CH 414

“…… Who are you? Are you a member of the Gospel’s Descent too?”

“Hyahaha! Then let me ask you, is there any other answer in this situation!”

“Don’t answer a question with a question!”

At the moment when the dull sound is heard, the man who helped Erekhim, is going against each other, and they retreat greatly from each other.

Instead of chasing after him, Tigre narrowed his eyes and looked at the man in front of him.

“Teacher!”

“Sorry, Dedite. I’ll borrow your sword for a moment …… He defended that blow with a cool face, he may look like a crazy bastard, but this guy is strong. “

“Looks like it …… Why don’t we attack at the same time?”

When Ryuuze said this with sweat on his cheeks, Dedite nodded and opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry, Jack-kun, but could you go back to town and restrain those Gospel’s Descent scattered around. Me, Ryuuze-kun, and the teacher will hunt down that green-haired man.”

“The three of you against me? I wonder if you can win against this Akzeryus, the [Cruelty]! Hyaha!”

The man who called himself Akzeryus pointed his sword and laughed, causing Jack to shudder and back away.

“T-That’s too much for me to handle …… I-I understand, Dedite-san!”

“Haha, even If you run, don’t worry, I’ll come after you and kill you–“

“I’ll pretend to do that, then [Collaboration] and [Windstream]!”

“Wha-!?”

When Jack grabs Ryuuze’s wrist, pretending to run away, he releases after collaborating with Ryuuze’s magic sword from his short sword to Akzeryus. At that moment, Tigre and Ryuuze split off to the left and right, and Dedite shoots magic in pursuit from the front. 

“I can only do so much, I’ll leave it to you!”

“That’s enough! .”

A swirling current of water attacked Akzeryus, who was caught in the Windstream. He guards himself with his sword, but his robe is torn to shreds, and his cheeks and arms are covered with countless cuts and bleeding.

“Ow ……!? Now you’ve done it! Mm!”

“Oohhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

“Take that, you bastard!”

“Hyaha! This guys ……!”

Akzeryus turned his head towards Tigre with a smile on his face. Is it because they just had a bout, or did he instinctively realize that Tigre was more dangerous? Catching the greatsword that’s being slashed down at him–

“Naive!”

“Oohhh!? Tch, you’re good, then this way!”

“Ha!!”

Tigre was going to do a feint and reap his belly, but he avoided it by a skinful and bit his teeth. Immediately, Akzeryus changed his target to Ryuuze, who came slashing at him from behind, and slammed his sword into him and tried to push him away with all his might. 

“Uoooohhhhhhhh! This guy, he’s so powerful with such thin arms!?”

“You withstood it!? This guy is dangerous, too! Hyahaha!”

“Do you have the time to talk! Ryuuze, hold him down!”

“Ah!”

“Attack me together is cheating!”

“I’m here too!”

“Barehanded!? Guoh!?”

As he twisted to get away from Ryuuze, Dedite, who crouched close to him, slammed his fist into his side with all his might. Akzeryus with an expression of agony, Tigre cuts down from behind!

“Fall down”

“Guaaahhhhhhhhhh!? …… I wanted to say something like that before!”

“What!? Guha!?”

“Dedite-san! He’s been cut, but he’s still …… Uohh!?”

“Ryuuze! Tch, how’s this for a no-holds-barred attack, heaven’s judgment!”

“!?”

Seeing Dedite on his knees and Ryuuze being pushed away, Tigre throws a big move to end it. When he receives it with his sword, he is knocked into a tree and slumps down.

“Gehogeho …… Wow, what a strong attack …… That broke some of my bones! Hyahahaha.”

“You can’t move now, you’ll have to follow me obediently.”

“Hya! I’d love to have some more fun, but we’re running out of time! Bah!”

“What!”

Akzeryus spat out a mouthful of blood onto his finger and then suddenly scatters it into the sky. Then the blood turned into a spear in the air and flew towards the town.

“What are you?”

“Oh, it’s called keeping your mouth shut. Well, you guys seem to know about us, so it doesn’t seem to mean anything, but it’s just in case? Erekhim is an idiot, but his skills are useful. I’m going to retrieve this guy! Hyaha, hyahahahahahaha!”

Tigre was flustered, but Akzeryus stood up with a high smile and ran towards Erekhim. Ryuuze, acting on a hunch, stepped forward to stop him.

“You’re damaged, so what the hell are you talking about!”

“If you don’t get a little stronger, you won’t be able to beat me, you know? You need to be at least as strong as that guy over there with the stern eyes. I’ll show you when I’m serious a little ……”

“……!?”

Akzeryus narrows his eyes and turns to face Ryuuze with a surprisingly low posture. He swung his greatsword down, but before he could do that, he jumped close to him. 

“It’s a good thing your prey is big, but it’s hard to aim at someone this high, isn’t it? And the gap it creates is ……”

“Don’t tell me ……!?”

Akzeryus swung his sword, and it cracked Ryuuze’s plate mail. He was surprised to see that the Sarge armor was so strong, so he attacked again.

“It’s a shame to kill you, so I’ll let you off with a serious injury using my [Cruelty] skill.”

“Oh no …… I can’t avoid it ……!”

“Ryuuze-kun!”

Tigre went to the aid of Ryuuze, who was writhing, but not so much as to break out in a sweat as he was slashed in the side. Just when everyone thought they couldn’t make it in time–

“Aina Kick!”

“What!? Tsk!”

Aina has fallen from the sky, or more accurately, she and Sarge have attacked from above! Akzeryus interrupted his attack, jumped to Erekhim, and scratched his head with a calm laugh again.

“Hyaha! You’re a feisty little girl, aren’t you! And, a dragon, huh …… This town seems to be more interesting than I thought. I’ve got a good souvenir for the Lord Founder now!”

“The thing is, I can.”

As soon as he carried Erekhim and twisted his mouth into a grin, Akzeryus floated into the air.

“……”

“Hey, you saved me. That’s why. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to retreat like this, hyahahaha! But we’re going to overrun this town with our own hands sooner or later. It won’t be long now–“

“Aina will go too!”

“……”

Sarge has grown in size and is approaching the newly revealed figure in Robe and Akzeryus, swinging its claws down. But the claws didn’t reach them, and before they know it, they’re already far away.

“!”

The two of them attacked again, Sarge and Aina. But, as expected, the distance between them was increased before they know it.

“They’re so far suddenly in one go!?”

“Hyaha! Well, I guess you’ll find out soon enough! See you later, man with the stern eyes, let’s kill each other with all our might next time!”

“Wait!”

In spite of Tigre’s scream, the closer Sarge came to him, the further away Akzeryus and the others became, and eventually they disappeared from sight.

“Sarge, don’t get angry. He said he’d come again, so let’s beat them next time!”

“Hah …… It can’t be helped. I think Aina might be right. But still, they went away at a very fast speed ……”

“And Akzeryus, right? He’s not even serious yet. ……”

“It’s vexing, but …… I’m also worried about town. Saj, can I ask you to do it?”

Aina clenched her fists and made an impassioned speech, and Sarge nodded reluctantly and went down to the ground to get Dedite, Tigre and the others and returned to town.

On the way, she found Jack, but–

Now, the situation is under control.

But now that they’ve recognized each other, the battle will expand ……?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Still, Tigre-sensei is one of the strongest characters in the world.”

Maybe he’s stronger on one-on-one ……