Part 9
They came out to the yard where the weapons were planted in the ground.
Sasala pulled out one from among them. It was a single edged longsword.
「I will, use this.」
Shera yawned.
It seemed that she started nodding off while Diablo and Rem were negotiating. No wonder she was so silent.
「Munya munya……Ohー yeah? I wonder why there are so many weapons stuck in the ground here? In this yard.」
Rem tilted her head.
「……I find it hard to understand.」
Sasala made her eyebrows go into a ハ shape, and mocked herself.
「Th, that’s true, isn’t it. As I thought, it really is weird, isn’t it……Ah, haha……My predecessor was a person who had a principle of saying that it was fine if he had one swing though.」
Diablo made a conjecture.
「It is for the sake of the attribute, isn’t it? The attributes of earth, water, fire, wind, light, or darkness are in every weapon. There are also differences by their classification such as being a sword, spear, or axe. Normally, one would use weapons that suit themselves, but there are also those that change it to match their opponent.」
In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Players that would change to match their enemy were in the majority.
There were also those that would develop only one attribute to the extreme and fight with only that no matter where they were though.
However, in this other world, a pouch that could store any number of weapons was a super valuable article. So far, Diablo had not seen any other than the one that he possessed.
Inevitably, it seemed that people who could use multiple weapons were very rare.
Rem and Shera were impressed.
Sasala was surprised.
「Th, this is……my first time seeing someone that understands that.」
For some reason, her cheeks were flushed. She unblinkingly stared at him with moist eyes.
Diablo felt like he was going to feel bashful.
「Hmph……It is common sense. Isn’t just that the level of the guys you met up until now were just too low?」
「Fufufu……」
She let out a smile and then spoke.
「It feels like, as an Adventurer, you’re probably stronger than someone like me. If you use magic.」
「Naturally.」
「How unfortunate. If you had walked down the path of the sword……I would have liked to teach you everything.」
「You said that you would “test” me though?」
「If you can stop my sword even once, then you pass.」
Sasala readied her single edged sword.
Wind coiled about her.
──Is it a Wind attribute sword?
The surrounding atmosphere made a complete change.
Rem and Shera gulped, and had goosebumps on their skin.
Even Diablo felt that his heartbeat had sped up.
She was a different person.
The timid Sasala that was there up until just now and the Sasala that readied her sword right in front of their eyes, they were completely different people.
Unknowingly, Diablo’s hands were sweating.
──This intimidating air, it’s much greater than Galford’s or Baduta’s!?
It was about the same as when he faced off against the awakened Demon King Krebskrum. His instincts as a Gamer told him that this was dangerous.
Even so, he couldn’t run away.
He drew the 《Seraphic Sword》 that was on his waist.
「If I can stop it even once, you say? Certainly, the sword is not a weapon I am strong with but……Do not look down on me.」
Up until now, whether in the game or this other world, he had fought against a great number of enemies. He had conceit that he would evade or stop the attack of a high level Warrior.
Sasala took one step, approaching him.
「You don’t understand, do you……About your own self.」
「What did you say?」
「When fighting against a high-ranking Magician, a Warrior must always make preparations to close in the distance. If some distance were to be taken, they would have a hard time getting close. At the same time, vigilance against magic is also needed. It is because there is certain magic with power that cannot be endured so easily.」
「It would seem that you are well-informed with Chemical Elemental Magic as well, aren’t you?」
「I am a Master Swordsman after all.」
In this other world, Summoned Beasts were regarded as important, and Chemical Elemental Magic was treated lightly.
However, it seemed that for those that surpassed the limits of the Races, they properly understood its strength.
Sasala took one more step closer.
It was a disadvantageous distance for Magicians.
However, Diablo claimed to be strong even in close combat.
It was a distance where a sword could reach him, but it wouldn’t be a problem if he evaded it. More importantly, he prefered quick decisive battles done with magic where contact is the activation condition or with high-powered magic where bullet speed is slow.
It was because Diablo, who always fought alone, was weak with wars of attrition.
Sasala spoke.
「This is, a Warrior’s distance.」
「Do not think of me as being the same as normal Magicians. Even at this distance, I will not fall that far behind.」
「That is because your opponents were being vigilant of magic.」
「Being vigilant of the opponent’s attack, is only natural.」
「It is because magic cannot be caught with a sword……From hereon, I will fire a slash with all of my power packed into it, without being vigilant of magic. If you can defend against it──you pass. A Master Swordsman will instruct you.」
「Very well.」
The intimidating air suddenly vanished from Sasala’s whole body.
