CH 5.25

—giiin!

I can’t hear due to the silence magic but there must have been a high pitch sound.

I caught Susanoo’s side arm with my sword, let my right hand let go of the hilt, and fired magic bullet toward his abdomen.

The magic bullet that should have blown his upper body away only made him fall back half a step.

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Very solid.

A 1-meter thick steel plate would have been smashed by that.

Susanoo’s whole body is filled with magic power and he looks at me with rage.

—why?

I have an inexpressible sense of discomfort.

I’ve been trying to hone my eyes to see people in a certain way but there seems to be something wrong with the current Susanoo.

However, given how powerful he is, I don’t think he is fake.

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As I have learned from the wars in our world and from the wars in the other world, in the long run, a war of extermination almost always yields poor results.

In particular, it is often better to keep smart commanders alive until the last minute.

It is easier to read their thoughts than those outlandish idiots.

As a result, there would be less damage.

However, only on the condition that he is not excessively cruel.

That’s one of the reasons why I let Susanoo alive….

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No, this is not the time to think about anything else.

My number one priority is Yui’s safety.

I passed a large amount of magic power into the sword and sharpened its blade to a molecular level.

Combined with my skill, it is a blade that can cut through anything like tofu.

It chips its blade invisibly upon striking and it will continue to regenerate as long as I have magic power.

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I swing the sword toward Susanoo’s sword, which is approaching at a very high speed.

The sword, which must have been quite a work of art, was sliced in the middle of its blade.

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Susanoo’s eyebrows furrowed and took a step back to get away from me.

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The area around Susanoo’s right hand, which had held the sword, blurred for a moment.

Immediately after, he’s already holding a double-edged, one-handed sword.

From the sword, which has a red cord woven like a misanga tied around its hilt, enormous magic power is gushing out.

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What is that sword….

It is stronger than the demon king’s weapon.

Is that the original divine weapon of Susanoo?

If I’m right, that must be the Kusanagi sword.

I’m glad to be able to see it with my own eyes but this is not the time to be glad.

This means he’s serious.

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I “received” Susanoo’s sword slash as he stepped in front of me.

Both of our swords chip slightly.

Susanoo seemed to be surprised seeing my sword chip the blade of this divine weapon but there was no time to show any unnecessary emotion!

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I shower Susanoo with a barrage of blows.

Susanoo receives all of my 30 slashes in a second.

This guy is better with sword than any swordsman I’ve fought in the other world.

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Between me and Susanoo, there were slashes at blinding speed and a lot of sparks.

The slashes that weren’t able to defend against cuts shallowly through our skins.

Though no one bothered checking them.

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There is no end to this.

I let one of my hands go off the sword and fire a fist-size magic bullet into the gap between slashes.

Susanoo uses his free hand to swipe it away, slashes it with his word, or evades it.

Susanoo also fires magic bullets at me.

Given my position, I have no choice but to nullify them.

Yui is behind me.

Even though she has a barrier, Susanoo’s magic bullets have the effect of breaking barriers.

I carefully nullified all of them.

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I already expected him to be strong but I didn’t expect him to be this strong.

That means I have no choice but to use that.

I didn’t want to do it because it would put a heavy burden on my body but there was no point in prolonging this battle.

I forcefully doubled the speed of the magic power flow in my body.

I could feel the capillaries here and there snapping under the load.

Is my body not yet accustomed enough to magic power to be able to withstand this technique?

While applying the minimum amount of healing magic to my entire body, I allocate my consciousness to offense.

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The number of my slashes doubled compared to before.

I’m using not only muscular power but also magic power to assist my own movements.

If I were to use an analogy, it would be like having a large number of power suit drive parts implanted in my body.

「Uooooooo!」

I overwhelm Susanoo with a combination of slashes and magic bullets.

The slashes cut off his arm and some of the magic bullets hit cleanly, accumulating damage in his body.

「Die!」

I made a vertical slash with the intent of finishing him off and Susanoo took a big step back to evade it.

The wall was right behind him.

The wall, which must have been hit by a large number of magic bullets, doesn’t even have a scratch.

It seems like a special barrier has been set up.

It must have been prepared carefully.

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I should have pushed him to the corner.

Even so, I still feel a tingling, electric sensation on my back.

My instincts are telling me to stay on guard.

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Susanoo, who had lost an arm, looked determined, and tore the red misanga tied to the hilt of his sword with his mouth.

That moment, Susanoo’s eyes widened and his hair grew long enough to touch the floor.

The nails on his hand grew longer and fangs stuck out of his mouth.

At the same time, his arm regenerated and his one-handed sword transformed into a great sword.

His magic power was also much stronger than before.

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Is this the true power of the Kusanagi sword?