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Chapter 269 – Aerial Party VS Ex Party 4 / Shining

269 – Aerial Party VS Ex Party 4 / Shining

Meanwhile, at that time.
Arthur was also on the move.

A ray of light rushed through to the enemy camp.
It’s not Spirit Magic. It was the radiance of Arthur himself as he sprinted.

In the case of a Possessed, the use of Spirit Magic leads directly to borrowing the power of the Spirit.
It’s also a power that Arthur would like to conserve if possible.

His speed was on par with one of the Big Four of the Impregnable Demon King Castle, the Reaper Knight Furcus.

「Uhg… Ewan!」

「Yes!」

The energetic Hero Ewan responded to the call of Alchemist Louie who had inherited the blood of the Dwarves.

He seemed to have fired two Wind Blades.
However, it was not aimed at Arthur.

It was heading for Louie.

「…No way.」

Arthur’s eyes opened wide.

「It’s not like we’re just sitting idly on the 1st Rank spot.」

Louie murmured.
He used his hammer to hit the Wind Blades that were heading towards his back.

At the same time as Arthur tried to slash him, Louie looked back and blocked it.

With his invisible twin swords.

From seeing his movements and my magical energy detection, I somehow managed to figure that out.

「― Magic Alchemy.」

Louie grinned at Arthur’s words.

「I suppose I’ll call it the Gale Twin Swords.」

From the stage of constructing a magic formula, magic in which the intentions of multiple people are mixed in is called Composite Magic.
Magic Alchemy is a technique that intervenes in the magic that has already been perfected to refine it into a weapon or armor of your choice.

The degree of difficulty is way higher than reforming a magical energy space that is stable as an existence.

Due to the small number of Alchemists who become Adventurers, previous users of this technique cannot be found unless they go back to the time of the Great War.
In this period, it is like a lost technique.

Louie has restored and brought it back to this era.
With this, he can fight as long as his comrades are there.

There is no need to search for materials. He can turn the magic of his comrades into weapons.

For 10 years, they have been protecting the 1st Rank seat.
But this Party is still aiming higher.

They are continuing to run along the path they have chosen.

― That’s why they’re worth surpassing.

「Excellent. But will you be able to match me in terms of swordsmanship?」

「I probably can’t. But that doesn’t matter.」

「――」

Arthur jumped horizontally.
A crack appeared where he had been.

「I can’t believe it still retained its original magic effects even after you have reformed it into a weapon……」

「I’ve told you already. It’s called Gale Twin Swords.」

Ewan’s Wind Blades retained its effect as a wind blade even after it became a weapon.
If it were twin swords that can shoot a Wind Blade whenever Louie wants, it would be enough to fill the difference in ability in close combat.

However, that was only if his opponent was not the Knight Lord Arthur.

「As expected from Lord Louie.」

He’d be underestimating Arthur if he thought that just twin swords would be enough to deal with him.
But if it was a weapon equipped with the Wind Blades of the Gale Hero, it would be a sufficient threat.

My comrade went beyond that and is trying to seize the win.
Arthur did not avoid the second and subsequent Wind Blades.

He either repelled or parried them all and came closer to Louie.

「As expected from the world-famous Knight Lord, but―」

A wall created from Earth extended from the ground in front of Arthur as he was about to jump from the front.

It was a high-speed alchemy without even the process of hitting it with a hammer.
It may have somewhat sacrificed the degree of precision, but it was still an amazing technique.

「Without touching it at all! Hmm, the essence of an extraordinary Alchemist!」

When he brandished his sword to slash sideways, the wall of Earth was brought down, however Louie was not at the other side of the wall.

The next moment, the squirming ground became a cluster of cones and surrounded Arthur in a circle as it all tried to attack him.
Arthur slashed all of it.

The ground on which he was standing collapsed at this time, as if it was predicted beforehand.
A shadow approached him as he lost his stance.

It was Louie.
It seemed that he had been hiding in the ground.

He used Alchemy to reshape the soil and set traps.
Judging from his stance, the Invisible Twin Swords seemed to have been reformed into an Invisible Spear.

He thrusted as he leaped.
Even if he is the Knight Lord, he cannot fly in the sky. His movements are restricted in the air where there is no ground for him to step on.

Even so, Arthur would have had a number of options.
But he chose to expose his hidden card.

It was probably out of respect for Louie, who had mastered alchemy-based combat methods after a tremendous amount of study.
Arthur sheathed his sword.

The invisible stab that was supposed to pierce his chest could only leave a hole in his outfit.

「Wha-」

「It was wonderful.」

The owner will be unharmed while the Holy Sword is in its sheath -『the Magic Sheath』.
It’s a Magic Tool that was given to him by the Spirit in the Original Dungeon Clear and a hidden card that he had refrained from using until now.

Now that he used it here, his opponents would be wary of him when he uses it in the next battle.
Even so, Arthur chose to use it here, against Louie.

In a blink of an eye, Louie’s spear was cut off, his body was slashed diagonally, and scattered as magical energy particles.
After it was all over, the falling Arthur returned to the ground.

「…I suppose I’d have to thank Mordred.」

That’s right.
The present Louie is not an opponent that can be left alone.

In addition to Ewan, the magic of the Contractor of Four Great Spirits Aerial and Michel, who is proficient in fire-attribute magic, can be used as weapons.
If he could create a weapon that uses that magic, the threat would be immeasurable.

If Louie had survived until Aerial was ready, it would be incredibly difficult to fight against him.

It was because Mordred’s actions were unpredictable and he betrayed everyone’s expectations of a showdown between swordsmen and held off Masamune that Arthur was able to free himself, leading to this result.

Even if the showdown between swordsmen had taken place, there’s a possibility that Louie might still end up being sent off early in the fight, but considering the affinity between Mordred and the present Louie, it might have taken a little longer.

In the world of competition, even a moment can be the difference between victory and defeat.

It can be said that it was to Mordred’s credit that Arthur was able to come forward at this moment.

Of course, there were also the contributions of Merlin, who took care of Michel’s attention, and Galahad, who stopped Ewan from joining in.

Yes, Galahad also played an important role.
An important role that only he could fulfill, as a Tank.