"But suddenly it's a coincidence, Rayce. I usually ask Lue to do it."
"My prediction... Kai can use the same moves as Van, right?"
"… correct. If you want, I can use any moves, including the Holy Knight Sword."
"Did you still..."
At the end of the first day of the tournament, after a late lunch, she was asked to come to the training facility.
I was rarely asked to make a direct arrangement, but I am satisfied with the reason.
The secret she was talking about. Perhaps this is how she asked me to complete it.
Yes, as she said, I can use Van's swordsmanship, Gail Piercer.
I was ranking up my position as a swordsman until Swordsman to deliver all swordsmanship during the game.
Sword Takeover is a weapon that allows you to use certain moves from "Swordsmanship", "Longswordsmanship" and "Great Swordsmanship" that you have already mastered.
But on the other hand, I can't remember new moves even if I only use the sword, and I have to extremes the other three first in order to show the truth.
And - with knowledge and skill, and as much flesh as I can handle it, I know that I can handle swordsmanship that doesn't support swordtaking, or even the Holy Knight sword that I - in this case, Kaivon shouldn't be able to use.
After all, my consciousness must be affected by the knowledge I had when I was manipulating RYUE.
Well, that's not far from home.
"Just in case there might be, and let me get ready for you a little bit"
"Okay. That...... if you can, please be serious. Because the opponent is a superior demon, whose power is not like that of a co-adventurer."
"You're a superior demon like that, too, aren't you?
It's been a while since I've had her activate Sacrifice.
This will take my place for all the damage she takes.
And... in case a hundred million think one, I activate [Cars Gift] and grant [Resuscitation] to myself.
This space converts physical damage into health consumption.
But... what happens to people who have really been deprived of their health to the limit? What happens if you lose enough strength to really stop all exercise, unable to maintain your physical function?
Not to mention that the status difference between Lace and me is tremendous, and again, her defenses can't even be flattering.
Therefore, we will carefully prepare to go down.
Honestly, if this is not the place where this damage conversion exists, I can resist pointing a sword in my body, even though it's training.
But still, for her training. If she's going to win, let's swallow the remaining aversion now.
"Ready. Reis, I will do everything I can to help you out more than you can seriously challenge the tournament... but I won't use that sword."
A training room no one's seen. That's why I'm the first person in this city to look like that.
In your right hand is the Dark Devil's Sword. It was created in this appearance. It is conveyed simply by holding it in your hand that it draws a line from the previous degree of completion.
So to speak, the crystal of the power of this figure. A crystalline, pitch-black sword that emits a terrible presence.
"... if you can stand under this pressure from the front, that's a lot."
"... awesome, huh? So... please"
She drops her hips and sticks one hand forward, not always in a visible fighting pose.
I sweat snugly on my cheeks, and I see no heart or my fingertips trembling.
Still, that look that keeps a close eye on this one and prepares for an impending blow is definitely that of a first-class warrior.
I believe in her powers and her abilities.
"... this is the most powerful human move I've ever made"
One-handed swordsmanship Gail Piercer.
During my own blink, I was walking past her and sticking my sword against the opposite wall of the training room.
At a distance of about fifteen meters. Move it between blinks, a blow that would probably be a few steps higher than Van's because of what I used.
And I did have a hand piercing her this way.
To Reis, I felt the sword touch me.
"Reis, Daiji -"
At that moment, he is imprisoned by the feeling that something is overflowing from his brain, and his vision is anointed.
What... this feeling... what...
I don't know, what is this, consciousness, thoughts, I, myself, melt.
I don't know, it's over. Something ends. Anxiety and despair spread to your chest.
This is... what...
"Reis, calm down, calm down... not me... not even me... I can't..."
"Kai...... I don't... I don't... yaaaa!
"No... I'd be surprised if they shouted out loud in my ear like that...?
Slowly lift your body as if your whole body had muscle aches, like after you slept in a cold room without a futon, with your face up to such general carefulness and physical stiffness.
Hmm, what? I should have been in the training room earlier, but where am I?
The smell of ethanol, some kind of drug that pokes your nose, is reminiscent of hospitals and infirmaries.
Take a look, it's white from bed to curtain. It really looks like it's in the hospital somewhere.
By the bed are the appearances of Lue and Reis.
... Dude, what's wrong with this kind of thing?
Reis, like someone else, has bumpy hair and swollen bright red around her eyes again.
And Lue is also left with traces of dry tears around her eyes with a blue face.
... Wait, what really happened?
"Oh...... oh! Kai, Kai...! Kai!!!
"Kai-kun! What's wrong, Kai-kun? Why, how... how!!
"No, what? What? I've been training with Lace, haven't I? So I did activate swordsmanship, and suddenly my consciousness..."
