Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 323: Rematch with Karasuma Tengu

It was past midnight when we turned toward the sound of crows and there he was...Karasuma Tengu, up in a tree with a tin cane in his right hand.

"I knew you'd come...it wouldn't be much fun if you didn't"

"You invited me. You'll have to fight Lily and the others first"

"Kaka! Good. But I'm not going to go easy on you, okay?"

As the Karasuma Tengu descends to the ground, Lily and the others step forward and ready their weapons.

"Lily and the others are going all out!"

"I know how strong you are. That is why I will give you my all!"

"I, too, as a person who lives for the martial arts, wish to join forces with you!"

"You have good eyes that are straight and burning with a fighting spirit. Come on! Summon your young heroes! Let's show this Karasuma Tengu everything you've got!"

The battle began. First, Setia and Mir launched their attack.

"Arrow Rain!"

"Parasitic Plant!"

Setia rains Arrow Rain from above and Mir shoots a parasitic plant straight down. It was a good attack, but Karasuma Tengu was unmoved.

"Hmph!"

Holding a fan from his waist in his left hand, he fans it. Then all the Arrow Rain arrows and parasitic plants are blown away. There was even a weapon like that.

Then Lily, Ion and Koihi were closing the distance. Seeing this, Karasuma Tengu put away the fan and put his hands on the katana at his waist.

"Light Sword!"

"Ice Blade!

Just as Lily and Ion were about to slash at him, they split to the left and right without attacking. Koihi appears from their shadows in an iai slash stance and Setia's magic arrow flies at him.

"Evil Flame! Iai-Kiri!"

"Sweet"

Karasuma Tengu backs up, moves away from the iai slash and flicks the arrow at Koihi with his tin cane. Koihi ducks with her kiri and while she is positioning herself, Lily and Ion attack from the left and right!

"Yaaaa!"

"Haaaa!

"Nice coordination...but still lukewarm"

He uses his tin cane to catch Lily's attack, draws his katana against Ion's attack and Ion is knocked out of the way.

"Kuu...what a heavy attack"

He pushes back Lily's attack with his tin cane, kicks Lily away and blasts Koihi with his tin cane as she comes at him.

"Kya!? Mmm~! Light Wave Motion!"

"Blue Wave Motion!"

"Blossom Storm!"

"Evil Flame!"

"Pollen!"

Lily, Ion, Setia, Koihi, and Mir attack in droves. But Karasuma Tengu was calm. His figure disappears. Was that teleportation!

He appears behind Setia.

"Fajin"

Setia is hit by Karasuma Tengu's special fist and Setia is returned to the summoning stone. After all, those who use long-range attacks were targeted first.

"Setia-sama!? How dare you, Setia-sama! Plant Summoning! Oide! Biting Grass!"

Mir summons biting grass. The biting grass aims at Karasuma Tengu, but when Karasuma Tengu strikes his tin cane on the ground, the biting grass easily withers away. I've never seen this before. What did he do?

"Na..."

The exclaiming Mir was hit by the Fajin technique and returned to the summoning stone.

"Stopping to think in the face of the enemy will mean your death"

Karasuma Tengu holds up his weapon to Lily and the others.

"Blood Awakening! Yaaaa!"

"Ice Blade!"

With a will, the blood awakened Koihi and Ion slash at him.

Meanwhile, Lily's wings grow larger as she rises into the air and she breathes in.

"Drago!!?"

Just as she was about to use Dragon Breath, Lily stops it, spins her body and ducks the Karasuma Tengu's knife hand strike.

"Hou...Danger Premonition..."

I look down and see Ion and Koihi fighting with the Karasuma Tengu. Is it an alter ego?

"Ah...that was close...okay!"

Lily holds her large sword in one hand, which she had been holding with both hands.

"Hou...interesting! I'll take it"

"Yaaaa!"

Lily lunges and swings the large sword with one hand. But she lost power with both hands. There was no way it would work with one hand. It's easily parried by the katana, but that's not the real purpose.

"Light Fist!"

"Fajin!"

Their fists collide and Lily winces, but she musters her last ounce of strength.

"Dragon Technique! Dragon Tail!"

