Chapter 194: Unreasonable Measures (1)

A pale light passed through Seiya’s body…that’s what I saw. Instead of consecutive attacks like before, Leon unleashed a single strike that seemed like a sword slash.

My heart started to beat extremely fast. Seiya was holding the upper arm of his right hand, which held Egzation. The area above the rubber glove he had carefully put on was painfully burned and blood was oozing out.

「Seiya!? 」

Seiya rarely received damage from an enemy. But that wasn’t the only thing that surprised me. For a moment. Just for a brief moment. I saw that Seiya’s right arm, which had been harmed, was enveloped in a black aura.

…Wha…What was that aura…?

Leon was standing a distance away, and he was holding his Electro Blade again. Perhaps, he was going to activate “Killer Volt” again. Still, I couldn’t help but worry about Seiya’s condition.

「Seiya!! Is your arm okay!? 」

I shouted. It wasn’t Seiya who answered, but Celseus who was standing next to me.

「He’s fine, Listarte! It’s not a serious wound! 」

Indeed, even from the outside, I could see that his right arm was only slightly slit. Still, I felt an indescribable unease.

I glanced at Leon. He was keeping an eye on Seiya while preparing his Electro Blade.

…Was he waiting patiently to unleash his attack…? What an arrogant confidence he had…!

Seiya took the Egzation he held with his left hand and pointed it towards himself when he realized that Leon wasn’t going to attack right away.

「Eh? What are you doing, Mister Seiya? 」

Just as Celseus and I were wondering what was going on, Seiya sliced ​​off his own right arm with Egzation’s blade without any hesitation! Seiya’s right arm fell to the floor with a dry sound along with fresh blood! Celseus screamed immediately.

「…!! Yahhh, whyyyyyyy!? 」

「…Lista. I need you to stop the bleeding. 」

Seiya spoke calmly while gritting his teeth. Then, while keeping an eye on Leon, he retreated from the spot he was to put some distance between them.

I ran out before I heard Seiya’s words. I approached Seiya and immediately used Healing Magic on his right arm. I couldn’t reattach his severed arm right away because of my current strength, since I was unable to use Orders from the Gods’ Realm. So, as Seiya had asked me, I focused on stopping the bleeding.

I silently concentrated on healing. From behind me, Celseus shouted, seemingly unable to hold it in any longer.

「It wasn’t a serious injury!! So why did you injure yourself so badly!? 」

Seiya responded, breathing a little heavily due to the pain he felt in his arm.

「A black aura covered my right arm the moment the Electro Blade grazed it. There’s a possibility that it has the same type of technique as the Destruction Technique. I would die if Leon’s attack were to spread from my arm to my heart. That’s why I cut off my arm just to be on the safe side. 」

…That black aura! Seiya noticed it too!

That’s what I thought…

「Whatttttt?! You cut off your arm for a reason that you don’t even know if it exists or not?! 」

Celseus couldn’t understand and shouted loudly. Leon, who had been watching quietly, muttered in a low voice.

「He’s right. You cut off your arm without any hesitation just because it was a possibility. You’re crazy. 」

At that very moment, Seiya’s severed right arm exploded with a loud noise! ​​Seiya had already retreated and put a lot of distance between it, but the blast was so intense that it messed up my blonde hair!

Leon spoke seriously.

「But you saved yourself thanks to that craziness. 」

「Eh…Wah…! You…You’ve got to be kidding me…? 」

Leon continued speaking while Celseus was speechless.

「You’re betting everything on your reasoning. Guh, guh, guh. That’s why you’re so scary. 」

I swallowed hard after listening to Leon’s words.

In fact, I felt uneasy when I saw the black aura surrounding Seiya’s arm. 『There might be some kind of tracing damage. 』 A brief feeling of anxiety crossed my mind. But…

…Normally, one would have said, 『It’s okay. 』 or 『It’s all in your head. 』, and brushed it off! Even so, Seiya believed in the possibility of a fatal attack, and weighed his life against his arm! And he cut off his own arm without hesitation!

Seiya’s cautious behavior was completely different from cowardice. I had witnessed it many times before, but it made me terrified once again. Leon also spoke seriously.

「It’s amazing. You’re truly marvelous. But…what will you do? I own the attack-predicting skill “Volt Prediction”, and the powerful instant-death skill “Killer Volt”. The next attack will be the end of you. 」

Leon’s body was buzzing with a lightning aura while he threatened Seiya. Ah, maybe…was he preparing for the next attack!?

「Seiya! Don’t let him build up that lightning aura! Use consecutive attacks now! 」

「That’s right! Don’t let him fire any more “Killer Volts”! 」

Celseus and I both shouted, but Seiya quietly shook his head.

「Even if I were to attack, it would be anticipated by Volt Prediction. Besides, the energy he’s building up right now is just an act, since he’s now able to activate Killer Volt. 」

「Bu…But it’ll be dangerous if it keeps going like this! 」

I felt fearful. But, on the other hand I felt relieved since my Healing Magic stopped the bleeding for the time being.

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