Chapter 207: Counterattack (3)

He does not think an amateur twisting logic clumsily can get the back of a veteran.

Therefore aim is the shortest distance.

Only going the battlefield with physical ability slightly raised by Knight’s holy flames.

"Fool."

But as natural does not reach Alter.

Since Colvaz’s flames possess certain-kill-class power taking distance from Niekawa is natural.

But fine with that.

If approached troublesome, if hitting large damage. Therefore Alter must always pay attention to Niekawa.

Yes, make waste thinking power.

Then.

"Se, noo!"

Someone stronger than the likes of himself will somehow.

Knuckle who powerfully stepped in punches Alter by momentum.

"Dull."

However Alter mows the spear and strikes Knuckle. Suffering leaks from the girl’s mouth.

Right after that bullets poured from above.

That seeming made by a different principle from Earth’s heavy firearms possesses power sufficient to wound a Magician Diabolic.

Therefore Alter uses lightning-swift acceleration, while avoiding takes distance.

(No, wrong!)

Alter who became lightning runs.

Straight under Niekawa.

In time? While thinking so the sword’s flames.

"Sorry but showed too much!"

Together with Arrow’s shout an iron pillar rose, and Alter’s trajectory bent gunyari.

Grounding a lightning rod matching Alter’s lightning-swift acceleration, twisted the trajectory of Alter who became lightning.

Together with a tongue-click chii Alter recovers substance and immediately stepped in and releases a thrust toward Niekawa.

But if that attack not lightning speed and not possessing skill of a degree of Sacred. Niekawa strengthened by holy flames was able to deal. Parries the holy spear with the blade. While side-eyeing the scattering sparks he releases Colvaz’s flames.

If this distance. He thought so, but Alter immediately makes his own body lightning for only an instant and jumps backward at high speed.

Probably used only the initial speed at lightning speed, and by materializing in the air avoided falling on the lightning rod. Mouse aims from above but continues accurately avoiding by activating lightning-swift acceleration in small intervals.

"...What? Still not even one blow put in. With that appearance well antagonized me."

That expression and voice are full of confidence and leeway.

Unrelated to fatigue, seeming about to illusion fighting an opponent they cannot win however they struggle.

Yes, illusion.

At least currently should be unexpected for Alter.

The purpose is killing Livy, even thinking of antagonizing Sacred. There was no existence of Niekawa and Mouse there.

If going ordinarily at the point of beating Knight with the princess his win.

But the fight is continuing this way. Even if not showing on the face he should be consuming.

"I am reading that degree of thinking."

"Ku, u. As I thought bad match... should be consuming, and yet..."

Making the cloak flutter Alter released thunder.

At the countless lightning pouring from the sky Mouse above floats an expression of impatience.

She is equipping armor that runs the sky, but that movement is somehow awkward. Not able to master the equipment.

Therefore full of hands avoiding lightning. But even if taking off the armor no winning path for Mouse. Because the specs as a race are not particularly high.

"Consuming? Aa, doing. So what? With that degree of handicap think the likes of you matching me seriously?"

While making the lightning artificial eye shine Alter puts on a cruel smile.

At that bearing and behavior with no fatigue or impatience seen at all Niekawa ends up praising in the heart.

He thoroughly does not expose his own weakness and is behaving as if making himself look big. If putting into words seems a small person’s way of life, but if competing anyone is doing.

Because what is important in a fight is mental more than real ability.

Might not win, might lose, scary. At the point those words swirl in the heart becomes fleeing and unable to exert real ability.

Conversely soon can win, if this way can win, a little more endurance. Those words become vitality that moves the fatigued body.

The man named Alter Native understands that so does not show weakness to the other party.

Precisely because of that does not understand.

"...Alter Native, why are you fighting in this place?"

While asking he goes forward.

Together with a powerful step-in he flies a slash wrapping flames, and further advances.

Avoided is included. Though attacking with full power the combat experience differs too much between Niekawa and Alter. Eight or nine out of ten the movement is read and avoided.

"...If left side my attack also passes?"

As predicted Alter avoids the flying slash, and in that gap gray hair attacks.

Toward the hair closing with a cunning snake-like trajectory Alter knocks down with the butt of the holy spear.

"Aa already, why is this man so strong at close combat despite a magician...!"

Knuckle charges while spitting abuse, but the thrust fist is knocked down by the spear.

Toward her who collapses balance Alter immediately thrusts the spear. But Livy’s hair wraps on Knuckle’s body and pulls. The spear tip grazes the chest armor and sparks scattered.

"Abu, naa. Thank you Livy-san!"

"If thinking so properly hit the attack!"

"Thinking wanting to hit...!"

Sewing the gap of the two’s attacks Niekawa goes forward.

Why Alter is going forward and fighting. To know that.

Niekawa is not detailed about the man named Alter Native.

But even so he knows the outcome of the April fight, and had discerned possessing the skill of cornering Sacred.

Then why chose to fight in this place?

Because obtained light? Because became able to do a frontal match? No, becoming able to do a frontal match is not that must do a frontal match.

Whether taking hostages, or burning away with large magic from afar, there would have been other ways.

Not doing that means.

"That day in April the girl who received Saber’s sword. Your subordinate is aiming something?"

He does not think answers.

But whether some hint comes out in the spur-of-the-moment speech and action. That degree of question. Not even becoming a hook.

"..."

The reply was silence.

Not that shut up as no need to answer, but could not immediately think of words toward Niekawa’s words. That kind of instant silence.

The expression was also distorted suffering. A face as if a hand thrust into a wound.

(...What?)

He ends up confused.

Should have been a question nothing.

Laughed with the nose as no obligation to answer, or passed in silence, or lie that already mixed in the evacuated students. Either way should have been a question easily flowed.

"Adjutant Meldiana Calmate is defeated by internal conflict... because little relation with him, though the process differed could not escape the fate of ’dying by betrayal’."

The slight opening that floated on Alter, toward there while releasing bullets from above Mouse talks.

"Precisely because of that Mouse-san came to this place... he who lost the stopper would only bring ruin."

"...I see. Mouse, you, were seeing the scene?"

While rotating the spear like a windmill and knocking away Alter quietly muttered.