Chapter 127. Transfer Student and Christmas [4]
Claude-san and I held up our swords and quietly stared at each other.
(It’s a little different from last ti…)
When we exchanged swords at the arena in Vesteria Kingdom, she rushed at with attacks as soon as the duel began.
(Judging from the aggressive nature of Claude-san, I thought she would co at right away…)
Do you have so strategy in mind or have you changed your fighting style?
At any rate, my prediction was a miss.
When I was thinking about that, Claude-san, with beads of sweat on her forehead, started to slowly circle around while maintaining the sa distance.
「Ki, Kisama… You seem to have improved quite a bit…」
「Is that so…? Thank you.」
I never imagined she would praise … How rare.
「Exceeded far above my expectations, huh… then I would be at a disadvantage in close combat.」Claude-san murmured sothing, and quickly swung her long sword thrice, slashing the soil in the schoolyard.
A crest appeared there, casting a pale light.
Following that, the soil changed shape with every passing second.
「CHI-CHICHICHICHICHICHI!」
「GUWA–!」
「FURORORORORORO…!」
It transford into fist-sized swallow, raven, and a barrel-sized owl.
The swallow and raven perched on Claude san’s shoulder, whereas the big owl flew overhead.
(…It’s out.)
Inorganic material which is cut with her soul dress transforms into a bomb and is manipulated at will.
It’s the fearso ability boasted by Claude san’s soul dress -〈Avio Troop〉.
Six months ago, I was tornted by that ability.
「Fuu, if you think it’s going to be the sa as before… You’re in for a world of pain.」
As she swung her long sword with a confident look,
「CHICHICHICHICHICHICHI!」
The swallow cried out in a high pitched noise, and flew in the completely wrong direction. It slowly dropped its altitude, and the mont its body ca into contact with the schoolyard, a large explosion sounded, producing a huge crater.
「!?」
Everyone who was watching the scene unfold suddenly began to buzz.
「O-Oi, are you serious?」
「What a power in such a small swallow…」
「As expected of a person originating from the Royal Vesteria Academy…」
Claude-san was not interested in the reactions of our classmate at all, as she looked straight into my eyes, with a fearless smile on her face.
「How was that? Are you surprised?」
「Yeah, that power can’t be compared to before…」
「Fuu, of course. After losing to you that day… I’ve been doing hellish training every single day!」she said, putting on a belligerent smile.
(…No matter how you look at the explosion just now, it’s the power of the old『owl』class.)
It is necessary that I be cautious of it.
While keeping Claude-san at the edge of my sight, I glanced at the big owl that was glaring at from the sky.
(Even a small fist-sized swallow produced such a big explosion.)
If that barrel-sized owl explodes, it will surely be an enormous explosion.
As I analyzed Claude-san’s power,
「Now, show your power, worm!」she exclaid, quickly slashing the soil in the schoolyard.
「「「CHICHICHICHI!」」」
「「「GUWAAA, GUWAA! 」」」
Ten bombs made from swallows and ravens each were produced; a total of twenty.
(…The number has also increased.)
If I rember correctly, previously there were only ten or so of them in total.
(It’s twenty at a ti now, huh…)
That’s a fearso growth.
「Fufu, are you so surprised that you beca speechless? Then, get blown away where you stand! Now, dance!」
At the sa ti as Claude san’s orders, the twenty bombs rushed at .
(…They’re kinda fast.)
By the ti I noticed, they were close to my nose tip.
「Burst!」
The mont she cried out, dazzling light filled the whole area and an explosion of unprecedented scale occurred.
Clouds of dust rolled up, and montary silence dominated the place.
「Fuu, I definitely caught you…!」
Together with Claude-san’s voice, who was convinced of victory,
「Doesn’t this look really bad…?」
「If you get hit with sothing like that directly, there won’t even be a trace remaining…」
「O-Oi, Allen… Are you alive?」
I heard the uneasy voices of my classmates.
「-Aa, of course.」
I answered briefly, and swept away the clouds of dust with darkness as proof.
「That’s Claude-san for you. Power, quantity, speed, everything is remarkably different. But, I’ve grown a little too, you know?」
The output of the dark robe seems to be much higher than her swallow and raven.
