The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 261: The Weirdness of the Sword Style Festival
(That letter, what exactly is it?)
Expelled out of the room by the young ladies and upon returning to his room, Kaizo leaned Nyx against the wall and laid herself on the bed, still wearing her uniform.
(Well, whatever. By the way, today was exhausting.)
As soon as he lay on the soft bed, he suddenly realized all the fatigue in his attached body. This is not surprising, given all that has happened throughout the day.
Date with Viona Spellister, ace of «Knight Emperor Naga», as well as battle against Eve and others at «Air» Element Festival on lake.
At «True Sanctuary» he had listened to the Queen's astrologer about the final round, then Aidenwyth had entrusted him with the last secret technique.
The sword skill against the strongest, which could even defeat the anti-spirit destructive sword technique of «Bursting Blossom Spiral Blade Style».
Absolute Sword Arts, Final Form, «Last Strike».
Stretching his right hand into the darkness, Kaizo bent his fingers one by one in the air. At that moment, his entire body suffered the impact. The numbness in his arm had still not disappeared completely.
As if reluctant to lose sight of the secret technique's true nature, Kaizo clenched his fists tightly.
(This is not an ordinary sword technique for combat, but it is intended to be applied in the special ritual of the girl princess.)
While surviving enemy attacks and using Kaguya rituals to disrupt the power of the gods, the sword attack is transformed into a dance performance that absorbs the power of the enemy god.
Furthermore, after the divine power had progressed to an explosive level, it was unleashed at once to unleash a one-hit killing attack, in theory it was basically like that.
Of course, it was impossible to learn sword techniques just by relying on theory.
Although Kaizo was born with an extraordinary talent in analyzing fighting techniques, trying to master the comprehension of Kaguya ritual movements overnight was too difficult.
(Aidenwyth also mentioned that the sword technique is a double-edged sword. Depending on the situation, you should avoid using it as much as possible.)
"However, there may really be no other choice. To beat the girl."
Leader «Tim Inferno». Masked Elementalist who calls himself «Rei Assar», just like Kaizo three years ago.
Kaizo only once faced him in a head-on fight, back then in the woods when he saved Victoria and the others. In just a few rounds of clashing, he had clearly displayed incredible strength.
(In addition, he had not even released his «Elemental Aero» back then. Why was such a powerful Spirit Contractor completely unknown until now? Also, the goal seems to be as Aidenwyth predicted, to bring the chaos of war back to the continent. By the way, pondering about it now would be useless.)
Kaizo sighed and put down his outstretched right hand.
(After arriving at this point, all that remains is dialogue through the sword.)
Right now, it was extremely important to recover from the accumulated fatigue from learning the secret technique, as well as recover his profoundly drained divine power.
Sensing all the muscles in his body stiffening, Kaizo slowly closed his eyes. Right at this moment, Kaizo was shocked by someone's voice.
"Hey Kaizo, are you still awake?"
"Victoria?!" Kaizo frantically jumps out of bed, only to see Victoria standing at the door.
"What's the problem?"
"Ahh, hm, uh..."
(Maybe about the final round, or does he have anything else to confirm?)
His mind was filled with questions, Kaizo lit a spirit crystal by his bedside. Instantly, he could not hold his breath.
Standing in front of the door, Victoria had changed into a thin nightgown of lace. Perhaps because she had just come out of the bathtub, her red ponytail hair seemed a little wet from the moisture.
"I-it, uh..." She timidly played her fingers. This extremely charming action caused Kaizo to hurriedly avert his gaze.
"Can't you sleep?"
(After all, the finals start tomorrow. Being nervous is normal.)
"I understand." Kaizo.
"Then I will accompany you for a moment. Besides, I can't sleep either."
"Thank you, please." Victoria stiffly nodded and entered the room.
"Can I sit here?"
"certain."
Victoria carefully sat by the bed. From her damp hair, Kaizo can smell the shampoo. In this way, the silence lasted for a few seconds.
(Th-this is too embarrassing!)
Kaizo gulps. She was currently alone in the same room as the beauty in the sweet nightgown.
No wait, even though they shared a room in the Academy residence, there was never a time when they were sitting on the same bed like this. Victoria continued to turn her gaze elsewhere as she played her fingers.
(Geez, she's so cute.)
Although Kaizo was reluctant, he could not deny this fact. Just as Kaizo finds herself mesmerized on Victoria's face profile with her damp hair, Victoria finally speaks up.
"Hey, a-do you have anything funny to talk about?"
"Something funny?"
"Hmm, yes, normally I would read a book that I like before going to bed, but since Aura ruined the end part for me, I have nothing to read right now."
"Ah, by the way, the two of you got into a fight this morning because of that."
This morning, Kaizo is dragged by Minerva to act as an arbiter over their dispute. However, thanks to that, he was treated to Aura's breakfast and heard their childhood stories.
"Sorry, I don't have anything funny to talk about." Kaizo shrugged and shook his head.
Somehow, she felt like this had happened a lot lately. If his memory is correct, this also happened when the two of them went to negotiate with «Division Rupture».
"So, what's the continuation of last time?"
"Genesis?"
As Kaizo frowned, Victoria turned to face Kaizo, "That one, didn't you tell me about it in the theater? How did you meet the principal four years ago, Kaizo. Just tell me the continuation of that story. You promised me you'd tell me that later."
Kaizo was at a loss for words for a moment. He remembered he did make such a promise.
(A terrible situation.)
Continuing from that incident, there was no way he could avoid mentioning the «Style Festival» three years ago, the period of time when Kaizo was still the «Strongest Sword Style Holder, Rei Assar.
As much as possible, he did not want to mention things related to it. No wonder he would be interested.
Kaizo turned his gaze towards his skin-gloved left hand. What Victoria wanted to hear was most likely things related to Alicia.
It is already impossible to assert that the dark spirits that have pulled the strings in the shadows backstage «Switch Style Festival» is not the business of Victoria and the girls.
"If you don't want to talk about the past, I won't force you. I'm sure you've been through a lot, Kaizo. But please, at least tell me a little," Victoria paused for a moment and continued, "what is the purpose of the dark spirit?"
Stared directly at by those ruby eyes, Kaizo replied faintly and ambiguously, "It seems like it's something that wakes me up."
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.