Volume 2 - CH 334

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Chapter 8-6. Mock battle between Alena and Varadim

At the large garden of the mansion, Alena and Varadim were facing each other in similar outfits.

Alena pulled out a small dagger and held a shuriken in one hand.

On the other hand, Varadim was holding a longsword that he had previously prepared.

“Are you ready, both of you?”

“I’m ready!”

“Anytime.”

“Alright then, …… let’s get started!”

With my call, Alena first used her levitation to float in the air.

Not surprised, but impressed, Varadim put his hand on his chin and observed.

It appears that he is now going to wait and see what happens.

The only thing he had ready was his sword, poised low, ready to move no matter what his opponent might do.

But if he knew Alena’s skills, he would never take the option of not moving. ……

“Here I go! [Heavy weight]!”

“Gguh!”

The heavy gravity imparted to the body restricts Varadim’s actions at once.

Immediately he thrusts his sword into the ground to support his body, and he seems to be somehow able to withstand it.

However, he does not know how long this will last.

“I see! The skill to make the body as heavy as lead ……!　That’s a good skill!”

“This skill won’t be released until I’m a certain distance away or until Varadim faints!”

“I never expect this….. coming!”

Varadim starts walking forward with his feet in the next instant.

His movements were slow, but this was the first time anyone had ever been able to move under the influence of Alena’s skills.

No matter how strong the enemy is, Alena’s heavy weight has always been able to hold them down.

I didn’t think there was anyone who could resist that without using any skills. ……!

Even Alena was shocked by this.

But this skill cannot be assigned twice.

Therefore, she uses the other skill separately.

“[Gravity Dome.]”

Then something transparent spreads out.

As soon as Alena points her hand at Varadim, his movement comes to a complete halt.

“Oh, oooh……!?”

“I- I think I can handle this …….”

Alena set the gravity designation of the gravity dome to point backward toward Varadim.

As a result, Baladim, unable to move forward, is in a situation where he is completely stuck with his sword into the ground.

I thought this was a match, but neither of them has surrendered or fainted yet.

“I see. ……! I don’t understand the logic, but this is tricky ……!”

“Surrender?”

“No I won’t! [Shift].”

Varadim chanted one skill and stood up as if there was nothing.

Without the pained expression he had earlier, he also pulled his sword out of the ground and pointed it at Alena.

“Eh!? [Heavy weight]!

“[Shift].”

“How ?! You’re inside the Gravity Dome!”

“The direction of fall changes inside this dome, doesn’t it? I see. I see. ……! Well then, this time from this direction!”

Varadim then makes a big leap with a dash.

He immediately jumped up to the air above where Alena was and used his momentum to raise his sword.

Alena took the attack with her small sword and flew up into the sky again, letting her levitation do the work for her.

Perhaps Varadim’s attack was quite strong, or perhaps Alena’s body was lifted high into the sky.

“Alena’s body was lightened! Then from above! [Wind Wear]!”

The cloak worn by Varadim fluttered strongly.

Then Varadim ran through the sky and approached Alena.

His speed was so fast that he easily took the high ground and attacked Alena again with the edge of his sword.

Alena was a moment too late to notice that, but she blocked the attack by supporting her small sword with both hands.

However, the force of the attack was substantial, and she was sent tumbling headlong into the ground.

“You took it well! Let’s do it again!”

“Ngh! [Gravity impartation]!”

“Hmm? Mhuuuuoooooooo!?”

Varadim swung out at once and carried the sword on his shoulder, but Alena imparted gravity to the sword.

The sword fell down faster than Alena’s. Alena had no idea whether the sword was made of magic or not, but it was a mass of mazes.

How much magic power she had put into the sword, I don’t know, but this was a bad idea.

I created a pool of water with my infinite water manipulation.

A few seconds later, Varadim falls into the water with a plop.

As soon as I released it, I saw that the gravity-imparted sword was still on his back and he was unable to move.

I guess the winner was decided.

“Yes, Alena won.”

“Y-yay~ ……”

Alena sat down on the ground as she came down.

This must have been the first time she had been attacked that hard.

However, she saw it well and prevented the attack.

If it had been a real fight to the death, Alena would have won.

“Wow! Alena is amazing!”

“Whoa! Onee-chan!”

Satella hugged the victorious Alena.

She must have been happy that her sister had won.

Even though it was a pretty fluke win, a win is a win.

If it hadn’t been decided there, Varadim would have definitely had to give up his weapon.

I walk over to Varadim and take the gravity-enhanced weapon and set it free.

…… Huh, I’m getting so much more powerful, aren’t I?

I was able to lift the supposedly heavy sword with ease.

O-ooh, well.

“Are you alright, Varadim?”

“A-aww man, I’m completely defeated. …… Her skill is too strong. ……”

“That’s what I think, too.”

However, Varadim’s skills are also impressive.

That shift thing that canceled Alena’s skills.

What was that?

“You mean Shift skill? It was to remove the skill that was put on me.

“…… that’s great, isn’t it?”

“Not much use, though.”

I see, so it could cancel Alena’s heavy weight and Gravity Dome’s gravity directions change. ……

Isn’t that a great skill to have for enemies that debuff you?

Is it effective against poisons and such?

Well, I have resistance to it, so I don’t need it.

“It seems that Alena-sama is weak in close combat.”

“She has been relying on her skills too much.”

“Then, should I teach her?”

“That would be great. By all means.”

“Sure.”

I can’t teach people swordsmanship, you know.

The best thing to do is to let someone with experience do it.

Now, I’m going to have to talk to everybody about it tonight.

About the devil.

Then, maybe I’ll go look for Houen first!

“Ah, here, let me give this back to you.”

“Oh, pardon meeeee…! It’s heavy!”

…… it hasn’t been …… deactivated. ……