How I know how to fight Usato.

Usato's own inhuman reflexes, his gauntlet's defense, Nea's magical restraint and resistance, Ferm's dark magic robe, a number of techniques that apply the outburst of lineage enhancement, and the resilience that he developed after seeing the technique of making my magic elastic.

I've done everything I need to do, and I've been able to deal with any opponent by using it differently depending on the situation.

However, the rabbit in front of him is different.

It was too different from the Usato we knew.

 

"——— Wow!!"

 

The movement is like a storm itself.

Usato's behavior as he charges at his seniors while spinning around is too insane to be human.

If he wields his longsword, which should have been wielded with both hands, he can easily cut through the tree that should be an obstacle, stick the small sword in the opposite hand into the ground, and forcibly change the direction of movement -- and launch a fierce attack as if to surely hunt down his senior.

 

"...... are responding to my movements!?"

"I'm used to it now......!"

"Is that responsiveness the same here? You're not too adaptable!?"

 

Usato and Senpai exchange swordplay at an unbelievable speed.

However, as Usato's long sword slams into him with a storm-like rotation, Senpai has no choice but to step back.

The longsword that Usato is using is the one I was using.

It was previously broken in a battle with Koga, and it is also the weapon that I have been handling for the longest time in this world.

 

"You're dragging our deaths......

 

I was terribly upset that he was using it instead of his fist, which is what he is good at.

It's as if I'm trying to make sure that I and my seniors die because they think it's their fault and never forget it, and I feel helpless.

 

"Hmph!"

 

Wielding his longsword, Usato thrusts his small sword into the ground.

With that as the axis, he increases the rotation even more, and with the momentum, he jumps on the senior.

 

"Handle my sword!"

 

When the senior who had put a tukkomi in Usato's mouth bent down, several trees were cut in two at once.

Sword skills and brute force swordsmanship without scruples.

However, perhaps because of this, the excess power forcibly sublimates it into a technique.

 

"Kaka, Kaka, Kazuki-kun! Help!! Oh my gosh, if you keep going like this, your sword will break!?"

"Hey, senior, scaffolding!!"

 

He releases a disc-shaped magic bullet that makes it stagnate around his seniors.

Using it as a foothold, she dodged Usato's wielding longsword with a single stroke of paper and landed an electric kick to her neck.

There ——— a momentary discharge, but Usato doesn't seem to be frightened in the slightest, and turns his head to the senior who threw the kick.

 

"Oh...... I'm sorry, aren't you?"

「……」

 

- She tries to stick her sword into her seniors who can't do anything until she lands———、 but she won't let you do that!

I shoot a volley of magic bullets at Usato, which I have created in the gauntlet of my left arm.

 

"Usato!"

 

He wields fifteen magic bullets at the same time and fires them at Usato.

Attack by giving it elasticity so that it does not disappear poorly———!!

 

"Now you can move--"

"Sweet"

 

Usato slams his foot on the ground, causing the ground to rise like a tatami mat and obliterate half of the magic bullets.

In addition, he struck the raised ground with his long sword, which he wielded heavily, and sent a large amount of gravel flying towards him.

 

「…… Whew!"

 

When he pulls in the magic bullet and disappears the gravel, what jumps out at him is the figure of Usato, who is about to swing his long sword down with a leap.

 

"We have no choice but to ......!"

 

While rolling around and dodging attacks, he pulls out his sword from his back and floats a magic bullet in the gauntlet.

Disadvantageous in close combat. I'm not in a situation where I can say I'm not good enough anymore!

He unleashes the bouncy grant and fires a small magic bullet at Usato, which has the ability to annihilate.

 

「…… Whew!"

 

If you can take away the freedom of your limbs, you should be able to neutralize ......!

- She directs the magic bullet she manipulated with disgust at pointing light magic at Usato.

Usato, who looked at the magic bullet aimed at him with cold eyes, thought that he would move to dodge without hesitation, but he rushed into the magic bullet without hesitation.

