episode_0056

Lothar was hiding in the darkness of the checkpoint, his heart pounding.

Cold sweat drips from the hands covering my ears, and the nightmare of that night comes back clearly in my head.

“Senior… !”

Lotta unconsciously tried to leave the checkpoint. Even now, I vividly remember Clara lying pale, bleeding from every pore of her face.

like that.

The moment you try to move forward.

『You must never come out―☆』

Stand tall!

“… !”

What’s holding her back is…

My sister passed away young due to illness, past those sad and lonely times.

The smile of a trustworthy older sister whom I met for the second time in my life.

Warm embrace.

Kind eyes.

Fragrant hair.

‘I am… !’

At that moment, there was a shock that felt like the heavens and earth were turning upside down.

Cuuu!

“… ?!”

A shock wave that spreads so much that the floor shakes.

The heat can be felt even tens of meters away.

Lotta was shocked and fell forward in his awkward posture.

Because of this, the sensitive eardrums of the cat’s ears tremble and I feel nauseous.

“Ahh… ?!”

Just like rolling on the floor.

Lotta held the cat’s ears, cried, and recalled the memories of ‘that time’.

Burning city, under bright moonlight.

Four wings that seem to cover the sky.

The black ether that came like a wave and tightened my heart.

I’ve only seen it once, but I often see huge eyes in my nightmares.

Lotta recalls their group name with a pale, tired face.

‘la… … Why on earth are they on Golden Street? ‘

Bad relationships that we have encountered since the beginning of the semester.

Right now, outside the checkpoint, a group of , radiating the power of a ‘priest’, were running rampant. Just the remnants of black ether emanating from the truck they had torn apart made my skin tremble.

“… ”

There was nothing my incompetent self could do here.

Because he was an idiot who got kicked out of his old school.

And because I am a child who only follows the path that others follow.

‘Last time, only Arbit and Kara fought… I always… It becomes such a burden… ‘

It’s funny.

Even though he boasted so confidently to Arbit.

In the end, the useless person is just hiding like this.

‘Senior Clara… Why is it so full of scars… That’s how you fight… ?’

until when.

until when…

How long will I have to hide like this and become a burden?

‘Dreaming a foolish dream… Incompetent and stupid and of no help… So, my sister and my senior… ‘

Lotta lowered his head, blaming himself endlessly.

“… ”

The battle was still going on.

I hear the voices of two seniors from afar.

-Local range, precision strike, standby… behavior-!

-Straight cat~♡ I’ll just borrow a few of these―☆

-Wait, wait, wait—!

Freya hurriedly stopped using the skill and screamed.

-this person… Crazy pink pony-!! Well, it interferes with calculations, so just use one!!

-Sorry, sorry―♪ But dual-wielding weapons is a girl’s dream―☆

-Such a romance, throw it away!! Ugh, such a foolish thing that only thugs who pick up other people’s weapons do!

-Yeah♪ I wanted to try following you at least once―☆

-If you do this, it will actually be a hindrance!!

The voices of seniors bickering for a while.

But again they are busy moving and fighting.

Just by the sound, the speed was beyond Rota’s perception.

However, I could also hear sounds that seemed to be out of sync with each other.

‘Senior Clara… Why… Is it possible to fight like that? ?’

Lothar thought about the pink senior fighting beyond.

So hurt.

I lost it so much.

Even if it’s so broken.

Why do you want to get up and fight again?

‘Why on earth… ?’

Lothar walked on shaky legs and managed to look out through the crack in the checkpoint door.

There was a light pink girl dancing there.

Although there wasn’t a huge pink storm like we saw that night.

He was holding a purple weapon in both hands and was dancing around.

We scrape together the pale ether again and fight to protect everyone.

“Sister.”

Like the dance my sister showed me one day.

Although it is rough and clumsy, it contains a pure heart.

『Why can you dance like that when you are sick?』

『That’s right, because I have a feeling I want to convey!』

Heart… To convey.

Lotta also had feelings to convey to them.

『Watch it! Watching [Spiral] move forward… !』

“No. I don’t just look anymore.”

I know it’s a stupid thing to do, but

Still, I couldn’t leave them dancing alone any longer.

Even if you dance with them, all of their pain won’t go away.

‘If I received it… I have a feeling that needs to be conveyed… !’

With you.

Because I have feelings for you when I met you.

Slam!

Now to respond to their love.

Lotta grabbed the checkpoint door handle with trembling hands.

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To be honest… It was kind of fun.

‘Even if you can’t fire the Five Swords wildly, you can stab them efficiently if you have the same operating power. In fact, it is common sense that weapons are stronger than fists… ‘

That’s probably why I haven’t followed common sense until now…

Rather than ignorantly pushing for output.

