Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu
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Chapter 299
I managed to exit the room where I was caught in a dangerous situation (?) with Harold-sama, and immediately headed towards the audience where the Demon King was.
Senpai and Amira-san are causing a ruckus.
Well, to be precise, they're still doing things within the field, but given the characteristics and power of each other's magic, the repercussions are spreading even further.
If I don't do something quickly, Leona-san will be in trouble.
That's the one thing we must avoid.
"Usato, you're back. It's you, after all. They were probably trying to lure you away by forcing you to marry their daughter or something. Hahahaha."
"You're talking like you were there and saw it happen...!"
"So that was true..."
"So it was true..."
The Demon King smiles happily, and Koga and Ciel-san look somewhat taken aback.
Nea looked at me with pitying eyes, as if it was none of her business, saying, "That's tough."
"More importantly, Demon King! Don't you think we should stop that!?"
"Stop? Stop what?"
"That commotion! You know!!"
As soon as I arrived in front of the Demon King, I pointed to the training ground, where———,
""Fuhahahaha!!""
There are two people clashing with a laugh that sounds more like a Demon King than a Demon King.
They must have been suppressing themselves for the past few days, as they continue to fight with incredible smiles on their faces.
"Fumu, that's right. Next, I'll have you and Suzune fight. Perfect, stop them."
"No, no, no! Don't make me fight like it's just for fun!"
"...Think about it. Why do you think you guys got into a fight just now?"
Well, I suppose it was because of the fight with Koga or something like that.
"One reason was that they were looking down on you."
"Ha?"
"If you always had that face, people wouldn't come near you. Normally, you look too peaceful. I could even say you look stupid."
That's a harsh thing to say.
I can shut your mouth first before going to senpai and Amira-san...!?
The Demon King sighs in exasperation as my mouth twitches.
"You should at least show some of your abilities here. That thing from earlier would be an insufficient opponent, wouldn't it?"
"I wouldn't go that far though..."
"Listen, if you are looked down upon, the credibility of the Ringle Kingdom will also be ruined. Do you understand that?"
"!"
To my surprise, the Demon King continued speaking seriously.
"In fact, your ambiguous attitude has led to the disgrace of Lingle's soldiers. That's partly because he's a fool, but 70% of the blame lies with you. ———It's fine to prioritize not causing problems, but if you can't even save face, the King of Lingle will be held responsible."
As he said this, the Demon King nudged me on the shoulder.
I hadn't thought about it, but that's true.
Well, I'm sure he's trying to have fun by making me and my senpai fight, but it still seems like he's giving me advice for my own good.
"This is a sincere warning from me... Why do I have to tell you this much...? Shouldn't you normally realize this on your own...?"
"Demon King-sama, I don't think you should suddenly come back to your usual self..."
"...Haa. You are the ones who defeated me. If you make that known to those around you, then the words you will utter at the meeting will carry weight."
"...Understood"
Indeed, I may have been underestimated.
If it were Rose, I would never have been asked to fight in the first place.
Even before picking a fight, she gives off an aura that says, "You must never make this person angry," so even Lignus wouldn't try to pick a fight.
Even if he did, she would not be as lenient as I was.
"Koga, help me stop them."
"No, no, if you leave, I'll be the only guard. You'll have to do it on your own."
"...I guess so. Sorry for asking too much. Nea, please come with me."
"Ye~s."
After making sure that Nea had entered my body as it was being assimilated, I jumped down from the audience.
I approach Amira-san and senpai, who are fighting in a completely heated-up battle, and the field where they are fighting, and create a megaphone with the magic of dark magic and speak into it.
"O~i! Senpa~i! Amira-sa~n!"
"Hahaha! Amira! You've improved your skills more than before!!"
"You too! You're truly a hero! Fuhahaha!"
"It's time to end the fight! It's time for a change! You've gone too far!"
"Then take this next one~!!"
"Come on!! Suzunee~!!"
"O~i..."
....
It seems like they're completely immersed in their own world.
The people in the training ground seem to be looking at them from a distance, and seem to be somewhat taken aback by their presence.
It may not be a bad thing, but it is indeed a little too dangerous to fight while spreading flames and electric shocks.
"What are you going to do, Usato?"
"Healing Explosive Bullet"
"Ah."
I created a Healing Explosive Bullet the size of a softball in my palm and lightly threw it right in the middle of the field where Amira-san and senpai were fighting.
Seeing the healing explosive bullet bounce lightly, the two of them stopped moving for a moment and———,
""Eh?""
