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"Y- yes, onee-sa Haji They aiting for the moment the heat rays would turn away from them Then, the moment all the rays disconnected, they would turn ‘Holy Interruption’ into shields that could be deployed on the surroundings,the defensive ability of Hajio!"

After Hajime issued his order, they all simultaneously broke into a run Meanwhile, the heat rays werethe shields of ‘Holy Interruption’ and quickly shaving them off, but Yue and Suzu would repeatedly repair theht they would have no trouble reaching the gates which were only a hundred meters away

However, or rather, maybe we should say as expected, it wouldn’t be that easy

ZuDonn!!

With an earth tre from above, several lu down They looked fairly heavy and broke the ground fro ice lumps were so transparent that the other side could be seen Maybe they hat they call ‘pure ice’ In the heart of those ice luuess

"Tsk My favorite" Hajily, the shape of the lued and turned into huth They held a halberd in one hand, and a tower shield in the other They totaled nine Exactly like the nuolems, they lined up to block the exit

"Let’s scatter theroup nodded at Hajime’s order and sio

Haji The revolvers roared several tih-power bullets aimed at the eneoleh they were s the bullets, they ole’s attacks after their specs had been increased… It see the ht so far

"But, there’s no problem"

"It’s as you say!"

"Let’s scatter theun and reloaded Shia and Tio confir bullets and dragon breath Simultaneously, the other members unleashed their skills, except for Yue and Suzu ere focusing on defense

Kouki used ‘Soaring Blade Quake’, Kaori used ‘Decomposition Bombardment’, Shizuku flew and slashed and Ryuutaro used ‘Shock Wave’ ?? at each other

"Uh!?"

"Eh?"

The shining slash Kouki unleashed directlyfroole at, there was no way he could have mistakenly slashed at Hajime

(EN: This is where bakapervert’s translation takes over)

The way Kouki wasand the dumbfounded expression on his face as if he couldn’t understand why spokeabout how unforeseen the situation was

At the same time as that, Kaori’s silver boration ability went at Yue, Shizuku’s slash went to Shia, Ryuutaro’s shockas approaching Hajime similar to Kouki

Without delay, Haji and evading Kouki’s attack while his criic power clashed with Ryuutaro’s shockwave, neutralizing the attack as Hajier Yue also twisted the trajectory of the silver bo the satellite of ‘Cala away Shizuku’s slash using Doryuken

"… What are you planning?"

"… Kaori, that’s sos?"

The frost goleround and the spray of snoas already descending until a few meters over their head There was no free time to be wasted, but as expected there was no way they could just leave alone the strange action of Kouki and others as merely a joke Haji their gazes at the unexpected attackers

Kouki and others ere perplexed at their own deed returned to their senses and showed fierce unrest at the sa like that… but when I noticed… I’ht! I don’t have any intention to attack Nagumo-! Believe me!"

"Tha-that’s true! Truly when I noticed the attack was already heading at Yue… why do I… such a thing…"

"I’m sorry Shia! But, I also don’t understand why that happened I planned to cut the enemy yet…"

Kouki and others made excuses desperately It seemed that unconsciously their bodies ed co the breath unleashed by the frost golems Tio immediately spoke the conjecture he formed

"Goshujin-sama Just before they attacked, I felt like I heard the whispering voice, though… possibly"

"Chih, you are saying that’s so like mind incitement?"

"I don’t know if that is all Goshujin-sama Yue, Shia, and I art not affected, don’t thou think that’s not a coincidence?"

"… Troublesome It’s hard to cancel interference at the territory of the subconscious"

If they were brainwashed by ic or Kaori’s abnormal status recovery However, until the end, this was a mind incitement In addition, it was interference to the subconscious As expected, even Yue would have a hard ti If it had to be said, the scientific factor here was stronger than theall of them up until just a step before death is…"

Hajime’s look showed how troublesoerously while his gaze swept through Kouki, Ryuutaro, Shizuku, and Kaori in turn He began to speak dangerous words Kouki and the others took a step back, wanting to be spared from that because they weren’t an old television that could be fixed by getting hit Cold sweat flowed down their cheeks

While they were doing such things, the snow spray that covered the air above was co to do?"

