Magika No Kenshi To Shoukan Maou:Volume 6 Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 – The Descent of God’s Descendant

Part 1

Cracks ran through the space of <Itsuki☆Channel>.

The light that was produced from those cracks repainted the space in a blink of eye.

When they noticed, Kazuki, Kazuha-senpai and Kamimura-san, the three of them had returned once again at Yomotsu Hirasaka.

“…It’s better if we hurry through the return path. Those guys will be coming when they sniff the scent of a living person.”

Kamimura-san said that and began to run down the slope.

Feeling the unrest in those words, Kazuki and Kazuha-senpai too complied on her words.

Without even needing to ask, they soon became aware of the meaning of those words.

Kazuki and others felt an eerie presence from their back. When they looked back while running, a distortion appeared in the space far beyond their back. Human shadows emerged out from there.

Old women were born from the space at their behind. Not just one person. One after another countless old women were created. Those old women looked down the hill and sprinted with all their strength to this direction!

“…That’s Yomotsu Shikome. The old woman who lead the evil spirits that live in Yomotsu Hirasaka.”

Kamimura-san explained while desperately running without even looking back.

The space behind them was still distorting even further. What appeared from there was not only old women, even more small living things that looked like demons were created in swarms.

“That’s Yomotsu Ikusa. Evil spirit that is the battle soldier of Yomotsu Hirasaka.”

Inside the darkness even more lights were arising in flickers *bachi bachi*, eight large globes of light scattering sparks burst out. These too were coming in pursuit of Kazuki and the others from behind by flying.

“That’s Yakusano Ikadzuchi. Yomotsu welcome the people that come to this world, however they didn’t allow people to leave. They are coming to chase you around and drag you back. If you are captured by those, you will get serious sickness like magic intoxication any you won’t be able to wake up anymore in the real world.”

Hearing those words Kazuki and Kazuha-senpai went ‘Hieee’ and panicked. Especially the old women that came running at them in full power was scary.

“Why are those kind of bunches here?”

“When they think that human of the present world is trying to go to a world of different dimension, a suitable compensation is needed. Although I’m really sorry that Yatagarasu didn’t explain about that at all and still invited you two here.”

Kazuki and others began to descend down Yomotsu Hirasaka with full speed.

…Nevertheless this was a mysterious sensation. It had been like this since they came to the Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave but their body senses felt awfully real, their consciousness felt far too clear compared to when they fell into magic intoxication and wandered around the Astrum. The sensation of running down Yomotsu Hirasaka felt as if their flesh body were really here.

Kazuki who was still in their clothes just like when they arrived here still had his katana attached on his hips. It looks like they could also turn back just like this and exchanged a battle with those bunches.

“…Now that you mentioned it, whatever happened to our flesh body right now? A fairly long time had passed, but isn’t it dangerous to leave our body lying around under the floor of the main temple?”

“…The state of you two right now is not as simple as a separation between the mind and body…huff huff.”

While running with her goth loli skirt trailing behind, Kamimura-san gave her response.

“Your state is completely different compared to when you fall into magic intoxication and your mind wandering inside Astrum. What is called Yomotsu Hirasaka is a tunnel that connected a world and a world, but it break down [existence that belong under reality] like you and convert you into [existence that belong under Astrum]. It’s something a little more complicated than just dragging your mind into Astrum …huff huff! There is no danger of yourself breaking up so it’s okay, you are the you that is properly living here right now. Un, understand?”

Even though Kazuki understood but it took a little time.

“So Yomotsu Hirasaka is an entrance where people can enter the mental world’s Astrum altogether with his flesh body.”

“That comprehension is correct. What is called Astrum is a world where maelstrom of colossal power that distorted reality whirled, it’s defined by the mind, then such entrance was created. And then the Diva of Japanese Mythology possessed the power to open and close this entrance…huff haa! Huff, when we are running desperately like this, don’t make me explain such complicated thing…. I’m not like you two that are the healthy faction after all…”

Kazuki and Kazuha-senpai’s breathing were not disordered for even a little bit, but Kamimura-san who just gave out a drawn-out explanation was breathing disorderly in pieces. Kazuki lifted her up from the side with ‘hyoi’ and carried her in a princess carry.

