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kick and used his legs and his captivating level of footwork to deal with everything else.

「Whoa! You're like a grasshopper, young lady.」

「Shut up.」

Kazane was usually conspicuously clever when it came to battle, so raising her voice like that might be a rare thing.
At any rate, her attacks weren't working.
It was exactly like her mock battles against Jinrai.

As a matter of fact, using Fire Boost to fight was only considered usable for up to intermediate class opponents even in Zexiahart.
Actually, the Heroic Spirit Sieg also didn't take that same strategy.
The truth was that damaging opponents who used defending then countering was difficult with this technique.
It was fine against small fry, but it was common knowledge among players that using a shield was more stable in interpersonal warfare.

Since Kazane mainly battled using kicks, she thought she would be able to do erratic maneuvers when close by using Boosts with both her left and right hand and then quickly regain distance for high-speed maneuver combat, but since she completely relied on her kicking power it seemed she was easy to read.

(Muu.
That Ossan seems like he has eyes on the back of his head.
Even though I'm the one who really can see behind me.)

Due to the Remote Viewing of the Circlet of Wisdom, Kazane didn't have a blind spot behind her, and she grumbled inside her mind.

「Well then, my turn.」

Kazane put herself on guard after Angus spoke.

(Fast!?)

She dodged the first kick with『Intuition』.
But『Intuition』informed her of a further crisis.
It was possible to avoid the second blow.
But she would lose on the third.
She was able to understand that.

「Hu!!?」

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Then after avoiding the second attack, Kazane used Material Shield.
It wasn't the specified extent type, but the omnidirectional type for emergency avoidance she became able to use when it reached Lv2.
It used a higher amount of Magic Power than normal, but since it didn't need to be aimed, activation was instant.

「What!?」

As might be expected, Angus couldn't hide his surprise.
Angus was blown away when he tried to strike with his third attack.
And Kazane didn't stop.
She forcibly corrected her posture with Air Jump, plunged toward Angus' torso, and when she tried to kick the pit of his stomach,

「Hibu!?」

Kazane was forcefully sent flying backwards.
It seemed her face was struck.
Blood scattered from her nose, and seeing Kazane rolling across the ground,

「Aneki!?」

Naoki tried to jump out, but Jinrai stopped him.

「Don't get in the way.
Idiot!」

「But Aneki is!」

As Naoki spoke and tried to resist, Jinrai grabbed his shoulders and forcefully pulled him backwards.

「Look.
At that delighted face.」

In accordance with Jinrai's words, Naoki looked at Kazane.

「Ufufufufufu, you used it.
The tonfa, you used it.」

Kazane was smirking as blood dripped from her nose, and Angus seemed vexed.
The tonfa held by Angus had traces of blood.
Kazane's face was unmistakably struck by that specialized weapon. 

「Jinrai-san and Yumika were saying you used your tonfa, so I was wondering whether you would really use it or not, but you used it.」

It seemed Kazane could somehow tell from Angus' atmosphere that he was planning to finish things by solely using kicks and was waiting for her opportunity.

「Heh, young lady.
Coming closer from now on will be dangerous.」

Tutting Tch, Angus shook the blood off his tonfa, and the complacency vanished from his face.
The Skills Kazane had used for close combat were『Killing Leg』, 『Nimble』, 『Warrior's Memory』, and『Intuition』.
But after hearing Yumika talk about the practical application of her Sylphin Boots'『Air Jump』and the level up to『Material Shield』from eating the dragon steak, Kazane advanced further.

It was the first time she had actually tried it, and she was the one who took damage, but Kazane was satisfied that she finally frustrated the plans of the cocky, idiotic, yet excessively strong man in front of her.

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Kazane's nosebleed had stopped due to『Regenerate』, so she wiped away the blood and cured herself completely with the spell『High Heal』.

「Well then, I'll resist a bit more?」

Then the girl stepped forward while her eyes blazed brightly.

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Adhesion Sword『Gum』, Spell Dagger, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Ogre Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator

Level : 31

Health: 114

Magic Power: 205+420

Strength: 55+10

Agility: 48+4

Endurance: 31

Wisdom : 62

Dexterity : 39

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』

Skill : 『Kick Devil』『Warrior's Memory』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog’s Sense of Smell』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield: Lv2』『Information Link』『Optical Camouflage』『Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Placement』『Thunder Chariot』『Sturdier Teeth: Lv2「Dragon」』『Crystallization: Lv2「Dragon」』『Fabricated Coercion』『Stone Minotaur』『Mega Beam: Lv2』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-silver Creation』『Poison Claw』

Yumika:「Omnidirectional type Material Shield? If I remember right, at the end of the Minotaur battle it was being recklessly discharged and we couldn't approach, right?」

Kazane:「Yeah.
It's quite useful when I use it myself.」