”
“That is nonsense. And as the master said, it is common sense that friction is converted into kinetic energy.”
“No, what…” !! Ha….”
Jin Ta was only saying common sense, but Jessica sighed and turned her head as if what she was saying didn’t make sense.
By the way, you have the ability to teleport the sword to its sheath and finish the sword in an instant.
Isn’t this an ability optimized for striking a sword with a reverse blade?
“Jinta, I have never been more proud of the fact that you are my sword than I am at this moment today.”
“Yes!!”
Jinta smiled brightly and came into my arms, and I warmly accepted him instead of avoiding him.
As I was once again confirming the bond between Jinta and the master and the sword, Elaine, who had been watching the fight without saying a word, stepped forward.
“… “Is there a new sword?”
“…… Yes.”
Elaine came forward and said those words out of the blue, and a fighting spirit that was not usually seen was burning in Elaine’s eyes.
We both knew what to say next without having to say it.
I silently widened the distance by placing my hand on the hilt of Jinta’s sword, and Elaine also widened the distance by pulling out the swords from her waist one by one.
One bag remained in Elaine’s hand, and the three were circling around Elaine, ready to be pointed at me at any time.
“Can someone please send me a signal?”
“What the hell is this?! Why did you suddenly throw out a word and start a fight? ?”
Jessica looked embarrassed, but I think it was the right thing to do.
The two prosecutors who wanted to cross swords with each other but couldn’t due to some problem are finally able to do so. What more is there to say?
To use an analogy, wouldn’t a couple who couldn’t have s*x because they didn’t have a condom insist on putting off s*x for another day even though the condom problem was solved?
“What kind of vulgar words are you saying again!!”
“Anyway, this is why we met in the first place, so we should fight right away without wasting time.”
“… That’s right.”
Elaine nodded her head in agreement, so Jessica was the only one left who thought this was strange.
In the end, Jessica gave up and slowly raised her hand to signal, but realized that if she lowered this signal, a confrontation between me and Elaine would begin, so she hesitated to signal.
“What’s wrong? “Why don’t you do it quickly?”
“Oh, I know….”
Jessica’s hand, raised high, slowly fell to the floor as if time was passing slowly, and the confrontation known as the duel began.
Me and Elaine couldn’t move quickly and were nervous as we watched each other….
“Miss Elaine!! Cheer up!!”
When I turned my head to hear a deafening voice coming from next to me, I saw Jessica raising her voice and cheering for Elaine, not me.
“Jessica, what are you doing? “You should be rooting for me, not Elaine, right?”
“Hmph!! If you win, you just have one more competitor, so would I be crazy to root for you? Cheer up, Miss Elaine!!!”
“It’s so absurd that I want to…” .”
No, no matter what, your husband is fighting, but you are rooting for the other side, not your husband?
If I wasn’t in a confrontation with Elaine right now, I would have rushed over and scolded her so hard that her butt was on fire.
‘Now is not the time to think like this….’
Even while I was paying attention to Jessica, Elaine continued to stare at me without letting down her guard at all.
It seemed as if he was not just staring, but was closely examining Jinta and my limbs tied to his belt to understand the interval between the strokes.
It looks as if he is not simply measuring the length of the sword, but also considering everything, including how far he extends his arms and how far he digs his feet in.
Because it looks like they are not thinking about anything, their emotions are difficult to read and it is difficult to approach them easily.
‘Plus, that flying sword….’
How on earth does it float?
You can feel the fighting spirit from the sword, but attacking with the sword in the air with fighting spirit is not a very good option.
It may be a low-level enemy, but considering the nature of fighting spirit, which weakens the farther away it is from the body, the range is at best medium-close range.
It is not impossible to use it only for concentrating energy and shooting it once like an arrow, but considering that it cannot be recovered afterwards, its fuel efficiency is not very good.
‘For now, let’s watch the situation a little more!!’
While I was thinking those leisurely thoughts, the swords floating in the air attacked me all at once.
Each sword seemed to be wielded by a skilled warrior, with such dexterity that it was hard to believe that it was being remotely controlled through fighting.
With Elaine joining in, I felt like I was dealing with four people at once.
Furthermore, rather than swinging the sword randomly, it was as solid as the combo of skilled knights, so the only way to dodge attacks was to dodge it.
If you keep going like this, you will get cut someday.
The stamina consumption itself was worse for Elaine, who used fighting skills several times more than I did, but she would be cut before her stamina ran out.
‘I’ve never used it before, but….’
Considering the power Jinta showed a little while ago, I believed it was definitely possible and pulled Jinta downward with all my might.
Kugung!!, Accompanied by a tremendous roar and dust, the recoil of impact broke through the sword’s siege and my body rose high into the sky.
I thought I had somehow escaped with this, but then I saw Elaine’s sword through the dust, aiming for my neck.
I fired several more times to avoid the sword’s pursuit, and was only able to avoid the sword’s pursuit after the great sword stuck on the hill rose high enough to be seen as a small dot.
But….
‘…… ‘Isn’t this raised too high?’
There is not enough oxygen….