The rampaging tempest completely vanished, and it felt as if not even a light breeze was blowing.
「……Here is my slash.」
A bird quickly crossing the calm sky──It was that kind of attack. Without any preparatory motions, her sword extended out.
「Ugh!?」
Sasala’s sword caressed the nape of Diablo’s neck.
The skin was torn and fresh blood gushed out from the artery, that sort of thing didn’t happen.
It was because it was the back of the blade.
So the single edged sword was for the sake of that.
──I couldn’t see it!?
On Sasala’s face, there wasn’t a smile.
「Originally, sword attacks are launched by firmly stepping on the ground……When the opponent is a high-ranking Magician, it will be done while moving and while preparing to move away at any time.」
「Impossible. Up until now, I had fought against enemies that resolved themselves for simultaneously striking each other down.」
He accepted that her abilities were high.
There was the possibility that the Great Demon King Modinalaam was about as fast as this Master Swordsman──Thinking that, he decided to develop in the Warrior Class.
The plan was correct. Diablo believed that it was great that he met with the Master Swordsman.
However, he was hesitant to consent to Sasala’s claim. If they weren’t being vigilant of magic, then anyone could hurl attacks of great speed──He had not thought of that at all.
She made a mysterious looking face.
「But……」
She lowered her waist, and swung her sword once again.
This time, he just barely saw it but……It still wasn’t a speed where he could stop it with a sword.
Her single edged sword touched Diablo’s right shoulder.
「Kuh」
「With this, it was a bit slow, right?」
「Slower than the last one……」
「Look, this one, is fast.」
Again, she fired an extreme speed slash.
He tried to bring his sword out to catch it, but before he did that, his right leg was hit by Sasala’s sword.
Diablo claimed to be strong in close combat, but this girl was extraordinary.
He couldn’t respond.
Diablo gritted his teeth.
「To think that there was this much of a difference……It’s greater than I anticipated.」
She lowered her sword.
Her atmosphere returned to normal.
Part 9
They came out to the yard where the weapons were planted in the ground.
Sasala pulled out one from among them. It was a single edged longsword.
「I will, use this.」
Shera yawned.
It seemed that she started nodding off while Diablo and Rem were negotiating. No wonder she was so silent.
「Munya munya……Ohー yeah? I wonder why there are so many weapons stuck in the ground here? In this yard.」
Rem tilted her head.
「……I find it hard to understand.」
Sasala made her eyebrows go into a ハ shape, and mocked herself.
「Th, that’s true, isn’t it. As I thought, it really is weird, isn’t it……Ah, haha……My predecessor was a person who had a principle of saying that it was fine if he had one swing though.」
Diablo made a conjecture.
「It is for the sake of the attribute, isn’t it? The attributes of earth, water, fire, wind, light, or darkness are in every weapon. There are also differences by their classification such as being a sword, spear, or axe. Normally, one would use weapons that suit themselves, but there are also those that change it to match their opponent.」
In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, Players that would change to match their enemy were in the majority.
There were also those that would develop only one attribute to the extreme and fight with only that no matter where they were though.
However, in this other world, a pouch that could store any number of weapons was a super valuable article. So far, Diablo had not seen any other than the one that he possessed.
Inevitably, it seemed that people who could use multiple weapons were very rare.
Rem and Shera were impressed.
Sasala was surprised.
「Th, this is……my first time seeing someone that understands that.」
For some reason, her cheeks were flushed. She unblinkingly stared at him with moist eyes.
Diablo felt like he was going to feel bashful.
「Hmph……It is common sense. Isn’t just that the level of the guys you met up until now were just too low?」
「Fufufu……」
She let out a smile and then spoke.
「It feels like, as an Adventurer, you’re probably stronger than someone like me. If you use magic.」
「Naturally.」
「How unfortunate. If you had walked down the path of the sword……I would have liked to teach you everything.」
「You said that you would “test” me though?」
「If you can stop my sword even once, then you pass.」
Sasala readied her single edged sword.
Wind coiled about her.
──Is it a Wind attribute sword?
The surrounding atmosphere made a complete change.
Rem and Shera gulped, and had goosebumps on their skin.
