Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

Before Stella finished her words, the call with Zig was hung up. Covering her ears that had been hit several times, Stella frowned and said, "It is indeed him, but he seems to be chasing someone, and I don't know who it is."

"Hmm...it is indeed something that Sieg-senpai can do."

During this period of time, Kurogane Jushizuku roughly understood Sieg's situation: "So what should we do now? Should we pursue Sieg-senpai?"

"I can't fly!" Stella sighed, "He will come back sooner or later. There's no need to chase him. Just tell the chairman and teacher Xijing. What about your brother? How is he doing?"

"I was just about to go and see it."

"Then I'll go take a look too."

Having said that, Stella, who had sent text messages to Shinguji Kurono and Saikyo Ningyin, pushed Kurogane Jushizuku and trotted quickly towards the training ground where Kurogane Ikki was.

If we were to say whose match among today's three matches is the most worrying, it would undoubtedly be Ikki Kurogane's match. After all, he did not participate in any practical courses for the whole year last year. Even though it is certain that his level is definitely more than an F-class knight, facing last year's runner-up freshman and the representative of the Seven Stars Sword Festival, it is still a question whether he can win.

At that time, the two did not expect that Sieg, who they thought would come back sooner or later, did not return to Pojun Academy until the night fell.

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A few hours later.

It is located in a deep mountain forest quite far away from Shinjuku District and even Tokyo.

"Boom——————!"

In the glow of the pitch-black night, riding on the blast and the flash, Sieg's figure landed heavily on a road that looked like a main road. Not far in front of him, there was a desolate place that looked like an abandoned house. It almost merged with the entire night. Just looking at it gave people a creepy and cold feeling.

But Zieger didn't feel that way.

(Is this the place? Miss Brunhilde.)

[Yes, Master Sieg. The target has not moved since arriving here a minute ago. According to the detection of the Clinshid, in addition to the target, there are other life reactions in this building. Please be careful.]

(I know.)

With cold air surging in his hand, Sieg grasped the silver sword and stepped into the square in front of him, which seemed to be a long-abandoned building complex.

And that is the moment I stepped into the square——

"How on earth did you lock onto me?"

As if waiting for Sieg, Edwards put his hands behind his back, bathed in the cold moonlight, with a faint smile on his face: "In the past few hours, I have seriously wanted to get rid of you every time. But every time you can re-lock my direction in a very short time..."

"You said you're not a demon, but in my opinion, you're just taking advantage of the [attraction] of fate between you and me. And since you can do this by yourself, you can definitely master further applications even without my teaching."

"...Don't you know about surveillance?" Zigg asked back.

And Edwards was slightly stunned.

monitor?

(Could it be that--)

Edwards, who had reacted, immediately looked up at the sky, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Oh, how could I forget about this? In today's social environment, surveillance is indeed everywhere, but... I didn't expect you to be able to access the surveillance all the time."

"The method is not important. What's important is that since you're staying here, does that mean this game of hide-and-seek is over? Are you willing to teach me?"

"About this - although I didn't mean to do it, since you've already chased me here, it's better to worry about yourself first." Edwards said, "This is where I'm staying temporarily, and there were some people living here originally. Although many of them are gone now, in my opinion, the few who are left are all worthy of your serious attention."

Along with Edwards' voice, two figures walked out one after another from a building not far away that looked like a teaching building.

56. Trouble, one left

With the help of the moonlight, after the two people came to the square, Sieg was able to see each other's figures clearly.

Those were two men.

One of them was a man with a very strong face and physique, exuding a serious and bloody atmosphere. What was worrying was that he only had one arm.

The other one was a much younger boy with long hair. He looked about the same age as Sieg. He was wearing a simple kimono and holding a Japanese sword with a very long blade. Sieg remembered whether it was called an Odachi or a Nodachi.

This slightly strange combination came directly to Edwards.

"Have you brought your guests back, Mr. [Biyi]?"

The one-armed man asked in a respectful tone.

And Edwards just smiled and said, "It should be said that he is a person who needs something from me. He and I have some fate, and he accidentally followed me to the base of Akatsuki Academy."

"I see. Do you need me to send him away?"

"......"

Edwards said nothing, but just smiled and glanced at Ziggy.

Sensing some hidden meaning in her silver-grey eyes, Sieg raised the silver sword in his hand towards the one-armed man and the long-haired boy: "If I defeat them all, will you be willing to teach me?"

"Well...I didn't say that, but if you can do that, I'll consider it."

In fact, after this afternoon's pursuit, Edwards was basically certain that she could not escape Zigg's pursuit. Even if he said he relied on surveillance, Edwards did not think that simple surveillance could always lock her location.

And since it is impossible to get rid of Sieg through normal means, the only remaining methods are to [ignore him and leave him alone] and [let him retreat when he sees difficulty].

As for rejecting him explicitly...Edelweiss had told him no countless times this afternoon, but the fact that he was still following her showed that this method was completely useless. In addition, the method of "ignoring him" would not work either, because if Sieg kept hanging around her, then Edwards didn't think she could completely ignore him.

So there is only one method left.

【Know the difficulty and retreat】

If Edwards took action by himself, it would be easy to defeat Sieg. But... it might be more straightforward to say that she was a swordsman and had no interest in fighting an opponent who didn't need to use a sword.

So in the end, she could only borrow a little bit of strength from others.

(This can be considered an opportunity. Since he has repeatedly stated that he is not a demon, we can naturally determine whether it is true or not by observing his battle.)

"It seems that we have really been underestimated."

The one-armed man covered his face with his hands and made an expression that seemed to be quite distressed, but the magic power surging in his body showed that he was actually ready to fight with Sieg.

"Buzz!"

