"You surprised me, boy.
Setsuna was not caught off guard by the man's unchanging expression. When you see the power of a fireball, you know that the slightest carelessness can be fatal. You must not show any openings.
The other party would not be so lenient as to overlook the gap between us. He had planned to kill Setsuna from the beginning. It's not like they're going to cut corners.
It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
The man lightly raised his staff. It was as if he was showing it to us, and maybe he was right. He's crazy.
I'm a fire dragon girl. It's a reasonably sized staff with a dragon's head decoration on the tip. The whole thing looks red, but that may be due to the flames that burn the city. Everything is illuminated in red, and my sense of color is out of whack.
I've just seen the power of that wand. And it was probably the wand that created the current situation in the city. When you think about it, you can't help but think of it as a terrible weapon. It has the power to burn down a small town.
However, she was not afraid.
Setsuna has a deadly weapon.
"Kkkkkkkkk.
Suddenly, I heard a man's laugh. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea. It was a melody that seemed to stroke a person's nerves. It was very unpleasant, but there was no way to counter it. The only one who is crazy is me.
I'm not the only one who's crazy. You're pretty crazy, too.
"Maybe so.
He admitted coldly. If you weren't crazy, you wouldn't have run into the flames and thought about taking down the arsonist. But my thoughts are clear. I almost lost consciousness, but now I'm back on my feet. The enemy is right in front of me. That thought gave me strength.
"What are you?
When asked, Setsuna narrowed her eyes. I think. Who the hell am I? This is not the time to be thinking about such unimportant things. The fever continues to sap her strength. Eventually, she would not be able to stand. I will die. I know it all too well. But I can't stop thinking about it.
"Is it me or ...?
Kamiya Setsuna. That's who I am. I was raised by a single mother and a single child. I have lived my life to this day relying only on the love of my only immediate family. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. That's how I feel.
However, I can no longer rely on my mother's love. This is a different world. Another world. It is not a world that is connected to the earth, but under a different sky and on a different land. I've been summoned to such a place, and I'm standing here without knowing why.
It's not a dream. It's not a nightmare.
I am ....
Who am I? I don't have a clear answer. The only thing I know is that I cannot tolerate unreasonable violence. That's why I'm standing in front of the man. I might die. I didn't think about that.
The tears of that girl - the sight of her crying was worth risking her life for. That's what Setsuna thought. It was all that mattered, and it seemed to be all that mattered.
"I'm just a passerby on the side of justice.
Setsuna said, and the man raised one of his eyebrows. The man raised one eyebrow. It wasn't as if he was snickering at an answer he hadn't imagined. He seemed to be at a loss as to how to respond.
...?
The man finally responded. His expression distorted. The man's face was distorted, and what had been a human face turned into a monstrous one. He pointed the tip of his staff at you. He was laughing loudly.
"Then try to destroy the evil.
"I'll do it even if you don't tell me to.
I'll do it even if you don't tell me to." Setsuna ran forward, kicking the ground. She raised her arms in front of her and announced, "Armed summoning!
"Armed summoning!
A complex and inexplicable pattern appeared on Setsuna's body, emitting an intense light. In a flash of light that seemed to blow away the ferocious heat that covered the surroundings, something materialized as if it were seeping out. A weight is born in my hand. A black pike. It's Setsuna's summoned weapon, and it's her special weapon.
I see. You're an armed summoner too?
The man seemed genuinely surprised. But he was smiling happily. There is a madness in the man after all. It's the kind of madness that gives Setsuna the chills.
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.
I don't know. I don't know.
Grasping the pike, Setsuna kicked the man's words out of her mind. The power is boiling up. The moment you hold the black pike in your hand, you will feel an explosion of power. An explosive power surged through Setsuna's body. She plunged furiously toward the man. The distance between them seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye.
However, the man's tall body jumped to the left. Having lost sight of her target, Setsuna jumped into the fountain. Fortunately, she was able to catch herself in time. He was not injured.
"You don't know the technique?
As she got up in the fountain, Setsuna felt as if she was coming back to life. The water in the fountain had maintained a constant coolness even in this heat.
The cold water that soaked her whole body seemed to gently soak into her almost burned body. I opened my mouth and moistened my throat with the water from the fountain. But it was only for a moment. A killing intent stabbed her back.
