
The four girls ran out of the room when they realized that they could not defeat this spirit. The problem is not with fighting skills. They can constantly dodge while attacking using hit and run strategies. But the problem was, all the attacks they had were not strong enough to inflict injuries on his opponent. No matter how they tried, they would lose by running out of stamina. Fighting an unmoving enemy is not something that is difficult for the spirit, Terminus Est.
*shelf!* *Shelf!*
When the four of them ran through the door of the room, the sword chased after them. However before the sword passed through the door, the stone ceiling above collapsed and blocked the door to the outside. The collapse of the ceiling is very sudden and it is not an ordinary physical phenomenon that does so. After all, this was a world of swords and magic.
Sword spirit—Terminus Est—stop in front of the collapsed door to the outside. He could certainly if he forced himself to go outside destroying the rock rubble, but the sudden movement of the collapse attracted his interest more or managed to provoke it. He immediately turned around and saw who did this.
Keith stood there quietly. Unlike the previous when he was in observer mode, this time Keith was in participant mode. In other words, Keith could give and receive attacks from existences in this world.
"As expected of the legendary spirit, Terminus Est. Your strength cannot be underestimated, especially on defense and endurance. Tell me, do you want to form a contract with me?" Keith smiled.
'I'm sure Kazehaya Kamito himself will fight against this spirit in the early series. How not? There was basically an abyss of difference in strength between ordinary humans and spirits. The possibilities are too slim for a human without magic to conquer a spirit in a fight. So the most plausible explanation, is that Kazehaya Kamito got a lucky buff as the protagonist of the world. Not only that, he also got a harem in this world. The lucky level of that person could not be underestimated.'
'okay. My previous explanation might have been too extreme because I said that the protagonist, Kazehaya Kamito, was just lucky. Those of you who appreciate the hard work of the protagonist will not accept this excuse I made, right? You guys must want to put up a fight about this argument that I'm giving you. Who doesn't get angry when their favorite character is insulted by someone else? Usually people who are too fanatical can be angry just because his waifu is insulted. Therefore, I will give you another reason, a more reasonable reason why Kazehaya Kamito can tame this spirit.'
'The reason is none other than hard work. Since childhood Kazehaya Kamito is quite strong because he made a contract with the spirit equivalent to Terminus Est, Restia Ashdoll. His strength would definitely not be low, even if he did not make a contract with Terminus Est. Therefore, I have no hesitation in replacing Kazehaya Kamito as the contractor of Terminus Est.'
'If you ask me if as a man I can make a contract with a spirit, I will confidently answer "can". What's my reason for saying that? Simply put, it is Ki, mana, or magic energy. I theorized that the holy maiden who was able to make a contract with the spirits in the world had something of a mana of a different amount on each person. I can't prove my theory, but if the protagonist can, why should I? It doesn't matter if I fail, but I better try first.'
'By the way, about Kazehaya Kamito taming Terminus Est, I still have one question. How could he stop the sword form stab from Terminus Est using only his bare hands? Logically, his body must have been destroyed after all. How can years of exercise make your skin as hard as aluminum? Well, if I, anyway, prefer to positive thinking, which is to give up everything on thinking, this world is a world of magic!'
'Back to the topic, right now I who have no real fighting experience was faced with a life-and-death situation. I took by one Terminus Est who became one of the most kawaii heroines with a loli body, but I didn't have anything weird with her. The thing is, he's strong!'
*sis!*
Terminus Est instantly lunged using his sharp tip towards Keith.
As a spirit without a user, he did not have much variation on his attack techniques. He could only slash using his sword body, dodge, and create slight variations in his attacking path. His strength was less than optimal even though he had some skills that should be useful.
*Shelf!*
A 3-meter-thick earth wall appeared in front of Keith, blocking the path for Terminus Est.
'It's the first time I've used magic, but it's good that I can control my magic according to my will. It was not in vain that I bought a skill from the Cheon Bu clan that trained me in the use of external energy that had an impact on the control of the inner energy. It would be fatal if my magic got out of control during the fight.
