Sparrow Hunting

Advance payment, you say.

I frowned.

It’s not some petty advance. It’s not pulling something from the future, it’s just boosting the output.

It’s no different than setting the gears on a bicycle to a higher level.

It got a little stiffer, sure, and a little more tiring, sure.

“I shifted gears.”

That’s all it is.

“G-Gears…?”

Jupiter was greatly flustered.

She must have understood what I was saying.

Because only she could reach the time I was looking at.

But, that’s the end of that too.

“30 seconds, you say?”

“Eek…”

“The time you can endure.”

“Th-That’s…!”

I recall when I first faced Jupiter.

When I crossed swords with her in this little girl’s body.

She said.

30 seconds.

That’s how long it would take to finish me off.

“How many seconds do I have left now?”

The panting gradually subsides.

The vision that had turned red was also returning to normal.

When I tentatively moved my fingertips, the heaviness in my body had disappeared.

“Can you keep up?”

The moment I finished speaking and moved my body, time began to slow down.

The faint sensation of the wind blowing disappeared, and the sounds coming from around me faded away.

Move faster, more accurately.

“Kuh, kuueuk!”

The leisure disappears from Jupiter’s face.

The bright smile is covered with embarrassment. The confident attitude is covered with urgency.

Along with the dizzying tangle of gazes, a slash flies over it.

Kang-!

Kaaang-!

Ting-! Keugagak-!

The sword and katana clash, creating a large flame.

Despite having the same Strength stat, it was Jupiter who was being pushed back.

The weapon she uses is a longsword.

The difference in the power transmitted to the weapon is significant.

“Eee, eeeeeeek!”

Jupiter moved her sword quickly, seemingly trying to cover the lack of power with delicacy and speed.

Jupiter’s sword is swung twice every time I swing my katana once.

I watch the pure white sword flashing in the air and deflect all attacks.

A thin line is drawn on my cheek, and the clothes on my body are torn.

There is not a single fatal blow.

But that goes for Jupiter as well.

As long as we share the same time, it was difficult to land a sure hit.

Both of our characters lacked stamina, so we couldn’t sustain the fight for long.

Then there’s only one way.

Enter an even faster speed.

Accelerate. Shift gears.

The moment I readjusted the nodachi in my hand, my heart pounded loudly and hot blood began to move quickly.

The foot that stepped forward twisted and stepped on the ground.

The wide slash that unfolded from my hand brought a different result than before.

Seugagak-!

“Keueut…!”

The blade of the large nodachi brushes past Jupiter’s shoulder along with her sword.

Red blood splatters, and I was able to make eye contact with her.

“H-How…!”

There is no time to answer the question.

Because my head, which had been heated up, felt like it was boiling.

The moment I open my mouth, my concentration scatters.

It feels like walking on a thin blade.

I move my body while maintaining that sensation as much as possible.

Kaaang-!

“Hiiiik…!”

Above Jupiter’s strange groan, the sword and katana clash once again.

Don’t even give her time to breathe. Keep pushing relentlessly.

With minimal movement, draw out maximum efficiency.

Taang-!

Each time the weapons clash, the stamina I have is greatly reduced.

My vision narrows, and the surroundings are dyed red.

But I don’t stop.

Because I instinctively felt that now was the time to end it.

Swish-!

The rotation that started at the tip of my toes travels through my waist and towards the blade of the nodachi.

The long, extended blade moves greatly, sweeping up the lower body.

At that moment, an abnormality was detected in Jupiter’s movement.

Her sword, which had been reacting to my attacks belatedly, had not moved.

Chwaaaak!

The greatly extended slash cuts off Jupiter’s leg.

The cloth clothes she is wearing split, revealing her fair thighs.

Belatedly, a red line is drawn over it, and red blood gushes out.

At that moment, Jupiter’s sword began to move.

The slowly shaking tip of the sword was occupying two paths at the same time.

Neck and heart.

Like the head of a snake trying to hunt, the stiffly raised tip of the sword shines coldly.

But, Jupiter’s time is up.

Her gaze was not directed at me.

Her transparent gaze disappears from the world I am looking at.

30 seconds elapsed.

She used all the time she could use.

From now on, it’s my time.

I readjust the nodachi that was facing upwards and correct the trajectory of the katana.

The forced movement puts strain on my wrist, and my stamina is greatly reduced.

The long, extended blade shakes like a snake’s body, occupying two paths at once.

The destinations are Jupiter’s sword blade and wrist.

Shuaaaak-!

Ttadadang-!

A long thrust-

That swift attack greatly twisted Jupiter’s sword aimed at me.

The attack aimed at the neck and heart fails.

But my attack did not stop.

I gave a small rotation to the tip of my hand and shook the nodachi.

The long, extended tip of the nodachi had the characteristic of being slightly bent.

That’s why I can use this method.

Shueugak-!

