Chivalry of a Failed Knight Volume 12

trust with eagle eyes.
He hoped for a bigger collapse, as if piling up bricks higher and higher.
Towards the promised catastrophe.
But nobody noticed that.
Nor her parents, nor his older sister who was the closest to him, nobody.
He was a proud son.
He was a proud younger brother.
He was, loved.
So, and while nobody realized it――that day ended up coming at last.
The day when Or-Gaule celebrated his 10th birthday.
A birthday party was held in the village chapel.
Her younger brother, who received the blessing of the village, said with a
smile she had never seen.

――Thank you. I’m the happiest person in the world.
Because I’m loved by so many people like this.
Because I’m receiving the wishes of happiness from so many people like this.
So, I decided. To make today the best day in my life――

And so, the demon’s revelry began.
He stole the movements of all the villagers with his superior ability, locked
them up in the chapel and destroyed them.

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The method and sequence differed finely from person to person.

The order of the parts of the body destroyed. The method. Everyone wasn’t
the same as before.
Perhaps he always thought about it regularly.

How to destroy the humans in front of him while pretending to be a human.
The maximum despair, one person at a time.

In the closed up chapel, there were angry voices at first, then screams, and
eventually prayers that earnestly begged for forgiveness resounded.
Or-Gaule looked at all the madness with a raptured expression in the middle
of a smelling and almost choking pool of blood.

It was different from the charming and amiable smile that Or-Gaule showed
until now.

It was different from the well-featured smile that got in people’s hearts and
that was liked by them.
He had so much fun that his cheeks couldn’t help but to yield to warp.

He gave a broad smile in joy as if even the contour was enchanted.

When he reached that moment, Iris finally understood.
About the extremely gruesome facial expression that didn’t look human at
all.

It was something completely different from humans.

The sense of values he had were incompatible with humans since he was
born――a “demon”.
Otherwise, there was no way he could have shown a satisfied expression in

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this hell.

- … And so, when we were the two who survived in the chapel… finally, a
visitor who noticed the strange occurrence in which all the villagers had
disappeared a week ago, rushed into the chapel accompanied by the police
and brought the revelry of the demon to an end. He controlled my body and
went into hiding while making me fight with the police force. I escaped death
with my ability and then protected by the government.

Ascaride made her shoulders tremble with the pain of the carved seal
scorched into her soul and the memory of the despair and fear that made her
remember... the tragedy that happened to her body and to Stella and the
others, an event so gruesome that talking about the details of the
indiscriminate massacre accident《La croix sanglante》was completely
concealed by the《Winged Prime Minister》who feared the effect on the
social standing of all Blazers.

- The village, my family, my friends, everything is gone. What remained in
me, who survived, is… nothing but repentance. If I had noticed the true
colors of his earlier, he probably wouldn’t have done that. Probably it would
have finished without anyone dying. … I’ll no longer know that, it’s too late
for that, repentance is…

Ascaride remembered.

The expression of agony of all those who died.

The despair of her parents she destroyed with her own hands.

All of the revelry of that demon.

――All that tormented her.

Why, how, for what reason I couldn’t notice it?

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“You’ve always been the first to be on the side of that demon, haven’t you?”
… Ascaride confessed that this was clearly her sin.
So, after the incident, she decided to spend all her life paying for her sins.
She wasn’t going to let such a thing repeat again.
Stirred up by her repentance, she built up her strength, overcoming any kind
of hard training.
And…
- This time, he finally showed up…
Even though she searched and searched for him all this time, she could only
find puppets but not《Marionette King》.
He exposed his own living flesh.
――A once in a lifetime opportunity.
If she missed this chance, she didn’t know when she would be able to catch
the demon after this.
No, she might not be able to catch him ever again.
So,
- … I’ll stop him here without fail. I’ll make the night smeared with blood
end and clear away everyone’s regrets without fail. That is the reason I
fight…. And, all the reason of my existence…
Ascaride, who thrust her nails into her white and shivering shoulders,
muttered as if encouraging herself.
Stella apologized and approached her hands to the hands of Ascaride.
- I’m sorry for making you tell us a painful story.... To think such a thing had

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occurred…!
- … It’s fine. I think it’s something absolutely necessary to talk about to gain
your trust.
Stella nodded at her words.
- Yup. I’m glad you could talk about it.
She clearly understood with this story that she had the same goal as Ascaride.
Because of that, Stella strongly clasped Ascaride’s hands and said.
- Let’s join forces to defeat him. We won’t let him fool around or do that
again.
- … Yeah.
Ascaride grasped her hands back, putting her strength into her hands.
Her facial expression, that became stiff and pale due to the reminiscing fear,
softened just a little.
Tatara stared still in silence,
-…
At such figure of Ascaride and the conversation she wasn’t part of.
With a… bewildered-looking expression for some reason.
- What is it? Tatara?
- … No, it’s nothing.
However, Tatara silently said so to Stella’s question and said nothing else.

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On the other hand, and at the same time, a fight was happening in the village
at the foot of Edelberg.

Around 10 minutes ago.

When the mishmash team in front of the obstacle called Stella collapsed, and
the bounty hunters that couldn’t help but abandon Edelweiss subjugation
were making preparations to retreat,

『Well, it was great, wasn’t it? A suicidal act like standing before《Wings
Abreast》is similar to falling behind such a kid. In other words, you
considerately stopped suicide. It’s thanks to her Highness the lifesaver, don’t
you agree?』

A man in a red rider suit in the tavern of the village. The words of《Red
Scorpio》Lamberd Larp, who was sitting at the counter, pierced the nerves of
the guys who were standing on their ends due to such unexpected hindrance
that came in.

『The hell…!? You’re among the chickens that lost their nerve before
climbing the mountain!』

『You want to make sure by yourself if we’re small fries!? Huuuh!?』

『Surround him! Beat him to death!』

The men with violent temperament and led by Guile flared up at him, the

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tavern became noisy in the twinkling of an eye.

Evasion of a conflict in this mood was already impossible.
《Kenrou》Yoshikazu Kiba, the man in stained Japanese clothing who was
eating next to Larp, told him in a low voice「If you’re going to do it, do it
outside」and Larp obeyed his words, he led the angry present ones outside
the tavern alone.

