"I'm sorry," Negi said after hearing the crazy offer from Rakan."It's not that I don't need your help to create an ultimate move of my own, but the cost of getting help from you is ridiculously high, it's impossible for me to have that amount of money."
"Hooo you dare to refuse an offer from me who is known as the strongest swordsmen in the Mundus Magicus," Rakan said with an arrogance tone filled and grinning face. "I'm only going to make this offer once, you know. You will regret if you turning it down!"
"Sorry but I have to refuse your ridiculous offer anyway," Negi said in a polite tone. "I know you are a very strong person, but I'd better choose another way to make myself stronger."
"Hmm, since you are dared to refuse my offer, that means I don't have to help you fighting the masked man that are ready to stabbed your body with his magic sword," Rakan's finger pointed above Negi's head where there was a masked man who was attacking Negi using a black sword that precisely slashed Negi's cheek until a blood dripped from the cut on his cheek.
"W-Whaaat!" Shouted Negi who looked up and saw a man wearing a carnival mask and attacking him with a shadow sword. "W-Who are you!"
When the fight between Negi and Rakan disciple is just begun, on the other side of the town of Granicus, Chisame who had just finished shopping. Are walking towards where Negi and Kagetaro were fighting.
"Sigh, since Shirou-kun is away so there's no one to accompany me shopping, the three girls from the sports club also have their own things to do. While Chachamaru who used to accompany me shopping together with Shirou-kun are preparing herself and Asakura to do a long journey around the Mundus Magicus," Chisame said while carrying the groceries she had just bought at the market.
"But it's also troublesome shopping with a child's body like this, next time I'll use my full adult body. So that it will be easier to carry these groceries!"
When Chisame arrived near where Negi who was currently fighting with Kagetaro, Rakan's disciple.
Suddenly Shirou, who had just returned to Granicus along with Rin, appeared behind Chisame's body and patted her on the shoulder.
"Yoo, Chisame," Shirou said.
"Gyaa!" Shouted Chisame who was surprised when someone tapped her on the shoulder. Until she dropped the grocery in her hands. Which fortunately was caught by Shirou and Rin so that the grocery didn't get destroyed.
"Shirou-kun!" Chisame shouted looking annoyed when she saw Shirou. "Please don't surprise me like that!"
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Negi kept trying to dodge Kagetaro's shadow sword that attacked him at high speed, but unfortunately the speed of Negi's body was still not enough to avoid the speed of the shadow sword that attacked him. As a result at this time Negi's body was covered in wounds from being scratched from the shadow sword attacks which he couldn't completely dodge.
And as a result of the attack from Kagetaro's shadow sword, the buildings around the scene of the fight between him and Negi are crushed and dismembered. Fortunately, there were no casualties as a result of the fight between Negi and Kagetaro, in fact a lot of the townspeople seemed excited to see the fight between the two of them. It was as if the entire town of Granicus had grown accustomed to the battles that took place in the middle of the city.
Not far from where Negi and Kagetaro are fighting, Archer who is currently outside Shirou's body using the body of Alexander Emiya watches the fight between Negi and Kagetaro while eating popcorn, next to him he is accompanied by the consciousness of the other Rin who coming from the same dimension as her who already had a new body with a new name 'Rina Tohsaka'.
They both seemed to be relaxing while watching Negi fight regardless of what happened to Negi. As if they already knew that Negi would be fine.
"That brat is getting injuries everywhere because he can't dodge the attacks of a shadow user whose level is much lower than you, don't you want to help him Alex? Isn't he your precious comrade?" Asked Rina who was chewing popcorn. "If you don't help him, he might be killed, you know! By that masked shadow user."
"He won't lose that easily," Archer said. who was also munching on popcorn. "He would be okay you know, after all, the other me who has now returned to this Granicus city along with the other you will definitely help him. I am no longer a crazy helper who feels that I will die if I don't help others, I am not like that."
"Your other self has returned to this city with the other me?" Rina said who was happy to hear Archer's words. "We should meet the two of them after that boy's fight against the masked shadow user is over."
While Archer and Rina were chatting while watching the fight between Negi and Kagetaro. In an alley not far from where the two of them were sitting, Mana Arcana who wore a hood over her head so that she wouldn't be recognized by anyone was currently looking at Archer and Rina with eyes filled with jealousy.
"Tsssk who's the long black haired girl who is sitting with Alexander-kun!" Mana said while gritting her teeth. "And why did she dare to make out with Alexander-kun! Who is mine! Are she want me to kill her!"
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"Who exactly are you!" Negi shouted while enduring the pain from all the wounds he received. "Why are you suddenly attacking me like this! What have I done to you that you attacked me without saying anything first! Don't you realize that all your attacks have caused a lot of destruction in this city."
"I just wanted to test how strong you are compared to the Thousand Masters, since you share the same name as him," Kagetaro said. "But you don't seem that strong compared to the real Thousand Masters! You're too weak Nagi Springfield, that's why I Kagetaro from the Bosphorus challenge you to a fight so I can knew how strong you really are!"
"You say too many unnecessary things, brat," Rakan said who had already taken off his robe. "Everyone in this town is used to fighting in the middle of the city and the damage caused by the ongoing battle, plus that Kagetaro is challenging you to a fight. If you don't take it seriously, you'll die you know!"
Like Rakan said, Kagetaro is currently gathering strength to launch a new attack. But Negi also doesn't intend to just wait for Kagetaro to attack him again and make his already injured body even worse, so at this time Negi immediately casts the spell he usually uses to start magic battles:
"Rastel Mascir Magister! Evocation Valcyriarum!"
From Kagetaro's direction, the shadow sword moved towards Negi at such a high speed that the buildings blocking the ribbon-shaped shadow sword were sliced like minced meat by a butcher.
'The attack from Kagetaro is similar to the magic used by Takane-san! But with a much higher level!' Negi said with cold sweat dripping all over his body. 'Plus he really seriously wants to kill me! I really have to do everything in my power to fight him! Otherwise I will be the one killed by it!'
Three shadow swords moving at high speed, stabbed right into Negi's body. But luckily the stabbed Negi was just a wind clone made by Negi at a very short time. When Kagetaro realized that his three shadow swords only pierced the wind clone. Negi is already behind him. Kagetaro is about to hit Kagetaro using Raika Houken.
But unfortunately because of Kagetaro's automatic magic defense, right before Negi could hit Kagetaro's body there was a shadow sword that automatically protected Kagetaro, and stabbed Negi right at the vital point in his stomach. Negi's body to be thrown backwards because of the shadow sword pierced Negi's body at a very high speed and when the shadow sword slipped from Negi's stomach. Massive amounts of blood spurted from Negi's body and made Negi scream in pain.
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