“Sorry, I didn’t notice.”

“Eh? Tha, thank you.” Kamimura-san’s eyes opened wide.

After that she panicked one beat late.

“I, I wasn’t appealing to you of my tiredness and pressing you or anything for this!”

“I’m not particularly thinking of anything like that you know?”

“Do, doing things like this and being kind to me without any reason at all is just…. Uuu, I cannot calm down. Are, are you okay? You are not tired? I’m not heavy?”

Kamimura-san was bewildered with soppy expression.

“You are absurdly light that it makes me worried when I’m carrying you like this, Kamimura-san.”

“Those guys chasing us from behind, are they strong if we fight them?”

Kazuha-senpai asked Kamimura-san from the side.

“Their level is just a little stronger than your average Demon Beast. What is troublesome is their unlimited numbers that keep gushing forth. But it’s okay. Because the speed of your running is above them. Like this they cannot overtake us. The distances between us and them is widening very fast.”

“That’s the story if there is no one that will become a hindrance to us.”

Kazuki opened his mouth as if interrupting the wishful observation of Kamimura-san. …That was exactly just a wishful observation. Kazuki had already sensed the presence of someone ahead of them after they finished descending this hill.

“That is so isn’t it, if the situation had developed like this, it will be more unnatural instead if they don’t ambush us here.”

“Kazuki…this presence…”

Kazuha-senpai too noticed what was going on.

When they advanced through descending the hill―before long silhouettes of three people emerged out on their path.

“…I who am the King of Susanoo can sense it you know. It appears that you have inherited the authority of Amaterasu haven’t you, swordsman of Hayashizaki-style! With this the both of us have become destined existences even further! The two persons that are contesting the seat of the strongest swordsman, and then as the two persons concerning for the throne of the Japanese Mythology’s true King!”

Aisu Ikousai! And then the two waiting at her back, the God possessed Takasugi brothers!!

“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”

The Takasugi brothers howled like a beast. While those howls were audible from below the slope it was like the damned inside hell―the brothers’ silhouettes distorted like jelly while yelling.

The silhouettes of the two lost the shape of human and they were crumbling down like mud.

What in the world? Sensing the unknown phenomenon from afar, Kazuki and Kazuha-senpai reflexively stopped in place. However the army of Yomotsu was approaching near from behind. This was exactly the situation of tiger in the front gate and wolf in the rear gate.

From Kazuki’s arms, Kamimura-san jumped down with a hop.

“…I’ll hold back those who come from behind. Ha, Hayashizaki, -san please take care of Susanoo.”

She appeared to be a little nervous when calling a person’s name.

“Will you be fine alone against that army?”

“I have anthropophobia, that’s why that kind of opponent is easier for me. Besides as far as it goes I too can use the power of Amaterasu…so I can fight a little.”

In front of the approaching near Yomotsu army, the girl performed Access.

“…O aurora of blessing ascending to the heaven! Thy name are <Amaterasu Oomikami>! O light of affection wishing not for conflict, just for now reside in my hand, become the bow and arrow of flash that pierce through everything!”

Kamimura-san’s goth loli clothes were wrapped by light and broke down, transforming into Magic Dress.

That Magic Dress’ appearance was like the sublime ancient outfit of Amaterasu’s working mode, it was simplified just like that for the sake of ease in battle.

In what way the girl would fight―he was deeply interested but he had no composure left to ascertain that with his own eyes.

Kazuki faced the three person group standing on his way.

“GAAAAAAAAA…!” The Takasugi brothers were still screaming even now.

Losing their human shape, the two that had turned into a small mountain of muddy flesh began to swell bubblingly as if something was going to be born from their inside. The swelling silhouettes of those two overlapped with each other and were becoming one giant meatball.

That was…by no means a phenomenon that could be explained just by a mere word of God’s reliant. In Yatagarasu’s explanation, the human was not supposed to break down completely until that far.

Ikousai who stood in the side carelessly said.

