Published at 4th of November 2020 09:03:35 PM
Chapter 85
[Lullaby of Fierce Battle]
Face Punch didn’t hesitate to punch .
Approximately five minutes after the battle with Setsuna began, he fired his third ‘One Time Impact’ .
The city was scraped off with such a momentum that made it look like a mound of sand that was kicked . Besides, Setsuna, who was caught in it, slipped into the dust cloud generated by the impact .
The residential area was pushed away by the shock wave emitted in 60 degrees angle in front of Face Punch . It’s a power that sets it apart .
If one were hit directly, one won’t be able to escape death .
However, this was the first time that Face Punch faced an opponent who was unscathed after receiving that ‘One Time Impact’ .
Like the second time, he emerged from the side of the dust cloud, and approached Face Punch while making his way around it .
“Hah! It’s no use!”
Another ‘One Time Impact’ .
With this, Face Punch used his ability for the fourth time .
A power that had no concern about harming allies . It is correct to say that it was unreasonable .
If it wasn’t in District B, which was the closest to the enemy’s invasion point, the damage would have been even greater .
Shion, who was the quickest to evacuate, deployed only Face Punch at the point so that he can rampage unbridled .
However, the result of the battlefront did not turn for the better .
The man called Setsuna . This situation, in which he stops Face Punch alone, was not favorable to Shion .
Setsuna retreated far away again at the release timing of ‘One Time Impact’ .
Face Punch’s One Time Impact, which exerted high firepower in a single shot, had the property of being easily seen through .
Most of the ability user had no way of dealing with it even if they saw through it, but Setsuna had one .
His ability is ‘Moment Guard’ .
It was the ability to momentarily create a strong barrier around him . The barrier that spring forth from inside him when deployed could also be used to attack as it pushes away the surroundings . And it was possible to draw others into that barrier .
Face Punch saw through Setsuna’s ability with the fourth ‘One Time Impact’ .
He comprehended what kind of ability it was with the second attack, reconfirmed it with the third attack, and investigated it further with the fourth attack .
Seeing as he retreated when attacked, Face Punch judged that it is dangerous for him to be hit directly at a close distance even though he has a barrier . Or perhaps he took a distance because he will produce a small gap after using his ability, just like Face Punch .
Whichever it is, is fine – Face Punch thought, coming to a conclusion .
Battling with ability is no use . If this continues, Face Punch who had several limitations will be at disadvantage .
The dust cloud cleared up again, and Setsuna emerged from it .
Face Punch distorted the corner of his mouth and said,
“This is boring . ”
“Hm?”
“Let’s stop using ability . Let’s fight with only bare hands, Setsuna . ”
Face Punch was a bold man . Having pulled out all the knives in his holder and leaving them on the spot, Face Punch took one step forward .
He made a provoking gesture and took a fighting pose .
He was a man who would do such a thing even if he’s going to fight to the death .
Setsuna grinned .
He was also confident in brawling . Originally a member of Nursery Rhymes, Setsuna came here to enjoy the fight .
At the beginning, Setsuna also thought that endurance battle with Face Punch would be boring .
Therefore, he was delighted with the proposal . Setsuna didn’t hate this kind of fight to the death .
He threw off his white coat and sweatsuit, exposing his trained upper body .
Similarly, Face Punch also threw off his jumper, showing the physical beauty of his upper body .
“I’m glad you are the enemy I faced, Setsuna . ”
“Haha! Me too!!”
Setsuna used light footwork to close the distance with Face Punch .
Face Punch set up both of his hands in front of his face and step forward .
And immediately after, Setsuna jumped in front of Face Punch .
‘One Time Impact’
Particles quickly converged on top of the fist that Face Punch launched .
Setsuna eyes opened wide, surprised seeing the particles .
His barrier was, of course, not in time .
Along with Setsuna, the landscape was blown away .
The impact sound that sounded like a lightning strike is accompanied by earth tremor .
A breeze blows through the B district, which looked as if just being hit by catastrophes .
