First Encounter with the Edgelord King of Chūnibyō (5K) (Continued)
Snow Woman: "..."
Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."
Is this a case of double-crossing?
This was the first thought that came to Mahiro's mind.
Little did they know that the other party was doing the same thing.
He Mahiro for a double-crossing thief, since the thieves' hideout was quite well-hidden, and it took him a long time to find it.
So, thieves, they just steal what they want.
However, female thieves are quite rare...
"Master, let me kill him."
"No, I'll do it this time."
The Snow Woman's eyes turned cold as she prepared Mahiro attack, but she was immediately stopped by Mahiro.
Regarding the suspicious person who suddenly appeared in front of him, and combining this with the previous encounter with the elf, he already had some guesses.
So he gave a friendly smile and asked the other person:
What if I say no?
"Well, there's no other way then. I'll just use you to test out the functions of my new tactical outfit."
He finished speaking.
A slender black sword slowly emerged from the other person's hand, wriggling and moving.
Thump!
The boots suddenly slammed against the ground, propelling the boots towards him at high speed.
It's very fast.
Even if Erika activated her speed-up spell, she probably wouldn't be able to keep up.
But--
He's not Erika...
When!
The black rapier falling towards his head was blocked, and the fine threads collided with it, scattering sparks and producing a metallic clang.
The sword that person was using was clearly made of slime.
The threads in this thing look exactly like ordinary fine threads.
Isn't this interesting?
On both the man in black and Mahiro's faces, a smile that seemed to signify battle slowly appeared.
Immediately afterwards, the two engaged in a fierce and relentless battle.
However, that's not quite right; only the man in black launched a fierce and relentless attack.
"Drink, drink..."
The man in black, carried away by his triumph, swung his black sword, creating a series of afterimages, while Mahiro only focused on defense and didn't retaliate at all.
It's not that I can't, it's just that I don't want to, and there's no need for it; it's like a cat playing with a mouse.
He didn't retreat a single step during the process, simply standing still. Every time the opponent's sword fell, he only needed to flick his finger, and the silk threads would instantly weave into a protective net to block it.
These threads are made from the fur of the Cloud Giant Dragon that he hunted in the Akame ga Kill World, and they are his unique Imperial Arms. Coincidentally, he also learned the ability to cover objects with magical energy in this world.
Therefore, there is absolutely no need to worry about the threads being cut.
The process was a bit boring, so much so that he started yawning.
"Master, you're so amazing..."
The Snow Woman was completely stunned by the battle before her.
This was the first time she had ever seen a battle of this magnitude, and she was even certain that if she were to rush in, she would be instantly killed.
But the master was able to easily deflect the opponent's attacks.
As expected of the master!
But soon, the attack by the men in black stopped.
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to continue? Is it already over?"
"Ha, don't even try it! Try this trick!"
The person seemed very excited, and their voice even betrayed their youthful innocence.
The black sword was moved to his waist, positioned as if he were about to draw his sword and slash. At the same time, a pair of scarlet eyes and a pleased smile appeared beneath the black hood.
I never expected that Slime's debut battle would be against such a thrilling boss. This is truly the essence of the Eminence in Shadow!
Swish--
In a split second, the entire process took no more than 0.1 seconds, and he unleashed a sword-drawing slash.
That sword-drawing slash was somewhat different from the ordinary iaido. Instead, the slime was softened and poured out like water, transforming into a jet-black blade that attacked.
But does this make sense?
Mahiro beckoned with his finger again, and a large net once more appeared in front of him, blocking the opponent's sword-drawing slash.
That's how it was supposed to be, but the next second, the sword slash actually pierced through his net!
To be precise, it was divided into countless small slashes by the silk threads and attacked him.
"Ugh, what a boring trick."
With Mahiro kick, Shinji kicked up the long sword on the corpse next to him and grabbed it with one hand.
At the same time, he turned to the Snow Woman and said:
"Don't blink before this next cut."
How much you can learn depends entirely on your own talent.
"Yes, I understand, Master!"
The Snow Woman nodded excitedly.
Is Master about to unleash his true power?!
