Mile Chapter 307: Radiance of Life 1
ãWha... what ...ã(Leader)
While the escort leader was still dumbfounded, Maevis went a few steps forward.
She held the sword just like she was concentrating her mind.
No, that in itself isnât strange.
In the battle, it was quite common for the swordsman to perform mental unification.
...If he or she doesnât shout the battle cry...
ãCome out, my âKIâ
Go beyond my body and even further...
Go around me and tell me all the enemiesâ movements ...ã(Maevis)
And Maevis gently closed her eyes.
Itâs not a sane act such as closing her eyes in front of many enemies.
ã...Are you stupid?ã(Enemy?)
Even the enemies also yell.
Did they feel something mysterious from Maevis who was full of confidence,
They stopped moving and started to surround her
Yes, this is the result of her training for the past few days.
(Maevisâ POV)
She remembered of Mileâs past action and teaching and tried to find something good.
As a result, she came up with the idea of reproducing Mileâs technique with the power of KI.
Maevis canât greatly improve her swordâs speed and power overnight.
Because itâs the gift of daily effort and training over the years
Just like Maevisâ God Speed Sword
If she forcibly tried to it in one night, she might die with her body goes beyond limit...
So, how could she win in the battle against many top swordsman opponents?
What should I do to win?
Well, isnât that fine if I donât lose?
But what should I do in order not to lose?
Well, isnât that mean I must avoid getting hit by the enemyâs sword?
So what should I do to defeat all enemy with getting hit once?
Without greatly boosting my speed or power?
Then she came up with Mileâs Search magic
A foul skill in which you can accurately detect distant enemies, prey and completely understand the situation.
With such magic, there wonât be any ambush or surprise attack.
What if I could execute that skill perfectly in close range?
The enemies behind us, the enemies in blind spots, the hiding enemies, and the situation of our allies.
If I could completely grasp all information within a certain range...
Mile has once said.
ãMy country has a concept of Barrier
And there are two types of it.
One is the defensive barrier that repels all enemiesâ attacks.
Well, itâs the kind of Barrier Iâve taught Rena-san.
As for the other Barrier, it wonât stop any attacks from the enemy, but the caster can grasp everything within that space.
Perfectly grasp your own space, all of the movements of the other party.
Itâs called Control the airã(Mile)
It was Mileâs densely search magic at super close range.
And how does Maevis, who has no magic, do it?
In Mileâs case, she emits the sound wave and picks up the reflected wave...
Then Maevis without magic can only use the power of KI!
Maevis has repeated trial and error.
She poured the power of KI into her sword and then released it from the blade towards the entire surroundings.
(Maevisâ thought) (T.N: Ah, geez, I hate complicated things, I donât even understand so I donât know if I translate correctly)
However, itâs no good just emitting the KI straight.
Then what if I rotate it around myself?
Like drawing a circle?
However, what I feel is a line... Should I make it orbit instead?
The power of KI, it just reflects as a point or a line drawn by a point, a band-shaped of things enclose, rotate, fly around.
All the information in the area that it touched, it will arrive as reflection information,
As the image in the space will be reconstructed in the head.
All directions, over 360 degrees...
Just drawing a circle around isnât efficient.
The enemies have more complicated movements.
However, to control a complex movement, I need concentration.
Then I canât concentrate on the sword.
I must somehow do complicated movements unconsciously...
ãTwisting a thin sheet of paper half a turn, then pasted the two ends of the paper together.
You see, the front and the back are connected, a strange ring without the front and back...
The name of this circle is...ã(Mile)
Again, Mileâs words are floating in my brain.
Mile, she has a lot of useful wisdom...
And now, I can use this technique after the training with my Master and my Disciple Brothers.
With her eyes closed, in Maevisâ brain, her opponentâs movements within a few meters radius around her are recognized as shadows.
Maevis, who loves cool things, couldnât help doing it here.
Three girls of the Red Oath who have been affected by Mile, especially Maevis and Rena.