Even Diablo felt that his heartbeat had sped up.
She was a different person.
The timid Sasala that was there up until just now and the Sasala that readied her sword right in front of their eyes, they were completely different people.
Unknowingly, Diablo’s hands were sweating.
──This intimidating air, it’s much greater than Galford’s or Baduta’s!?
It was about the same as when he faced off against the awakened Demon King Krebskrum. His instincts as a Gamer told him that this was dangerous.
Even so, he couldn’t run away.
He drew the 《Seraphic Sword》 that was on his waist.
「If I can stop it even once, you say? Certainly, the sword is not a weapon I am strong with but……Do not look down on me.」
Up until now, whether in the game or this other world, he had fought against a great number of enemies. He had conceit that he would evade or stop the attack of a high level Warrior.
Sasala took one step, approaching him.
「You don’t understand, do you……About your own self.」
「What did you say?」
「When fighting against a high-ranking Magician, a Warrior must always make preparations to close in the distance. If some distance were to be taken, they would have a hard time getting close. At the same time, vigilance against magic is also needed. It is because there is certain magic with power that cannot be endured so easily.」
「It would seem that you are well-informed with Chemical Elemental Magic as well, aren’t you?」
「I am a Master Swordsman after all.」
In this other world, Summoned Beasts were regarded as important, and Chemical Elemental Magic was treated lightly.
However, it seemed that for those that surpassed the limits of the Races, they properly understood its strength.
Sasala took one more step closer.
It was a disadvantageous distance for Magicians.
However, Diablo claimed to be strong even in close combat.
It was a distance where a sword could reach him, but it wouldn’t be a problem if he evaded it. More importantly, he prefered quick decisive battles done with magic where contact is the activation condition or with high-powered magic where bullet speed is slow.
It was because Diablo, who always fought alone, was weak with wars of attrition.
Sasala spoke.
「This is, a Warrior’s distance.」
「Do not think of me as being the same as normal Magicians. Even at this distance, I will not fall that far behind.」
「That is because your opponents were being vigilant of magic.」
「Being vigilant of the opponent’s attack, is only natural.」
「It is because magic cannot be caught with a sword……From hereon, I will fire a slash with all of my power packed into it, without being vigilant of magic. If you can defend against it──you pass. A Master Swordsman will instruct you.」
「Very well.」
The intimidating air suddenly vanished from Sasala’s whole body.
The rampaging tempest completely vanished, and it felt as if not even a light breeze was blowing.
「……Here is my slash.」
A bird quickly crossing the calm sky──It was that kind of attack. Without any preparatory motions, her sword extended out.
「Ugh!?」
Sasala’s sword caressed the nape of Diablo’s neck.
The skin was torn and fresh blood gushed out from the artery, that sort of thing didn’t happen.
It was because it was the back of the blade.
So the single edged sword was for the sake of that.
──I couldn’t see it!?
On Sasala’s face, there wasn’t a smile.
「Originally, sword attacks are launched by firmly stepping on the ground……When the opponent is a high-ranking Magician, it will be done while moving and while preparing to move away at any time.」
「Impossible. Up until now, I had fought against enemies that resolved themselves for simultaneously striking each other down.」
He accepted that her abilities were high.
There was the possibility that the Great Demon King Modinalaam was about as fast as this Master Swordsman──Thinking that, he decided to develop in the Warrior Class.
The plan was correct. Diablo believed that it was great that he met with the Master Swordsman.
However, he was hesitant to consent to Sasala’s claim. If they weren’t being vigilant of magic, then anyone could hurl attacks of great speed──He had not thought of that at all.
She made a mysterious looking face.
「But……」
She lowered her waist, and swung her sword once again.
This time, he just barely saw it but……It still wasn’t a speed where he could stop it with a sword.
Her single edged sword touched Diablo’s right shoulder.
「Kuh」
「With this, it was a bit slow, right?」
「Slower than the last one……」
「Look, this one, is fast.」
Again, she fired an extreme speed slash.
He tried to bring his sword out to catch it, but before he did that, his right leg was hit by Sasala’s sword.
Diablo claimed to be strong in close combat, but this girl was extraordinary.
He couldn’t respond.
Diablo gritted his teeth.
「To think that there was this much of a difference……It’s greater than I anticipated.」
She lowered her sword.
Her atmosphere returned to normal.