「I-Impossible…! Unhard after taking that current explosion? No, before that… What is that sinister power!?」she exclaid, pointing to the dark robe that clad my body.
「Aa, co to think of it… This is the first ti I’ve shown it to Claude-san.」
It would not be appropriate for to know of her ability, and her not knowing of mine in a fair duel.
「As you can see, my power is『darkness』. It can protect and also heal everyone. Unlike its appearance, it is a fairly gentle power.」
「No way, you… attained soul dress!?」
「Yes… But I manifested it just the other day, and I’m still in the middle of learning how to use it.」
Then, I cut off the conversation and raised the output of darkness.
The darkness gushing out from my body blocked the light and cast a large shadow on the schoolyard.
「What an output! Is this guy a monster…!?」Claude-san muttered sothing, as she turned pale.
「I’ll go next. Dark Shadow.」
When I stretched out my right hand,
「……!?」
Abyss-like darkness crawled across the schoolyard and rushed towards Claude-san.
It showed complex and agile movent, as though having a will of its own.
(…Strange.)
Since the manifestation of soul dress, the nature of my darkness has changed a little.
How do I put it… It feels sinister, as Claude-san stated earlier.
(As expected, I am approaching that guy more and more…)
At first… it was this terrifyingly robust body.
After that, the sudden black-and-white hair.
And now, this sinister, evil darkness.
(There is no doubt about it anymore…)
Little by little, I’m definitely becoming like that guy.
I honestly have no idea if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
(…I’ll ask Leia-sensei next ti.)
When I was vaguely thinking about that,
「Kuh, don’t underestimate …」
Claude-san jumped up high, and the overhead owl flew down, as though changing positions.
「FURORORORORORO…!」
The owl produced an enormous explosion downwards, and succeeded in fending off Dark Shadow splendidly.
(I see… So she can even control the direction of the explosion now… Even so, that is quite the firepower…)
Even though I’m clad in a dark robe… If I were to take that enormous explosion directly, I wouldn’t walk out unhard.
Claude-san, who broke through Dark Shadow,
「…Kisama, why are you holding back your prided swordsmanship? Co at seriously!」
She yelled at , without trying to hide her displeasure.
Apparently, she is irritated that I did not get into close combat, and targeted from far away.
「All right. Then, here I co.」
I sheathed my sword into its scabbard and dropped my center of gravity.
(…The swallow and raven can be neutralized by the dark robe. The only thing that bothers is the owl that protects her.)
I had difficulty with that strategy last ti too.
(Feels slightly nostalgic…)
I rember plunging into the heart of the explosion with the resolution of death at that ti.
(Well, following common sense… The sa move won’t work twice…)
The opponent is Claude-san, a first-rate swordsman.
(Even if I took advantage of my robust body and plunged into the explosion… I wouldn’t be able to surprise her like I did last ti.)
I will probably end up being dealt with calmly.
If so… All I have to do is close the distance at such a speed where she can’t react.
(I don’t know if I can do it or not, but… It’s well worth a try.)
And the mont I took a step firmly on the schoolyard, I had already stepped into the certain kill distance.
「Wh, a…!?」
Claude-san’s eyes widened in shock.
「Hi, High King Style – Strong Strike!」
She unleashed a diagonal slash at a mont’s judgent.
I evaded the blow with just footwork, and circled around to Claude-san’s rear.
「Guh, not yet…!」
Still, she desperately snapped back, twisting her body and kept in her sight.
(Indomitable fighting spirit… I have to learn from her, too…)
I unleashed the fastest slash to not be disrespectful towards Claude-san.
「Seventh Sword – Instant Flash!」
A godspeed Iai slash, which cut the sound barrier,
(Fast! Defense… Impossible! Evasion… Impossible! Death!?)
Stopped exactly at Claude-san’s neck.
「That settles the match. You accept?」
「…………Aa, it’s my loss.」
〈Avio Troop〉slipped out of her hand – and the result was decided.
Thus, I, who had won the duel with Claude-san, felt relieved for the ti being.
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