Editing Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume16 Chapter11 (section)

===Part 4===

"Scarlet..."

Seeing the girl who had appeared before his eyes, Kamito exclaimed in surprise.

The Scarlet Valkyrie&mdash;Ortlinde.

According to Restia, she was one of the spirit weapons rampaging during the Spirit War, a survivor of the thirteen-strong Valkyrie Series.

"It has been a while since we last met in this form. Master's master&mdash;"

Shapeshifted into human form, Scarlet bowed respectfully again. Although the title of master's master bothered Kamito a bit, sigh, now was not the time to care about it&mdash;

Kamito turned to Claire.

"Claire, so you're able to release Scarlet's true name now."

"...Y-Yes... Except it is still very... draining..."

Panting, Claire made a slight thumbs up.

This was the "special move" she had learned during her training at Dracunia&mdash;

Indeed, there was nothing more reliable than this.

Before the primordial spirit weapon's aura of overwhelming power, the Nepenthes Lores seemed wary and stopped moving.

With a twitch of her cat ears, the flames all over Ortlinde's body instantly blazed violently.

"&mdash;Very well, time to start the extermination, master."

"Yes..."

Just as Kamito readied his two swords again...

A roar resounded all around, sounding like it came from deep underground.

(...What!?)

Feeling a terrifying and strong presence, Kamito held his breath.

With likewise nervous expressions, Claire and Scarlet observed their surroundings. Then...

In the center of the vast garden, a mass of dark miasma, terrifying and dense, began to slowly take on human form.

"...M-More of them!?"

"No, that's&mdash;"

Kamito stared intently at the solidification of miasma.

The darkness coalesced into the shape of a slender human, smaller than Nepenthes Lore.

Covered by pitch-black darkness, it looked like a shadow that would disappear any moment.

However&mdash;

(&mdash;This guy ''is no ordinary monster''.)

Kamito knew instinctively. A chill coursed through him, making his entire body tremble.
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On the face of that flickering shadow, a pair of crimson eyes lit up, glowing with ominous light.

'&mdash;No way, even ''something like that'' has been awakened!?'

"...! You know him, Restia?"

'Yes, this was the strongest Demon King candidate, born in the Holy Kingdom seven hundred years ago&mdash;'

Black lightning erupted from the Vorpal Sword in his hand as though issuing a warning.

"...!?"

The dark shadow calmly raised its sword.

Judging from that stance, that motion and behavior, Kamito felt a sense of familiarity.

(That movement, could it be&mdash;!?)

'&mdash;Avril ''Ciel Mais'', the Sword Saint.'

No sooner had she spoken than the shadow vanished.
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