Chapter 39: Traces

Such was the silence that reigned in the rest stop’s backyard at that moment.

It seemed as though time had stopped.

If there had only been that silence, the situation would have been much more bearable.

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They made no particular movements.

But that was not the case.

A suffocating tension spread throughout the entire place.

And, naturally, the cause of all this was the mysterious individuals standing on the rooftop.

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In the midst of that strange, silent confrontation.

Ash was the first to break the silence.

“……It seems you did not see the sign we hung at the entrance. abstract The rest stop has already closed for the day.”

They simply remained there, silently observing the yard.

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The man wearing a wolf mask let out a soft chuckle before replying.

It was a completely inappropriate observation given the circumstances.

And, at the same time, perfectly reasonable.

Apparently, those words amused the individual standing in the center of the group.

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“I’m afraid that won’t be possible, Ash Blade.”

“Really? voyage Since we didn’t come through the front door, we didn’t have the opportunity to see it.”

“It does not matter. arena Now you know. anxiety Then, how about leaving? amber As you can see, we have not yet finished our celebration.”

The man in the wolf mask shook his head.

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At the same time, he moved one hand behind his back and made a series of simple signals commonly used by Pathfinders.

Ash responded in an indifferent tone.

“Hmm? galaxy Do you know me?”

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[Danger] [Protect] [Prepare for Combat]

Her eyes took on a sharp gleam as she began moving slowly.

Ifrit immediately understood what Ash was trying to communicate to them.

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Dullahan and Jack also began moving cautiously, without taking their eyes off their adversaries.

Then she wrapped an arm around Akina’s shoulders.

Akina responded with a nod.

“Little one, stay by my side from now on. timber Understood?”

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Shortly afterward, she apparently found something she liked.

Lastly, Siren stuffed the skewer she had been carefully savoring into her mouth in one go and began looking around.

Their objective was to protect Santa and Rudolph, whose eyes remained half-closed and who seemed to be on the verge of losing consciousness.

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She pulled an old sword from a pile of scrap metal.

While everyone discreetly rearranged their positions to prepare for a possible confrontation, the Ninja in the wolf mask simply answered Ash’s question with complete courtesy.

“By what?”

“Of course I know you. arena You’ve been the talk of the town lately, haven’t you? autumn My brothers and sisters were also deeply impressed.”

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“Your swordsmanship.”

The Ninja jumped down from the rooftop.

“……I appreciate the compliment. galaxy However, you said that you cannot leave. amber What is the reason?”

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“And what would that be?”

Then he landed on the ground with extraordinary grace. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com

“There is something we must take with us.”

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“Let’s just say…… the head of a thief.”

The man in the wolf mask turned his head and looked at Rudolph, who was being supported by Dullahan and Jack at that moment.

“It’s nothing important.”

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“Therefore, allow me to ask you something. abandon Do you intend to interfere in our affairs?”

However, as though that were of no importance, the Ninja immediately turned his gaze back toward Ash.

At those words, Rudolph began trembling.

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“I have no such intention. atlas After all, it is a matter that has absolutely nothing to do with me, is it not? action And if he is a thief on top of that, I see no reason whatsoever to intervene.”

Unexpectedly, Ash shook his head.

Upon hearing those words, Santa, who was helping support Rudolph, shouted furiously.

“Hehehe. alien Indeed.”

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“However……”

“Hey! accent Ash! portal You……!”

Ash adjusted his grip on his Blade and pointed its edge toward his adversary.

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A few moments passed.

Faced with that completely unexpected question, the Ninja was left speechless.

“As I have already mentioned, our celebration is not yet over. apple But your appearance has ruined the atmosphere. aluminum We were enjoying an extraordinarily pleasant evening. academy What do you intend to do about that?”

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“No. acid I am saying that you should leave. arrow Stop creating such an unpleasant atmosphere. armor We still wish to enjoy this evening a little longer.”

“……Are you suggesting that we should offer you compensation?”

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Ash’s optical sensors fixed directly on his adversary.

“Then……”

“As I have already told you, that will not be possible……”

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He observed Ash without saying anything for a brief moment.

“Do you insist on ruining our celebration?”