 

"What!?"

 

A magic bullet hits his leg and shoulder, leaving a hole in it, but the wound regenerates at a speed that even healing magic can't imagine.

When he catches the protruding stiletto with his gauntlet, a very cold voice emanates from Usato.

 

"You're aiming too hard, you have to aim for the head, or you won't be able to beat me."

"Usato! What did you drink...... It's not normal!!"

「…… Kureha Fountain1 dropDrop。 Well, I don't think you would know if I told you———

 

As it is, it is repelled only by arm strength and staggered backwards.

When he tries to make a magic bullet and release it——— he hesitates involuntarily.

 

"——— too careless."

"Whew."

 

While hesitating, Usato's pocket stepped into his pocket at once.

Before I knew it, he let go of his long sword and his fist was pointed at my torso.

 

"Oh, Shima--"

"Healing Crushing Fist"

"Gahh......"

 

A strong jolt runs through his abdomen and he is sent backwards.

Still, he manages to hold on and adjusts his position with his sword as a support.

As I breathe on my shoulder, Usato, wiping the blood off his hands and carrying the sword he picked up on his shoulder, walks in.

 

"Kazuki, you're too kind."

 

As it was, Usato casually swung his sword at my head.

 

"Good......!"

 

He managed to parry it diagonally with his sword, but the bone in his right arm creaked and he was in severe pain.

This is ...... even though I parried it! I ...... that I might have had a bone in my right arm now!

If you go down here, you're sure to get killed.

I dared to take a big step and unleashed my left fist with light magic on Usato's shoulder.

 

"Woooooooo

"That's why it's so sweet."

 

Before I can get my hands on it, Usato's knee kick slams into my stomach.

Usato looks down at me as I kneel and cough in intense pain.

 

"Don't mess with me, you're supposed to be stronger."

「…… Usa, to?"

 

You can't see his face in the shadows.

Usato swings his sword as it is, but before the sword can be swung down, his senior slashes him from behind with his sword.

 

"I won't let you kill people......!"

"I can't, because I've reached the point of no return."

"It doesn't matter!"

"It's stubborn."

"That's me! It's Suzune Inugami, the troublesome senior you know!"

"Do you say that yourself......!"

 

Usato, who turned around and repelled his senior's attack.

With that, the two disappear and a battle unfolds at high speed.

Usato follows with high-speed movement that has mastered the electric shock system and moves that transcend even the limits of humans with the power of the mysterious water called Kureha Fountain.

While I was fighting a heated battle destroying my surroundings and sprinkling electric shocks, I was thinking about something else as I was holding my abdomen and trying to recover.

 

"Usato, you're ......."

 

I felt uncomfortable all the time.

If Usato's really intent on killing me and Senpai, there was something clearly unnatural in the previous battles.

It was a fact that I hadn't even questioned because of the shock that Usato had become an enemy and had to fight, but now I finally realized it.

 

"No way......

 

When I realized it, anger welled up inside me.

In a way, this may be the first time I've felt this angry.

And why is Usato fighting us?

The reason why Usato's became what it is now.

If it's what I think, I'm going to have to be angry with Usato.

 

「……」

 

Remove your hand from your abdomen and contemplate your magic.

I don't hesitate anymore.

I'm not going to hurt you—I'm not going to kill you.

However, he does not care for himself and stops Usato with all his might.

 

"If you say it's sweet, say it! I could say so much to you!!"

 

Thrusting his hands forward, he forcibly creates twice as many magic bullets as he can make at the same time.

Equip them all with elasticity -- recreate the outburst of Usato's lineage enhancement.

 

"Senior! Get involved!! I'm sorry!!"

"yes, I know!! What?! What do you mean by getting involved--"

「ScatterSpread!!」

 

The system strengthening explodes, and fresh blood flows from the right hand where the magic power leaked out.

The resulting shock wave spreads the magic bullet in all directions and flies over a wide area.

 

"What!?'"

