Chapter 1309 Resonating Mirror and Howling From the Sky PART 10 Part 2

From what I can see, that other “Sanraku” is brandishing a straight sword in his hands, so that must be Aradval Rebuild, most certainly. And if that is the case here, then I shall respond with STING! on my end! Now the course of action is pretty much straightforward here: I just try to close the distance that separates us as fast as possible, get into the melee range first and take the initiative once more! I’m not going to leave this other “me” any breathing room, always putting pressure on it! And there we go! Just like that! The Spear Warhead “Javelin” easily slips through the fabric of the phantom mask and pierces the skull of the other “me” as if it was made out of cardboard! Eat this, you asshole!

Obviously, this mad straight dash of mine here was nothing more but a bluff in order to force the enemy into my pace of things. As a result of my strategy succeeding here, one of my feet that was stepping forward at the current moment accepted the inertia and acts up on it in order to receive a small boost. I then switched the STING! from its warhead mode into the crossbow mode, took aim in a flash and pulled the trigger without a moment of hesitation.

Just like that, the other “Sanraku” is hit with a special powered-up shot at point blank range, without being able to dodge or evade it.

However, as a result of my clever actions here, things start to change in a completely different way than I expected them to change. You could say that this took quite the opposite direction.

[…………]

[HUH !?]

The reason why I let out that surprised gasp was not because I was surprised that the other “Sanraku” managed to avoid the special warhead shot directly at its face at point blank range like it was no big deal. No, part of me was actually expecting something like that to happen. I would be more surprised if that accack actually managed to connect. No, the reason why I was so surprised was because I managed to notice something that was happening right behind the back of the other “me”.

[La───, La, La───]

[—— Long ago, long ago, I have dreamed of what it was like in the past.]

Up until that point in time it was always the tune of the Diva herself that was shaping this world. However, up until now she was doing just that, but without any kind of lyrics to it. So apparently Sigma’s goal right here was to counteract that. And how do you counter a mere melody with little to no words to it? By adding words, of course! And right about now Sigma’s singing words were echoing throughout the entire theater, loud and clear..

If the Orchestra has the power to create the entire world with the power of its songs alone, it could be said that in this closed space the song is pretty much equal to the very fabric of the world. So in other words, when you invade the world of one song with the world of an entirely different song, just like Sigma is doing right now…… This basically means that right about now the world itself was being split into two parts.

[The glorious days of the past, the majesty of reaching out towards the Heavens themselves. Those who leave their hometowns behind and those who stay behind, seeing off with a smile.]

The red carpet is unable to stand all the ridges affecting it from down below and tears to shreds in a matter of seconds. The speakers that reverberate the tune on the left and right of the singing Conquest Doll work at full power all the time, and their loud volume emitted from them shakes the very foundation of this world as if trying to physically manifest the resistance to Orchestra’s actions. It might be a little bit arrogant for me to say this here, but at this very moment the power of Sigma’s song was the power that was penetrating this entire world, rewriting it and recreating it from scratch.

[Even though I may no longer be here, my dream still carries on. It’s my admiration that roots me to this place ——]

If my memory serves me correctly, this song is the only solo song that SakishimaElma ever managed to produce. And right now it is the cry from the very bottom of the heart of the Diva who came up with that song, a cry that was opposing the Orchestra with all of its might. Sigma might have been in the form of Sakishima Elma now, but I could say that the feelings being put in that song were her own, and no one else’s.

[─── Skyscraper Matenrou!!!]

In the very next moment, the very fabric of reality tears open. The canopy of the theater is shattered into hundreds of small pieces by the ridge that is pushed up from directly below it, and the half that covers the theater is shattered even further and into even more smaller pieces.

[Master! Please don’t worry about me and just continue to do your best! That’s what you came here for, isn’t it!?]

[Alright! Then don’t mind if I do just that! Let’s go!]

Looking at the other “Sanraku” trying to slash at me with its own sword, I took a firm stance with my feet firmly placed on the ground and I got ready to intercept the incoming attack. STING! is already out from my inventory once more, ready to go back to work that was previously interrupted just like that. And just like that I manage to accept the powerful slash of the blade that was swung down with all of its might aiming at one of my unprotected shoulders with a tremendous speed and precision.

I take about half a step backwards to avoid the incoming blade, and then I use that newly created gap in between the two of us to take a step forward a few centimeters, which allows me to have the other “Sanraku” firmly in reach. And after my opponent first tried to attack and then switched to evasion right after that, I grab a firm hold of one of its arms and throw it to the ground through my back! How about that, huh!? This is the Sunny Day technique called “Waveproof”!! Right in your face!

[Oi, oi!? What’s wrong!? What’s the matter!? Could it be that you are not feeling well? Underperforming much? Radio waves interfere with you and make it hard for you to act properly?]

I tried to follow up my previous attack with a kick, but unfortunately that amounted to pretty much nothing when the other “me” managed to roll away from it alongside the ground. And by the time the other “Sanraku” managed to get up and face me once more, I could see that there was already a revolver in its hand! In response to that, I started trolling away right away in order to get away from danger as fast as possible.

[…………]

[Ngh!?]

Both my own and the other “me”’s movements showed little to no hesitation, but by the time the revolver was ready to start taking shots at me, I have already managed to activate the True World Observation. So no matter how it would choose to attack me now, I knew I would be ready to evade in time. Being able to see the lines of the incoming attacks is nice and all, but I like the slowed time effect even more here, as it basically gives me enough time to cast one additional skill in the meantime! And choosing a skill that further accelerates my movement and evasion, this will allow me to dodge those pesky bullets even more effectively. And while the slow motion was still in effect, I used that time to hit the left side of my chest with the quick movement of my right arm ──────

Here it is! My huge boost in movement speed! Now, watch closely! Don’t you dare to blink, or you might actually miss it!

Here’s an interesting little piece of trivia. Even though my whole body accelerates like crazy while being under the effect of Over-Transmission, the only part of my body that seems to be largely unaffected by this effect are my fingers. Or rather, the only time my fingers are allowed to move under normal speed is when I try to operate some consoles and windows related to the User Interface…… This is really good to know, because thanks to that I might actually be able to mitigate the dangers of situations that would otherwise end up in a certain death and suicide. But it only lowers the probability of death by ten percent. It’s not much, but I’ll take that..

So I grasp the current situation while still operating the User Interface in the Over-Transmission state. The enemy is giving chase to me, and I am leaning slightly backwards. If I want this thing to work out, I need to make absolutely sure that my next actions are executed perfectly! And just like that, I need to make every single action count! So let’s get a move on and do this thing!