Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! (The Eminence in Shadow)

(7) A Simple Combat Lesson for a Powerful Shadow

Author: Aizawa Daisuke

"I'm lost..."

　So, I muttered in an unpopular underground facility. It was fine until we all got into the hideout, but I got bored with all the small fish, and when I thought about going ahead and defeating the boss, this is the situation.

　Even though I've been practicing directing when I encounter a boss.

　But it's a big facility. This time it feels like a group of bandits settled in an abandoned military facility.

"Hmm?"

　And at the moment.

　I felt someone running from the end of the underpass. It seemed that the other party had also noticed after a slight delay. He kept his distance from me and stopped.

"Are you ahead of the curve?..."

　The man was muscular and his eyes are glowing red for some reason. What is it, cool. I wonder if he can shoot a beam or something out of his eyes.

"But it's only a single person. This will be easy..."

　And then, the moment the distorted smile appeared, the red-eyed man disappeared. No, it was moving at such a speed that an ordinary person would have the illusion that it had disappeared.

　However.

　I stop the red-eye sword with one hand... Speed ​​isn't that much of a threat if you know where it's coming from, and power depends on how you use it.

"Wha-!"

　I lightly pushed the dumbfounded red-eyed shoulder and took some distance. This is a tremendous magical power that is even greater than Alpha. Unfortunately, I can't handle it at all, I'm just a magic idiot.

　By the way, I don't like the brute-force way of fighting that makes me feel stronger if I strengthen my speed and power with magic power. No, I'm not going to take the physical aspect lightly. Well... if I were asked to choose between power and technique as the ultimate choice, I would choose power without hesitation. Skills without power are worthless. 

　However, he hated the imperfect and distorted way of fighting, it was as if he had given up on simple strength, simple speed, simple reactions, and such physical strength, ignored the details, threw them away, and gave up.

　Physical is natural, but technical is hard work. That's why I will never be defeated by the power behind the scenes that I aim for. I put skill on power, put ingenuity on speed, and explore possibilities with reaction.

　Physical is important, but I will never fight an ugly battle that relies on it. This is my fighting aesthetic. To be honest, I'm a little annoyed by this kind of Boom Boom Maru.

　So let me tell you.

　The correct way to use magic.

"Lesson 1"

　I hold my slime sword lightly and walk toward him.

　1 step, 2 steps, and 3 steps.

　And at the same time as the third step, the red-edged sword is swung. That's where he was. At that point, I speeded up. The magic power used was minimal, then I concentrated on the legs, compressing them, and releasing them all at once.

　That was it.

　With just that, a small amount of compressed magic power exploded in power. A red-edged sword cuts through the sky. And here is my space. I don't need speed anymore, I don't need power, and I don't even need magical power.