Bear-san Fights the Knight Captain
“Everyone stay away. Swaying Bear, Hugging Bear, take care of everyone.” (Yuna)
I let Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear take care of everyone as they backed away.
Now, how do I get that disgusting face to deform?
But we were currently in a basement, and I couldn’t break the magic circles on the floor, so I was unable to go wild.
If we were to break the ceiling, we might end up getting buried alive, and the magic circles would be destroyed as well.
If I were to use fire bear magic in the basement, it would be dangerous in more ways than one.
The type of magic I could use in this battle was restricted, but the situation is still salvageable.
Besides, if push came to shove, there was always the option of entering a melee brawl .
I fired an air bullet at the man to test him out.
“Is this the only level of magic you’ve got?” (Cyrus)
The man slashed the air bullet with his sword.
The air bullet was cut in half.
I fired a barrage of air bullets like firing a gun without a pause.
But the man cut all the air bullets in half.
The air projectiles that were cut in half collided with the wall behind the man, breaking part of the wall.
Even with magic that weak, the wall could still collapse. That means that I couldn’t use any more potent magic than that.
Even more troublesome was the sword the man was holding.
“A mithril sword…” (Yuna)
I could tell what weapon he was using because I also possess a mithril knife. It was easy for me to know that he was not using an ordinary sword, at the very least.
“A mithril sword is the best way to fight against magic. Besides, being able to use a fine sword is one of the reasons why I follow my Lord.” (Cyrus)
In short, he was just flattering the person who would give him power.
But well, I could say that he was not all talk at the very least. He was definitely stronger than the other knights.
“Hm? This wind magic, I think I remember it from somewhere…” (Cyrus)
When I was about to make a move, thinking that if magic was no good, then close combat was the better choice, the man let his hand wander as if he could feel the remnants of air bullets.
Then he looked as if he remembered something.
“The same strange magic that was mixed in the wind when we defeated some monsters a few days ago.” (Cyrus)
Now that he mentioned it that much, I remembered.
He was referring to the time I used wind magic to eavesdrop on the conversation of the knights hunting wolves on our way to this town.
At that time, one of the knights, the man they called captain, noticed me eavesdropping using wind magic.
“So you were nearby.” (Cyrus)
He didn’t seem to know I was using wind magic to listen to their conversation.
“To see the difference between someone’s magic power… how did you know about that?” (Yuna)
I have no idea how to tell the difference between someone’s magic power.
“I was able to tell since I started receiving power from Ronne-sama. Ronne-sama’s power is truly wonderful.” (Cyrus)
It seemed that the other knights couldn’t tell, so maybe it was just this guy. Perhaps that was why he was stronger than the other knights.
And he was drunk by the power he obtained. But then again, it was not uncommon for people to become twisted after suddenly becoming powerful.
“Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you something. I like to break the noses of those who think they are strong.” (Yuna)
Or, more accurately, to break the noses of those who think they were overpowered. I have no complaints if they worked hard to get that power and didn’t use it for bad things. But I wouldn’t condone abusing the weak and having fun with it.
“I, too, like to break the noses of kids who use their natural talents to humiliate adults.” (Cyrus)
My power was not a gift I was born with. My power was also given to me by someone just like his illegally obtained magical enhancement.
But there was a difference in our skill level.
I made the first move.
In my hand was a Swaying Bear knife.
I swung it in a horizontal line before closing in on him.
The man laughed, perhaps believing that I would not be able to reach him.
However, the blade of my Swaying Bear knife unleashed a blade of wind.
This was a technique used by Jubei-san and Shinobu in the land of Wa.
Anyone would be puzzled if someone attacked them with a knife but then launched magic as a follow-up.
But the man expected it and slashed at me with his sword.