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For a moment, I forgot the figure before me was only a puppet and answered without thinking, "You're pretty skilled yourself."
Leone's smile deepened without a word.
Had she shown a more human reaction, my suspicions would have grown, but that ambiguous smile only left me guessing. Beyond her identity, a surge of defiance rose within me. Seeing someone smile with such confidence made me want to crush them, no matter what.
Sorry. Just hold on a little longer, I thought, silently apologizing to Seren as I swung my sword at Leone.
I tightened my forearm deliberately and struck with rougher force than usual. The blow felt more like wielding a club than a sword. Nevertheless, the Seven Sins Sword's durability was remarkable. Not a mark showed on its surface despite such rough handling.
Leone met my strikes with several quick exchanges. Gradually, she started tilting her blade and deflecting my attacks with ease.
I acted like a madman enraged by her defense, swinging wildly as if I had lost all reason to anger.
After several fierce attacks, faint scratches appeared on my body. Meanwhile, I could sense Leone's defense weakening little by little.
Clang!
The next time I attacked, Leone stopped angling her sword and thrust ahead, knocking the Seven Sins Sword clean out of my hands. With my weapon gone, my torso lay completely exposed.
Her sword lunged straight for my throat. Was she going to kill me? I pushed the question aside and shifted my stance immediately.
For the first time, Leone's expression...
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