Chapter 28: A fierce battle!

“You're Kurouuu?!!!”

‘Eeeek?! That lady is super angry――!!’

――Hello everyone, it's Kurou here! It's getting really hot these days, and even Kurou is currently in a very hot place! Yes, it's a fire scene!!!! The fire is raging everywhere!!!!

It's not just hot, it's also suffocating and my body is aching, but Muramasa forced me to charge in mercilessly.
‘Hey, Muramasa? Thanks to you, Hypno was saved in a great way, but what if I died? Aren't you worried at all?’

――Soul! Soul!――

‘You!’

I can't listen to this guy anymore! I'm completely mesmerized (in a gastronomic sense) by the red-haired lady in front of me.
Looking at my body, she skillfully takes an impressive stance.
She's ready to fight.

“Tsk…
No openings.
You're a young guy, but you've trained quite a bit.”

“Well, (I haven't).”

Kurou is being forced to move against his will! My body, which is only slightly trained, is making the movements of a top-notch warrior, so every time my muscles are pushed to the limit…!

Ugh, I'm really starting to get angry at that Muramasa bastard.
I feel like I could just charge into a cesspool with all my might.
Argh, it's so frustrating!

“Ah, a perfected stance with sharp killing intent…
I see…
I can understand why Hypno has high expectations of you.”

‘Hey, wait a minute, lady! You're angry at Muramasa, not me, right?!’

“But! That's what makes it so exhilarating!!!”

‘I'm not feeling exhilarated at all!!!’

Without hearing my inner voice, the red-haired lady mercilessly attacked me! With her right Flame Sword and left Crimson Sword, the Dainsleif once again comes at me!

‘Hey, you’ve been stolen?!’

“Die, die, die, die, die, dieeee!!!”

A storm of slashing attacks that come at me in all directions.
The super hot sword and the vampiric sword danced wildly, both trying to obliterate me.
To avoid them, Muramasa also controled my body in a completely chaotic way.

‘Gyaahhhhh, I'm getting dizzy――!?’

Jumping, squatting, backflipping and spinning…
repeating these movements multiple times within seconds to avoid attacks.
Then, taking advantage of any openings, I striked back with double the speed to counter the enemy's dual swords.

‘I'm gonna die! These movements are too intense, my arm hurts so much I'm gonna die!’

Even though I'm always slashing at high speeds, my arm is about to be torn off!

“Uooooohhh! (It hurts so much!)”

“Kuuu?! Trying to fight head-on with this Karen-sama!?”

Despite enduring the pain, I was able to fight her.
Or rather, I was able to push her back.
She's wielding two magical weapons, and both are powerful.
Her combat skills are also

 

top-notch.

 

However, there was something awkward about Karen's movements.
Perhaps, “I see.
She's not used to fighting with dual swords.”

“Kuh?!”

She barely stopped my downward swing with Dainsleif.

‘Oooohhh~ Sorry for cursing you earlier! You're such a good girl compared to Muramasa!’

Thanks to that, I gained the upper hand.
The enemy is top-notch, but I'm also incredibly strong when under Muramasa's control (ignoring the strain on my body).
When two ultra-advanced techniques clash, fighting with an unfamiliar style can be fatal.

“Damn it!”

Realizing this, she tried to let go of Dainsleif, but――

“Haaaaaaah!”

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

I wildly beat on Muramasa, as if trying to restrain it.
As a result, Karen is unable to move from her defensive position.
And then, “Huh!”

A fierce flash.
Due to repeatedly receiving Muramasa's strikes, Dainsleif was split in two! Karen quickly jumped back, but the blade that pierced through her cut straight down from her chest to her abdomen, causing a large amount of fresh blood to spurt out.

“Gaaaaaaah!? Damn it!”

Karen yelled as she plunged her flaming sword into the ground.
At that moment, a wall of flames appeared from beneath her feet, so hot that even without touching it, my skin felt a burning sensation.

My body, which was about to rush forward, is forced to retreat.
‘So Muramasa-kun knows when to retreat!!’

“Damn it, damn it, damn it! You dared to interfere with this Karen-sama! Let me destroy this country!”

‘Shut up, you idiot! At this rate, my body will break down!!!’

My whole body hurts!!! Ignoring the furious Karen and me, Muramasa-kun stepped back, making a crunching sound with each step.

Oh, I get it.
You plan to charge at the wall of flames with great force and strike Karen before I burn to death, right? ――Stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it!!! I’ll get burned to death for sure!!! Even if I survive, I don't want to be covered in burns!!!

“……Enough.
The battle is over,” I said.

“What!?”

And so, let's start negotiating a ceasefire! While Muramasa-kun is charging up, I'll somehow make this person back off!

“You're Karen, right? You must have your reasons.
I don't know what happened, but your eyes are those of someone who once believed in justice.
Am I wrong?”

‘Hit the mark!’ Karen remained silent.

――I'm sorry, I said that I could tell just by looking at your eyes, but I really have no idea…
I just said that randomly…! But if I say that, I might actually get killed, so I'll proceed with negotiations by saying something like 'I understand how you feel.'