A Former Child Soldier Who Uses a Magic Sword Wants to Live with an Older Sister of a Former Enemy Executive - Chapter 77

• Chapter 77 : VS. The wraiths – Freezing Fury (Part 2)

Seto had been blown away from the crater.

Although the thick pile of snow cushioned the impact and prevented him from sustaining any life-threatening injuries, Seto’s inner thoughts were in shambles due to the extraordinary power of the wraith.

Trying to dig his way out of the snow, he was not even sure whether he was looking up or down at the moment.

When he spit a bit of drool, it dripped towards his head.

By digging in the exact opposite direction, he was able to get out.

[That was crazy powerful. Just what you’d expect from someone with the word “Fury” in their name. Heave-ho!] (Seto)

He regained his posture and gripped his magic sword tightly again.

His body was unbearably cold, but he still had to win.

While hiding behind the debris and trees around him, Seto followed the wraith’s traces and proceeded in her direction.

Meanwhile, the wraith sensed that Seto was about to come close to her and stopped dead in her tracks.

In this world where the blizzard’s cold air thoroughly messed up and dominated the land, she kept an eye on her surroundings while waving her cold, dark blade.

From the point of view of the wraith, who was wearing a conspicuous outfit, she was convinced that Seto would have no trouble finding her.

And that since he managed to defeat the other wraiths and had the guts to survive after taking so many of her attacks, then it would only be a matter of time before he located her.

[He’s close. Now… What trick are you going to use? You don’t have much time, you know? ——Either you will be impaled by my blade, or you will freeze to death.] (Freezing Fury)

The wraith, who had the advantage in terms of abilities and field experience, chuckled and muttered, and pretended not to notice Seto closing in on purpose.

Her intuition told her that the boy would take her by surprise.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, she sensed Seto’s presence from behind.

She deliberately showed him an opening to give Seto the impression that he could kill her with a single blow.

…How foolish. (Freezing Fury)

She sensed that Seto was about to leap at her, and turned around to deliver a powerful upward slash from the right.

Her wind-infused blade was about to reap his life with a ghastly sound.

[Whoa!] (Seto)

Seto evaded her attack by twisting his body and shifting the trajectory of her blade with that of his magic sword.

He rolled on the snow, moved to the right side of the wraith, and prepared for his next move while holding the top of his sword at eye level and pointing it at her.

[…Now that’s surprising. That move was supposed to be a technique to ensure that any assassin coming from behind would die.] (Freezing Fury)

It was a high-speed slash where the attacker willingly showed an opening to lure in their opponent, lowered their center of gravity without putting too much strength while spinning backward, and aimed for a sure kill using the momentum of her body and her arm strength.

And Seto avoided it on his first try.

While the wraith did mentally compliment him on his martial talent, there was no pride in her eyes as she locked them on Seto.

[That was a close call just now.] (Seto)

[I bet it was. But sadly, that choice you made was a mistake. Because if you had died there, your misery would’ve ended…] (Freezing Fury)

[No, I didn’t make any mistake. …Now let’s get this over with. This cold is unbearable.] (Seto)

[Then allow me to warm you up. With a bath in your own blood.] (Freezing Fury)

With these words marking the beginning, both fighters slashed at each other once again.

Seto attacked, but her large shield was very much in the way, and he could not get the tip of his sword anywhere near her.

Meanwhile, with the blade of her bastard sword being longer than normal ones, the wraith’s onslaught overwhelmed Seto, whose sword had a shorter reach.

However, every time their swords crossed, Seto’s potential increased.

Taking advantage of that momentary opening when the wraith swung her sword, he closed the gap between them and struck her large shield with a rolling sonar kick full of momentum.

Immediately after losing her balance from that sudden impact, she was stabbed in the stomach as a result of Seto’s quick thinking.

[Ngh…!] (Freezing Fury)

The wraith grimaced in agony for a moment.

But then, as if to say that this was where the real show began, she went back on the offensive.

[Bow to my blade of wrath!] (Freezing Fury)

The accuracy and speed of the wraith’s attacks had increased.

Occasionally, something like a dark visual effect would accompany her slashes and drift in the air.

For a moment, Seto wondered if what was leaking out of her blade was some sort of dark mana, but when he figured out what it was, he was taken aback.

For a second, the space where she swung her blade was cut away, and returned to “nothingness”.

She sliced and repeated, over and over again.

Her ability to cut through all the factors that made up space with a mere slash was equal to, or even greater than that of a magic swordsman with strong combat ability.

If he were hit by one of those random blows, he would be out of the picture, and even if he tried to defend against them with his magic sword, he would probably end up sliced to death along with it.

Seto calmly analyzed her swordsmanship.

He realized that she was not so fast that he could not anticipate her attacks, and that not all her slashes were the same as those last ones.

And figured that if he unleashed the power of his magic sword, he may have a chance to outpace and overpower the wraith.

[Die in the abyss!!] (Freezing Fury)

[Don’t count me out yet!!] (Seto)

The wraith spread her wings while Seto performed a magic sword release, and the two slashed at each other while moving at ultra-high speed slightly above the ground.

