Chapter 94 – Funny Show of Circus (15)
‘Anasis’ weapon must be a throwing knife.’
I thought as I ran. Her fighting style would be to give 〈 puppet 〉 to a knife she also used for juggling, and shoot it like a drone weapon.
‘Then, in order for her to not be surprised from behind during the chase——’
Go to a location that is invisible to the enemy and difficult to follow!
I entered the alley and kicked the ground vigorously. – Blame! Kicks the wall with stealthy steps.
Concentrate on movement while turning the body’s mana. The ability to control the body, honed through acrobatics, made acrobatic movements possible for me.
– Blame! Tat tat!
He kicked off the walls alternately and jumped onto the roof.
There were no rooftops in Britannia’s architectural culture. I ran while paying attention to Roman’s footsteps coming from below.
Like a parkour scene in a movie, I jumped from roof to roof and chased until it came within range of my attack.
‘I’ll get Erica back in one blow!’
Roman did not appear to be a great fighter. If you run with such a heavy load, you will quickly lose your stamina. Aim for that time
“Huh, huh… !!”
As they ran, Roman looked behind the attendant.
It was a gesture to frighten the pursuer. It seemed that they didn’t notice my existence running on the roof and chasing them. It was because his thoughts were shortened due to fear and physical exhaustion.
─Tattatat!
The atmosphere of the alley has changed to that of a slum. On the street that seemed to have been abandoned after being developed, a step of nearly 5 meters appeared.
Roman jumped over the steps without using the stairs.
‘──Now!’
Roman and Erica floated in the air at a height close to the second floor. I drew my sword with a spurt as if I would smash the roof.
In the blink of an eye, the distance is reduced. Roman, who turned his back, did not notice my surprise.
If you cut down like this and take Erika away——
‘Fuck!’
I swung my sword while muttering curse words. ─Wedge liquid!! The knife that flew at high speed collided with the sword and bounced off. It was an attack aimed at the head, so it was impossible to remove it with the body.
Chaeyoung—!!
Hearing a metallic sound, Roman looked back in amazement.
Roman flipped over like an acrobat while falling off a step and hugged Erica. He held it in her arms and brought the dagger to her throat. It was a skillful move that he had never done before or twice.
0.1 seconds. I saw Erica’s stunned face.
0.5 seconds. I held the sword with both hands.
1 sec. Roman’s face was stained with despair. It was the realization that I had no intention of stopping the attack.
I held the sword with both hands for the first time in a while and focused.
It does not cut Erica, but only cuts off Roman’s arm holding her hostage. It was difficult even with the body movements that added the effect of Beast Return.
Body coordination made my body movements more accurate, but I failed to adjust the distance between the swords several times.
‘Can I do it?’
I had never learned systematic swordsmanship, so it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to wield the sword the way I wanted.
Because I had little experience in caring about ‘gap’ in my life.
‘──No, no.’
A realization flashed through my brain. Haven’t I ever moved my thoughts while paying attention to the ‘body spacing’?
It wasn’t. Since I came to this world, I have had the experience of moving while figuring out the ‘correct spacing’ dozens or hundreds of times.
Is the interval
Figure out the distance between my arms and swing it! Save Erika by making the length of your sword and arm into one!
If it were me now, that would be possible!!
“Bicheonsamgeomryu.”
When I had sex with Fran, I——I always knew the exact distance between my cock.
“——Jaji Island.”
─Sigh!!
A sword flashed in the back alley.
The sword I swung tore Roman’s arm apart. Erica’s forehead was slightly cut, but not even a drop of blood splattered. My attack was precisely to cut off Roman’s arm and rescue Erica!
“Quaaaaa!!”
Erica, who had been freed from Roman who lost her arm, floated on top of her, and I caught Erica like that. Roman screamed and rolled over, spilling the bag onto his floor.
Just 2 seconds from here.
──That woman must have been waiting for this moment.
“──〈 Puppet 〉.”
The moment I stretched out both feet to land on the floor.
Eight knives flew around me, and Erica stabbed me in the throat with her knife.
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Chaeyoung—!!
─Pu-wook!!
Sparks flew and blood poured out.
He countered all four knives flying from the front, but could not block the ones flying from behind. The knives broke through the defense of the beast return and cut through my skin, probably engraved with a magic circle that was strongly affected by 〈 Puppet 〉.
─Tap. Pop.
“… Fuck. It hurts so much.”
Blood flowed down his back and spilled onto the floor.
Fortunately, the neck is fine. I thought he might manipulate Erika into attacking him, so he was able to stop it. The worst damage is on the back. It didn’t go deep, but I could feel the hot pain.
“I’m surprised. I was thinking of killing him.”
Anasis looked down at me from the steps and said, ─Round. There were 10 more knives floating around that bitch.
─Aww!
I held Erica in her arms with one of her arms. Even if she is manipulated by 〈 puppet 〉, she won’t miss it.
