144. Invitation and Demonkind [8]

Somehow, Zerey seemed to know something about my family name.

「Oi bastard, what the hell is your name?」

The man slowly landed on the ground, approached closer, and asked, while pointing the tip of the sword at me.

(Since the other party has named himself, it would be rude to not name myself either.)

Having decided that, I reluctantly gave my name.

「……Allen Rodore.」

「You are from House Rodore, after all! KuKuKu, I didn’t think I would find you so easily!」

Zerey, with a complex smile mixed with various emotions, put forth a certain proposal

「I have a lot of things to ask you. If you spit everything out, I’ll spare your life at least.」

…I don’t understand what this guy is saying at all.

「Hey, perhaps you’re confusing me with some other『House Rodore』…?」

「Fuu… It’s no use playing dumb. That『Darkness』, which is the symbol of House Rodore, is the irrefutable proof!」he exclaimed, raising his sword high.「If you don’t want to talk, then I’ll beat it out of you! Curse Method – Lightning Oppression!」

When Zerey swung down his sword, jet-black lightning was shot from the tip.

(Fast! But Idol is much faster!)

In response to the looming lightning, I cut it off with a diagonal slash. At that moment, the jet-black lightning entwined around my sword, like an ivy.

From the blade, to guard, to hilt, Zerey’s lightning approached my body, flowing along the sword.

「W-What is this!?」

「Ha, you fool! It’s too late to clad yourself in『Darkness of Rodore』! Live through the hell of Lightning Oppression!」the man, sure of his victory, raised a roar.

「…Hmm?」I tilted my head.

The moment it touched my hand, the ivy-like lightning turned to dust and disappeared.

「L-Lighting Oppression… Disappeared!? Kisama… Why does the curse method not work!? What kind of trick are you playing from a while ago?」Zerey cried, pointing his finger at me.「First of all, what the hell is that evil darkness!? What happened to the『holy darkness』that House Rodore prides itself with!?」

「E-Even if you say that…」

That guy’s darkness was evil from the beginning. I have no clue of any holy darkness.

「…A strange body which the curse method doesn’t work on, and a corrupted darkness far from being holy. Kisama, are you really from House Rodore?」

「Like I said… You’ve been confusing me for some other House Rodore.」

I looked around while saying that.

(…This is bad. If the battle gets drawn out like this, everyone will be killed.)

Tenshi-sama, laid sprawled on the floor, breathing heavily.

Large amount of sweat beading on her forehead, and her face was slightly red due to the extreme heat.

Apparently, Zerey’s curse is quite powerful.

(It would be better to hurry up and settle this soon.)

I gripped the pseudo-black sword coated in darkness.

「Next is my turn!」

And I closed the distance with Zerey in one step.

「Tch… Curse Method – Water Oppression!」

When he snapped his fingers loudly, a large amount of black water sprang out from empty space. But the moment it came into contact with my body, it turned into black particles and disappeared.

「No way, even Water Oppression…!?」

The moment he flinched back a step, I drove in eight slashes.

「Eighth Sword – Yatagarasu!」

「Guh, don’t look down on me…」

Despite being a second late in reacting, Zerey perfectly defended the eight slashes.

(…Incredible reaction speed and sword speed.)

As eight sparks danced in the air, I pushed further and unleashed a diagonal slash.

「HA!」

To match it, Zerey also launched a slash with the exact same trajectory. Sword and sword collide violently. A metallic sound rang out.

A it became a locked sword state,

「Even if curse method doesn’t work… a frail human can never stand up to me!」

Zerey overpowered me.

「Guh!?」

As I was blown away greatly, I spun around in mid-air to kill the momentum and performed ukemi.

(Damn, what absurd strength!)

Looking down on humans as an『inferior race』; there’s truth in that at least in terms of physical strength.

(…How troublesome.)

Physical strength is the basis of all swordsmanship.

The difference in physical strength will make the battle ahead more difficult.

(The exhaustion rate is too much, but I have to do it!)

If I waste too much time, Tenshi-sama and the others will be in danger.

I brought out my soul dress to settle the match immediately.

「Destroy -〈Zeon〉!」

The “True Black Sword” appeared as though tearing through the empty space.

Blade, Hilt, Guard, were all dyed in jet black – A sword of darkness.

When I gripped the hilt, a storm of darkness swept violently.

(Yoshi, I can do this!)

Immense power gushed out from the depths of my body.

My body clad in a jet black robe, and I took a forward bent posture.

Then–

「I-Impossible, that Black Sword is…!?」

Zerey’s eyes were fixed on the Black Sword, as he trembled in fear.

「I see, that’s what it was… No wonder the curse method doesn’t work… No wonder you’re clad in that repulsive darkness…」

He nodded over and over as though finally comprehending things.

「But from what I’ve seen, you are still『immature』!」

As though having found a chance of victory, the corners of his lips curled up.

「…What do you mean?」

「You have no control over that fearsome power. As evidence of that, my neck is still attached to my body.」Zerey said, slapping his neck.「If you really had control over that power, I would have been killed three times by now, at least.」

For some reason, he seems to have an understanding of〈Zeon〉’s power.

It seems that this power is fearsome to the point where that arrogant guy would honestly recognise his defeat.

「Anyway, I’m going to kill you here at all costs! Before you grow into a monster that no one can stop! It is exactly because you are immature that I must kill you no matter what!」Zerey screamed, throwing the sword in his hand behind his back.

It seems that even demons can use this power.

「Deliver -〈Morsa Vector〉!」

At that moment, his soul dress appeared, as though tearing out of the empty space.

Zerey gripped it tightly and turned the tip towards me.

「For the order and peace of the world, you will have to die here, Allen Rodore!」

「Now that you’ve laid a hand on Ria, I’ll make you pay, Zerey Grazario!」

This is how the death battle between me and Zerey Grazario began.

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