Volume 1 Chapter 6 (1/2)
—It was 2 am The tian stirring
On the stone paved path illuside Claire
”The acadeht has an atmosphere that is very different, ”
”Of course, night is the time for spirits”
Claire kept facing front and bluntly replied Solid sounds of walking resounded loudly
Since soht be tense about the duel with the Knights
”Where are you planning to do it?”
Private battles should be prohibited within the acadeulations Is there a place for a duel outside?
”Over there—”
Claire abruptly stopped
In front of what she was pointing, there was a gigantic stone circle
Its ground was di in bluish-white
”That's the—Astral Gate!”
”Yea, the gate that connects this world with the Astral Zero The reason why the academy was built in such a remote place”
”I see”
He was surprised that there was a Gate within the academy premises That stone circle was perhaps a prehistoric ruin, which was used with an unknown art It probably had a function to stabilize the unstable Gate
”Isn't it dangerous? There are spirits that cannot be controlled by hu about in the Astral Zero”
”You see, that Gate connects to a safe area where there are only low-level spirits If not, the acadeht?”
Claire murmured ”stupid,” and stepped into the middle of the stone circle
She recited the words of opening the gate in the spirit language and the blue light on the ground further increased its brightness
”Come on, you, faster! Get on too”
Led by Claire, Kahts
At that moment, his field of vision was filled with a white flash
He had a feeling that his whole body was attacked with dizziness And then—
—After opening his eyes, a scenery of another world spread out
There was a deep dark forest with twisted trees standing tall
shi+ning brilliantly in the night sky was a blood-like red moon
There was a pale purple s nearby
Astral Zero—another world, which spirits live in
”If it's here, nobody can disturb us Even if ere injured, it would not be serious, so this place is often used by the academy students for duels”
A situation in which such a thing occurred, the physical body of hu divine poould be treated the same as spirits, this e received
Naturally, this was not absolutely safe Pain was felt nore, the e
To fall into a lethargic state was still a good thing, but in the case of receiving a serious injury, one would receive severe memory impairment and the destruction of theconsciousness
”—Flame, illuminate”
Claire recited the spirit hting up a narrow open path in the middle of the forest
”Let's go, Kamito”
Claire gently brushed her twintails and calmly walked
”Do we have a chance of winning?”
”That depends on your ability Honestly, it ht be a little hard”
”Is that so?”
Kamito was surprised For an elementalist of Claire's level, it was unexpected of her to say such a thing
”Putting aside the other two, Ellis is strong She isn't the Knights leader just for show Besides, Scarlet exhausted soht with the sealed spirit Rinslet's ability is—well, at least I recognize it, but her teamwork is the worst”
”That was a surprisingly calht you were the more impulsive type”
”You, what do you see me as?”
”A dangerous felloho instantly swings a whip—Ouch!”
Pashi+— A as pro down onto Kamito's back
After walking a while, there was a historic ruin of a gigantic theater in the forest
It was so froone mythical era
The crureeted the two It seee for the duel
”First of all, you, the sword elementalist, are the attacker Rinslet and I will provide cover”
”I've got the erous role! Isn't it your duel?”
”What! Do you have a coht, if that's the case, I'll let you choose a position Attacker or cinders, which do you like?”
”I get it I'll be the attacker”
”A wise decision”
Claire nodded seely satisfied
”By the way, you can properly handle that contracted sword spirit, right?”
”Hn, ahhprobably”
”Probably? What do you mean?”
Claire's eyes lifted up with danger Kamito backed off in a panic
”Well, you see, isn't it bad if it was summoned poorly and went out of control? That's why, I have not su”
That was soht Actually, it was half of the explanation
The truth was that, by contracting with another spirit, he felt guilty in regards to her
He felt a sense of betrayal about using a new contracted spirit
”You succeeded in contracting in just one try, therefore there should be little chance of losing control but—well, it is a sealed spirit with a history and it certainly won't be funny if anything happened”
However, Claire seereed for once
”For the ti your eleht?”
