Chapter 298: Hello Everyone

Hearing the young man’s words, Asagiri merely glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to the enemies in front of him and spoke softly.

"You’re strong."

The young man froze for a moment, then replied in a calm tone.

"As expected of Shadow, the one even Black Watch fears. Your perception is quite sharp..."

"It has nothing to do with perception."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Asagiri interrupted with a smile and said something so abstract that the other party did not see it coming.

"You used the legendary hair gel hand technique exclusive to strong individuals. Naturally, that means you’re strong."

"This..."

The young man shook his head with a wry smile and could not help but retort.

"There’s no necessary logic in that, is there?"

"Of course there is."

Asagiri explained with a serious expression.

"Think about it. Before such a dangerous battle, you still had the mood to fix your hair. That proves you have absolute confidence in your own strength. You don’t look like an idiot, so you can only be a strong person. Am I right?"

After listening to Asagiri’s explanation, the young man actually thought about it for a few seconds, then nodded in deep agreement.

"That makes sense."

It was only then that the Black Watch Players and the otherworld Players belatedly reacted.

Wait a minute.

This was not some forced cutscene in a game. Why had they actually waited for those two to finish talking?

Especially the Black Watch Players. They realized that they had unknowingly wasted nearly half a minute of the Forbidden Magic Crystal’s duration. They immediately stopped hesitating. Led by the martial artist Commander and the greatsword Commander, they launched an attack on Asagiri and the young man.

"You handle the one with the gauntlets."

"Alright."

While Asagiri and the young man were dividing up the enemies, Yuuki Asuna had already killed four otherworld Players.

The targets she chose were Players who had used magic or mental abilities in the previous battle.

Now, under the effect of the Forbidden Magic Crystal, these magic-type Players were just like Iwanaga Kotoko. Aside from above-average physical fitness, they had almost no combat ability.

For Yuuki Asuna, that level of physical ability was no different from an ordinary person.

It was merely a matter of one sword strike.

Kato Megumi also took advantage of the moment when the enemy in front of her was distracted by the other side. She used a dagger to assassinate an otherworld Player in close combat, then drew her bow and shot an arrow directly through another otherworld Player’s head.

Adding the two otherworld Players killed by the Pale Ghost Hand earlier, eight otherworld Players had already died. Only a Knight-type Main Tank and a Warrior, two Players with physical combat professions, remained standing there, uncertain of what they should do.

"Violet, go help Leader. I’ll handle things here."

Hearing Kato Megumi’s words, Yuuki Asuna did not hesitate at all. She simply nodded, then took out her backup weapon, the Exorcist Longsword, from her inventory and threw it to Kaguya Shinomiya.

"Use this for now."

Kaguya Shinomiya caught the Exorcist Longsword and nodded.

"Alright. Don’t worry."

Although Kaguya Shinomiya could no longer use her exclusive talent to create weapons and armor, her base stats and some of her physical abilities were not affected. Her combat power had fallen significantly, but she could still keep fighting.

As Yuuki Asuna arrived at Asagiri’s side and the battle was about to begin, Asagiri showed no tension at all.

He simply looked at the young man, his gaze falling on the young man’s right hand hanging by his side, then smiled.

"Bring out your right hand."

"Huh? You can..."

The young man looked surprised, but halfway through, he laughed at himself.

"Why am I even surprised? It’s normal for you to sense it. In that case..."

The young man raised his right hand and said softly.

"Come out, Migi."

The moment his words fell, his right hand suddenly transformed into a soft, one-eyed monster. Two sharp blades connected by red muscle tissue quickly extended from it, flashing with cold light.

"Nice to meet you. I’m this guy’s right hand, Migi."

Seeing that the soft, one-eyed monster could actually speak, Yuuki Asuna could not help but look shocked.

Asagiri, however, calmly waved his hand and greeted it with a smile.

"Nice to meet you. I’m Tokyo’s number one Butter Shooter."

Asagiri’s social skills once again refreshed Yuuki Asuna’s understanding.

Socializing with other Players, classmates at school, or even monsters and Banshees in a Dungeon was one thing.

But now, how could he casually greet a completely nonhuman monster that would scare anyone at first sight?

Was this the social ability of the Tokyo Succubus, the top Diplomat?

"Don’t just stand there."

Asagiri reached out and gently patted Yuuki Asuna’s shoulder, speaking calmly.

"You take care of the one playing with the greatsword."

"Alright."

"Let’s go."

The moment Asagiri’s words fell, he, Yuuki Asuna, and the young man whose right hand had turned into a monster charged toward the enemies from three different directions.

"Shadow!"

"Clang!"