Then, at this moment――in front of the tavern, in the square of the village…
the 50 bounty hunters that Larp brought with him, all of them fell flat on the
ground.

Yes. Larp himself, in less than 10 minutes, disposed of the men who troubled
Stella for half a day because of her poor adaptation in the first day.

However, this was natural.

The bounty hunters bantered Larp as a coward who lost his nerve before
climbing the mountain, but that was a big mistake.

Larp and Kiba certainly hadn’t climbed Edelberg even when 10 days had
passed after they came to this place, but it wasn’t because they lost their
nerve.

The first-class ones didn’t shirk their advance preparations.

Even in the sports world, even if one was a top athlete, one could finely
adjust one’s meal menu and practice menu almost a week before the match,
accumulate the maximum permissible level of energy in one’s body and show
one’s greatest potential on the day of the match.

This was called carbo loading.

This was exactly what they were doing.

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During the 10 days since they came here, they’ve been controlling their
physical strength, magic power and soul, all at the same time to reach the
peak in preparation for their upcoming decisive battle with《Wings
Abreast》.
Their opponent was《Wings Abreast》. A little of oversight wasn’t allowed.
The two of them discerned so.

That was exactly the proof that they were authentic strong men.

And they decided that the day of the decisive battle would be――evidently
tonight.

The main Larp was in a state where he could use his potential to the limits.

There was no logic for those who just debacle to rival them.

It was possible to say this became a self-evident truth.

- Heee, he’s quite the deal. That red Nii-chan.

- It’s always the case that challengers kill each other here, but I’ve never seen
one so one-sided so far.

A one-sided subjugation work that couldn’t be called “a fight”.

The villagers that came out of their houses due to the midnight uproar were
astonished by Larp’s performance.

Their eyes were discerning due to the environment in the territory of
Edelweiss’s residence.
Even for them, 《Red Scorpio》Lamberd Larp was an extraordinary strong
man.

- Ara ara, I thought that was happening, but… you’re strong, aren’t you?

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The proprietress who came out to see the situation from the tavern started
talking to Larp who stood in the square.

Next to her was Kiba, the friend of Larp.
Then Larp cancelled《Death Stinger》, a gauntlet Device that had a long and
sharp needle manifested on both arms for a moment and apologized.

- I’m sorry for causing trouble to mistress and all the villagers this late in the
night. However, I already dealt with them.

- Did you kill them?

- No, mistress. Please rest assured. They just won’t be able to move for half a
day.

- Hoho, that sure helps us. Having to deal with corpses is a trouble one way
or another, you see?

- 10 minutes, huh? It didn’t take longer than I thought.

Larp nodded at Kiba’s words.

- Yeah. These guys are truly pathetic. Everyone went bye-bye before my
body warmed up. This wasn’t a warm-up at all. Oh well, I was able to do a
confirmation of my condition.

The advance preparations were safely completed.

His body was light like a feather, but the power that unleashed was like an
iron hammer.

The muscles below the thin skin and the soul of mysteries were eagerly
waiting for the release of the accumulated power, they looked forward to it.

Without a doubt, he was in a state where he could pull out his full power.

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That was it.
And, if that was the case, then to reach《Wings Abreast》…!
- The time to pay her back for what happened in the Baltic Crisis has finally
come.*

*TN: He literally says: “The time for the borrowing in the Baltic Crisis has finally come.” Not sure if
I’m reading this correctly in English.

At that time, both Kiba and he, who participated as soldiers from their
respective positions in《League》and《Union》, couldn’t even go against
the power of gravitational pull that《Wings Abreast》had… they weren’t
themselves anymore.
- … Do we go then?
- Yeah. Let’s go.
The first thing to do was to hunt《Crimson Princess》who protected the
mountain.
The two of them, who looked enthusiastic, were about to walk towards
Edelberg,
- Rihai! Amazi〜ng!
The voice of an out-of-place and cheerful girl stopped their feet.

◆◇◆◇◆

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- These 50 guys weren’t『fighters』that weak, but they were completely
sealed without a single scratch! To be able to meet strong people as soon as I
come to Edelberg, luck sure is on my side〜!

Both Larp and Kiba turned around and wondered “who’s she?” because of
the voice of the girl that hit their earlobes all of a sudden,
「「―――― ! 」」

At that moment, they shuddered with the departure of the human who got in
their field of vision.

The owner of the voice was a girl with dark skin and dark hair in her late
teens, there was a shackle with an iron ball on her bare feet and was dressed
in a white straitjacket used to restrain prisoners.

A bizarre, a very bizarre appearance.

However, what made them shiver wasn’t the shape of the girl.

Where was her center of gravity? How much magic power she had?

That appearance didn’t give essential information to the enemy for a conflict.

――She wasn’t a common person.

And, clearly from her appearance, this girl showed up for the purpose of
conflict.

Kiba, who seemed to understand the current situation in an instant, lay his
hands on his Japanese sword Device《Shimotsuki》.

However, Larp, the other one, who belonged to the fighting force of the
United States of America, a major nation with the world’s most powerful
intelligence, received an even stronger shock than him because he knew

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things that the strayed Kiba didn’t know.
Why?
Larp understood.
Based from the girl’s look, who was she?
- Fu Xiaoli!?
- !? 《Toutetsu》of《Shisen》…!?

*TN: Toutetsu means tao-tie (mythological Chinese creature) and Shisen means four wizards (Taoism).

- Wow! You know about me! It makes me a bit happy!

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The girl, whose name was called, affirmed with a cheerful smile without
hiding her white teeth.

At that moment, the atmosphere in that place carried a feeling of tension as if
becoming numb.

But that was natural.

The one standing in front of them was the one called《Toutetsu》Fu Xiaoli,
one of the four《Shisen》 aka《Desperado》closest to the title of the
champion of《God of War》of the《God of War League》 held
at《Shinryuuji》 which was one of the things the Chinese Federation boasted
of.

- … How strange. Shouldn’t you be imprisoned at『Kyokurou』of
the《Shinryuuji》now? If I remember correctly, you broke three of the
captures… no, three of the『five prohibitions』of《Shinryuuji》, and I
heard you have to serve 300 years in prison, right?