”Aaahh Yeah”
The releasing of an ele anyone could do but—
(Can't seeet into the mood, it can't be helped—)
Kamito closed his eyes and concentrated his consciousness to the spirit seal engraved on his right hand
””Dispassionate Queen of Steel, the sacred sword that destroys evil—””
He recited the sue and the crest of tords crossing faintly shi+ned
The path with a contracted spirit would be normally connected—however,
(What?)
It was strange He could not feel the presence of such a powerful sealed spirit
No—he could pick up its presence, but it was as if soether
””—Now form a sword of steel and be the power in my hand!””
At that athered at Kamito's palm
And then, what appeared was—
One short sword
To be more precise, it was a small sword almost like a knife
shi+n An aard silence arrived
”Is that the sword spirit's elemental waffe?”
Claire said with her face twitching
For an incarnation of the powerful sealed spirit that cut down Scarlet in one blow—
Honestly, it was too shabby
”DDon't judge it by its appearance, itability”
”Yeah, that certainly may be true!”
Claire nodded for aa stiff expression
Ka a buckwheat tree as a test
Bekii The short sword very easily broke and vanished
”Ahh, how should I say it, it's probably that”
Kaaze and calmly opened his mouth
”To tell you the truth, this is the first time I've used a contracted spirit in three years I have yet to regain that feeling”
”Huh?”
Claire blankly opened herconfession
”You're lying after all, didn't you easily tame that sealed spirit!?”
”That ti to save you To be honest, I don't really understandit”
No matter hoerful a spirit one contracted with, there was no point if one could not fully draw out that power When an inexperienced elementalist contracted a spirit beyond his means, it was often the case that its poould be too much to handle
(However, for my case, it's a little different)
Kalove
(Probably, within ht about her)
—Therefore, he could not connect the path with the new spirit
”WhWhaWhat's with that”
He heard a dead groan After lifting her head, Claire was tightly grasping a leather whip, used for training ani
”No, I ”
”What do you th!”
Pishi+! Pishi+! Pishi+!
”Ouch! Waitstop!”
A te Kamito
Then, there—
”What in the world are you doing? Claire Rouge”
Frorove, that voice was heard
Claire stopped her whipping and sullenly turned around
The ones who appeared were Rinslet and the maid Carol
”You're late, Rinslet”
”Aah, a lady getting dressed takes time”
Rinslet proudly brushed her extravagant platinum blonde hair
”? What, is Carol here too?”
”Of course, as milady's supporter”
After Kaly fro it
”By the ere you whipping Kazehaya Kamito?”
Rinslet placed her index finger at her chin and frowned dubiously
That was—before Claire answered, Carol interrupted
”Milady, that's so unrefined to listen to”
”What do you mean?”
”That was a forhtly unusual love In a unique way, that was a perverted play”
”Ehh! Is that right, you two!?”
”TThTThat's not it! WWhat are you saying, you stupid maid!”
Claire's face becaht red as she denied it
Indifferently, he wanted the fuse-blohipping to stop, as it hurt
(Why am I already worn out before the duel)
Kaan to seriously think about the absurdity of his life At that moment
”—Your side seems to be all present, Raven class”
A frigid voice descended froht above
The four of theether
There, above the cru theater as—
A figure of a gallant feentle breeze
Beside her, two knights, also wearing the sa
He heard their names from Claire The one with the short hair was Rakka The one with the braiding was Reishi+a
”—Ellis Fahrengart, for how long were you here!”
”By the way, you wouldn't by any chance be waiting for a chance to appear at a cool ht?”
”Wha TThere's no such thing! I just only got here!”
After Kamito pointed it out with his half-opened eyes, Ellis was frankly disturbed and ended up al
Sohts' leader
Ellis sharply glared at Kamito and the rest, and drew her sword from her waist
”Let's go, Raven class Let's finish this duel by day break—”
At that e of the theater
The one shi+ned on by that illumination—
”That's—!?”
