“Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!”
The Nue attacks with a strange cry.
“Leave this to me! I must do my 10 million yen’s worth of work!”
It was Karen who stepped forward.
“Not only is the Nue elusive, it also has great fighting ability. Many skilled samurai have challenged it in the past, only to be defeated. However—”
The Nue swung its front legs, trying to slash Karen with its sharp claws. But by that time, she was already gone.
“Ji!?”
Karen is now above the head of the astonished Nue.
“Yagyu Shinnen-ryu: Waterfall!”
Karen’s sword slams into the monkey’s head. The impact caused the huge body of the Nue to fall face down to the ground.
“That girl is really strong. Well, even if only temporarily, she was even on par with Fana, so it’s as expected I guess.”
“Hmm, the swordsmen of the East are not to be underestimated.”
While Anje and Fana are impressed, Karen lands on the ground.
“I’ve heard that it is very strong but…… It wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.”
“Samurai-oneechan, do not let your guard down.”
“Huh?”
Immediately afterwards, darkness wriggled over. The “slimy” darkness that has gathered from the surroundings clings to Karen’s body.
“Uh-…… M-my body…… I can’t move!?”
“Not only can it hide in the darkness, but it can also manipulate the darkness.”
The Nue stands up.
Karen’s slash had dented its head, but apparently, it wouldn’t die at that level.
“Shaaaaaaa!”
In addition, its snake tail then stretched its body and attacked Karen, who was immobilized.
Slash!
The snake’s torso had been slashed before it could be thrust into Karen.
“Hmm”
The one that slashed it was the wind blade that Fana unleashed. At the same time, Fana herself leapt right in front of the monkey head of the Nue.
Zaaang!!
She slashed its neck off. The monkey head flies through the air and falls to the ground.
“……What a tenacious monster.”
The Nue wasn’t dead yet.
Despite losing its head, it ran towards the depths of the forest in an attempt to escape. Moreover, a thick darkness covers its body. It is probably trying to hide in the darkness in order to scatter its pursuers.
“That’s useless.”
After those words, a huge earthen wall appeared in front of the running Nue. It crashed into it with all its momentum.
“Did you really think you can escape?”
It was Anje who created the earthen wall. She approached the fallen Nue, who was confused because it didn’t understand what had happened.
“If losing your head doesn’t kill you… I wonder how long I’ll have to keep hitting you for you to die.”
“~~~~~~!?”
The bottom line is that the Nue died pretty quickly after receiving a barrage of punches from Ange.
“……I came out in high spirits, but I was completely caught off guard.”
Karen looked frustrated.
“By the way, Anje-dono is also quite strong…… She can use magic too……”
“Why don’t you try using magic Samurai-oneechan? I’ll teach you if you want.”
The knowledge of magic is not common in the East, but that doesn’t mean that magic cannot be used here. Karen will also be able to use it if she trains.
However, she shakes her head from side to side.
“No, I am a samurai, and it is true that magic may be powerful, but for a samurai whose life is a sword, it is wicked to rely on anything other than the sword.”
“You’re too stubborn! That’s why you lost to Fana. If it had been a real battle, you would have died you know.”
In response to Anje’s harsh remark, Karen only groaned, “Gununu” and can’t immediately reply to it.
Still, she managed to squeeze out the words,
“It’s better to die than to do something that goes against the soul of a samurai!”
“But Oneechan, you’re actually already using magic.”
“……? W-what do you mean?”
Karen looked shocked and confused, so I explained,
“It’s body strengthening magic. Samurai-oneechan actually uses it unconsciously.”
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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