Chapter 108 – #25 Operation to Neutralize the 7th Division Commander (6)
Chae Chaeng! Chaeng!
Kkakkkakkang! Kakaaang!
Silver light with a heavy and sharp impression. And the two ink-colored single rods cross and collide.
Silver is the light of the pole wielded by Check.
The slender pole and rod, all made of a single piece of iron from top to bottom, was glowing with a more mysterious feeling than simply iron, having received the magic power injected by the check.
The two weapons cross.
A loud sound echoes.
The tempered iron and the body of a specially made special alloy collided with each other, leaving an aftermath that seemed to tremble in the atmosphere along with gorgeous sparks.
It is not the aftermath that was created simply because it was hit with force.
Check’s special skill goes beyond simple [Body strengthening], And [Weapon strengthening], Which infuses mana into objects touched to strengthen or manipulate them.
Following martial arts trained to the limit, her true value is enhanced weapons that complement her movements and power her.
The rod she strengthened becomes a spear that is sharper than anything else and can cut through enemies.
Things that could never be broken with simple iron can be easily broken and pierced.
The simple cloth accepts the magical power of the check and moves like her limbs her,
Even the air expelled from the lungs and the loud command can be transformed into magic bullets that subdue opponents by imbuing them with magic power.
The aftermath created by clashing weapons now is also the remnant of that magical power.
By swinging and colliding with weapons containing powerful magical powers, each time their weapons touched each other, loud fireworks and effects like small firecrackers exploded.
And that fact,
In the middle of this fierce battle, Check thinks with a strange feeling.
What happened to his disciple his, Spade, or having a fight with Villain No. 13 in front of his eyes his?
‘…… What is this guy?’
‘They’re following me.’
Following a large swing of the stick, without delay, he aims for the spade’s vital center and unleashes a lethal thrust.
A high-speed blow that leaves no room to block, but the spade is difficult, but it responds smoothly, dodging her vital points and striking it with the single stick in her hand,
Following that, he wielded the dagger in his other hand and even counterattacked.
Checking it out, skillfully playing with the long stick, knocking it off again, swinging the stick again, aiming for each other’s 『Death Kill』, Keeping in check and confronting each other.
The brightly shining silver pole receiving magic power and the two ink-colored single sticks collided again while drawing a trajectory of magic light.
THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT!!
Kakaaaaang! Clap clap clap clap!!
‘Spades won’t be able to strengthen their weapons yet.’
‘About the gloves I use often… It’s also a special order product that works well with magic.’
I know it well because I am Spade’s teacher.
Spade is an Awakener with excellent skills, but he lacks experience and the range of his abilities is narrow.
Even so, the [Body Enhancement] Ability itself was outstanding, and despite that, he was able to become an A-class hero.
She still has a lot to learn.
Still, she clearly knew that if she accumulated enough experience and fulfilled her potential one by one, she would definitely reach a level beyond what she is now.
That’s why he accepted her as her disciple her, and that’s why Check taught her diligently.
However, the spade she knew was still a long way off, so she must have been an ugly pupil like a chick who barely broke out of her shell her.
However, originally, the spade weapon, which should have been shattered at once by the weapon reinforced by the magic of the check, is still alive,
Furthermore, it was strengthened to a level that could not be defeated by Check’s reinforcement, and it received Check’s weapon without difficulty.
Even [Physical Strengthening], Which should still be far behind Check… That speed, that power….
‘I’m following you.’
‘… I’m following you.’
Following the iron rods he had already swung and collided with at an invisible speed, Check manipulated the fabric hidden under his clothes his with magical power and pulled them out of his clothes.
Newly added limbs. A whip of cloth that bends and flies away, and a spear of cloth that pierces fiercely.
A total of eight such transitions.
“?!”
To Spade, who had already been able to catch up with only a few attacks, such as an iron bar wielded with both hands and occasional kicks,
The eight newly added pieces of cloth will undoubtedly be a heavy duty item.
But.
Even so.
“… Ohh?!”
Papa papa papa papa papa!
Chaechaechaeng! Kakkii-iing-!
――Catch up. Catch up. Catch up.
Two hands, two feet, a dagger in the hand.
Two eyes lifted to the limit, drops of sweat scattering.
In a hectic situation where even the slightest blink of an eye leads to the boundary of life and death,
Even so, Spade catches up with a desperate effort–!
* * *
What a hero is.
What is the level of a hero?
The distinction may be almost meaningless.
There are 9 levels of heroes in total. There are the lowest H-class to S-class, and among them, the two levels below F-class are office workers who are not even awakened people, but ordinary people.
