Editing Hyouketsu Kyoukai no Eden:Volume 6 Final Chapter (section)

===Part 9===

The silver smoke drifted up in a dense cloud.

It was not a darkish cloud of sand but sparkling particles of sand flying in the great salt lake air.

“Two approaching from behind.”

“Tch……”

He spun around, raising water splashes. Bringing his twin swords directly across, he blew away the two Yuugenshu attacking him from behind.

 

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The swelling dark purple light swooped down.

Fshhh……immediately after, the spot he had just been standing at ── on the ground touched by mateki, the water had turned to mist and the rock salt had melted.

“Super high heat, huh; you two, be careful!”

“Roger.”

“……Gimme a break.”

The two’s voices came from where they were fighting a ways away.

“They seem to still be energetic; that’s a relief.”

“It would be troubling otherwise.”

Their responses were proof that the two were safe. Then in the time Kagura and Vaiel were devoted to defense, he would eliminate at least one of the many Yuugenshu. It would be best to wear down the enemy’s combat strength even a little before the reinforcement unit arrived.

……The best option would be to wipe them out but can we do that much?

“A new reading of three units has been detected to the north.”

“There’s an unusual amount of them.”

He had already defeated five of them but rather than their numbers decreasing, they were rather increasing. It was difficult to imagine this many breaking through the barrier at once.

“They most likely came in with that time Hyouketsu Kyoukai was penetrated. You can think of them like the leftovers.”

“The ones that didn’t die and ran away, huh.”

He stabbed his right-hand sword into the salt and swung it up from that position. Giant rock salt pieces floated high in midair and fell towards the Yuugenshu directly below. Not wanting to be crushed by giant weights, the monster evaded.

There, it was cut down with a single flash.

“Increasing response from a unit to the right. Please crush it before the mateki activates.”

“You’re such a slave driver. Kagura, there’s a unit over there as well!”

He left the Yuugenshu that passed by him to the two and those two sprinted at the Yuugenshu they set their eyes on. Swinging down his sword before the mateki activated, it was interrupted.

“Hey, youuu, are you done yet!”

“Operating at depth five virtual territory <Layer>. Charge completion before micro shinryoku overflow……setting {{furigana|Machine pearl|Machina}}’s internal carved seal to a thirty second limit ─── Release.”

Kagura threw {{furigana|Machine pearl|Machina}} which she was holding into the air.

{{furigana|Machine pearl|Machina}} which was wrapped in a faint green light split into innumerable pieces. Each of the parts which exceeded a hundred in number shined with the colors of crimson, emerald, gold, azure and pure white, accompanied by their own unique sounds.

“……What’s that?”

“Baptism, territory, barrier, worship. It’s all five of the shinryoku types ── ahh, I see. I gave her some advice before and this is her response.”

The five colors were mixed equally and bore a rainbow-colored radiance.

At the same time this blinding light which even surpassed the sun’s rays fell upon the Yuugenshu, Vaiel who was upon the ground moved.

“Now, hit them!”

“You only have to say it once.”

Closing the distance with a Yuugenshu who was drawing near, he sent it flying with by swinging his fist against the tip of its nose.

Piercing ── the fist which would normally be counterbalanced by a mateki barrier easily blew through the barrier and the body shrouded in mist.

“!?”

The mist beast let out a dying cry as it disappeared.

“……Hoo, I didn’t think it would actually pierce the barrier.”

“Fufun. How about it; isn’t it amazing?”

Kagura rubbed {{furigana|Machine pearl|Machina}} which descended.
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“I was informed that it is easier to pierce the Yuugenshu’s barrier not with a single high-powered shinryoku attack, but with multiple small ones. This was an application of that. It fires truly minute amounts of shinryoku out at a rate of several thousand per second over a wide range and erases the enemy’s barrier.”

“It’s simple for machines, huh?”

“Yes. However, even within {{furigana|Tenketsu Palace|Sophia}}, this is still in a trial stage. I am the first one to be personally equipped with it. As for why it’s difficult, it is necessary to attach a large amount of shinryoku to a machine which is inorganic so an advanced carved seal is……mugyuu.”

“Ah─ that’s enough, it’s annoying to listen to. Let’s finish them off first.”

Pushing down roughly on the girl’s head, Vaiel forcefully stopped her from talking.

“A good decision and good support. Sheltis, please defeat them as quickly as possible. We should aim to clean up here even a moment quicker……and then confirm Monica’s safety.”

“Got it; you mean that crevice.”

The underground lake which had become the den of large carnivorous beasts. It could possibly be as hot as magma. Bottomless quicksand. At the bottom of such a crevice, he had no idea what the environment was like so it was ominous.

“On top of that is that Yuugenshu. That……has a high chance of being one of the old types from a thousand years ago. I also believe its intelligence level to be extremely high.”

“A thousand years ago?”

“Yes. They are far more powerful monsters than the current ones. You could say they are the perfect symbol of what Hyouketsu Kyoukai is meant to seal. It was most likely hiding here from before the barrier was erected.”

{{furigana|Machine crystal|Ilis}}’ words were permeated with an unusual nervousness.

“Let’s hurry. This is that serious of an opponent.”