The Clash of Fists and Swords
Most likely there is no one other than that man in her eyes.
Without realizing it herself, Hiyuki released Joey’s hand and unsteadily approached him.
“…Did the others come here too?”
In the view of Joey, who lost the warmth of her gripped hand which made his chest slightly hurt, the smile of the wolfish man intensified even more.
―No, it’s wrong! Those are the eyes of a thug or a monster that torments its prey.
“Crap! Hiyuki, get away from that man!”
Joey immediately drew his sword and gave her a warning. She looked back at him with a face that says she couldn’t understand at all what he’s talking about.
“Ay~, I have a lot of things to talk about with Hiyuki-tan, but before that―”
Sharp fangs revealed from the warped lips of that man―Animaru.
“―Take a BANG first!”
Instantly, at the same time he rushed in, an attack which pressed and tore up the air―the Fist Warrior skill ‘Blow’― blasted at Hiyuki’s chest from below. However―
just before making contact, as there was already a warning from Joey, and partly due to her reflexes, she was able to backstep and evade it. Before her very eyes, the fist hit the air; the shock wave blew away the roofs of nearby houses.
A moment of silence ensued.
Subsequently screams rose here and there around the street, the passerby fled in panic.
“It’s regrettable, really regrettable. Why are you not in ‘NoBra’ mode?”
Although Hiyuki avoided it by a hair’s breadth, the wave tore her summer dress on the left breast and exposed her tube bra. Seeing it, Animaru smacked his lips in disappointment without any concern for the surrounding turmoil and clatter.
With that kind of Animaru before her, with her surprise and bewilderment and also being exposed, she couldn’t decide on her next action.
“Then next, I shall go for the bra!”
Animaru made a step forward while smacking his lips. “Deyaaaaaaa!” Joey slashed his sword towards the back of Animaru’s body.
“… What’s with this brat?”
At that time Animaru turned around, with his right hand he completely stopped Joey’s attack, and furthermore, only pressuring back with―the Fist Warrior skill ‘Knockback’― Joey’s brand new sword broke into pieces. His body was sent flying like a rubber ball from the pressure and slammed into the ground while dragging along an unmanned stall.
“Joey!?”
This violence had reached its limit. Hiyuki deemed the Animaru in front of her as an opponent. She summoned her beloved sword ‘Sinner of Rose (Gilles de Rais)’ from her inventory.
Perhaps for this man (Animaru), this kind of helpless figure that was almost unarmed (in a summer dress) was the best, so he probably wouldn’t let any other equipment be summoned.
Joey had given her some time; this chance must not be wasted.
Hiyuki immediately judged so and moved first.
She dashes in, then with a forward-bent posture she attacks scooping upwards aiming at Animaru’s body. However, it didn’t reach him. It was avoided. As it is, he lowered down and launched a flurry of blows―the Fist Warrior skill ‘Barrage’― that stopped her pursuit.
When they got plenty of distance, this time on the contrary it was Animaru who stepped in. His aim is her left breast that is protected by a single piece of cloth exactly as he said he would. The right fist approached in a straight line together with the shock wave. She dodged towards the left side of her opponent and countered at his opening.
The sword stopped.
The back of Animaru’s left hand guard blocked it.
Currently it’s a moment of balance. However, if she stays still a kick would soon be coming.
Close quarters combat is her opponent’s forte. For her it’s an overwhelming disadvantage.
Concluding that, Hiyuki separated herself from him. Coincidentally, Animaru also separated.
Suddenly before she knew it, there was an itchy pain on her chest. When she took a glimpse downward, there were 3 slash cuts running on the side of her bra, with blood flowing from the shallow cuts.
His fist could be avoided; however this is the result from failing to read the final point of his attacks.
“Some moves you have there, Hiyuki-tan. I thought you were going to pray to the top of your happy mountain, but that last moment evasion of yours was great. You never participated in PvP in E.H.O, but like this wouldn’t you be in the top 20?”
(TL/ED Note: Okay so the happy mountain thing is a bit confusing, basically think about praying with both hands together on your chest. If you’re a girl your chest is a “happy mountain”… don’t ask it’s weird)
“Even hearing that from someone who usually reigned as one of the top 3 won’t make me happy at all.”
At last, with the moment of clashing just now it is finally proven that the man before her eyes was using a skill which can only be used by EHO players. He also possess equally powerful equipment that can receive attacks from Sinner of Rose (Gilles de Rais) as if they were nothing―Animaru’s exclusive use equipment, the hand guard ‘Kanshou’ and leg guard ‘Byakuya’. That mea