novelraw Chapter 108
Chapter 108
Chapter 108
The Six Sages fired one shot into the sky, then immediately lined up both gunsights on Tsukinami-san. I aimed my assault rifle at Tsukinami-san too.
The Six Sages and I release our lasers at the same time.
Tsukinami-san evades every bullet, but that was expected.
"Shiki-kun! You keep targeting the main body!"
The Six Sages stopped concentrating her aim on Tsukinami-san and began scattering bullets. Tsukinami-san's movements were suppressed by the Six Sages' bullets, and gradually my bullets started catching her. Left with no choice, Tsukinami-san reinforced her defense with shield pieces.
"Here she comes. Keep up the fire while falling back."
"R-Roger!"
Tsukinami-san charged while solidifying her defense.
"Jump left!"
I jumped left just as the Six Sages said. The Six Sages jumped right the opposite way.
The Six Sages and I split left and right. Tsukinami-san chased the Six Sages.
"Good, keep targeting her back!"
The Six Sages attacked Tsukinami-san from the front, and I targeted Tsukinami-san from behind.
(Nice! We naturally formed a pincer attack!)
Even Tsukinami-san shouldn't be able to do anything about this.
"High-output mode"
Tsukinami-san switched the saber in her right hand to high-output mode and extended the saber.
While spinning the lengthened saber at hand, she charged straight ahead. She parried the Six Sages' bullets with the rotating saber and closed the distance.
(Using the saber as a shield!?)
My shots were guarded by the shield pieces.
No good. I can't wear her down......!
(But she shouldn't be able to close the distance to the Six Sages before high-output mode ends!)
――Whoosh!!
A sound sliced through the air.
Tsukinami-san threw the saber in her right hand, piercing and destroying the handgun in the Six Sages' right hand.
"Tch!"
"It's over"
The Six Sages fought back with the remaining handgun in her left hand, but Tsukinami-san closed in while dodging head-on. She bisected the Six Sages' torso with the saber in her left hand.
The Six Sages, deleted, immediately revived on the spot, but of course she no longer participated in the fight.
(We wore it down!!)
The moment Tsukinami-san defeated the Six Sages, the shield pieces were completely worn down. My shots wore down Tsukinami-san's left arm, which had lost its defense.
Tsukinami-san switched the saber to her right hand, this time charging at me.
"Ah"
Right then, the assault rifle ran out of energy.
(I misread the remaining energy because I'm not used to this weapon!)
On top of that, I had chosen saber for my other weapon—a double blunder!
(Well, whatever. If I want to see Tsukinami-san's swordsmanship up close, the saber is best!)
I activated my saber and crossed blades with Tsukinami-san as she flew in.
"......You can handle a saber pretty well, huh."
"Yes. I've played games with swords, too!"
Though I'm a gun maniac, I've experienced most game genres.
"Your sniping technique is outstanding, but your physical skills, swordsmanship, tactics......all your other abilities are average. I can't find any real openings."
I do have the flaw of tensing up when people watch me. Especially in close combat, feeling that direct gaze makes my body stiffen......! So that's why I'm one step behind expert level in close combat......!
"Or so I thought, but there's an opening."
Tsukinami-san's saber took my head off.
(My head again......! Counting the fakes, this is the third time my head's been cut off!)
Deleted, I revived immediately.
"It's a shame we couldn't win two-on-one, but we made it pretty far. Honestly, I thought the gap between us was much bigger."
The Six Sages spoke as if to provoke.
"If we'd both been in our original roles, I probably would've lost. But that's only if you faced the normal me. Next is the real thing."
Tsukinami-san lowered her head once, then raised it again without pause.
""!?""
Overwhelmed by that pressure, the Six Sages and I involuntarily used thrusters to gain distance.
"I'll be fine with just my right arm"
What the heck is that.
An "∞" mark is floating in her right eye.......
"This is—∞ Burst. Infinite power......"
Without waiting for a signal, Tsukinami-san started running.
We naturally fought back, but we weren't even allowed to move from the spot; as she passed by, both the Six Sages and I had our heads cut off.
(Fast......that can't be. Her stats haven't changed. Her speed should be the same as before! Yet I couldn't react at all!!)
There was no waste. Not even a single millimeter of waste.
She dodged every single bullet by pulling them in at the very limit. She evaded with barely a millimeter to spare. Her body control was refined beyond compare.
It was like an RTA—under these conditions, Tsukinami-san ran the shortest route to defeat the Six Sages and me.
"O-oh, I'm surprised......is this your full strength?"
"No. It's not my full strength."
The Six Sages frowned. Her eyes said "Seriously......?" but her mouth didn't.
As expected, the Six Sages loses her usual composure only toward Tsukinami-san. I sense some kind of rivalry.
"My characteristic is 'Slow Starter'. An ability that lets me ramp up as the fight goes on. Roughly ten minutes after a fight starts, I hit my peak."
We haven't even been fighting for five minutes yet.
In other words, for another five minutes, her condition will keep rising.
"So if I don't fight you for another five minutes, I won't see your full strength?"
"Wrong. 'Ten minutes of continuously rising condition' is for normal times. As I said earlier, when ∞ Burst is active, not only base abilities but also personal characteristics are greatly enhanced."
"Huh......?"
"Don tell me, while ∞ Burst is active, the upper limit goes even higher......!?"
That's......way too monstrous.
"Just how long can your condition keep rising? Twenty minutes? Thirty?"
Tsukinami-san shook her head.
"There is no upper limit"
The Six Sages and I lost the light in our eyes.
No upper limit. That means—
"Infinity. As long as the fight continues, I will keep growing stronger forever."
White Meteor, Seika Tsukinami.
I always thought her depths were unfathomable, but of course they are. Because she has no bottom.
"That's brutal......then the only way to beat you is a short decisive battle. Taking you down in a short time when you move at godlike speed—that's beyond reckless—"
"Fufu.――Ah, sorry, excuse me"
I laughed without thinking. Seeing me like that, the Six Sages narrowed her eyes, and Tsukinami-san's cheeks relaxed slightly.
(Tsukinami-san really is amazing. Unreasonably strong. That's why she's 'good'. My power is still nowhere near her feet......that's why it's 'fun'.)
I won't hand this target over to anyone.
(I will definitely be the one to shoot you......)