——Get caught up in an explosion of healing magic.
As the surroundings are enveloped in healing particles from the healing magic, I approach senpai and Amira-san, who have collapsed to the ground and calmed down.
"Wh-wh-wh-wh-what are you doing, Usato-kun?! It's like an ever-changing scene! Ever-changing scene is flashing through my mind!?"
"That's right! How dare you interrupt a warrior's battle! This is the first time I've ever been hit by a healing magic blast!"
"Ah, thank goodness. You've returned to your senses, haven't you?"
"You're the one who's insane?!"
Amira-san commented as I informed her that the battle was over and that my senpai was going to fight a mock battle with me next.
"...Well, I was able to move a little, so I guess I'll stop here. Thinking about it, I think I may have gone too far... I'm sorry, Usato. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"No, I understand how you feel."
"Haa. I've acted without restraint. I'll go back upstairs."
Amira-san waves her hand as she heads back upstairs.
After seeing her off, I turned to senpai.
"So now I'm going to have a mock battle with you, Usato-kun."
"A mock battle...? Yeah, well, that's true... Is your magic power okay?"
"Hmm? Of course, it's fine."
As expected of senpai.
The amount of magic power is incomparably greater than mine.
"What format should we use for the match?"
"Please do not make any flashy attacks so as not to affect the surroundings and for future escort duty. What is the degree of assimilation? I'm currently assimilating with Ferrum and Nea..."
"That's right... Ferrum, Nea, and I will assimilate, and then Usato-kun's fist comes flying out of his stomach!?"
Is it a battle with myself?
I thought to myself as I watched senpai dodge what appeared to be Ferrum's thrusting fist.
"Let's call it a mock battle using some magical power. I'll use my gauntlets and assimilation, and you'll use your sword and Thunder Beast Mode, is that okay? Any techniques that cause damage to those around you are prohibited."
"Mm, let's go with that."
After deciding to do so, we distance ourselves so that we are facing each other on the field.
Manipulating black magic, I cover my left arm and both legs with dark magic, and put a gauntlet on my right arm.
On the other hand, Senpai puts her hand on the hilt of the sword in its scabbard and begins to accumulate magic power.
"With Amira, the battle was more of a clash of magic powers, but with you, it looks like it'll be a pure battle of offense and defense, which is pretty exciting."
"Since you're my opponent, I'll do my best to defend myself."
『This is dangerous, so I need to support you with all my strength.』
『Even though she's normally like that, she's actually quite strong, so I have to be careful. ...I wish Amako were here.』
There is no signal to start.
Either one can make the first move, but... it seems like senpai will make the first move.
Senpai is in the iai stance, positioned with her head deeply lowered.
"Raiden: Thunder Run"
"!"
Reflexively, I hold my arm in front of me, blocking a slash as we pass each other.
Smiling at the delayed metallic sound, I place my arm as if to look back and let it clash with the sword of senpai, who cut back at me.
"Haha!"
"Fufu!"
As if the sound was a signal, she became even more electrified and entered Thunder Beast (Raijuu) Mode 2, unleashing a lightning-fast slash.
I blocked these attacks with my reflexes and intuition, and pursued her.
"Healing Acceleration Fist"
High-speed movement using a magic shockwave.
The magic power is turned to move more smoothly and seamlessly than before, and moves ahead of senpai.
"Hmph!"
"Naive!!"
A hand is placed on my outstretched fist, and with a whoosh, my vision spins around and I'm sent hurtling towards the ground with tremendous force.
Aikido!? She even used a technique like this!! But!!
"Reverse thrust! Attitude control!!"
"You're kidding, right, Usato-kun...?"
I unleash magic power from my legs.
In addition, I released shockwaves from my shoulders and arms as well, and then I took a stance in the air and landed in front of senpai while flipping around.
Before she can escape, I point my fingers at her in a flick of the forehead, and shot off the magic bullet.
『Binding Spell』
"Healing Finger Bullet"
"Whoa!?"
The magic bullet hits Senpai directly around the shoulder.
A binding spell is activated on her shoulder, but immediately afterwards, senpai is covered with lightning and the binding spell is destroyed.
『No good. Binding spells won't work on the lightning Suzune.』
『Then we'll just grab her and tie her up!』
The dark magic hand manipulated by Ferrum leaps out and grabs senpai.
She cut them apart in an instant and jumped, swinging down the sword she had raised above her.
"Majestic Tiger (Yutora)!"