Xiaoli was surprised and stared in wonder at the words of Larp,
saying「Whaat!? How did you know that!?」

- I’m surprised that you even grasped the incident at《Shinryuuji》!
Certainly, that’s true! But I left that place because I got bored!

She swung the restraining belt that happened to be tied to her arms which had
a certain trace of being forcibly tore off.

- … Isn’t that too much? I mean, that’s a jailbreak, don’t you agree?

- Hmm…. Nope…. If I come back, I’ll be scolded by everyone again…

Xiaoli became small and felt despondent at what Larp pointed out. But,

- But if I stay in that place forever, my body will grow dull. And, I have a

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dream, so breaking the『five prohibitions』for that sake was inevitable!

She said with a strong tone as if to encourage herself then tore off the sleeve
of the straitjacket from the shoulders,

- Both of you are strong! Please have a bout with me! Each one of us is here
in this place for one reason. Since it’s decided that we’ll clash on the way
after all, I think it’s more convenient to save each other’s time and get
through with it here!

She told them and manifested her gauntled-type Device with broken chains
attached to both arms.
A 包拳, the left fist struck against the right palm that faced Larp and Kiba.

*TN: 包拳 is kind of an old etiquette, the “greeting” you see coming from oriental martial artists who
clench one fist and wrap it with their other hand in front of their chest.

She demonstrated fighting spirit, purposely covering the left one
with『文』and the right one with『武』.

*TN: The first one means letter, writings, composition, so literary stuff. The second one means martial
arts.

At this,
- Fuh… 《Toutetsu》, the beast that can’t be restrained, huh. Interesting.

- Kiba…!

- Larp. Don’t get involved. I’ll do it.
《Kenrou》Kiba Yoshikazu said and walked a few steps before Larp and
stood, facing Xiaoli 10 meters apart from her.

And,
- Come forward. ――《Mahyoujuuroujin》

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He unsheathed his Device《Shimotsuki》and thrust its pointed end into the
ground.

At that moment, a white cold mist erupted from the place the pointed end was
planted in, covering the battlefield in a flash.

A few seconds later, the mist was blown away by the wind and the battlefield
cleared up again, then 10 Kiba Yoshikazu stood up as if surrounding Xiaoli.

- Whaat! It’s my first time seeing a ninja technique! I can’t tell you apart at
all!
「「「Here I go――!」」」

Kiba turned a cold-hearted murderous intent to Xiaoli who made her eyes
sparkle like a child.

Since she confronted them, then she would understand even if she hated it.

The one in front of him wasn’t just a child.

More like a demon, a titan.

In that case, there was no forgiveness.
The Noble Arts《Mahyoujuuroujin》created『Ice clones』endowed with the
same fighting strength as 9 Kiba.

The group kenjutsu that made use of his clones was Kiba’s battle style
crowned with the alias known as《Wolf》.

In other words, this development was Kiba’s specialty.
(This careless《Toutetsu》Fu Xiaoli. Once his Noble Arts is set in motion,
it’ll be beyond her capacity when coupled with Kiba’s real strength. At any
rate, unless she discovers the real one and defeats him, the ice clones will
continue regenerating and attacking without ever decreasing their number.

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It’s normal practice to crush her before she`s able to manage it…!)
Kiba, who adjusted his solid stance at the beginning, completely took the
flow of the battle in his hands――
- You’re truly amazing! I’m happy that I can enjoy myself 10 times all at
once!
「「!?」」

At that moment, Kiba and Larp became speechless with the sight before their
eyes.
The ice clones that attacked simultaneously at a speed that even created
afterimages of them.

Xiaoli dodged all the storm of instant slashes unleashed by them.

No, she let the slashes go past her. That wasn’t surprising in itself.
If the person had a degree of strength, then it was possible. Larp was one of
them.

Surprisingly, Xiaoli’s defensive body movements were also one of those.

A technique that didn’t open their eyes wide.
A speed that didn’t disorient them.

All the movements of Xiaoli could be followed by their eyes.

They clearly could see what she was doing and what she would attempt to do
next.
That speed of hers was a tenth of Kiba’s, or less――?

――And yet, she wasn’t even grazed by the stroke of swords done by 10
people.

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Not only that, in the little time between slash and slash,
She destroyed the『ice clones』one after another.
With palms.

With fists.

With kicks.
With the iron ball attached to her feet.

Reality betrayed the overwhelming difference in speed. That was the proof of
the absolute difference in strength.

It didn’t matter how slow her movements were――the techniques of a master
couldn’t be dodged.
There was absolutely no waste in her movements.
(So this much was the strength of the《Desperado》 closest
to《Shisen》and《God of War》 !?)

Kiba was also a swordsman known as a master in the world, and despite that,
he was like a baby compared to her.
Larp was lost for words at this fact,

(The opponent is superior in martial arts. I have no choice but to admit that)

Kiba also understood the difference in ability with the enemy who easily
survived the attack with all his might.
But――,
(Don’t forget《Toutetsu》. The one who’s taking on you isn’t a knight but a
《Magic-Knight》!)

- …!

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Immediately after, the flow of the fight suddenly changed.
The instant when the fist blow of Xiaoli slammed against and pulverized the
head of the『ice clones』.
The『ice clones』instantaneously transformed into water, then engulfed the
arms of Xiaoli and froze again.
He restrained her arms with shackles of ice.
And in the instant when the movement of Xiaoli slowed down, the other『ice
clones』 grappled her and became identical shackles of ice,

- 《Seppyoukakkitsugeki》――――!!

《Kenrou》Kiba, who decided to aim at the moment when the movement of
Xiaoli’s limbs was stolen, struck her with his sword held above his head with
all his might.
However, his opponent was 《Shisen》Fu Xiaoli.
- Ha!!
Xiaoli released strength from her whole body and pulverized the restraints
faster than the strike of Kiba reached the top of her head.
She recovered the movement of her limbs. But,
(Indeed, she’s not a beast that can be subdued with something of this degree!)
Kiba knew that.
The restraints were tore off.
But, that was fine. If he could steal her movement with the reach of his sword

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for an instant, for a mere instant, then that――would be enough!
- Absolute zero flash can’t be stopped!
《Shimotsuki》, which was loaded with almost all of Kiba’s magic power
and that was brought down clad in cold air, was an absolute zero blade that
froze everything that touched in an instant.