A large eagle was spreading its enorht
”Let me introduce to you, Kazehaya Kah!”
With a howl like the wind—The large eagle, clad in wind, swooped down
At a point of an attack in-place of a greeting, —
The deround, where the four were
An ear-splitting thunderous roar Stone paving cae amounts of earth and sand hirled up
A strong wind, brought forth from the force of the explosion, hit Kamito and his body was easily bloay
”Gahaa!”
He was thrown into a wall With that bone shattering i for a moment
Even if one received an attack of a spirit of a purified form, the physical body cannot be hurt, however, the physical da up in the squall were cutting at Ka his forehead with both his hands, Kaue
(What destructive power! If I took a blow directly, I'll faint)
That deh
Coht surpass even Claire's Scarlet
(That's right, where's Claire?)
He stood up and surveyed his surroundings, his two allies were at their respective positions
Claire was providing direct cover fro rear support with a long distance attack
Carol waswaving a flag at the outside of the theater where she had escaped to
The thunderous wind that was blowing violently stopped At that interval, Kaan to run—
”Not yet, Kamito!”
At the same time Claire shouted, the roar of the demon wind spirit resounded
Froe des—
”What are you doing, quickly release your elemental waffe!”
”Hn, even if you say that—”
At that ed the earth while rushi+ng over
The stone paving caht line Kamito quickly jumped sideways
While tu of the spirit language in his mouth
The spirit seal faintly glowed, but as before, the path with the contracted spirit was not connected
( It's no good, huh!?)
Just as he was about to give up, a glowing short sas constructed in his palm
It was the sa
”Are you just escaping? Kazehaya Kaed you!”
Ellis, with a pony-tail hair swaying, alighted onto the ground
”Ahh! I just have to fight, right—”
Kaed towards Ellis The first to strike wins If he defeated the elementalist first, then the summoned contracted spirit would vanish—
”Kamito, behind you!”
Claire's voice caht to the side
The wing of the demon wind spirit mowed down at the place Kamito was at just now
” What speed!”
A the fastest were the wind-attribute spirits And Ellis was co one of them
The deht sky, turned in an arc—and swooped down
Kaain The dee quantity of earth and sand—and then it immediately transformed into countless blades of the wind and cut into Kamito's arms
”Kuu!”
Treht arm Actually, it did not mean that his ar his consciousness
(—Well, I never thought it'd turn into the blades of ith that ti)
Kamito was astonished in hissubstantial
”Kamito, I'll cover you!”
At the saht sky red
Claire wielded Scarlet's elee
The fla blades of the wind in an arc—
”I won't let you interfere with the leader!”
The braided hair knight, Reishi+a, attacked Claire
The elemental waffe held in her hand was a transparent ice sword—it seemed she was also an ice elementalist like Rinslet
Nonetheless, her spirit's rank was completely no match for Rinslet's Fenrir It seemed she had the competency to release her contracted spirit into its elemental waffe, but she had not made it hers yet
She was not good enough to be a worthy adversary for Claire—Kamito concluded so and adjusted his direction to Ellis, as in front of him
In that round in front of hied
”Huh, try taking on my elemental waffe—Rock Breaker!”
The short-haired knight, Rakka, shouted in a spirited tone
Her specialized weapon was a large ha about by the thin arirl
Ka some distance between them She seemed more hot-blooded than Reishi+a
While keeping his distance, he was chasing Ellis, ithin his sight—
Ellis had linked with Rakka's attack and was already
As expected of the Knights' leader, Ellis' coh
First, she was to use her demon wind spirit to launch a preemptive attack to cause chaos on the battlefield Next was to strike Claire on uard with Rakka While the tere pinned down, Ellis with the uard That was the so-called strategy
( Before attacking Ellis, firstly, I have to do so about this fellow)
Kamito nimbly stepped in and let loose a slash The flash of the silver sword shallowly cut Rakka's arm
As it was an attack from an elemental waffe, blood did not flow out—but pain should be felt in the same way
”This guy!”
