At once, he has risen to a level and Akechi has launched a fierce assault on Satoru.
That level difference is so great that Satoru is pushed off by Akechi's spike and falls to the ground.
However, Satoru, who was able to find out as soon as possible the blow of Todome released shortly afterwards by a mysterious vision, succeeds in taking the attack with a single hair and escaping the difficulties.
Satoru uses his opponent's thrust momentum to rebuild his posture. Akechi glared at Satoru uncomfortably.
Though it is likely that I regret not letting him do the toddling, the situation has changed. It can also be said that Akechi, who terminated one of the handouts on the grounds that the only excuse was to take the level to 500, is certainly remarkable for Satoru today.
However, the current offense alone had raised the level of Satoru by about a few levels. As much as Akechi has increased his level, he may have gained a lot of experience proportionally.
Many things are not certain, especially at this level of the world. Somehow Satoru sees it as EXP, but it's not like EXP is visible on the status either, so isn't there such a thing? It's just a prediction.
Besides, the level itself, it doesn't even mean that it goes up as long as you defeat the demon. Sometimes it doesn't go up no matter how many demons you defeat, or it simply goes up to keep working out.
Sometimes they are naturally up in battle like this fight against Akechi, even if they haven't defeated their opponents.
And nevertheless - it is true that the level has started to rise again, but Satoru also understands that, honestly, no matter how much the level has gone up here, it is water on the burning stone.
As it stands, if you want to do it, Akechi is free to raise the level to the maximum. It is clear from this margin that 500 is not the maximum, and Satoru's expectation is that this is likely to be more than a hundred times more certain, that's what he thought.
He says that he doesn't suddenly imitate anything serious, etc., but the number of them is also determined by Akechi's chest three inches.
Even if we keep fighting like this and Satoru's level approaches 500, it will soon widen that difference. It won't be long enough to wait for it to rise to its maximum, and there's no guarantee that it'll go that far up to the boulder in the first place.
If so - as Satoru, we have no choice but to identify the new powers that we would have now acquired and incorporate them into the battle.
"There you go! I wonder what's wrong? Luck like that won't happen again. Next time, I'll definitely stab you in the face."
The onslaught of Akechi is imminent as he gets back on track. After all, Satoru was still on the defensive side there.
While I manage to concentrate on guarding with my sword in an effort to avoid the steeple, in this state I become jilli poor.
To the right, to the left, to the bottom, to the diagonal orbit, the spike of Akechi is disturbed.
Whether everything is a series of linear thrusts or not, a sole that is made to say and roll things out to the height of its status is already more violent than a move.
But that's also poorer quality than a bad disaster when there are so many level differences.
Where guarded by analogy, the sharp wind generated by the impact rips the clothes and chops the meat.
The pierced area bled and the fabric was dyed red gradually.
The pain also gets worse, as strange as it is to be honest to be able to stand in this state - but Satoru still manages to break the situation, concentrating his consciousness and leaping to read the fat muscle.
It was then. Once again, Satoru's sight is filled with shadows. That's a blow through Satoru's steeple. A flash was released into the stomach, galloping empty of numerous barrages to feed.
But if I knew in advance, I could handle it as long as I could.
He twisted his half body and the slipping poke grabbed only one belly skin.
But then the dash was too fast to be turned back on. Satoru rounded himself up ahead as the shadow rushed through at high speed.
"... what? I wonder what that means? It's not like we're lucky or accidental twice, including just now on the boulder, is it? I thought you remembered some strange abilities and skills, but other than the level, there's no particular change like this."
Akechi turns his surprise eyes.
Satoru was actually the most surprised that even this man could not tell.
The possibility of new abilities and skills naturally came first to Satoru. But I checked my status and nothing has been added, as Akechi said.
What changed was the level and the fact that Satanic Swordsmanship went from celebrity to master. This is a great achievement, but swordsmanship cannot explain the current phenomenon.