“Looks like they wanted strength so much don’t they? …Separate from Take Mikadzuchi and Take Minakata that turned them into God’s reliant, they still called for even further being from somewhere. That is something that gather the extreme terror of people in Japanese Mythology, the most ominous [Mythology’s undulation]…it’s fine to see, let’s make you all know too about its name! This is that…Yamato no Orochi!!”

“AAAAAAAAAA-!!!”

The gigantic pile of flesh that lost its face and also its mouth raised a noticeably louder scream even though it had no mouth.

From the gigantic lump of flesh, *ZUBOZUBOZUBO!* eight long necks and a tail extended out. The meatball was divided into eight and lengthened out twistingly. Its surface was changing into scales emitting black light―transforming into a giant snake with eight heads entangling with each other. It completely blocked the entire width of the hill road, a monster possessing the height like a building was towering there.

Yamata no Orochi―on the summit of the swaying eight necks, bright red eyes glinted bright and glared at them. Looked like there was not even a fragment of human personality left already inside. Takasugi brothers had become completely inexistent already.

“…Wasn’t Yamato no Orochi supposed to be exterminated by Susanoo? How can it become possible for it to join hands with Susanoo?”

The Shrine Maiden that had even more detailed knowledge of Japanese Mythology than Kazuki, Kazuha-senpai murmured.

The Celebration King that stood back to back with them, Kamimura-san answered that question.

“The Susanoo right now is not [the person that suppress the country] talked inside the Mythology but he became [the person that disturb the suppression]. Susanoo who originally possess the rough and wild element of <storm> has some aspects in common with Yamato no Orochi that is the huge personification of the nature’s flood.”

“…I see.” While nodding, Kazuha-senpai took a step forward.

“Kazuki, I’ll take on that guy. …I too want to become strong for a long time, I continue to think of wanting to become strong until now. However…surely not like that.”

Kazuha-senpai stood in front of the monster and leaked out a pained voice.

What was in front of her was an opponent that she could sympathize with, yet why could they completely mistake their path in an unthinkable direction like this? The pain of that time that couldn’t be agreed with. Just like what Kazuki felt when he stood in front of Kaya….

“Ahaha! I don’t have any intention of sympathizing with these kinds of guys at all, but I too can sympathize! What is called strength is something to use for one’s own sake! It only has worth when used for the sake of persisting on one’s own self and aesthetic! But like this…ahhahaha! What a totally pathetic brothers!!”

Aisu Ikousai laughed loudly at her own former comrades that seek for strength and became a monster.

…She is wrong. What is called strength is not for one’s own sake, it was something for the sake of protecting one’s important person.

“Kazuha-senpai…please take care of that monster. I’ll…settle my debt with her!”

Kazuki glared at Ikousai. As if answering that, Ikousai was enveloped with the light of Access.

“I’m going full power right from the start here, this is not just some sport between swordsmen anymore. …O honored god of fury descending down from the sky, establish forth the development of unheard-of troubles right here! Thy honored name is <Susanoo O-Mikoto>! Reside in my body, rage following your violent emotion!!”

Aisu Ikousai seductive kimono broke down into Prima Materia, turning into a jet black hakama with tight sleeve―her appearance changed into Magic Dress based on the clothing of ancient Yamato. Her original atmosphere that was like a prostitute underwent a complete change.

Brave warrior that was the personification of storm―Susanoo. And the one that was contracted to him, a magic swordsman.

“Come, the first act where we fussed over only swords is over! Let’s open the curtain of the second act here while letting our Stigmata shine!!”

Aisu Ikousai smoothly drew out her katana and directed its tip at Kazuki.

Part 2

Aisu Ikousai didn’t even throw a glance at Kazuha’s way.

That was why Kazuha sprinted down the slope without stopping and passed through Ikousai’s flank.

For the sake of concentrating on her fight with Kazuki, Ikousai let Kazuha did as she pleased.

Kazuha went to face against Takasugi brothers―no, Yamato no Orochi.

