After standing up, Elexis had lost his previous calmness. The unexpected interruption had thrown him off his game.
“Curse you... you primitive barbarian...”
Looking at it from Elexis's perspective, it was like a gorilla was interrupting his duel and punched him. Elexis gave Koutarou a glare full of rage.
“Hm...? Hahahaha!”
However, Koutarou began to laugh.
Koutarou was laughing because he had met a person very similar to Elexis. And finding himself in a similar situation as back then, he began laughing even harder. It was obvious that it was a completely different person, but their features were just so similar that Koutarou couldn't keep it in.
“...What are you doing in a place like this, Dextro? You haven't taken a single step forward for 2,000 years...”
As Koutarou laughed, he mumbled to himself in a low voice.
“Dextro...?”
So only Ruth who was next to him could hear it.
Satomi-sama just said Dextro...
Ruth had a vague memory of having heard the name Dextro before. He was a character that appeared in the legend of the Blue Knight. However, he hadn't appeared in Theia's play in the interest of time. So it wasn't a name Koutarou could have known.
Maybe her highness showed him a movie when practicing for the play...?
However, in the end Ruth assumed he had been shown a movie regarding him, and so she turned her focus back on Elexis. She didn't have the time to think of something else.
“What are you mumbling about, neanderthal?”
“Neanderthal? It's been a while since I last heard that.”
Clan, that synchronicity of yours might really exist...
Koutarou remembered what Clan had said and casually approached Elexis. Elexis pulled out a pistol and pointed it towards Koutarou. It was a new model that DKI had developed, and not only did it have little recoil, but it was also a multipurpose gun with the option to load all kinds of bullets. This was one of the products that DKI wanted to sell to the army.
“What does an unarmed neanderthal want?”
An amazed smile appeared on Elexis's lips. It was only obvious that he would smile as white, transparent hexagonal tiles appeared around him. It was a barrier. A bare-handed human wouldn't be able to do anything against him now.
“It's true that I am unarmed, but you shouldn't get too ahead of yourself.”
“That's true. There's a saying in my family to not play around during important events.”
Elexis didn't hesitate to fire towards Koutarou's head.
Looks like you learned a little, Dextro!
However, Koutarou shook his head and dodged the bullet.
“What!?”
Elexis doubted his eyes. He couldn't believe that this gun could miss at close range.
In order to improve the accuracy of Elexis's gun, it didn't fire by pulling a trigger. Instead it sensed the pressure put on the trigger. It reduced the lowered accuracy from having to move your finger and trigger.
In other words, Koutarou couldn't have observes Elexis's movements to dodge. It should be impossible for a human to dodge.
“Your shooting is too honest!”
Koutarou began sprinting to close the distance as quickly as possible.
“Who the hell are you!?”
“I'm the victim!”
Meanwhile, Elexis continued firing. However none of the bullets hit; instead they would graze his cheek, pass under the arm he had casually raised or between his arm and body.
It was a bizarre sight that made it look like Elexis was missing on purpose.
Why, why can't I hit him!?
Elexis started to panic as he continued firing. It was a situation in which the person shooting was the most confused.
Koutarou was able to dodge the bullets thanks to power he had gotten from Sanae. Elexis's aim was very accurate, and the so was the gun’s performance. He didn't have any hesitation like Ruth, and his aim was logical and accurate. That's why his attacks were easier to dodge than anyone else’s.
“A victim you say!?”
“That's right! I'm just a regular civilian that your princess invaded!!”
Koutarou was now right in front of Elexis. Elexis fired one last shot at Koutarou.
However, that bullet flew in a completely different direction. Koutarou's fist struck Elexis in the face and knocked him back onto the ground. The shot had been fired after Koutarou had hit him and he was falling.
“W-What happened!?”
After falling down, Elexis was unable to move. Part of the reason for that was because he was dizzy from the punch, but most of the reason was because he was taken aback in surprise.
Despite being protected by a barrier, Koutarou had punched him. Elexis had no clue what had happened.