Face Punch stood on the piled-up rubbles and stared at the empty sky .
“Sorry . I wanted to fight it out with you though . ”
Sakasegawa, Byakurei, and Hitsugiya . These three were old friends .
They who used to live on killing, got to know each other by triple-booking at a certain job . It became the first time that they were working together .
They hit it off well and formed a team .
Feared individually to begin with, each was a well-known killer, so their team quickly became famous in the underworld .
However, after a while, having noticed that their direction of killing didn’t match, the team was disbanded .
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After the disbandment, they founded the ‘Association’ in order to improve the work environment of the industry and to get a better job .
Eventually, Sakasegawa became the manager of the ‘Association’ . Hitsugiya rarely went in and out of the ‘Association’, but sometimes, he took work there .
And Byakurei, as a matter of fact, worked in the ‘Association’ .
In the course of it, Byakurei became the member of Anonymous because he accepted a request to assassinate Hyde, the leader of Anonymous .
Being defeated by Hyde after challenging him, Byakurei was invited to become the member of Anonymous .
Thus Sakasegawa, Byakurei, and Hitsugiya walked their respective paths .
And now, fortunately or unfortunately, the two men met again . As enemies .
“It seems that you’ve been sitting in your position all these times, Sakasegawa . Are your skills not getting rusty?”
“Maybe your strength has been deteriorated, Byakurei . ”
“Don’t be stupid . I’ve always been stronger than you since the olden days . ”
“My bad, but it’s been a long time since I last fight . Sorry if I can’t kill you easily . ”
There was no conversation after that .
Sakasegawa kicked the rock at his feet toward Byakurei and flew high to the sky .
The rock did not reach Byakurei . The rock fell to the ground in front of him, blocked by an invisible wall .
The appearance of Sakasegawa changed as he climbs into the sky .
Strengthening abilities could be divided into forms by training .
For the strengthening system, which had various troublesome aspects such as tearing clothes, it was a standard practice to train to stop the transformation change while still in the humanoid state during transformation .
Now, Sakasegawa was transforming into an eagle . Feathers grew from all over his body, his originally sharp eyes became sharper, and a beak extended from the tip of his nose .
Abilities of the strengthening system that made huge changes like his have a disadvantage, that is to be mistaken for a demon beast sometimes .
Strengthening system ‘Black Eagle’ .
The jet-black twin wings were unfolded, and Sakasegawa, which became a huge eagle, stopped in the air and looked down at Byakurei .
The height is approximately 300m . The eyes of the current him could even clearly see the texture of the concrete on the gound .
Having targeted Byakurei with his sharp eyes, he began to descend in order to hunt his prey .
Twice and thrice he flapped his wings .
Having reached his maximum speed in an instant, Sakasegawa sensed that there is an invisible wall in front of him and then he made a big detour around the sky .
Byakurei’s ability . ‘Room Impair’ .
Sakasegawa sensed the invisible wall by a slight change in the airflow .
In order not to be caught by the ability of Byakurei, he had to move at a speed at which Byakurei cannot react .
The space where Sakesagawa headed earlier is fixed .
Byakurei predicted Sakasegawa’s movement and used his ability . He couldn’t fix many spaces at the same time . Though it could be deployed at the same time, his ability could at most fix five ‘surfaces’ of a certain size .
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Therefore, it was incompatible with Sakasegawa’s strengthening system’s ability that allowed him to move freely in the sky . A normal human’s dynamic visual acuity could not keep up with the reaction speed of ability user of the strengthening system .
However, Byakurei knew that Sakasegawa had to take a distance for acceleration and transformation .
The reason why Sakasegawa landed first was because Byakurei was wearing a mask and he didn’t know it was him until he got closer .
However, Sakasegawa didn’t regret the delay in development . There is no such thing as a head on bout for killers, but it exists between Sakasegawa and Byakurei, between friends .