The instant she were to be struck by it, her whole body would freeze,
resulting in her death.

There was no other way to deal with it than avoiding it.
But, and although Xiaoli got her movement stolen for a moment, she already
missed that chance.

In other words, this blow would reach Xiaoli’s life!

――That’s what he thought.
- 〜〜〜〜〜〜!?

However, the sword of Kiba, which was raised overhead, was blocked by
Xiaoli who stopped the sword stroke between her bare hands.

(Impossible! How――)
- Eep!!

And, the moment when Kiba lost his composure due to the unexpected
situation, the match was decided.

Xiaoli’s middle level punch pierced Kiba’s abdomen,*

*TN: middle level punch is the furigana reading for demolishing fist.

The man called Kiba, who was frozen in an instant as he was, was pulverized
by the impact of the fist blow.

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- Thank you opponent! It was a nice experience!
Xiaoli returned a formal 包拳 this time to Kiba who literally broke into two
from his abdomen.

Larp, who saw all that next to them, was confused by her appearance and the
conclusion of the battle.

(Even ability of ice…!?)
That should be impossible.

Because Xiaoli should have fought making free use of the power to
control『wind』like in the last《God of War League》5 years ago.

This was a famous story that Kiba also seemed to know.
For that reason, he couldn’t contain his agitation when she was struck by the
absolute zero blow.
She could have been able to sustain Kiba’s《Seppyoukakkitsugeki》if her
hands manipulated fire or water superiorly, or even a lightning ability.

But wind had no chance. The power of wind rather amplified Kiba’s cold air.
Affinity between the abilities was impossible. Essentially, it was impossible

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for that to happen. Because that happened.
- And now! The next one is you, the one in red clothes! You can come at me
at any time!
Xiaoli, who instantly defeated Kiba, took a stance towards Larp next.
Larp responded,
- … Alright. Let’s do it. Come, 《Death Stinger》.
He manifested his gauntlet Device endowed with long and thin needles on
both hands again.
- Thanks!
At the same time, Xiaoli kicked the ground and closed the distance by going
straight at him.
Regarding this charge, Larp――slammed against the ground with something
that he grasped in his hand in advance.
- Humph.
- Aiyaa!?
At that moment, a white light burst in the night square.
Larp violently threw a flash bullet against her.
It was an absolute weapon and not an ability or anything like that.
This type of weapon wasn’t really used in battles among Blazers (called
psychicer in America and fighters in China). Basically, weapons such as
firearms couldn’t be a threat to Blazer opponents.
However, flash bullets were different.
The magic power of a Blazer was the defense against physical impacts, but

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light was transparent.

Therefore, it was natural for her to be disoriented.

If she was disoriented, then it didn’t matter how terrible her ability was, she
was just like a wooden figure!

(Having those two abilities should be impossible. What a mysterious
opponent she is! I have to settle this immediately!)

Larp moved forward towards Xiaoli who faltered with the flash.

He smashed the distance directly and stuck out his Device, with its pointed
end going towards Xiaoli’s heart.
-《Lethal Venom》!!
But, his opponent was the summit of『martial arts』and a《Sennin》from
China.

*TN: Sennin either means immortal mountain wizard (Taoism) or one not bound by earthly desires.

The pointed end of《Death Stinger》stuck into Xiaoli’s breast, but at that
very moment, the grasping of her life was imperfect.

- A surprise attack by means of a flash bullet, yes? It surprised me
nonetheless.

- We Americans are pragmatists. Our way of fighting doesn’t rely on psychic
abilities only.

- Ho ho! But I don’t dislike that sort of bluntness!

There was no lie in the expression of Xiaoli who sweetly smiled saying so.

Generally, one would displease the fellow Blazers if one used this type of
weapon when matched against one, but the girl in front of him enjoyed the
knowledge, conflict and even the preparation from the bottom of her heart.

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As expected of a fighter who became the semifinalist at the《God of War
League》where surprise attacks and premeditated murder were allowed.

But,
- … I’ve been having fun so far, but I’m sorry, this fight has no future.

- Khu.

At that moment, the body of Xiaoli sprung up.
A physiological strong twitch. That was the agonizing death of life.
- The ability of my Device《Death Stinger》is《poison》. The power to
manipulate all the poisons that exist in this world. Due to the fact that my
opponent is《Toutetsu》of《Shisen》, there’s no way that I can be shoddy.
You made me use the most powerful and lethal poison that I can handle and
that can only be detoxified by me. Sorry, but you’ll die soon.

Yes, Larp’s thrusting wasn’t prevented.
If he used his ability, there was no need to pierce her heart.

If only the tip of the needle, if only 1 mm of it stuck into her, then that would
be enough. He pierced her life.

The match was already decided.
- Being careful for a second or being hurt your whole life; don’t blame me for
your carelessness, alright?

Larp told her as he extracted the needle from Xiaoli’s body. But――

- … Carelessness? Not here.
- ――!?

The needle didn’t come out.

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Because Xiaoli grabbed it while not destroying her favorable smile and
without loosening her strength not even a little.

She was in an impossible-to-recover posture already; no, the girl should have
died.

“What the hell?” Larp was confused.

Xiaoli said to him.

- I can read『thoughts』and『intention』even if my visibility isn’t good.
While my visibility went black, a『thirst for blood』was approaching. But
it’s strange. There’s no『thought』of piercing my heart for the『thought』
that came with it. There’s no『thought』of cutting my neck off vigorously.
Your『thought』wants to touch me lightly because anywhere is fine. Just
touching me a little is fine. That『thought』can’t be balanced at all with
such『thirst for blood』. ――If so, then those two big needles aren’t your
favorite specialized weapon, but the《poison》inserted in them. I came to
that conclusion right away.

And,

- If it’s《poison》, then just controlling it with《poison》is okay. So ――

As soon as he told him so, Xiaoli extracted the needle herself and quickly
leant in close to Larp,

- Ah!?

She pierced his abdomen with her little finger.

- This is not carelessness, but leeway.

- Guh!