Rakka's face was dyed in anger She ai her Rock Breaker down
There was a thunderous roar The ground was gouged and rubbles hirled up It was probably a spirit of the earth attribute As expected, its destructive power is great, but itsit easy to avoid
”Chii, how restless!”
She too seemed to have yet to master her elemental waffe Or perhaps, her contracted spirit's rank in contrast to her co washer
”Don't run, fight properly, male elementalist!”
”This doesn't roup battle, you should pay s”
”What?”
”A capable hunter is taking aim”
At that irl's chest
Rakka was flashi+ly bloay and bounced on the ground
The eleht and vanished
”Fuu, nice shot!”
Kamito turned behind where the voice came from
On the outer wall of the theater, there was the appearance of Rinslet brushi+ng her hair
” Why are you, the support position, standing at such a conspicuous place?!”
”Ah, it's natural for me to be at a more conspicuous place than Claire!”
”ThThat stupid dog! You were ht!”
Claire shouted like she was gnawing
”Fuu, as a worthy lady of the noble Laurenfrost family, I won't be satisfied if I'm not at the most conspicuous place at a dance party”
”That's milady!”
Carol was delightfully swinging a flag froround
”Hmm, you're pretty composed, Raven Class!”
—At thatup
Spreading its wings, the demon wind spirit roared and fleith its aim at Rinslet
”A good target! Freezing ice fang, pierce—Freezing Arrow!”
Rinslet quickly released the Freezing Arrow—
The demon wind spirit immediately transformed to the countless blades of wind and rushed at Rinslet
”Kyaa!”
”Rinslet!?”
In front of Claire, who planned to rush over, the braided hair knight blocked her way
She quickly entered into the range of the whip in the gap that Claire lost her focus and slashed with her ice sword The ly advantageous Claire was gradually pressured
”Why you! How dare you do this to Rakka!”
”Kuu—Kamito, chase Ellis!”
”Ahh!”
Claire was in a predicaht to be stopped now
Ellis was running on the stairs of the theater Her intention was to completely take out Rinslet
Kas and threw the short sword He concluded that it was dangerous to ignore her—Ellis ju
In the vicinity, a high-pitched sound reverberated The eleot smashed up
”Hile elemental waffe”
While Ellis said that, she called the demon wind spirit to her hand
And then—
”—Evil winds, pierce through e within my hand!”
The e—winds blew violently and in her hand a very long spear appeared
It was a cereraved on its handle
Its tip, illuht, was clad in sharp winds and was faintlywind sounds
Her pony-tail hair, which reached her waist, was agitatedly swaying and flowing in the wind
Ellis completely spun the spear in one hand and stared at Kamito with a cold expression
”This is my elemental waffe—Ray Hawk”
Kamito—
”Beautiful”
Without a thought, let out such a voice
”Hah, you too understand—the beauty of this Ray Hawk”
Displaying her truly prided spear, Ellis loosened her cheeks, slightly delighted
”Idiot, I ”
”Wha? Me!?”
Ellis turned bright red and became flustered
”Hey, yyou're ht? Kazehaya Kamito!”
”No, I'm just normally entranced”
”EEntranced Ah”
Ellis's face increasingly redden as if purging evil thoughts, she shook her head
”EhhSuch a practical joke As I thought, you areme!”
”No, you really are beautiful—Owaa!”
Being enraged, Ellis thrust her spear with her face bright red
As a result of losing her coe
However, when the derazed the side of his abdomen, at that moment—
The blades of winds were released and cut his whole body
(Guu!?)
In response to the sharp pain, Kaue in his mind
(—That elemental waffe can create the blades of wind, huh!)
While bearing the pain attacking his whole body, Kao
That demonic spear could create the blades of wind, so there also was no point in evading with a paper-thin difference
However, Ellis juain and released a stream of attacks like a tempest
”Are you trying to escape you insolent guy! I'll turn you into tiramisu[1]!”
”What? Is candy- lady”