Chapter 1317 Resonating Mirror and Howling From the Sky PART 14 Part 2

My current enemy might be a dual-wielder, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that from the power of its blows and slashes. They were WAY more powerful than any attack of a dual-wielding person could ever possibly hope to become. And when it comes to the dual-wielding itself, the most annoying thing about it is that it takes a whole lot of practice and getting used to in order to be utilized effectively. You need to know exactly what you are doing to be able to dish out the best amount of damage that you possibly can, and to do it in such a way that your enemies wouldn’t be able to deflect it or avoid it altogether at the last possible moment. And the saddest thing here is that there is no roundabout way of counteracting that. You need practice, practice and then practice some more. Practice makes perfect here.

Although the shape is slightly different from what I have grown accustomed to, the basic information of the weapon itself that the other “Sanraku” is wielding should still be exactly the same as the one I am using. So its range should be exactly the same, and its abilities should pose no surprise to me, as they should work in the exact same way, with no additional strings attached. In other words, for as long as I am able to see the sword, I can predict the lines indicating where exactly its blade is going to reach, no problem.

And on top of it all, I am also going to take full advantage of my unique characteristics here.

For some inexplicable reason, the other “me” is unable to copy the Storm Emperor’s Trace Idea-Gatreo Superior. In other words, this one accessory that seems to be like a spider’s thread is the only thing that makes the difference between the usual me and the upward compatible me at the current moment! If there was ever a thread climbing RTA, this would probably be how it looked like, and I must say that I do not really enjoy that picture. Not at all. But since I am already taking part in this, then I am going to make sure that I do this properly and with the fastest clear time out there!

For the time being let’s stick to the usual hit and run tactics, pulling out at the slightest sight of danger and going back to the offensive as soon as I get a feeling that the coast is clear.

At the current moment it’s as if the scales have finally managed to fall from my eyes. It seems that I have finally found it –– the ultimate battle style that can incorporate the Storm Emperor Idea-Gatreo with my usual mixture of both offense and defense. And what a brilliant battle style it is! It’s a battle style that relies heavily on head-on hits that might actually cause damage to the both parties in the process, but the damage that you are doing is so much greater than the one that you are receiving! But at the same time, combining it with Levin Trigger / Disaster Hazard is way too risky to be used normally.

「Who would have thought that this here Sanraku is ever going to acquire such power!? Not me, that for sure! And let’s not stop on growing here, let’s push this thing even further beyond……!」

I then take a step back to avoid slashing from the other “me”, and catch the blade swung with my other hand with the Jewel Sword glowing bright red.

Take a turn here, move forward one step to secure the right rotation, and move forward to wrap around behind it with a skillless maneuver and shoot away. However, the other “Sanraku” dexterously turns its arm backwards and shifts the trajectory of the thrust…… Kuh, your not helping here! You’re only making me angry!

I immediately step back two steps, and go face-to-face again with the other “Sanraku” who slowly turned around to see if it was a sign of leeway.

「……………」

「……………」

Well, this is troublesome. It seems to be stronger than before…… No, no, the battle style is solidified. A while ago, it was a half-finished battle style in which the initial gunmetal collapsed due to the entry of an irregularity called Sigma, but now it’s not a gunmetal, but the response to this attack is wrong. I don’t know…… It’s a very strong CPU, it’s a very strong CPU. The type of guy that learns with the passage of time.

「Alright then…… Alright then.」

This is no longer a mere matter of being strong…… No, seriously now. I’m seriously hunting down and cutting the attention of “Diva Elma”, and the difficulty of the tactics is suddenly exploding sky high. I need to keep up the defense performance as high as I possibly can, but what do I do here? Do I screw the defense for the sake of even greater firepower?

The use of the Scorpion Gauntlets here is way too limited. This is basically a one shot game, something that those things are not all that great at doing.

The use of Mirror Shield is almost entirely meaningless here, because both myself and the other “me” are pure physical types.

In that case, there is only one possible way for me to go about this: to use the Centipede Cannon, a nice guy called Traynor Gustav Centipede Type Eight Zero Point Five that can be used to strengthen myself with almost no risk involved. But it’s a shame that I did not invest in any halberd skills at all…… I don’t have nearly enough firepower without something like that. This is quite the predicament here.

The biggest bottleneck here is probably the fact that it’s impossible to fight for hours under those conditions. If you do it, Elma will take the initiative in the world, which is the main reason why we want to bring this thing to a close as soon as possible…… But the problem is: in which direction we need to take this thing?

「Not to mention that……」

Yes, the secret of the Orchestra has not been revealed yet. It is certain that the Orchestra has at least the combined intentions of “Human beings before the Era of the Gods”, but then how can you possibly explain the existence of Elise Jitter Doll? Why was someone who was not the owner of the music player recorded inside of it? And why is Elise the only music file available on that music player? What about all the other owners’ records?

「No, wait just a freaking moment.」

Or wait, maybe there is another way here, one that I am not yet able to see properly……? No, but in that case, what would it possibly be? Shit, I’m not nearly as smart as the Professor is to be able to process all of that information all at once and arrive at the proper conclusion! At the current moment Elise Jitter Doll is not present on the battlefield, so does that mean…… Whoa there! I need to watch out now! The other “Sanraku” switched into the Anti-Blade combat mode and is accelerating at an alarming pace! Of course…… Yeah, go figure! It charged straight at me, I honestly don’t know what I was expecting here!

「Oooooowwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhh!?!?!?」

Oh wow, that was close! Too close! Way too close for comfort! If I let that thing touch me, I am surely going to be a goner here! So no matter what happens here, I must make sure that I am absolutely going to avoid that! Or to put it in another way; I must make sure that avoiding this thing is going to be my absolute priority from now on! Alright, now it’s time to make a turn! This is really tough, because I need to think about my next actions in advance, having less than one second between the maneuvers to do so! But even so, I need to make sure to put in that extra effort in here! No going back now!

If there was ever going to be a good time to actually utilize all of that tribute items that the members of the Library donated to me, that time is now! …… But wait, something is not right here! I’m missing something important! Oh no! Oh shit! I have already managed to use up all of the HP Recovery items! Are you fucking kidding me!?