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deal.
But the current distance was bad.
He was at her mercy. Because this was the range of the empty-handed.
That was why Larp immediately brushed her arm off and thrust Xiaoli away.
No, he tried to thrust her away.
But,
- ――――!?
Suddenly, a numbness attacked his entire body, the muscles of his body
began to stiff and he became unable to move.
And Larp, who couldn’t even keep standing, fell on the spot in a flash,
(This fellow, no way… the ability of this girl is…)
He lost consciousness in the middle of his thought.
That was the end.
- Thank you.
Xiaoli, who defeated both Kiba and Larp without effort, gave her thanks
again and asked the proprietress of the tavern who was next to them.
- Proprietress-san. Can I ask you to treat these two people?
- … Are they alive?
- Yes. These people will wake up in a week if left alone. That ninja-san is just
frozen, so if he uses a《Capsule》, he’ll return to normal without problems.
- Sure thing. Leave them to us.
- Thank you!

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Xiaoli gave her thanks and turned about to the towering Edelberg.
And,
- Now that the minor business has been solved, it’s time to go and say hello!
She breathed in deeply once and――

- Haaah!!!!!!

She put on her voice the loud cheering that was released from her whole
body.
In order to not let her ability be read normally, she exposed all that was
concealed on purpose.
The atmosphere was blown away, the trees stirred, the birds run away and the
mountain shivered at the declaration of war of《Toutetsu》Fu Xiaoli ――

「「「――――――――!?!?」」」

6,000 meters above sea level. Stella and the others shivered in the fifth camp.
- Wh-what the hell was that nasty bloodlust just now!? Was that Edelweiss!?
- No. This is…
- Kuh…
Yes, it wasn’t her.
Stella knew because she was directly struck by Edelweiss’s bloodlust.
This drive didn’t belong to Edelweiss.

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The nature of the fighting spirit was different.
Edelweiss’s sword-like nature was like a very thin, sharp and hurtful blade.
However, this one wasn’t sharp, but a bravely ferocious one, a beast-like
nature that gulped down everything.
It was beyond Stella’s knowledge. A strange someone.
Very close to Edelweiss… no, she was someone who had never met before,
and who was endowed with possibly the same intimidating air as hers.
And, that someone told through that drive.
I’m heading there now.
At this hard fact, Stella felt the fear of her own demise, the same as when she
confronted《Marionette King》and《Wings Abreast》.
The sensation that the non-opposable absolute fate opened its giant jaw and
swallowed her deeply.
Still, Stella chose to not run away.
- … I have no choice but to do it…
《Crimson Princess》would face a looming threat.
To keep being the《Crimson Princess》, the sword of Vermillion.

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Chapter 13 - The assassin from
Shinryuuji

A huge drive came blowing up from the foot of the mountain.
This wasn’t noticed just by Stella, Ascaride and Tatara.
At 8,000 meters above sea level.
Edelweiss muttered as she looked down from the front of her cabin.
- … This will be a bit of a problem.
The drive that blew up from the foot of the mountain made the mountain
quiver.
Edelweiss knew that drive.
The person who gave off a particular warlike nature among the《Desperados》
who were at the finals of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.
The monk of《Shinryuuji》――《Toutetsu》Fu Xiaoli.
- You also were perturbed by it, didn’t you?
Edelweiss said and looked up at the summit of Edelberg.
The figure of Ikki who was standing on its end until not long ago… wasn’t
there.
He was hanging from his Device thrust into the summit just below it.
Probably he lost his balance due to the drive that struck him.

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- It’s unfortunate. 30 more minutes and you would have been able to
complete it.

However, Edelweiss thought that it was a remarkable development compared
to yesterday.

Yesterday, Ikki was training magic power control at the summit of Edelberg,
but he did so for 10 minutes at best.

He tumbled down over and over near that time.

Although he couldn’t reach the target of one hour, it was still more than
enough for the control power of Ikki’s magic power to be strengthened.
If he controlled《Ittou Shura》with that control power, he should be able to
obtain a strengthening double, no, triple than before.

(He got a certain strength in this harsh environment)

And Edelweiss thought it was the same for Stella.

Stella listened attentively to all Tatara’s advices so far and overcame the
environment.

Rather than practicing as she was taught, she applied the techniques taught
within herself, and because she reduced the energy consumption of all her
techniques, she rapidly prolonged her stamina.

As expected of a genius knight who made her name well known in the world.

One couldn’t help but say that it was amazing that she accomplished a growth
and an『adaptation』 of this level in a short period of time.

Stella became dramatically stronger than before entering Edelberg.

It was fantastic.

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In the first place, Stella aimed to go beyond her limits and reach《Brute Soul》,
but that was wrong.

After the finals of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, it seemed that she
misunderstood the《Desperados》and underestimated their hardships,
but《Brute Soul》wasn’t the objective.
Her『ego』had never to be abandoned.

She carried it on without giving in in order to stick to it and the result: a
miracle, she overcame the limits of her own potential.

Those were nothing but words that pointed out that result.

It was unthinkable to be impatient about results only and leap into a useless
inescapable situation.

First, she had to build up a reliable strength.

Stella was exhausted by the one thing she ought to do.
On top of that, if she was able to find out the『ego』that never had to be given
up, then she could open up her destiny when she reached the limits of her
potential.
For that reason, Edelweiss tied her to this place with《Rule of Grace》and
forced her to make her build up her strength, but――

(… Unfortunately, it seems that a terrible visitor ended up coming)
One of the four《Desperado》in China who called themselves《Shisen》.

She didn’t know who that person was, but she was able to guess the level of
their ability from the drive that came blowing up.

… It was strong.

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An enemy endowed with a strength that could even reach her life.
And Stella, who still was tied to the gravitational pull of fate, had less than 1
in 10,000 chance to win.
A dangerous opponent.
Moreover, the timing was so bad because Tatara and Ascaride, who were
beside her, couldn’t help her due to《Rule of Grace》.
The only person who was there and had the possibility of doing so
was――herself.
(When necessity arises, I will intervene)
Edelweiss decided so, left Ikki on the summit and began to descend the
mountain.
And, at the same moment.
Far below. 《Crimson Princess》and《Toutetsu》 made contact at the fifth
campsite.