Lily's tail strike is imminent. But when it hits the Karasuma Tengu, he turns into a stump.

"Dare to take a blow...wonderful. This is a thank-you...Ryuketsu!"

Lily reverts back to her summoning stone when Karasuma Tengu's knife hand strike lightly hits Lily's neck. That thing knocked Lily down? It was a knife hand when she did the dragon breath or is it some kind of skill?

"Lily!? Ku!"

"Strong...so strong..."

I'm once again aware that I'm not of the same caliber, either. But there is still a lot of fight left in both of them.

Koihi slashes and Ion supports her with throwing maneuver. In response, Karasuma Tengu again strikes the ground with his tin cane. Then Koihi floats up and is slammed to the ground when Ion's sword stops.

"Au!?"

"Na...ku!"

Ion's wings grow larger as she loses her swords and she breathes in.

"Dragon Breath"

"Ryuketsu"

Karasuma Tengu moves instantly behind Ion, who tries to use Dragon Breath and when the knife hand strike hits, Ion returns to the summoning stone. A blow...that technique looks like a special attack on a dragonewt.

But Koihi stands up with her katana at the ready. Seeing this, Karasuma Tengu readies only his katana.

"Yaaaa!!"

The sword fight between Koihi and Karasuma Tengu continued, but in the end the difference in power was obvious. Koihi finally retracts her katana and assumes the Iai-kiri stance. Seeing this, Karasuma Tengu also took a stance.

"Haa...haa...yaaaaa!"

""Iai-Kiri!""

In the end, Koihi was slashed open and returned to the summoning stone.

Karasuma Tengu said.

"You were blessed with good companions"

"Of course. If you insult the girls, I'll kill you"

"Kaka! That would be fun, but I at least have the decency to treat those I have fought. So...are you ready?"

I pull out my Scarlet Ring.

"Jewel Release!"

The true power of Scarlet Ring is released and readied.

"Ah!"

"Let's go!"

""Acceleration!""

Accelerating simultaneously, the attack and defense unfold. Sometimes kicking, sometimes punching, sometimes mixing feints, the effect of acceleration wears off as we battle.

When I open the distance, Karasuma Tengu disappears. I already know that!

""Explosion!""

The moment Karasuma Tengu appears a short distance in front of me, a continuous chanting Explosion bursts forth. However, no damage occurred to Karasuma Tengu. A dome-shaped wall of light was put up.

"I am impressed with your youth, your strength and your wisdom"

"Thank you very much"

After all, this Karasuma Tengu read that I was coming to prevent the Shukuchi and appeared in a position to slash at me. I read that and I won.

I release what Karasuma Tengu called the defense barrier and he comes again. This time, the exchange of sword blows continues, but I am gradually pushed back. If I don't decide quickly, it will be obvious that I'm at a disadvantage.

I made my last move to win the game.

""Acceleration!""

We accelerate each other with acceleration and when we strike each other, the acceleration wears off. Then the Karasuma Tengu splits and comes at me with a slash. This is the same technique he used before.

The moment he slashes at me, I use magic.

"Illusion!"

"Nu!"

Dark magic illusion is a magic with the same effect as illusion. This misled them to my position. I let the three of them attack at the same time, aim at the main body and slash it open.

Then the Karasuma Tengu becomes a stump again and the Karasuma Tengu appears from the shadow of its transformation. If I lose here, it will be the same as that time. But not now!

"Release!"

"Sweet!"

The slash of the Karasuma Tengu decapitates me and my figure is distorted. My choice in delay magic was illusion.

"Haaaaa!

"Chii!"

Scarlet Rings blade reaches him just a little and the burning heat is activated. This was the moment when the first damage was inflicted on Karasuma Tengu.

"Im beaten...I never thought you would hide such rudimentary magic from me. And to show it to me first and make me think that acceleration is coming...I was fooled...hu!"

The burning heat is lifted when the Karasuma Tengu blows on it. It's funny how that was the only way to release it...Scarlet Ring's jewel release is also over. That's it.

