Freed tried to grasp my movement with his eyes, but I got out of his sight by doing a few feints. GINNNNNNNNNG! Even so, Freed blocked my strike. Seriously. You are quite a skilled, exiled-exorcist. But the aura that was covering his Excalibur was being erased by my sword. “! That sword surpasses the originator of holy-swords! ?”
He said in a shocked voice. “If that was the true Excalibur, then I could not have won against it. But that Excalibur cannot cut the feelings of me and my comrades!”
“Chi!”
Freed clicked his tongue, and stepped back after he pushed me back. “Stretccccccch!”
His Excalibur started to twist as if it were alive! It moved randomly and came towards me with intense speed! The ability of “Excalibur Mimic”! I see. It has four of the abilities. Then his sword split into two at the tip of the blade, and started to come at me with god speed. This is the ability of “Excalibur Rapidly”. If I remember, its trait was its velocity. It accurately tried to pierce me from every direction, but I blocked each strike. Your killing intent is easy to read. If I know which direction the killing intent is coming from, parrying it is very easy. “Why!? Why isn't it hitting!? You are supposed to be the unrivalled holy-sword-sama, aren't you!? Weren't you supposed to have lots of legends of being the ultimate sword! ?”
Freed shouted. I could see that his expression was filled with both enjoyment and impatience. “Then! Then I have to add this as well!”
The tip of the holy-sword disappeared. Transparency pheromone? This is the power of “Excalibur Transparency”. The ability to make the blade transparent. But if he doesn't change the direction of his killing intent, even if I can't see the blade…
GIIN! GIN! GIN! GIIIN! The transparent sword and my sword made sparks. I was parrying all of his attacks. “…!”
Freed narrowed his eyes and made a shocked face. “Yes. Keep him there like that.”
Xenovia suddenly intruded. She held the holy-sword in her left-hand, and put her right-hand in the air. “Saint Peter. Saint Basil the Great. Saint Denis. Holy-mother Mary. Please hear my voice.”
She started to chant something. What was she trying to do? I was in doubt, but the space in front of me got distorted. Xenovia put her hand in the middle of the distorted space. She put her hand in, and pulled something right out of the dimensional gap. What appeared was a single sword that gave out a holy aura. “In the names of the saints whom reside within this blade, I will release it. Durandal!”
Durandal!? It’s a sword that is so famous that it is on par with Excalibur. And I have it that, in terms of slashing, it is the ultimate sword. Why does she have it? “A Durandal! ?”
“You were not the wielder of the Excalibur! ?”
Not just Balba, even Kokabiel couldn’t hide his astonishment. “Wrong. I was originally the wielder of Durandal. I was also chosen as the holder of the Excalibur. That’s all.”
Xenovia made a stance with Durandal. Two-sword style along with the Excalibur. “Absurd! According to my research, we haven't reached the stage where someone can wield Durandal! ?”
“Of course. Even in the Vatican, they haven't made someone who can wield Durandal artificially.”
“Then why! ?”
“Unlike those common artificial holy-sword wielders like Irina, I'm a natural born wielder.”
Balba became speechless at her words. Unlike us, Xenovia was someone who was blessed to naturally wield the holy-sword. “Durandal is a sword that ravages beyond what people can imagine. It cuts anything it touches. It doesn’t even listen to me most of the time. That's why I have to keep it in another dimension, otherwise it would be dangerous. Even I, the holder, has a hard time with it. Now, Freed Zelzan. Thanks to you, we can have the decisive battle between Excalibur and Durandal. Right now, I'm shaking with enjoyment. Don't die in a single strike okay? At least use the Excalibur to its fullest!”
The blade of Durandal started to give out more holy-aura than the Excalibur Freed held. That aura! It had more power than my Holy-demonic sword! “Is that even allowed!? It became a situation like this! You shitty bitch! I don't need any of that for this setting!”
Freed shouted and moved his killing intent to Xenovia. I couldn't see with my eyes, but he probably slashed his transparent sword towards her. GAKIIIN! With a single side slash, the Excalibur shattered. Because of the pressure given by the swing of Durandal, there was a big hole in the school field. “So it's just a broken holy-sword, huh. It can’t even compete with my Durandal.”
Xenovia made a sigh while looking bored. What an incredible power. It can't even be compared with her “Excalibur Destruction”. “Are you serious!? Are you really serious!? The legendary Excalibur-chan is shattered into pieces!? Horrible! This is really horrible! Kaaaa! Was it wrong to use something that was broken from the start? The shallowness of humans. The foolishness of the Church. I want to grow up while taking a glimpse of it!”
His killing intent became weak, and I went right at him! He also couldn't respond to it! Checkmate! He tried to block my Holy-demonic sword with the remnants of his Excalibur but……
BAAAKIIIN! A shallow shattering sound echoed. The sound of the Excalibur crumbling. “Did you see it? Our powers have surpassed Excalibur.”
I cut down Freed as soon as I shattered the Excalibur. Freed fell down while blood came out of the wound I made from his shoulder to the side of his stomach. I won…
We surpassed the Excalibur. I gripped the Holy-demonic sword hard and looked up to the sky. Rather than an inexpressible feeling, it felt like losing my aim was greater. It felt like the only reason I was living………the only reason I was allowed to live……disappeared. “Ho…Holy-demonic sword……? Impossible……… The polar opposite of two things cannot merge……”
Balba Galilei made a strong expression. That's right. It hasn't finished yet. As long as I don't defeat him, the tragedy will continue. We cannot allow other people to meet the same fate as us. “Balba Galilei. Prepare yourself.”
I pointed my Holy-demonic sword at him and tried to slash at him. Now my comrades. Let’s finish it with this! Let’s finish everything! “…I see! I understand now! Holy and demonic. It will be an explanation, if the beings that represent the two become unbalanced! Then not only the Maou but the God has also……”
STAB. A spear of light pierced through Balba's chest, who seemed like he realised something. This is! GOUGH! Balba went down after throwing a solid amount of blood. I went up to him to confirm his state. And he had already passed away. “Balba. You were remarkable. The reason you went up to that conclusion proves that. But, I don't mind whether you are with me or not. I could have done it by myself from the beginning.”
Kokabiel who was up in the air was sneering. The one who killed Balba was Kokabiel. “Hahahaha! Kahahahahahahahaha!”
Kokabiel laughed loudly and landed on the ground. An overwhelming pressure.