The Asterisk War, Vol. 9: Whispers of a Long Farewell by Yuu Miyazaki and okiura

Author:Yuu Miyazaki and okiura [Yuu Miyazaki and okiura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2019-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

AFTERNOON

“…Haah!” Claudia deflected the Kinoe’s dagger with the blade in her right hand, using the one in her left to lash out with a horizontal strike.

Her assailant fell to the ground without a sound, a pool of red blood spreading around it.

The wound wasn’t deep enough to put her assailant’s life in danger, but nor was it so shallow that they would be able to continue after her right away.

After confirming the situation, Claudia spun around and began to run deeper into the warehouse section. Her uniform was torn in places and stained with blood, but she was fortunate to have been able to avoid suffering any serious injuries.

The sky was hidden behind thick, leaden clouds, with rain beginning to fall. According to the weather forecasts, it was only expected to grow stronger.

Claudia carefully avoided the cameras, set throughout the harbor area at regular intervals, before deciding to hide for a while in a large, dome-shaped warehouse that was filled with row upon row of stacked shipping containers. The huge entrance door was open, as an autonomous vehicle was busy ferrying containers inside—but Claudia, of course, had already known that.

Thanks to the guaranteed employment security offered by the integrated enterprise foundations, the harbor blocks belonging to the city proper were filled with workers, but in those belonging to the six schools, everything was painstakingly automated.

“Whew… This is rather intense,” Claudia said to herself, leaning on a nearby container as she let out a long sigh, trying to catch her breath.

She had been on the move for nearly half a day by then, ever since the attack on her at dawn. She had thought she was ready for it, but the exhaustion was catching up with her.

The Yabuki clan was as good as was to be expected of a combat group under Galaxy’s direct control. Claudia had only been able to evade them as successfully as she had thanks to her early preparations and the Pan-Dora’s precognition.

But at this rate, she didn’t know how long she would be able to hold out.

“…Looks like there’s no signal,” she murmured as she tried repeatedly to use her mobile, before giving up and returning it to her pocket.

The Yabuki clan possessed a number of skills exclusive to members of their lineage. Some of the worst were their abilities to create barriers that could stop anyone in their tracks and even block out sound and electromagnetic waves. Worse still was the fact that those techniques consumed hardly any mana or prana at all. As such, unlike the abilities of Stregas or Dantes, they were all but impossible to sense.

“I suppose that the situation is more or less as I should have expected…” Claudia forced herself to smile, her hands tightening around the hilts of the twin swords.

Just a little while longer.

Just a little while longer, and her wish would be granted.

The only dream she had ever truly wanted.

The selfish wish of a someone who no one fully understood.

It was almost within her reach.

“…I can’t afford to die now, not here.

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