Chapter 43

(Laura's POV)

I just couldn't believe what was going on in that fight. I who was one of the top echelons of the German army, I who survived the experiments so that I could use the [Eye of Odin], a power that many died to try to achieve, I who had been taught by Orimura Chifuyu, the 'The strongest woman in the world!', and even then, it was not enough.

Orimura Ichika, the instructor's younger brother, was facing me like I was nothing. First, he is not even using his IS. He was wearing ordinary clothes, mechanical boots and a white and black sword.

He managed to follow the shot from my cannon, as well as cut it in half, which shocked me. His sword didn't seem like much, but it could repel energy, which made me wonder where he got it from. In one of the rebounds he made one of my shots become lightning and come towards me, that was so unexpected that I didn't even activate the AIC system.

As the fight dragged on, and with his provocations, I was getting more and more angry, that I wasn't even able to carry out my attacks properly. At that time I decided to use my as, the [Eye of Odin]. Although my performance has improved dramatically, I still haven't managed to hit him in one stroke, not to mention the fact that he managed to push me several meters with just his feet.

I wondered why he didn't attack me, so I could activate the AIC system and finish him off, but he just kept fighting back what made me even more angry, but that whole anger was replaced by shock when he started moving so that started to create afterimages.

That should have been impossible for a human being, not even ISs could do that, and his boots didn't seem to be designed for speed, but not only did he achieve this feat, but also, clearly to provoke me, he created even more images of I already had. I tried to hit him with one of my daggers, but he took the dagger and started to spin me around and then threw me to the ground.

I couldn't lose, I refused to lose. As I got up, my mind went to the last day that the instructor was in Germany. We were both walking when I decided to ask a question.

(Laura): "Instructor, how are you so strong?"

She stopped where she was, just like me, and looked away and answered me.

(Chifuyu): "I have a little brother..."

But she made an expression that I never imagined she would be able to do when she said those words, a soft and tender expression. This was not right, this was a sign of weakness, for the instructor could not have such an expression. That's why I don't accept him, he is the instructor's 'weakness', I had to eliminate him, but it seems that he was way above me.

At that time my IS started giving me several notifications.

[Instability detected... 85% risk probability... activating the Brunhild protocol of the VTS system]

At that time my consciousness started to fade, while I felt something slimy in my body.

(Ichika's POV)

I watched Laura's IS change and take another form while covering Laura completely, after a while the viscosity stopped and I almost freaked out at the looks she got. It looked like a clay form without trace of my sister with the IS that she used in the second 'Mondo Grosso' tournament, which happened to be the tournament where a Chifuyu-nee nickname, Brunhild, came up.

It made me mad at the German army. Trying to get her knowledge and skills was one thing, after all she was impressive, but copying her image, even if very imperfect, was something I did not tolerate, I was going to ask the group to personally deal with these wretches.

(Laura): "ROAR!"

She moved towards me, she was clearly faster, and when I blocked her blow, I needed a little more strength to do that. I tried to hit her, but she managed to block my attack. Colonel and Iris decided to give me a report on Laura's condition.

(Colonel): "Ichika-sama, Laura Bodewig's speed increased by 50%, her strength by 25% and her reaction capacity by 35%."

(Ichika): "So she must have about 70%... no... 65% of Chifuyu-nee's capacity..." - I thought as I continued to defend myself.

(Iris): "Ichika-sama, Laura Bodewig's condition is the same as that of a semi-unconscious person. She has a certain notion of what is happening, but there is no way she can control herself. And it seems that her nervous system is still is not being compromised. "

In other words, she was like a berserker, the difference being that she could differentiate between allies and enemies. At that time, Laura attacked me again. I had to be careful, even though I had the strength to cut through her IS energy field, I had to avoid cutting it in the process and cut only that goo that was around her.

Fighting Laura like that was not difficult, as it was a simple AI that was controlling IS now, it was practically facing a training robot, not an opponent. If Germany could finish this, where the pilot did not lose consciousness, and with Laura's skills, even my sister could have a little difficulty facing her.

I hit one of her blows, where she was dragged backwards, and that was when I saw my chance. I moved forward quickly and made a single vertical cut on it. The IS stopped moving, and slowly a line appeared in the middle and slowly opened, causing an unconscious Laura to fall.

I caught her before she fell to the ground, while her IS returned to its previous form.

(Iris): "Ichika-sama, Laura Bodewig has not suffered any sequelae in the brain, she is just unconscious."

I sighed with relief at that, at least I got it in time. At that time, my sister asked about her pupil.

(Chifuyu): "Orimura, how is she?"

(Ichika): "She's fine, just blacked out, and without any sequels."

(Chifuyu): "Can you take it up to the nursery?"

(Ichika): "Sure."

I carried it in the princess style and left the Arena.

(Madoka's POV)

We were seeing Ichika-nii leaving the Arena while carrying Laura Bodewig. I looked at the others who had a shocked expression on their face.

(Madoka): "I said. It still wouldn't be enough to defeat Ichika-nii in this battle!"

The woman with glasses and brown hair who was on the side of the one with blue hair, who if I'm not mistaken her name was Nohotoke Utsuho, spoke in an astonished voice.

(Utsuho): "Battle?! That was a massacre!"

(Madoka): "And Ichika-nii was still taking it easy." - I said in a proud tone.

The girl next to me, Shinonono Tabene's younger sister, Houki stared at me with wide eyes.

(Houki): "What do you mean, 'taking it easy'?"

(Madoka): "I think he was using between 20% to 25% of his strength... after all, according to Hisui-san, Ichika-nii can make more than 100 afterimages when using all his speed... "

They all stared at me as if I had just said that the Earth is flat, but I didn't bother.

(Madoka): "Well... I'm going to see Ichika-nii. See you later." - I said while getting up and headed towards the exit of the bleachers.

(Houki's POV)

I was staring at the back of the girl who introduced herself as Ichika's twin sister. Her words were still in my ears. What we just saw was only 25% of Ichika's strength?! What could he do with full force?

I looked at the others who were with me at that time, and they were in shocked expressions, possibly I was in the same situation.

(Houki): "What do you think?" - I asked while looking at Sarashiki-san.

(Tatenashi): "About the girl or about what she said?"

(Houki): "About what she said."

(Tatenashi): "She didn't seem to be lying... which makes me wonder what Ichika-kun did to achieve this potential..."

(Utsuho): "Seitou Kaichou... do you have any chance of winning against Orimura-kun?

(Tatenashi): "Considering the words of the one called Orimura Madoka, I would have a 0% chance with all the advantages... Ichika-kun is clearly a person with sharp feelings... not to mention that lightning..."

(Utsuho): "Do you mean what came out when he repelled Laura Bodewig's shot?"

(Tatenashi): "Yes... how did he manage to do that? His sword seems to be very simple for me..."

(Utsuho): "Maybe it's the metal? After all, I haven't found any data on this type."

(Honne): "Orimu said he doesn't know what metal it is, he just used it to forge that sword because a friend gave it."

(Charlotte): "Wait! Did Ichika forge that katana?"

(Honne): "That's what Orimu said."

Now I have discovered a blacksmith side of Ichika, in addition to the inventor and fighter sides. He just needed to be a technologist or hacker too.

(Houki): "I'm going to speak to Ichika."

I got up and the others followed me, I had several questions for Ichika.

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