"How about we start our battle?" Ed withdrew Muramasa and pointed both his swords at Alicia and Norris. Indicating that he will be fighting both of them at the same time.
"You're rather full of yourself" This was the first time Ed spoke with the blond haired princess. Her voice seemed as if it was commanders' voice rather princess'. She held her sword in her hand. It was a double-handed grey sword with some engravings on its body. 'This looks a lot like Excalibur' Ed guessed the name of the sword. 'It would be fitting if it was' Ed thought.
"Don't get involved. We have some business to finish!" Norris approached Ed without waiting for Alicia. "Are you sure? Your teacher has a bet with ours. You might want to go all out against me." Ed was provoking both of them at the same time. Alicia didn't look like she wanted her class to lose, so she decided to join. Norris looked like an idiot after his claim of fighting Ed alone was not even considered.
"Then let us begin!" Ed approached the two and slashed with his sword. Both of them easily stopped him and even counterattacked. Of course, Ed was prepared for such a thing, it was only a greeting after all. Ed copied Emilia's magic sword control and conjured eight swords of magic. Four of them were fire, while the other four were wind. Ed summoned so many so his control of them wasn't as good as Emilie's, but it was enough to subdue the both of them. But, the both of them weren't exactly pushovers. At one point Norris and Alicia simply slashed with their swords and negated Ed's attacks. 'This will be fun after all' Ed thought.
"Oh, it seems like their fight is getting interesting. What do you say we finish here, so we can enjoy that fight?" Hayato who was in battle was casually speaking with his opponent. Suddenly, six small colored orbs started rotating around his sword. They seemed to represent the magic Hayato could use. The orbs then entered Asmodeus and the already black blade, turned even blacker. "Void slash!" Hayato backed off and swung his blade at the beast-man. The slash was black and seemed to consume anything in its path, even the sword that was used to block it. But, before it could fatally injure the beast-man, Hayato canceled it and appeared behind him. He hit his opponent's neck with the hilt of the blade knocking him unconscious.
Ellie was fighting two opponents. One of the three slipped away and was closing in on Stephanie. She was trying her best to hold him off, but eventually, a sword strike was about to hit her. Stephanie succumbed to fear and closed her eyes. Yet, after a few seconds, she couldn't feel any pain and opened her eyes. What she saw was a frozen student who was about to hit her. Emilia who had finished her fight came to support the two of them. "Emi don't interfere. I want to finish them alone!" Emilia and Ellie were now closer than before. Ellie even nicknamed her Emi.
Ellie activated her QI and clad her body in it. Her speed, power, defense, and reflexes were now greater than before. It was the technique Ed had taught her. She stepped on the ground, leaving it cracked, and disappeared. Her opponents who were right in front of her couldn't see where she was until one of them was blown away by a punch to the back. Before the other one could react, he was also punched in the stomach and blown away. Ellie didn't allow them to recover and closed in on them. Each one of her punches made them feel as if their bones were broken. After a couple of hits, both of them fell down, unable to move a single one of their body parts. "Phew!" Ellie was now sweating. This technique was very powerful, but it took a toll on her body. She would overheat if she used it for more than 3 minutes at a time.
"Let's go and watch Ed now." Hayato caught up with them. He was supporting Charlie who was injured, and Leon who joined him. Both of them were able to beat their opponents, but they received many injuries. Especially, Leon who had used his Herculean strength. The group of students walked close, yet far enough to enjoy the battle of Ed and the other two.
Ed, Alicia, and Norris were stuck in a stalemate. Ed's defenses with his swords made them unable to even scratch him. He also couldn't injure them due to the constant pressure they were putting on him. They both had a higher cultivation state than him, so it was obvious they would be a challenge. As both parties couldn't take the advantage, Ed decided to surprise them a little. He took out Shusui and used his Three-sword style. Everyone present was shocked. They had never seen this kind of style before. Even the king and general, who had the longest lifespan, never encountered a human who could do this.
Ed used Nen to enhance himself and retreated several meters in one back-step. Ed took the stance that he used for the Oni Giri attack. But this time, his swords looked like they were bending. Alicia and Norris knew he was preparing for an attack, so they tried to close the distance. But, they stopped in their tracks as they saw a cloaked demon with red eyes appear behind Ed. It wasn't a summoned monster, only Ed's spirit caused this mirage to appear. "Enbima Yonezu Oni Giri!" Alicia and Norris' second of hesitation cost them a lot, as Ed had already slashed both of them.
Compared to the normal attack, Ed twists his blades while attacking, giving them extra power, and making them hit many targets at once. Alicia and Norris were both injured now, and they had a look of disbelief. They didn't think about it too much and looked back at Ed, who was storing away Shusui once again. "Three swords are too much for you." Ed taunted them again.
Alicia withdrew a scabbard from her spatial ring, and her wound seemed to be able to heal. 'That sword is definitely Excalibur'. The scabbard of Excalibur had a healing effect, allowing it to help Alicia. Norris, on the other hand, seemed to be able to heal faster than normal people. 'I guess that's one of his techniques.' Ed thought.