A crowd of Frost gole in from the front There was a poor field of vision where it had become hard to even see the person at their side On top of that, there were allies that ainst the laser attack with a desperate look that spoke roughly towards Hajime and others still in a standstill

Inside the space where their field of vision was being closed second by second by the snow spray, at the ure of their comrades vanished, Hajime raised his voice

"Everyone, attack without reservation and solems!"

The reat labyrinth prepared If everything was covered intheir vision, the possibility that their attack would be guided into ally was large No, rather, if it was not like that then it wouldn’t be a trial So nine out of ten while they couldn’t see each other only their attack would be ai accurately at their ally

Hajime said those words for exactly that reason The people aiured the friendly fire of the likes of Kouki and others just didn’t uided at anybody else other than us… my condolences to them"

He became unable to detect the presence of Yue and others, the whole surface of his sight became pure white, Hajime murmured to himself inside such space They had decided by thereat labyrinth It wouldn’t do for the by the of only this level After all, he had followed up somewhat for them until they arrived here already

And at that tih the veil of the snow spray and approached narrowly It seemed that the laser didn’t damp down even inside this snow spray He couldn’t see the until just before it hit, so the troublesomeness of the attack increased further

However, Hajime’s foot took a step back, his head tilted, and his body shifted slightly He dodged everything just like that For Hajiht Speed’ was activated, even if it was the bullet of his own railgun he could easily evade it with leisure if he caught sight of it within thirty centi of the likes of the ultra-hot laser It was easy to sense using ‘Heat Source Detection’ so there was no probleht after Haji with an ice halberd that was nearly transparent which swung down at his which made only half his body visible The attacker was of course a frost goleoleround ept horizontally using brute force in pursuit The strong wind howled once ments scattered toward the direction where the halberd ung

But, the figure of Hajioleht of Hajiuy, just like you appear" That voice colder than the surrounding’s teoleolem that turned back in shock??at the tip of the halberd, he swung, Hajiot on the head of the halberd with Schlagen readied, itssparks illuole around the halberd trying to drop Hajime, but he was already check with such a sound, the olem’s upper body were bloay and becaole slash flew at hi from another direction

"Whoops As expected, I can be ai laser while s wryly because the situation went as expected The snow spray before his eyes began to whirl Haji this time

That whirl became a spiral that looked like a tornado and stretched in a straight line Like an eye of a typhoon, there was not a single ice fragment inside the center of the spiral It seeh there And then, ahead of the spiral becaolem for each person Mind incite us to slip through those and defeat the goleawa and the rest can clear this?"

Hajilance at the direction froan to walk calain-"

Without even any ti that leaked out reflexively, Shizuku desperately dodged the approaching colorless and transparent halberd along with the strong wind

She let fly a slash to the direction beyond Because her posture crue satisfactorily A cutting sound could be heard, several strands of front hair were torn off while cold flecks of condensation co brutal blade

Shizuku collapsed fro use of that randly heaved out a breath she had been holding this whole ti was read This ti from all directions to bisect her

"Kuh"

If she was touched it would be an instant death She leaped backward to evade the heat ray while feeling a high teh the line of death in a hairbreadth with acrobaticher time to catch her breath That was the tower shield of the frost gole for the lasers that were running in all directions at the surroundings The transparent ice shield with a thickness that reached thirty centimeters looked like a wall fro the shield that ca was already iht of the attack was treole no tie by leaping behind, but as expected, the iuished voice unintentionally

Even so, she obstinately drew out her black katana even while being bloay fro to be pursued or not

"Cut apart, ‘Soaring Claw’!"

However, the flying out invisible blade veered off greatly to the right, contrary to Shizuku’s intention That was only natural That was because her bodyaimed at the beyond Surely there was someone as supposed to be ahead of that slash

Shizuku who struck the ground while gritting her teeth wondering whether she had attacked her ally once again stood up desperately even while her breathing got caught up And then she detere technique shouldn’t be used as expected

Hajiht without reservation, but even before that the opening after her technique veered off was too large Misusing techniques in a battlefield where life and death was decided in milliseconds was fatal

Besides, indeed if it was Hajime and others then they would surely deal with the attack co her ally would return dae mentally to herself

There was also the matter that her misfire was a bother to others, and est…

??Actually I’m jealous

She couldn’t help but be conscious of that

"Gofuh, shu-shut up-!"