The man in the wolf mask remained silent for a few moments.

He had never imagined that his own words would end up being turned against him.

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He gently shook his head and addressed Ash once again.

“It turns out you’re a much more interesting person than I imagined.”

“Heh…… Hehehe.”

Then his shoulders trembled slightly as he let out a chuckle.

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“Unfortunately, we’ll have to interrupt that celebration.”

He snapped his fingers.

That was the signal for the other two Ninjas, who had remained waiting on the rooftop, to jump down and land on the ground.

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“Hmm. ability That is truly unfortunate.”

The man in the wolf mask lowered his center of gravity and moved one hand behind his back to grasp the hilt of his sword.

There were no more words.

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A killing intent so intense that it seemed capable of penetrating to the bone began spreading throughout the surroundings.

The others reacted as well.

At that instant, the courteous attitude he had displayed until then disappeared completely.

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In contrast, Santa and Siren advanced.

Jack and Dullahan supported Rudolph, while Ifrit wrapped an arm around Akina, who was visibly tense, and they began retreating toward Revenant.

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Without taking his eyes off the man in the wolf mask, Ash addressed his companions.

“Heroine, take care of the one wearing the rabbit mask. voyage As for Elder Santa……”

Then they positioned themselves on either side of Ash.

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“……By the way, where is your weapon?”

“On the counter.”

Ash briefly turned his head toward him.

Santa tilted his neck exaggeratedly to one side.

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“……Will you be able to fight with your bare hands? arch The presence of those individuals is far from ordinary.”

Then he removed his sunglasses and tucked them into his shirt pocket.

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His eyes shone intensely.

“One cannot always fight under the best conditions.”

There was not the slightest trace of drunkenness left in them.

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And, without any of them giving a signal, they all launched their attacks at the same time.

Ash asked no further questions.

Thus, the six combatants gathered in the open area stared intently at one another for a few moments.

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Clang! wizard Clang! advance Clang!

The shrill clash of steel against steel became a veritable metallic symphony.

A succession of sharp sounds echoed through the air.

Santa pushed his way through those confrontations and threw a punch with his steel hand.

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The Ninja wearing a rat mask, standing in front of him, avoided confronting his strength directly.

Clang!

Instead, he began dodging the attacks with slippery, eel-like movements while striking with a sharp dagger.

The sound produced when the blade made contact with Santa’s skin did not seem like something that belonged in a confrontation between flesh and steel.

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“You damned dog……! atom No, you damned rat!”

But that was perfectly natural.

After all, Santa was a Cyborg who had replaced most of his body with Cyberware, to the point that he resembled a humanoid more than a human being.

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The Ninja raised his dagger horizontally to block it.

In the space that opened between the two combatants, a series of brilliant sword attacks began to unfold.

Santa immediately threw another punch.

However, he was unable to withstand the full force of the impact and was sent flying at high speed.

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They were Siren’s movements as she fought the Ninja wearing the rabbit mask.

Her swordsmanship was completely different from what she had displayed previously.

It radiated a bold and domineering energy, so fierce that it was difficult to believe those attacks came from such a beautiful woman.

“Hmph!”

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That swordsmanship did not follow the principles of Undine’s data stored in her right arm.

Without a doubt, that was Siren’s true swordsmanship.

It contained entirely different principles.

Nor did it resemble Ash’s swordsmanship, majestic and lofty like the clouds floating in the sky.

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Suddenly, the Ninja’s eyes flashed behind her mask.

However, that lasted only a few moments.

Faced with that fierce succession of attacks, resembling a series of raging waves, the Ninja wearing the rabbit mask was forced to retreat hastily.

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As though she intended to receive Siren’s attacks with her own body.

Slash!

And indeed.

Practically ignoring the disadvantage she was in, she charged straight forward. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.

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In fact, she even went so far as to grab Siren’s sword, which remained embedded in her shoulder, with one hand, thereby immobilizing her opponent’s movements.

As though she were incapable of feeling pain.

However, despite bleeding, the woman continued lunging toward Siren without the slightest hesitation.

The sword pierced the Ninja’s right shoulder.

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Horrified, Siren hurriedly twisted her body to dodge the dagger that flashed before her.

