Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu

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Chapter 235


　The worst "enemy" that stands in front of us, Usato Ken.
　It's a bad joke just because it's a world where Kazuki-kun and I died, but when it gets to this point, it's not funny at all.
　His eyes were blank and I couldn't read any emotion, but I could still feel his murderous intent.
　Perhaps there was a reason he decided we were fakes ... I don't know who they are, but they really, really did some unnecessary things.

"S-Senpai..."
"Kazuki-kun, get ready. He's coming with the intention of killing us."
"Are you asking me to point a weapon at Usato!?"
"He's not the Usato-kun we know."
"But still... I..."

　Kazuki-kun, I understand painfully what you are trying to say.
　But if we don't fight here, we will be attacked.
　Running away --- is one option, but even if I could run away, Kazuki-kun would not be able to escape from Usato-kun.
　I mean, he is faster than me, who is not clad in lightning.

"Either way, if you get serious, you might kill him. I'll deal with him."
"Senpai———"

　With the sword still in its scabbard, I change to Thunder Beast Mode 2.
　At the same time, I move behind Usato-kun, who is readying his fist, and raise the sheath to his neck.
　———I have to hit him hard to knock him out...! Sorry, Usato-kun!!

"With this...!"

　The next moment the sheath of my sword hit me, without warning, Usato-kun tilted his body to the side and delivered a roundhouse kick towards me.

"Wha!? Guh!?"

　As soon as he dodges, a kick comes flying.
　I barely managed to block it with my sheath, but the impact was so great that I was blown backwards.

"Did my movements get read...?"
"...You're faster than that pervert. He's using a sword, so is it reflecting my knowledge?"

　As Usato-kun rubbed his neck and said that, he kicked the ground and instantly came right in front of me.
　A fist, which is not covered with healing magic and is specialized only for killing the enemy, is swung at me.

"Indeed, a sword would be a fitting choice for senpai."
"...!"

　If a direct attack were to hit me, it would shatter my bones, even with my level of durability.
　If I get caught, I'm out at that point ——— but I'm faster.

"There!!"

　I duck low to avoid his fist, and at the same time, I slam the raised sheath into his forehead.
　At the same time, an electric shock is applied to electrocute him.

"———I took it as a test because I wondered why you were fighting with it in the sheath, but you're so kind, even when you're a fake..."
"...!"
"What are you? Are you an illusion? Are you someone with a similar face?"

　Usato-kun, who pushed back the scabbard that was slammed against his forehead with just the strength of his neck, has a demon-like expression on his face.
　N-Not even the electric shocks are working!? No, that's not it, he's enduring it while healing!?
　He grabs the scabbard with his left hand and without hesitation, he shoots his fist at my face...!

"It can't be helped...!"

　With the scabbard in his grasp, I draw my sword and use the swinging fist as a foothold to leap———and at the same time slice through Usato-kun's shoulder.
　New wounds are etched into the uniform, which has been cut many times, and fresh blood spurts out.

"..."

　Landing backward and catching the scabbard he let go, I sheathed the sword and charged it with magic power as it is.
　The wound in his shoulder healed with healing magic in less than a few seconds, but still I hurt him.
　It's really, really the worst feeling...!
　It is different from slaying demons and monsters, it makes me feel disgusting, as if something important inside me is being chipped away.

"———Not senpai, huh? Yes, indeed, she is a fake."

　Usato-kun said as he glanced at the wound on his shoulder.
　It's not good. He has completely decided I am a fake.
　Is there any way to somehow prove to him that I am the real deal? ... Ha, that's right!

"I'm the real, legit Inukami Suzune. I'm ... your .., ah, err, fiancée."
"Okay, you're a fake. I'll kill you."

　S-S-S-S-Shoot!? I just did it in the same way as usual!?

"No, wait! Let me try again! It's just a joke!"
"I refuse."