Maybe it's Nagare's hidden ability he was talking about? I may have thought so, but if Akechi doesn't see it, it seems unlikely.
Anyway, Akechi seems to have noticed Ica's hidden abilities, according to Nagare's story, so if Satoru had hidden skills and abilities, he would definitely spot them. It's also a strange story that Satoru himself can't confirm how much he hid in the first place.
So - doesn't Satoru know what Nagare is? And I glanced at it - I didn't say anything, especially with my mouth.
But if you think about it, you take that for granted, too. If Nagare talks about it now, Akechi will ask her.
Even if this were some ability, I wouldn't bother to let Akechi know.
However, still, Satoru had only one certainty. After all, I have some power. Nagare's eyes were telling it, even if he didn't tell it by mouth. Satoru felt it.
And if that's the case, I have some anticipation about this ability. The vision could be confirmed against an attack that would surely put Satoru's life in danger if he ate it.
Besides, that vision is the same as the next attack the opponent would have done. In other words, Satoru thought this was something close to a future vision.
I don't know why that doesn't show up on the status - Satoru has gained the power to foresee some of the imminent attacks. Especially that time is quite short.
Probably to the extent that we can see a few seconds ahead of the 0 comma. But it still has to be in a critical battle.
After that, how do we use this power to fight?
"... Nagare, did you signal Satoru with your eyes?
"Heh heh, the boulder bitches are sharp"
Bitchet talking like he noticed something. It is Nagare who sends back words of smile and admiration to it.
"... I see Nagare all the time. So I know, but that idiot didn't notice."
By the way, that idiot is about Akechi.
"Wow, I didn't notice at all either...... but what did you let Satorkun know?
"Well, Satoru-kun told me what he thought was right."
"... that has something to do with Satoru's apparent change of motion?
"Yeah, something like a sleeping lion starting to wake up."
"Huh? Did that mean maybe you learned some powerful skills or abilities?
Nagare replied that Mai would say something that came to mind, but no.
"Capabilities are abilities, but also apart from those reflected in the status of this world. Well, in this case, would it be easier to understand it as an alien?"
Genius? and Mai patted my eyes.
"Eh, that's like being an anime or a comic book when it comes to alien powers? Speaking of which, I've played in drama before..."
Mai said to remind me to attach my fingers to my jaw. Indeed, in the world where Nagare was present, it is an ability that is often heard in the kind of creation that sets the stage for modernity.
"Yes, definitely with that perception"
"But how can that not be reflected in the status?
"That's because the power that awakened in him was evoked from his own memory of blood. So in the first place, there is no interference or cognition in this world."
"Yes! So, that means that since Satoru-kun was on Earth, that, that power you had? Oh, is that possible?
Mai asked Nagare with a face of heartfelt surprise. Maybe he thought something like magic or skill was the only privilege of the other world.
"Not many, of course, but rarely. Many of the psychics and such are fake, but some of them really wear them. Well, for example, some people dare say magic to hide their psychic abilities."
"Oh, what a surprise..."
I guess I didn't even think Mai had someone wearing that power to Earth. It looks like it's been quite a shock, but some of them can understand every language instantly, distract meteorite orbits, stop volcanic eruptions, and so on. It wouldn't be strange to think that way to have one or two psychics or aliens.
"... by the way, Nagare, what's a memory of blood?
Bitchet asks. From her point of view, I wouldn't be more surprised than being in these worlds where there was something else alien, but I might have been intrigued in terms of blood memories.
"Yes, the memory of blood is because that power is related to Sator-kun's ancestors in the first place. In ancient times, there were people called the Satori clan, who had an alien power called Saitori. The power that sprouted Satoru-kun is precisely this."
"Satori... it's like you've heard something... the ability to read their minds, right?
"It does seem to convey that in modern times, but it is actually a slightly different and a force that can be remembered beforehand for the impending crisis to me. In times of unrest, it seemed that the Satori clan with this power was held in battle, but there must have been a rumor spread that the battle was as if it were reading the mind."
