âHey, Renzo!â
Frondier called out to Renzo.
âWhat? You trying to buy some time? If thatâs what youââ
âThe spear and shield you have, are they âEnkephalosâ and âLynotorosâ?â
ââ¦?!â
Renzoâs eyes opened wide. They shook the most violently they had ever shaken.
He clamped his mouth shut for a moment, before quivering his clenched fists for a moment, and then slowly opening his trembling lips.
ââ¦N-no, theyâre not?â
ââ¦â
Frondier shut his mouth for a moment, after hearing his answer.
And then, he called out again.
"I see!"
"T-That's right! There's no way that's true!"
Renzo replied, smiling once again.
Frondier thought.
âAresâs divine weapons. He possesses both that spear and shield.â
A man who possessed the divine power of Ares, holding Aresâs weapons. On top of that, that human himself was one of the strongest.
In other words, Renzo was currently the human closest to godhood.
âI told you I wouldnât give you time to think!â
Renzo jumped again. Frondier followed suit, ascending higher.
If Renzo couldnât fly, Frondier had the overwhelming advantage. All he had to do was fire from outside of his opponentâs range.
However.
âHmph!â
After jumping up, Renzo glared at the even higher Frondier and threw his spear. Frondier flinched and leaned his body back. The spear grazed Frondierâs flank.
âWhatâs his game plan? Does he intend to fight bare-handed?â
Frondier looked at Renzo again, and to his surprise.
Renzo still had his spear in his hand.
ââ¦?!â
âAlright, here I go again!â
Renzo sent his spear flying as he fell. This time, the fact that he was throwing it as he fell made his aim waver, causing it to miss. If he had thrown it properly, it probably would have hit Frondier, who had been momentarily flustered.
Frondier checked Renzo's hand again. He still had the spear.
'The thrown spear is still in his hand.'
That's not recovery. It's not the spear that was thrown coming back.
It's as if I never threw it in the first place.
âWasn't your bow 'Sure-Hit'?â
Renzo said. The spear glowed in response. Its momentum was ferocious, and it had an ominous color.
âMy spear is 'Infinite Attempts'. I can make it as if it never missed. I recover all the stamina and mana I used when I threw it, and the spear comes back to my hand.â
Huh. Frondier let out a hollow laugh. It was absurd. Of course, it was because the ability was so outstanding, but it was also because of the 'nature' of the ability itself.
ââ¦â¦What a selfish spear.â
Could there be a spear that matches its master so well?
âHahahaha! That's right. And this spear flies in a 'straight line'. No matter how high you go, you're in my range.â
Renzo assumed a throwing stance. It was very blatant. The light in his eyes as he aimed the spear flashed.
"Want to feel what it's like to be a sparrow, Frondier?"
Swish!
Renzo planted his feet on the ground and threw the spear. Its power was different from its unstable stance in the air.
Frondier barely dodged it again. The speed at which the spear was thrown had increased. A spear that recovers magic power and stamina if it misses. Naturally, there was no reason to save energy. Renzo's throws became more and more intense.
I could feel his determination not to give me any room to breathe.
'This pervert is only aiming for the head!'
The spear's target was always Frondier's head. It was so precise that it seemed to be aiming for the space between his eyebrows.
It was easy to dodge because he knew where it was aimed, but Renzo intended to hit him anyway.
'Good.'
Frondier stretched out his left hand.
Weaving
Rank - Divine
Mjölnir
Mjölnir was clutched in his hand, and the look in Renzo's eyes changed when he saw it.
âYes, I was waiting for that! Frondier!â
Renzo held the spear and shouted. He assumed a position to aim once more and threw it towards Frondier.
Frondier tilted his head back just like before.
However, this time the spear did not aim for his head. It aimed for Frondierâs heart.
âDo you think Iâm going to act like an idiot forever?â
Renzo smiled triumphantly.
The âInfinite Attemptâ spear pierced towards Frondier.
âKugh!â
Frondier screamed. Renzo let out a small chuckle at that sight. What do you think? I aimed for your heart, but surely you wonât die in one blow, Frondier. Iâll be very disappointed if you do.
âââRenzo.â
At that moment, Frondierâs mouth opened. It was a calm voice considering his body was pierced by a spear.
He looked to be in pain, but he also had a face that said âI can endure this.â
âWhat?â
Then Frondier reached towards his chest. He took something out from inside of it.
It was a necklace. Renzo had seen it before. Frondier always wore that. However, it was not visible until just now. He had been hiding it inside his clothing.
And Renzoâs spear was embedded in that necklace.
âHuh?â
Does that mean Frondier predicted it? That I would aim for his heart? So, he intentionally let it hit the necklace?
What is that necklace, that it canât be pierced by a spear?
No, thereâs something more important to worry about right now.
âMy spearâ¦â¦!â
The spear had clearly âhitâ the necklace.
It was not returning to Renzoâs hand.
âYouâre really an idiot.â
Weaving, Obsidian
Rank â Legendary
Excalibur
Black ink-like substance gathered in Frondierâs hand from the broken necklace.
It became a sword and was inversely held in Frondierâs hand. The tip of the sword emitted light and was pointed at Renzo. The inversely held sword, and in his other hand was Mjölnir, which he had already wove.
Frondierâs eyes shined dazzlingly.
Aura emission, Sword of Light
Frondier Original
Bombing
Kaâaâangâ!!
The giant sword of light that had previously destroyed Heldreâs two arms.
Descended from the sky to the ground.