The battlefield was divided into three, Kamimura Itsuki against the Yomotsu army at the rear, Hayashizaki Kazuki against Aisu Ikousai in the middle of the slope, and then at the base of this slope was Tsukahara Kazuha against Yamata no Orochi. Each had their own confrontation.

She couldn’t let this monster became a hindrance to Kazuki!

Kazuki kicked the slope and flew. She produced energy of Psychokinesis even further on the air and kicked on it with all her strength for a double jump, and a triple jump next.

Ikousai’s Tenrou Kaidan’s…imitation. While dancing her body high in the air, Kazuha thought once more that this might be convenient. If she could do this from the start when they were trying to jump through that building before, then there would be no needs for Kazuki to lift her in princess carry.

Kazuha danced in the sky trying to jump over the Yamata no Orochi. The eight necks of Yamata no Orochi chased the figure of the prey with its crimson eyes, the nearest neck opened its large mouth and assaulted Kazuha to bite her.

It was a large jaw that could swallow completely a human whole and it approached Kazuha. Kazuha drew out the katana on her hips and slashed down with all her strength at the large jaw. The katana and jaw clashed with each other, then using the backlash from that power Kazuha brought her body even higher.

Keeping the momentum she somersaulted with a twirl and leaped over Yamata no Orochi to land on the base of the hill road.

Feeling Kazuha landing behind it, Yamata no Orochi turned back its body in wriggles. It was turning its neck to Kazuha in turn.

The gigantic heads were coming in full speed with <head-butt> ramming hard. Kazuki dealt with those by parrying the attack to the side with her katana and dodged her body. The enormous pressure couldn’t be parried perfectly and her stance broke.

Right at that time a second neck was flying at her. Unable to dodge, Kazuha was hit with the head-butt right from the front.

<Resist>―it was not as skillful as Otonashi Kaguya, but with her excellent magic skill Kazuha counterbalanced that physical impact she got. She was rolling down through the hill road.

The huge body of Yamato no Orochi was coming chasing her with the force of tsunami.

While rolling down, ‘Yosh’ Kazuha thought.

She managed to widen their distance even further from the battles of Kazuki and Kamimura-san.

She would show them…she was going to handle this guy alone by herself somehow!

Kazuha stood up with force like a spring and met the giant monster.

She challenged it in close range combat as a swordsman.

The eight necks that had the size several times larger than Kazuha were coming with head-butt or biting attack in turns. Kazuha parried and evaded the first neck that arrived and slashed her katana while half-rotating.

Her blade was *gakin!* repelled by the scales. Her bladed was literally ineffective.

The second, third, and fourth necks were ramming at her without stopping like avalanche.

“Ameno Hidzukuri no Kazatsuchi!”

With the flame and shockwave produced from her palm, Kazuha repelled back the three necks altogether.

But the necks of Yamata no Orochi were eight. The fifth, sixth, and seventh were even now approaching Kazuha.

“Kuh!”

Kazuha earnestly attempted to Foresight those consecutive attacks. The eight necks of Yamata no Orochi were moving around independent of each other as if each of the necks were different creatures. …All of it moved well without entangling with each other.

It was as if eight persons each launching their own attack, she couldn’t see through all their movement and thought.

Kazuha who earnestly ran around were glared by the eighth neck that prepared the last attack.

That mouth was largely opened. Its deep red oral cavity that was like pomegranate was exposed.

From the depth of its throat, a high temperature Breath was fired with a roar.

“I am the Shrine Maiden of sword, rock cleaved, root torn, sin severed, that virtuous sword of crushing evil right now in this hand! Draw sword, Futsu no Mitama!!”

Kazuha created the divine sword that severed evil in her hand, she faced the breathed out steam of scorching heat and slashed down. The divine sword suppressed the heat energy that was produced by magic power. Even so the steam that couldn’t be erased enveloped Kazuha. Unfalteringly Kazuha used <Resist> while charging through inside the steam, she thrust [Futsu no Mitama] inside the mouth that was widely opened and breathing out steam.

That one attack was also *gaki!* repelled. Even the inside of its mouth couldn’t be hurt by blade.

