'Ha!　A guy who's been out of the service for ten years!　You don't think you can beat me!

　Garnett leapt off Valentine's arm, which he had prevented, and delivered a sharp kick to its abdomen, blasting it backwards.

　If it was an ordinary person, this blow would have been a shock that would have caused him to fall into a coma, but it seems that being strengthened by a demonic beast's factor is not an honor, and Valentine landed without a knee strike.

''The white wolf's!　Keep this one!

　Immediately, Garnett pulled the sword sheath from his waist and threw it to me with a glare at Valentine.

'......!　You're going to do it with your bare hands!
It's not worth it. If you have to draw a sword against a patient who's already sick, you're not going to be much use to them.

　Garnet fished out of the corner of her mouth and went into battle mode.

　Sharp fangs gleam in the familiar line of white teeth.

'Let's go!　Valentine!

　As soon as Garnett kicks the floor and accelerates, the hard floor of the laboratory caves in, and in an instant, the space between him and Valentine is painted over.

　Countless blows are unleashed without a moment's notice.

　The Right Eye of Wisdom, which is still activated, catches up with the consecutive blows that my normal dynamic vision would not be able to see through.

　My body functions that have been raised by fusing with the Demonic Beast Skoll Factor, and my own strengthening skills.

　Due to the double enhancement, Garnett's fighting ability has clearly jumped up.

　However, Valentine isn't just being overrun either.

　While catching the decisive blows with the defense of both arms, he grabs Garnett's kicking legs with his right hand, which has changed like a bird of prey's legs.

''Tch......!''

　Garnett immediately levitates his axial leg and kicks his right arm, trying to get him to let go of his hand.

　But earlier than that, Valentine grabbed Garnett's leg and swung it around like a whirlwind, throwing it at the wall of the atrium.

　A moment before the collision, Garnett turned himself around, landed on the wall with his hands and feet, and then slid backwards down the wall to receive the impact.

　It's not a good idea to create an opening, so Garnett immediately raised his head.

　I'm not going to be able to get it right.

　This time, Garnett grabbed Valentine's arms and both fell at high speed while spinning vertically, knocking Valentine to the floor.

　But he still didn't fall down, and the moment he floated from the recoil of the crash, he changed his stance and landed on his feet and began to exchange blows on the ground again.

'......!　What power and speed, both of you: ......!

　I continued to try to keep my eyes on the battle between my siblings while blocking the flying debris on the floor with my arms.

　In terms of physical ability alone, this is definitely an A-ranked area.

　It's no less than Sakura, who invoked God's Descent.

　That meant that he could go one-on-one against an enemy at the level of the Four Demon Generals of the Demon King's Army, and he had reached a level where he could also fight Agart Ram's executive level.

''That's enough!　You know it's a perfect performance!

　There's no sign that my words have reached the two of them.

　They continued to bare their fangs, creaking their fists and making the sound of blows to each other.

　I was about to call out again when I heard Ambrose's voice from right next to me.

'See him through to the end. That guy's limited awakening is something that can only be maintained for a minute or two. If left unchecked, it will be over soon.''

　Apparently, while I was preoccupied with watching the fight, I'd moved here before I knew it.

'If you just wanted to check the extent of ...... enhancements, that should be enough already. And yet, what the hell is ...... Valentine thinking, that you would be so reckless?
'I'm sure he thinks it's purely a performance evaluation. It's probably an unconscious act of stubbornness.

　Ambrose continued to speak without turning his gaze to us as he watched the two fighters with his bangs hiding his true face.

'Sir Luke, I have one question for you.
...... what?
The first thing you should do is to take a look at the following: "Suppose, ...... a metaphorical example, if your ex-wife, Miss Alma, were to lose her life like her mother. I'm not going to be able to protect her and she is rendered incapacitated. What would you think then?

　The premise is too specific to be a metaphor.

　I can't help but think that it must be that way.

"Do you think you'll stand for 'revenge on yourself'?　Do you hate yourself for making yourself incapacitated?
The answer is ...... and neither is no.

　I also don't look at Ambrose, but continue to stare at Garnet and Valentine's stubbornness as they stand shoulder to shoulder.

'I don't even want to imagine it. If I wanted revenge, I'm sure it would be for Alma. No matter what happens to this body, it's retribution for failing to protect Alma. Valentine...... That guy was the same way.

　It's true that Valentine may have lost his mind.

　But there is some definitive reason for humans to lose their sanity.

　I can't even be tempted to say something naive like "forgive me for a reason" or "tolerate me", but I can't deny that I still feel sympathy and compassion for him.

　Especially when you can imagine yourself in the same situation.

'At first, he too wanted to take his revenge by himself. But back then, it was in the middle of the continental unification war. Knowledge, technology and supplies were not widely available as they are today, and even I could barely keep myself alive.
That's when Garnett, who looks just like her mother, decided to take revenge: ......

　It must have been more than enough to shatter half-broken reason and sanity.

　Hatred with no place to go, self-loathing, depression, and grief and sorrow.

　All the emotions that had been swirling around and stagnant in the air, flowed into the single point of Garnett's existence, breaking the dam of sanity.

''--I hear you, Ambrose!

　Suddenly, Garnett shouted sharply.

　Then he took Valentine's arm and threw him away, and quickly jumped on him and got into a riding position.

'I heard it all before, man!　Even his ears are getting better!　You're forcing your feelings on me, brother!

　He twists his left arm around the sharp claws that are unleashed as a counterattack, bares his fangs and grits his teeth before letting out a scream in a voice that echoes through the laboratory.

''This vengeance is mine!　I'm not representing you and your mother!　This is retribution for taking your mother away from me!　Anybody else!　I'm not going to give it to you!

　With an outpouring of emotions too intense, a fist with all the strength of his body is swung down towards the face of the white masked man.

　-- if I'm not mistaken.

　At that moment, Valentine seemed to have abandoned all resistance and evasion and willingly accepted Garnett's fist.