Inferior Magic Swordsman: Using the Skill Board to Become the Strongest Chapter 115: Reasons to Stay

Chapter 115: Reasons to Stay

“Well. What do you say, Toru? You want to run away?” (Esther)

“We’ll do what we can, and if not, we’ll go back.” (Toru)

“I understand.” (Esther)

“Well then-” (Toru)

I conjured a [Fireball] in the palm of my hand. I then fired it at Shieldbearer.

The other party held up their shield without hesitation. The other party seems to be confident in their magic resistance. Even if you attack from the front, it would be difficult to inflict damage.

Then, I would have to play

“[Fireball]-” (Toru)

I send a signal to my magic, timing it when it makes contact with the shield.

“—Explode” (Toru)

The next mont, the [Fireball] bursts. The directional explosion swallowed the two shadows as well.

“You did it!?” (Esther)

Esther let out a cry of relief. But it was too early to tell.

“Esther, get ready!” (Toru)

“Huh?” (Esther)

“They are still responding!” (Toru)

The attacker appears from beyond the explosion and quickly approaches us.

Their body shows little sign of damage.

The impact of the explosion was deflected by using their shield as a wall, and the heat generated seed to be contained by their own resistance.

They are frighteningly quick to see things through. It was like an adventurer with a long history of combat. Their judgnt is too good for a re monster.

A shadow approaches with light steps.

—Ping!!

I just barely caught the sword of the attacker who tried to slash at Esther

(Heavy!) (Toru)

The sword was extrely heavy. However, it was not as strong as a monster. If they had the sa physical strength, I would have been blown backward.

The attacker pushed the sword further in. While enduring the pressure, I was checking the Shieldbearer with a sideways glance, and that’s when I saw it.

-Help. Help .

I heard a voice.

It was a very sad voice.

“……eh?” (Toru)

The sword tip of the attacker pierces my side, and I was dumbfounded by the voice.

Imdiately, I backstepped.

I was just in ti to minimize the damage.

“Toru, are you okay!?” (Esther)

“Uh, yeah. I’m okay.” (Toru)

So, I observed the two shadows again.

(What was that voice?) (Toru)

There was no ti to look for the owner of the voice. The attacker attacked again and again, and the shieldbearer was in the perfect position to attract my attention.

Perhaps it was the difference in experience, but I was easily revealing gaps.

The two are like fellow adventurers who have been together for years. Their coordination would be impossible without them trusting each other’s abilities. I couldn’t find a single opportunity to take advantage of them.

“Toru, let’s leave!” (Esther)

“I know it would be better to do so…” (Toru)

I agree with Esther’s opinion. But sothing caught my eye.

What’s stuck is sothing in the information I’ve gotten so far. I feel that if I unravel the tangles a little more, I will be able to understand what this shadow really is.

“I’m sorry, Esther. I’ll fight with it one more ti.” (Toru)

“Hey, wait!” (Esther)

Ignoring Esther’s attempts to stop , I lunged at the pair of shadows.

Seeing my attacking stance, the shadows moved imdiately.

The Shieldbearer was holding his shield and the attacker was behind him, looking for an opening.

If I even slightly show a gap, they will imdiately move to the side and the shadows will cut with their sword.

I can see the movents of the shadows, but I cannot respond to them at all. This is because their fighting tactics are very sophisticated. I felt like an amateur against a skilled aikido or judo martial artist.

(-If only.) (Toru)

Forcefully pushing through with strength to outmatch technique!

I clad my [Magic Sword] with [Flare] and slashed at the Shieldbearer with all my might.

—Gooong!!

The sound of the shield and sword clashing violently resounded.

At the sa ti, the attacker moves from behind .

With a single blink of an eye, I would receive a counterattack.

Before that happens,

“-ooooooooooh!” (Toru)

I shouted and put all my strength into my sword.

That was the mont.

—Gooong!!

With a violent tallic sound, the sword was split in half right down the middle.

((?!?!?!)) (Shadows)

They must not have thought even in the smallest chance that their weapons would be cut down.

The two shadows stopped moving as if in a panic.

The [Magic Sword] slipped through the shield and made contact between Shieldbearer’s eyebrows.

I cut their body in half.

I imdiately spun.

I lifted the tip of the sword, which had dropped close to the ground, and swung it sideways.

The attacker was at the receiving end of it.

Without mistaking my aim, I cut the attacker’s neck with my [Magic Sword].

The next mont.

“-eh?” (Toru)

A strange feeling flowed into .

This is the sa mass of mory from when I cut down the devil before.

A party of four people visited this place.

The mbers were a vanguard, a swordsman, a priest, and a magician.

It was a well-balanced party.

But it was destroyed.

It was a person clad in darkness who destroyed them.

—I couldn’t protect them.

Without knowing why, the vanguard died, and so did the swordsman.

And the priest’s body was taken over.

-how shaful!!

Inside my chest, the rage was ignited and exploded.

—Ah, but…

It soon subsides, and this ti I was filled with sadness.

—We left that elf girl alone.

—I wonder if she is alive and well. Will she be able to live on her own?

—I’m worried.

—I beg you, please be happy.

—Be happy for us.

“Toru!” (Esther)