Futsu no Mitama severed magic power, but it didn’t have strong power against something physical.

In front of Kazuha who failed in her counterattack, a gigantic tail was *GUWA-!* rolling up.

Kazuha suddenly realized. …She was careless. Just because she had already evaded all eight necks of Yamato no Orochi didn’t mean that it was over already. There was one more still in reserve―the enormous tail that far thicker even than its head.

*BITAN!* That tail was swung down, crushing Kazuha’s small body.

Several tons of mass swung down with a terrific force―if in this world there was nothing called <Resist> and defensive magic power then Kazuha would surely got turned into a ruptured water ballon.

But a blue magic power light protected Kazuha.

In order to crush once more something that it couldn’t crush before, the tail was rolled up again.

Just before it was swung down once again, Kazuha leaped away in full speed.

And then she thought of something. …Why am I challenging something this big in a close quarter combat? Are you stupid?

The she in the past, no matter how much Futsunushi no Kami remonstrated her she would oppose him by saying [I am a swordsman so I won’t run! I’m going to cross swords in close quarter!]

The current herself was different. She had already overcome her complex. She wouldn’t do anything like losing the sight of what was truly important just because of her strange obstinacy and obsession.

…I am the same like that guy, a magic swordsman.

Kazuha escaped from Yamata no Orochi and took some distance before turning around.

And then she invoked an offense magic from long distance.

“Tenkuu Battou Renge Hou!”

Flame explosion arose around Kazuha, from there countless Sacred Treasures of katana type were created. This swarm of nameless Sacred Treasures each possessed different elements of fire, ice, or lightning.

“Go-!”

Responding to Kazuha’s order, those katana flew at Yamato no Orochi like guided missiles.

Hit and Away. Kazuha ran around at the same time with the shooting.

The flying Sacred Treasures that went through the confined surrounding impacted Yamata no Orochi one after another. There was some neck of the large snake that slipped through the Sacred Treasures and ramming at Kazuha, but Kazuha counterattacked those with [Ameno Hidzukuri no Kazatsuchi].

And then she fled. While fleeing Kazuha questioned Futsunushi no Kami.

“Bakanushi no Kami…there is one thing I want to ask.”

{What is it, Kazuha.}

Inside her head his reply echoed through using Telepathy.

“That…Takasugi brothers, can’t they return back to normal anymore? Even if I shave all of their magic power and drive them into magic intoxication, won’t they return back like those God’s reliant?”

{When their existences had transformed completely until they became that absurd, even if all their magic power are used up completely they won’t return to their original form but rather they will die from the shock of the backlash most likely.}

Death from shock―Kazuha was floored from hearing that merciless words.

{Then what if you whittled their magic power, and if you pierced them with Futsu no Mitama for the last finishing blow then maybe they can make it somehow. If the opponent is defenseless on the verge of death, we can try severing their very transformation itself.}

A light of hope pierced Kazuha’s heart. Even though it was only those two who had mistaken their path…but even she could sympathize with that feeling based of [wanting to become strong]. If there was the possibility of saving them, then she wanted to use all method available to her.

But…the problem was that the magic of Futsunushi-no-Kami did not really suited for monster extermination.

Even if indirect attack like [Ameno Hidzukuri no Kazatsuchi] or [Tenkuu Battou Renge Hou] hit them, it wouldn’t become a decisive damage. Even if she challenged the monster in close-quarter combat, [Futsu no Mitama]’s slashing power was too light.

{Certainly I’m fired up when we are against human opponent…but it’s quite harsh facing off against that kind of monster…}

{Then how about using me, that girl over there.}

…Hearing two really similar voices overlapping, Kazuha was confused.

That was not the voice of Futsunushi no Kami. There was an old man voice that was really similar with Futsunushi no Kami echoing inside her head in addition, she only grasped what was happening after a moment.

…Who in the world!?

At the immediate side of Kazuha who was running around, an avatar of a Diva emerged out faintly.

It was a Diva that resembled Futsunushi no Kami closely, having the appearance of an ancient sword.

