Ryuu Kusari No Orishin No Naka No Kokoro
Chapter 1 Part 6

...It had been about 3 weeks since the battle with Tiamat. One way or another, thanks to Shish's care, I was able to live my usual life....

Shisho's medicine appears to be genuine, and although it does not have a quick recovery from the herb, it seems that the medicine is quite enhancing the body's healing abilities.

In addition to places like battlefields where immediate recovery is needed, this is a very reliable remedy in a city where you can rest slowly.

However, I was unable to move for the past 3 weeks, and I did not enter the school for 3 days without notice, so when I entered the school for the first time in 3 days, I did not enter the school, I was heavily suppressed by Anri-sensei and it became a difficult situation. Strangely, however, an unannounced 3-day and 3-week absence for injury recovery does not make much of a fuss at school.

After 3 days of absence, I entered school for the first time, Mars saw a wound on my body.

"What's? Did you walk down the street and get hit by a train? It's too paralyzed."

As usual, He fooled me, and because the people around him were in harmony with him, that was why it became unsettling.

One reason is because I don't deny it either.

However, Anri-sensei was not fooled, and he called me to a sermon course in his staff room.

"Nozomu-kun, what are you hiding ~. Having such an injury after being absent without notice, it is not normal ~"

"No, it's not a big deal. I just got hurt while working …"

"That's a lie. Nozomu-kun entered the forest, right ~. A dragon will come out is just a rumor, but even so, a powerful demon beast in the depths of the forest might come near the highway ~ "

…………I'm sorry. It really is a dragon. Moreover, as a result, I defeated him.

I cannot say that, however, I insist that there was an accident at work and I was involved in it.

"Then why not sign in without notice~? Nozomu-kun lives in the dorm so you can contact school~."

"i got a fever and fell asleep because of my injury. And no classmate in this school cares about me ……"

………… I feel a little sad when I say it myself. Indeed, I have no friends, and I can't tell you the truth.

I tried to escape from here somehow,

“...............

Anri-sensei started crying.

I was confused by something sudden.

"Eh, what happened all of a sudden?"

"En! Nozomu-kun doesn't believe me ~ !! Such half-serving dependency ~~ !!"

"e, uh. No, it's not like that. Why is the story so!!"

"Because you are not telling the truth ~ !! Those injuries were battle wounds by any means, I did not hear about the accident in the city, and the medicines used for treatment were not available in this city !!"

………… It seems impossible to cheat.

But I can't tell her the truth. The fight between me, who was trying to trick her, and Anri-sensei, who was trying to question me while crying, continued for a while. ………… On the contrary, the crying face of Anri-sensei is a violation.

A beautiful woman looked at me with tears in her soft eyes. And he's just worried about me.

If a man saw that expression, the man would probably listen to whatever he said.

… or rather, this person was the type of person who naturally made a man faint, and even worse because he was unaware of it.

“Nozomu-kun ........... Can't you tell me?”

That's rotten! !! !! !!

Speaking of the result, the initial bell of the lesson ended the sermon of the tearful attack from Anri-sensei. I left the staff room to escape. But after all, Anri-sensei seems dissatisfied and always angry during the morning class.

……………… I'm sorry, Sensei.

"Nozomu-kun! Don't solve this question without using Baud~!"

And I became the center of intensively targeted during class.

………… Anri-sensei, let alone you are immature ………….

In the afternoon, combat engineering classes. This was the same battle class simulation as before. My opponent is ….

"You again? the lowest"

It's Mars again.

"You're out of luck, keep following me like you were yesterday. Well, whoever your partner is, you don't necessarily win. Ahahahahahaha!!"

As usual, I ignored Mars fooling people, standing in my own standing position, and confirming my own condition.

It looks like his injury is fine. It's healed right.

The katana is okay too. Although this is a clone, it feels almost the same as mine.

Emphasis Ability.

But.

I dreamed of Tiamat, and I felt a little anxious at that moment. And I feel like there's something about me that's going to break with letting go.

I hesitated to release the chain.

"Then, start ~~"

Mars approached me with the cry of Norn-sensei.

Maybe He will destroy me from the beginning, it seems like this time He has already used physical reinforcement by Qi.

Keep an eye out for Mars in a hurry and use Qi to increase my physical strength.

"Destroy it !!!"

Mars tried to swing the great sword down from above and turn it to the side.

I twisted my body to gain momentum and swung my katana under the launched greatsword. Katana launches and fends off the great Martian sword.

Marus immediately corrected the trajectory of his sword and swung it down.

I flipped my wrist and held the katana diagonally to the great Martian sword. At the same time, relax my feet to absorb the impact and fend off the great sword.

By becoming a dragon slayer, his slightly increased physical abilities made it possible to fend off the Martian slash without damaging my posture.

With that chance, I stepped forward and brandished the katana.

Mars prevented it with a challenge like last time, but I've considered it.

At the moment of the slash, I deliberately relaxed. Katana can be held back with a gauntlet, but casually, I can go straight to the next action.

Using the momentum of the swung katana, with one step further, releases one hand from the katana, and inserts the momentum of the step into the fist, and the hard fist hits the belly of Mars.

"Gat!"

Mars' face distorted in pain. Body posture is broken.

Then, holding Mars' head down, hit a knee kick to his face.

Mars staggers while spewing nosebleeds.

I'm trying to make more attacks, but …

"This.... this taaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!"

A large amount of energy erupted with the cry of Mars.