"Now then let's start round two." Ed faced both of them as they got ready.
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Ed knew that the fight wasn't going to end this easily. He may have been able to injure them, but they still didn't show their full power. There no doubt in Ed's mind that they possessed some strong abilities. Otherwise, they wouldn't be the strongest of class A.
Alicia and Norris didn't disappoint Ed. Both of them started using some kind of magic to boost themselves.
"Velocitas, Potentia Amplificato!" Alicia seemed to be using some magic to boost herself. Ed could feel that her QI was moving in quite a strange way. He also recognized the words she said as Latin. He encountered a few of them in some anime he used to watch. 'She boosted her speed and power…' Ed thought while switching his gaze to Norris. It seemed that attitude was buried deep within and replaced with the intent to win. He used a skill similar to Raikou's lightning clad.
Ed knew he shouldn't underestimate them now. He took a stance and was ready to intercept them. 'Let's test them a little first' Ed looked as if he was attacking them, forcing them to react. Norris disappeared from sight and only a crackling sound could be heard. The speed was too much for Ed to see, so he relied on his instincts to counter him. Every time, he would block and swing at him, but Norris would dodge with his speed.
Alicia also joined in and started assaulting Ed. Right now, Ed could barely hold on. Both if their abilities were enhanced to a level far above what they had earlier. It was as if they were toying with Ed. Yet, they still couldn't injure him. The best they could do was push him to the edge of the ring. "Where's your confidence now?!" Norris' cocky attitude seemed to be resurfacing after being able to overpower Ed. Alicia, on the other hand, seemed as if she was being cautious about something. 'It seems like she noticed it. Smart people really are troublesome…' Ed thought.
He then looked at Norris and spoke, "If you can use enhancing abilities, what makes you think others can't?" The smile on Norris' face disappeared as he felt pressure coming out of Ed. Ed was now using Ren at full power. The remaining time for him was more than enough to fight at full power without getting tired. "I knew it! Lumen!" Alicia noticed Ed's power-up and activated her skill. A blinding light surrounded her sword, as she swung it at Ed. The slash wasn't going to injure him, only blind him temporarily. She was successful, but no one knew if Ed fell for it, or let it happen.
"Now!" Both of them attacked Ed while his eyes were blinded. But as they approached him, they felt as if they were surrounded by an invisible energy that made their sweat go down their back. Ed activated his En and his seikūken. The reason why Alicia and Norris felt fear was because Ed was infusing his En with killing intent. They could recover from it as their cultivation was higher, but it was still a bad experience. On the sidelines, the king narrowed his eyes as he looked at Ed.
Norris reached Ed and swung his sword. He was surprised when Ed simply bent his knees to dodge the sword. Alicia's attack was also evaded by a simple sidestep. Using seikūken was enough, but Ed used En to make completely unable to hit him with physical attacks. "Use attacks that cover a big area!" Alicia soon noticed Ed's weakness and commanded Norris. 'I really hate smart people…' While Ed can react to attacks, he can only react to the movement of the ones attacking. Adding his experience he's able to dodge them. But, when using magic that covers an entire area, it is difficult to predict and follow the magic's movement.
'Well, it's not like I'll let them.' The two of them were within his En, making them sitting ducks for him. Ed used space magic and appeared directly behind Norris. 'What the' before Norris could turn his head, a kick had already sent him flying. Alicia was surprised as well since she couldn't see him move. She put her guard up and focused her senses. She thought Ed would teleport behind her as well, but she was surprised when he appeared in front of her. Both of their swords met, and a shockwave spread through the ring. Ed's overwhelming power sent Alicia flying away.
"Way to go monster!" Ellie was cheering on Ed from behind. But instead of making him feel happy, she did the opposite. "Stop calling me a monster!" Ed finally lost it and screamed back at her. "What can we call you other than monster?!" Ellie didn't seem to be backing off her claim at all. "She's right you know." Hayato backed her up, and Ed felt even more helpless. "Don't lose focus!" Norris appeared behind Ed and attacked him with his sword.
"Don't speak if you're trying to ambush someone" Ed simply moved his own sword to block the coming attack. Alicia also recovered from the blow and was healing herself using her scabbard. She wasn't visibly hurt, but the blow caused some of her organs to shift. The duo then restarted their assault on Ed, but the latter's vision was almost recovered making his reaction time even faster.
"Oh, I can see again!" Ed's claim surprised Alicia and her father. Usually, the skill Alicia used would make the one who was attacked unable to see for half an hour unless they use a pill or potion. What they didn't know was that Ed's natural healing ability was much higher than normal people thanks to him being an Enhancer. "Now then let's finish this quickly. I want to go and meet some of my dear people." Ed's eyes looked as if they were rotating, and transforming. He was using his Sharingan to end the fight.
All the people present were shocked. No one has seen anything like it before. Not the general, not the king, no one. Ed's Sharingan was an unknown entity in this world. No other Ocular skill was like it.
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