William in High Spirits (4,000 Words-Please Subscribe) (Continued)

"Then, humans, we will give you one minute, just as before. Now, launch your attack!"

Ardy raised his giant hammer, pointed it in the direction of William and Kirin, and shouted loudly once again.

"Bang--!"

The dull thud of impact rang out again!

Just like before, Ardy crouched down again, clutching his head and wailing in agony!

"Rimcy, why are you hitting me again! I was just making the same pre-battle declaration as before!"

"Shut up, you idiot!"

"I've already said they're completely different from our previous enemies. Are you still saying that? Has your brain completely short-circuited?!"

"As expected, your brain must have been filled with water, you piece of trash."

Unlike before, Rimcy didn't retract her large gun this time. Instead, she kept hitting Ardy's head with her gun-shaped Lux Armament.

"Don't say that!"

Ardy clearly realized his mistake, and his earlier arrogance vanished.

"Ha ha ha ha--!"

Actually, there is a sound recording system on stage. As long as the contestants' voices aren't too quiet, most of the sound can be transmitted through live broadcast.

Therefore, this wonderful performance, which resembled a crosstalk routine, naturally elicited roars of laughter from the audience.

"That--!"

"Rimcy?"

"What is it, Your Excellency, 'Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena'?"

Upon hearing William's words, Rimcy, who had maintained an arrogant attitude, also set aside her haughtiness and responded politely.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with the conditions proposed by Ardy. How about we agree on the condition that I refrain from taking action for the time being?"

"How about we let Kirin fulfill Ardy's declaration!"

William scratched his head and offered what he considered a fairly good suggestion.

After all, it's unrealistic to expect Kirin to fight alone again against a Mimic composed entirely of Orga Lux.

If he were to intervene, he could at most grab one of them, creating a one-on-one situation for Kirin!

It's no different from the suggestion he's making now.

"I see! That makes sense!"

Rimcy paused for a moment, then sheathed her spear and took a step back.

"That's settled then! You iron-headed lump, go ahead and show the world how great your master is!"

"Come on then, little girl over there!"

Ardy forward, slamming his giant hammer heavily onto the ground, and clutched his chest with both hands!

"Drink--!"

The words had barely left his lips!

Kirin's figure flew towards Ardy at lightning speed, and in less than a second, she had already appeared in front of Ardy.

The "Senhagiri" in his hand drew a graceful arc in front of Ardy and fell above Ardy's head.

Ardy's unique ability—a defensive shield—was conspicuously deployed above his head.

Immediately afterward, Kirin, who had been directly in front of Ardy, suddenly appeared behind him, raising the Senhagiri in a low stance.

The defensive barrier unfolded again behind her, blocking Kirin's sharp slash.

Despite being blocked by the shield barrier, Kirin did not hesitate at all and did not interrupt her sword skills, smoothly executing the next combo attack.

"Look, everyone! This is the legendary 'Renkaku' of the Todo Style. Toudou player truly lives up to his reputation as a once-in-a-century genius of the Todo Style."

The commentary from the podium drew the attention of the audience to the petite figure on stage.

Silver-white sword light and azure barrier collided repeatedly on the stage, with scattered sparks flying everywhere.

Kirin's swordplay was like an endless river; one move had barely ended before the next one would immediately follow.

This is Kirin's "Renkaku"!

The technique known as "Renkaku" is achieved by linking together the forty-nine sword techniques of the Todo Style according to different situations in battle.

"Wow, amazing swordsmanship!"

"I never imagined that even the defensive barrier created for us by our master would almost be too much for us to catch up with!"

Ardy laughed loudly, and it was clear that he was genuinely in a good mood.

"Sure enough, the defensive barrier is being deployed at an increasingly faster speed!"

Kirin frowned slightly, but her hands continued to move. After all, the essence of "Renkaku" was a combo technique that could launch the next attack regardless of any posture or situation.

From the very beginning of her attack, Ardy was only able to barely raise his defensive barrier to defend himself.

Now, the defensive barrier can even keep up with her speed to defend against attacks.

No, actually he had already predicted my attack route and deployed his defensive barrier in advance, waiting for my attack!

William, who was standing quietly on the sidelines, was stroking his smooth chin, deep in thought.

"So that's how it is! It's evolving at a very high speed during battle!"

William's interest in these two Mimic is growing stronger and stronger; they truly are products of mechanical manufacture!

The speed at which they learn and evolve in battle is unmatched by normal humans or the Genestella.

"However, you think you can deal with Kirin's attack with just this!"

"That's a bit too simplistic."

"The outcome is decided!"