TEASER CHAPTER 5 PART 23
Unlike
in the city, the outskirts of Arcazam were shrouded in darkness. The moonlight
illuminates the overgrown vegetation, and the fireflies dance with their faint
light.
Nozomu
was in a place not too far from where he always trained with Irisdina and the
others.
He
desperately swung his katana while standing on the grass. It was as if he was
desperately trying to shake off something that had attached to him.
"~!!"
Regardless
of his intention, he kept swinging his katana over and over again. The slash of
his sword that flashed in the darkness of the night was fierce, but it still
stood out under the moonlight and fireflies.
"Haa,
haa, haa ... !!"
Due
to the influence of Ability Suppression, he felt exhausted in the blink of an
eye, and a tremendous sense of malaise invaded Nozomu's body.
But
Nozomu bit his lip, endured the pain, and tried to send his Qi into the katana
with all his might.
"Kuh~!
This ... Ugh~!"
However,
due to the sudden depletion of Qi, his legs became unsteady. Even so, he kept
trying to swing his katana while regaining his posture, but the balance that
had begun to crumble did not recover, and instead, swinging his katana in an
unstable posture caused him to fatally break his posture.
"Uwa!!"
Nozomu
managed to support his body by touching the ground. He tried to stand up again
to continue swinging his katana, but no matter how hard he put his strength
into his legs, his legs didn't move.
"Damn
it!"
He
thrust his katana into the ground and used it as a cane as Nozomu desperately
tried to stand up.
However,
his unsteady body did not move as he wished.
After
arriving at Arcazam, Nozomu headed straight for this outskirt and continued
swinging his katana. His chaotic mind made him not able to think about his own
exhausted body.
"Ku~uu!"
Nozomu
even touches the invisible chain that binds him.
He
tried to tear off the chain as he lose his calmness and vents his anger towards
it. However, the invisible chains that were easily torn like paper in the past,
were now tightly wrapped around Nozomu's body like real chains.
Nozomu
even touched the invisible chains that bound him.
He
tried to tear off the chain as he lost his composure and vented his anger
towards it. However, the invisible chains that used to be easily torn like
paper, were now tightly wrapped around Nozomu's body like real chains.
"...
Damn, damn it..."
It
was that feeling of fierce guilt and deep remorse that assaulted his immobile
heart. On top of that, the swordplay he was waving right now was so terrible.
If his master had seen him, he would have been beaten without question. His
katana would have been taken away and ordered to redo his training. Nozomu
punched the ground with all his might as he got angry towards himself who could
only swing such pathetic swordplay.
Blood
dripped from his clenched lips and fell onto his fist.
The
light of the fireflies flew around as if dancing to cheer him up.
"...
So you're in a place like this."
A
bell-like voice could be heard. The moment Nozomu lifted his face, a long blue
hair fluttered in the wind, and white porcelain-like skin illuminated by the
moonlight jumped into his eyes.