　He smiles and raises his right hand, and his arm blurs.
　At the same time, something was flying towards me at a tremendous speed.
　When I unsheathed my sword and cut through the flying object...

"A stone...?"

　An ordinary stone is broken in two.
　But it is a pebble thrown by Usato-kun's brute strength. It should be powerful enough to easily penetrate even armored soldiers.

"Do you have time to look around?"
"...!!"

　While I took my eyes off him for a moment, he was already right under my nose.
　I immediately take a stance, but he has already grabbed my arm and throws me in the direction of the forest.

"Let's change places"
"Nooo!?"

　My vision is spinning!?
　In a panic, I manage to hold onto a tree branch while adjusting my position.
　The surrounding area was surrounded by trees that were on fire.

"———Well, we can fight as much as we want here."

　Kicking through the trees, Usato-kun landed in front of me.
　He reached inside his coat and pulled out something.
　When I saw it spill out of his hands with a jingling, my cheeks twitched involuntarily.

"Usato-kun, what is that?"
"It's a chain. It's just a little fire-resistant and hard."

　He didn't even laugh and wrapped it around his right arm.
　Different from a hero's gauntlet ——— this is this world Usato-kun's weapon.
　The Usato-kun I know isn't the kind of person who likes to use weapons much.
　I have heard from Usato-kun himself that he used it several times out of necessity, but his expression at the time was not very good.

"..."

　Usato-kun's body sways slowly and he begins to walk to the left.
　I try to keep an eye on him ——— the moment he crosses the tree as if to use it as a wall, I lose sight of him in an instant.
　At the same time, a continuous sound like something being kicked echoed from the surrounding trees.

"Is he moving around by kicking trees...!"

　The sound of the flames, and the heat, make it hard to tell if he's there...!
　Just as I was about to enter Thunder Beast Mode 2, thinking that I should fight on the same level, something landed right behind me and I saw a chain about to wrap around my neck.

"It's dangerous...!?"

　I crouch down to avoid a chain that is about to wrap around my neck and slash backwards, but he is already gone.
　The next moment, I heard the sound of something breaking to my right, and a burning tree fell with such force that it almost crushed me.

"You make good use of your surroundings...!! However, this much is!!"

　With a series of sword swings, I cut a tree in round on the spot.
　Tree debris falling to the ground———,

"I guess. You would prevent it."
"I can do this no matter how many times———"
"Then how about this?"

　He landed soundlessly on the ground away from me, kicking up a flaming log and raising his open hand.

"Healing Magic Bursting Palm"
"Iih!?"

　The shock wave released by swinging his arm up from below strengthened the flames of the burning log ——— and scattered it.
　Like a shotgun bullet, the splintered, fire-engulfed pieces of wood were coming toward me with tremendous force.

"Discharge Slash!!"

　I intercepted those with lightning-like magic power released from my sword, but Usato-kun had already taken the next action.
　He leaped from his spot, tossed the bottle he had taken from his pocket, and at the same time thrust both palms forward.

"Healing Bursting Double Palms"

　The bottle was destroyed by the shockwave released from his palm, and the liquid inside was splattered and ignited by the surrounding flames ——— a huge flame that rained down from above me.

"You're a healing wizard, aren't you!?"

　I think they might mistake you for a flame wizard!?
　What's in that thing, some kind of flammable potion?
　I can't afford to be argumentative, so I clad myself in lightning and flew to escape the raining flames———but despite this fire, Usato-kun swung his right arm, which was wrapped in chains, and attacked me.

"An opening."
"Kuh!"

　I repel him with my sword in my right hand.
　In terms of muscle strength, Usato-kun's is by far the best.
　I barely manage to deal with the attack, but his left hand toward my neck---!?

"Besides, I can't let you beat me!!"

　I tilt my head to the side, avoid his left hand, and slice through his torso horizontally.
　However, due to healing magic, the wound regenerates in an instant, and it does not flinch him at all.

