Chapter 108
Sparring with Leona-san .
As for the results so far, I was at the mercy of her movements .
No, I didnt think I could keep up with someone who has trained in their techniques for years .
I wont be able to hit just by punching randomly .
While crushing the ice on my right arm with a knife, I looked at Leona-san in front of me .
Leona-sans fighting style is tricky using ice magic and swordsmanship .
Probably, when she fought against Karon, she used the same tactic as she does now and surpassed his attack .
I didnt mean to look down on you
She was stronger than I expected, thats probably what it was .
I took a small deep breath and calmed my mind then opened my free right hand .
If I hit and kick like I was doing before, I wont be able to win .
Leona-san, Im glad I was able to fight with you today .
Wh-whats with you all of a sudden?
Leona-san was confused and frowned at my sudden words .
After all, I have a lot to learn . I havent trained enough, and I dont know any fighting techniques at all . Until now, my fighting style has been nothing more than brute force and the power of a trained body .
Even if I was about to lose, I was able to overcome it together with my friends .
However, there may be times when Ill have to fight alone without relying on my friends .
I noticed my immaturity . All I have to do now is make up for it .
You sure are positive
Otherwise, I wont be here .
If Im not positive, I would have a broken heart somewhere along the road .
In my words, Leona-san moved her lips a little as if to say something . It looks like shes muttering something, but I couldnt hear it because of the distance .
I was a little worried, but lets hear about it later .
I changed my feelings and held my fist .
Currently my attack is being read, so it would be counterproductive to go along with it .
There is nothing more dangerous than a sticking blade .
Therefore, I will break her reason by breaking through the front without any tricks .
Leona-san is poised for me, who is a little low . I dont have any weapons in my hand, but Im not so disdainful of a person .
Im coming!
I kick the ground with all my might and head towards Leona-san .
Itll be good to end this with a close-combat fight . Thus I have the intention of defeating her with a single blow!
I wont hesitate to use my power either!
!
Leona-san shook her fist and swung her ice sword .
The big sword that emits something like frost approaches me at a speed that does not seem plausible from her thin arms .
Ill just break them again even if you remake it!
Try it if you can!!
The size does not matter even if the material changes .
While trying to break the sword with my fistAt the moment when my fist touched the big sword, the blade popped like a balloon,
!? This is
The blade popped, a large amount of frost covered my upper body, and my field of vision was dyed white .
Tsk, the sword is just a decoy! The purpose is not to attack, but to block my view!
The moment I came to that conclusion, I could hear the sound of something hitting on top of my head .
Catch my sword!
Something came down from above my head with the voice .
With my view covered in white, when I jumped backwards, a sword made of ice fell on the ground in front of me with a rattling noise .
She blinded and restrained me to block my movement !
This persons skill is too versatile!
This is not the time to rest! Usato!
I understand!
Leona-san who grabbed the ice sword created from her palm started slashing .
I hold my fist to intercept her immediately, but when I see the three ice swords floating from her back, my smile cramps .
This is the least I have to do against you !
Kuh
At the same time I was avoiding her slash, three ice swords attacked me as if homing after me .
The movement was monotonous, but it still attacked at different timings, so it was quite distracting .
I cant believe you can still respond to this!
Im getting desperate, though!
Right now, I have to deal with four swords .
The real threat is Leona-san, but the floating ice swords thatre attacking me with a time lag do not give me a chance to fight back .
Somehow, while handling the attack, I smashed the ice sword that Leona-san swung down, but it was soon repaired from the broken part .
I know right . Its ice, so she can fix it right away .
Ill stop destroying her sword and hit Leona-san directly . At this rate, I cant do anything and Im likely to be pushed back .
Hmm!
I crush one of the ice swords with a powerful fist and hit Leona-san on the main body .
I jumped up from the spot and avoided the remaining two, I made a half turn in the air to match the attack of Leona-san who pierced in accordance with the jump, and dropped the heel with momentum .
However, the ice sword that I crushed earlier transformed into a circle and was deployed as a shield in front of Leona-san, blocking my kick .
Hmm !?
Such force!
It was only a moment that was blocked .
However, Leona-san used that momentary gap and stepped into this place at once, making a direct hit on my empty torso .
Although I grabbed the tip of the ice sword, the momentum did not stop and it pierced my solar plexus and I was blown backwards in the air without being able to move .