Among them, the F and E classes are heroes close to apprenticeships. They will somehow get promoted if they have time.
And the following D-class to A-class. They are evaluated periodically, taking into account performance and the usefulness of their abilities, and their grades are raised.
And more than that, S-class, also called the captain-level.
Most of them are heroes who made great contributions in the past 『Great Disaster』.
And S-classes after 『The Great Disaster』 Can barely reach them with the approval of three or more existing S-class heroes in addition to their achievements and abilities.
Class A and Class S seem to be one step apart, but there is simply no class divided between them, and the difference is vast.
If, as a joke, an A-level hero could barely cause a human-caused accident.
To the extent that it could be said that an S-class hero could easily cause a disaster on the level of a natural disaster if he set his mind to it.
Check is an A-class hero who is scheduled to be promoted to S-class. It’s not A-class like spades.
She already has a gap between her her, her monster or disaster level, and her her spade her, her human level her, no matter how superior her her potential her.
There must be a gap.
‘Follow me, stick with me.’
‘I’m catching up… !!’
Chae Chae Chae! Chae Chaeng! Chae Chaeng! Kakkiying! Puck, Tuhak!
Cag cack cack cack cack cack cack cack cac cac cac cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cag cac!!
A continuous workshop with no time to catch your breath.
Cloth stretched out in all directions, and silvery iron rods rushed in and out as if declaring that they would continue to neutralize this side.
Spade endures and blocks it with a body reinforced with magical power and a single rod reinforced to the limit.
With only these two arms and two legs, it endures with the limbs that are still intact. The small wounds that sometimes flew in were rather slowly diminishing over time.
――The speed was increasing.
――The screaming heart appealed to Spade that it could still endure.
A moment ago, Spade heard a whisper from Number 13.
A little while ago, Spade held her hand her with No. 13.
Then she handed the card over from him.
At that time, along with the magical power flowing from him, the words given.
It grows inside the spade, and it fluctuates.
――『I’ll explain just once, listen carefully.』
――『It’s about your potential.』
No. 13 said. There are still too many possibilities for Spade.
No. 13 says If it’s a spade, it’s good enough to fight against a check.
――『I will open up possibilities. You just accept Just draw an image in your head.”
――『What comes to mind is the shape of a giant tree. The tree of life.”
――『Imagine a giant tree firmly rooted in the ground.』
――『Imagine a huge tree spreading out to cover the sky, unmoved by any storm.』
――『Do ■■■, follow ■■■■■■■, if you can ■■■■.」
――『I understand that ■■■■■■■■ means ■■■■■ ■■■■■.」
――『■■■■■, ■■■■■■■■■, ■■■■■■■■■”
――『… That’s called are you okay. I may not have understood. ■■ Can be understood as ■■■■”
–“Good good. Let’s wrap it up.”
――『One last thing.』
――『Why do constellations give us strength?』
――『How did we get in touch with them?』
――『The meaning… We have to think carefully.”
Arm quickens The torrent of magical power that welled up in my body intensified.
It must have been squeezing magic beyond its limit, but as time passed, the speed of the spade was getting faster and faster, rather than decreasing.
Getting more and more powerful It gradually increases in intensity and momentum.
“Ahhh…!”
“Aaaaa!!!”
It roars like a beast.
In response to the checker’s blow aimed at this side’s ultimate kill, this side also reciprocates with a series of blows like the fangs of a beast aiming for the opponent’s ultimate kill.
Respond, respond, respond.
My heart beats and my blood boils.
What comes to mind is the feeling of a giant tree deeply rooted on the ground, on this planet.
No matter how strong the iron bar was, eight or ten, even if it was a thousand spears.
This tree alone cannot be rotted. Only this tree will never fall.
The source of this tree is the star itself.
If it wasn’t a blow that would shatter a star, there was nothing that would break the spade, nothing that she couldn’t catch up with.
“Ah, ha ha,haha!”
As each other’s weapons crossed, a battle that should have ended in the first two continued,
I forgot the situation and burst into laughter at the appearance of Spade, who did not stop at simply blocking, but followed like a beast and tried to tear my neck.
What’s so funny
I’m so desperate
“――――――――!!”
Roar again
I feel my throat getting dry. I feel my joints creak at an unfamiliar level of movement.
However, Spade continues to pounce.
Wielding the single stick, I cut off or dodge the flying cloth.
Once again, I let go of the iron rod that was trying to blow it away with one blow.
The battle continues, holding on tightly to the body and heart that appeal to their limits.
… But unfortunately.
… The limit has already been reached in front of the nose.