"Heh, heh, you got a lot going on. But you know Nagare very well..."
"... naturally Nagare knows everything"
It is Mai who is strangely convinced of Bitchet's answer. At any rate, Nagare has broken through all things in this short time, including the matter of Satoru's Book of Demons.
"But does that mean that there are others on Earth who have the power to perceive it?
"... No, the Satori clan was treasured as soldiers and ninjas only when the country was in turmoil, but as the unrest subsided and as we approached Antai, something began to appear fearful of its alien powers. And due to the lives of certain great names who feared that none of their lives would be targeted, the Satori clan planned to spread rumors and persecute them as a family of ghosts with terrible powers, to put on even more sins they could not remember at all, and to kill them all up to the Clan Royal Party. The Satori clan was originally small in number, and even with the power of awakening, so many people were formed as crusaders that both young and old took their lives. They say he was tortured as badly as he showed off."
"... terrible"
"Yep... it's a terrible story indeed. But there was one woman who was in so many situations but managed to fall off. She managed to escape while suffering major injuries, and she entrusted my newborn child to a temple that was also a strawberry thought, where she did her best."
"... that's the ancestor of Satoru?
"Yes, you will. And this ancestor was coincidentally named Satoru."
"Sa, with Satoru-kun. But what happened to that kid?
I know it was the same name as Satoru, and you must have been interested. Mai asks Nagare to follow.
"... Satoru seemed to have grown up softly, but he also woke up anecdotally, and tried desperately to ask his master, the parent of his upbringing, about his strength, and also about his parents. The reluctant master at first also broke into his desperation, I hope, and made him tell the truth and listen. As a result - he also swore vengeance and left the temple. And he seems to have used the power of that awakening to argue for the great name that took almost all the lives of the clan by itself. But then I thought that my own power might later lead me to call for misfortune, and after taking revenge, I went back to the temple and asked my master to seal my power. As a result, no one has ever woken up to the power of awakening."
"That's right... I thought it was a terrible story, but was it a good thing I was able to get my revenge?
"The times are the times."
"... but how could the power that was sealed be in Satoru?
"Perhaps that's because his condition overlapped with that of his ancestors. He also lived another miserable day close to persecution, dressed in more unwarranted sins and deprived even of his family. That must have weakened the blood seal and caused ancestral returns."
"When they say that, it's somewhat convincing, but you're nevertheless something to come here and wake up to all of a sudden"
"No, there were signs. He told us that the flesh was reacting to minimize damage, but it's inconsiderable for a cohort of people to be satisfied with as much or as little as it should be in those eyes. And Satoru-kun was doing it on a cellular level."
"Huh? Then..."
"Yes, which means that at that point his powers were already starting to wake up and surfacing. So that didn't lead to any major injuries."
It is Mai who admires the story of Nagare. Nevertheless, you really are a prospect of everything, and I kind of narrow my eyes, though.
"But with that power, we could beat Akechi!
My eyes turn to the fight in an excited way. Of course, you haven't heard anything so far, and Akechi still doesn't seem to realize the power of Satoru.
"... I did wake up to power, but I'm not a substitute for this ability to overshadow the overwhelming difference in power by itself. Well, Satoru-kun just woke up to power. So I can see it perfectly. It's about a second away."
"Huh! That short!?"
My surprise. In that short on boulders, isn't that not very helpful? Though I may not have a choice.
"… the difference is significant enough in extreme conditions. The point depends on how you use Satoru."
"Well, it's up to Satoru to take advantage of it or kill it."
Nagare also agrees with Bitchet's words, and turns again to the battle between the two.
And Nagare shrugged as well.
"But Satoru-kun is still good, he seems to be using his powers better than he did earlier -"
Little by little, Satoru had come to understand his power. The effect of this ability is unmistakable in what Satoru had in mind.
On top of that, I learned that the more concentration I gained, the higher the chance that my abilities would activate.
At first, we were able to foresee the attack of Akechi a little further, but now we can see about 80% of Akechi's attacks.
