Granpa Mikado’s serious mode.
An aura-like glow enveloped his entire body, and the air crackled as if his body was being revitalized.
“…… this is…….”
A physical transformation. His wrinkles vanished, muscles swelled on his once-thin arms, and his appearance shifted into a youthful form.
『…… Mikado…… Alongside Kaguya and others, is one of the humans who has carved their name in the history of the Demon Realm as the natural enemy of the Demon King Army…… literally, the legend has now been reborn…… is it? No, or perhaps……?』
He was clearly different from moments before.
He had the sharp, blade-like gaze of a Samurai Warrior.
And a wild, fierce aura.
“Hey, hey, Onii-san, Espie-jou and Slayer-shi…… you’ve dragged out something unbelievable, don’t you think?”
“I, I can’t believe it…… to think Mikado-sama could do such a thing…….”“Even I am trembling for the first time in ages…”
Granpa Mikado’s transformation was so overwhelming that Koujiro and the others stopped what they were doing and couldn’t help but stare.
“Even though he was already powerful enough, now he’s rejuvenated too…… that old man…… is that his prime form or something?”
I thought of the Six Supremacy I had encountered so far.
He was every bit their equal…… no…… forget equal—if anything, Granpa Mikado’s current strength might even be……
“I’ve only seen it once myself. It seems that Uncle’s mode has a time limit, and using it once leaves him bedridden for a while, unable to do anything……”
“I see…… in other words, it is a risky technique. Then, if we drag this out into a prolonged battle, he’ll self-destruct on his own? …… assuming we can make it a prolonged battle, that is.”
Even Espie and Slayer, who have grown much stronger than before, were sweating.
And we’ve got three of us here……
“With full power… silence you… cut everything down.”
“Huh!?”
The next moment, Granpa Mikado— wait, he’s not an old man now, but that’s confusing.
Anyway, Mikado jumped straight in this direction.
A powerful lunge followed by a forceful dash. Fast.
“【Fluffy Escape】!”
“Iron Make, 【Vajra Staff】! “
“【Great Demon Split Step】!”
The three of us instantly leapt away from the spot using our respective techniques.
We sensed a power so overwhelming that the option to meet him head-on didn’t even cross our minds.
And……
“【 Mutou(No Sword), Hoshi Kudaki Zan(Star-Shattering Slash)】!”
Just leaping back wasn’t enough.
We had to flee with enough force to cover a great distance or we’d be in serious trouble.
Overwhelming energy was channeled into a hand chop and slammed into the ground, causing a crack to spread in an instant, splitting the ground straight to the edge of the forest beyond the village. Dust billowed up from the fissure.
“Wh, what power… what a monster……”
“Silence them”
“Huh!?”
Well, there’s no time to space out.
Espie used her ability to fly away and avoid the attack, but Slayer extended a long iron rod and dodged overhead.
Meanwhile, I was on the ground. Meaning I was now the closest to Mikado.
Therefore, Mikado instantly turned toward me and launched a follow-up attack.
“Tch, 【Magical Radar】! I’ll read it all.”
『Even if you evade at the last moment, you will be swept away by the momentum. Create distance, child.』
“Osu!”
There’s no way I’m getting hit. I took light steps and moved widely, using the entire village.
As Tre’ainar said, dodging at the last second in super close combat risks getting sliced by even a simple blast of wind pressure, so I couldn’t do that this time.
Right…… This is……
“Japone Ryū Sōjutsu(Japone-Style Running Technique) “
“Here it comes! But I know those steps!”
It’s like playing tag.
“Here, this way!”
“…… Japone Ryū Sōjutsu(Japone-Style Running Technique)……”
“Goosestep, swerve, cut, slant…… I see every move!”
And I won’t let him catch up.
Even against Mikado, who’s become even stronger and faster than ever.
But there was a reason for that.
『…… tis obvious…… Certainly, his power and speed are at their peak…… No, perhaps even more so due to the influence of the brainwashing. But tis not what makes Mikado so terrifying…… lacking that, the current Mikado… cannot capture my current disciple.』
Tre’ainar seemed to share my thoughts, crossing his arms with a certain air of confidence.