 

The magic bullet launched with an acceleration that I could not do with my magic manipulation bounced off the surrounding obstacles with elasticity, and rushed to the two of them with a mysterious trajectory.

 

"——— I see, that's what I mean! Thunder Beast Mode 3!"

 

The senpai wears purple lightning and shoots back at Usato's magic bullets one after another.

- To the senior who started to do something different from my expectations, I hurriedly operated the magic bullet while panicking a little.

 

"Adsorption!"

 

Suck the magic bullet that is heading towards Usato, restricting its movement.

Usato's movements slow down when he sees the magic bullets sucking into his body, but he quickly changes his target to me and heads towards me.

But the movement has fallen so much that even I can see it.

 

"Strengthen ...... system!"

 

He tosses down his sword and traps his magic in the gauntlet of his left arm.

The magic of the condensed light system turns into a dangerous substitute that obliterates everything it touches.

 

"Kazuki!"

"Usato!"

 

-- Wielding a gauntlet that has been turned into a hand sword instead of a long sword that is swung down.

He didn't even glance at the long sword that had been melted from the root like cutting butter, and he caught the small sword that the next senior was handling with his palm and erased it.

 

「…… Whew!"

"Teeth, clench them!"

 

Usato, who lost his weapon in an instant, raises his blood-soaked right fist.

In response, Usato's eyes widened, then he smiled a little, and then he let go of the hilt of the weapon he was holding and dropped it to the ground.

Usato, who was punched on the cheek as it was, falls backwards without taking a passive.

 

"Huh...... Huh......! Ouch......!"

 

His right hand is bloodied due to the sudden consumption of magic power and the outburst of system reinforcement from himself.

I breathe on my shoulder, and the senior who runs up to the fallen Usato, talks to me in confusion.

 

"Kazuki-kun...... ...... tend to the wound."

"No, it's fine now."

 

I don't have time to worry about that now.

I grab Usato's chest as he lies helplessly.

Glaring at him, who has already lost his will to fight, I angrily slam the words I wanted to say.

 

"You're the one who's messing around! From the very beginning!!"

「…… Whew."

"It doesn't look good! It's not like you to be so forcibly evil!!"

 

It was something that I understood after a little thought.

Usato had been aware of it since he was first slashed by his senpai.

Therefore, her tone was back to the honorific language she used when talking to her seniors, and when her seniors grabbed her arms, she was safe.

If Usato really came with the intention of killing, Senpai would have ended when he grabbed his arm.

 

"You're no different from the Usato we know!"

「……」

"He's kind, he's good-natured, he's reliable...... You're my friend!!"

 

It's the same with me.

There were plenty of chances to kill me because I wasn't even ready to fight.

Whether he used that healing crushing fist or a knee kick, if you think about it, he could have easily killed Usato with his current power.

 

"The truth is, you knew, that we weren't fakes."

"——— the same as the fake, because they're not the same as the senpai and Kazuki I know."

 

When Usato finally said that, he looked up at the sky and smiled self-deprecatingly.

 

「…… Even he knew. You guys are not the senior and Kazuki I know. I didn't know what that meant...... As long as I was there, I didn't care about anything else."

"Did you know me?"

 

Senpai pointed at him in surprise, and Usato smiled nostalgically.

 

"I only know people who say crazy things like that in battle."

"Oh, what...... My fiancée is a fact."

"I wish it was fake."

"You don't like it that much!?"

 

I think it's wrong to try to fabricate facts without permission.

Feeling a little stunned by his senpai, Usato sighed softly and opened his mouth again.

 

"I am...... He was an outcast who couldn't be a lifesaver or a healing wizard. He's a half-hearted idiot, crushed by the weight of what he's lost, and as a result, he's a murderer."

"Usato ......"

"What kind of face can I look at the two of them now, the senpai I know and Kazuki are dead. Because of the deaths of these two people, I took the life of TakuMr./Ms.."

 

I don't know how Usato lived after we died in this world.

But I know it's not a half-hearted thing.