"Healing Elastic Fist!"
The sword and the fist clashed and bounced off each other.
Senpai spun around in mid-air and took up a stabbing stance, and as soon as she landed, she charged at us with such force that the ground exploded.
"Rat's Fire Thrust (Ko no Hi Tsuki)!!"
"———Hmmuh!?"
It was a blow that caught me completely off guard.
I caught it with my right hand and was thrown back, but before I could fall backwards, I put magic power into my open hand and struck it as hard as I could in front of my senpai.
"Healing Cat Trick (Chiyu Nekodamashi*)!" (*Note: slapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse them)
"Bufwoh?!"
GACHIN! The shockwave of the healing magic echoes through the air with a popping sound.
Senpai, who was hit right in front of me, looks at me with tears in her eyes.
"T-That's not the power of the Cat Trick (Nekodamashi)?"
"Hahaa! That technique even worked on the Demon King!!"
『Really?』 (Maybe Ciel)
『...Don't say that.』(Maybe Demon King)
I immediately regain my stance and face senpai, who has recovered from her confusion.
"Healing Acceleration Fist!"
"Raijuu (Thunder Beast) Mode 2!"
We both instantly accelerated and began fighting, running around the small field like we were playing tag.
A healing acceleration punch that uses shock waves to accelerate us, and acceleration from the granting of elasticity.
Combining these, we chased after senpai.
『What on earth is going on...』
『I can't follow it with my eyes at all... Is that really the same human...?』
『Is that the power of someone who fought against the Demon King?』
『...What is healing magic?』
Perhaps as expected, senpai is faster in terms of speed.
Normally, I would have been unable to keep up with her overwhelming speed and would have been on the defensive, but———,
"I caught you!"
"Oops, reverse thrust!"
I have a technique called “magic shockwave” that allows me to freely change the direction in which I am facing.
When senpai tries to swing a sword in front of me, I emit a shockwave of magic power from my palm in front of me and roll backward according to my inertia.
"Whaa! Usato-kun, isn't that a bit unfair? Your movements are like something out of a sci-fi movie!!"
Slashes are delivered while leaving a residue of electric shocks.
As I visually avoid them, one of them strikes my left hand, which I have in my stance———and is bounced off in a purple pattern.
"! A resistance spell, huh!"
『Hohoho! Your slashes won't work——』
"Then how about this!"
A thrust that was unleashed.
When she saw that the slash was ineffective, she immediately switched to stabbing!
Furthermore, with a scabbard held backhanded in her left hand, she launches a blow at me, who is enveloped in a spell of resistance.
Her judgment of the situation is extraordinary.
"And the way to counter that is a different kind of attack———"
Senpai jumps back slightly and takes a deep stance with her sword.
The lightning is concentrated in the sword and scabbard she holds.
"If I use brute force to reduce its durability to zero, I can destroy it!!"
Are you planning to use system strengthening as well?
Realizing this is bad, I use dark magic to create two wings with claw-like hands attached to them from my back.
I spread them out wide and positioned them to defend myself in the same way as my arms.
"I'll do my best to hold on!!"
『Ferrum, let's do it!』
『Yeah!』
The lightning clad in senpai turns purple, signifying the activation of system strengthening.
Raijuu (Thunder Beast) Mode 3...no, that's not it.
The electric shock that should have covered her entire body was now only covering her right arm, which was gripping the hilt of her sword, and her left leg.
"I came up with this technique when I saw how you did it."
"...!"
"Raijuu (Thunder Beast) Mode 2.5. Partial System Strengthening."
———Senpai's figure vanishes, and just as I realize it, I feel a shock from the side.
A strike from the peak...! A continuous attack from all directions!
It's not as unreasonably fast as Raijuu Mode 3, but it's still tough!!
"I'll do it!!"
My own arms and the dark magic arms on my back.
Making full use of all four arms, I fend off attacks coming from all directions.
As I heard the sound of the resistance spell being destroyed, I finally fended off all the attacks and saw the tattered wings on my back.
As expected, the speed increase due to system strengthening is abnormally fast.
If that's the case, it's far too late to rely on the information coming in through my eyes and ears.
"Ferrum, Nea! I'm counting on you to defend!"
『Nea, he's going to do it again!』
『Whenever you're cornered, you always come up with strange techniques, don't you!?』
I stop the movement of both arms.
In the meantime, four more arms of dark magic protect me as if to wrap around me.
The grace period is a few seconds.
