“……Guu, what pressure. Who would’ve thought, that there’s even someone like this around”
I can tell that my hand that holds the sword is drenched in sweat. Until now, I have tasted the ‘sensation of death’ several times but, a death this dense is the first.
“Well then let’s go, Flame Princess. I wonder how many can you withstand? Sword One・Gale Galnadof(First Sword・Greatsword of Gale)!”
The knight who wore jet black armour, amongst the swords that are floating around, approaches me with a dark green greatsword in her right hand. Kuu, what speed!? She’s a powerful person who possesses the strength several levels above me. The probability of me winning is low even if I stake my life. However, I can’t lose!
“Haaa!”
“Fhunn!”
Black Knight’s and my sword clashes. Black Knight’s wind and my flame compete and devastate the vicinity but, the current me have no time to worry about the vicinity.
After the swords collided, Black Knight immediately pulls her sword back and from below, cuts upwards towards me. Kuu, what speed even though she’s using a greatsword.
“Hora hora what’s wrong? Flame Princess’ name is crying, you know?”
Black Knight says that as she increases her speed even more. It seems she’s still not serious yet but, that negligence will be fatal!
“Flame Whip!”
I take out a whip of flame with my empty left hand. And then, I aim at Black Knight’s leg from her blind spot and swing. However, the moment it touched Black Knight’s leg, the whip of flame was turned into small pieces.
“Horaa!”
“Guu, kyaaa!”
Uuu, I was distracted by the whip of flame getting turned into small pieces and received Black Knight’s greatsword. I, somehow blocked with my sword but, I was sent all the way to the Royal Castle’s wall because I wasn’t able to let all the power escape.
“Haha, you can also let out a cute voice, can’t you. Still, you can’t get distracted by just something like having your own magic broken. Fumu, do you seldom fight against those who are stronger than you? What a waste”
Black Knight says that as she slowly makes her way closer towards me who was blown away. Until now, it has never been torn into pieces even with monsters as its opponents but, it was broken extremely easily by Black Knight.
……Fufuu, I wonder how long has it been since I’ve tasted such fear, alongside exhilaration. If it’s such a person as an opponent then there’s also no need to hold back!
“Haa!”
I activate in order to change my body into flames. It consumes quite a lot of magic power but, I can’t hold back anymore. I’ll just be careful not to burn the castle.
“Occupation Arts『Magic Unity』”
When I activate Occupation Arts, my body transforms into flames, changes into red colour. Occupation Arts 『Magic Unity』. Combining magic with one’s own body, one can acquire nature’s power.
My forte is of course, fire magic. Because of that, my body naturally changes to fire, to flames which is my forte.
“Hou, something like ‘Flame Princess’, I thought it was just to the extent of rumours but, you can even use 『Magic Unity』. I see I see. It seems your nickname isn’t a lie. How nostalgic. It reminds me of 『Purple Lightning』when I see that power”
Black Knight who raises her voice happily when she sees my appearance. Besides,『Purple Lightning』, isn’t that the legendary Magic Swordsman who was in the Holy Kingdom about 400 years ago? To even be acquainted with such a person, who exactly is this person?
No, I don’t have the leisure to be thinking about that. I prepare my sword that is my partner. Though it’s not a magic sword, it’s a good sword that won’t break even if I go all out, it can even be called my right arm. I clad that sword in flames of high density,
“Let’s go!”
I go directly towards Black Knight. However, looking at the power from just now, I know that it’s meaningless if I attack without considering anything.
That’s why, it might not keep her in check but, I firstly release arrows of flame. Because I can release it without incantation if I turn into this form, it’s suitable to keep her in check.
And then just as I thought, it seems like I can’t keep Black Knight in check with just this extent. Black Knight didn’t swing her greatsword and all the arrows of flames got erased. It’s likely but, she probably created a wall of wind in a way that it isn’t visible.
“I can’t be stopped with just that extent! Wind Cutter”
Black Knight who releases blades of wind at me instead. However, I didn’t avoid it as well and advance straight ahead. The blades that approach me, cut off my head and arms accurately……but, my body is flame, it returns to how it originally is from just being torn to pieces.
This is the strong point of 『Magic Unity』. It’s a technique to become almost invincible that physical attacks and even magic attacks are ineffective. The only way to receive damage is, to receive damage from the attribute weakness of the attribute that was used.
The weakness of my fire magic is water magic. As long as the opponent doesn’t use water magic, I won’t receive any damage.
Black Knight swings her greatsword at me even more but, the greatsword pa.s.s through my body and I am uninjured. I release spears of flame as it is. Black Knight easily avoids but, I attack her so that little by little, she runs out of place to escape to.
“UOOoooo!”
“Haha! That’s the way, Flame Princess! More. Try showing me more!”
Black Knight who easily avoids my attack repeatedly while laughing……kuu, there’s that much difference even when I get serious huh. To think that even I who is said to be the top even within the kingdom isn’t even a match.
After that, I attack fiercely even further but my attacks didn’t land, I was toyed with by Black Knight. When I realized,『Magic Unity』has been released, I forcibly repressed my feeling of wanting to vomit.
“……Please stop it already, Princess! We will hold them back so, please withdraw for now!”
“That is right! Hey, monsters! We are your opponents!”
The soldiers who raise their respective voices from behind. Above the nauseousness, I control myself so that I don’t cry at their words. That’s right, I, what am I getting weak-kneed for. Even if I’m not around, if they are around……
I gather every last drop of magic power at my sword. Burn brightly, my beloved sword. You might not be able to fully withstand this heat but, I wish you would withstand it until we cut that Black Knight.
“Haa……haa……let’s go, Black Knight! Haaaa! Burn Edge!”
“That spirit is good! I shall hold it down from the front! Sword One Mastery・Berzakuer!(First Sword Arcanum・Tyrant Wind King)”
The moment Black Knight released her attack, my beloved sword was torn into pieces, my vision changed from up down left right multiple times, I was lying down on the ground when I realized it.
Even when I try to hold my sword, my right arm isn’t there, there is no hand on my left arm. Even when I try to stand, there’s nothing from my waist down, I collapsed at where I was standing at until just now.
I have no choice but to listen to the castle’s wall crumble from the after-effect of that attack just now as I wait for my vision to go dark……