Just as thousands of black flying blades attacked, the long sword in Mahiro's hand flashed with a dazzling light, like a raging flame, even more dazzling than the moonlight!
That's a phenomenon that only occurs when a massive amount of magical power is condensed.
Then, he suddenly swung it down in front of him.
Swish--
With a single stroke, all things fell silent.
It was as if time had stood still, and even the evening breeze blowing through the woods stopped for a moment.
Then, in the next instant...
A sudden burst of white light annihilated the attacking black blade along with the longsword in his hand. The pure white magic transformed into thousands of blades, creating a gust of wind that retaliated.
The blade's energy sliced across the ground, leaving countless terrifying and grotesque scars on the earth, like Abyss.
The storm swept straight into the forest, destroying countless trees as if it were trying to pierce through it.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh--"
The man in black, at the very center of the storm, let out a series of piercing screams, as if he had been struck down by the heavy wind of the sword.
However, they were not blown away by the sword wind.
That acting was truly awful.
Mahiro tossed aside the last remaining sword hilt and silently watched his opponent's performance.
After all, despite the impressive display of force, he didn't actually use even half of his strength in that strike.
If it had been about two layers of force, this boy would probably be dead for sure.
The kind of person even the King of Hell can't save.
Just kidding~
The man in black suddenly got up from the ground as if nothing had happened and continued his acting.
"A truly powerful warrior! I particularly admire your sword strike. Indeed, it was absolutely magnificent! I will allow you to state your name."
Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."
His eye twitched slightly, but he sighed softly and said, "Yotsuba Mahiro."
"Hmm, Yotsuba Mahiro... I've memorized your name. My name is Shadow, and I lurk in the Shadow, hunting those who seek Shadow!"
"Until we meet again, my lord!"
After saying that.
The man in black, who called himself Shadow, turned and leaped into the forest, disappearing without a trace.
It really was this guy...
This kind of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) tone is probably extremely rare in the entire anime and manga world.
That's right, if his memory serves him correctly, this guy called Shadow's real name should be Cid Kagano, the infamous new king of cool and a severe case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).
What they do is either to show off, or to prepare for showing off.
Even those who possess overwhelming power are willing to remain ordinary, background characters, and won't fight back even when abused.
An absolute freak.
"Master, are you sure it's okay for you to let that suspicious person go like this?" Snow Woman stepped forward and asked worriedly.
"Oh, it's nothing. I know that guy. Although he's a complete weirdo in terms of personality, he's not a bad person at heart."
It can only be described as willful, a self-centered willfulness, the kind of willfulness that allows anyone to be exploited in order to accomplish the grand goal of showing off.
However, if this guy is Cid Kagano, then this world must definitely be one where people want to become the Eminence in Shadow.
If that's the case, wouldn't the Snow Woman be one of the three giants of the future Lawless City?
And that lump of flesh...
"Never mind, let's process this piece of meat first."
"Huh?"
The Snow Woman didn't understand the meaning of his mutterings at all. She only saw Mahiro walk to the cage, casually cut it in half, and then take out the hideous and grotesque piece of rotting flesh from inside and walk towards a nearby dilapidated house.
Thankfully, it didn't have any strange smell.
"Master, wait! I'll come to help too!"
Coming to her senses, the Snow Woman pattered along on her short legs, shuffling after him in her wooden clogs.
Mahiro carried the piece of meat into the house and casually tossed it on the floor.
And you know what? This thing not only wriggles, it's also quite bouncy; it even bounced a few times on the ground.
But what's the next step?
Restoring it using "Regrowth" is definitely not an option.
The reason for the loss of control over magic is mainly due to the inability to control the magic within the body, which leads to a rampage. Although "Regrowth" can work, the body will still turn into chunks of flesh again after recovery.
"Let me think... how was it done in the original story? I think it involved injecting magic into the meat."
Although he couldn't quite remember the procedure, he did it anyway and conducted the experiment.
After all, even if he dies, he can bring him back to life.
So he placed his hand on the surface of the meat and began to transfer his magic.
The massive stream of Psions rushed in instantly, and the chunk of flesh swelled to several times its original size, almost filling the house!