Practice and Negotiation

Sheesh, I've finally gotten a grasp of the entire picture by night time.
All the crucial members besides Aizawa-kun and that female captain are accounted for, I guess we can give it a passing mark.

The loss on our side is by no means small but it's not at a level where things are irreversible.
I mean, I don't want to lose a single life no matter how weak or strong they are. I just mean that the people that have crucial roles are all safe, you see?


I forcefully brought Hyula-san and Ganan-san here with Fast Travel.
They complained about it since they were in the middle of tailing demons when I did, but I told them that I have those two Marked so I'm always informed about their movements.
Meaning, tailing them is a waste of time. I need these two to go to another battlefield and get back to work.

They still seemed worried about Aizawa-kun so I told them that I could always retrieve him with Fast Travel if things went south.
Actually, it's weird how that guy fell for the Brainwashing just like that.
Could he have taken what I told him, 'I know where you are no matter where you run', seriously and purposely got himself brainwashed to act as a spy? ...He's being too rash if so. Heck, we've got that female captain in demons' midst already, there's no need for him to get his hands dirty.


I had Rasfin and Baredo march with Souma to take down demons in their path as well as liberate towns.
I told them to call for help when needed. I bet they won't though.

After all, they've got a herd of magic beasts under their commands, including several S-rank tier ones.
Our opponents may possess an equal amount of forces, but they should be no match to Souma and his high level Tame Skill leadership.

Rasfin and Baredo have also learned the basics of Energy and Mana Control on top of Julian-made weapons. No average demons can match them.
It would ease things up in endgame if these two could gain some more levels. Let's see.


I thought I could finally get some rest at night, but nah.
What else is there to do, you ask? Of course.


A practice match with Oni-sensei, problem?


I'd love to have a break during the war but I already played truant for half a month recently, he'd kill me for real if I broke my promise so soon...





『Guruu!!』

"Oraa!!"


Our fists hit each other. The shockwave produced blasted throughout the Monster Mountain Range.
The sound might travel far to the Industrial Town... Sorry for all this racket so late at night.

My base Status is now equal or even higher than Oni-sensei's.
Yet Oni-sensei is unhurt while my HP keeps decreasing every time our fists clashed.

I thought Oni-sensei was using some sort of Master Skill but no, he doesn't have a single Skill that inflicts additional damage or nullifies physical damage.
According to Menu, Oni-sensei is simply chaining the godly moves of minimizing the damage he receives while maximizing the damage he inflicts.
He's parrying the same instant he receives damage like it's reflex. What's up with this guy (Oni).


He's strong, too strong.
If only I could enlist his help in the fight against Demon King.

But I can kinda tell that even though Oni-sensei loves fights, he dislikes having people pit him.
I can just imagine him destroying a horde of powerful magic beasts alongside the person who brought it to him. Way scary.


"Ooooooooooraaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

『Guruaaaaaaa!!!』


I concentrated all my energy into a straight punch.
Not even Oni-sensei can escape this unharmed.
Oni-sensei also unleashed a punch to match my over mach speed punch and--


No wait, he didn't.

He opened the palm of his fist and threw me like some sort of Aikido master you see in manga.


"Whaaa!?"

『Gwogaa!!』

"Uwaraba!!"


He immediately elbowed my torso, ending our match.
I got knocked out while making the same death scream like a certain self proclaimed genius.
Agagagaga, that drained all my HP, it hurts so bad...!!

Honestly, I can't see myself ever winning against this Oni <<person>>.
I had been using Mana and Energy Control every chance I got while Oni-sensei almost never used a single Skill.
I have the upper hands on Status, conditions and all sorts of things yet I just can't win.
...Getting shown so much gap in power is kinda deflating...


W, well, now that's over, let's have a little talk or rather negotiation before I head back. Ow ouch, my belly...
...I might end up eating another fist, but I gotta do everything I can. No choice.

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~~~~~~~~~~~At Resistance Hideout~~~~~~~~


"Ah, Kajikawa-san, welcome back... W, what happened to you!? There's a palm shaped bruise on your face!"

"Did you get punched...!? Unforgivable, I'll... Hold on, there's someone out there that can hit and deal damage to you, Hikaru?"

"...Please don't worry about it..."

『Pii...?』


~~~~~~~~~~The Following Morning~~~~~~~~~



Hi, hi, good morning.
I got Hero-kun treat me with his Healing Magic and recovered my bruises with Life Force Control. I'm right as day now.

That Hero-kun just went through hell though.
Hell that is a brawny old man slipping in his bed at night.
Apparently he sent the guy to another continent with Fast Travel to get out of that crisis. He sure got it rough. Even though he's a guy.


"Almost lost my chastity last night, damn it..."

"...My condolences."

"I was out of Fusion state already yet there were three other guys besides that baldie trying to get in my bed. Men, all of them. What in the hell."


My condolences, Hero-kun. No really.


"By the way, what if they were cute girls instead?"

"...No comment."


You shoulda thrown a joke there like, 'We'll get straight to it till morning', or maybe 'I have Levia and Olivie already'. I don't know how to respond to a half-baked answer.


Well then, now that there's an area unaffected by the jamming magic, helps from other continents have finally arrived and we can stage our counterattack for the earnest.

Sending folk like Alma's parents, that old Sword King, or Juurou-san to the right areas per the Resistance's intel should easily end this war. Tremble in your sleep fuhahahaha.
...The problem is we have to finish this war in less than a week time or else the plan will go awfully awry. Gotta get to it quick.

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