*stab!*
The stab in making the body of the Terminus Est sword enter into the wall of the ground. He cut through Keith's earthen walls like a mother-mom knife cutting through tempeh. The earth wall was very, very soft for the sharp blade of Terminus Est. However since the wall was too thick, then he could not reach where Keith was using his blade.
'Already expected, he can cut my magic easily.'
'Actually I had a question when I raised the ground and made the earth wall. My question is, how did that land go up? Is there anything else under the ground? Do the rock structures underground move so that they form walls on the surface? Does the land move on its own? Those are all questions that come to my mind often when I see Toph from Avatar: The Last Airbender.'
'But after I became a land witch, I got the answer.'
*shelf!* *Shelf!* *Shelf!
"Hhhh!" Keith pointed his hand upwards, trying to control the ceiling of this place.
*sis!* *sis!* *sis!*
Several sharp rocks floated aiming for the form of the Terminus Est sword that was stuck. The rocks are very heavy for human size and certainly painful when hoarded using that thing. The human head would bleed if it was a normal human. No need to argue anymore.
'Don't get me wrong. The main difference between soil and sand is that the soil has pores that allow water and nutrients to be retained, while the sand is loose, granular and has no pores to hold water or nutrients. That way, the soil has more advantages, namely in the form of plants that can grow on it.'
'I don't have plant control abilities now, but there will definitely be differences in the future.'
*blars!*
The rocks that Keith had gathered were crushed by Terminus Est from within. Just like before, Terminus Est had absolutely no injuries when it came to an attack. Absolutely insane survival skills.
*wing!* *swing!* *swing!* *sis!*
Terminus Est moves in circles in a path forming a three-dimensional pattern of spheres in the air.
'Yeah, I've heard a trick in using mana or ki. Han Jihan had once put mana in her eyes which made her eyesight become clearer. If so, would this make my eyes see the opponent's movements more clearly? There's a difference between increasing the resolution and increasing the frame, but why don't I try it?'
Keith closed his eyes, pumped more mana into his eyes, then re-opened them and observed the twisting movements puzzling Terminus Est. Different from before, Keith's vision became clearer. It was better than an ordinary human eye, but not as great as it was to reach the level of one tomoe of the Sharingan.
*sis!*
After doing that for a while, he immediately shot forward towards Keith. He moved several times faster than before.
"Why attack me? That's not gonna work!"
'Too soon! My body cannot follow! Then ….'
*Swis!*
Terminus Est broke through where Keith had stood before.
But after he passed by and realized that he did not hit Keith's body, he stopped and turned around, looking for Keith's whereabouts.
"Shocked? You've been locked up here for too long without knowing the outside world. No matter how clever the frog in the well was, it would only know what was inside the well without knowing what was in the outside world. This is the allegory that suits you!" jeered Keith as he stood on one side of the room.
'How this works! What I did before was very simple. I entered into observer mode for a while, then returned to participant mode. Keep in mind, I can't accept attacks when in observer mode. This weakness is an advantage!'
'My fighting style is more or less the same as that of Uchiha Obito where he can move part of his limbs into the dimension of his kamui. But compared to Obito, mine is better because it's faster and can disappear without a trace.'
'But speaking of my allegory, that human being is more or less in the same condition, yes. Humans can only know what their senses are feeling. Man knows what is in the universe that is not all, nor can man know what is outside the universe. Man is in a well called the universe.'
'Therefore, man needs religion as a guide from the supernatural. Not everything can be found out by humans.'
*sis!*
Just like before, Terminus Est pushed himself at high speed on Keith.
*stab!*
Keith casually entered in observer mode and allowed Terminus Est to stab the wall at the side of the room. This became a difficult position for Terminus Est because he was stuck and could not avoid or move places. His high speed made him snag.
Keith appeared behind Terminus Est, holding the handle of the sword as he said, "Here you go, make a contract with me!" Keith also added pressure in the form of powerful magic energy from his palm when intending to make a contract.