However, she had already completely lost her balance.

She hastily retrieved her sword and retreated to increase the distance between them, breathing heavily.

“What……!”

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And then she witnessed something incredible.

The shoulder of the Ninja she had just pierced with her sword.

At the same time, she examined her opponent.

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“What the hell is this……?”

No, it was much more than that.

The wound was no longer bleeding.

The torn muscle fibers began intertwining once again, producing grotesque sounds, while the skin regenerated as though sprouting from within the wound itself.

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It existed on an entirely different level from Cyberware’s self-repair functions.

A regenerative ability that defied common sense.

It was a strange and surreal spectacle, as though it transcended the very limits of life.

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Santa, too, could not help being bewildered by a similar phenomenon.

After enduring all his opponent’s attacks and finally cornering him, Santa drove a steel fist directly into the center of his chest.

“Eat this!”

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His body was sent flying a great distance and ended up crashing into a wall.

The sound of crushed metal rang out as the Ninja’s chest caved in violently.

Crunch!

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It had been a perfect blow.

“……What?”

However.

One that would have instantly killed any normal human being.

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His sunken chest began recovering its original shape, pushed outward from within.

With each movement came sounds resembling bones being reassembled.

The Ninja wearing the rat mask, who had been embedded in the wall, began rising with stiff, jerky movements, like a malfunctioning android that had just rebooted.

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After a few moments, the Ninja once again firmly gripped his dagger and gazed at Santa as though absolutely nothing had happened.

While Santa and Siren were momentarily caught in a pause in their respective confrontations, a battle of slightly different characteristics was unfolding in the center of the open area.

“You damned…… fucking monster……!”

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The chilling sound of steel clashing against steel echoed continuously.

Both maintained an extremely short distance while exchanging attacks and defenses without pause.

Ash against the man wearing the wolf mask.

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However, it was quite easy to determine who held the advantage.

The swift sword attacks of the man wearing the wolf mask undoubtedly possessed an extraordinarily dangerous edge.

Unfortunately for him, not a single one managed to reach Ash’s body.

It was Ash.

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A body that regenerated immediately after being cut.

In contrast, each of the attacks Ash occasionally launched left long sword wounds on different parts of his opponent’s body.

Even for Ash, this was the first time he had faced an enemy with such characteristics.

The problem was that those wounds closed and disappeared almost instantly.

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However, his voice showed not the slightest disturbance. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

Even at that very instant, Ash’s sword continued cutting into his body.

It was then that the Ninja wearing the wolf mask spoke.

“As expected, your swordsmanship is truly extraordinary.”

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Ash did not respond.

“But, as you can see, it’s useless.”

He spoke in a perfectly calm tone, as though the two were having a casual conversation.

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“Are you bewildered? afford It seems your sword has lost a little of its sharpness.”

He simply continued wielding his sword in silence, concentrating on his opponent’s movements and techniques.

The Ninja let out a soft chuckle.

At those words, Ash, who had remained completely silent until then, activated his voice module for the first time.

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Thanks to that, the incessant exchange of attacks that had continued since the beginning of their confrontation was momentarily interrupted.

After speaking those words, Ash made a light leap and retreated.

“Bewildered? ability It would not be incorrect to say so.”

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“No.”

“There is something I would like to ask you. sphere Would you permit me?”

“If you intend to ask me about our extraordinary regeneration, I’m afraid I cannot answer……”

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Ash shook his head.

Ash sharply interrupted his opponent.

“I have not the slightest interest in such insignificant tricks.”

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“What arouses my curiosity is your swordsmanship.”

Faced with that somewhat unexpected question, the Ninja had not yet noticed something.

“My swordsmanship?”

His optical sensors shone with an intensity they had never displayed before.

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Then he unleashed an explosive fighting intent, of an intensity he had not displayed until that moment, and spoke in an electronic voice as cold as ice.

Ash’s tone had subtly changed.

Ash took a step toward the Ninja wearing the wolf mask, who had just repeated his question.

“Therefore, I shall ask you.”

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“Why is someone I have never seen before using my sect’s Thirteen Cloud Dragon Swords?”