Then, I will take measures against senpai during that time!!
『Hey, why is this guy closing his eyes? Why?』(Ferrum)
『He's even covering his ears with dark magic! Isn't that weird!?』 (Nea)
It's my first attempt, but it has to be done here.
I clap my hands, which are covered with magic power, and radiate waves of healing magic into the surroundings.
By preventing sight and hearing, a new view comes into view.
———I can feel it.
It was a sensation I hadn't noticed before, precisely because it was visible to the naked eye.
The reaction of living creatures to the healing magic that had spread and turned into particles.
"There!"
I detect a presence breaking into the range of the healing magic.
Diagonally behind and to the right!
Extending my arm in that direction, I catch and grab the peak of the sword that is about to swing down.
"Eh? Are you kidding me?"
"Nea!!"
『You're kidding, you sensed magic!? N-Not bad!!』
"I-I'm being restraineeeed?!"
In the meantime, I had my senior restrained by Nea's sorcery to settle this mock battle.
New technique.
If I had to name it, I'd call it Healing Echo Location...!
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——— read on seireitranslations.blogspot.com ———
After the mock battle, we returned to the Demon King.
The mock battle itself was something like a win for me, but if Senpai had used the blade of her sword, I would have lost without a doubt, so I guess it was a draw.
"Do you normally use System Strengthening?"
"If it wasn't you, I wouldn't have used you in the mock battle. I was confident that you would be able to handle it. But I never thought you would be able to catch me in my System Strengthening state. What exactly did you do, Usato-kun?"
"I spread healing magic around."
While walking, I explain to senpai.
To be honest, it's a technique that requires trial and error, so I can only give a rough explanation.
"When you're controlling a magic bullet, you can kind of tell when it hits an opponent or when it's destroyed, right?"
"Ah, that's true."
"I wasn't very good at controlling magic, but I did have a sense of it, so I put that to good use."
Can you feel the flying magic energy even with your eyes closed?
Most people probably don't think about it, but it can be felt.
Even when magic energy leaves the hands of the person who casts it, it is still connected to them in some way.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to manipulate magic bullets.
"Then it's simple."
What happens if you scatter them around you as particles floating in the air instead of magic bullets?
"It's like ... By spreading magical power and scattering it around, you can sense anything within that magical range directly with your body, rather than with your eyes or ears"
"I see. So I was caught up in Usato-kun's healing magic."
"It's not that widespread, though. Hahaha."
If this technique can be perfected, it could be used to help find injured people who are somewhere out of sight.
"I think he's probably the only one who can do it."
"Eh, I don't think so..."
When I said that, Nea looked at me with a blank look.
"You've been using your magic too much, and your magical manipulation is at an abnormal level in a different way than Kazuki. If he specializes in manipulating external magical powers, then you've specialized in manipulating the internal one." (Nea)
"Ah, I see. So Usato-kun, your senses for sensing magic power have been sharpened."
"That's right..." (Nea)
"I never thought that that strange game would turn out like this..." (Ferrum)
Ferrum looked a little taken aback as Nea nodded at what senpai said.
I wasn't really aware that I specialized in manipulating internal magic energy, but...it might be a good idea to develop that area in the future.
Of course, I won't neglect my physical training.
"You should talk to Welshi about that later. Unlike Kazuki, yours is a strange thing that anyone could do if they wanted to..."
"Eeh~, anyone can do it?"
"That's right, Ferrum. The only thing strange is that this person finds a way to do it, but the training method itself is so simple that even a child can do it... Whether you persevere or not is up to you, though."
If anyone can do it, I hope it will spread.
I don't want it to be just my own technique, and if more people can do it, I'd like it to spread further and be put to good use.
"However, it seems I have awakened to a seventh sense...!"
"It's the sense that allows you to sense magic power, so maybe it's called magic awareness? Everyone has it, but it's not yet awakened. How cool...!" (Suzune)
"What are these people talking about?" (Nea)
"There's no point in worrying about it..." (Ferrum)
It was a mock battle that I didn't originally intend to do, but I got some unexpected benefits.
Alright, I'll zazen* in bed tonight and try it out! (*Note: seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
——— read on seireitranslations.blogspot.com ———
Author's Notes:
Usato has acquired some strange skills again.
Although it is not directly powerful, it will actually be a moderately ghastly technique.
Rather than focusing on the risky System Strengthening, it's a quietly significant discovery that anyone can awaken their magic power by mastering magic energy manipulation, which even a child can do...
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