The wind blows and I prepare myself.
　I'm going to run now to the Death Road, where the monsters will be buried. If I slow down even a little, my body will be shot through by the bullet monsters that pop out of the ground.
　From a short distance away, I can hear yellow cheering, or rather, yapping.

　'KAKERU!　Please don't fall down!
　Wouldn't it be more fun to fall down?
　That too!
　"'Kokeoke!　Kookie-roo!
　Shut up!

　What the hell are they doing?　Are you really with us?　
　It was then that I suddenly remembered.

　'Come to think of it, what is Touka's blessing?　I know you're going to use lightning-based magic or skills, though.

　He spoke to Touka, who was waiting behind him.

　'Come to think of it, I didn't tell you. I have the 《God of Thunder's Blessing》 attached to me.
　Isn't that just too cool?
　Really?　But I'm a samurai. I only use my skills on occasion.　The basics are swordsmanship.
　You were screaming all over yourself yesterday.
　'Oh, yeah, that's because Kakeru was trying to say weird things!
　Oh, yeah.
　What's the reaction?
　So, what's this swordplay thing?　There's a lot of things to do, even with swordsmanship.
　It is true that there are many schools. But what I'm going to show you now is the swordsmanship I created. It is the strongest and most outstanding swordsmanship that is superior to any other school. I'm sure Kakeru will be surprised.
　'Oh!　So Touka has created a new school by himself!　That's awesome!
　''Hmm. It's nice to hear you say so. Well, Kakel. For now, let's eradicate Tobidryu. I'll show you. My own personal swordsmanship, the tachi-suji of Jirun Style!

　Contrary to the excited tone of my voice, my heart goes cold.

　'Hey, who named that school?'
　Me?
　Whatever you do, just don't say that name in public.
　Why?
　Do you even know what that word means?
　Oh, of course!
　...then tell me what it means.
　'I mean better than any of the schools that deal with the same sword,'

　I exhaled loudly, turned around, and taught the dark-haired beauty a lesson in her ear.
　The broader meaning of infidelity.

　'Huh?　Nah, nah, what are you talking about!

　Touka's face turned red and he took a step back from me.
　That would be a reaction. If the name of the school you thought was so cool that you gave it to yourself was a word that the world recognized as such.

　I've just taught you the meaning of that word as it's used in the public domain. Good thing there's someone to stop you before you say it publicly in front of the rest of them. You should be grateful, right?
　Oh.... it's...
　It's such a small thing to say thank you.
　Oh.... it's...
　What?　Didn't my mom teach me that gratitude should be expressed out loud to others?

　Touka came up to my ear with her face bright red.
　Hey, hey, I'm not asking for that. Well, I'm not ready for that yet. Ah, a bit of soft stuff hit me--

　I'm going to kill you.
　Why?

　I ran.
　It wasn't a run to lure the monster out of the ground, but a run to escape the demon gods looming behind me.
　After I ran, the tobidolu jumped out of the ground while making a pleasant sound with a clomp clomp.
　The god of thunder cuts them all off and chases after me. A beautiful black-haired girl with white light that crunches all over her body is coming at you while scraping the ground.
　I'm sure the reason why the crunching sound sometimes seems distant is because Tobidolu and the others have become a wall.

　In no time, I'm running through my search, reaching a spot where I don't know where the monsters are buried.
　Still, I can't stop for fear of the monster buried under the ground.

　''Wait!
　"No one waits for me to wait!　If I stop, I'm dead!
　"We're not gonna die!　It just separates your neck from your body!
　'It's called dying!　Good thing you did it before you told the others!　Don't be so angry!
　'I've already said it a few times!　What are you going to do about it!
　"I don't give a shit!

　In the meantime, there are clomping tobidlions popping out of the ground.
　How much of it is buried?

　Bogoo.
　What?

　Instead of the light popping sound I had heard before, there was a dull sound, and at the same time, Touka's surprise came out.
　I turned back.

　Hey, hey, hey. What the f*ck is this?

　In front of him, a tobidolu, several times larger than a tobidolu, appeared in front of him.

　''Kakeru!　Can you hear me?
　I can hear you!
　Come over here!
　'No!　I don't want to die yet!
　It's a joke, of course!　I don't want to be a murderer either, as expected.

　No, it didn't look like a joke to me. There was lightning coming out of my eyes, though.
　I bypassed the brown pile that hadn't moved slightly since I showed up and made my way to Touka.
　I walked around the side of the monster and Touka's figure came into view.

　'Why are you such a wreck?'

　The exposure is torn in places, and there are scrapes on the hands and feet.
　It's nice to be a beautiful young woman, isn't it?

　"Don't worry about it. You're in the battlefield, so you'll get a scratch or two. And don't look at me like I'm an a**h*le.
　"...and then what?　What do you think this guy is, Touka?　It looks like the boss of Tobidryu.
　'I suppose so. Perhaps if we defeat this guy, all the Tobidolu in this area will be scattered.
　Can we take it down?　I could bring Stella with me if I wanted to.
　'No, if I'm serious, I can slay a monster like this one.
　Oh.
　"Kakeru, stand back and watch. I'll show you the swordplay that's been in my family for generations.
　"Shut off--
　'Not that one!　It's gone!

　I moved a little further away from Touka and decided to observe her.