Although several of his fingers had been severed and his face bore a wound that had destroyed one of his eyes, Lawrence remained calm.
To Lawrence himself, these were not serious injuries.
Healing magecraft activated. His fingers quickly grew back, and the wound on his face returned to normal. Only an eyeball, such a delicate structure, could not be fully restored in so short a time, leaving him without vision in one eye.
Credi swung his blade down at him again, splitting Lawrence's shield in two. But this time, Lawrence had not been standing too close to the shield, so he was not injured.
Yet Credi refused to let up, continuing his frenzied assault.
"Lawrence, you—you're such an eyesore!!!"
Credi screamed madly, each strike heavier than the last. Lawrence created shield after shield with his ability to manipulate gemstones, retreating as he resisted Credi's attacks.
"Why are you the only ones who gained talents like that? Why are you the only ones who get to enjoy that kind of attention!?"
The Servant, driven mad by jealousy, roared.
"Obviously, the effort I put in—can only have been greater than yours!!!"
Boom!!!
"Urgh—"
Lawrence cried out in pain and fell backward.
But that did not mean—he would not fight back!
With a surge of magical power, tiny gemstone blades appeared around Lawrence, while a chair made of gemstones emerged behind him.
At the same time, the enhancement from Verrocchio's Noble Phantasm was finally applied to Lawrence.
What was this—?
There was no time to think. Credi's blade was already right before him!
Lawrence's body sank as he sat down in the chair.
Whoosh—
Credi's blade missed, sweeping over Lawrence's head and cutting off only a lock of hair.
Lawrence simply raised both feet and kicked hard!
Credi was not sent flying by