Chapter 260
Chapter 260 Strongest Sage, Infers Goal
I"m not gonna prolong this fight like the fight with demons earlier .
Grevil isn"t as st.u.r.dy as demons nor is he able to use defensive magic to cope with that .
This would be over if I could just strike his neck at the right spot with my magically enchanted sword .
--But that"s an extremely tall order .
From the exchange just now, I could tell that he would immediately cover up any opening I made using petty tricks .
I might succeed if I could just set up a trap that would create a huge opening--but he must have antic.i.p.ated most traps already .
Guess I have no choice but to use that hand .
『I could try launching a surprise attack, what do you think?』
Alma offered that suggestion when she saw me pondering how to attack .
But Alma"s arrow is too slow to get in between our fight .
『No, this is not a battle where surprise attacks would make a difference . 』
To begin with, surprise attacks are impossible against Grevil"s sense at this range .
Besides . . .
『By the way, you"d better stop using comm magic, he"s probably listening in . 』
『Exactly . Your comm magic is quite something for this era, but it"ll only get intercepted with me as an opponent . Better be careful with it . 』
Grevil cut into the comm magic after I said that .
The comm magic we"re using doesn"t look much different than simply talking with our mouths in the face of a skilled magician .
We"d need a comm magic that"s ten times as complex than the one we"re using now if we want to avoid Grevil"s interference .
『Cutting in comm magic . . . is he a monster?』
『I"m a human, not a monster . . . Or rather, I"m actually on the talentless side . Originally that is . 』
Grevil looked disappointed as he said that .
However, his disappointment looks more like it"s directed at the weakened state of humans in this era than of him being weak .
. . . Think I get what Grevil is trying to accomplish .
『Well, there"s no point in talking about this . Let us resume this fight . 』
『 . . . You"re right . 』
Grevil readied his sword once again .
This time Grevil lunges forward toward me .
"My turn to defend now huh . "
I took the parrying posture as I said that .
But this isn"t a defensive posture .
Instead, it"s one for the end game .
It seems Grevil thinks I haven"t noticed, but I know he"s got one fatal weakness .
Though it"s dangerous, I can create an opening big enough to end this fight if I can exploit that weakness .
I stare fixedly at Grevil"s sword, observing him while holding my sword diagonally .
And when Grevil"s sword reaches its maximum momentum--I let down my sword and expose my neck toward his sword .
" . . . Wha?"
Grevil sounded bewildered .
And then--Grevil pulled back the sword he was swinging, with all his might .
It"s as if he was trying to protect me, an unreasonable feat during a battle .
A fatal opening .
I thrust my sword before the neck of Grevil who had taken an awkward posture since he had to forcefully pull back his sword .
Anyone would have won when your opponent took such a move .
"You never intended to kill me, did you?"
I had noticed that Grevil didn"t want to kill us .
Since the demons we met in our way here had some little tricks put on their wings .
As if those magic arts were inserted to prevent those demons from killing us .
" . . . How"d you find out"
"I was certain of it after seeing the magic put in those demons . . . So what"s your goal really?"
"For that is because, killing you shall not--"
"Aah, you can stop your act now . I"ve taken care of that magic tool already . "
I point at the magic tool installed in the corner of the room .
I might not be able to break the magic tools themselves, but making it so nothing gets transmitted to the capital is a simple matter .
Hence, that magic tool had practically lost its functions the moment we set foot in this room .
" . . . My goal is to spread the true magic knowledge in the whole world . "