The worst "enemy" standing in front of us is Usato Ken.

It's a bad joke just because it's a dead world where me and Kazuki-kun died, but at this point, it's not funny at all.

His eyes are hollow and he can't read any emotion, but he can still feel the killing intent.

Perhaps there was a reason why they judged us to be fake...... I don't know who it was, but it really did something extra.

 

"See, senpai......"

"Kazuki-kun, brace yourself, he's coming to kill us."

"Are you telling me to point my weapon at Usato!?"

"He's not the Usato we know."

"Still...... Oh, I'm ......."

 

I know what Kazuki is trying to say.

But if we don't fight here, we will be attacked.

There is a way to escape, but even if I can escape, Kazuki-kun will not be able to escape from Usato-kun.

Or rather, he's faster than me, who doesn't wear lightning.

 

"Either way, if you really get your way, I might kill him, and I'll deal with it."

"Senior--"

 

With the sword still in its sheath, it changes to Thunder Beast Mode 2.

At the same time, he goes around behind Usato, who is holding his fists, and raises his scabbard to his neck.

——— ...... I have to hit you hard to stun you! I'm sorry, Usato-kun!

 

"That's it......!"

 

The next moment when the scabbard of my sword hit me directly, Usato-kun tilted his body to the side without warning and slammed a roundhouse kick towards me.

 

"What!? Whew!?"

 

At the same time as dodging, a kick flies.

I caught it with a scabbard at the last minute, but it was blown backwards by the impact.

 

"Did you read ...... movements?"

「…… It's faster than that pervert. Do you use a sword and reflect my knowledge?"

 

Usato said this while rubbing his neck, kicking the ground as it was, and approached in front of me in an instant.

A fist dedicated only to beating enemies, without healing magic, is wielded at me.

 

"Certainly, a sword would look good on a senior."

"......!"

 

If you hit it directly, your bones will be shattered with my level of endurance.

If I get caught, I'm out at that point——— but I'm faster than you.

 

"There!!"

 

She dodges his fist by lowering herself, and at the same time slamming the scabbard into her forehead.

At the same time, an electric shock is sent through it to give an electric shock.

 

"I wondered why ——— were fighting with it in the scabbard, so I tried it, but I realized that even if it is fake, it is kind......"

「…… Whew!"

"What are you? Is it an illusion? Is it someone with a similar face?"

 

Usato pushes back the sheath that slammed into his forehead with only the strength of his neck, and has a demon-like appearance.

So, isn't it working even if you get an electric shock? No, no, I'm enduring it while healing!

He grabbed the scabbard with his left hand and threw his fist at my face without hesitation......!

 

"I can't help it......!"

 

With his scabbard still in his grip, he pulls out his sword and leaps using his swinging fist as a foothold - and at the same time slashes through Usato's shoulder.

New wounds are engraved on the clothes that have been torn many times, and fresh blood spurts out.

 

「……」

 

Landing backwards, I caught the scabbard he let go, and I put my sword down and let it recharge with its magic.

The wound on his shoulder healed with healing magic in less than a few seconds, but it hurt him.

It's a really, really terrible feeling......

It's not the same as slashing demons or demons, and it makes me feel like something important inside me is being chipped away.

 

"——— you're not a senior, are you?

 

Usato, glancing at the wound on his shoulder, said.

No good. He has completely branded me a fake.

Isn't there any way for him to prove that I'm real...... Hah, that's right!

 

"I'm a bona fide Suzune Inugami...... Your ...... Oh, yes, my fiancée."

"It's fake, I'll kill you."

 

And I squeaked! I just did it with the same groove as usual!

 

"No, wait! Let me do it again! Because it's a joke!"

"No, I don't."

 

With a smile on his face, he raises his right hand, and his arm shakes.

At the same time, something flies at me at a tremendous speed.

Draw your sword and cut through the flying object.

 

"Stone......?"

 

A stone that was split in half without any ordinary things.

However, it was a stone thrown by Usato's strength. It should be powerful enough to easily penetrate even armored soldiers.

 

"Do you have time to look around?"

「…… Whew!!"

 

While I took my eyes off him for a moment, he was already a stone's throw from me.

I immediately took my place, but he had already grabbed my arm and threw me straight into the woods.

 

"Let's change places."

"Wow!?"

 

Your vision is spinning!

Panicking, he manages to regain his position and grabs onto a tree branch.

It was surrounded by trees that were on fire.

 

"———Well, you can fight as much as you want here."

 

Usato kicked the trees and landed in front of me.

He reached inside his coat and pulled something out.

I couldn't help but twitch my cheeks as I watched it drip out of his hand with a thud.

 

"Usato-kun, what's that?"

"It's a chain, it's just a little fire-resistant and hard."

 

Without a smile, he casually wraps it around his right arm.

It's not like the hero's gauntlet--this is Usato's weapon.

The Usato I knew wasn't the kind of person who wanted to use weapons very much.

I've heard from Usato himself that he used it several times out of necessity, but his expression at that time was not very good.

