I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Cas

Chapter 72 - Ice Sword

 

"I'm surprised. That sword is a magic sword? ....... And your physical abilities are extraordinary. How did you do that?"

"It's none of your business. You look like you've got a lot of time on your hands."

"Hmm. Well, to tell you the truth, I don't have a lot of time for the unexpected. Ars, it looks like I made a mistake when I lured you out here with the idea of capturing you alive."

　Leaving my brother to Vargas, I headed for Raymond.

　It wasn't too far away and I was soon able to get close enough to talk to him.

　Once again, Raymond approached me.

　Would he take the time to place the other knights around us this time?

　I thought so, but apparently not.

　There are a few knights following him, but they don't move, and only Raymond is talking.

　It seems that the reason he ran back into the army as if he was in a hurry when they started the assault was to lure me out.

　Well, I suppose it was effective, too. But they hadn't defeated us as they had planned.

　If only I had been a child as I looked, and if the people of Barca village had been weaker and got pushed back at the front.

　Raymond's assertion that he was running away should not be judged as a careless attempt at bravado.

　This is because Raymond has even more magic than the knights, who have more magic than the peasants.

　I suppose it is true that he is the presiding officer of the Fontana family?

　It would be impossible to bring the knights together just by being smart.

　I think that he has another ability to do so.

　And there's something else that's bothering me.

　It was the sword that Raymond was holding.

　He claims that my Hard-fang Sword is a magic sword.

　However, I think that is the same with his sword.

　The surface of Raymond's sword was glowing pale white.

　I don't think it's just a metal sword.

　I could see that from my mana-vision as well.

　The sword itself had tremendous mana.

　It has more mana than my Hard-fanged Sword.

　The sword's dangerous.

　My intuition is telling me that.

"I gave you my last advice. But, Ars, you pointed your blade at me. It's like muddying the face of the Fontana family. This will not be tolerated. I'm afraid this is where we part ways."

　Raymond said something as he held his sword in both hands and held it up.

　Seeing that, I injected mana into my sword again.

　I'm not going to change what I'm going to do.

　I will defeat Raymond here.

　I headed towards Raymond, who had a sword that reflected the light of the sun.

　* * *

　One blow, one kill.

　One blow, one kill.

　I poured my mana into the Hard-fang Sword as if I was betting everything on the first blow.

　As much as possible, I made the hardening ability come into play.

   With the hardened Hard-fang Sword, I cut towards Raymond. With the momentum to fold Raymond's sword and cut it down as it is.

　But that didn't happen.

　Even though my Hard-fang Sword collided with Raymond's sword and smashed it.

"Ice ...... eh, ice?!"

"Haha, look at the power of my Ice Sword!"

　It was not the sword itself that I thought I had shattered, but the ice that extended from the sword.

　Ice Sword, seems to be the name of Raymond's sword.

　It probably has the same effect as my sword in that it creates ice on the body of the sword when magic power is poured into it.

　And it's not just any ice.

　It is ice with a sharp cutting edge that can slice through opponents.

　It was as if the sword had been extended beyond its original length.

　That's not good.

　Because I am a child, I have a short reach.

　But even so, my opponent's sword is getting longer and longer.

　If I clashed with my Hard-fang Sword that I wielded with all my might, I could shatter the ice, but it would quickly return.

　If I continued like this, I would lose my edge.

　It was when I was thinking that.

　For the first time, I was unable to block Raymond's thrust.

　But it wasn't my body that was hit.

　It wasn't my body that was hit, it was the being I was riding that was pierced.

"Cue!"

　The place where it pierced was also bad.

　It was in the thigh of her back leg.

　The Ice Sword stabbed Valkyrie in the thigh of her back leg, causing her to lose her stance.

　Then came a strong swing down from Raymond.

　I raised my sword above my head and managed to block the attack.

　However, I was completely defeated by that blow.

　I was knocked off the back of Valkyrie by the force of the downward swing from above, with gravity pulling me.

　Strong.

　Raymond's strength is stronger than I thought.

　It's not just the existence of the magic sword, the Ice Sword, but also the fact that he can fight with me, who has been strengthened with mana.

　In this world, people are fighting wars with these ridiculous superhumans?

　How could my father have survived until now?

　But I didn't have time to think about that.

　I fell to the ground, and just as I managed to get up, I saw Raymond approaching quickly, mounted on his mount.

　I wondered if that was one of the Valkyrie's I had presented to him.

　As he rode on top of it, Raymond swung his sword, letting the speed of the Valkyrie ride on with his sword.

　The length of the ice produced by the Ice Sword was already considerable.

　It would be impossible to avoid or prevent it.

"「Shotgun」!!!"

　So, I abandoned evasion and turned to offense.

　It's not Raymond who is the target, but the legs of the Valkyrie that Raymond is riding.

    I don't want that speed as one of Raymond's tools.

　I know how fast a Valkyrie is, as I ride her every day.

　According to the movement of my opponent who seems to be moving in slow-motion with my mana-powered eyes, I let loose the shot at the timing when the right forefoot of the Valkyrie on which Raymond was riding touched the ground.

　The Valkyrie species does not have the same defensive capabilities as those of a large boar.

　The Valkyrie, who was moving at high speed, suddenly stumbled when the flying object hit its right foot.

　In addition, the lengthening of the Ice Sword also made an effect.

　The Valkyrie, who was the key to the maneuver, lost her stance and the tip of the ice sword hit the ground as Raymond was swinging the longer weapon sideways.

　The Valkyrie that Raymond was riding toppled over with a thud.

　Of course, Raymond who was riding it was also thrown to the ground.

　Now the situation was back to 50-50.

　I ran towards Raymond, who had missed his best chance to attack, as only one of us was riding a mount now.

 

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