"Wha!?"

　Is this, is this how a healing wizard fights?
　Is it a human that I am fighting against?
　This is the healing wizard who is willing to get hurt———!!

"Strong...!! You're strong here too!! Usato-kun!!"
"———"

　As soon as my sword sliced through Usato-kun's shoulder, fresh blood gushed from his left side, and a tremendous shockwave shot through my body.

"..."

　Using the momentum of being thrown away, I distance myself from Usato-kun.
　He is brushing off the blood on his hands, though ——— those hands were probably damaged by the outburst of the system strengthening.

"It's a crazy thing to do, to unleash a system strengthening."
"It's just a cut on your hand. It's no big deal."
"..."　

　Usato-kun had the gauntlet given to him by Falga-sama, but Usato-kun in front of me didn't have it.
　That's why the sudden outburst of magic that Usato-kun, who I know, performs without any risk, is done while he is injured, and the way he uses it is probably ——— by bursting after he grasps.
　It has become a technique to kill the opponent without fail.

"Your way of fighting is abnormal. You don't even care about yourself."
"I use everything. Otherwise, I wouldn't have survived until now."

　A world without us.
　Usato-kun's battle after the defeat of the Lingle Kingdom.
　It must have been unimaginable.
　——— He cannot be stopped by half-hearted determination.

"I realized that in order to stop you, I had to intend to kill you."

　In that case, I should make up my mind.
　A half-hearted attack can be avoided and endured.
　I can't hesitate anymore.
　Once I take a deep breath and relax my body, I slowly put my hand on the handle.

"... I'll get serious."
"———!?"

　In an instant, I activated the Thunder Beast Mode 2 and slashed at Usato-kun at a genuine full speed.
　He barely defends himself with a chain, but my kick strikes him in the temple before he can do so.

"Gah...!?"
"I'm sorry, Usato-kun. There's nothing you can do anymore."

　I speak to him as I thrust my sword into his leg as he tries to step forward.
　I know that won't stop him from moving.
　Pulling out my sword and holding it in my opposite hand, I put my hand on his left hand, which he extended to me———just like that, I let my power flow through me and throw him using the aiki method.

"Wha...!?"

　The unprotected back shown in the air is hit with a palm strike filled with electric shocks.
　Although electric-shocked and knocked to the ground, Usato-kun recovered instantly and tried to release magic power from his left hand in order to escape the situation, but---,

"Healing Magic Bursts———"
"Slow"

　I closed the gap in an instant and hit his wrist with the scabbard in my left hand to stop him.
　When the opponent's source of attack has been crushed, I hold my sword as if I would draw it with an electric shock———and unleash the technique.

"Inumaru style, four consecutive thunder slashes!"
"!?"

　———Four consecutive attacks at super high speed.
　After slashing his left arm, both legs, and torso in four places, a powerful electric shock strikes him.
　With each attack on him, my heart aches.
　However, I don't think this will be enough to stop him.
　The Usato-kun I knew was a man who would never fall down.
　With half-hearted determination, on the contrary, I will be beaten...!

"Let's end this"

　As I step forward, I strike the hilt into his solar plexus———and when he is finally taken aback, I step backward with instantaneous acceleration and sheathed the sword.

"———System Strengthening "Matoi""

　As the concentration of magic power increases, the color changes from gold to purple.
　Sending it into the sheath, concentrating condensation upon condensation, and sharpening my sense.

"Secret Technique: Thunder Beast Mode 3"

　A secret technique that uses the system strengthening itself as its power.
　With my sword and my whole body covered with purple electric shocks, I leaped forward in a straight line with the drawn sword, while completely controlling the overflowing power and letting it fall forward———,

"Lightning Slash...!"

　——— I slashed off Usato-kun's right arm.
　I swung my sword and let the magic of the system strengthening dissipate into the air, and I looked back as I retracted the sword.

