Volume 8 Chapter 14 Each Other's Opponent
The assassins surrounded Elk, who had his arms wide open.
Among them was Shakuyaku, Akane's boss. Akane was not there.
Shakuyaku silently extended the blades from both hands. His subordinates did the same.
Takeru and Byakuya remained seated.
"Sir Takeru, first..."
"Yeah, let's see what you can do."
"......"
"Go."
As Byakuya gave the command, the assassins stabbed their own legs with their blades.
"What?!"
"Ugh, aaaaaah!?"
The assassins screamed.
At the moment they extended their blades, they were caught in Elk's Telekinesis.
At the same time as Byakuya's command, Elk manipulated them to stab their own legs, twisting the blades to crush nerves and bones. They would never walk again, never be able to mess around again.
Without confirming that the assassins had lost consciousness from the pain, Elk glared at Byakuya... and checked.
"Yato."
"......What?"
"Can I kill this guy?"
"No. I'll kill him."
"Got it."
"Hey, hey, hey, you think you can kill me? That's a joke."
Suddenly, Byakuya's body stiffened.
He was restrained by Telekinesis. Unable to move a single finger, even Byakuya's eyes widened in surprise.
Elk released the Telekinesis and extended the blades from both hands... but.
"Elk. Can you let that one go?"
"Miss Sophia? The samurai are..."
All the samurai had become a pitiful sight.
More than 20 samurai had been half-killed in less than a minute.
Sophia held holy swords in both hands. The silver and gold swords dripped with blood.
And Sophia's gaze was filled with an unusual killing intent.
"Understood. It seems Yato will do the killing."
"Yes, I'll leave them half-dead."
"What about Yato?"
"She should be fine. Also, since this is outside the curriculum, let me explain. Skills level up through accumulated experience points, and when they reach the level cap, they undergo Skill Evolution. Experience points can be gained in battles or by defeating monsters, but... when deeply affected emotionally, one can gain a large amount of experience points. Ms. Kaya's death seems to have given Ms. Yato a lot of experience."
"...I see. Then, I'll leave this to you."
Elk pulled Byakuya closer with Telekinesis. Then, he moved in front of Takeru.
Sophia looked at the coughing Byakuya with cold eyes.
"Cough, cough... ugh, this is tough. Seriously, what was that kid... hey, Miss Sophia."
"......"
"Oh, scary, scary. It seems you are quite the swordsman. I guess I need to get serious too."
His broken speech... this must be Byakuya's true self.
Byakuya took a long sword from his weapon ring.
"Kushinada family's treasure sword, 'Zekkahyoujin (Frostblade of the Fatal Melody)'... Hehe, Sakuya's 6 treasure swords are nice, but mine, Yuuhi's, and Hinowa's treasure blades are on a different level, you know? Miss Sophia, you better be ready."
"You sure talk a lot."
Sophia raised the golden sword and the silver sword.
"Excalibur, Cold Brand... It's been a while, but I'm going all out now."
* * *
Yato pulled out all 6 swords and dropped them at her feet.
In front of Yato, her sister Hinowa spun her ninja sword, while her older sister Yuuhi drew her curved sword.
Hinowa laughed at Yato's swords.
"Haha!! Big sister, that sword... Hehe, it looks like a treasure blade from the Kushinada family, but do you know it's not that great? It's weaker than my 'Inkeiki (Shadow Phantom)' sword, you know?"
"......"
"Hinowa, just take this seriously."
"Okay! Hey, big sister, aren't you going to use 'Clone'?"
"......"
Yato activated the skill, 'War God Clone.'
Five armored warriors appeared and picked up the fallen swords, drawing them.
"Oh, you evolved your skill!"
"It seems you've gotten a bit stronger. Hehe, the Shikiba family really trained you well."
"......"
Yato said nothing.
Silently, she spoke to her clones.
"Skill Evolution───... Master skill, 'Ashura King'."
Then, the 5 clones fused into one demon god with 6 arms.
Yato handed his usual 'Sixfold Demon Sword' to Ashura King.
This surprised Hinowa.
"Wow, Master skill... Seriously? At a time like this?"
"Hehe, a demon god with 6 arms, huh? But are you really going to do this unarmed?"
"I'm not unarmed."
Yato took a treasure sword from her weapon ring.
The silver hilt, sheath, and guard were so precious that he hesitated to even touch them.
The Kushinada family's secret treasure was in Yato's hands.
Yuuhi and Hinowa were astonished.
"Wha... What, 'Seven Star Divine Domination'!? No way, why!?"
"W-Why do you have that sword...? It's supposed to be one that only the chosen can touch."
"Thinking back, it was strange... This sword was rolling at my feet when I tried to escape the Kushinada family. I thought it was amazing timing, but it seems this sword..."
Yato placed her hands on the hilt and sheath and drew it in one swift motion.
The dazzling silver blade was revealed, its beauty like a work of art.
"This sword seems to recognize me as its master... Are you ready?"
As Yato took her stance, Ashura King stood beside her.
Yuuhi and Hinowa also readied their swords.
"Hinowa, I'm going to retrieve that sword."
"Okay. Can I use that sword...? It seems too good for you, big sister."
Yato's battle began.
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