I woke up and then laid a great sword desperately preparing my rough breath.

I can't stop palpitating and excitement.

Now...... sure, a blade must have pierced Howgrey's chest.

I'm sure it wasn't my mistake or something.

A blow from the Great Sword arrived in time for Howgray, who turned away with [Protective Shellfish].

There may be times when [protective shellfish] cannot be superimposed on [protective shellfish]... but I guess that was completely out of how-grey consciousness.

Neither did I.

If you just let him get away with it, there's no more later.

It was a blow to the best of my ability to make that decision.

But I don't know how deep it was.

Howgrey's body was hidden in his clothes, and the sensation of his hands was already suspicious.

It was so shallow, I don't even think...

Assuming Howgrey is safe, I don't have the strength to fight anymore right now.

If Jirijiri is attacked with [Extreme Love Solo], that will run out of health and expose him to a huge gap one day.

"... really, you are a horrible swordsman. I didn't expect to catch up with [Protective Shellfish] at the beginning. If something was just a little different, I would have lost my life in the current blow. In that case, it should have been me who was losing here. But it won't."

Howgrey walked in from afar.

My pierced abdomen, of course, was bleeding out of my mouth.

It must have been a serious injury.

However, it did not arrive slightly later.

… the battle is over.

After that, it's like a digestive match already.

In the end, I didn't get to Howgrey...

"Dragon hunting, it's Volk. You were too young to come out in front of me. This result would have been the opposite if I had known a little bit about the eagle in advance later or had gained experience in sword fighting. But this time, the victory leans toward the eagle..."

Howgrey hands tremble.

Howgrey narrowed his eyes and glanced at his own arm holding the great sword.

"... well, don't you recognize this eagle as the Lord"

Howgrey bent over and gently placed [Smoking Crazy Fang Bander Snatch] on the ground.

"What are you going to do?

"With the strength of my current eagle, I cannot continue to control the madness of this demonic sword. I'm not very good at instincts."

[Smoking Crazy Fang Bander Snatch] is a demonic sword that drives the owner insane.

Must be howgrey and close to the limit.

In its current state, it must have decided that it could not fight the [Smoking Crazy Fang Bander Snatch] as it seemed in its hands.

As a result, it was helped by the fact that [Smoking Crazy Fang Bander Snatch] was in Howgrey's hands.

Then... there is a chance.

It is impossible for Howgrey to use [Extreme Solo] to dominate the field while definitively attacking with sword moves without two swords.

Howgrey's body shakes and his legs stop.

Then I held the chest wound down with my hands.

Unexpectedly, the damage is enormous.

There is no doubt that Howgrey is on the verge of death.

"Let's get this over with, Howgrey"

Howgrey looks up, as he regains consciousness in my voice.

"Yes, it is. Suppose we end it."

Howgrey reduces body swings, sets up a dagger and drops his hips.

I can't seem to afford a how-grey already.

I'm clearly worse off than I am.

If we are in the current haugrey state, there is ample chance that we can read and win.

"I didn't show it to you yet. I need my trump card."

"What...?

[Dreamwolf], [Shadow Fox], [Protective Shellfish], and [Extremely Fun Solo].

You still think there was some kind of hidden move on this?

No, it can't be anything at all.

"It's not supposed to be a human opponent's move. I don't think I have enough energy left to compete with you in swordsmanship."

"You don't look like you..."

"Let's go, Volk, show it to me in a whirlpool! I'm the only one allowed to do the stunt, [God's Fall]!"

Shortly after, Howgrey disappeared.

I felt a strong sense of crisis and jumped behind my back.

At that moment, the trees that were in the vicinity were brazed and finely scattered, and wood chips and sandstorms broke out of sight.

Yikes, you're saying that's a human move!?

I can't capture it with my eyes, but I can discuss moves from the state of a crushed tree.

Howgrey is releasing a series of daggers as he flanks his body at high speed.

If you get caught up in such a move, you'll be minced in an instant.

But I also know why Howgrey hasn't used it before.

There should be a considerable strain on the body as it clearly keeps moving at speeds beyond its limits.

From what I said earlier, it's not a finely controlled move.

Unlike [Extreme Love Solo], we cannot take advantage of Howgrey's elaborate reading technique, and the body itself becomes defenseless.

In this movement, there is no way that we can use the demanding technology of high precision, such as [shielded shellfish].

If it had been used in the first place, it would have definitely been killed.

But now I have the skill of reading honed in my battle with Howgrey, and the battle plan.

There are two or so of them that I can deal with.

There's no way the visibility catches up.

I meditate my eyes and sharpen my battle maps.

It shouldn't be impossible.

Scratch the impending sword strike storm and let Howgrey put a blow in it.

If you don't, you won't win.

Let me try.

Shortly afterwards, I felt my body slashed and torn by 10,000 blades all over my body.

But my body is still solid.

No, that one wasn't actually slashed by Howgrey.

My battle plan, which was raised to the extreme, taught me the sword muscle of Howgrey.

I know when it's coming.

Yes, I've crossed this far with a monster named Howgrey.

There is no reason why you can't break the [Divine Fall Ten Thousand Slashes] that abandoned the machine.

I slowly protruded [Leviataine of Life].

That's all I'm glad about.

If you stretch your arms here, you can scratch [God's Falling Ten Thousand Slashes].

I had that certainty.

The blade was precisely piercing the haugrey of the universe.

"Brilliant...... Volk. You've outgrown me completely now. From today on, you are the strongest swordsman."

I pulled out the sword and carefully lowered it to the ground holding the howgrey.

"... there's no way. I just happened to be blessed with a level ceiling. If you're human on the same level, there's no way there's anyone against you, Howgrey."

"Say what. What's the point of such a bondage? You won. A winner doesn't look like that."

Howgrey smiles with satisfaction and mouths like that intermittently.

... What do I look like now?

"I apologize to the Virgin, for what she did. That's all I was counting on..."

"... one thing I want to ask you. Did someone like you really lend a hand to Rixilla just to clear up her own paranoia? Whatever the world may be, everything you've seen, felt and experienced should be the same."

Howgrey silences my words.

I know it's an overstated word.

I can't really say what Howgley noticed.

But... at least I think so.

"... Volk, whatever cruel fate lies ahead, it will never break. Just walk straight to who you believe in."

"Howgrey......? What does that mean?"

I didn't hear back.

I saw Howgrey's tender and hardened expression and realized that this old man was already out of breath.

I tried to re-carry the Great Sword, but I couldn't help it in my arms.

There was no way to fight it, and it was falling over the ground.

... Oh, was your body the limit so far?

The same will be true of the curse that sharpens the vitality of [Levatein of Incendiary Life], but it seems to me that mental exhaustion due to extreme readings is greater than that or physical damage.

Howgrey has managed to bring him down, Illusia...

I'm not going to be able to move for a while.

I'll leave the rest to you.