When Setsuna turned around, she saw a man pointing the tip of his staff, the mouth of a dragon, at her. The fireball gathered in the dragon's mouth. I think he's going to fire another fireball at us. It's about ten meters away by eye measurement. The trajectory of the previous fireball was straightforward, but the speed was fast. I'm not sure if it will work the same way this time, though I was lucky enough to avoid it earlier.
I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that.
Setsuna put all her strength into her hand holding the handle. I jumped out of the fountain. The wet uniform stuck to her whole body and she could not move as she wished. But it doesn't matter. I fly to the left.
The enemy's staff continues to capture me. Whether you go to the left or the right, your mouth is pointed at Setsuna. There is nowhere to run. The trees and benches are on fire. The trees and benches are on fire, and they won't act as a barrier to Setsuna.
I click my tongue and prepare myself. If you can't avoid it, you have no choice but to run through it.
"Peachy Kiss Blaze Kiss!
The dragon on the staff roared, and a huge fireball was unleashed. Setsuna's vision was enveloped in red lotus flames. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea. A straight line. I'm not sure what to do. He swung his pike and howled.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!
When the fireball was right in front of him, he swung his pike down. The black spear drew a jet-black trajectory as he willed it. The red lotus flames that coated his retinas split in half. My vision opened up. I saw the man smiling fearlessly. He was enjoying himself.
The fireball that was sliced in two parted to the left and right of Setsuna and drifted backwards. It exploded. The impact hit Setsuna's back, but it was nothing serious.
Of course, there was no way she could have escaped unscathed. The heat from the mass of flames burned her uniform, skin, and even the hair on her head. The pain was so intense that it tormented my whole body.
But that's all.
(I can go!)
Setsuna carved a smile on the corner of her mouth and kicked the ground without a moment's hesitation. She rushes towards the man with the smile on his face. He chuckled.
'Isn't this just a power move?
'Then what the hell!'
Setsuna shouted and at the same time put all her strength into her legs. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing. With a single leap, she closed the distance between her and the enemy. There was no need to reduce the distance to zero. The point of the pike can reach farther than Setsuna thought.
I'm sure it doesn't matter. It certainly doesn't matter.
In front of him, madness glittered in the man's eyes. I'm not sure what to make of it. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one. The reddish countless particles glittered around the man. The same is true of Setsuna's vision. It was a wild dance of fire dust.
Setsuna had a bad feeling about this, but she couldn't stop it now. She was in the middle of a leap. It was impossible for her to change direction instantly. She had no choice but to plunge through the fire. Even if it was a trap.
Until the pike was within reach.
The man spun his staff above his head, spreading more fire. Then he slammed the staff into the ground at his feet.
"Red Lotus Embrace Burning Hug!
That was the moment.
All the fire dust floating around him exploded at the same time. A soundless chain of explosions filled the void all around the man. The immense amount of heat burned everything to the ground. Setsuna, who had jumped into the fire, was swallowed by the swelling flames. Her whole body screamed. No, it is Setsuna herself who is screaming.
I'm not sure what to say.
In the midst of the intense pain that makes you want to scramble your entire body, Setsuna's vision is still able to catch the man's face. She is trying not to miss a single move. Her eyes are dry. Her eyeballs feel like they're going to collapse. But it doesn't stop. My whole body is burned and I feel like I'm going to lose consciousness. But I keep moving forward. Even one step forward. Into the range of the contraption.
The man looked at me and smiled madly. My eyes became unfocused. My vision blurred. The skinny man's face looked like that of a demon.
"Burn it down.
The man pointed the tip of his staff at me. I could see the fierce ornament of a dragon, but it was blurry and indistinct. But I could see the red light converging on the dragon's mouth. The peach-colored kiss Blaze Kiss. When it was released, Setsuna would die this time.
But the next moment, Setsuna had the man in range of the black pike.
Setsuna's eyes widened. He swung his arms down. The jet-black contraption smashed the fire dragon girl with ease. The head of the dragon was broken, and the fire that had been building up dissipated. It's just heat that has no explosive power and disperses. It was the moment when the magic wand became just a piece of stick.
The man's face finally twisted in surprise.
For that moment, Setsuna forgot about the pain in her body. He stepped in and told her.
"You.
She slammed the pike into the man's stomach.
"Why? ...
The man crumpled to the ground with a shocked expression on his face. The deep blow to the stomach should have been enough to knock the man out. He would not be able to get up for several days. That's how much force I put into it. But I did not kill him.
I couldn't kill him.
No matter how evil he was, there was no way he could kill someone.