CH 149

「… Who are you?」

Suzu and the man are arguing. I, on the other hand, could only lie there and watch them. After all, I was numb and couldn’t move my body… I mean, I feel like Suzu’s appearance is different from usual. I’ve seen the transformation Suzu often uses, but today’s is the first time I’ve seen this one. The tips of her hair and various parts of her body have lost a little bit of substance, and she looks a little buzzy.

「Well, no matter. You may be a magician, but you can’t use magic here. I think it would be better for you if you turned away here, don’t you?」

「Ha! How could you be so stupid… I wouldn’t run away without Aya. You’re the one who should be prepared to die, no?」

「Ah~, I’m scared, I’m scared. I’ll have to punish such a girl, huh!」

──Shu!

──Badjidji!

The man threw several knives at Suzu. They were thrown precisely between Suzu’s eyebrows and other vital points without missing an inch, but Suzu avoided them by moving too fast.

「… Oi, oi. Are you a martial artist too?」

「Not really. I’m just a magician! [Discharge]」

───Badjin!!!!!!

「Guua!?」

When Suzu chanted, one of the ten balls of electricity floating behind Suzu converged and disappeared, returning immediately afterwards with a loud noise. The noise was fleeting, but in that split second, it damaged everything in this room… But somehow I was not hit.

It hit the man directly. His clothes are tattered and the skin visible through them is scarred. The knife in his hand to throw fell close to me. The sound was absorbed by the carpet and did not ring… Dangerous.

「Oops. Isn’t it somewhat cooler now?」

「Fu… That’s not funny!」

──Shupa!

Now it’s close combat. The man attacks Suzu with a knife in each hand before long. Suzu was simply running for cover. However, the speed of the man and Suzu were almost equal, and neither was able to strike an effective blow.

「[Discharge]!」

「《Super Acceleration》! If you think you can hit me that many times, you’re wrong!」

When Suzu’s [Discharge] started, the man’s body blurred. The man then avoided all the electricity that was travelling across the air at a tremendous rate of speed. Thanks to this, there were no new wounds on the man’s body, although there were scratches on the floor.

「… 8 remaining… This… Wha… What… I have to… !」

I couldn’t hear it, but I think Suzu’s eyes are burning. Now I think I’ll go back to sleep for a while…

My eyelids naturally close.

I listened to the sounds of battle instead of fighting it.