What made you have the illusion that I am the protagonist! ?

There was a sound of metal clashing, and it was Grove who first drew out his weapon to block the coming bone-chopping knife.

The weapon he uses is a khuki knife in each hand, the so-called one inch is short and one inch is dangerous. In terms of strength, he is obviously at a disadvantage, and he needs two swords to block the bone chopping knife.

The armored man strengthened his right hand, and at the same time stabbed at Grove with his left hand - you must know that his left hand is still holding a boning knife.

Grove relieved his strength slightly, and the armored man's bone-chopping knife was caught off guard, and the force deviated. Grove took advantage of the situation and twisted his body out of the attack range of the bone-eviscerating knife. The strength of the whip kick kicked the armored man staggeringly, and he also took the opportunity to escape from the battle circle.

"Not bad. At first I thought it would be boring to chop up a big man. But you are so agile, your body is flexible, and your muscles are also very tight. It must not feel too bad when you chop it! Hehehe... My name is No. 66, May I have your name?"

Grove kept his mouth shut. He used to practice Ishwar's traditional monk training, and occasionally encountered sand wolves in the desert, or encountered thieves on the way to business. He was not unfamiliar with fighting, but before The rabble he has encountered is obviously not at the same level as this opponent, and he will suffer a lot in terms of strength alone.

……

On the other side, Fuyuya also met the armored man with the sword.

"How is it? I'm worried. Your companion looks very difficult. Don't you or the other companion help him?"

Toya withdrew his gaze and looked at the other party: "I believe in Grove, he will win. As for me, I just need to deal with you. —— Diarmuid, borrow your Wrath Sword."

"Okay, Toya-sama."

The armored man holding the sword could only see a dagger thrown by the last little fair face in dark armor, but the dagger was suddenly elongated and deformed after being held by the young man, and finally turned into a The handle is a full meter and a half long sword.

If they still had bodies, they would probably have widened their eyes in surprise at this time—after being surprised for a moment, No. 48 calmed down again. It is not surprising in this world of alchemy to become longer or something.

"Hey, do you use a sword too? To deal with me or something, I thought you were talking big, but it seems that you are not completely overconfident? ——Let me introduce myself, that guy and I are the guards here, I It's number 48."

"My name is Toya Ishutani—by the way, do you still have 47, 49, or something like that?"

"Unfortunately, there seemed to be some before, but then there were only two of us left."

"Huh..." Fuyuya breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Although I have great confidence in myself, if there are too many guards as strong as you, I will feel very troublesome. Can you meet someone like you?" You are so lucky to have such a friendly opponent, after the fight, can we continue to chat? About this research institute."

No. 48 replied indiscriminately: "—Yes, if you can still talk at that time."

After saying this, a murderous aura even stronger than that of No. 66 erupted from him. If the murderous aura of No. 66 filled this hall and was everywhere, then his murderous aura is like a sword. Before the sheath, people can't see its sharpness, but once it is out of the sheath, blood will be seen immediately!

It was only when the other party drew the sword that Fuyuya realized that No. 48's sword was faster than he had imagined—no, it was not fast, but a kind of abruptness. The dim light and mask mask covered up a lot of No. 48's information , so that he could not guess the opponent's attack route based on past experience.

Of course, although this is indeed unfavorable, it will not make him lose, and it can't even be called tricky.

Fuyumi closed his eyes, no longer using vision, but only feeling to feel the sword stabbing towards him: the air convection formed by the blade piercing through the air, and the sharpness of the sword intent as if it was about to pierce the skin.

right here.

——Ishitani Goga-ryu, Six Types, Hurricane!

Under the dim light, Toya's figure avoided No. 48's sword by a tiny margin, and rushed into his arms. At the same time, an invisible sword hit No. 48's abdomen heavily, making a bang sound. bang.

"Huh?" Fuyuya was the first to speak out, "You... are also empty inside?"

On the fallen No. 48, the steel armor on the abdomen had opened a big hole in the front and back, exposing the empty inside.

The shape and standard of the Japanese sword determine that the best usage of this weapon is chopping. This bias can also be seen from many kendo moves that focus on chopping and chopping. The hurricane-like sword wind condenses into one point and strikes out in the form of a "hit".

Dongya doesn't know how his family's ancestors came up with this strange trick, but also because this trick is too unorthodox, although he knows it, he rarely uses it. Can exert the power of the legend of the ancestors.

Until this trip to the desert, when Dongmi came back, he had seen a desert tornado from afar, the kind of storm that rolled the yellow sand and the sky together, which gave him a new understanding of this move, and now he used it more Mostly to prove what I have learned.

In order not to accidentally kill No. 48 with too much power, he didn't pull out his sword, and directly connected the sheath to perform this move, so there was no sword light. How could he know that the power was beyond his imagination--that's right, The "Hurricane" move's lethality lies in the explosive impact, which seems to have little to do with whether the sword can't be drawn out of its sheath.

Having said that, it is also fortunate that No. 48 is a hollow armor like Alphonse. It would be unreasonable for a human to have such a big hole in their stomach.

"Oh? Are there monsters like us out there?"

Hearing No. 48 say "we", Fuyuya knew that No. 66 probably existed in the same way.

He nodded, "I know a pair of brothers. Because of an alchemy experiment, the elder brother lost his left foot, and the younger brother lost his body. After the elder brother used his right hand to refine the younger brother's soul, he was temporarily placed in a pair of armor. inside."

"is it?"

I don't know if it's because of talking about the brothers or knowing that they exist outside. The tone of No. 48 seems to be a little more relaxed, but he can't stand up because of the gap in his stomach. Although there are some iron sheets connected to it, he If you stand up, the weight on your body will definitely break the part that is barely connected.

"I lost. I made an agreement just now. I will answer whatever you want to ask."

Fuyuya didn't speak, but turned his attention to the side of Grove and No. 66 who were still fighting.

No. 66, who had the upper hand in the battle and still had enough power to spare, had been paying attention to the battle situation here, as if he had sensed Fuyomi's sight, he suddenly stopped abruptly, as if he had been chasing Grove like a mad tiger before. People are not like him.

"Wait a minute! No more fights! I absolutely don't want two-on-one!"

Grove, who already had more than one wound on his body, heaved a sigh of relief, and retreated to Toya.

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【OOC Small Theater】

Diarmuid: Kill him!That's right, it's here!Don't be cowardly, just chop!

Grove: (angry) It's fine if you don't come to help me, who are you rooting for? ?

Diarmuid: (turning his head)...

Grove: Don't think that I don't know that no one will snatch Toya from you because you let me be hacked to death! ... No, who wants to grab Toya from you! ?

Diarmuid: Tsk.