I’m lying in a dusty house. I, who survived the fierce battle, have my right leg impaled by a sword and cannot move, you damn idiot!
“Priscilla, are you alright? Can you move?”
“Ah, I thought I was going to die. What about Alana?”
“She’s collapsed over here. She’s probably just fainted.”
I seem to have lost consciousness for a bit as well. My memory of yesterday is hazy. More importantly, is it over!? Is everyone safe!? As I tried to get up, the pain in my leg brought back fragments of yesterday.
That’s right, the war is over. At least, we won. The whirlwind that scattered death and tore apart trolls, liches, and even the Black Flame Dragon eventually turned its attention to me.
“Priscilla, Alana, it’s over now. Let’s stop. The trolls, the liches, and the Black Flame Dragon are all dead.”
The lich’s defensive magic and the Black Flame Dragon’s hard scales were useless against those two. As time went on, instead of tiring, their excitement grew, and I found myself fighting them both in Mode Two.
“Geheheheheh.”
“Nyahahahaha.”
It’s impossible. I’m scared. Their eyes are already glazed over. I don’t think talking will solve this. Should I trust them and put down my weapon to talk? Am I an idiot!? If I hadn’t used Mode Two, I would be dead.
“If you want to kill so badly, I’ll go all out too.”
Why did it have to come to this? The enemies are supposed to be monsters. Even if I go all out, it’s not good to cut them. No. There are times I want to cut them, but it’s not good. I held my Magic Sword, Koatotemites, with the blade reversed.
In Mode Two, I can win. I can see afterimages, after all. I can probably win…
Alana, wielding both swords, came at me first. I blocked her right with my shield while parrying her left with my sword. As I unleashed Super Vibration at full power and threw her off balance, she dodged my draw-and-slash aimed at my left shoulder, and instead, a thrust from the right came flying at me.
I crushed it from above with my shield, causing Alana to lose her footing. As she leaned forward, I attempted to deliver a blow to her nape, but Alana leaned further forward to evade.
However, that was a mistake. From her perspective, my lower body was all she could see. I swung the hilt of my sword towards the back of her head, but Priscilla’s Halberd flew past Alana’s waist.
I couldn’t see the Halberd coming from the left due to my shield, but I managed to block it with Super Vibration. I couldn’t fully negate the power of Priscilla’s Halberd and was sent flying backward.
As if using the Halberd’s recoil, Priscilla leaped over Alana. I twisted my body to avoid the Halberd’s overhead slash and, as I turned, aimed for Priscilla’s right shoulder.
“This one’s mine!” As I swung my Magic Sword, Alana blocked it with both her swords, leaving the Halberd embedded in the ground.
When did these two develop such a combo? I wish they’d use that on someone else.
They’re strong. Really strong. I’m starting to doubt if my Mode Two is even active. I wonder if there’s a Mode Three. I’m calling it “Two” based on my resolve, but if there’s a “Three,” I have to use it.
We took our stances again. I want to end this with the next attack. There’s no reason to fight like this after defeating the monsters. I’ll definitely make you two cry later.
Alana charged again, and we crossed swords. This time, with only my right hand. I met her charge with the highest Godspeed I could muster, deflected it, and then tried to crush her with the Super Vibration shield. As I raised my shield, I saw it: Priscilla bringing down her Halberd from above.
A Halberd is a long, axe-like weapon. Its tip is sharp like a spear, but it’s a large, heavy iron weapon. If it hits with full force, I don’t know if my shield will hold, and I might injure my arm too. Seeing the Halberd swinging down, I chose to retreat backward.
But if I retreat, I’ll hit Alana. Even if the axe head misses, the iron shaft, propelled by Priscilla’s power, could hit my head and kill me. I chose to block it with my shield and sword rather than flee.
*Poing.*
I was tricked. The Halberd, which I expected to be swung with full force, was easily stopped, leaving my hands raised overhead and my torso exposed with a large opening.
Alana didn’t miss this chance and swung at me. She split my Leather Armor in half and inflicted a deep wound on my chest, causing blood to spurt out.
If I hadn’t retreated at the last second, my torso would have been severed. Perhaps anticipating my retreat, Priscilla dropped her Halberd and leaped in front of me. Before I knew it, I was airborne, crashing through the house door and landing on the floor, thrown.
I was kicked. Kicked through my torn Leather Armor, I was sent flying farther and harder than when I was kicked by the lake. My bones aren’t broken. They’re probably pulverized.
As I stuck to the floor, my consciousness began to fade. I lost. I don’t know if Mode Two was working, but I lost to those two. As my consciousness ebbed away, I accepted defeat.
*Thud!*
My consciousness snapped back in an instant. Alana had thrust her Sword Gauntlet into my right leg, impaling it to the floor. “To this extent!?” The pain brought me back to my senses, but I didn’t want to return; I wanted to let my consciousness drift into the depths.
“The Captain can’t feel at ease unless it’s done this much~. Nyahahahaha.”
“Well done, Alana. Mikael! I’ll devour you! I’ll devour you until you’re torn to shreds!”
Even with my neck being squeezed, I can still hear you. Your face is too close. Your fangs are terrifying. The claws digging into my neck hurt. Ah, come on…
“Priscilla, are you alright? Can you move?”
“Ah, I thought I was going to die. What about Alana?”
“She’s collapsed over here. She’s probably just fainted.”
I was the one who thought I was going to die! You deliberately dug that sword into my foot, didn’t you? I remember.
With my leg impaled and unable to move, I had paid my wartime reward. While I was unharmed against the trolls and liches, I nearly died fighting these two. Priscilla sprouted claws and fangs; it’s a miracle I’m still alive.
“Priscilla, could you remove this now?”
Since I couldn’t stand up, I pointed to my foot. Alana’s Sword Gauntlet, which had pierced through the floor, was sucking out my blood, and I was close to death from the severe bleeding.
“Were you here? Are you injured?”
This voice… I’m too tired to even think.
“Rose, what are you doing here?”
Rose, from the White Rose Brigade? Was she participating in the defense? Why is she here? What happened to the Orcs?
“Looking for any surviving Orcs. Half the town is destroyed, but we wiped them out. Now we’re searching for any stragglers.”
That’s good. The town is in ruins, but we won. I’m so glad. Ah, my leg really hurts.
“Rose, from the White Lily Corps…”
“Good work. we finished up early and got some grub.”
“That’s impressive. You guys are really hungry.”
“Want to grab some too? We have breakfast right here.”
“Really? I won’t hold back.”
“Don’t hold back, comrade.”
“Thank you, comrade.”
Are you idiots? Yes, you are. What kind of conversation is this happening next to someone who’s impaled and naked? It hurts. I’m impaled. I’m bleeding. My ribs are pulverized.
Do you understand? I should be in intensive care. Why are there more of you? Rhys, the Mage Nora, and Nicole are here, looking down at me as if it were natural. I feel like an Aztec sacrifice.
“If you struggle, I’ll wiggle the sword stuck in you.”
You die. Seriously, die. You will absolutely die.
“Captain Mikael, we’re not like Priscilla. We’ll go easy on you.”
Be gentle, please. I’m injured…