As if a snake were flicking its tongue, a small slash burst out from the tip of the katana’s blade, sweeping across Jupiter’s wrist.

At that moment, the sword fell from Jupiter’s hand.

The deeply penetrating slash had severed Jupiter’s tendons.

My vision is red. My body began to demand rest due to the stamina I had used to the limit.

But, I move.

I move forward.

Now I don’t need a weapon.

All I need are two fists.

Tadak!

My body screams from the stamina I squeezed out to the limit.

The red-tinted vision flickers rapidly, and my health is reduced.

“Ugh!”

Kudangtang-!

Using my body that had run out greatly, I grabbed Jupiter’s waist and threw my body as it was.

Jupiter’s posture was collapsing because I had cut off her leg.

Unable to withstand it, she rolled on the dirt floor with me.

I feel a faint resistance from Jupiter’s body lying underneath.

But I won’t allow it.

I grabbed her hands and pulled them down, then put my legs over them.

Complete restraint using legs. The mount position is complete.

“Jupiter…!”

I look down at Jupiter and take a rough breath.

Hair covered in sweat and dust stuck to my face, obscuring my vision.

I took a breath and pushed my hair back.

“L-Let go of meee…!”

I feel the softness wriggling under my legs.

But no way.

I will never let go.

My heart is pounding as if it will explode.

But it’s okay. I can die. I was feeling incredibly refreshed.

“Ha, hahaha.”

“Hiiiik…!”

Jupiter, who was lying underneath, shook her body greatly and continued her meaningless resistance.

She was turning her head from side to side and clattering her teeth, as if she was going to bite my thigh.

But it doesn’t reach.

“H-Blood Demon King-isiyeo…! Let’s call it a draw, wouldn’t you agree…?”

Is it negotiation after denial and resistance?

I smiled brightly and shook my head.

“No.”

“Hiiiik…”

Jupiter looked at my smile and made a tearful face with a pale expression.

She must have realized through experience what kind of situation she was about to face.

I raised my right fist high.

The red-tinted vision is still there.

Because I moved beyond the limit, my stamina had not yet recovered.

Jupiter’s stomach comes into view in the field of vision looking down.

From now on, it’s a one-way street.

“Achyochochyochochyochochyo!”

I strike down with all my might with each blow.

Each time my fist falls on her soft belly fat, Jupiter’s body trembles greatly.

“Heueeeeek!”

Dudududududak-!

Although my Strength stat is only 6, continuously feeding her punches like this also deals damage.

The armor Jupiter was wearing was just a thin gambeson.

Even that had become rags from fighting.

It’s hard to expect any defense on her stomach.

Health is reduced due to the stamina penalty.

I put blood into each and every punch and strike down.

Jupiter’s health was also rapidly depleting.

A race towards death.

A revenge match for the past defeat.

I continue to throw punches to educate the ungrateful sparrow who repaid kindness with malice.

“Kehk… hehk… hik…”

Each time her soft belly fat touches my fist, it shakes wildly.

The white waves looked just like waves.

That’s how I was continuing my punch rush without even breathing.

“Hik…”

Jupiter let out a short death cry and closed her eyes.

Enemy eliminated! yeon1111 → Jupiter

Suicide yeon1111

The moment Jupiter dies, the sound of my heart, which had been pounding loudly, stops.

The red-tinted vision also turned black.

The strength in my arm, which I had been swinging powerfully, drained away, and my body tilted.

“Heueee…”

I moved beyond the limit, and I died because I moved beyond the allowed stamina.

At that moment, an achievement completion message appeared in front of my eyes.

[Achievement: Spoon Murderer!]

※Raise your kill count with your bare hands

[Achievement: Marathon Runner of Death]

※Experience death due to stamina overuse

The moment I entered the respawn state, I realized.

That I had not yet occupied the central stronghold.

I looked down at the sight of Jupiter and my character overlapping and dying with a complicated feeling.

In the dead state, I could check the viewpoints of my teammates.

I immediately switched to Snow Mage’s point of view.

At that moment, a large sword brushed past my eyes.

Shueugag-!

A threatening blow, but Snow Mage was not flustered.

Rather, she stepped forward and swung her halberd greatly.

I changed the point of view again. Not Snow Mage’s first-person point of view, but a third-person point of view that allows me to see her as the standard.

The place that was confirmed in that way was our team’s stronghold.

It’s a 4-on-4 situation.

But the flow was not good.

The teammates were continuing their defensive movements and holding out as much as possible, but the individual capabilities did not overwhelm the opposing team.

In particular, the knight user who was standing in front and facing Snow Mage was the problem.

[W.S-Jin]

Was he said to be a first-string player?

He was holding his claymore upside down and beating Snow Mage.

The teammates’ health is generally low.

If we continue like this, we will lose.

I waited for the respawn time with an anxious heart.