The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet
"Garuda Blast!"
"Titan Crash!"
Al-san cast a supreme-tier spell...
And as if to oppose it, Mona cast a supreme-tier spell as well.
A storm of wind and a tsunami of earth collided head-on.
The aftermath sent shockwaves raging outward, sweeping away everything nearby.
"Mmh!?"
Right at the very last moment before the magic effects ended, Mona charged forward.
She transformed both hands into blades and slashed sharply at Al-san.
Al-san’s magical skill was top-class, but like Sora and Luna, she was weak in close combat.
On the other hand, Mona could freely transform her body.
She specialized in tricky fighting styles that made use of that ability, and she was versatile even in close-range combat.
Looking at it simply, Al-san was at a disadvantage, but...
"Got you!"
"Too naive!"
I blocked Mona’s charge with Aegis.
Then I fired poisonous needles as a counterattack.
I doubted they would actually work, but they could at least serve as a distraction.
"Rain, you have my thanks."
"Don’t mention it."
I could handle the close combat.
We weren’t fighting alone. If someone had a weakness, their partner could cover for it.
"Muu... hey now, isn’t it unfair for two people to gang up on a delicate maiden?"
"Sorry, but don’t expect us to fight fair and square. I’m not some ally of justice."
"Curse the misfortune of scheming over petty matters near us."
"Then the usual approach would be... to cut down the nuisances, right?"
Mona returned her hands to normal...
And instead transformed her long hair into countless spears.
The spear-like hair stretched out violently and pierced into the ground.
What is this?
As I frowned...
A faint vibration traveled up from the ground.
"Al-san, above us!"
"Indeed!"
I used gravity control, while Al-san used magic to escape into the air.
The next instant, countless spears burst out from the ground.
They were trying to skewer us, and they were incredibly fast.
Still, because we reacted immediately and retreated, the blades never reached us.
"Fireball Multi-Shot!"
"Dragoon Howling Triple!"
We unleashed magic in counterattack, but Mona was fast.
She immediately withdrew the spears, then leapt far to the side and avoided our attacks.
Not only could she use supreme-tier magic, she also excelled at close combat.
And on top of that, she fought with tricky body transformations.
This was only the second time I had fought her seriously, but...
What a troublesome opponent.
She might lack firepower, but she was an all-rounder capable of fighting alone, and it was hard to figure out where to attack.
She was an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.
"Gah, stop flitting around everywhere. What an irritating brat!"
"Then why not stop? I don’t really need to fight here anyway, you know?"
"Sorry, but..."
I stepped forward and swung Kusanagi.
She dodged it, but...
Immediately after, I shifted into Second Form.
Twelve blades pursued her in succession.
"I need to repay you for all the ridiculous things you’ve done."
"If you’re giving me a present, I’d prefer sweets."
"Sorry, but you’ll have to settle for my finest strike."
From Second Form to Third Form.
"Ignition!"
The twelve blades converged into Kamui.
Using one cartridge that had already been filled with everyone’s magic power, I unleashed an overwhelming strike.
GAAAAH!!!
A gigantic blade of light came crashing down from directly above, as though trying to crush Mona beneath it.
The timing and speed were both perfect.
Normally, there would have been no way to dodge it, but...
"Ooh!?"
Mona cried out in surprise and instantly transformed both legs into springs.
Displaying astonishing explosiveness, she escaped to safety.
"You can do just about anything, huh..."
"Fufufufu, thank you for the compliment."
I felt like clicking my tongue.
Mona’s attacks couldn’t reach us, but at the same time, our attacks couldn’t reach her either.
I glanced sideways.
Kanade and Nina had entered their awakened states and were trying to wipe out the monsters all at once.
If possible, I wanted their help too, but...
It seemed their awakened states couldn’t last long, so I couldn’t ask them to overdo it.
Al-san and I would have to manage somehow.
"...Al-san."
Keeping my eyes fixed on Mona, I spoke quietly.
"...I have an idea. Can you distract Mona for me?"
"...Hmm. You want to use me as a decoy?"
"...Is that a problem?"
"...No, I do not mind. You are planning to use that technique you practiced with Suzu, are you not?"
Al-san grinned.
It seemed she understood exactly what I intended to do.
"Heeey. What are you two whispering about over there? Don’t tell me you’re discussing letting me escape? Because I’d totally welcome that."
"Fool. There are mountains of things we wish to ask you. As if we would let you escape."
"Exactly."
"Seriously, you’re so persistent... This is why old people are such a pain. So clingy and exhausting."
"...Hohoh?"
A vein twitched at Al-san’s temple.
Ah...
She was genuinely irritated now.
Mona really had no fear of death saying things like that.
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