206 Episode 200: A Fierce Charged Particle Cannon




 -- "Lean" --

 There was a high-pitched sound in the distance, like the ringing of a bell--

 BOOM!

 The crimson heat rays run at me--!

Whoa!

 I managed to avoid it by using the perceptive S-class cheat "Dragon's Eye" as a guide.

 It occurred too quickly, and the dispel class S cheat "Huh? What? Then it is impossible to deal with it in time.

He will block the Amaterasu and aim at it with his charged particle cannon from out of time. The formula for victory prepared for the Shinmetsuhau, that is this Susanoo! Go beyond the fruits of human wisdom if you can--!

"d*mn, a special counter cheat that blocks Amaterasu, that's not even possible--! d*mn it, you--

 -- "Lean" --

 There's another bell-like sound, and a hot wire runs right by me--!

''You are really good at this, aren't you? By reading the line of fire and the timing of the projectile, relying only on the direction of the charged particle cannon's muzzle and the slight sound it makes as it charges the particles, you are able to avoid firing it right before it fires?

'That's what I'm talking about, the quantum AI is so smart, 100 points, you're right.

But that's just dodging. If you hit it, you die instantly, and with no room for even the slightest mistake, how long will you be able to continue to escape?

 -- "Lean" --
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 The distant sound of a distant bell rang repeatedly, and each time it rang, a heat beam ran through it.

'You're using a cheat like an instant death attack that's indefensible & hard to evade, or a cheat like a shitty game's lassboss!
''I don't want to hear that line from only the Divine Annihilation Haou, who always forces his opponent to play the ultimate f*cking game...!

 -- "Lean" --
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 "Ugh...
 Whenever a distant bell rang, I somehow managed to avoid the heat rays by relying on my "dragon's eye".
 Sometimes I threw myself down to dodge, other times I twisted my body as hard as I could and scuffled, and I just kept running around, exposing my discomfort.

 Even so, I'm gradually being driven into a corner.

 The reason is simple.
 The reason is simple: just like I read the situation ahead of time, Toi = Susanoo started to read my evasive action - or rather, he already read it all through.

''Evasive S-class cheat 'Massive Afterimage'!
It's sweet-- there!
What? An S-class evasive cheat doesn't work on the first try--!

 I'm the one who's completely lost track of my movements.

You're going to get--?
 Even so, it was really just luck, a coincidence that I was able to get the charged particle cannon to pass.

 Instead of unconditional, it was because I was really lucky that the S-class cheat "Hit or Not Hit, Bagua or Not Hit, Bagua", which is a whimsical cheat that rarely activates, had activated.
 It twisted cause and effect and replaced what should have been a definite result of "hit" with "not hit".

'Strange, isn't it? I'm pretty sure that was right...? My goodness, you truly amaze me. Even though you can't use your powers, you've managed to compete with the computing power of the Omoikane - the quantum AI - to this extent.

I've always been a fast runner, haven't I?
I'm afraid so. But it ends here--charged particle cannon twin-drive.

 With those words, Toi-[Susano] took out another charged particle cannon from the back mount and held one in his right hand and one in his left hand...!

Two charged particle cannons... and you're kidding me, man...!

 -- "Lean" --
 -- "Lean" --

 Two distant bells tinkling in rapid succession.

No, seriously, it's foul to have a second one--!
 Two charged particle cannons fired mercilessly, not in jest or foul play--!

 That lethal two-stranded heat ray.

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
 I dodged a bullet...

 But the other one--
Oh, my God, I can't even dodge--

 I gave up on the idea of avoiding it right away.

Please! Hold it together, Kusanagi no Tsurugi!
 With a divine sword that still had a barely-there golden glow to it.

'Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
 He slashed the heat rays of the approaching charged particles from the big top stage--!

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
 My hand holding the 《Kusanagi no Tsurugi no Tsurugi》 was about to be blown away by the impact, but I desperately fought back and

'Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!'
 I had somehow managed to beat back a blow from a merciless charged particle cannon--!

 But in return...
"Huh, huh, huh, huh....oh my god?

 My most reliable partner, the SS-grade divine sword.
The Sword of Kusanagi...

 It had been unraveled from the base, leaving only the handle - and it had come undone.