Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

lso clear.

“Gatling Burning Arrow!”

It was the size of an umbrella, which meant it only protected a limited area.
And so I could aim outside of the umbrella, and then use Star Area Range to curve it so that I could hit his body!
Even if it couldn’t curve enough, the explosion should deal a little damage!

“Oh, I didn’t know about this attack.”

“That’s how cautious I’m being around you.”

“What an honor.”

With the gun that didn’t have a shield, Nord aimed…behind his own back!

“Blast Shot!”

A powerful wind shot out!
Through using the power of the wind, Nord pushed himself forward in order to dodge the curving arrow.
And without losing momentum, Nord’s Parasol Bullet crashed into my Exorcism Barrier, causing a strong flash of light.

“Blinding your opponent is quite effective against human players.
Flash Bullet!”

“Tsk…!?”

Blinding flashes of light erupted all around Exorcism Barrier.
A barrier could not block light…!

“…!? Bullets from below!?”

Several bullets were flying out of the ground!
The barrier didn’t cover the underground as well.
Did Nord know about this, or was he testing…
In any case, this was probably a fusion of a drilling skill and a bullet curving skill…!

“Burning Arrow Storm!”

Even though the bullets were moving through the ground, he was still on the surface.
And so I rotated on the surface and unleashed arrows like rain.
The explosive wind blew away the sources of the lights, and when I could properly see again…Nord was nowhere to be found.

“…Above me!?”

“Good answer!”

He already had the higher ground!
And Exorcism Barrier had worn off.
But even if it hadn’t, that skill would not have been able to stop a charge attack…!

“Daybreak Star!”

“Woah! Blast Shot!”

In order to dodge the spiked iron ball that suddenly came flying, Nord created some wind for an emergency landing.

“You’ve been ignoring me this whole time.”

Anne said as she swung the ball in a circle around her.
Nordo remained calm as he replied.

“My purpose here is to test Mr.
Kyuji’s ability, not to get involved with unrelated players.
Please step away.”

“I can’t do that! Mr.
Kyuji and I are friends! I will not stand by while he is attacked!”

“And yet you watched us silently for quite a while.”

“I thought that Mr.
Kyuji could beat you on his own!”

“I see.
So I looked pretty strong to you.”

“…Yes!”

It hurt a little to think that I had disappointed her…
Still, it couldn’t be helped.
That’s how much better Nord was.
I was not confident at all that I could beat him alone!

“Well, while I had no intention of hurting you, I will fight back if you attack me.
And I won’t call you a coward for fighting me as a pair.
It would be ridiculous for me to suddenly challenge you out of nowhere and complain about fairness.
You can use the help of friends or Unisons if you like.”

“Are you sure? I want to complete this Grow Card, and I have no pointless pride, so I’ll take any help that I can get.”

“I do not mind.
Though, heavy-weight mid-range players are no match for me.
Same with a Unison that is stuck in its second evolution, so I doubt they will be of much help.
And…you can run away if you want.
My purpose is to test your strength.
If you run away before I can test you, that would mean my defeat.”

Hmph.
This player knew no bounds…
Though, fixating on fighting with my current ability would not bring any good results.
And there was the Grow Card.
I didn’t want it to get destroyed and do the zombie survival again.
Maybe I will just run away.
In a way that will surprise him…!