Chương 7: Chapter 7: 'Execution' of the Bowel Hunter

Once again, she launched an attack towards Natsuki Subaru, and just like the first time, the small shield mysteriously blocked her attack route.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound rang out as her hand was pushed away. But with the experience from last time, this attack was just a feint; the real attack came from her left hand wielding the white blade.

This blade could extend its reach, achieving unexpected resultd.

Closer, closer!

Just a bit more, and it would be within range for the extended attack.

Would the sharpened blade pierce Natsuki Subaru's throat? Stepping stone? It didn't matter!

What she wanted was to render useless the 'weapon' that caught the Sword Saint's attention.

Natsuki Subaru felt the threat of death, and an involuntary expression of terror appeared on his face.

This was the fear of death inherent in human DNA, even though he had died countless times in the game, ultimately, the game was just a game.

Seeing this expression, Elsa couldn't help but smile.

While everyone only knew of her fondness for entrails, in reality, she was skilled in various techniques of assassination, both overt and covert. The reason she avoided direct conflict with Natsuki Subaru, a seasoned 'warrior', was simple.

Engaging such an experienced 'warrior' head-on would require trading injuries for life, which wasn't necessary without deep enmity.

But now, she intended to trade Natsuki Subaru's life for her own injuries, nauseating Reinhard in the process.

Reinhard observed her actions and contemplated whether to intervene.

However, when he saw Natsuki Subaru raise his sword, he paused.

"This move, this move was used by the boss... Deflect!!!"

Sensing the threat to his life, Natsuki Subaru's life flashed before his eyes.

The term 'life flashing before one's eyes' referred to the moment when one faced death, and the brain cells worked at full capacity, recalling one's entire life as a means to find a way to deal with danger. If there was no solution, the life flash wouldn't automatically play.

The brain was a biological organ more powerful than any supercomputer in the world; it found a solution to the crisis.

He recalled that seemingly invincible technique.

"Watch closely, at the moment he raises his sword to strike us, Parry, then deflect and make your opponent kneel!"

Liu Yuan's voice and the character's technique on the screen were captured by Natsuki Subaru's brain in an instant. He felt as if his consciousness had disappeared, while his body moved involuntarily.

Instead of using his weapon in his right hand to strike the opponent forcefully, Natsuki Subaru chose to block the opponent's weapon with it.

Elsa's smile grew even brighter at this moment. If Natsuki Subaru had chosen to attack, she would only have faced death.

But now, not only would Natsuki Subaru die, but she could also escape unscathed.

But just as the blade extended towards Natsuki Subaru's throat,

"Clang!"

The clear sound of a parry startled Elsa, who wanted to retreat. But to her horror, she found that her body couldn't move.

"Kneel!"

Two repels in succession completely threw her off balance. Even a god would 'kneel' in a state of complete guard break.

"Execution!"

Natsuki Subaru coldly drove the blade into her chest, then lifted his foot to step on her body and pull out the weapon.

If Kaede Fujimaru were present, she would definitely recognize this as the weapon-type parrying technique Liu Yuan used against people in battle.

More difficult, but also more useful.

Natsuki Subaru's gaze gradually regained its vigor.

At this moment, all he felt was pain. His body, his brain, everything felt like it was burning with pain. His body was essentially that of an ordinary person, and achieving almost complete victory against Elsa in battle was already a miracle for his body.

His body, especially his brain, yearned for rest. But before resting, Natsuki Subaru looked at Elsa's fallen figure and smiled.

"I... succeeded..."

At this moment, he remembered Liu Yuan's words. Despite meeting with him only a few times, he thought of him in this moment.

His consciousness was dissipating, and the game's abilities allowed him to forcefully use weapons. But games were games, reality was reality. The toll on his body forced him to rest for a while, and his subconscious judged this place as safe, so since it was safe, he might as well rest for a while!

Just before slipping into unconsciousness, he faintly heard someone calling out to him.

"This voice... is it her? What did she call herself... Satella? Isn't that a fake name? That furry little guy seems to call her Emilia. Emilia, she's really something..."

His consciousness completely faded away.

...

Meanwhile, at Chaldea, there was one week left until the first spirit transfer. During this time, the selected 48 Masters could move freely.

Reading, studying, sparring.

Many of them were geniuses from magician families, while others were selected from the common folk. No one knew the reason for this 'aptitude' selection, but because of this, some magicians with heritage were a bit unpleasant towards the common folk.

"Mashu~ Let's go~ Have some fun~"

Kaede Fujimaru had given up thinking about the mess of things, money spent was money spent, and all food and drink at Chaldea were free. To make up for her losses, she decided to rely on Chaldea.

"Okay, okay~"

Mash, who was being dragged along, smiled. The two of them walked together, chatting and laughing.

Along the way, they saw a familiar figure, Ritsuka Fujimaru. A man with black short hair.

No mistake, this man shared the same surname as Kaede Fujimaru. When he first joined Chaldea, everyone thought they were siblings.

But one day, out of curiosity, someone tested it and found that they had no blood relation, just a coincidence of surnames.

Ritsuka Fujimaru walked listlessly, and when Kaede Fujimaru greeted him,

"Hey~"

Ritsuka Fujimaru put his hands on his hips: "Hey what hey, how many times do I have to tell you. Call me Brother!"

"Okay, Brother!."

Mash chuckled as he watched the two of them bickering.

The shared surname brought a certain familiarity between the two, but today Kaede Fujimaru noticed something unusual.

"Hey, Ritsuka! Have you been bullied?"

"No."

Ritsuka Fujimaru subconsciously touched the wound on his neck and smiled, "Sparring, It's just an accidental injury."

"Sparring..."

Kaede Fujimaru suddenly understood something. She patted Ritsuka Fujimaru's shoulder, "If it were yesterday, I could only comfort you, but today hehehe."

She made a probing gesture, then pulled out a wooden stick out of thin air.

The size of the wooden stick left both Mash and Ritsuka Fujimaru stunned.

"No one said Masters couldn't use weapons for sparring, right?"

Mash instinctively shook her head,

"No..."

Ritsuka Fujimaru reminded her, "But this goes against the rules... Weapons without magic circuits can't be used..."

Kaede Fujimaru smirked, "Who said this doesn't have a magic circuit? Watch me!"

A bizarre scene unfolded as they felt the 'magical circuit' presence on the wooden stick. No, this wasn't a magical circuit, but it felt like one, yet it wasn't.

Kaede Fujimaru patted Ritsuka Fujimaru's shoulder, "This time, sister will help you get revenge."