Its eyes looked even more wicked than Futsunushi no Kami, it had the face that grown beards in plentiful.

{DOWAHHAHHA! My name is <Take Mikadzuchi>! I became Wild God and possessed the Takasugi brothers’…errr I don’t know which of them is which, anyway I am the Diva that possessed one of them, that’s me―ee!!}

“Even though you were possessing one of them but you doesn’t even understand which one, what an irresponsible Diva aren’t you?”

{Just now there was even a stupidly huge something like Yamata no Orochi that came into them, so because of that I got pushed out you know! But because of that I can get back my sanity see! DOWAHHAHHA!!}

{Oou, isn’t this Take Mikadzuchi! So you have returned to your sanity!!}

Futsunushi no Kami raised a telepathic voice.

The conversation between these two Divas was happening and echoing inside Kazuha’s head.

{Long time no see isn’t it, Futsunushi! Looks like your contractor is actually a human with nice disposition! To have her heart troubled whether can she do something or not even for that kind of brutish brothers, she is indeed a splendid human!}

{Isn’t that right, isn’t that right, she is my prided daughter just as you see!}

{DOWAHHAHAHA!} {GUWAHHAHAHA!}

Old men’s voices were echoing inside her head in stereo. Kazuha felt a headache arising in her head.

…I never remembered when did I ever become something like this Bakanushi no Kami’s daughter, no way.

{I’m pleased! I’m really pleased Tsukahara Kazuha!! It’s fine for you to also contract and wield me!}

Kazuha was confused which old man this old man voice belonged to.

And then she noticed what was Take Mikadzuchi just said to her, she became really flustered from that.

“I’m already contracted with Futsunushi no Kami! I won’t contract with another Diva!!”

“Then it’s fine if you contract with both I and Futsunushi no Kami! It’s two sword style see!!”

Double contract! Was something like that possible. She never heard of it.

…No, it wasn’t supposed to be possible. The Stigmata was entangled complicatedly with the contractor’s personality. If such action like adding further one more Stigmata was done on top of that…her mind would definitely fractured!

“It’s different with double contract. This is assimilation of I and Futsunushi no Kami.”

Assimilation of two Diva inside her…? That was something that could be thought as really absurd, yet….

{No, it’s possible. Or perhaps I should say that it’s only natural from the start. That’s because Take Mikadzuchi and Futsunushi no Kami was a same being from the start.}

{…That is so.} Futsunushi no Kami too affirmed it. {We were originally one but because of the different interpretation in the Record of Ancient Matters and the Nihon-shoki, we got split up. But, right now returning into one Sword God here is also not bad.}

In the beginning they were a single being. However even so Kazuha became anxious.

“…Is it really possible? Won’t the burden become heavy for me…”

{Even if we combine, the burden will not become twice. At most it will be only 1/3 times more. If it’s only a spec just around 1/3 of average Magika Stigma then Kazuha have it, so it will be fine.}

{If it’s the strength of the current you, then you will be able to retain your ego. Probably.}

Even during that interval they were talking, the fierceness of the necks were increasing and they came attacking like an avalanche.

While Kazuha desperately dodged those fierce attacks, she was compelled to resolve herself.

To save that monster from its [deep rooted delusion for strength], there was no other way except this!

{Come, chant the spell that emerged in your head, Access together with me!}

“…Thy who roared the thunder is the one that descend to Izumo…change the flash of lighting into blade the sword of sky, thy inscription is <Take Mikadzuchi>! O god of shining blade, show that power!!”

The next instant, *GAN!* Kazuha received an impact inside her head.

Inside her head where it was already cramped from Futsunushi no Kami who had entered her, it was penetrated even further by Take Mikadzuchi who had around the same volume as Futsunushi no Kami…!

Take Mikadzuchi forcefully try to settled himself inside the container named Kazuha. And then with Kazuha as the intermediary, Futsunushi no Kami and Take Mikadzuchi mixed together, sparks of magic power scattered from her.

The impact and spark of the fusion shook Kazuha’s mind violently.

It was the sensation as if the everything of her heart had gooseflesh!