 

「……」

 

Usato's body swayed and he started walking to the left.

I tried to keep an eye on him——— but the moment he crossed the tree like a wall, I lost sight of him in an instant.

At the same time, there is a continuous sound of something kicking from the surrounding trees.

 

"Are you moving while kicking trees......

 

The sound of the flames and the heat make it impossible to see ...... of him!

Just as I was about to enter Thunder Beast Mode 2 to see if I should fight on the same playing field, I saw something land right behind me and at the same time a chain was about to wrap around my neck.

 

"It's dangerous......!?"

 

He tries to wrap the chain around his neck, but he is already gone, avoiding it by bending over and slashing backwards.

The next moment I heard the sound of something shattering to my right, and a lit tree crushes me and falls down with Mr./Ms. force.

 

"Don't make good use of your surroundings...... But to this extent!!"

 

Wielding the sword in succession, he cuts the tree into rings on the spot.

The remains of a tree falling to the ground.

 

"Well, I'm going to prevent it."

"No matter how many times I do this--"

"Then how about this?"

 

He landed soundlessly away from me and threw up his open hand as he kicked up a lit log.

 

"Healing Magic Bursting Palm"

"Wow!?"

 

The shockwave released by swinging his arm from below intensifies the flames of the burning log and scatters it.

Like a shotgun, a piece of wood engulfed in a split fire rushes toward me with tremendous force.

 

"Discharge slash!!"

 

He intercepted it with the lightning-shaped magic power released from his sword, but Usato had already made his next move.

He leaped from the spot, tossed the bottle out of his pocket and thrust his palms forward.

 

"Healing Bursting Two Palms"

 

The bottle was destroyed by the shockwave from his palm, spraying the liquid inside, and at the same time ignited by the flames around it—a huge flame that rained down from above my head.

 

"You're a healing wizard, aren't you?!"

 

Isn't it a mistake to use flames?

Is that a flammable potion or something?

He can't say anything about four or five, so he wears lightning and flies to escape the falling flames, but despite being in the middle of the fire, Usato wields his chained right arm and attacks him.

 

"There is a gap."

"Shhhh

 

Flick your right hand with a sword.

In terms of muscle strength, Usato's is overwhelmingly superior.

I deal with the attack at the last minute, but my left hand goes to my neck--!?

 

"Besides, I can't afford to be beaten!!"

 

Tilting his head to the side, he avoids his left hand and slices through his torso in a sideways manner.

However, due to the healing magic, the wound regenerates in an instant, and he does not flinch at all.

 

"What!?"

 

Is this how healing wizards fight?

Am I fighting a human being?

A healing wizard who believes that this will hurt--!!

 

"Strong......!! You're strong here too!! Usato-kun!!"

"———."

 

The sword I wielded sliced through Usato's shoulder, and at the same time, fresh blood gushed from his left hand, and a terrific shockwave flew through my body.

 

「…… Huh?"

 

He uses the momentum of being knocked off to distance himself from Usato.

He's wiping the blood off his hands——— but those hands were probably injured by the outburst of the lineage enhancement.

 

"It's reckless to let the system strengthen explode."

"It's just a cut off of your hand, and it's not a big deal."

「……」　

 

Usato had a gauntlet given to him by Falga-sama, but Usato in front of him didn't have it.

That's why the outburst of magic that Usato knows is doing without any risk is also activated while being injured, and the way he uses it is probably -- bursting after grabbing it.

It has become a technique to ensure that the opponent is killed.

 

"Your fighting style is insane, you don't even care about yourself."

"I'll use anything, otherwise I wouldn't have lived."

 

A world without us.

The battle of Usato-kun after the defeat of the Ringle Kingdom.

It must have been unimaginable.

——— can't stop him with half-hearted determination.

 

"I know I'm going to have to kill you to stop you."

 

Then I should be prepared.

Half-hearted attacks can be avoided and endured.

I can't hold back anymore.

I took a deep breath and relaxed my body, then slowly put my hand on the hilt.

 

「…… I'm going to go for it."

"———!?"

 

In an instant, I activated Thunder Beast Mode 2, and I was a genuineFull speed・・・He slashes at Usato.

He barely defends himself with chains, but before he can do so, my kick slams into his temple.

 

"Gah......!?"

"I'm sorry, Usato-kun, you can't do anything anymore."

 

I say this as I plunge my sword into his leg as he tries to step forward.

I know that doesn't stop the movement.

Pulling out his sword and holding it in the other hand, he put his hand on my outstretched left hand -- and let his power flow as it is, and toss it like aiki.

 

"What......!?"

 

He slammed an electric palm into his defenseless back in the air.

Despite being electrocuted and slammed to the ground, Usato recovers quickly and tries to release magic from his left hand to escape the scene———、

 

"Healing Magic Burst--"

"Slow"

 

In an instant, I closed the gap and struck my wrist with the scabbard I held in my left hand to stop it.

When he has eliminated the source of the attack, he holds it as if he is drawing it with a sword that is covered in electric shocks.

