To Be a Power in the shadows part 2

chapter 131

<-This chapter is unedited->

Alpha felt no resistance from the sword that she used to cut John Smith.

"—–An afterimage."

Hearing a voice from behind, Alpha lightly turned back.

There John Smith stood, unscathed.

Alpha stared at him with cold eyes, holding her sword up in a stance. There is no sign of her being upset.

He's a man who is skilled enough to take down Delta.
It was expected that he would possess this level of power.

Immediately after that, John Smith's finger moved. Innumerable white lines danced in the darkness.

—–Steel threads.

The ones mentioned in No.664's report.

She calmly observes its movements, while finding the real attack that is hidden in the dancing strings.

And then.

Kin!—–A small sound was heard, and a thin thread was cut off in the air.

"Mixing the real thin string used to attack among decoy strings...........That trick of yours, I've already seen through it."

"Hou......."

"Are you done with your magic trick?"

Alpha moved.

She invaded his Maai within a moment and slashed at John Smith with a jet-black sword.

The slash that was aimed for his neck was done with such timing, that it is normally impossible to dodge.

However.

John Smith tilted his head, and dodged it with the minimum required movement.

"———!"

Alpha stopped moving.

She expected her attack to be avoided, and was about to chase after him with a follow up attack.

Instead, she stopped her movement after noticing John Smith's strings dancing around her.

While observing the movement of the wires, she is simultaneously using her sword to parry and counterattack in between the consecutive strikes.

Speed and sharpness, a battle for supremacy.

This time for sure, she unleashed an unavoidable attack.

"Eh.......?"

Sounds of confusion escaped from Alpha's mouth.

John Smith just showed her how he'd dodge a perfect attack.

He let the sword approach, and just before it hit, he let it slide along his skin. With that move he used to dodge her attack with minimal movement, he was able to move himself out of Alpha's large Maai, and exit the battle itself.

"Don't tell me———- You are.."

Alpha whispered so, and took off her mask. The face of a beautiful elf appeared from underneath.

"———-Shadow?"

Using her eyes to confirm, Alpha was already convinced.

John Smith looked her in the eye for a second, and then removed his mask.

"I have already thrown that name away......"

Sid's face appeared from behind the mask.

She'd already understood the fact, but Alpha's face still colored in surprise.