…I received half of the damage. But, the other half was annihilated by the Hakuryuukou’s power. My body couldn’t endure anymore…But, I won’t receive any more damage! “—! My magic bullet was halved! ?”
Saji was shocked. “I was able to tentatively activate this power during my seclusion in the mountains. But, it has several conditions. First, the chances of activating it are less than ten percent. This is close to a gamble. Second. This also requires resolution. It’s my life-force. Regardless of whether the activation succeeds or fails, my life-force is shaved off when I try to use it. It’s a pretty scary gamble, isn’t it?”
My gamble had succeeded. But my life-force was shaved off. With its duty complete, the white gauntlet immediately disappeared from my right arm. I can still use it, but I was unable to keep it materialised. However, thanks to that, it’s complete. The Boosted Gear’s countdown—was finished! “I’m also risking my life. I can’t stop at a place like this. Let’s gooooooooo! Shine! Boosted Geaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!”
In response to my cry, my Sacred Gear’s voice rang out! [Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker!!!!!!!!] A dazzling red and extra-large aura surrounded me and changed into armour. At the same time, overflowing power welled up inside me. —About ten minutes had passed since the game began. I was wearing the [Boosted Gear Scale Mail]. It had been several minutes since the game had begun. I—Kiba, and Xenovia entered the multi-storey parking lot. We advanced forward while cautiously looking through the dimly-lit parking lot. Because we had both encountered a lot of spies in our missions, moving forward like this was our strong point. I walked in front, and then, after I confirmed that there was no one hiding under cover ahead of us, I called back to Xenovia behind me for her to move forward as well. We repeated this many times and gradually advanced through the parking lot. The plan was to descend down the car passages on the second floor and go down to the first floor. The elevator was also functioning, but we feared being attacked while we rode it down. We had no choice but to advance with the most reliable method. We advanced down the passage from the second floor and set foot on the first floor of the parking lot. —There was a silhouette before us. Looking closely, it was a glasses-wearing girl with long black hair—. I knew her. Kaichou’s [Queen], the “vice-president of the student council”, Shinra Tsubaki-senpai. She held a naginatain her hand. That’s right, I had heard that she was a naginata-user. And she held a considerably high-rank with it as well. “How do you do, Kiba Yuuto-kun, Xenovia-san. I knew that you would come here.”
Shinra-senpai spoke indifferently. There were two girls at her side—. A girl with a tall figure and a slender girl carrying a Japanese sword. The tall girl was called Yura-san. A [Rook]. The girl holding the Japanese sword was called Meguri-san. A [Knight]. Yura-san excelled in hand-to-hand combat techniques, while Meguri-san was a member of a clan that made their living on the extermination of evil spirits. I see, so you stationed three people at the parking lot, Sona-kaichou. She read us well. She had secured this place… She predicted that we would be the ones most likely to attack. Xenovia unsheathed the sword that she carried on her back and I also produced a holy demonic sword in my hand. Xenovia didn’t use Durandal. With that special rule, she wouldn’t be able to act well with Durandal. Since its power couldn’t be controlled, it would recklessly destroy the building. [Rias Gremory-sama’s first “Bishop”, retired.] —! The defeat of one of our comrades was heard from the announcement. It was difficult to think that it was Asia-san. I didn’t understood how it happened, but Gasper had likely been taken out. “How calm you are.”
Shinra-senpai said that. “Yes, since I won’t be able to endure if I don’t get used to something like this.”
I responded extremely calmly. Inside, though, my heart was seething. Because even I felt the frustration and regret in losing a friend. Gasper-kun. Most likely, he was taken out before he could display his power. I’ll swing my sword for your share as well. “Geez, it’s because he didn’t train his body enough.”
Beside me, Xenovia sighed as well. She was also calm—or so it seemed, but her eyes were still. “But even so, they took out my cute kouhai. I’ll have to avenge him.”
Dreadful pressure was being given off from her. The pressure was even transmitted to me, her ally. She’s surprisingly soft towards her friends as well. Despite appearances, she also felt that Gasper-kun was cute. Being notified of his defeat was unforgivable to her. Together, we prepared our special weapons and while shortening the distance between us and our opponents—we sprang forward! Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin! Me and Shinra-senpai, and Xenovia and Meguri-san crossed swords. Sparks flashed from the force of the blades clashing, and intense clangs rang out. At that instant, Meguri-san noticed what Xenovia held in her hand and took a step back. “…A holy sword! ?”
She let out a voice of surprise. Yes, Xenovia was holding a holy sword. Moreover, it was a legendary one. “Yeah, this is Ascalon. Ise-kun loaned it to me.”
[!?] Azazel-sensei had noticed Ascalon, which was assimilated into the Boosted Gear. “Ise, can’t you remove it?”
Due to these words, the fact that Ascalon could be detached from the Sacred Gear was uncovered. Sensei had then hurriedly handed Xenovia a training plan to get accustomed to Ascalon. It seemed that she had practiced handling Ascalon while training outside. As both dragon-slaying powers and the Sekiryuutei’s power were now imbued in Ascalon, it had changed into a specialised weapon that boasts enormous power. It may not match Durandal’s destructive power, but when taking into account its ease of use, it had a wider range of uses than Durandal. However, that meant that Ise-kun didn’t have Ascalon at present. That shouldn’t backfire on us this time, but…
After that, me and Xenovia entered an intense slashing battle with our opponents. We made sure to avoid each other, but it was the other person on the opponent’s side, the [Rook] Yura-san, that I was concerned about. Depending on her movements, we would know whether she regarded either of us as dangerous and was aiming at either me or Xenovia. While remaining vigilant of Yura-san, I continued firing my holy demonic sword at the vice-president! My and Xenovia’s swords emitted a holy wave. If we landed a blow on our opponents, big damage would be definite. If that happened, they would have to retire, as healing techniques were restricted. A single stroke of the sword. If they suffered a single stroke of our swords, it would become our victory! As she switched between offence and defence, Xenovia suddenly made a hole in space. Normally, anyone would think that she would materialise Durandal here—. But that wasn’t it.