Just as the Black Watch Commander swung his greatsword, trying to close in on Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna blocked him with her sword.

"Your opponent is me."

On the other side, the two blades extended from the young man’s soft monster right hand swung so quickly they left afterimages, forming an airtight defense.

The Black Watch martial artist, being a close combat profession, could only keep dodging. He had no idea how to approach the young man’s main body.

And while Yuuki Asuna and the young man delayed the strongest members of Black Watch...

Asagiri began his slaughter.

Within the area affected by the Forbidden Magic Crystal, it was not only Asagiri and the others who were restricted. The Black Watch Players were also limited.

The most fatal restriction was that they could no longer use mental strength consuming skills to create defensive shields.

"Bang!"

Asagiri punched a Black Watch Player in the face, directly blasting his entire head away.

Hearing the sound of a sharp blade slicing through the air behind him, he did not dodge at all. He simply spoke softly.

"Human Asura."

The pitch-black figure of Human Asura instantly appeared, allowing the short blade in the Black Watch Player’s hand to strike its chest.

Immediately after, Human Asura extended its right hand, grabbed the opponent’s head, and crushed it like a water balloon.

Under the effect of the Forbidden Magic Crystal, if Asagiri skipped the summoning steps and instantly summoned his Persona without using the gun-shaped summoner or crushing a phantom tarot card, his mental strength consumption would increase fivefold.

However, Persona itself was not an ability used by consuming mental strength, so it would not be subject to the restriction of its effect being reduced to one-fifth.

"Two."

Seeing Asagiri and Human Asura standing there, the remaining Black Watch Players did not hesitate in the slightest. They launched their attacks with absolute resolve.

Two of them used close combat weapons such as daggers and long knives, while the others took out ranged weapons like bows and crossbows.

Human Asura swung its intensely oppressive right fist.

The Black Watch Player holding a dagger immediately took out a shield, lowered his stance, and used a standard diagonal force redirection technique, intending to block Human Asura’s attack and make it lose balance.

However, in the next second, Human Asura changed its original motion.

Its straight right punch became a downward smash.

"Bang!"

The Black Watch Player beneath the shield was instantly crushed into a puddle of flesh, sinking into the collapsing ground. The shield also shattered into pieces.

Facing the arrows and crossbow bolts shooting toward him, Asagiri did not dodge at all.

With a sudden burst of strength, fine cracks spread beneath his feet. His entire body shot forward like a bullet, charging straight toward the Black Watch Players using ranged weapons, accompanied by the sound of his body tearing through the air.

"What!?"

The Black Watch Players had never expected Asagiri to endure the arrows and crossbow bolts and approach them using the shortest straight-line path.

Because of that, by the time Asagiri arrived in front of them, they had not even had time to switch to close combat weapons.

When the Commander holding the greatsword heard his subordinates’ screams and finally found an opening to glance to the side, the sight that met his eyes was almost impossible to believe.

The ground was covered in wreckage and severed limbs. Thick blood flowed like a river.

And at the source of that river, Asagiri was casually pulling arrows and crossbow bolts out of his body.

"Oh? You saw that?"

Asagiri’s gaze met the Black Watch Commander’s. He raised his left hand, pulled out a sharp arrow embedded in his shoulder, and smiled.

"Hello everyone, I’m a Gladiator and today I’m going to show you something you want to see."

The Black Watch Commander was dumbfounded.

Is this a human?

He had more than ten arrows and crossbow bolts stuck in him, and one arrow had even pierced his neck. Yet he could still stand there as if nothing had happened and even had the mood to joke?

Blood was spilling from your mouth. Did you really feel nothing?

"Violet, step aside."

Hearing Asagiri’s words, Yuuki Asuna immediately retreated.

The Black Watch Commander was confused for a moment, but in the next second, he saw Asagiri’s bloodstained black duster turn into an afterimage. Those black eyes locked onto him as Asagiri charged over at astonishing speed.

"Iai Slash!"

The Black Watch Commander gritted his teeth, a ferocious look appearing in his eyes.

He planted his feet firmly, gripped the hilt of his greatsword tightly, and gathered all his strength, intending to gamble everything on this final strike.

"Kings Gambit."

To his surprise, Asagiri, who had been charging at terrifying speed and clearly should not have been able to stop easily, suddenly became Yuuki Asuna standing quietly in place.

And when the Black Watch Commander sensed danger coming from beside him, he no longer had time to adjust his stance.

"Bang!"

The Black Watch Commander’s vision spun wildly.

When his head landed on the ground and he saw his headless body slowly collapse, as well as Asagiri standing above him and looking down at him, only one thought remained in his mind.

So that position-swapping ability wasn’t restricted by the Forbidden Magic Crystal...

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