5. The night is deep
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The weather tonight was fine, with dark clouds and darkness, and not even the stars were visible. It is the best time to kill people and kill goods.
Of course, in this age of scientific prosperity, no matter how dark the sky is in Kyoto, a tourist city, the street lights are still bright enough to illuminate the dark roads β but only the roads.
After all, who is so idiotic as to put too many lights in a tourist attraction except for those who are elegant but don't know how to pretend to understand? It's a historical monument, not a robot museum!
I sat in the shadows of the roof of the hotel, watching the two men fighting in the forest in the distance.
The same swordsmanship, as familiar as the same practice, but each other is really murderous, and there is no mercy at all.
Although she stayed at a hot spring inn, Sakurasaki was still wearing her school uniform. She wielded a long knife that never left her body, and a curly-haired woman with two short knives fiercely clashed, the blades clashing from time to time, the crisp sound echoed in the silent night sky, and the twinkling sparks reflected the figures of the two, looming in the woods.
"Don't be in a hurry, Negi, calm down." I grabbed Negi, who was about to rush to help, and whispered, "Let's take a closer look, Sakurasaki still has a slight advantage, don't worry too much about her." β
"But...... This is a real sword battle! Negi had obviously not experienced this and looked more nervous than Sakurasaki, who was fighting to the death against the enemy, "If you're not careful...... If you're not careful...... Instant classmate she ......"
"Boy, don't make a fuss!" I knocked him on the head lightly, knocking the little guy awake who was gradually falling into a terrifying delusion, "I don't know what kind of peaceful environment you grew up in, but since you have entered the society, since you are a member of the magical world, it is inevitable that you will encounter such situations often in the future, and maybe it won't be long before you will face the situation of killing or being killed......"
"If you are always so cowardly, not only will you die, but you will probably die with others!"
"That's right! Sakurasaki will be fine in an instant, as long as you don't go and help! Galadia pushed open the door of the rooftop and walked over, "She's different from you, she's trained as a bodyguard, and she has much more combat experience than you!" If you can't get your attitude right, at least don't hold her back! β
In my mind, I heard news from her.
[This weak little guy is the protagonist of "The Magic Teacher", and soon he will face the situation of needing to fight with the enemy, and it will definitely be beneficial to give him a preventive shot in advance! γ
It's true...... I miss it so much...... How long has it been since I've spoken to Galadia like this?
Despite the uncertain tension in front of me, my mind flew back to a year ago, back to that big, isolated island.
At that time, Galadia often did this, through the mutual heart-to-heart communication, and whispered to me......
[Don't think about this kind of thing that will make people weak at this time! γ
Ha ha...... Ha ha...... I'm wandering again......
At this moment, there was a slight sound in Negi's pocket, and he reached in and took out a card that was vibrating slightly.
It is a tentative contract card of Kagurazaka Asuana.
"Negi! What the hell did you do! As soon as I connected, I heard Kagurazaka's roar, and I could even imagine from the roar how angry the girl with two bells tied to her head was now, "Why are there so many of you walking around the hotel?" β
"Huh?" Negi was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and explained, "That's the stand-in I made out of stand-in paper, and I ...... because I'm patrolling outside tonight."
"Patrol or something, leave it alone for now!" Kagurazaka rudely interrupted Negi's explanation and continued to roar, "Why would your stand-in look for classmates to kiss?" What exactly did you give them? β
"Huh?" Negi stayed for a long time this time, and it wasn't until Kagurazaka roared again that he came back to his senses and explained in a panic, "I just let them take my place for a while - I don't know why this is ......happening."
"No quibbles! Come back and fix it for me - damn it, stay away from me! Kagurazaka roared from the other side of the card, "You kissing demons, get out of the way!" β
"Adeat! Demon Slayer! β
Unlike Negi, I borrowed Galadia's ability to watch the wonderful scene of "the stand-in puppet rioting and kissing, and the angry girl going berserk and slashing people" up close.
In the midst of the commotion, I noticed Kazuka Miyazaki, a time-traveler who was hesitantly standing outside the chaotic circle with her tentative contract card in one hand, as if she wanted to contact Negi but was embarrassed, and her dilemma was quite endearing......
I'm sorry, but I'm not a romantic like Tomoya Okazaki or Makoto Ito, so I can't give you any useful advice......
