Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance:Volume3 Chapter6

Chapter 6: Security of Academy Town

Part 1

The Knights members form units of two-men-cells or three-men-cells depending on their abilities.

For the time being, Kamito, the newcomer, had form a unit with Ellis, the Captain.

Although, rather than Kamito being a newcomer, this was because not a single girl wanted to form a unit with Kamito.

The Knights' work covered a lot of areas, more than Kamito had anticipated.

There were the mediations of duels of academy students, the exposing of traders smuggling sealed spirits, the safeguarding of astray spirits, the negotiations between student organizations, the rescuing of stranded people—The most frequent quest was the subjugation of beasts and rampaging spirits that passed naturally occurring «Gate» in the spirit forest and came intruding from Astral Zero. Receiving a report that a large beast seemed to be rampaging outside the town this time as well, the two of them moved quickly to the scene.

Mowing down the trees of the forest, a large beast, carrying a gigantic shell, roared.

It was a beast like a spider cross-bred with a gigantic tortoise.

"What a pretty large prey, how big was the «Gate» that opened?"

"According to the Spirit Investigation Association's announcement, the size of the «Gates» appearing in the spirit forest seemed to be getting bigger yearly. The reasons seem to be unknown."

Ellis nodded with a serious expression, and armed her elemental waffe «Ray Hawk».

It was his first time fighting side by side with Ellis like this but he knew her real ability.

Claire was more skilled in terms of her sense in flexible tactics, but in contrast with her, who would be moody and erratic, Ellis could fight in a steady way. With just the basics and without playing with shortcuts or tricks, she would force one to yield directly from the front. It was indeed an Ellis-like battle style.

"Now, Kamito!"

Matching up with Ellis attacking from the sky, Kamito plunged close towards the beast.

The shell creature's vital point was its soft abdomen. That's the same even for a beast.

Kamito kicked the ground with the elemental waffe sword in his hand.

At that moment, the beast's abdomen spilt vertically.

Appearing from it stomach was the head of a giant snake. Widely opening its mouth with sharp fangs, it swooped down at Kamito. The snake wriggling on the ground rolled up a large amount of sand and dirt.

"… What an absurd living thing, this beast is."

As Kamito dodged he beast's violent attack, he clicked his tongue.

Cladded in the divine protection of her wind spirit and flying up in midair, Ellis released the blades of wind.

However, like some magic effect was running—the blades were repelled by its hard shell.

Don. Ellis landed next to Kamito.

"What a nuisance, that shell seems to be strengthen by spirit magic of the resistance attribute."

"Spirit magic? Who on earth—"

"There is the possibility that this beast didn't come from a natural occurring «Gate» and was summoned by somebody. In addition to the chaotic Valentia Holy Festival, they caused a disturbance outside of Academy Town and were probably trying to distract the Knights' attention."

Thereupon, Kamito got it.

"It's the Spell Armament Seal smugglers who had infiltrated into Academy Town, right?"

"There's the possibility."

Ellis nodded with a stern expression.

The beast mowed down the trees of the forest and roared like it went mad.

With Ray Hawk in her hand, Ellis took a stance for an attack.

"Kamito, we'll do a coordinated attack. Let's bring it down in the next attack."

"Ah, I got it."

The striking-like attack of the beast came.

Ellis recited the flying spirit magic at high speed, grabbed Kamito's arm and flew up.

Upon flying up right above the beast, she quickly released her hand holding Kamito.

"Let's go Est!"

Responding to Kamito's shout, the elemental waffe—Terminus Est—dazzlingly shone.

It was a nose dive attack from the sky. It was a technique that was Ellis' specialty.

Along with the force of falling, the silver sword pierced into the shell.

Crack—A dry sound was heard, and a crack traveled on the beast's hard shell.

Immediately after.

"Haaaaa!"

Ellis, who continued on and nosed dive, aimed at the crack that had traveled on its shell and thrust in her Ray Hawk!

"—Go rampaging, evil winds!"

At the moment she shouted the words of releasing.

The large fame of the beast greatly sprung up in a jolt, and it let out a death agony roar and became silent.

The violent winds raging inside its body had sliced and ripped its internal organs into pieces.

"For our first time, it was a coordination of precise timing."

Kamito pulled out Est pierced in the shell as he said that.

"Ahh, I may have a good compatibility with you… th-this is, right down to it, just about battles!"

Ellis swiftly turned red and turned away abruptly.