◆◇◆◇◆

- …!
Just 15 minutes after the drive that blew up from the foot of the mountain

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rocked the mountain.

The figure of a dark-skinned girl who ran up the precipice appeared in front
of Stella who protected the road leading to Edelweiss at the fifth campsite.
She was around the same age as her.

However, the torn straitjacket she wore and the shackles of the iron ball she
dragged along with her feet were odd.

No matter how she looked at her, she wasn’t a decent person.
Or an ordinary person.

In the face of the iron ball that looked like it weighed 20 kilograms, the
unusual running ability with which she ran up all the way here from the foot
of the mountain in a short time――

(This girl is the source of that atrocious drive…)
“I’m sure of that”, Stella sharpened the intimidation of her gaze more than
ever.

On the other hand, the girl, who ran up the precipice, saw Stella and,

- Hey! When I thought “I’ve felt this magic power somewhere else,” it
resulted to be Stella-dono! To think I could see you again in a place like this!
I’m surprised!
She friendly greeted her with shining eyes.

Stella returned bewilderment.

- We met somewhere?
Because Stella didn’t remember her.
On the contrary, the girl nodded cheerfully, saying「Yes!」,

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- I went to see the finals of the《Seven Stars Sword Art Festival》! It was
incredibly exciting!

- Is that so? I’m sorry. I don’t remember you.

- Oh well, it can’t be helped. At that time, I erased all my traces to bewilder
my pursuers. I got so inspired by the wonderful and equal martial arts of
Stella-dono and《Failed Knight》-dono that I was going to intrude a bit, but
both of you were so riddled with wounds there that I endured it! Both《Wings
Abreast》 -dono and 《Black Knight》-dono were there so that intruders steeled
themselves to not turn up.

The girl said that and glanced at Tatara and Ascaride who supported Stella
and were behind her.
- … You know that I’m《Black Knight》?

- Eh? Well, your appearance and nature are completely the same. I know it’s
you even if you don’t wear your armor.

- … I see. Impressive.

- Ascaride-san. Who’s this?

When Stella asked Ascaride who seemed to know the girl,

- Ah! M-my bad! I’m so sorry! I forgot to introduce myself!

First, the girl apologized for being impolite and did a palm hold fist salute
towards Stella.

She forgot to give her name.

- I will mend my discourtesy! Shinryuuji Shishoukenpoukaiden! My name is
Fu Xiaoli, one of the four《Shisen》! I’m pleased to make your acquaintance!
- 《Toutetsu》Xiaoli… ah.

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- This girl is《Toutetsu》Fu Xiaoli!?

- Yes. The prodigy fighter who became a《Desperado》and the
youngest《Sennin》in the history of《Shinryuuji》.
- … I see, since the fighter is compared to the legendary beast《Toutetsu》, I
can get why she has this unusual drive.

Since《Shinryuuji》was a closed location, there wasn’t much information that
leaked out from there.

But still, the fame of《Toutetsu》was well-known in the world.

Naturally, it also reached Stella’s ears.

Another terrible opponent turned up.

- But why a fighter who is also a《Shisen》ran away from someone else?
- Hmm. I’m the head of the《Shinryuuji》and currently the《chief minister
master》of《God of War》. I was put in the prison of《Shinryuuji》 called

『Kyokkurou』but I came out of my own accord.

- “『Kyokkurou』” you say? Isn’t that the place where the dangerous criminals
of《Shinryuuji》are thrown into?

- You know that, Tatara?

- A prison that forces death-leading discipline of hell to the fighters who
committed serious crimes. An everlasting hell with the world’s highest level
of security laid out, no one has been able to come out alive. It’s one of the
three places in the world that it can’t be raided by us. But why《Toutetsu》
of《Shisen》was there…?

Xiaoli explained to the three the question of Tatara.

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- That’s because I committed the《five prohibitions》.

《Shinryuuji》had five iron rules in total.

One: Showing off your martial arts is not allowed.

Two: Stealing money and goods with martial arts is not allowed.

Three: Adultery with martial arts is not allowed.

Four: Killing with martial arts is not allowed.

Five: All that is vile and that exercises power without righteousness are
absolutely not allowed.

With this《five prohibitions》, 《Shinryuuji》prohibited monks that belonged to
it to not only be disconnected of the obvious morals as a person but also all
that showed off strength, namely almost all contest between different schools
with the exception of《God of War League》.

- “Stopped weapons and written martial arts”. Martial arts is dedicated to
strife, and competing and disputing each other mischievously go against the
essence of martial arts. That’s the thinking of《Shinryuuji》.

*TN: What’s in between quotation marks is a saying I really couldn’t grasp and something I couldn’t
find a source for, so I wrote it as is. My apologies in that regard.

The martial arts of《Shinryuuji》should be exercised for righteousness and
righteousness only. To protect the life and dignity of oneself and those
around oneself, it shouldn’t be exercised to fulfill other one’s desires, social
status or money.

It could be said that this ideology often appeared in the never
compensated《God of War League》.

- So, 《Shinryuuji》doesn’t use military force outside the country even if it’s a
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too many people in this world who can’t understand that!

Xiaoli said.

“My motherland looked down on me”.
Because the organization of the pinnacle of martial arts called《Shinryuuji》
forbid them from showing off their martial arts.

- I couldn’t tolerate it! So I decided! To fix this mistake! The martial arts that
aren’t in China! The techniques that aren’t in China! The people who aren’t
in China! It goes against 4,000 years of Chinese history and everything that I
don’t know yet――and to prove that my motherland is the peak of martial
arts!

Since she needed to break the prohibitions for that sake, she received the
brand of a depraved monk with pleasure.

A 4,000-year-Chinese history. To make that greatness known in the world
again.

This was her righteousness.

And a way to reward the martial arts of her motherland, her beloved
motherland――!

- Now! Being here means that Stella-dono’s objective is the best neck in the
world, isn’t it!? In that case, competing for the top is inevitable! Now, let’s
fight!

The reason of her own prohibition break.

Xiaoli, who told her motivations to fight, took a stance.

4,000 years of history were carried on her back.

To prove that there was nothing that ranked equal in the world.