Along with a sound, the one-armed man's inherent spiritual outfit appeared in his hand. The giant sword as tall as him was gently raised by him with one hand and carried on his shoulder like a feather.

"So... who among us should deal with him? Are you interested? [Black Iron]."

Black iron.

The surname spoken by the one-armed man made Sieg pay more attention to the long-haired boy.

And just when Sieg's attention shifted to the long-haired boy——

"Qiang————!"

The giant sword and the silver sword collided in an instant!

Then——

"Pfft!"

The silver sword was like paper and broke into pieces in an instant under the blow of the giant sword. The giant sword, which had lost its resistance, instantly slashed into Sieg's shoulder, and with an extremely smooth trajectory, it cut off Sieg's entire right arm without any delay!

"Bang-----!"

Super-high temperature flames instantly erupted and exploded with Sieg as the center!

But before he hit the one-armed man, he had already distanced himself at an incredible speed and was not hurt at all.

Looking at the silver sword in his hand that was cut off and had a smooth surface like a mirror, and then looking at the broken surface of his arm, Sieg frowned slightly, and without changing his expression, he condensed the silver sword again.

"Hmm~~~You have a pretty good mental quality." The one-armed man smiled, "Spiritual clothing is the embodiment of the soul. If it is broken, it will cause an extremely strong mental shock. However, you can not only stay awake, but also accept the broken arm so calmly - there are talents like you among the students of Pojun Academy."

The clothes that Sieg was wearing were still the uniform of Pojun Academy, which revealed his identity.

"But what are you going to do? I just said hello to you, but I will definitely kill you in the next move—"

"It's so annoying."

The cold voice interrupted the one-armed man's soliloquy.

Under the astonished looks of Edwards and the others, Sieg kicked the broken arm at his feet and pressed it to the broken surface of the shoulder. In just a moment, the broken arm was integrated into the body intact.

Sieg moved his shoulders and looked at the one-armed man. "Didn't you just use [friction] to complete the slash without regard for defense? Does that make you think you have already won? Also, since it was a sneak attack, you should have just chopped off my head or crushed my heart. What's the point of cutting off my arm?"

Through the analysis of the Dragon Slayer System, Sieg immediately understood the characteristics of the previous slash.

To put it bluntly, the one-armed man's ability is related to [friction]. His abnormal speed is essentially the high-speed movement achieved after he has reduced the friction with the ground to the greatest extent. The slash that cut off the silver sword and Sieg's arm is a [slash that ignores defense] achieved after also eliminating friction.

It sounds intimidating, but only the first strike is effective.

“Zheng——!”

Flames wrapped around the silver sword, and a light like the beating of a heart flickered on the silver sword.

Sieg looked at the one-armed man and the long-haired boy and said, "Come on together, I want this to be over quickly."

"You are so arrogant. Then I will do as you wish and chop off your head."

The one-armed man raised the giant sword again and slid towards Sieg at high speed in an instant!

But this time...

——【Dragon Slayer Skill】

——【Dragon Flash】

“BOOM————————————!!!”

The moment he sensed his body moving, Sieg directly swung out the attack that was accumulated in the silver sword.

The shattering flash of light instantly tore through everything in front of it!

The earth was split open, buildings were cut off, and even the distant mountains and the sky farther away were cut through by this flash of light.

And after the flash of light, which lasted only a moment, disappeared, the one-armed man who was supposed to rush towards Sieg had completely disappeared, leaving only the long-haired boy standing on the edge of the crack in the ground, holding his large sword in a defensive posture.

Sieg looked at the boy and curled his lips: "Tsk, there's still one left."

"Zheng!"

The exact same light then lit up on the silver sword.

57. [Fierce Wind Sword Emperor]

Both Edwards and the young man named [Black Iron] were surprised by the [Dragon Explosion] move that Sieg used at this moment.

Both of them had heard about the [Fire Beast Riot] last year, and later watched the saved video footage from that time.

"Is this the highly praised attack that caused the Flame Beasts' rampage last year?"

Edwards glanced at the crack in the ground that stretched into the distance.

"It's not at full strength... but it can still cause effective damage of about two kilometers with one strike. It's most powerful at very close range. It looks like it's forcibly merging two mutually exclusive forces together, releasing a slash of light at the moment of explosion."

The world's strongest swordsman saw through the true nature of Dragon Flash just by seeing it once.

(It is very powerful, probably equivalent to 200% of his normal strength, and this is not just a simple slash, no wonder Sir Wallenstein was killed directly.)

Wallenstein.

This is the name of the one-armed man. Although he is dead now, he was a skilled swordsman who was known as one of the Twelve Apostles in the Rebel Army and was called the One-Armed Swordsman. With his ability to interfere with friction, even Edwards had to be careful in hand-to-hand combat.

But Wallenstein had a fatal flaw, which was that his ability was extremely ineffective against non-physical attacks, and Sieg's Dragon Flash hit his weakness by accident.

(Sir Wallenstein underestimated the enemy. He might be killed instantly before he could react. Even among A-rank knights, his level is outstanding. So, what are you going to do?)

Edwards's gaze shifted to the long-haired boy in a kimono.

Standing at the edge of the crack in the ground, the long-haired boy put down the large sword he was using for defense and met Sieg's cold eyes.

He was not hit directly by the Dragon Flash, and he had instinctively avoided it the moment Sieg launched the Dragon Flash, so he only suffered the aftermath.

"Ziegfeld, is it?"

As he prepared to fight, the young man said in a cold voice, "I thought I would have the chance to fight you before the Seven Star Sword Festival, but I didn't expect to be able to fight you now - you are indeed an indescribable [Fire Beast]."

"...Although it was an aftermath, I am a little surprised that you were able to block it without any damage - [Black Iron Ouma]."

Sieg said the boy's name.