Guh!


　With a roaring sound, Goz's huge body crashes to the ground. A cloud of dust rises from the ground. The black armor of the cow's head rolled on the ground like a ball as if to prove the power of the kick I gave it.

　When I saw that, I kicked the ground with a crushing force and leapt at Goz.


"Shiba!


　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

　It's not just a matter of how much time you have left on the clock.

　If I had done it right, I would have had my left shoulder and right side sliced into my body from my left shoulder to my right side as a kesa-game.

　But now it was easy for me to dodge Cryer's slash. You can also find a number of other things to do with your life that will be of interest to you.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the event that you're in a position to do so.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. With the strengthened muscles of the jade, it even felt not much different from cotton.

　He probably didn't expect that his sister's body would be used as a weapon, and Klimt was astonished with his eyes peeled back.


''Nah!''


　It's just a matter of time before they use my sister's body as a shield. I can't penetrate it, but if I avoid it, my sister will be knocked to the ground.

　Klimt had no choice but to catch his sister with his own body.

　But it's too soon, and the brother and sister fall to the ground in a tangle.

　I tried to unleash a powerful technique on the two gaping holes, but it was faster for Goz to regain his position than for me to perform a move. I interrupted my Power Technique to face the former assistant driver again, who was fiercely approaching.


''Whoa!

'Hah!'


　I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results.

　However, the blade of Goz's scimitar was already shattered, leaving only the hilt. This would pose no threat to us. In addition, the Soul Eater's sharpness seems to have increased with my rapid improvement, and it seems that it can slice through the extremely sturdy empty armor of Goz like a piece of leather armor.

　Furthermore, the efficiency of the Soul Eater ability seems to have increased, and you can feel a large amount of souls flowing into the air with every swipe of the sword.

　It didn't take long for the frontal slash to turn into a one-sided onslaught.


'What's the matter, Goz!　You don't mean to say that a person who has been with the Gokensha Shima is going all out with this level of commitment, do you?　


　Goz did not respond to our taunts. Even so, it is clear to see that Goz is far from perfect right now.

　It's not surprising, after all, Goz was right after facing the Stampede for three days and three nights. The same goes for Cryer and Klimt, and frankly, the three of them are weaker now than they were when they faced off in Ishqa.

　On the other hand, I've been fighting for three days and three nights, which is the same, but my level of strength is incomparable to that of three days ago due to the leveling up caused by the 'soul-eating'. In addition, the source of my magic power is the Dragon Heart. Even if I maintained my full strength for three days or so, the power that comes out of my body would never run out.

　From the very beginning, there was no way for Goz and the others to win.


''Hahahahahaha!


　Against the backdrop of the power of the supernatural Tongan Existence (Anima), I just keep slashing and slashing and slashing at the enemies in front of me.

　Shortly after, the Belhi sisters, who had regained their position, also joined the fight, but that didn't move my advantage.

　Aside from its power as a weapon, the soul eater (soul eater) has the ability to restore itself. As long as you don't get your head cut off with a single blow, most wounds can be healed. I took my time in judging and dispersing their attacks, occasionally catching them with my body, while focusing my attack on Goz.

　During my several attacks, a sharp thrust from me struck Goz in the forehead, and with a crushing sound like shattering glass, the bull's head helmet cracked open.

　Goz's true face, bleeding from his forehead, is revealed, and I lift both ends of my lips. Then, with that expression on his face, he flashed his mind suit and slashed deeply into Goz's right elbow.

　The nerve damage from being cut off at the joint is likely to have been done, and Goz's right hand loses its strength and slumps down, causing the scorching sword to fall to the ground. Goz himself fell to his knees as he followed suit.

　Still, he did not seem to lose the will to fight, and Goz reached out with his safe left hand to pick up the dropped weapon. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.


I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

'Ha!　How does it feel to bend the knee to someone you've denied so much, Goz?　What did you intend to make me right with the way you look?


　In order to further corner Goz, who was pale and breathing on my shoulder, I placed the cutting edge of the Soul Eater (Soul Eater) against Goz's left hand.