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Stella, on the other hand, emitted bright red phosphorescence from her whole
body and gave a step to the front.
- … I intended to do that from the beginning as well. 《Wings Abreast》stands
right before me! If you’re going to force yourself into us, then you must
defeat me first!
Honestly, she didn’t think she would have to fight a《Desperado》here.
But this was just ahead of her expectations.
Because she came to this place to exceed her limits.
(Just when I’m hoping for hardships…!)

- Serve me! ――《Laevateinn》!!

- Roar to the blue sky! ――《Banki》!!

*TN: Banki roughly means barbarian demon.

And so, the courtain of the battle between《Crimson Princess》and《Toutetsu》
was open.

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- Haaa――――!
The one that moved first was《Toutetsu》Xiaoli.
She lightly kicked the ground and closed the distance with Stella.

She ran straight at her, facing Stella’s eyes at an unbelievable speed.

Xiaoli’s Device were indigo blue gauntlets.
Her battle style was a hand-to-hand combat called shishouken handed down
from《Shinryuuji》.
(She’s a wind user. That’s all I know about《Toutetsu》)
The same power as《Wind Sword Emperor》Kurogane Ouma. She made use
of it and fought in the last《God of War League》.
So, being able to crush long-distance battles was natural.

But――while the shape of her Device and school were great, the preferred
distance she was after was in the end, a short distance.

So, and first of all, she would devise a means to shorten that distance until
she was within her reach.
If that was the case, then there was no reason to get along with it or anything.

The initial charge and superiority of her reach were indispensable things for
her.

(My opponent is a hand-to-hand combat expert. I’ll be at a disadvantage if I
get in close to her)
At that very moment, a pressure like she looked into hell made her feel it
whether she wanted or not.
The intimidating air of the《Desperado》shut off her future.

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It wasn’t a sensation that stirred up unpleasant feelings like《Marionette
King》or《Haboob》, but the incoming enemy was certainly endowed with a
powerful gravitational pull that equaled them.
Having fear to conquer this was no good.
If she was swallowed up by the resignation that her heart couldn’t win, then
her fate would end up being pulled by the gravitational pull that Xiaoli had
just like when she faced Edelweiss.
If it was her, then she could defeat this enemy.
She had to believe in her worth and her own confidence to the end and not let
her conviction shake.
(For the sake of that, absolutely killing the opponent’s superiority is…!)
On top of that, all her strength.
Strength, techniques, tactics, strategies――she had to use whatever she had.
Fortunately, her physical condition was in perfect form because there was not
even a battle today. Her magic powers and physical strength were more than
enough.
(I’m not going to give out grudgingly…!)

- Eat untidily! 《Satan Fangs》!!!!

Stella resolved herself strongly and greeted the rush of Xiaoli from a long
distance.
A seven-headed fire dragon was released from《Laeveteinn》and spouted
bright flames into the air.

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That flame dragon opened each one of its giant jaws and approached Xiaoli
to gulp her down.
But Xiaoli,
- Wow! What an amazing force!

Her eyes sparkled with the devastating scene as the seven-headed dragon
rushed at her, but her feet didn’t stop going towards Stella.
With a slow running not attached to pace or tempo, a speed that was the same
as her initial speed.
Naturally, the dragon rushed to this dunce prey.
It bared its big jaws from all directions to crunch her.
Xiaoli’s rushing speed attacked with a speed that shouldn’t be compared.
The seven heads at the same time.
In that case, catching her was easy. And inevitable. That was how it should
have been――
(I can’t catch her…!)
Stella was lost for words due to the strange reality in front of her.
Xiaoli slipped through the fierce attack of the seven-headed dragon as she
kept a speed so slow it could even be called drowsy compared to Ikki, rather,
it was truly slow that it wasn’t even enough to walk.
She didn’t defend or counterattack.
She just ran as if gliding through openings at a minimum speed and with
minimum defensive body movement.

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Yes. It wasn’t that Xiaoli couldn’t move faster.

She didn’t feel the need to move.

An expert that didn’t rely on speed aimlessly.

She carefully observed her opponent’s movements, slipped into the small
gaps of the opponent with an economical defensive body movement.

Her movement was just like a clear stream.

A stream of water that found its way to the sea without fail, sliding through
all the rocks, decayed trees and obstacles that were there.
This was the Shishouken that the martial arts organization《Shinryuuji》was
proud of.
Blue Dragon Style――《Ryuusui》.

A slippery way of walking that felt as if slipping through the gaps of the
fingers no matter how much one tried to catch it.

It blocked speed with slowness.

A taigi very similar to black magic that overturned the speed difference only
achievable with a technique at its peak.

She was fascinated, almost captivated by the slow speed of the opponent
which had black magic in it. She was manipulated by this illusion and ruined
herself with useless attacks over and over. But――,

- In that case… I’ll do this!

- !?
《Crimson Princess》wasn’t an inexperienced knight, she could corner
someone with a single taijutsu.

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It was a stupid plan to forcibly capture this way of walking from the front.

She made a logical decision right away without losing her cool and took
measures with a different move together with a black magic-like defensive
body movement.
《Satan Fang》.

A seven-headed flame dragon was released.

She was going to surround her instead of trying to crunch her with the 7 jaws.
She surrounded Xiaoli with their thick bodies, they coiled themselves――

- I caught you!

And tightened her.
She crushed her to death from every direction. This way, there wouldn’t even
be running water.

Because she was surrounded from all sides with a concrete dam, the water
wouldn’t reach the sea.

The giant seven-headed dragon turned into a giant flame tornado and burned
the captured enemy to nothing.
There was no place to escape. She didn’t give her any.

Eventually, the flames disappeared and the figure of Xiaoli whose whole
body was devoured by flames,

――Wasn’t there.
The girl wasn’t on the carbonized black ground, but a deep melted hole
instead,

- ――!

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At that moment, a lightning-like intuition and sense of danger ran in Stella’s
mind.

The sixth sense that manifested only in those who survived many death
battles.
She yielded herself to that sense of danger and twisted her body to the back
with all her strength――and slashed.

The figure of Xiaoli who approached unnoticed from behind was there.

- Hao!
A counterattack done by Stella’s intuition.

As a countermeasure that proved the level of her own ability, Xiaoli touched
the wide middle part of《Laevateinn》that approached in a horizontal line with
her hand as she showed a smile of friendliness.