“【 Mutou(No Sword), Mu Katana Mugen Kamaitachi Ki(Infinite Kamaitachi Slash)】 “
As soon as he realized that he couldn’t easily catch up, he swung his hand blade, unleashing a barrage of wind blades to slice through me.
But……
“【Great Demon Carioca Step】!”
Anticipating Mikado’s attack well in advance, I evaded every single one with precision.
“Kuhahahaha! In this instant, his loss of sanity becomes his downfall. Sure, his power and speed are on another level… but his attacks are far too simple!”
No tactics whatsoever.
He just attacked me whenever I entered his field of vision.
『Mikado’s combat repertoire, encompassing mastery of all manner of techniques from around the world, past and present, is something even I must acknowledge…… however, what made him truly fearsome was his strategic cunning, born from his combined experience and skill…… however, the current Mikado, who merely executes simple commands, lacks that entirely.』
There’s no structure or intention to it.
In that case, no matter how powerful he was, he won’t catch me.
Furthermore……
“When it comes to playing tag with Big brother, we’ll be the ones to win first!”
“Exactly. This imitation old soldier will be asked to leave immediately.”
This wasn’t one-on-one.
“【Fluffy World】!!”
Espie gathered up all sorts of things, including rocks lying around, trees cut down by Mikado, and weapons and buildings used by the Ogres in the village.
“Iron Make, 【Steel World】!!”
Then, Slayer coated everything that Espie had gathered with iron, further increasing their strength.
“”Crush the world! 【Fluffy Steel World Revolution】!!””
It was a perfect Combo attack that only siblings or lovers could pull off.
All matter surged toward Mikado.
If this is the case, Mikado was done ……
“【 Mutou(No Sword), Tenjō Tenga Zan(Heaven and Earth Annihilation )】!!”
As if a legend could be taken out so easily…… this guy was a rival to Tre’ainar and Vasalar.
Even if he had lost his mind, it wouldn’t be that easy.
“Wow~…… he cut through the surroundings with a chopping motion wrapped in overwhelming energy.”
“Impressive… But that must have drained him considerably… One more push….”
It wasn’t just me. Espie and Slayer didn’t expect to win so easily either, and although they were surprised, they were smiling. It seemed they still had plenty of leeway.
On the other hand, I had no room to experiment.
As Tre’ainar said, there’s no point in holding back in this battle from the start.
“After unleashing what seemed to be his strongest technique… he exhausted all his strength in one go and his body stiffened… I won’t let this one slip away!!”
Raising my right arm to the sky, I unleashed a technique that had become my signature move.
“【Great Magic Spiral, Earth Spiral】!!”
With the Great Magic Spiral wrapped around my right arm, I leapt at Mikado, whose body had stiffened.
“I’ve been waiting for this, Big brother! I too… manipulate the air currents… creating turbulence and wrap it around my right arm!”
“Me too, Brother! With iron-making magic, I materialize my imagination… wrap a giant steel spiral around my right arm!”
Oh… this is… both of them looking delighted, as if they’d been waiting for this……
“【Fluffy Great Magic Spiral, Espie Spiral】!!”
“【Steel Great Magic Spiral, Slayer Spiral】!!”
Oooooohhhh!?
『O-oooooh, oooooooh! Th, this is! These brats… Fuhahahahaha, child! To be adored so deeply by such adorable little siblings!』
I couldn’t help but laugh as I jumped in with the Great Magic Spiral.
Tre’ainar was also smiling excitedly.
Honestly, they really are such cute little siblings……
“Then let’s go together, Espie, Slayer!”
“Of course!”
“And wherever you go!”
A triple Great Magic Spiral launched from three directions, huh?
Mikado also tried to force himself out of his stupor and intercept the attack.
“【 Mutou(No Sword)】, 【 Kyokudai Mutou(Ultimate No Sword)】”
“””【BREEEEEEEEEEAK】!!”””
And thus, we pierced through the legend.
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