16-Episode 16: Game




Come on, let's go!

 The first move is Tania.
 She kicks the ground and rushes in.

'I?

 Gosh, it was coming at me at a substandard speed.
 I hurriedly flew to the side to avoid it.

''We'll do it. By the way, that blow would have eliminated half the adventurers.''
Does that mean I'll pass my first test?
There's still lots of trials ahead. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

 Tania made a gesture of swooshing and breathing in...

 Gosh!

 Like a dragon, the fireball flew out of his mouth.

'Is that even possible?'

 You're transforming into a person, so don't do anything people can't do!

 Avoid it at all costs this time.
 Right.
 Left.
 Behind.

 The fireballs were fired one after another, and somehow, I manage to avoid them all.

Unya! Hot, hot nyah!
Wha, Kanade?

 The tip of the canade's tail was dusty and burning.
 I hurriedly flapped my hand to put out the fire.

''Unya.......my prized tail is dusty.......''
You okay?
Yeah, it's nothing to worry about. But I'm mad at you!
What?
Humph, are you up for it?
You're getting in the way of my tail!

 This time, Kanade rushes through.

 The impact is like shooting out a massive shell at close range.
 However, Tania catches it head-on.

''Guh, that was a bit of a surprise!
Ooooooh, my tail!

 Kanade's rush.
 Even my eyes, whose physical abilities have been enhanced by signing with Kanade, can't catch a fist.

 Tania deals with such a startling series of blows with both hands.
 The two of them are evenly matched.
 .........when it seems to be even, Tania spins around.
 And then a blow by her tail.

''Nyang!''

 The dragon's tail is a deadly weapon in and of itself.
 Kanade, who was struck by a blow as sharp as a whip, was sent flying off with a rush.

"Kanade!

 Catch a blown canade in mid-air!
 Still, he couldn't kill the momentum, and he'd be blown away with it... but...

d*mn you!

 I put my hands on the ground and slowed down with friction.
 I managed to regain my position and landed on both feet.

'Thanks, Rain...'
Don't charge in alone.
Meow I'm sorry.
I'll come with you this time.
Yeah!

 Eye to eye, eye to eye, timing....
 Charge!

 As if to pinch her from both sides, she hits Tania.
 
 If you hesitate against the strongest dragon race, you won't last a minute.
 I'm going to hit them with all my might right now.

''Phew!''
Yah!
Hmm...!

 Me and Kanade's blows were blocked by both of Tania's hands.
 Each of the attacks from the left and right, each of which was received with one hand.

 Is the dragon race even more monstrous than the cat spirit race!

'Seiyaaah!

 Tania grabbed me and Kanade's hands in reverse and spun them around on the spot.
 She spins around so much that a small tornado forms...
 As it is, it is thrown high in the sky.

'Ugh, nyahhhh!
Wha...?

 No matter how good we are physically, we can't fly.
 We're a great target now.

 In fact, on the ground, Tania was ready to take a stand and shoot the fireball out again.

"Kanade!
Yeah.

 He made his body thin as a spear and changed the trajectory of his fall.
 I managed to get to Kanade and...

 They kick each other's legs in the air.

 The repercussions of this, their bodies fly sideways...
 Immediately afterwards, Tania's fireball passed through the place where she had been a moment ago.

 It landed on the ground.

 He also avoided the fireball that was shot out aiming for the moment of landing, and got a distance from Tania.

''Kanade.''
Meow?
How do you understand my intentions?

 We kicked each other in the air and used the recoil to avoid Tania's attack.
 I had a flash of something like that, but I didn't have time to put it into words, so I did it instantly...
 Kanade responded as perfectly as we had discussed.

'Because he's one of Rain's friends...'
I see.

 Friends.
 It sounded good.
 It gave me a sense of fulfillment that I never got when I was at the brave party.

"You're good," you said. You're the first to outlast me in a row! I'll give you a compliment...
So, are we going to stop here?
What? What are you talking about? There's no way I'm going to stop having so much fun.
I was hoping you'd say that.

 Thinking that just saying so is free, he tries to offer a truce, but it is immediately rejected.

"I'll go further and further!

 Tania rushed through again.
 But ... for the second time, that doesn't work anymore!

"Yikes!

 Grabbing Tania's arms and shoulders while missing her body to the safety zone, she uses her opponent's momentum to spin her around.
 As it is, she slams into the ground.

'Ouch.....................I was caught off guard. I'm not going to be like this anymore.
How about that?
You said it!

 Tania spun around and delivered a blow with her tail.
 She dodged the blow, sharp as a whip, as she crawled on the ground.
 He continued to run and get close to the flesh.
 This time, he grabbed both hands and threw himself backwards!

It's gone?

 I'm rather serious about it, but Tania just says it hurts, and doesn't seem to be taking much damage.
 Is the strength of the dragon race unlimited...?

I'm going to do it then I'm serious!
'Seriously you can't be serious about that?
Now, what do we do about this?

 Tania made a gesture as if she were taking a deep breath.
 The light converged.

''Is that...!
It's dragon breath!

 The dragon's deadly blow is released.

 A roar, an explosion, and the sound of a shot.
 A torrent of flashing heat ate at us.

''Rain!''
Okay....okay!

 Kanade glanced at me and...
 I can guess the intention.

 Maybe this is what Kanade was like earlier, too.
 Maybe this is what it means to be friends.

''Se-eeeeeeeee!

 He timed it perfectly with Kanade and shot his fist forward!
 A blow with the whole body.
 The cat spirit race and the twin strikes that borrowed their power created a powerful shockwave....

 It collides with Dragon Breath and offsets it.

''........''

 Tania rolled her eyes.

''I'm stunned ... I didn't think you'd be able to block my special move in that way.
Hmmm, a combined attack with Rain...

 For some reason, Kanade seems happy.
 I'm glad that we were able to do something like that, improvise without a meeting, but... I'm glad that we're breathing together.

 If I could, I would never do it again.
 It will shorten my life span.

'It's getting more and more fun! Now, I'm serious! I'll give you my all. Let's have fun to our hearts' content.

 Not good.
 The fact that he was biting down on the heck out of it made Tania get serious.

 With Kanade, I don't feel like losing.
 But I can't have any consideration for my surroundings.
 What would happen to the bridge if he seriously clashed with Tania........

''Well Kanade, I've got a little plan for you, can you give me a hand?''
I'll always be on Rain's side.
Thanks.

 From here on out, I'm going to fight like me ... like a Beast Tamer.