Ughhh!
Although I barely defended in time, I landed while making one revolution on the ground without killing the momentum of the thrust .
Its the magic bullets that Kazuki showed at Lukvis .
It was done with three swords and she herself was fighting as well .
Kazuki is stronger, but when it comes to techniques, Leona-san is better than senpai and Kazuki!
Th-That was dangerous . . Really
Raising my face, a number of ice swords are falling down .
I avoided by rolling sideways and the ice sword continued to fall toward me without giving me a break .
Youre seriously trying to beat me ! Leona-san!
As it is not clear as it is, I generate a large healing magic bullet with my palm, throw it at the ice sword that is pouring down here, and knock it down all at once .
! It broke !?
I have no regrets here either!
I threw a healing magic bullet at Leona-san, who was upset at me breaking the ice sword in the air .
Even if an ordinary opponent gets hit by it Leona-san would easily prevent it . In fact, that was the case with Fegnis, the captain of Samaria .
Therefore, I fought with her using a healing magic bullet without any restraints .
Magic bullets !?
Using the healing magic bullets to destroy the Ice swords, she created an additional ice sword and shot it .
It is certain that the ice sword that will be pouring down from now on is woven with magic bullets that stop my movement . Besides, unlike the dagger I mentioned earlier, it is falling so that it will be drawn to me .
In order to get closer to Leona-san without being able to stop moving ,
Its just a matter of avoiding everything!
I have trained my eyes and body .
Then, I should just believe in myself and move forward .
Instead of hesitating, I stepped further forward .
Oooh !
I looked at the ice sword that was falling like rain with my eyes and avoided it while running .
Leona-san showed an astonishing expression as I was rushing towards her, as the ground was scooped out and ice fragments were flying in the air .
Tsk!
Ive caught you!
The cold air was removed by hand, and I held my fist near her waist .
The fist was blocked by the ice shields piled up in the air, but regardless of that, I shook my fist and hit Leona-san with the shield directly .
Dang
Its too shallow !
Did she jump back to lessen the blow! If so, lets hit directly next!
I raise my fist and try to charge again .
Leona-san, who looked at me painfully while landing on the ground, throws away the broken ice sword from the middle that she would have used for defense and closes her eyes .
I guess theres no choice but to use it
She muttered and began to put magical power in both palms .
Its not just about storing magical power like before . The clear and beautiful light blue magical power becomes darker as magic is poured .
Lets do it!
That alone made me understand what she was trying to do .
Thats why I had to stop her at once .
At the moment when I tried to kick the ground with all my strength and close the distance at once, the colour of her magical power changed to a dense one at a speed that was incomparable to me .
Oraaaa!!!
Before something is done, Ill have to put a stop to it .
At the moment I swung my fist down, Leona-san put her hands on the ground with a surprisingly calm movement, muttering the words with a voice that I could barely hear .
System strengthening
At that moment, a wall that gave off a strong cold air appeared between me and Leona-san .
Strengthening herself with ice magic .
The hero, Leona-san created an ice wall by strengthening herself .
The ice wall was so transparent that it was hard to tell if there was a wall there .
However, I could immediately understand that it was not just a wall because of the intense cold air that was emitted .
This looks bad!? Guuh
Before even thinking about punching the ice wall that appeared before me, I applied the brakes on my feet and stopped .
Although I had a strong pain in my leg, I managed to stop just before I hit the ice wall .
!?
I dont think itll just only hurt if I punch such a wall! At worst Ill be blown away from my consciousness!
How could she do this with such timing!?
Leona-san who is at the end of the clear ice, breathes on her shoulder and looks at me regrettably .
With this, its decided ?
If I can find a way to go around this, I can defeat Leona-san .
The game has already been decided .
She failed in the final bet with the technique of strengthening herself .
If I want to win, I have to go directly to Leona-san .
Its different !
There is no way I can make a detour here .
This is Leona-sans trump card .
Thats why my current power is She wants to know how well my fists can communicate !
Im going! Leona-san !!
!? Usato, what -
In front of the wall, I wasnt concerned about winning as I put my fist up .
I slammed a serious fist that I could put out in my current position against the ice wall .
Oraaaaaaaaaaa !!
The intense sound of metal noise echoes in the training ground .