"...Usato-kun"

　Behind me, there was Usato-kun, lying on his back with his right arm cut off.
　"Thunder Beast Mode 3"
　It is a form that has been enhanced with outstanding speed and attack.
　I had developed this technique for my rematch with Amira Berglet, but I never thought I would use it against Usato-kun.

"I'll have to treat him quickly..."

　If it's Usato-kun, I'm sure he'll even be able to connect his arms.
　I should at least stop the bleeding while he is out unconscious.

"Senpai...!"
"Kazuki-kun..."

　Kazuki-kun comes to this place from deep in the forest.
　It seemed like it was such a short battle, considering the time he had to come here, but it seemed like hours to me.
　His expression is contorted when he sees Usato-kun lying on the ground.

"I'm sorry...I should have fought too...!"

　Honestly, I thought I would be blamed.
　Even though we were attacked, I knew that Kazuki-kun would be angry with me for cutting off Usato-kun's arm and wounding him...
　No, that's what I want, I guess?
　The person who is most angry with me right now is none other than myself.

"It's fine. More importantly, let's quickly stop Usato-kun's bleeding."
"R-Right!"

　As Kazuki-kun and I were about to run to Usato-kun, ——— at that moment, a gust of wind blew in from overhead.
　Realizing that it was not natural, Kazuki-kun and I immediately jumped back, and something like a shadow landed in front of us from above.

"Wha..."

　At that moment, I felt a presence that I had never felt before.
　The figure, which looked so strong that it could easily surpass Amira and Koga, erased the dragon wings on its back and looked into the face of Usato-kun, who was at his feet.

"Oi oi, you were beaten very badly. Usato."
"..."

　The man's appearance can be described in one word: warrior.
　He was taller than Usato, more than a head taller than Usato, with a muscular body, short azure hair, and a fearless face that we did not know ——— but we recognized the handle of the "axe" he was carrying.

"Senpai..."
"Yeah, that's Leona's..."

　The hero's weapon of Mialak, which was in Leona's possession.
　Now it's the shape of an axe, could it be that this guy is...

"Don't pretend to be unconscious. I have keen senses so I can understand."
"...I wanted to sleep a little longer."

　...!? Even after all that effort, I still couldn't make him unconscious!?
　Usato-kun gets up quietly, picks up his right arm, which has fallen down beside him, and begins to heal it with healing magic.

"As usual, you should stop fighting in ways that hurt you. Princess Naia is worried about you."
"For me, this is the only way."
"I don’t think so."

　After about ten seconds, his right arm was completely connected, and he stood up with another big sigh.

"Karon-san, why are you here? You're on a battlefield further ahead, right?"
"No, I heard you were having a hard time. I came flying over."

　Hero Karon.
　He is the one who was swallowed by the dragon's power and went out of control, causing Mialak to be almost destroyed on one occasion.
　Now, he is supposed to be retired from the front line due to the aftereffects of his dragon transformation, but in this world, he is fighting as a hero...!?

"You're being too overprotective."
"No, no, we're friends, right? It's obvious I will help you."
"I don't remember we become one."

　Karon laughs lively while patting Usato-kun on the back for his tsun tsun attitude.

"No, that one. If you leave your back to me, we're basically friends."
"If I attack you from behind, will it stop us from being friends...?"
"What a horrifying thing to say, oi"

　The hero and the healing wizard.
　We who were the heroes in this world are gone.
　But in exchange, a hero named Karon appeared.

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Author Notes:
IF Usato's referring to a pervert, he is not referring to senpai, but to Koga (preemptively).
And then there is Karon, the hero of a world that has lost its heroes.
If we only look at his qualities and pedigree, he is even more dangerous than the heroes.

IF Usato
- In fact, he is better at stealth and assassination.
- Auto recovery zombie
- He will use anything.

Senpai
- Always gives electric shock to normal attacks.
- If she is serious, it's strong.
- Her throwing action is like a demon