"The good times are over in the blink of an eye...a reward for inflicting a cut on me. Let me show you my true spirit"

With these words, the Karasuma Tengu rises into the sky and raises his katana, which emits a mysterious purple aura, to the sky. Then the moonlight gathers around him.

"Karasuma Secret Style! Tenma Destruction!"

When Karasuma Tengu swings his sword, an enormous purple aura is released.

"Teleport!"

With a ray of hope, I activated teleport, but the magic did not work. No good...it's not such a sweet trick to let me escape by teleport or return...I was swallowed by the aura and returned to death.

After returning to death, we were enjoying the hot springs.

Ah~

We all had the same reaction and couldn't help but laugh. After I returned to death, the info came.

Your one-handed sword skill level has reached 30. You have acquired the one-handed sword technique Aerial Saber

Lily's large sword skill level has reached 30. Lily has acquired the large sword technique Cutting Blade

I asked Saba-Can about Lily's new technique and it seems that it is a technique that specializes in slashing. He said that it is mainly effective against big enemies and that it is also an effective technique against shields and hard enemies. It may be a very useful technique for Lily.

"I've lost~"

"Muu...Takuto, you don't look frustrated at all"

That's not true. The money is gone, the bombs I've been saving up to make in desperation are gone and I'm scattered. Still, the fact that the Scarlet Ring's blade reached that Karasuma Tengu was meaningful.

"The cooperation between you girls was also great. I was honestly surprised"

"Ehehe~we all thought of it together"

"Actually, it was to beat Takuto-san"

Eh? That one? I mean...

"Isn't it impossible for everyone to do it anymore?"

Really~?

Don't doubt me...you can't imitate that quintessential Karasuma Tengu.

"Haa...after all, I am the first to be targeted...should I learn to use a sword like Takuto-sama?"

"I know how you feel, but don't do it. You'll get ripped off if you use a weapon you're not suited for. In my case, I'm only doing this because I know how to use a sword. I'm confident that if I fight with a spear, I wouldn't be able to stand up to Lily and the others"

"...Then what should I do?"

That's a tough question. In the first place, it was a mistake to choose Setia and Mir as his enemies this time. I only chose them because they were both motivated. Originally, I would have chosen Ix and...Bran.

I don't think Nowa's shadow would work against Karasuma Tengu and her lack of chemistry with Ribina was made clear last time. Lian and Wako are too much of a burden, and Sephone...is going to easily have her immortality nullified. So it would have to be Bran.

The difference in the status and skills of the Karasuma Tengu became clear in this battle, but more importantly, battle experience seemed overwhelmingly high.

I even felt that he had a lot of experience in combat, even when I saw the way he defeated Lily and the others. The way he beat them, I felt that he had a lot of experience in combat.

"I guess we just have to trust that everyone will protect us. With the use of dark magic illusions, we might be able to avoid one attack, though"

"What's the point if you can't handle the next attack..."

"That's what I mean. There are escape moves like acceleration, teleport and shift change, but that's not a fundamental solution, you know"

Then Ion protests.

"Wouldn't we have won if Takuto-san had fought with us in the first place?"

"It's hard to hear you say that...well, it wouldn't have made a difference in the end if I had joined...then I wanted it to be a good experience for me and for everyone else"

"For me, it was a nightmare..."

Mir is not a fighting type. If the trump card is easily dealt with, it will feel like a nightmare.

"What we tasted this time will hit us someday. Minotaur, Ice Dragon, Frog Dragon and other enemies that we could barely beat with our best efforts. The journey ahead will be tough"

They all look at me.

"I'm clear...we're going to be strong. To continue the adventure"

No matter how awesome the trials of the girls are, if they come, I'll just clear them. That is my determination as their summoner.

Yes!

I logged out with renewed determination. I lost again, but we'll beat you someday. Karasuma Tengu!

