Chapter 61
An Unexpected Turn of Events
Translator : PolterGlast
"Ginia, Aoi. I've
taken care of two of them, so you two fight the remaining Berserk Bear."
"T-taken care
of...!? I was just getting fired up, and then you go and defeat them in such a
flashy way that my focus got drawn to you!!"
"It's always like
this with Graham-san, Aoi-chan! Let's just empty our minds, not think about it,
and focus only on the Berserk Bear!"
"Mmm... mm!
You're right! It's pointless to think about it, so I'll just focus on defeating
the Berserk Bear!"
Thanks to Ginia's
encouragement, the two of them were able to switch gears, and with renewed
focus, they slowly approached the remaining Berserk Bear.
As for the Berserk
Bear, it seemed its attention was on its suddenly crushed comrades, and it was looking
around with wide eyes.
The crazed look it had
when it first appeared was gone, and it had become so sane that you couldn't
feel a shred of the "berserk" in its name.
I don't know if
fighting it in this state can really be called fighting a Berserk Bear, but for
the two of them right now, it was the perfect opponent.
"I'll charge in
first! I won't attack, I'll just toy with it, so you just burn its movements
into your head, Ginia!"
"Got it.
Aoi-chan, don't you get caught!"
"Leave it to me!
I'm great at dodging!"
After that exchange,
Aoi charged at the Berserk Bear.
The Berserk Bear
looked confused, but when an enemy approached, it naturally attacked.
However, there was no
sharpness in its movements, and Aoi easily dodged the Berserk Bear's attack.
From there, it was
Aoi's show.
Maintaining a distance
where she was neither too close nor too far from the Berserk Bear, she baited
and dodged its attacks as if toying with it.
Just as she had
boasted, she was great at dodging, and she evaded all of the Berserk Bear's
attacks without any trouble.
The Berserk Bear,
which had been confused by the crushing death of its comrades, began to regain
its original fervor as it attacked...
But before it could
catch the dodging Aoi, Ginia, a grim reaper in the eyes of the Berserk Bear,
drew her sword and stepped forward.
"Thank you,
Aoi-chan. Thanks to you, I've completely read the Berserk Bear's
movements."
After stating that
calmly, Ginia took Aoi's place and stood before the Berserk Bear.
It swung its right arm
down at Ginia without a second thought, but—.
The swung right arm
fell to the ground, and a beat later, blood spurted out.
Ginia had perfectly
severed its right arm, and now all that was left was to finish it off
one-sidedly.
That's what I was sure
of, but...
The two of them had an
unexpectedly hard time with the one-armed Berserk Bear.
They didn't take a
single hit, but Ginia, with her counter-style of fighting that uses the
opponent's strength to cut, had no way of dealing damage to an opponent that wouldn't
attack.
Aoi also lacked a
powerful technique that could damage a Berserk Bear, which was nearly five
meters tall and had a robust body.
They managed to
somehow provoke it into attacking, and they succeeded in finishing off the
already-wounded Berserk Bear, but I think this was a battle where a clear
challenge for the two of them was revealed.
"Haaah...
haaah... I-it's dead, right?"
"P-probably, I
think it's dead."
Having had to focus on
dodging while also trying to deal damage, the two of them were drenched in
sweat and their legs were trembling.
I'm sure the battles
on the way here also contributed, but Ginia looks even more exhausted than when
she mowed down the horde of Lesser Ogres.
"I think you did
well to defeat it, but a clear challenge has been revealed."
"Y-yes. It's
frustrating to be in this state after a two-on-one fight."
"I thought I
could fight better... frustrating!"
"I was planning
on having you defeat the rest of the Berserk Bears, but in your current state,
that would be tough. I'll take care of the rest, so you two rest in the
back."
"U-ugh...! I want
to fight!"
"We have to get
back to Biodasdal from here. It would be a problem if you used up all your
strength here."
"Ugh...
okay."
Ginia looks truly
frustrated.
A part of me wants to
let her fight a little more, but no good will come from having her fight in a
state of complete exhaustion.
"What's the plan?
Do you want to fight too, Guild Master?"
I directed the
question to the Guild Master, who had been strangely quiet up until now...
But for some reason,
the Guild Master had both his hands over his mouth.
"...What are you
doing?"
"The
non-elemental magic from before was so incredible, I was forcibly suppressing
my excitement."
"I-I see. So, are
you going to fight?"
"No. As I've said
many times, I want to see you fight, Graham-san. Are you going to defeat them
with that non-elemental magic from before?"
"I am. I'm
thinking of crushing the Berserk Bears to death with [Gravity Magic - Impact]
and defeating the Berserker Bear with an even more advanced application of the
spell."
Hearing my reply, the
Guild Master's eyes began to shine with an intense light, and he let out a
muffled sound from behind his hands.
When I first met him
in his office, I thought he was a decent person.
I should probably not
get too involved with him.
I decided that in my
heart and turned my attention to the remaining Berserk Bears.
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