With respect to the remaining 20%, even if it hits, it doesn't lead to that much damage, and Satoru can handle it well enough.
In other words, with that, the odds of being able to avoid Akechi's penetration naturally increased.
But I can still feel room for Akechi. Even now, I have declared to Satoru with a thin laugh.
"You surprise me. You're up on the level again, and you've been better at avoiding it for a long time. But this is still the beginning, and I'm still accelerating!
As declared, the speed of Akechi's poking clearly increased. An even more intense storm of penetration looms into Satoru.
But - wonder and Satoru's heart was calm. The reason for this was clear. Thanks to the power sprouted in Satoru, the alien ability to remember.
Honestly, Satoru isn't even sure why he thought this power was a wake-up call. It just seemed vague.
But for some reason, it got tight. And thanks to my memory, I am also able to respond to Akechi's attacks.
Of course, I can't overtrust you. This power does not in itself mean a tremendous force. Whatever you see, it's the other person's actions just moments away.
But still, if there isn't, then there's different peace of mind.
Undistracting circumstances persisted, but that's why Satoru was also beginning to notice minor changes in Akechi.
Akechi is starting to have the same faults as Satoru. That's what I felt.
The poking of Akechi was really starting to disturb, albeit trivial, changes. In the exact and unparalleled poking that we have been showing, disturbances are extremely rare.
That's not about dimensions like you're licking Satoru, but something more fundamental.
As Satoru had just failed to use demonic swordsmanship in practice, its shortcomings became apparent -
Akechi also felt vaguely unfamiliar with the Excalibur he was using.
Anyway, Akechi just got an Excalibur in the deepest part of this labyrinth, called the Holy Sword. At this time, did you store or throw away the weapons you used previously with your skills - probably the latter if they were Akechi? If I abandon you lightly, whether you're a person or not, you won't be obsessed with tools either.
But it became a vendetta. This is the first time Akechi has waved the holy sword he's got in the end. Moreover, Excalibur is a one-handed half sword, a medium versatile substitute that can be handled with both hands or with one hand, but it is difficult to use for that matter.
Besides, a one-handed half sword is quite heavy. Though the Holy Sword, that won't change.
Of course, with the status of Akechi, there seems to be no problem where it gets somewhat heavier - but the sensory change is different from being able to treat it as a status.
What happens if Akechi has used a one-handed sword for the main purpose so far and suddenly switches it to Excalibur, a one-handed and half-sided sword?
Moreover, Akechi set a limit that he would only use the poke of his left hand himself.
But what happens if you imitate like that with a weapon that you're not even familiar with?
Even if in the beginning you are forced to deceive at the height of your status, over time, that distortion widens slightly and becomes more pronounced.
If Akechi himself had noticed this, he might have been different again.
But Akechi is a man who believes himself to be perfect. I guess you don't even think about fine dust such as being in a state where you can be swept away by a weapon.
But it's that overprivileged confidence that gives them a clearance to enter.
"Nah!?"
Akechi's complexion stained with amazement. A slight distortion born in the thrust, but that was enough clearance for Satoru to turn back.
With the power of readiness, Akechi accidentally guarded a knife unleashed by Satoru, who realized the disturbance as soon as possible.
Out of remorse, or Akechi distorts his expression and jumps back a lot.
But Satoru even read about this behavior. This has nothing to do with awareness.
Akechi's shortcomings - Akechi may behave visibly and easily.
That's when something unexpected happens to me. At that time, Akechi has a high chance of falling back and trying to regain his posture.
That's why Satoru exercised the skills he was hiding for the timing.
A blow that has never been used in practice before and was therefore not even reflected in the status.
Satoru waves his sword down loudly on the spot. What happens at the same time is a distortion of space. The slaughter unleashed flies in a straight line towards Akechi, who has fallen rearward.
[Slash wave] - I stored it up for a time here, a blow to keep.
That's exactly what just hit the defenseless Akechi.