Ssssss, hahahahahahahahahaha--

　We continue to drive down the street, out of breath.

　A dark nighttime street with only the moonlight to rely on.
　However, thanks to the "Cat's Eye", a perceptive A-class cheat that can see through the dark night like a cat's eye, I was able to run as fast as I could without any problems.

　And so, after about 20 minutes of running on the night road--.
I saw--
　The huge fortified city with its solid stone walls surrounding the city comes into view.

　We were almost there.

Hey, Seya.
　A single shadow blocked my path.

　A beautiful white and silver bikini armor and a beautiful long spear, also white and silver, stood in front of me.
　The one that stands in front of me in the moonlight is--

Nia.
　It was Nia Delacroix, the leader of the Order of the Holy Virgin (Jeanne d'Arc).

It's a beautiful night with a beautiful moon, isn't it? Do you want to go for a walk to see the moon?
　Whether or not he knows what's on my mind when I want to hurry up, Naiya calls out to me casually, as if he met me while walking his dog.

　But on the contrary, her body is emitting a strong killing and fighting spirit that never ceases to amaze me.
　I gently put my left hand on the scabbard of my kusanagi.

'Sorry, Nia. I'm in a bit of a hurry right now. I'll talk to you as much as I can when I'm done, so can you clear the way for now?
　Nia heard my words, but

I'm afraid there's a roadblock up ahead.
　He remained standing in the middle of the street, blocking my path, and refused to move.

'We've been instructed to close all the gates tonight and not let a single human being through.
'Yeah, that's no problem. We'll break through.

Ha-ha, that's very annoying. The city of Dillinden is a solid fortified city that is responsible for the defense of the eastern frontier. It is the political, cultural, commercial and trade center of the region. As the leader of the Order of the Holy Virgin, the guardian of the empire, I wouldn't be able to ignore a threat of sabotage if it was announced.

We don't have time for this. Please, Nia, I need you to clear the way.
　I took a step forward.

'As many times as I've said, I can't let you through here,'
　Likewise, Nair takes a step forward as well.

　This is now just outside of Nai'a's spacing.
　The combat-type S-class cheat 'Sword Saint', who is already in a state of standby, tells me that if I take another half step, hello to the Dangerous Zone, where the long reach of the long spear held by Naiya is one-sidedly furious.

''Well I don't like this sort of thing, but as I recall, I think I owe Naiya one, right?''
　This is what Naiya told me when I defeated a bunch of demons.
　But, however.

This is not a personal relationship. I'm sorry, Seya. I'll find another place to pay you back.
　It was dismissed sublimely.

'I suppose, I was just making a point.
　Naiya has an open-minded personality, but she is not the type to bend the rules for personal reasons.

I don't want to fight with Naiya. I don't want to fight with Nia if I can help it.
　As I said, I held the base of the scabbard with my left hand, and with my thumb I pushed up the kusanagi's flange and cut the carp's mouth.

　It's not that I don't want to fight, but it was impossible to remain unprotected in front of the naiad, which exudes an intense murderous atmosphere.

　Ready for war--.
　The combat-type S-class cheat 'Swordsmanship' that had been in a state of standby is released, and my thoughts become clearer, as if I was looking at myself from the outside.

The same goes for Attai. I wouldn't want to fight only with Seya if I could.
　Even if it was against Naiya, the S-class cheat 'Swordsman' would not lose.

　But I don't have the confidence to win without getting hurt.
　That's how outstanding Naiya's abilities are.

The actuality of this is that I don't want to fight with Naiya - but if you're going to get in my way, I'm sorry, but you'll have to be prepared for a broken bone or two...

　You put your right hand on the hilt of the kusanagi (Japanese sword).
　Your concentration is sharpened to the utmost limit and your swordsmanship is rapidly increasing...

　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.
　It's really a half-hearted gallantry to not care even if the sword qi is thrown at you like this.

　But--.
We're running out of time. I'm gonna have to come up with something, even if I have to do it a little heavy-handed.