Byakurei was aiming at Sakasegawa’s lack of stamina . He continued to fix the space at Sakasegawa’s destination again and again .
He predicted Sakasegawa’s trajectory and used his ability while forming an image of an invisible maze in his mind .
Sakasegawa gradually narrowed the distance to Byakurei with a reaction that exceeded that prediction .
From the side, it looked like Sakasegawa is dancing strangely in the sky, but the reality was that they’re having a fierce battle .
Byakurei didn’t make a mistake in making an instant judgment too . His eyes that were opened wide to the limit are slightly congested with blood .
Experts always anticipated the movement of their opponent . Sixth sense, cultivated intuition, and talent . People who had these factors showed a response that is close to a precognition .
Byakurei crushed the ‘shortest’ of Sakasegawa .
Sakasegawa ‘reconstructed’ the “shortest” .
And they were imminent .
Byakurei reached for the sword on his back .
The talons of Sakasegawa were approaching .
Byakurei fixed the space on all direction as if to confine himself . However, he didn’t make it to set it up above him .
Sakasegawa’s talons approached from above his head .
The next moment .
Sword draw(Battou) .
Byakurei released the fixed space and made it possible to draw out the sword .
The fixed space was released, and Sakasegawa opened his eyes wide to the attack from an unexpected position .
Hesitation arose . If he swung it down without hesitation, Sakasegawa’s claws would definitely crushed Byakurei’s head .
And Sakasegawa took a single stroke of Byakurei’s sword .
With a splash of blood, Sakasegawa rolled vigorously behind Byakurei .
“Haa…haa… See, aren’t you getting rusty?”
When Byakurei turned around, Sakasegawa, who had been cut through the vital spot, had already died .
The first person who came into contact with the enemy was Face Punch-san .
I confirmed the death of two enemies to the first hit of Face Punch-san . One of the survivors headed for Byakurei-san .
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Listening to the conversation, I found out that the person who went was Sakasegawa, the chairman of the ‘Association’ .
The fact that he will face Byakurei-san is a good miscalculation . I heard that Byakurei-san was one of the founders of the ‘Association’; he must have some sort of relation with Sakasegawa . In that case, he will know his way of fighting to some extent .
Almost at the same time as the battle of Face Punch-san started, the battle of Getsuri and co started . Getsuri-san and co seem to have done well, they have succeeded in annihilating the enemy .
As I thought, Getsuri-san’s ‘Skill Lock’ is strong . If he has a suitable partner, there’s no way he would lose .
“Inshi-san, the enemies were splitting into 7:3, but just keep going to F-44 . Their number reduced to seven . ”
[Roger that . ]
“Chiyaku-san, please head to F-66 . Please annihilate the three enemies as soon as possible and then go to Inshi-san’s location at F-44 . ”
[Got it . ]
I check the time .
It’s about time for Renga to arrive . I want to put the battle situation in order to some extent by the time the two generals arrive .
It also depends on the reinforcements though .
The battle in H district has not started yet . Is it because the distance is quite far?
There are several people who are idle anyway, should I told them to head there from here .
I think while tracing the map with a marker .
At that time, a sound suddenly appeared behind me .
I look back vigorously .
“I thought something was wrong, and it turns out you are in command, huh . That means that Yoiyami’s intuition was right on the mark after all . ”
At the end of my gaze, a man with a white mask on his face stood .
Grayish hair and silver earrings . And when I saw the navy-blue jacket, I immediately knew who it was .
When I realized it, he took off the white mask and jokingly bowed
“Hitsugiya… Banri…!”
“Ha, how impolite of you . ” (TN : For calling him without an honorific)
Hitsugiya Banri .
The one in front of me was one of the strongest killers .
“You… are a member of Nursery Rhymes, huh . ” I shift my eyes to the white mask and said .
“That kind of thing doesn’t matter, right?”
Dammit, with this guy in such a place . It is the worst .
If I left, the battle front would be messed up .
“Let’s dance, sound user . ”
-Shion VS Hitsugiya Banri-