She coughed violently and slightly spit out blood It seee She convinced herself that drawn out battle was dangerous while wiping the blood with her hand Then in Shizuku’s ears, the whispering voice resounded once ry voice that exposed her irritation

??Why is it only oleround Even while buying distance with a back step, her billowing heart didn’t settle down For an instant, at the h as though ai It shallowly tore Shizuku’s shoulder

At the corner of the gaze of Shizuku who came back to her senses fro up was visibly approaching Rather than an attack fro horizontal attack At this rate, Shizuku’s torso would be bisected into two

With the impact on her shoulder, her balance crue, Shizuku immediately put the black katana between the heat ray and her body With the blade of her black katana, even if it was Shizuku’s slender waist there was no possible way the blade could be a cover for her ‘I just need to prevent lethal wound!’ Shizuku held such praying feeling, but at that point, it was as expected from Hajime’s artifact

Shizuku herself didn’t intend for it by any means, but the blade of the black katana that was held with a subtle angle, regardless of its jet black color that seeht, because it was polished to the extreme in pursuit of sharpness it somehow reflected the laser

"He?"

Shizuku who escaped her predicament with unexpected method reflexively leaked out such a stupid voice

There the frost gole forward Shizuku returned to her senses with a ‘hah’ while bracing herself back, she stepped into the blind spot that was the side of the tower shield to evade while releasing powerful slash while passing over the golem

"Sever apart, ‘Flash Blossom’!!"

The space severance that was launched at the two’s crossing splendidly severed the shield of the frost gole oncethrough But, Shizuku wasn’t flustered anymore

"Assemble, ‘Drawn Sky’!"

The blade of the black katana that was lifted right overhead twisted the trajectories of the lasers or pulled the an unnatural line And then the moment those lasers touched the blade, they were splendidly reflected, rushing into the frost goleenerate its aretting hit by the focused laser froolem lifted its halberd in place of the tower shield it lost, trying to escape from the threat of the laser that became two sizes thicker

But Shizuku didn’t per to reflect the laser, she corrected her stance so that the black katana was horizontal, and it went right into the sheath And then she faced the Frost golem that couldn’t move from the focused laser and stepped forith a breath

"Break, ‘Scorch Wave’!!"

The thrust of the sheath spread ripples of dark blue color while at the next instant, a fierce ih the defense of the halberd and gouged the golee crack in it

"Fly, ‘Far Sky’! Demolish, ‘Heavy Flash’!!"

In a flash, Shizuku flicked off the converged laser and olem with a streak of the black katana

‘Heavy Flash’??it was an ability that cut apart the lynchpin of gravity itself and for a few seconds created a state of weightlessness

Just as she aiolehtly floated

"??!?"

"-aAAA!!"

The li a co a soundless screa that ti her sheath as the fulcruround on her opposite side in onearound a five-ravity cut by ‘Heavy Flash’ affected only the slashed coordinate, so after the goleht and free fell

Therefore the frost golem was struck on its back with quite an i in its body slid in even further It was to the degree that the tip of the sheath arrived at its ic stone

"This is the end, ‘Scorch Wave’!!"

Even while breathing hard, Shizuku proclai the last impact for the eneic stone broke The frost gole this myself is still just barely… isn’t it?"

While supporting her body using the sheath, Shizuku floated a self-depreciating sreat labyrinth under strict require but……

At the other side of the tunnel of snow spray created before her eyes, Hajime, Yue, Shia, Tio, and Kaori were already there… she couldn’t say anything

Shizuku co toward her with a worried look and s her black katana The pleasant sound ‘clink’ it made was like the sound of a clapped hand in prayer at the shrine It cleared the dark cloud in her heart just for a bit

"… Doing thisat the black katana grasped in her hand, Shizuku muttered to herself like that She was able to escape her predicament undoubtedly thanks to the present fro her heart astir excessively

For some reason, really for so…me reason Shizuku kissed the black katana Till the end it was the expression of her thanks for her partner By noa certain someone at the other side of the black katana By noembarrassed at her own act, Shizuku’s cheeks faintly reddened and with fast gait she began to walk inside the tunnel while praying so that her burning face wouldn’t be exposed to her approaching best friend