I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 33
Sorry, I’ve been sick for the past few days, even now I’m still dizzy.
2-19 Side – Amariaz – Escape Battle
Even though I’m concealing my presence with ‘Tree Transformation,’ my opponent accurately thrusts a dagger into the hiding tree.
It seems reasonable to assume that the opponent possesses some kind of perception-based magic.
If that’s the case, hiding here is pointless!
Even if I try to run and create distance, it’s impossible with this body, damn it!!
Clang!
Four relatively small daggers pierce the spot I was at just a moment ago.
It appears they have completely grasped my location.
I can sense the opponent’s position with my ‘Spatial Awareness.’
Their movement speed isn’t incredibly fast, but compared to me, they’re like a child.
I was trying my best to escape and create distance until a moment ago, but well, they caught up.
Wearing a large robe, their body and face are obscured.
I’ve seen their figure a few times, and they seemed like an ordinary human.
It’s hard to believe that they’re the one who brought Vechinu here, but they reacted to my ‘Spatial Awareness.’
Are they exceptionally perceptive, or do they have strength…?
I hope it’s the former.
“I can’t just keep taking hits. ‘Air Pressure Sword.'”
With this ‘Air Pressure Sword,’ I can create any blade I know. The larger the sword I create, the more powerful it is upon bursting. By incorporating ‘Air Compression’ into it, even a small blade becomes a weapon with considerable destructive power.
Don’t underestimate the god of skills!
I’ve been making these swords exclusively!
Locating the opponent, I throw the ‘Air Pressure Sword’ to the place where they are likely to move.
After confirming it pierces into the ground, I throw a massive amount of created ‘Air Pressure Swords.’
It’s not a trap skill, but the opponent should think twice before getting involved!
Well, they’ll probably realize it after the burst, though.
Take that!!
Boom!
The weapon combining ‘Air Pressure Sword’ and ‘Air Compression’ explosively ruptures, gouging the ground and leaving large wounds on the trees. The person nearby is blown away, colliding with a tree a short distance away.
It seems they didn’t know about the ‘Air Pressure Sword.’
I use a lost skill like this.
I won’t lose to someone like you!!
I create ‘Air Pressure Swords’ again and throw them.
However, I couldn’t throw them too far.
My body is still small, and my strength is limited.
Even so, if I can set traps around myself, I can reduce the attacks from the opponent.
Their movements seem to specialize in close combat, so keeping distance is wise.
They threw knives several times, but that should have a limit.
However, my ‘Air Pressure Swords’ are limitless, so I can throw as many as I want.
I have the advantage in quantity and likely in skill as well.
But I’m still weak.
I’m not fast, so escape is impossible.
If they get close, my chances of winning diminish.
“Tch.”
“Can I interpret that click of the tongue as a sign of frustration? It would be more appreciated that way!”
“You’re a strange kid… I wonder how long that composure of yours will last.”
Hmm, it seems they’re willing to talk.
In that case, I might as well ask about their intentions.
“In the first place, why are you targeting me?! I’m only five years old!”
“For someone who’s supposed to be five, you have quite the ‘skills.'”
“!? H-How did you know?”
“Hmm, no intention of hiding, I see. Then tell me. Where did you obtain that?”
“Like hell I will tell you!”
Immediately, I throw ‘Air Pressure Swords’ for an attack. The opponent tries to dodge, but there’s no way they can escape the blast radius. I immediately burst it, blowing away the robed figure.
I should have blown them away several times, but something’s odd. They show no signs of pain, and there aren’t any wounds on their clothes. I can’t imagine them enduring the burst of my ‘Air Pressure Swords’… What are they scheming?
Well, that’s fine. A way out will be found as we continue to fight. The problem is that they understood my skills. In this world, only beings who have lived for over four hundred years can use skills. Except for Yuuzen-kun, of course.
If that’s the case, is this person scheming something to regain lost skills? It might be futile, but… Even so, I don’t understand how they saw through my skills. It seems like a good idea to catch them and interrogate them once and for all.
“If that’s the case, I won’t hold back a bit.”
I swiftly point my hands at the opponent and simultaneously burst all the ‘Air Pressure Swords’ I had been throwing around. A sound resembling several times larger firecrackers echoes, destroying the surroundings. Animals startled by the explosions flee, and the sound of trees falling to the ground is heard multiple times.
The visibility is terrible with the raised dust and fallen trees, but I still accurately grasp the opponent’s position. Adjusting the throwing positions to ensure the attacks hit the person securing an escape route amidst the confusion, I throw the ‘Air Pressure Swords.’ I confirm that one firmly pierces the opponent’s abdomen.
… Or so I thought, but that ‘Air Pressure Sword’ passes through the robed figure.
“!? I-it’s an illusion!!”
If that’s the case, it makes sense why there are no wounds on their clothes! And it explains the opponent’s subtle weakness! This is bad…! Where are they!?
“Right here, brat.”
“Guuh!!”
By the time I noticed, the robed figure was already behind me. A powerful blow pierces through my back, and I’m sent flying with that momentum. Sliding on the ground, the momentum is lost, but my back hurts terribly. I try to cough several times and inhale, but I can’t do it properly.
“Ugh… wheeze, ghh, hzzz…!”
“It’s a magic called ‘Shadow Doppelganger.’ When activating Shadow Doppelganger, you can thinly conceal the presence of the main body. If you don’t move, you can completely cut off your presence.” (Kagemusha, could mean shadow person warrior)
While explaining the magic, the robed figure walks towards me. Taking advantage of my inability to move, I’ve been letting my guard down, but in my current state, there’s nothing I can do. I can’t use magic in this situation…!
“Then, shall we head to our god?”
“…Ghh- W-What hhh…!?”
“Allow me.”
“Whha!!”
Kiiin!!
A high-pitched sound echoes through the forest. After several echoes, the two figures, locked in a fierce clash, finally come into view as they fiercely push against each other.