“I just attacked… I must have been aiming for Erica.”
I growled and my brain twitched. Anasis twisted his hair with her fingers.
“Yeah. I was aiming. Like you, I’ve buried several people after us. So I know.”
─Sureung! The knives aimed at me in perfect order like a snake.
“Hypocrites like you easily become cold-hearted when they can’t save hostages——but when you make them think, ‘We can get them,’ they give in.”
“So what. I couldn’t kill you even with my back exposed, so do you think you can kill me with a knife the size of a fist?”
“Nevertheless. Is it difficult to stand still?”
Anacis laughed, curling the corners of his eyes. I gritted my teeth.
“… Fucking bitch.”
─Fluff! My knees trembled and I fell to the floor by itself.
It is poison. It was something unknown to the knife. Anasis looked closely at my condition and said.
“You hold up well. It’s a paralyzed poison that also knocked down the bicorn. Shall I cast a 〈 Sleep〉 magic so that you can rest well?”
“Fuck it. Tonight is full of plans. I’m going to wash the eyeballs soiled by your skits with a first-class circus show.”
I answered while feeling a quiver in my peripheral nerves.
I don’t know what kind of poison it is, but it works quickly. It was hard to hold on to Erica. It was a relief that beast return was a magic that strengthened the muscles. Because the magic is maintained regardless of the paralysis poison.
Still, if the knife is aimed at the hostage, it cannot be stopped. I also had a headache. Even if I try to squeeze a turnaround, I feel like my thinking skills are disturbed.
“Now, hold on. The poison will turn faster whenever you move.”
─Shusyuk!!
The knife was fired at Anasis’ gesture.
A high-speed ejection comparable to an arrow! As if it were natural, the knife aiming at Erika was bounced back with a larger-than-usual movement. ─Struggling! Erica’s unconscious eyes hit her.
“One~ two~ three~.”
-Chang! Visor! Knives that keep shooting one by one! Every time I slashed it, I felt my limbs get heavy.
“Come on. Block properly. If I don’t do that, the poor child will die?”
Anasis continued to shoot the knife while looking down on me as I knelt down on the steps. Every time I raised mana, my movements became sloppy.
You will get hurt if you go on like this It was when I thought so.
─Prick!
I opened my eyes to the appeal of my senses.
The mana poured into the beast’s return surged violently to reinforce her slowing movements. She stood up with her legs as heavy as wet cotton.
“Erika, forgive me!”
─Wheek! I put the words of apology into her mouth and threw the girl in her arms upward. Anasis’s eyes followed Erica’s cast high.
“Haha! As expected, you value your own life more than your child—”
─Wedge!! Anasis threw her sword before she could finish her words.
However, it seems that even the fact that her eyes were nailed to Erica’s body was a fake, so Anasis easily dodged the sword that flew into her torso.
“——There’s no way I can do that! Do you think I will fall for some crude trick like this!”
“No. I already lied to you, you asshole.”
I grinned. ─Thump thump! The sound of footsteps that my senses had seized was loud.
─Wheeik!!
A large shadow flew from the roof of the back alley.
It was a clown-shaped puppet over 2 meters tall. A small woman jumped from his back and took Erica away.
She was my lovely lover who could never be mistaken.
“Nor! Got it!!”
“——What?!”
Anasis was startled and fired the knife. ─Wedge liquid!! All of the wildly flying knives bounced off the clown puppet’s long, large arms.
Quaang!!
A large puppet weighing three people landed heavily behind me. Fuck, I have no strength in my legs, so let’s not do this.
The puppet’s arms caught me as I fell. The mana thread was visible on the arm of such a puppet.
“Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!! Voila!! A beautiful girl who appears dazzlingly at the end of the main character’s identity☆! Lalilura appears♡!”
As she shouted with high tension, Rari Lura swung her arms. ─Wheek! The puppet made her internal organs spin and opened her mouth, from which long needles rained down like arrows.
Do-do-do-do-doo-!!!!
“Cheet!”
Anasis knelt down and deployed a translucent shield.
─Tang-tang-tang-tang!! A small shield, less than 1 meter long, blocked the shot of the long needle. Larry Lura shouted as if she were getting angry.
“Something is different, isn’t it?! An old maid’s hysteria?!”
“It’s a shield that compresses the direction and range. It’s not easy to pierce.”
I explained. Then he tried to take out the detoxifying potion from her pocket. Her Frann quickly took out a potion from my pouch.
“Take it, Nor. I am biting this handkerchief. I’ll pull out the knife on your back. I’ll apply the wound healing potion as well.”
“Thanks.”
A few knives that were not deeply embedded were missing. ─Puffpuffpuff! Using her dexterity, Frank pulled out the knife quickly and painlessly and applied the potion under her clothes.
Fuck it, it still hurts so much!! I shed tears and spat the handkerchief she had bitten into her mouth.