Truly detecting and attacking the enemy’s attacks.

It was simpler than the ignorant methods I had used so far, but it was more effective.

“Eight―☆”

I swung my purple twin swords and struck the earthen pot of the believer who was still in the process of transformation. There, a bloody sound was coming out as two colors of ether collided.

Kakakakakak!

A vibration sound of light red and purple colors colliding.

A sound similar to that of a working chainsaw.

“Puhaak… ?!”

Drudduddudduk!

Shindo’s head, which was still undergoing transformation, is shattered.

It becomes like something out of a B-grade horror movie.

I told the completely unconscious guy the name of the weapon I used. Even if you are an enemy, it is your duty to reveal the martial arts you used.

“This is Pretty☆Hamburg☆Swordsmanship―♪ This martial arts teacher was a passing gangster… He was a retired Gigi who dual-wielded a long sword made of scrap metal―♪”

“… ”

“Currently, I am living in a prison facility in because I was caught stealing bread… ”

“… ”

But the guy didn’t respond to me and stayed silent.

Two colors of ether forming on the clashing twin swords. Because they made a menacing wind noise and smashed the skull. And the large figure fell in vain and fell to the bottom of the building, making a sound.

Coo!

“Hehe―☆ Is this the fourth one―♪”

I successfully recreated the dual sword helmet splitting used by the bully.

‘Actually, that kid was just an ordinary delinquent student with nothing special to say, but the sword technique he used was so unique that it still impresses me.’

Dual-wielding dagger charge.

Dual wielding great sword whirlwind.

Splitting the dual sword helmet.

Among all the techniques used by the little guys in , I was trying to use all of them, roughly speaking of dual-wielding techniques. For some reason, I felt like I could follow along if I used my habit of punching with both hands.

But after using it, my impressions were…

‘That’s not good, dual-wielding weapons. For some reason, I didn’t use it except for small pieces… Was Liu Bei, who blocked Lu Bu’s attack with this, truly a martial arts expert?’

Liu Bei using the twin high swords.

Was the reason he was able to use such a threatening dual sword technique because he was an elf expert with no restrictions on lifespan? She must have been the last elf high school girl in China, with long ears and a suspiciously popular reputation.

Shaaa!

One impatient believer eventually completed his transformation and covered his upper body with dragon scales. And while screaming, it was charging towards us.

‘I guess I’ll use the subadult Chaos Insect summoning pattern again.’

But today I was the omnicognitive Clara.

I was confident that I wouldn’t get tired even if I swung all day tonight.

anyway.

The conclusion is that dual-wielding weapons cannot be used.

With that in mind, I activated the ether and stepped on the rooftop.

Cuuu!

Shock waves created by my feet.

The floor of the building’s roof cracks, accompanied by a huge vibration. I felt like I could see the building owner’s tears there, but I hoped that all claims would be made to the fur animals later.

‘I’m sorry, building owner. I didn’t want to use this technique.’

I put the two purple longswords in my hands on the floor. And when the ether is raised once again, the two colors of ether collide, rejecting each other.

Kakakakakak–!

By using that power.

I shattered the roof of the building I was standing on.

Then, debris flew out from the area where the dual swords were inserted and scattered.

Rumbling!

Dozens of debris floating in the air.

I struck out the remains one by one with my dual swords and fired them away. Then they flew towards the believer with the face of a dragon, making a threatening noise.

The shape of a shotgun that looks as if it were fired by hand.

The harsh sound of a bullet cutting through the air.

Ssang-!

Ssang-!

Ssang-!

I swung my dual swords and shouted while shooting out dozens of debris.

“Pretty☆Biscuit―♪”

“Kyaaaagh?! This inferior species—?!”

“The side was empty―♪”

And to protect his face, he stabbed the side of the guy who had his hands up.

Card knock!

Freya’s purple ether made a threatening sound. It pierced the stone-like skin with ease and the thing let out a scream.

“Kaaagh―?!”

Kakakakakak–!

Due to numerous etheric resonances, the side was torn apart in the shape of being torn apart by a chainsaw. And the guy fell down the building with the same momentum he was running towards.

I laughed out loud while looking at that.

‘He must be a pretty strong enemy at this point, but he happened to get caught by me.’

It is still impossible to raise my own [Inherent Aether].

Even now, I fought using Freya’s ether remaining in my purple weapon. The purple weapon with [Inherent Ether] remaining was a very threatening weapon in itself.

‘But when I write it like this, it’s different from what I expected, and it’s a bit more uncomfortable to use.’

Guuu…

The twin swords vibrate every time they encounter my ether.

I feel a repulsive force as if I am holding a magnet of the same pole in my hand. As if it were a grip measuring instrument, he was forcibly holding on to something that was about to fall away.