…But that was something that happened for only an instant, inside her was immediately settled.

The two gigantic mental bodies immediately returned to its one form that was originally how it should be.

Kazuha became self-aware of the new power budding inside her―it produced a change on her Magic Dress.

Golden shine was added on her red and white Shrine Maiden dress. Flash of lightning was blended inside the flame.

If Futsunushi no Kami was the Diva of transmutation flame, then Take Mikadzuchi was the Diva of golden lightning.

As if downloading data, she grasped the characteristic magic of Take Mikadzuchi that could be added based on her level. Several of Futsunushi no Kami’s characteristic magic disappeared, the ten variety of characteristic magic was reconfigured.

…Most likely these magic was also shared with Kazuki where he could also use it.

Thanks to I became strong, that guy will also become strong. She felt secretly happy inside.

And then she immediately chanted.

“O august lightning raining down due to the rage of god! Kagutsuchi’s spilled blood drip congregating on the hilt, become a flash of blade! The sky drum lightning sound of lightning speed, Mikafutsu no Mitama!!”

While holding Futsu no Mitama in her left hand, Kazuha raised her opened right hand high.

Lightning fell on that right hand, the flash of lightning transformed into a blade.

It was bending with inside curve, a huge katana with powerful form. Its thick blade shined gold.

The neck of the giant snake attacked.

Kazuha blocked that with Futsu no Mitama in her left hand and redirected it to the side by rotating her own body.

While circling around the flank of the neck, she swung down Mikafutsu no Mitama in her right hand down to that neck.

*GOU!* Sound like a falling thunder resounded.

It was not that the power of lightning element resided in that slash. It was an enormous physical energy that sounded the thunderous roar as if a thunder had fallen. The speed of the downswing was also exactly a lightning speed.

Why did a god of sword was talked for generation as a god lightning―because people of the ancient time had no way to illustrate that technique which was the expression of terrific destructive power other than as lightning.

That was the origin of Take Mikadzuchi who was bestowed with the name of lightning even while being a god of sword.

The gigantic blade pressed and cut *BUTSUN!* with all one’s might. What was polished from this blade was its out of league sharpness.

The neck of the giant snake was cut until halfway, it was drunkenly writhing while spurting out pitch black fountain of blood. In order to not let her sacred Magic Dress got dirtied, Kazuha repelled away the splash of scattered blood with Psychokinesis.

{GUWAHHAHHA! Kazuha’s skill was still not quite there yet but the special weapon is really good huh Take Mikadzuchi!!}

“DOWAHHAHHA, it’s exactly just like what you said! You make me blush Futsunushi!!}

Old man voices were surrounding her. Even though they had assimilated with each other, it seemed these guys personalities and voices were still separate. Even while feeling fed up…Kazuha felt a little relieved.

If Futsunushi no Kami that had been together with her until now was gone, it would be just a little sad.

Yamata no Orochi writhed around in agony. The remaining seven necks looked down on Kazuha with eyes colored by fury and simultaneously bearing down on her.

One after another, headbutt, biting, and scorching breath were assaulting at her. Kazuha kicked the air and beautifully dodged her body. Tearing apart the steam of scorching heat with Futsu no Mitama in her left hand, she swung down a deadly attack with Mikafutsu no Mitama in her right hand. *BUTTSUN! BUTTSUN!* With a terrific response in her hand, the neck of the giant snake was severed.

If it was the current her, she could fight this monster in close-quarter combat!

{Go Tsukahara Kazuha! Shave apart this guy’s magic power using my Mikafutsu no Mitama!}

{Use my Futsu no Mitama for the finishing blow, purify this guy’s evil spirit!!}

While the surrounding old man voices was pushing her back, Kazuha turned into a light sword wind and ran around the giant body of Yamata no Orochi.

Everywhere she went there was spurt of blood flying high, the giant snake was writhing around in pain.

The inferiority inside Kazuha’s heart vanished completely like a phantom. She was without a doubt strong.

This strength that by no means would make her ashamed even standing side-by-side at Kazuki’s side, she had obtained it by her own hand.

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