 

"Inumaru Ryu,QuadruplesShiren・Thunder Ren SlashKaminari Renzan!」

"Huh!?"

 

―――Ultra-fast quadruple attack.

After slashing in four places on his left arm, legs, and torso, a powerful electric shock strikes him.

My heart creaks with each attack I give him.

But I don't think I can stop him at this level.

The Usato I knew was a man who would never fall.

If you are half-prepared, you will be beaten on ......!

 

"Let's end it."

 

At the same time, he drove the hilt into his solar plexus--and when he was finally frightened, he stepped back with a momentary acceleration and delivered the sword.

 

"——— System Enhancement "Binding""

 

As the concentration of magic increases, its color changes from gold to purple.

It is sent into a sheath, condensation upon condensation, and the nerves are sharpened.

 

"Mystery Thunder Beast Mode 3"

 

The back hand that wears the strength of the system itself as a power.

Wearing a sword and purple electric shocks all over my body, I jumped forward in a straight line with my sword while trying to fall forward, completely controlling the overflowing power———、

 

「RaikiriKaminarigi......!"

 

——— slashed Usato's right arm.

I swung my sword and scattered the magic of the lineage enhancement in the air, and turned back as I delivered my sword.

 

「…… Usato-kun."

 

Behind him, there was the figure of Usato, who was lying on his back with his right arm slashed.

"Thunder Beast Mode 3"

It is a form that has been enhanced with a single-point protruding speed and attack.

It was a technique I developed for my rematch with Amira Bergret, but I didn't think I'd use it against Usato.

 

"I need to get rid of it as soon as possible......

 

Usato would even be able to connect his arms.

I had to stop the bleeding while he was unconscious.

 

"Senpai......!"

"Kazuki-kun......"

 

Kazuki comes to this place from the depths of the forest.

Considering how long he was here, it seemed like a short battle, but to me it felt like hours.

His expression contorts at the sight of Usato, who is lying down.

 

"Excuse me...... I should have fought too......!"

 

To be honest, I thought I would be blamed.

Even though he attacked me, Kazuki was angry at me for cutting off Usato's arm and causing ...... cut.

No, that's what I want.

The person who is most angry with me right now is none other than myself.

 

"Okay, let's stop Usato-kun's bleeding as soon as possible."

"That's right!"

 

Kazuki and I were about to run towards Usato-kun -- just as we were about to do so, a gust of wind blew in from above.

Realizing that it was not natural, I immediately jumped backwards and a figure descended from the sky in front of me and Kazuki.

 

"What......?"

 

At that time, I felt a presence that I had never felt before.

The figure, which seemed to be stronger than even Amira and Koga, erased the dragon wings that grew on its back and looked into the face of Usato, who was at his feet.

 

"Come on, you've been pretty badly beaten, Usato."

「……」

 

The man's appearance can be described in one word, a warrior.

He was more than a head taller than Usato, his muscular body, his short-haired blue hair, and his fearless countenance, so he was a stranger to us——— but the handle of the "axe" he was holding was familiar.

 

"Senpai 、......"

"Oh, that's Leona's ......."

 

Leona had the armor of the Hero of Mialak.

Now it's in the shape of an axe, but maybe this person is .......

 

"Don't pretend you're fainting, I'm sensitive, so I know."

「…… I wish I could have slept a little longer."

 

……!? - Couldn't you stun even if you did all that?

Usato gets up quickly, picks up his right arm, which has fallen to his side, and begins to heal him with healing magic.

 

"Why don't you stop fighting like you're still hurting yourself? Princess Naia was worried."

"It's the only thing I can do."

"I don't think so."

 

After about a dozen seconds, he completely joined his right arms and stood up with another big sigh.

 

"Mr./Ms., why are you here? You're on the battlefield farther away, aren't you?"

"No, I heard you were struggling.

 

Charon the Brave.

A person who was swallowed by the power of the dragon and went out of control, and at one point almost caused the destruction of Miarak.

Now, he is supposed to be suffering from the aftereffects of being turned into a dragon and is retiring from the front line, but is he fighting as a hero in this world......?

 

"You're too overprotective."

"No, no, we're friends, aren't we? It's only natural that you're going to help."

"I don't remember becoming."

 

Charon laughs cheerfully while patting Usato on the back, who has a sullen attitude.

 

"No, that's it, if you leave it to me, we're basically friends, me."

"If I attack you from the back, will you stop being my friend......?"

"What horrible things are you talking about, dude?"

 

Heroes and healing wizards.

We, who were the heroes of this world, are gone.

However, in his place, a hero named Charon appeared.

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The metamorphosis that IF Usato refers to is not Senpai, but Koga (preemptive)

And Charon, the hero of the world who has lost a hero.

If you just look at his qualities and pedigree, he is more than a hero.

 

IF Usat

・ Actually, I'm better at stealth and assassination

- Auto Recovery Zombie

・ I will use anything

 

senior

- Constant electric shock for normal attacks.

・ If you are serious, you are strong.

・ The sucking of the throw is a demon.