Name Takuto Love Summoner Lv9

Vitality 76

Magic Power 162

Strength 60

Defense 40

Agility 60

Dexterity 120

Skills

Fighting Lv10Lv12

Kicking Lv16Lv18

Staff Lv27

One-handed Sword Lv28Lv30

Spear Lv18

Katana Lv12Lv14

Throwing Lv8

High-Speed Chanting Lv35

Summoning Magic Lv34

Seal Magic Lv18

Horsemanship Lv30

Alchemy Lv20

Mining Lv24

Logging Lv33

Dismantling Lv39

Appraisal Lv29

Identification Lv33

Fast Magic Lv1

Flame Magic Lv3

Land Magic Lv2

Sea Magic Lv2

Dark Magic Lv28Lv29

Sacred Magic Lv9

Lightning Magic Lv30

Explosion Magic Lv28

Wood Magic Lv25

Ice Magic Lv29

Space-time Magic Lv40

Beast Magic Lv2

Delay Magic Lv1Lv2

Continuous Chanting Lv1Lv2

Underwater Action Lv8

Reading Lv13

Cooking Lv37

Feeding Lv8

Fishing Lv18

Synchro Lv16

Cooperation Lv5

Name Lily Dragonewt Cura Lv22

Vitality 92

Magic Power 96

Strength 193

Defense 65

Agility 78

Dexterity 72

Skills

Light Fist Lv9Lv10

Flight Lv24Lv25

One-handed Sword Lv34Lv35

Large Sword Lv29Lv30

Danger Premonition Lv1Lv2

Hammer Lv13

Rengeki Lv13

Tempering Spirit Lv30

Light Magic Lv6

Light Wave Motion Lv8

Dragon Technique Lv12

Dragonification Lv6

Dragon Breath Lv3

Holy Dragon Blessing Lv5

Name Ion Dragonewt Envelope Lv21

Vitality 83

Magic Power 145

Strength 79

Defense 48

Agility 184

Dexterity 124

Skills

Dual Wield Lv33Lv34

Spear Lv4

Throwing Maneuver Lv12Lv13

Flight Lv13Lv14

Swimming Action Lv17

Ice Blade Lv21Lv23

Discharge Lv5

Rengeki Lv13

Water Magic Lv17

Blue Wave Motion Lv6Lv7

Dragon Technique Lv11

Dragonification Lv7

Dragon Breath Lv3

Sea Dragon Blessing Lv5

Cooking Lv18

Name Setia High Elf Lv19

Vitality 57

Magic Power 170

Strength 52

Defense 36

Agility 44

Dexterity 170

Skills

Staff Lv16

Magic Bow Lv23Lv24

Eagle Eye Lv14Lv15

Shooting Lv15Lv16

Woodworking Lv17

Collecting Lv31

Dose Lv12

Engraving Lv8

Jewelry Magic Lv3

Lapidary Lv3

Wind Magic Lv8

Fire Magic Lv19

Water Magic Lv24

Earth Magic Lv15

Dark Magic Lv5

Sacred Magic Lv7

Lightning Magic Lv5

Explosion Magic Lv7

Wood Magic Lv17

Ice Magic Lv8

Tree Magic Lv13Lv14

High Elven Knowledge Lv24

Spirit Summoning Lv7

Cooking Lv18

Name Koihi Shrine Beast Lv17

Vitality 81

Magic Power 110

Strength 110

Defense 50

Agility 129

Dexterity 80

Skills

Katana Lv22Lv24

Dual Wield Lv1

Wind Blade Lv10

Flame Magic Lv12

Evil Flame Lv14Lv15

Holy Fire Lv23

Sign Detection Lv23

Danger Premonition Lv24Lv25

Spirit Power Lv5

Illusion Lv2

Shinto Magic Lv5

Lookout Lv8Lv9

Swift Lv9Lv10

Sorcery Lv2

Blood Awakening Lv8Lv9

Cooking Lv18

Invocation Lv1

Beastification Lv3

Name Mir Dryad Lv16

Vitality 84

Magic Power 91

Strength 40

Defense 36

Agility 75

Dexterity 80

Skills

Earth Hiding Lv20

Vine Lv14

Swift Lv8

Wind Magic Lv5

Earth Magic Lv10

Wood Magic Lv7

Water Magic Lv7

Photosynthesis Lv8

Transfer Lv3

Nectar Lv5

Pollen Lv4Lv5

Collecting Lv29

Planting Lv15

Parasitic Plant Lv11Lv12

Trap Setting Lv15

Plant Summoning Lv2Lv3