[Hey, you big pervert who has abducted beautiful women back from tens of thousands of adventures, I think you are much more serious than Makoto Ito! GALADYA SAID WITH A SMILE, [MAYBE, I SHOULD LEARN GUIYAN LEAF AND GIVE YOU A NICE BOAT~]
Don't just sentence me to death!
"That...... Is it Uesugi-kun and Miss Kramer? Miyazaki suddenly looked in our direction and whispered, "You guys...... Knowing that Mr. Negi ...... What happened? β
"I also know the 'plot' of the story, there are people from the Kansai Magic Association who are watching us, Onmyoji, Kamiru Naruyu, and some enemies who don't know their identities......" she said uneasily, "Negi...... He was only ten years old and had to face these dangers...... I can't help at all......"
Her tone grew more and more depressed, her head drooping lower and lower, and she almost collapsed.
"You're getting something wrong!" Although I didn't know why she was able to see us, and I didn't know if she could hear me, I couldn't help but speak, "You're just an ordinary female junior high school student, even if you are a traverser, even if you sign a tentative contract with Negi, but you are still not a combat-type character, don't expect you to become a master in one step!" Isn't that a mockery of those of us who have worked hard for so many years? β
"But......" Miyazaki could hear me.
"So are you, and so is Negi...... Novices and children should look like novices and children! Galadia smiled and said to her, "If you want to become stronger, go to Cynthia and learn how to fight, you still have time, I believe you will become Negi's right-hand man!" β
[Of course, not now.] γ
Hey, you're clearly in front of you and behind the scenes!
[It's better than the guy who slept with me the night before, and the guy who abducted the beautiful girl from the unknown world the next day~]
I hate those goddamn parallel worlds! I hate those damn bastards in alternate worlds! I hate-
Murderous!
At the same time, we came back to our senses, no longer watching the youth farce being played out in the hotel, and watched the direction from which the murderous aura came from.
Out of the dark bushes, one after another dolls with sluggish expressions and stiff movements came out.
I know them, and these are supposed to be called "Shikigami", which are the usual spells of Onmyojiβbut the aura on these Shikigami is much more powerful than the ones you see on the train!
This means that the guy who manipulates these Shikigami is very strong!
Negi also noticed these obviously bad Shikigami, grabbed his staff, and rushed down.
This time, I didn't stop him.
Although these Shikkai are quite spiritually powerful, but their movements are so dull, they should only be temporary works, and Negi is also a genius magician, so he should be able to deal with it.
I didn't guess wrong.
Although he suffered a lot from his lack of experience at first, Negi quickly adjusted and used magic and boxing to fend off these unresponsive guys.
Watching the teenager grow up rapidly in battle, I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Even a ten-year-old child is so powerful...... I'd have to work harder, or I'll not be a wave dying on the beach at the age of sixteen!
[It's weird...... Sakurasaki's side didn't have much of a fight, so it didn't go unnoticedβit made sense; But Negi is fighting in front of the hotel, why doesn't anyone notice? γ
Galadia's exclamation reminded me, and as I poured spiritual power into my eyes, I noticed that in the air around me, there were almost invisible threads of magic floating in the air, which were connected to each other and formed an intricate pattern.
Magic Circle?
It's a little troublesome...... Galadia and I are both laymen in this regard......
I took out my phone and dialed Yuhiko's number.
Although I was in the Xiangbei Student Hotel a kilometer away, the distance obviously did not stop Yongyan from observing the situation here, and it only took him three seconds to give me an answer.
"This is a magic array made by Abe-ryu Onmyoji, which has the dual effect of expelling irrelevant people and cutting off battlefield information, and the level of the maker is very high, and people who do not have a certain degree of intuition or spiritual power will be isolated from it and will not be able to notice the situation on the battlefield."
Is it a very powerful onmyoji? If you can make Yong Yan say a comment like "the level is very high", the other party must be a top master...... I'm afraid that Negi won't be able to handle it......
After hesitating, many beast-shaped Shikigami had jumped out of the bushes, and their movements were obviously much more flexible than those of humanoid gods, forcing Negi to retreat again and again, and he also suffered a lot of injuries on his body.
[Even if it's the protagonist, you have to let him upgrade first......] Galadia sighed, [Forget it, let's go up, he's Cynthia's teacher anyway......]
But before we could jump, a figure had already rushed out of the hotel.
Blonde hair, silver eyes, long capes, tight armor, and powerful two-handed greatswords - this is Cynthia in a greatsword uniform!
