Yuji tried to get closer to him, but with every step he took, Yagami seemed to drift farther and farther away.
As if an invisible force was keeping distance between them… something beyond reality itself.
With a voice full of anxiety, he shouted:
"—Yagami! Can you hear me?! It's me—your best friend… Yuji!"
But Yagami showed no reaction. Not a blink, not a movement…
As if he were in another world.
The worried, trembling voice of his friend echoed through the space, yet it seemed it could not reach Yagami at all.
Yagami muttered under his breath, his voice muffled and full of pain:
"I was always alone… no one ever loved me…
I thought at least my friend would stay by my side, but even he wasn't there on the day I needed him most…"
With despair, he said:
"Maybe I should just die in this loneliness…"
At that very moment, Yuji's image was violently expelled from Yagami's mind by a surge of energy.
And the instant that happened, Yagami opened his eyes…
But his monstrous state had not ended. His eyes were glowing, his breathing was heavy, and his power was unstable.
A moment later, he blasted Yuji away with a wave of force. Yuji was thrown backward…
Yagami looked back up at the sky; Tartarus was once again in the air, chanting a forbidden spell.
Yagami activated his archery skill and fired an arrow toward him.
But before it could reach its target, someone caught it in midair!
The arrow was then hurled back at incredible speed—straight toward Yagami's eye.
Yagami dodged at the last second, but his face was cut. The arrow slammed into the wall behind him and shattered it like glass.
The one who appeared was none other than the right hand of the Final Floor King, the Black Blade God (Kurojin).
A legendary swordsman…
Rank: SSS+
Level: null
XP: 10980
HP: 4890
Dual Sword Skill
Special Skill: Magical Blade Throw
The entire scene trembled…
The swordsman said,
"Pick up your sword… and fight with all your power!"
Yagami looked into the swordsman's eyes and felt a deep, primal fear.
His speed, his strength, even his presence… it was so overwhelming that it made breathing difficult.
Without hesitation, Yagami leaped toward him. He drew both of his swords and launched a relentless assault—strike after strike, at maximum speed and fury. The sound of clashing blades echoed through the air.
But…
That legendary swordsman… had drawn only one sword.
And with just that single blade, without any effort, he deflected all of Yagami's attacks.
Not only did he defend—he didn't even receive a scratch.
For the first time, Yagami felt that… this battle might be the end of the road.
The legendary swordsman said coldly, without emotion:
"Is that all… your power amounts to?"
Yagami's eyes burned with rage. He stepped back, his breathing heavy. Suddenly, he activated magic on his sword. A black aura wrapped around the blade, like a dark and lethal flame.
Yagami hurled the magic like a deadly blade toward him.
But the swordsman didn't even blink… calmly stopping the magical blade. No wound. No hesitation.
This time, with eyes full of rage and disbelief, Yagami charged straight at him.
He screamed and raised his sword for a final strike…
But at that very moment, the swordsman murmured in a calm voice:
"I'm bored now…"
And just as Yagami brought his strike down, a chilling sound echoed through the air…
The sound of flesh tearing and bones breaking.
Everyone fell into silence and disbelief.
Yuji, who had just regained consciousness, saw the scene… his eyes widened in terror as he screamed with all his strength:
"—YAGAMIIIII!!"
The sword of the legendary swordsman was buried up to the hilt in Yagami's stomach…
and blood was dripping endlessly onto the ground.
(To be continued…)