　And then I thrust it down carelessly as it was. You can't help but scream in anguish from the mouth of Goz, whose left hand and the ground are stitched together with the sword blade.


"Sora, you!

Don't bark at me, Klimt.


　With both legs filled with power, he quickly closed the distance between himself and Klimt. The soul-eaters (soul-eaters) are still stabbing through Goz's hands - in other words, it was a bare-handed attack, but because there's no need to go easy on them, this is actually easier to do.

　Even with the maximum strength of Goz, he was able to deal with three people at the same time. Now that he had neutralized that Goz, there was no way he would feel threatened by the remaining two.

　He catches the slash from Kuri-Kara with his left hand as it is swung down. Immediately afterwards, a fierce pain from the heat pierced my brain, and the unpleasant smell of burning human flesh was in my nose - but that's all. It can't be compared to the power of Goz's Ouden just now.

　While observing Klimt's face up close and personal, I thrust my right fist into his gaping abdomen. I've got a lot of power in my fist, and I'm going to thrust it up two or three times in short order to gut the guts.

　The sound of a few hard objects being crushed together made my earbuds tremble. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.


''Guhoa!''


　Spit and anguish, blood and gastric juice. Klimt folds his body into a "ku" shape as he spits out various things.

　Quickly pulling my fist out of my opponent's belly, I slammed my elbow down as hard as I could against Klimt's back, which was trembling as if it was convulsing.


''Gubuh?''


　Klimt, who had been slammed face first into the ground with great force, was writhing in agony over the filth he had spat out.

　I looked down coldly at Klimt and placed the iron shoe on his right arm, which was still gripping his mind suit.

　I'm not sure if he understood my intentions or not, but he opened his mouth as if in a panic.


''Well, wait, Sora-dono!

"No one's stupid enough to wait for a guy with a weapon to tell them to wait and say, 'Yes, sir?'


　When I implored him to let go of her, he thrust his long sword into the ground and took two or three steps backwards.

　I'm sure that if I wanted to, I would be able to get a hold of the娑娑娑aviki before Crya did - that's the distance.

　I'm not going to be able to get to the bottom of it.


"Is that what you understand by 'surrender'?

'Yes, sir. I have decided that further fighting is futile.

Good call, but your brother looks like he's still going to fight. Right, Klimt?


　I smile at Klimt as he tries to brush our legs away while Cryer and I are talking to each other.

　I stepped on Klimt's right arm with my weight, as I had done to Goz earlier, to break his bones.

　Immediately afterwards, a dull sound echoes around the area with a bang.


''Ahhhhhh!

"Klimt, don't!　--Please, sir. If you wish, I will take care of it. Please put away your sword.


　As soon as he said that, Cryer got down on his knees and bowed his head deeply towards me.

　I didn't expect him to go that far, and I rolled my eyes in disbelief. It's a good idea to get revenge for what Klimt did with Ishqa, but in the eyes of Cryer, he must have decided that if he didn't, I really could kill Klimt.

　--A little too much?

　That thought unintentionally crossed my mind.

　But there's nothing to be gained by loosening my hand here. And since it's exactly what we expected to happen to hurt the younger brother and make him listen to his sister, let's continue to force the conversation.


You're moving too fast. Then you will be held hostage, Crya Berch.

...Hostages, sir?

Yeah.


　My plan was a simple one.

　First, I would send Goz and Klimt back to Onigashima and have them tell me what I want. The demand, of course, was for the onijin, or sparrow. I would make him swear to the head of the Gokens that he would leave the matter of the sparrows to me and that the Gokens would have nothing to do with them in the future.

　Kuria is a hostage until such time as the pledge is made. Of course, if my master refuses my request, he will have to prepare himself accordingly. The same is true if the other side gets in the way of the people around me.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.


"F*ck you........there's no way I can do that.......!


　Klimt, who had been holding his broken right arm while crawling on the ground, spoke up.

　I heard that and nodded my head in agreement.