Driven by the randomly released Qi, I temporarily retreated from our respective distances.

Mars glared at me with an angry look.

An unexpected counterattack from my weak self that had just crawled some time ago. He's really mad.

"Kill! This fucking guy!! I will definitely kill you!!!"

Mars sends his energy to a greatsword while being angry. The Qi that was poured into blades of strong wind and stuck to the great sword.

Qi Technique "Rift Blade"

Also, the wind around the sword blew the opponent's defense, so there was no choice but to avoid it with enough force or prevent it from being blown away by the wind blades.

Marus swung the blade of wind at me.

I looked through the trajectory of the blades and dodged them, but Mars fired a series of such attacks.

I kept avoiding the sword. With my strength, even if I tried to fend off the current slash of Mars, it would be repelled by the wind around it.

However, a Mars sword attack dominated by fury was more monotonous than the previous mock battle, so there was no problem to continue dodging.

What makes this possible is a slight increase in physical ability.

In a situation where Ability Suppression was effective, my current physical abilities were still inferior to other students.

Even so, the slight increase in ability had greatly expanded the range of my fighting force.

As of now, there was no choice but to fend it off, but it was now possible to dodge the Martian slash by strengthening my body and concentrating on evasion.

While feeling my own growth, I began to prepare for my next move.

"What's going on!"

Mars is clearly confused by my movements which are different than before.

"Why didn't my slash hit him!!!"

Until now, I couldn't move like this.

When I received the great sword, I staggered, and the only way to avoid it was to roll on the ground.

Recently, I moved very well, even so, the results were no different, and finally, I just rolled on the ground again.

However, right now, he could not see such a move.

Its own movements were slower than before, but this was a very accurate evasion. Not only his slash, but also the wind that enveloped the sword seemed to be left behind.

When he suddenly saw my face, my facial expression showed no impatience, but confidence. Confidence I've actually seen his sword.

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The POV Mars

"It's like that!!! No way!!"

He is under his second year. But I excel at the confrontation of practical skills.

I'm sure that my abilities will work even at B rank.

Suddenly I remembered his skills.

"Enhanced ability"

A skill that reduces one's abilities below a certain level. Of course, he must have limited power, energy, and magic.

I wonder just how strong the man who looks through my sword with such shackles is. And how much training did he have to improve his physical abilities even with such shackles?

“. How can I take it!"

Emotions kill my sense of self that calmly assesses its hidden ability.

That is the cause of my defeat.

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Mars has always been confident in his power. He was born with a lot of energy, a good physique, and soon became stronger, so that no one around him could defeat him.

He's still in 10th grade, but he's capable. The pride of his power blurred his eyes.

Nozomu is slightly out of shape due to the slash of Mars. Mars swung his sword down, but it was Nozomu's trap.

Nozomu, who seemed to have fainted, instantly regained his position and jumped backwards, the Martian sword pierced through the ground, and the blade of wind that circled the sword rolled the ground around him, blocking his view.

"Bigmannnnn!!"

The impatient Mars released the wind blade that wrapped his sword in the direction Nozomu believed it was now.

Qi Technique "Splitting Hammer"

The blades of wind became a mass of wind and rushed like a battering ram.

The move took place to remove the smoke around him and secure the view of Mars, but the sight seen in his eyes showed his mistake in his choice.

There was no Nozomu before Splitting Hammer was released, and he was already next to Mars.

As smoke covered Mars' field of view, he immediately moved his legs, readied his katana, and slipped to the side of Mars.

The line of sight of the two intersected. Nozomu had completed the sword retrieval position, and Mars' actions were slightly delayed.

He felt that he could not avoid it. Mars tries to defend it with a challenge, but its position collapses, and its actions are slightly delayed.

The moment when Nozomu's sword was taken out.

Go ~ n, go ~ n, go ~~~ n

"Oka~y. It's the end of class today, but everyone has to review it."

The final bell of the lesson reads, and with the orders of Anri-sensei, the classmates who are freed from the tension of the lesson begin to talk about their thoughts.

Nozomu returned his heel as he placed the sword he had pulled down.

Mars just stared at Nozomu's back leaving the training ground without saying anything.

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The POV Mars

"Hey, Mars. How about, today's game?"

"She looks safe today. Mars, how many times have you cut corners, he's too troublesome right!"

The two people around him said something, but Mars could not hear the word at all.

He's definitely getting stronger. No, was he originally strong and we didn't realize it?

At least his sword skills would definitely be better than mine. The results of today's mock battle showed that.

“............ What pain is this ...............”.

I feel uncomfortable. Anger came from inside my chest.

Because he's hiding his abilities?

…………. At least I'm not angry when I think about it now.

Then to whom ................................. I see ............................................................. for myself?

………… I've never been so angry with myself.

………… I am proud of my strength. At least I hate those who are weak and can do nothing but do something in the shadows.

And I hate it more, those who are trampled and take it for granted without fighting even further.

Until now, my feelings for her have been exactly that. Even if he was treated as the lowest this year, he accepted it without changing his facial expression.

He is the one I hate the most.

But how exactly?

He's more resistant than anyone. I don't know why, but He's trying to get stronger.

And that effort will be a level that I cannot even imagine.

I've never heard that humans with Emphasis Ability go beyond the limit.

What have we done to him who tried so hard to resist? I think he's been trampled and mocked.

While feeling a strong hatred towards myself, I kept watching him leave the training ground.