Looks like we don't need to do it......
Cynthia's strength is not very strong, but she is not an academic child like Negi, and she came out of the purgatory of death on the island of Great Sword, even if she faces an enemy stronger than herself, she can defeat it with her rich experience and strong style - for great sword warriors, it is common to be weak and strong. And this kind of melee situation, Cynthia has also experienced - how many warriors and awakened people have fallen in the bitter battle with those Abyss Devourers, but she persevered, which shows how good her talent in combat is!
In the face of a large number of Shikigami, she did not hesitate to adopt extremely violent tactics, almost completely defenseless, just dodging potentially fatal attacks, while receiving most of the attacks with her body, while quickly knocking down the Shikigami with a big sword like a autumn wind sweeping leaves, it only took less than a minute to work, and hundreds of broken Shikami's wreckage had fallen around, and the number of injuries that were too heavy and turned into rune paper was also so much, the original unfavorable situation was quickly reversed.
[Cynthia did an awesome job!] γ
Yes, her injuries look terrifying, but in fact, they are only minor injuries that are not enough for the half-demon warriors, as long as the demon power is released, such injuries can heal in a minute or two; But the Shikigami that the enemy had lost were not replenished so quickly......
However, Negi didn't know about this, and he almost cried when he saw Cynthia covered in blood and still fighting with her great sword.
This kid...... There's still a long way to go......
I sighed and jumped to his side.
"Negi, Cynthia is fine."
"But ......"
"She's my sister, a warrior who's come back alive from the Shura Field like me, and injuries of this magnitude are commonplace for us." Galadia, the sister of the "Kramer family", is obviously more convincing than me, "Negi, as a warrior, you have to get used to being injured. β
Negi blinked her big teary eyes and nodded her head in understanding.
The reason why we can concentrate on chatting without making a move is because the Shikigami suddenly stopped and retreated into the bushes.
"It's you......" A familiar voice came from the darkness, and then, a blonde young man in sunglasses walked out, "I don't think you'll die so easily...... Genetic diseases may be fatal to others, but your brute strength can even resist the super electromagnetic cannon head-on, and it is impossible for a genetic disease to kill you......"
He looked happy and walked over with a grin.
"Zhenwu, it's nice to see you again."
"Tsuchigomon...... Yuan Chun? A name suddenly came to my mind, and then, I couldn't help but say something that I couldn't help but say something that I couldn't even understand, "You sister control!" How could you be willing to leave your precious sister behind and come here? β
The smile on the corner of his mouth froze at the corner of the young man named Tsuchigomon Motoharu.
"You...... Amnesia again? He frowned and looked me up and down, "Is there any mistake, it's just that you don't grow old, do you still maintain a young heart through such a bloody method as amnesia?" β
He seemed to want to say something more, but suddenly there was a ringing in his pocket, it was a text message.
"Old friends who have been separated for many years should have caught up with old friends, but I still have something to ......do," he looked at his phone and sighed, "Forget it, your amnesia is about incurable...... When you remember everything, come back to me. β
As he spoke, he threw me a business card of "Abe Motoharu, President of the Japan Shinto Culture Research Association, Kyoto General Association", and turned around and walked into the bushes.
"Close, close!" He gave an order to his subordinates who were hiding in the darkness, "A commission from the Kansai Magic Association? I'll kill them! Aren't my friends more face-saving than those old men? β
"Zhenwu, beware of a guy named 'Fett'." When his figure was completely engulfed in darkness, he left this sentence, "That guy, who can petrify others, is very dangerous." β
"After all, Ah Shang, who can dissolve any magic, is no longer there......"
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Uh-huh, uh-huh.
Originally, this chapter was intended to feature Masataka Takayanagi and Sojiro Seda, but it still didn't.
It's a shame to say......
The things in the school city,I'll mention it slowly in the future story.γ
By the way, revising the setting, there are only two sword schools left in Japan, namely the Divine Narryu created by Masaki Miyamoto and the Flying Sword created by Hakumi Natsuki.
The original setting of the Flying Sword, I remember calling it "Flying Three Sword Streams", said that three enemies could be taken down with one shot - then, the overhead heroic spirit in "Fit Stay at Night", the guy called Sasaki Kojiro, could it be that he is the descendant of the Flying Sword? The "Yan Hui" with one move and three swords, how do you look at it, it is also the trick of the Flying Sword......
Above, good night.