Volume 5 Chapter 50 ACT.180 Burning into the Stars (V)
Aisha stood like a pillar, kicking the peak of her beloved sword with all her might.
The attack, with its overwhelming power and speed, surpassed any conventional slash and bore down on Rize.
Dodging the upward slash by a hair's breadth, Aisha then did something astonishing.
She rotated her body on its axis, turning the sword she had kicked upwards into a second slash.
The tip of the sword, heavy with gravity, gained even more momentum as it fell.
Centrifugal force added to this.
"Aaah!"
The spear she quickly readied was snapped in 2 at its center.
The greatsword's blade slashed across Rize's body diagonally, fragments of the broken handle and her own flesh danced in her vision.
In that possibly final moment, Rize remembered the words Rai had spoken during their practice match.
'A sword wielded with muscle alone is weak.'
When she had asked him about his swordsmanship, how he thought about the blade's path and constructed his tactics, that's what he'd said.
He'd explained that using the sword's weight, centrifugal force, and gravity was more efficient.
Pushing for efficiency ultimately yielded the most power.
'One person's strength is nothing compared to the world's physical laws──they make you far stronger.'
Rize brought her consciousness back to reality from the fleeting carousel of memories.
As the blade that had risen again prepared for a third strike, she took a step forward, charging Aisha.
But no, that wasn't it.
Rize's step wasn't to close the distance with Aisha.
Catching Aisha off guard with an unexpected approach, Rize slipped past her side.
The centrifugal force attack was powerful, but its blade path was predictable.
And a movement governed by physical laws couldn't be stopped suddenly with just muscle strength.
Thus, Rize easily slipped past Aisha.
'──There's no need to force yourself onto the same stage.'
With Alfonso's recent words in her heart, she ran.
Her target was the two-headed dragon sleeping at her back.
In that moment, Aisha shouted.
"Damn it, don't fuck with me!!"
Aisha Seven is a woman, but her body is way better than Rize's.
She knows how to fight one-on-one, face to face.
Right now, Rize isn't as good as her, not even close.
But that's just talking about fighting with swords.
Aisha uses a cool, weird greatsword, and fights in a strong, flashy way to entertain.
She *wants* the other person to fight her.
──Rize won't play that game anymore.
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