However, itâs still out of place to imitate the blind swordsman in Mileâs Fukashi Talk.
ãWhat are you?
Do you think you can kill me because you have the number advantage?
I think you would better quit it...ã(Maevis)
As expected (Yahari), unless itâs the tone of that swordsman, it wonât be good.
Maevis thought so and said it...
ãDamn, donât test my patience little girl...
Hey, letâs do it!
Kill them all. Spare only the girl.ã(Enemy leader)
Of course, the girl he mentions isnât Maevis but the young Lady.
It seems that they changed their action this time, even though they gave her a fatal wound last time.
Well, the last time, it was âRather than let her get away, kill herâ and this time, it was âShe canât get away this time so we donât need to worryâ
And even if they donât kill her here, it doesnât mean they wonât kill her in the future.
There are various things such as killing after the employer get the information, killing after having enjoyed a lot of torture and beg for forgiveness.
In some case, it might be better if she gets killed here.
So âDonât killâ doesnât mean anything.
The enemies spread three people to attack the three escorts and three to attack Maevis.
If all six of them head to attack the three escorts, it will be too clogged and they couldnât swing their swords properly.
And if they do that, Maevis can attack them from behind.
But in order to protect the young lady, the 3 guards wonât be able to move from their spot while fighting one enemy each. In that meantime, the other 3 enemies will Maevis with overwhelming strength.
After that, the six enemies can just slowly kill the three guards.
That was the easiest, safest, and error-free way.
Then, as the enemyâs leader tried to give instructions to attack, Maevis spoke a line of decision.
ãHavenât I told youâd better stop trying such useless things?
If you are dead, the flowers wonât bloom, you know?ã(Maevis)
As expected (Yahari), those words must be with that tone.
However, when a young girl saying that, itâs only humorous.
It was unreasonable and unbearable...
ãSilent! Kill her!ã(Enemy leader)
Maevis opens her eyes at the same time as the enemy leaderâs command.
It seems that she didnât intend to fight with her eyes closed.
If itâs a newbie D-ranked or C-ranked Hunter, even if she is somewhat strong, she canât stand well against regular soldiers or knights.
Even if she is somewhat skillful, she can only fight well one vs one, but itâs three vs one now.
She might be able to fight 3 bandits, but she wonât be able to fight 3 knights...
When everyone thought so.
ãMaevis Circle Boundary!!ã(Maevis)
Doshi~, gatsu~, dosu~! (SFX) (T.N: Triple Kill)
ãTrue God Speed Sword!!ã(Maevis)
ããããããHuh......ãããããã(Everyone)
Against the True God Speed Sword, be it (a regular) an average soldier, a bandit, or even a skilled soldier, he will be going down in one shot. Well, Maevis wonât be able to deal with many enemies at once though.
...However, this time, itâs a one-sided battle.
ãHi~ya!ã (Enemy)
One of the enemies who went to fight the escorts changed his target, moved to attack Maevis from behind.
He doesnât feel shame about it.
Itâs natural to kill the enemy.
Itâs not a fair fight or an honor battle.
Itâs a ruthless business where oneâs life, money, position, and future are at stake.
Ga~shii, dosu~! (SFX)
ãItâs useless. I have no blind spots!ã(Maevis)
(T.N: Maevisâ quote is the winning word for today. Fu fu fu, read the chapter properly to win, Shironeko, no shortcut)
And four enemies have fallen.
ã...It~ can~ not~ be! Itâs I~M~P~O~S~S~I~B~L~E!!ã(Enemy)
The remaining two enemies scream, but four of them including their leader have fallen. The battle ratio is now 2 vs 4.
Moreover, one of the four opponents is a monster that beat four of their fellows in an instant... they couldnât win.
And now that the enemies have reduced to 2, thereâs no need to stay at the same place to protect the young lady.
The remaining two enemies, who were upset and distracted by Maevis, were knocked down by the three escorts.
And 3 pairs of eyes looked at Maevis in Awe.
While the remaining pair of eyes were somehow sparkling and scattering stars...