Do you want to get serious?　Didn't you ever mean it?

　That's bullshit. You're saying it to put us on edge and make us wary.
　But I'm not confused by such words. Rather, I don't have time to be confused because if I was confused, the [Release (Release)] I put on Meku would be released, so I don't have time to be confused.

　As per my first policy, I will defeat it as fast as possible. Even until I defeat it, if I let it weaken, Lenya and I can defeat it alone afterwards, so I'm going to attack it anyway.

　With that in mind, I start attacking again.

[Legendary Mode]

　Takei told me that. What's that, a skill?

　The moment he used that skill, Takei's movements changed.

　It was fast to begin with, but it became even faster. Takei is slashing at me at super speed. I managed to react and catch it, but it's incredibly powerful. Can you catch this all the way through?

You're not the only one. Each of them have their own secret skills. My 【legendary Mode】 only raises my physical ability considerably, so it's not much compared to other heroes, but it's enough to kill you.

　It's a lot of power. The whole sword is about to be pushed off.

　So, Mekku uses magic. It's a spear of light magic. Takei dodged the spell this time.
　While he was avoiding it, Lenya attacked him with a slash, but the attack was lightly received. After being received, Meku managed to avoid being attacked, as he was about to attack.

　d*mn. Enhanced?　It's not looking good. We've got about a minute left to take this one down. Or we should weaken them enough to drop their fighting ability significantly, right?　Can you do it?　Is it possible?

I hate this 3 to 1 thing. We've got to cut someone down. I didn't want to kill the girl, but she's too much trouble. Let's start with the tiger-like guy.

　Looks like they've changed their target to Rainier.
　Takei starts to move. I was moving to defend Lenya a moment ahead of him as he started to move.
　However.

I'm gonna have to feint.

　Takei was heading towards Meku.
　Completely fooled, I was a little slow to react.
　That little bit was fatal. Takei unleashes a thrust aimed at Meku's chest.
　Meku isn't able to react with too much speed.

'Meku!'

　I screamed. But it was no use.
　A moment before Takei's sword pierced Meku's heart Meku's form turned back into a plush toy.
　Takei's sword stabbed into Meku in his plush state.

　I'm back to normal. Huh?　What would have happened if you'd been stabbed in that condition?

Aaaa..... I'm about to die.

　Mek seemed to be alive.

'Huh?　What is this?　I'm plush again, and I'm not dead. Mutt.

　Afterwards, Takei dropped the plush Meku with a plop.

　It's good to know that the one I thought was dead was safe. But this situation is.......pretty bad.

　Meku couldn't fight anymore.

　Can he beat Takei in this state?

　--We must win.

Well, you can't fight in your condition. Ha-ha-ha, you won. So let's kill him now. So, now we're going to kill that guy. I'm going to make him suffer a lot, and then I'm going to kill him.

　Takei seems to have changed his aim at me. And then he swings his sword at me.
　I catch it. Each blow is heavy. And they're fast.

　Catching them is all I can do.

　And finally, I can't catch it all and the sword breaks. Takei doesn't stop slashing, and I'm slashed in the shoulder area. Fresh blood gushed out of my shoulder. The pain in my shoulder was so intense that I involuntarily held it down and winced.

"Tetsuya!

　Rainier, who was watching the scene, came to the rescue.
　She attacks Takei from behind.

　Takei kicks Raina.

''Nyah!''

　A kick lands to the side of Raina's head. It seems to have done quite a bit of damage, and Raina goes back to being a cat.

　I appraise it, but it didn't seem to be dead, but it had only a small amount of HP left.

''You've gone from a tiger to a cat, this guy.

　Takei is a bit distracted. I take that opportunity to attack Takei. First, I use 【Dark Blaze】. After hitting the target, I use 【Meteorite】, but Takei kicked me in the stomach before I could use it.

''Gafu!''

　I cower on the ground in pain.

'Tetsuya!'

　I can hear Mek screaming.

Well, you're gonna have to suffer through this now~. What should we do? That's right.

　Takei said and approached the fallen Raina.
　Then he grabbed Lenya by the neck.

I'm gonna kill him in front of you first. And I'm gonna kill him pretty d*mn brutally.
What the...!
Ha-ha-ha, that's a good eye. You think I'm stupid, but you've got to suffer and suffer first. You can watch your friends die first, you know.
f*ck you...

　I tried to get up, and she stomped on my head.

You're not supposed to move.
G.....
'It's bad enough that a piece of crap like you pissed me off here. Suffer and suffer and die.

　Takei says and presses my head to the ground with a grimace.
　The taste of earth and blood spreads in my mouth. And an intense sense of humiliation surged into my chest.

　Shit!　Shit!

　I put a lot of effort into moving my foot, but it's trampled down so hard I can't move.

"You can't let him die while you're stepping on it. 'Okay.'

　Takei placed Raina in front of me.

'Now I'm going to stomp this guy to death.

　Then, as he rose to his feet, he declared.

'No, no!'
Stop!

　Me and Meku shout.

'I won't stop. Then watch me die, up close and personal.

　This is not... this... this!
　But I can't move. Same as before. Like when I almost got beat up against the Leasers.
　I'd be powerless to move, biting my fingernails off.
　But that time it was... yeah. At the time it's....

I saved you, didn't I?

　I heard the voice I had heard before.