No way... I don't think so... Hit me...?
"Both of you... maybe I wasn't dead until just now...?
"Mr. Kai... fall, don't move... don't wake up, don't wake up. Gu!
"Wow."
Reis hugs him and buries his head in the pillow again with that momentum.
What if [Sacrifice] 's effects are activated before that training facility's damage conversion?
Suppose the effect of replacing the shoulder with HP before the damage is converted to health drain......
Which means Lace couldn't prevent my blow.
I was still right to use Sacrifice. But - I didn't expect my powers to be stronger this far.
No, it was Rais who was attacked this time in the first place. In other words, if I replaced my shoulder with the damage I was supposed to take due to the difference in status... no way to die instantly?
"No, I kept it insured just in case, but I didn't expect it to become a reality. I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't know what I was capable of."
"Kai-kun... there's something going on, and that's what you know, right? It's not some kind of curse or some kind of side effect or recoil, is it? This isn't happening anymore, is it?!?
"Oh, of course. This time... I just used the technique so that I could recover even if I failed, because it's like I'm half self-destructed..."
"It's my fault! Because I made that suggestion! I'm sorry, forgive me! Kai, I'm sorry, I'm sorry Kai..."
"Don't apologize, 'cause I'm really fine. Lace isn't bad at all, is she?
A few hours to calm her down, completely disturbed.
I flashed her in my arms as I rubbed my back, and the silence finally came when I heard her sleep.
Apparently, this is a life-saving facility inside the training center, and now they're renting out this place.
"So... can you tell me exactly how this happened? In case something similar happens, it's time to teach me the power of Kai-kun."
"... right. I should have told you."
Finally, I decided to explain to her some of my skills [Sacrifice] [Cars Gifts] [Force Collection].
And attached to it, also about the Weapon Ability group you have obtained so far.
It's as if such tension, guilt and fear swirl around your chest, revealing your injustice to people.
But still, I don't want to hide anything, if I can.
There is certainly something I can't teach you, the part where I want to draw a line. Though - I guess this is something to teach and the time has come to teach.
"... really, it's a laughing force. First..."
The look on her face as she began to hear the explanation stained with amazement and began to leak a dry laugh at the end.
Absolutely right. It's performance that makes me laugh, these skills.
"Complete shoulder replacement for each person... activated with no action... I know similar magic, but this doesn't have a valid range, does it?
"I was able to confirm the activation of Reyes when he was heading to Arkham's mansion alone. At least as far as that city goes, it should work."
"I see... and besides the ability to grant magic... this means giving Kai-kun the ability to be the source of his power, right? can optionally reverse the effect."
"I would have tried this once before, wouldn't I? See, Reis' attack weakened, or his body suddenly lightened after Rhue suffered"
"Oh, I see. So... there's resuscitation in it."
Her expression becomes something dangerous.
It was like a teacher scolding a child from now on, nature and this one tightened itself up.
She is a professional construct also familiar with restorative magic: the Holy Knight and the Wizard.
For that convenience, I guess there's still something I think of as' resuscitation '.
Drink Gokuri and spit, and wait for her words.
"... Kai-kun, can you resuscitate this, for example, if you use it on someone who has already died...?
"No, this is just a precaution. It should only be activated when your life runs out when it's pre-activated."
When she answers that, obviously she sighs as relieved.
"Oh well. Yeah, I'm relieved. If we were to be free to bring people back to life... because it is a force that should not exist"
"... right. It's supposed to be over when you die."
"... ah! No, Kai-kun didn't mean anything like that!
"Oh, of course I do. And I don't know what to say."
What if I was free to bring the dead back to life?
Just like immortality, the kind of original greed that people aspire to and pursue to ruin.
If that really exists. If the person pursuing it knew, he would use any means to try to get it.
No, even a person who hasn't pursued it will start to pursue it in a way that scorches and drives him crazy when he finds out it exists.
Because life is death, that's how deeply rooted and emotionally scratching things are in people.
Oh, yeah. Reyce, that's why he messed up so much.
I may have caused her a deep wound that she didn't have to taste.
The moment she realizes so, she gets a little groan in her arms.
... unconsciously, were you holding her hard?
"... Anyway, it's good to know what caused it. And Kai-kun's power."
"Oh, I will never imitate frivolously in the future. When Reis wakes up, I need to apologize again."
"Hehe, you're right. It's been really tough. He came to me crying. Louder, even though you have eyes around you."
"... I'm so, so sorry"
Lace puts tears in her eyes and peeks at her safe sleeping face like a child.
He stroked his head softly so as to rectify his messy hair, and as he did so, he felt his eyelids slowly descend.