Chapter 66: Cliché Bathroom Moment

Chapter 66: Cliché Bathroom Moment

I didn't care about honor. I would fight this samurai without taking my sword out if it gave me an advantage. Maybe then his honor wouldn't allow him to attack an unarmed opponent?

But if I did that, he might see me as honorless and then kill me as I wasn't worth fighting.

For now, the best option was to play along.

Unsheathing my sword, I took a loose stance that showed I wasn't afraid to take some injuries if it assured my victory. This style usually would end up in an exchange of the user taking two hits and the enemy taking one.

This wasn't a good strategy against a zombie.

"I see that you have another sword. Why don't you take that out too? Or do you see me as an unworthy opponent to go all out against?!" The dangerous aura around him increased a dozen folds, and the grass under the zombie's feet started withering.

"No," I shook my head and smiled, trying to look unbothered, which was hard to do with all this pressure on my shoulders. "My second weapon is a cursed sword, and I feel like that would taint our duel."

The samurai stared at me; his undead face was impossible to read. "Young man, have you ever fought a high class demon?"

He sheathed his sword. What was he getting at? Did he want to solve this with words? Whatever it was, I had to play it safe for now. "Yes."

"Good, then, since you have been an honorable young lad. I will show you something you rarely see nowadays. The difference between a high class demon who just throws their power around and one who controls it."

Taking out the sword from its sheath and breakneck speed, the samurai swung so fast that I only saw a blur. But despite not seeing his attack, I could feel it.

The whip-like noise of air getting cut at supersonic speeds. Earth crackled, and a ravine opened as far as the eye could see. He cut the river in two.

I didn't know what to say as my body froze. Whether it was fear, shock, or amazement, I didnt know. Maybe it was all of it together. But amongst that doubt, one thing was for sure.

There's no way I could block that!

If the samurai demon fought against the eel demon, he would easily cut through the lightning ball. That same slash would probably decapitate the eel demon too.

Also, it was daytime, and the samurai zombie was weakened. This was him not at his full power.

If I fight this thing head-on, I'm a dead man! Even if I could use Perfect Me, the difference in power was too broad.

Still, I was ready for the fight of my life.

But the samurai sat down and sheathed his sword. "Sorry, but I can't fight against a fellow honorable man while lying to him!"

A familiar person came out from behind a tree, clapping. "You did well enough and showed him the true meaning of power. Don't worry, Kon. You did quite well for a kid."

It was Ellen. She had been behind this whole thing.

***

'Ahahahahaha! Look at that bastard squirming!' Ellen was joyous when she saw Kon's eyes widen in surprise for a second.

This was what she lived for!

But before the door could fully open, it closed again. "Is anyone in there?"

She felt her heart stop. But Ellen quickly calmed down. As long as she didn't answer, he would enter.

He will walk in on her. Then she will blame him-

Suddenly a hand sneaked past the door and touched the tile wall. "Yep, there's still moisture. Someone probably took a hot shower. Ellen, are you there?"

Fucking shit! What does it take for a guy to get so good at this?! Does he not want to see her naked or what?!

Ellen felt like crying. Her heart was filled with all kinds of emotions; rage, anger, shame, a sense of loss, and absolute unbridled despair.

"Anyway, I came here to ask you to be an observer. Today my ability cooldown has reset, and I want to test if I can use the cursed sword while in Perfect Me state." He explained with his usual monotone voice. "The samurai will be there too. So he will hold me back in case I go berserk. But if youre there, you should be able to stop me without harm to either of us."

Kon seemed to reassure her. But Ellen didn't care for any of that. The plan she had spent the last couple of days thinking up had shattered.

'What do I do now? Is this how I lose my pride as a woman? What a desperate feeling!'

But then, an idea struck her. She smiled widely and held in her chuckle.

If Kon wasn't going to make a mistake, then she will!

"Oops! Oh no! I opened the door while forgetting to put on my towel." Ellen proclaimed in a melodic voice, like a damsel in distress. She opened the door.

She glanced at Kon, expecting an embarrassed or charmed expression on his face. Instead, she saw the brat holding a book in his hand and not even bothering to look at her.

"What kind of super nerd reads books when he has a super hot older sister-type woman around him!" She attempted to slap the book out of his hand. But he raised the book slightly, and she missed.

Then he bopped her on the head with the book he was reading. "Please act your age."

'Ah, what is this feeling? It's so familiar. How long has it been since I felt this? She felt shame and embarrassment. Those feelings she had almost forgotten.

Kon never even turned to sneak her a glance. "Anyway, we're going to test my learning ability in Perfect Me state during its first two minutes. After that, we will draw the sword. Since I can use the ability only once a week, we will need to test many things simultaneously."

Ellen felt like her soul had drained out of her body. She followed behind Kon with empty eyes.

How could things have turned this way? After all the effort she put in?!

After putting on some clothes, she arrived at their training place. At the river shores.

Kon had the cursed sword in his hands, and his eyes were already cold.

Now that she looked closer, Ellen couldn't help but admire the cursed weapon. It had such a powerful presence that it made her feel chills down her spine.

'That thing probably belonged to a prolific killer in the past. The kind of maniac whose name was carved in history and horror stories.'

"His learning ability in that state was nothing short of phenomenal," the zombie samurai commented.

But by now, Ellen's attention was fully on Kon as he unsheathed the sword.