The coldness of the ice wall made my exhaled breath white, and the fist felt like freezing coldness .
The serious punch I released .
Then, slowly release my right hand and look at the struck place .
There ,
! Haha
The ice wall that I struck as hard as I could had no cracks .
Its different from the time with the Wicked dragon . This wall was so hard that I could even be sure that I could never break it .
Strengthening magic .
The strengthening used by Leona-san is to create an ice wall that no one can break .
No,someone as skilled as her would make a wall as troublesome as this . In fact, because her opponent was me, I wouldve been injured if she timed it right as I was punching .
I still dont have enough training
While recognizing my immaturity once again, I saw Leona-san who did not move with both hands on the ground .
She can be seen through the ice wall, she shook her upper body and was about to collapse .
Leona-san !?
When I rushed to her sideways and supported her in a hurry, she looked apologetic with a little out of focus .
Ark-san rushed to this place like me while supporting her, and was informed of the end of the sparring .
Leona-san, are you okay?
Sorry, Im sorry my magical power is running out . It seems that Ive overdone it a little It should improve after a while
Certainly, if you use that much magic, it wouldnt be strange if the magical power was exhausted .
Besides, system strengthening uses more magical power than ordinary magic .
For the time being, I apply healing magic to cure her fatigue .
Its amazing . Leona-sans system strengthened . I didnt think it would prevent even my best punch .
Haha, it cant be broken even by Karon . Its also the only technique I can be proud of . but I failed that too .
While looking up at the ice wall that still exists, when she said that, who had become much more complex, laughed powerlessly .
If I hit that wall with my strength head-on, it was Leona-san who won .
But I didnt even land a hit on you .
Well, I stopped it with brute force .
Honestly, the moment I stopped, there was a considerable load on my legs .
Its okay to heal immediately with healing magic, but if I make a mistake, I may have lost consciousness due to the impact of hitting the wall .
I couldnt even joke or laugh at the shock I rushed into .
Are you okay!?
Yeah, Im out of light magic Thank you Usato, Im fine
Leona-san, who said that to Ark-san who ran up, stood up by herself while wandering .
Ark-san confirmed that Leona-san and I were not seriously injured, and relaxed his shoulders .
Well, I was wondering when to stop . When Usato-dono wanted to punch Leona-dono in the form of a demon, I was always ready to stop, but it seems that I didnt need that either .
Did I have such a scary face?
In the form of a demon, Im becoming more and more of a monster
Ark-san showed a bitter smile at me, looked sideways at the ice wall created by Leona-sans system strengthening and let out a voice of admiration .
Is it a system strengthening that excels in defense? Apparently, it has produced ice that does not contain any impurities, is that correct?
Ah yeah . You seem to know about it
Leona-san affirms Ark-san who considered that while stroking his chin .
Ice without any impurities? I dont know what it is, but Im sure its a substance that is stronger than I think because it was made with magical power .
To prevent even Usatos fist
Oh yeah, it didnt feel like its going to break at all . Its the first time I felt like this .
As expected of the knight that Mia Rak is proud of .
Leona-san looks a little bad at the complimenting words of Ark-san .
Ark-san stopped talking to her as to what she had guessed, and turned her gaze toward me .
Well, Usato-dono . Did you get anything from sparring with Leona-dono?
What did I get?
I nod to Ark-sans words .
I have power, but Im not utilizing it . When I fought with Leona-san, I was keenly aware of how much I was fighting with my senses and power .
Its enough to understand that, because its important to be aware of everything you do .
I am an amateur when it comes to fighting .
However, I cant be an amateur forever .
Theres not much time to train . I will ask Usato-dono to learn only the basics of fighting . In your case, if you can properly prepare your posture and attitude, you will be stronger than ever .
Posture and attitude
Usato-dono is a little overpowered . First, we must be able to control your own power .
Control my strength .
Is that what I need to be stronger than I am now?
I have no choice but to learn it . Im sure it will be necessary for future trips .
I will cooperate . I will do my best to fill in what I lack within this period .
If Leona-sans power is added, it will be like going against100 people . I can really rely on her .
Well, being told like that
I nodded to her, which she turned a little red, I struck my cheeks and face her again and bowed down .
Thank you!
The last few days until the special armor was made .
I will retrain to gain new strength in this place