TENKEN 449 (1272 words)

Brilliant Lightning Rush+????

閃華迅雷+????

(There's something I haven't tried yet! If that doesn't work, let's run away!

『Something you haven't tried?』

(Nn!)

「Kuhahahaha! Diieee!」

「Kuh!」

With a determined look on her face, Fran managed to catch the swing of the Marquis, who had pursued her under the cover of magma magic. The impact was so strong that makes Fran frowned.

「Shaaa!」

「Guh!」

Marquis Ashtner slammed his left fist into her, taking advantage of her inability to kill the momentum. Fran flew backwards as fast as she could, but the fist dug into her cheek. It seems that she tried to twist her neck to further reduce the force of the blow, but there was no way she could completely fend off the attack of an opponent who boasted the strength of a monster.

Fran's cheeks were instantly swollen. But it's a good thing that the Marquis doesn't have any hand-to-hand fighting skills. She didn't have to be wrenched or let the impact penetrate.

However, the current Marquis was not so naive as to take a wait-and-see approach here. The fact that he was prepared to kill Fran by self-destructing probably made him feel less insulted by us.

「Volcanic Gazer!」

We could see the magma rising in a much wider area than the magic the Marquis had unleashed at the beginning. It seems to have doubled in power and range.

Not only the Marquis' residence, but also the surrounding mansions are involved.

I don't know what he's planning to do, but they'd better hurry or he'll push them away! This magic didn't kill Eliante and the others in the first place, right?

Honestly, I don't know which one I want more. I don't think I want her to be dead, but I thought that if she was, Fran might be more inclined to run away.

I know it sounds horrible, but that's what true intention.

When I searched the safety of Eliante and the others, It seems that the three of them are still alive and working together. If that's the case, they can probably prevent the magic.

I was a bit relieved.

While dispersing waves of lava with wind magic, Fran set me up. Her eyes are not dead. She's going to do something. What are you going to do? Do you want to bet it all on the combination of Briliant Lightning Rush and Sword God Transformation?

But I had a bad feeling about this. For some reason, I knew I had to stop Fran. Had my crisis detection done its job?

『Wait, Fran一What happen to your body一一』

But before I could stop her, Fran muttered in a strong voice.

「Potential Release!」

『Wha! Aa! Stop!』

Right now, you're still using Brilliant Lightning Rush, and your powers are being robbed by his skills!

An enormous amount of magic power swirled around Fran, radiating a tremendous presence. It was on a level comparable to that of Marquis Ashtner.

It can be said that her status are doubled. Her agility is over 1000, and her other stats are all over 800. Can they be enhanced this much?　No, when I think about it, Fran is still a child. It would not be surprising if the latent ability that lies dormant within her is even more powerful.

The air around us vibrated violently as the magic power released by Marquis Ashtner and the magic power released by Fran collided.

「Here i come!」

『Aaah! Understood!』

I can't do anything about it anymore. The potential release that Fran had used could only be deactivated by her. So, there was no choice but to decide the figh before the destruction came.

I was tempted to ignore Fran's wishes and run away with teleport already, but I couldn't despise her determination.

「Haaaa!」

With her potential release, Fran has acquired a power that rivals that of Marquis Ashtner, and she unleashes slashes with a speed that even I can't see.

Fast! But not messy. It's just a mere slash, but it would exceed the sheaths of wind. Not just rank C or D, even a Colbert-class adventurer might not be able to react and be slashed one-sidedly.

「Thi-this is....!」

The Marquis was astonished when he saw Fran's sudden increase in speed. But even so, the current Marquis had the ability to react.

「Aaaaaa!」

「This brat!」

But while Fran had been outmatched earlier, this time they were evenly matched. Neither one of them was blown away, and both were in a tight competition.

A fierce battle that lasted less than a few tenths of a second.

At that moment, as if to shrug off the Marquis's efforts to push back, Fran teleported a short distance away.

Of course, I'm the one who made the teleport. But there were no instructions from Fran. But I knew exactly what Fran was feeling and how she wanted to move.

It seems that the potential release has strengthened the bond between me and Fran. To put it another way, Fran is perfectly capable of using me as her own sword.

『The image of me being an extension of Fran's arm flows in. Is this the feeling of being used as a sword by the wielder? ......』

I was being treated as a sword. But I didn't hate it at all. In fact, I even felt a sense of fulfillment.

「What?」

「Fuh!」

The moment he put in the effort to blow Fran away, she has teleported, and the Marquis' movements stopped for a moment. It's not as if the current Marquis was going to lose his stance, but he didn't have enough energy left to completely dodge Fran's slash behind him.

「Shii! Haa!」

「Shit! So sudden!」

While repeating the ultra-short distance teleport and the high-speed movement by Brilliant Lightning Rush in succession, Fran continues to attack the Marquis in succession.

It was the final onslaught that burned Fran's life. However, it was not enough to defeat the Marquis. Seeing Fran's life force weaken rapidly, he must have realized that this attack would not last long. The Marquis continued to handle Fran's attacks while showing a look of impatience.

There's not much life left in her. No matter how he looked at her, everything will be used up.

The Marquis grinned, as if convinced of his own victory.

Without knowing that this was Fran's aim.

Fran had been inducing the Marquis to breathe while cutting herself down by continuing to attack at a certain speed and timing. Then, she suddenly made a move to disrupt that timing.

The Marquis held up his pseudo fanatic sword in a slightly unreasonable position in order to guard against the horizontal cleave blow that was fired from right beside him. However, the impact did not come at the timing the Marquis had predicted.

「Black Thunder Roll!」 (1)

Just before the attack was received by the pseudo fanatic sword, Fran's body turned into a single strand of black lightning and moved to the opposite side as fast as instant teleportation.

Thanks to the potential release, she is now able to use the Black Thunder Roll, which she could not use before.

Oddly enough. This was very similar to the attack Kiara had made on Zelos Reed. Even though I wasn't watching, I felt something hot and unfeeling when I saw Fran perform a similar attack.

『Gooo! Fraaan!』

「Haaaaaaaa!」

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(1) 黒雷転動 Kuroikazuchi ten dō

(2) Lately, it's just around 1200 words per chapter....but it still have at least more than 50 lines. That's seems to be his (author) minimum requirement for a chapter. 

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