As black and red clashed, terrific wind blades cleaved the wind and snow, and their respective sword flashes shimmered like afterglows.

Seto observed the wraith’s swordsmanship, paying close attention to the slashes that produced that special effect while displaying his rigorous swordplay.

Every time both fighters clashed, the surrounding area would tremble and explode, indicating just how intense and beyond human standards this battle was.

In response to the wraith slicing through the mountain and sending fragments of it flying like bullets, Seto slipped through and cut them up with blinding speed.

The boy was steadily gaining strength in the middle of their battle, making it hard for the wraith to attack.

Not wanting to drag this on any longer, Seto launched himself forward.

He suddenly stored his sword back into its dimensional pocket while still exuding its special power, and took a stance like to perform a sword-draw slash.

One that went beyond ultra-high speed using the power of his magic sword release.

Startled, the wraith held her large shield in front of her.

[——Don’t bother. I’ve finished pulling it out.] (Seto)

At the same moment he spoke, a tremendous amount of blood gushed out of the wraith’s entire body.

And shortly after, a myriad of bright red slashes surrounded her body.

The evil spirit fell to one knee, her breathing ragged from the power of that onslaught.

Though her beautiful hair was stained with her own blood, she stifled a suspicious laugh.

[I’m not done yet… My… power… My… fury… will never…] (Freezing Fury)

[Give it up. You’ve lost.] (Seto)

[Are you… really… sure… about that…? Khehehehehe.] (Freezing Fury)

After saying that, she spread her shredded wings and flew up.

Immediately after that, Seto’s body, which had been so warm, grew cold at once.

And that was not all.

Everything that made up this world was frozen over, the process being accompanied by a distorted noise.

The clouds in the sky, the wind, the mana in the air, everything.

[———Ground Zero.] (Freezing Fury)

Levitating in the air, the wraith muttered the name of her last trump card.

Which was none other than the coldness of death itself.

This phenomenon was not absolute zero, nor the ability to freeze and stop time, nor any other such half-baked stuff.

It was the ability to create a frozen land that brought all matters and concepts to their end.

It was the pinnacle of all ice techniques.

Anything it froze could no longer function as a matter or a concept, and would disappear into the dew.

And Seto himself was beginning to freeze.

His pace was abnormal, he already had a hard time breathing, and as if his awareness was also freezing over, he lost the freedom to act as he pleased.

[Ahh… Ah…] (Seto)

[Farewell, magic sword child. ——Rest in peace in the ice of demise. …Although, I suppose you can neither sleep nor die anymore.] (Freezing Fury)

A cold mist covered this world like a blanket.

Only the wraith could move freely in it.

She turned on her heel and disappeared into the mist.

But then, she was startled by a sound she was not supposed to hear there.

[What’s that sound? …No, more importantly, what’s that light?!] (Freezing Fury)

The wraith felt a surge of energy so powerful that it rivaled that of Ground Zero.

And evidently, she felt it coming from Seto’s general direction.

[RAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!] (Seto)

That roar came from him.

It made the wraith gasp reflexively.

And then, a huge slash ripped through Ground Zero.

[Haa… Haa… Haa…] (Seto)

Before she knew it, the world had returned to the way it was before she performed that technique.

Seto’s magic sword, the cause of this, was imbued with a mysterious light and energy he had never seen before.

[Baal Zebul… has increased in power? No… It has evolved?] (Seto)

[This can’t be… That’s impossible… You actually created a force field that could bend the laws of my technique? In other words, you destroyed existing laws by using “new laws of physics”? What the hell is going on with your magic sword…!?] (Freezing Fury)

[…Who knows. All I know now is that there was a higher level to this magic sword of mine. Honestly, I don’t feel like I’ll be able to master it, but I wonder if Ahas Patel had an idea about it. If so, then I’m gonna complete this trial to the end. I can figure out the specifics later. For now, I’m gonna use this to beat you.] (Seto)

[Ahas Patel… Ahas Patel… Ahas Patel…!! The Wendigo… OF DEAAAAAAAAAATH…!!] (Freezing Fury)

With a hate-filled roar, the wraith slashed at Seto from the sky.

The boy, on the other hand, did not take any particular fighting stance, and just kept staring at her.

And as for the wraith’s slash attack, it proved useless as it merely tore through the afterimage of Seto, who moved at extreme speed.

Leaving her astonished, the boy reappeared behind her, flicking her blood off his blade, and delicately storing his sword back into its dimensional pocket, like a samurai sheathing his sword.

While still alert.

By the time he had completely sheathed his sword back, the wraith turned into black particles and disappeared.

The trial was over, and Seto successfully obtained a new power.

As Seto’s body floated lightly, his surroundings suddenly went pitch black.

Considering that he was ascending upwards, it appeared that he would be able to go back to the surface.

[It’s… over~! It’s finally over, Satis~!] (Seto)

While sighing and enjoying the comfort of recovery after the battle, Seto turned his own mind toward everything above ground.

Seto was excited at the thought of both his beloved and his friend waiting for him.

His body, which had been fighting for so long, longed for contact.

Full of hope, Seto ascended to the surface where Satis and Jake were waiting for him.