And easily changed the trajectory of the slash,
- Ack!

She slipped her body into Stella’s bosom and penetrated Stella’s abdomen.

A gap of her well-trained abdominal muscles.
A spear-hand that directly struck the body and forcibly opened the untrained-
looking navel.
- 〜〜〜〜〜, aaaaaaaaaa!

The spear-hand penetrated the thin skin of the navel and reached the entrails.
Intense pain exploded in the abdomen.

However, Stella bit it to death and immediately unleashed a reverse long
sword.

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If she were to faint in agony due to the pain at this distance, she would be
bathed in repeated blows.

Because she knew that.
Stella’s countermeasure was the very best.

Xiaoli, who tried to chase her with quick counterattacks, lost her chance and
got out of her reach for a moment.
- You’re perseverant…! Even if my spear-hand is a model of《Shinryuuji》,
I’d be writhing in too much pain and I wouldn’t be able to stand up for too
long.
- Oh, the top of the martial arts《Shinryuuji》is surprisingly weak, huh….
Something of this degree is nothing.

- That’s not true, is it?

- …!?
Xiaoli showed a meaningful smile to Stella who pretended to be tough.

Immediately after, Stella felt something abnormal in her body and fell to her
knees there.

(What the, my body is numb…)
Her whole body twitched and lost its function. The muscles became rigid.

An unexpected damage.

How did her wind abilities cause so much damage?
The power with which she melted the bedrock when she escaped from《Satan
Fang》,

- Wh-what did you do…!?

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It didn’t seem to be the ability of a wind user at all.

Stella showed bewilderment due to the inconsistency with the information
she had beforehand.

On the other hand, Xiaoli,
- I’m not doing anything difficult. With my ability that controls《poison》, I
just melted the ground using a soluble venom and sneaked behind you, then
fired a poison that paralyzes your body by placing it on my spear-hand. A
strong poison that makes elephants unable to move with one shot.

Yes, she revealed her power.

- Poison, you say…!?
- Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, it was said that 《Toutetsu》is a wind
user, isn’t it!?

- … Certainly, I heard the same. … What is the meaning of this?

Not only Stella, but also Ascaride and Tatara who watched attentively the
battle from a short distance showed bewilderment at this reveal of Xiaoli.

And Xiaoli,

- Kusu. Now, what are you going to do?

She showed an innocent smile like a child that enjoyed themselves with
pranks,

- Anyhow, Stella-dono can’t move anymore. The victory of this duel will be
mine!

She started running to Stella who fell to her knees and went after her
mercilessly.

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- S-so fast!
This speed left Tatara speechless.
A rushing speed that couldn’t be compared with the first rush.
However, that was natural.
Blue Dragon style《Ryuusei》was a way of walking that put emphasize on
defense.
Xiaoli, who watched the finals of the《Seven Stars Sword Art Festival》near it,
naturally knew the extent of Stella’s range.
She was an all-rounder who didn’t worry about any range, from super close
to super long distances.
If she was at a short distance, she could always take the initiative.
She was prepared.
For Stella’s long range artillery.
But Stella could no longer move.
No counterattacks. No restraints. In that case, there was no need to be
prepared.
Running through the shortest distance at a fast speed was the adequate now.

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*TN: Roughly means Heaven’s Drive.

That speed was just like flying.

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Xiaoli caught Stella in the range of her fists in the twinkling of an eye,
At that moment――the cracking sound of broken bones resounded dull in the
mountain at night.

◆◇◆◇◆

Vermillion Bird style《Tenku》.
A way of walking in which one dashed endlessly and horizontally on the
ground and faced the vector of acceleration done by kicks against the ground
from a crouching start posture that pushed up the waist and thrust the limbs to
the ground.
With that, Xiaoli tried to add a doubly-sure hit to Stella.
But Xiaoli saw the moment she jumped in her sword reach.
Stella’s broken knee. Her bent back. Her hanging bangs.
――A clever discernment went through the gaps of her red bangs.
(She’s not agitated…!?)
At that moment,
- Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa――――!!
The Stella that shouldn’t be able to move due to poison moved.

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A mowing counter that raised her falling knees and that felt as if she
slammed the ground with her whole body.

Xiaoli ended up keeping that speed without being wary of the counterattack.

Therefore, dodging this driving was impossible.

Still,

- ―――!

She read the attack sign she barely saw from the front of Stella’s bangs and
stopped the technique in time; to sum it up in one word: amazing.

Xiaoli stopped the approaching blade that bisected the torso from the waist
with a cross block by means of her Device《Banki》.

The level of Xiaoli’s ability was a shining and superb countermeasure.

But Stella’s hard sword squashed the opponent without consideration even
from above her defense!
- 〜〜〜!!!
The moment《Laevateinn》was touched by《Banki》, her arms were crushed in
an instant.

Xiaoli’s body couldn’t stand up due to the physical strength that mowed her
down and was blown off nearly 30 meters away without reaching the ground
not even once――and slammed against a giant rock towering in front of the
precipice at the end of the fifth camp.

- Ku, ha…!

Xiaoli spat out a blood mist because of the impact that pierced her entrails
from the back and collapsed where she was.

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――How? The poison surely should have been fired into her.

An unexpected counterattack. An enigmatic counterattack. The thought of
Xiaoli was in chaos.
But Stella didn’t even give her time to be bewildered now!

- Seeaaaaaa!!!!

- …!
A pursuit.

She immediately pursued Xiaoli who was blown away to the edge of the ring
by accelerating with《Dragon Wings》.

She wielded the blazing sword that became red hot and attacked the chaotic
weakened enemy.
That was just like a flame tornado.

A bright red whirlwind that sent everything that was swallowed up by it to
ashes.

Xiaoli responded immediately to this.
She used the outstanding trunk of her body and narrowly escaped from
ground with a low posture just like a four-legged animal.

By doing so, she made Stella strike her with a slash and tried to make the
sword get stuck in the ground.

The foothold was a solid bedrock. Even Stella’s physical strength wasn’t
repelled by it, but if it got stuck in it, then the returning blade would come
late.
She would take distance with that gap and cut off the flow that inclined

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