 

"So you tried to get us to beat you?"

「…… Honestly, I don't know. I don't know if he wanted me to stop ...... or if he wanted me to kill him. But, you know--"

 

Raising only his upper body, he glanced down at the two swords that had fallen to the ground, leaving only the hilts.

The two swords that I and my seniors have left behind.

In terms of results alone, it would have destroyed something important to Usato, but for Usato, who lives in the present, this was just a hindrance.

 

"I've broken my streak...... No, it's more accurate to say that he cut me off."

"Grua"

 

As he muttered, Bulllin, who had been watching our battle until now, approached him.

He looks like he's been possessed and puts his hand on Bullin's cheek.

 

"Thank you, don't touch me."

"Guru"

"I'm fine...... It's good."

 

Usato staggered to his feet and turned back to us, wearing his healing magic.

Perhaps the effect of the aforementioned drop of Kureha Fountain had worn off, but now that he had regained his composure, he seemed to be as close as possible to the Usato we knew.

 

"I don't want to ask you why they're here———

"Actually! While infiltrating the Demon King's territory to slay the Demon King, he was sent to this world by a beast called Kannagi! The next time I see you, I'm going to do everything in my power to catch you and make you regret being born with animal ears and a tail!!"

「…… Well, it's a fantasy world. I'm sure there are a lot of things. I don't listen deeply."

 

Even the words of his seniors that break the air have a nostalgic expression on his face.

Then, he turned his body to his senior again and bowed deeply.

 

"I'm sorry, I got involved without my permission. To be honest, I was scared at first because I was fighting my seniors, but I was relieved that my seniors were my seniors after all."

"Hey, Usato-kun, are you complimenting me on that?"

"Of course."

 

Usato, who smiled as he said this, then turned to me and bowed his head just like his senpai.

 

"I'm sorry, Kazuki, I told you I was sweet...... Wrong. Your compassion is not weakness. It's definitely your strength above everything."

「…… Usato"

"So, no matter who denies it, you have to go the way you think is right."

"Oh, I know."

 

After all, even if the world changes, the fundamental part does not change.

Usato is Usato.

As I firmly engraved his words in my heart, I noticed that the body of the senior next to me was gradually becoming transparent.

 

"Senior, your body is ......!"

Does that mean it's time?"

 

You will be taken back to the original world.

There was still something I wanted to talk to Usat about in this world.

Usato looked at us as we slowly disappeared and spoke to us without paying attention.

 

"Senpai, Kazuki, am I in that world?"

「…… yes."

"Aren't you bothering the two of them like I am?"

"I'm rather bothering you."

"Senpai, were you aware of ......!?"

 

It's a sobering and astonishing fact.

Somewhat surprised by his senpai's words, Usato smiles wryly.

 

"Then let such a happy person get in more trouble, perhaps I am a proper healing wizard who does not rely on the Kureha Fountain or fight to grind himself."

「「……」」

 

In the back of my mind, I can imagine Usato fighting in a crazier way than the one in front of him.

This Usato's pure strength is what he managed...... It's scary that we don't know what Usato's real ...... in our world is going to do.

 

"It looks like it's about time."

"Usato-kun, you're ......."

"I'm going to go my way."

 

Usato says straight.

Our bodies are disappearing.

I'll never see Usat in front of me again.

I wonder if he knows that, but he looks sad...... Still, he kept smiling and opened his mouth.

 

"Thanks to them, we're finally able to move forward."

 

With those words, the scene in front of me changes.

Kannagi said he was going to give us nightmares.

He also said that he would ask them to abandon the sweetness.

But no.

 

"I'm going to do what I think is right."

 

Remembering the words of Usato from another world, I face Kannagi once again with my senpai.

_______________________

In fact, I was aware that IF Usato was starting to use honorifics for his seniors.

 

As a result, the fact that all three of them were sloppy was a mess.

It was a horrible story that if everyone had gone crazy, someone would have died.

By the way, doping Usato is stronger not to use a sword.