“Lalilura! 〈 Puppet 〉 Hold down Erica’s body while protecting her body with her puppet! You are being manipulated!”
“A pilot? Okay, I’ll lock you in a safe place for now!”
─Clap!
Lalilura opened the stomach of the puppet and put Erica in it. It was easy because there was room for one child to fit in easily.
To-do-du… Dududuk…
When I emptied her detox potion and woke up, Lalilura’s long needle attack had also ended. ─Kong-Kong! I beat up a huge puppet over 2 meters tall while being wary of Anasis.
“By the way, who is this friend again? I’m shy, so it’s awkward to be hugged by someone I’m seeing for the first time.”
“Ringling is number 3!! My partner who specializes in rough work☆!!”
“Isn’t that a wakku that suits such a charming name?”
The fucking puppet once looked really bloody. The mouth is structured with shark teeth that open up and down like some kind of monster, the palm is bigger than my head, and the attire is like a mad clown.
He’s a fucking different world Hulk Joker. He was the size of a small golem.
Imagining what kind of weapons would be inside, I felt a bit like being held in the arms of a psychopath.
“Nor. Treatment is over So what happened? Is that person the culprit?”
After completing first aid, Fran’s eyes stared back at Anasis. Is the reason why my blue eyes are burning because of my wounds or because of the kidnapped children?
Anyway, being motivated is good. I said, holding out my hand.
“Yes. The guy in the back also——fuck it, it jumped out.”
Where Roman had fallen, only his arm was abandoned. I moved my arm while clicking my tongue.
The detoxification potion worked, and the limbs moved smoothly. It has a bit of a rusty feeling, but at this point you can move on to aegyo.
“You seem to be very crowded and making a fuss. They are such a nuisance even in broad daylight.”
Anasis released his shield when the attack stopped.
─Suddenly.
The knives floated in the air again. Ralilura and Fran shrank in tension. I turned my wrist and told them.
“Franc. Lalilula. You guys go after the leader who escaped.”
“Yeah?”
“What? Hate! We can defeat them together and chase after them!”
When I said that, the two of them categorically refused. I raised my arm and stretched it to the side of Fran’s head.
─Wedge!! The knife bounced off and landed on the floor, stopping 10cm from Fran’s temple. Fran was startled.
“Leave this to me and go first. This guy doesn’t choose the means. You don’t know what will happen if you lose sight of the leader who ran away.”
He gripped the knife tightly and lowered it to the floor.
Puffed up… ! Bang!!
The knife, deeply embedded in her handle, shuddered and stopped.
I didn’t know where such a poisoned knife would come from. It is too dangerous for Frang or Lalilura with low defense.
“Oh, are you okay?”
Anasis laughed softly, covering her mouth. The corners of her eyes did not hide, revealing her sneer.
“I don’t know if I regret it while crawling on the floor like a bug after getting into shape like that, don’t I? You have no desire to appear on our show, so I will kill you.”
“You mean Freak Show? I’m sorry, but my limbs are fine. Unlike you, I don’t have a prosthetic leg.”
“────.”
At my point, Anasis’ smile hardened.
Caught in provocation. I smiled as I patted him on the shoulder with my clenched fist.
“Your left leg is prosthetic below the knee, right? He said he noticed the strange footsteps from the first time we met. You personality-impaired bitch.”
“… You, you will regret the light play of your tongue.”
Anacis said, erasing her frivolous tone. I shrugged.
“Why? Are you mad? How did you lose that leg? Did you break it while practicing at the circus?”
Blood vessels formed in Anasis’ neck. Seeing that, I consciously giggled.
“Looks right. If that’s the case, it’s worth chasing after Ralilura and trying to kidnap her. Why did an older woman squirm at such a talented young junior?”
– Hwareuk.
He uttered a small incantation and lit a flame in his hands. His blazing fists were girded to his waist.
“Have you been burying ugliness as ugly as the dagger hidden in your bosom? Are you feeling superior as you slowly walk out on the show and look down on people with the same disability?”
“——Shut up.”
Burr-.
A knife floated behind Anasis’ back. As Anasis pulled his arm, it started moving all the way to the knife rolling across his floor.
─Such. He bit the party with a hand gesture. Considering the personality of that psycho bitch, I could have aimed at them, not me, just because I was angry.
“No matter how much I kill and bury those who have found out the secret, it is meaningless if you yourself remember it. Even ruins buried underground will be exposed in the sun after hundreds of years.”
That’s why I spit provocation to the end.
To the point where that woman couldn’t bear to kill me.
“Don’t worry though. I am an archaeologist I will tear your whole body apart and reveal all your ugly secrets.”
─Pain!!!
As soon as I finished my words, the knife flew much faster than before. ─Chang!! I snarled ferociously and brushed it away.
“Expose your sins to the whole world and die, clown with two legs——!!”
The “im an archeologist” line is cool