I'm sure you're right. I would never listen to the words of that man's exiled son. I would prefer it if it was something like "let the devil go". I'm going to let you live, Klimt.

What...?

If you want to save her, you'll have to risk your life to get what I want. If you don't, your sister will be crying out that she'd rather be dead. I don't have to explain to you why I'm leaving a woman, Cryia, as a hostage and not a man, do I?

G... you...


　The mountains and rivers in the mountains and mountains of Japan are the source of my maliciousness. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

　I grabbed a random handful of beautiful white hair that flowed down the back of his kimono and forced him to stand there, ignoring his voice of pain.


'Normally I would cut the tendons in your limbs to prevent you from rebelling, but I'll give you a break on that, in spite of the fact that you kneeled down so willingly. Klimt, just so you know, if you don't return to the island to help Crya, I will kill my sister at that point. Goz understands, too.


　When he turned the water on Goz, who had been silent up to this point, the former Fu Yaku responded in a stifled voice.


''--Young.''

You're young again. What is it?

That is the reason why I said to leave the demon's daughter in charge of the young man, that I did. I would like to take responsibility for explaining to you what is going on with your mansion. However, the matter of Jijinbo, the seeds of illusion, and the mind suit must be reconfirmed. Then, I am sure that the Lord will order the young man to return. What will the young man do then?

How's that for a change? No one is going to fight for you now.


　When I responded with a cynical smile that I didn't need to think about it, Goz continued with a grim face.


''The Gokens are the Gokens who unite the users of the Illusionary One-Sword School. The Gokan-sama would never allow a wielder to be outside of the Gokens to slaughter a species of illusion all by himself. There is no way to explain the fact that you defended the devil's daughter and killed Jirinbo, but this is impossible to explain, no matter how much you and Klimt plead with them. You can't come back in any case?

Don't make me say it again.

As it is, he will be cut down as a traitor. You will be crushed with the pawned Cryer.

I'm sorry.


　I chuckled and my throat quivered as I cut straight through Goz's words.


'Will I be executed as a traitor if I don't?　It's rather good for me. I don't have to ask for it, they just send me food.


　That was my true intention.

　However, as long as the possibility exists that such people could bring harm to my surroundings, it's also true that it's a risk that should be avoided if at all possible.

　This is why I decided to reveal the abilities of the Soul Eater.

　A half-hearted avenging hand would only strengthen me. If you want to defeat me, you need to be able to kill me with a single attack. I'm not sure how many swordsmen are capable of reliably killing me, as I'm one of the Four Lords and I've beaten Goz, Crya, and Klimt's two golden generations of swordsmen - even for a swordsman, such a force is extremely limited. This is because the number of attacks will inevitably be reduced.


The next time you have a higher-ranked brother in arms than you?　Or do you want to mobilize the eight flag superiors to attack us in numbers?　Either way, you're going to have to move quite a bit of force, but now, here's a question. Do the current swordsmen have enough time to pull that much war power away from the demon gate and send it all the way to the Canary?

Mm.

I don't think so. Even if they did, I wouldn't mind. Then I'll just eat every last assassin they send my way and get on the island. I don't care which way it goes, Goz. You can tell that man that.


　I'm the one who is confronting you with a choice.

　The fact that Bonkotsu, who couldn't go beyond the trial, has defeated a species of illusion in just five years - in front of this fact, you can panic as much as you want.

　Besides, there is the matter of Jirinbo. A man who was the heir apparent to the swordsman's family had struck down a blue-ringed bannerman who had been secretly ordered by the emperor. Once the emperor knew this, the emperor's vassals who had ill-feeling towards the swordsmen would be happy to start their maneuvers. No, it's not surprising that not only the emperor's vassals, but also their superiors would be moved.

　The swordsmen who have a monopoly on the martial power of the Illusionary Itto-ryu style are not only the emperor's bosom sword, but also the sword above his eyes.

　Now, my existence is the very bomb that shakes the swords family.

　How would that father operate in this situation? Just imagining that made me feel very happy.