“… ”

[Inherent Aether] Because of its unique independent power, this weapon was greatly influenced by Freya’s perception and emotions. Because of this, even if a little force is used, this strong repulsive force is created.

‘Is it because I still can’t imagine a stray cat lending me its power to the point of unconsciousness…? ‘

Kugugugugugung――!

Freya is still fighting.

[Spinning Wheel of Eternity] pours out waves of purple weapons at the numerous chaos insects and charging believers on the opposite road. In accordance with the manifestation of that power, the purple weapon in my hand was also shaking.

The purple twin swords seemed to be screaming at me.

-Hey, this scarred bitch… ! What on earth are you doing with me? ! Uh, hurry and send me to my master… !

‘Okay, go go…’ Oh my… ‘

Most of the believers have now been cleared out.

From now on, you will only have to deal with dozens of sub-adult chaos worms.

With a sigh of regret, he sent the two purple weapons flying into the air.

Shuuk――!

As expected, the twin swords rejoin Freyja’s command without any regrets.

“… ”

It’s unfortunate, but if you use a weapon… Rather than using a magic skill weapon like this, it seemed better to just pick it up somewhere.

‘I thought it was a cost-effective option with unlimited supply… ‘

There was a reason why others didn’t use the method.

Shaaagh――!

Shaaagh――!

Even now, dozens of sub-adult chaos insects are howling nearby.

These are summoned animals scattered by believers at the level of adult chaos insects.

While I was thinking about what to do with them, I saw something incredible. Because I saw cute orange cat ears coming towards me down there.

‘I told you to hide?!’

I quickly ran towards that place with a shocked heart.

Now I could move tens of meters without any problems.

Ta-tat-!

I quickly picked up the orange cat and moved it to a safe place. She was startled, but then went limp and noticed.

“Rota―☆ How did this happen?♪”

“Well, that’s… I know I did something dangerous… !”

“… ”

“Ha, but… Well, still… ! I can’t leave you alone!”

“… ”

“Well, that’s… uh… ”

I hesitated for a while.

Lotta finally burst into tears and screamed.

“I don’t know! Even if we die, we die together!! I don’t want to be left alone anymore!! I don’t want to watch you lose any more precious people―!!”

“Rota… ”

Prisoner!

Lotta held by me.

“Sister too… Senior too… You always leave first like that… ! Me too… !”

“… ”

actually… I was surprised for a moment.

I was confident that I understood the situation surprisingly quickly.

I couldn’t keep my juniors separate from danger forever.

‘okay… Anyway, if the situation has changed… Now you have to teach us how to fight together.’

And right now.

There was also a way for the two of us to fight together.

‘perhaps… If it’s Lothar’s weapon… ‘

While thinking that, I showed my back to Lotta.

“Then… ☆ Do you want to fight together? The weapon made by a stray cat is as picky as its personality―♪”

“… !”

Lothar was surprised for a moment, then realized what I meant and nodded and said:

“Yes!”

After putting Rota on my back, he produced the weapon without hesitation.

[Why should I bring a long sword? It’s cold, so just use it as a poker.]

A spell as kind as her personality.

A long sword with a funny cat drawing on it.

But the weapon did not reject my touch.

Rather, it accepted my pale ether and slowly heated up.

‘Somehow, I feel like it’s tickling…’ This is enough… I think I could use Ohui too… ?’

I held the cat long sword with both hands and looked forward.

Shaaagh!

Shaaagh!

Dozens of sub-adult chaos insects recognize this direction and come running. Dozens of bear-like monsters, the sight of them rushing forward with their terrible claws out was disgusting.

But in the meantime, I laughed.

“Hehehe☆”

“Why, why… ? Is something wrong?”

Lothar’s disturbing words.

I shook my head at those words and answered.

“Just because—☆ I don’t think I’ll lose—♪”

“… !”

I rushed towards the charging chaos insects.

Ether was wrapped around the cat sword held with both hands.

Numerous hearts forming on a long sword, and the sound they create.

The first five.

It’s my first time firing a weapon in real combat.

For some reason, I didn’t feel like I was going to lose at all.

Tsutsutsutsu!

I shouted, thrusting forward the long sword that had turned into a white bouquet.

“[Red Flower Darjeeling]―!”

A white light flashed in front of the Golden Street gate.

Many of ‘s minions disappeared within it.

So we headed inside Golden Street, adapting how to fight together.

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It was coming.

Those who gather towards the battlefield here.

[Yang Hong’s Trail]… And [Blue and White Thunder Spear].

Slowly, the time came for me to step forward.

“All… Disappear in conflict… !”

The man in the green robe, [Priest of Conflict], touched the rune in his hand and returned to his main body.