"My apologies. I know too little, so I don't want to join." Seiji remained on guard as he gave a clear answer.
Although he was interested in Soul World, it wouldn't be wise to rashly join. Besides, he wasn't even sure if she was truly a member of Soul World.
"I see … I think that both you and the person behind you have great potential. It would be a pity not to join." The dog head mask girl expressed her regret.
"Thank you for your appreciation. Thank you for your kind intentions."
"I'll send you out of here now … but I need you to first promise that you won't tell anyone else about this place."
"We'll keep this a secret," Seiji promised.
"Very good." The dog head mask girl was just about to do something when she heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed.
It was the minotaur boy.
"Don't think that I'll just watch you leave if you don't answer," the minotaur boy said in a heavy voice to Seiji as he pulled out a longsword from his waist.
"Minotaur …"
"I said that I was serious. I seriously wanted to cut you up."
This sentence didn't sound like it was joking at all. However, Seiji didn't sense any true malice or hostility from the minotaur boy.
"Just why do you want to fight me, minotaur boy?" Seiji was rather confused.
"Of course it's because I don't like the look of you!"
"Did I do something wrong? Or … do we actually know each other? "
The minotaur boy fell silent for a moment.
"I don't know you, nor do you know me," he said in a low voice. "You're handsome, and you have beautiful women accompanying you. You seem like a winner in life. I don't like the look of it, so I want to cut you up. That's all."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
This reason for wanting to cut him up was truly difficult to refute.
"That's all … Heh." The dog head mask girl chuckled.
The minotaur boy turned towards her and seemed to glare at her.
'So there's more to this than meets the eye?' Seiji thought to himself when he saw this scene.
But if the minotaur boy didn't say anything, he wouldn't know anything.
"Although it's a bit strange, it's not like I don't understand the feelings you're expressing, tauren -san … In the past, I was also jealous of handsome guys." Seiji tightened his grip on his sword. "If you really want to fight, I'm willing to accompany you."
"Team Leader …" Mika had a worried expression.
"Don't worry, Miss Knight, I will keep an eye on the Tauren." The dog head mask girl said to Mika. She then glanced at her companion. "But even if we don't watch, he probably won't dare to do anything too serious."
"Shut up, Kobold!" There was a hint of annoyance in the Minotaur's voice.
The dog head girl shrugged and didn't say anything else.
The Minotaur man glanced at Seiji again before walking back in the direction he came from.
Seiji followed him.
Mika and the dog-head girl followed behind him.
The four of them walked to the spacious area where the minotaur boy and dog-head girl had fought the sea turtle monster earlier.
Seiji and the Minotaur stood on one side, facing each other from a distance.
"I will slash until I feel good. Be prepared," the cow-head man said as he pulled out his sword.
Seiji remained silent. He raised his sword and shield and got into position.
This person was probably … no, definitely very strong!
In the instant that his opponent completely unsheathed his spiritual energy longsword, Seiji suddenly felt an overwhelming aura so powerful that it was almost tangible!! It was as if he was facing an incomparably gigantic boulder that was about to collapse on him.
Even though it seemed like the Minotaur man wasn't as strong as the previous opponents he faced, such as Akira Mitarai or Shutendoji's Okubo form, in reality, Seiji felt like this person was actually far stronger than any of those people!
After realizing this, Seiji cast [Evolved Body-strengthening technique] on himself and transformed into his golden form.
The Minotaur man calmly raised his sword as gray magical runes appeared around his wrists and ankles. He then used [Charge]!
Seiji raised his shield, intending to block the Minotaur man's attack with his shield and counterattack with his sword.
* Boom!! *
He indeed blocked the Minotaur man's [Charge] attack.
Yet, the next instant, he received a heavy blow to the stomach! Seiji was sent flying backwards.
Seiji was astonished to see this!?
Before he could realize what just happened, he received another blow to the back! His body crashed to the ground.
"Team Leader!" Mika shouted out.
She saw that after the Minotaur man's [Charge] attack was blocked by Seiji, she suddenly changed her attack at an incredibly high speed and knocked the Minotaur man away with her sword hilt! Then, she chased after him and swung down with the back of her sword!
Her movements and techniques seemed incredibly practiced, and she had a foundation that ordinary people wouldn't be able to see clearly.
"Stand up," the Minotaur man spoke in a heavy tone as he walked a few steps away and sheathed his sword.
Seiji crawled back up to his feet. He could feel that the two places on his body were throbbing with pain … the Minotaur man's attack was precisely at a level where it would cause pain but definitely wouldn't cause any serious injuries.
'I'm fine.' Seiji indicated to Mika with his eyes.
At this moment, the Minotaur man turned around to face Seiji again. He gripped his scabbard in his left hand and his sword hilt in his right.
'Sword-Drawing technique!?'
Seiji instantly cast [Evolved Mana Shield] and prepared to defend.
The next second, the Minotaur man dashed forward and unsheathed his sword!
* Boom!! *
Seiji blocked it.
But that wasn't the end of it. The second attack was the critical part!
* Clang!! *
Seiji used his longsword to block the scabbard that the Minotaur man swung at him from the left.
'I completely blocked it … no, wait!'
He wanted to adjust his posture, but it was already too late. The Minotaur man lifted his shield again and suddenly flashed …
* Boom!!! *
Seiji's shield was broken by the Minotaur man's fierce close-range charge, and he was sent flying! Seiji was then hit in the back again and crashed to the ground.
"Stand up," the Minotaur man said once again as he sheathed his sword.
Seiji took the initiative to attack again after crawling back up to his feet!
However, the Minotaur man easily neutralized his attacks and sent him flying for the third time before slashing him to the ground again.
"Stand up."
Seiji crawled back up to his feet again and used [Charge] at full speed! But he was sent flying again before long, and he was knocked down for the fourth time.
"Stand up."
Seiji grit his teeth and crawled back up …
…
This wasn't a difference in power, but rather a difference in power levels!
Seiji had been knocked down more than ten times in a row without being able to counterattack even once. Now, he truly understood this fact.
Perhaps he would only have a chance of winning if he used his full strength against such a strong opponent.
But this wasn't a duel, so there was no need to go that far.
The Minotaur man still didn't have any ill intentions or enmity. Seiji didn't know what this guy was thinking.
At least, that was what the Minotaur man said.
Although it hurt to be slashed, that was all. It wouldn't be a problem for him to take several more attacks like this, and he would be able to instantly recover after using healing magic.
Seiji treated this as if he was being taught by an expert. Taking a beating like this and letting the Minotaur man slash him to his heart's content was a choice.
And to be honest, Seiji had indeed learned something.
But …
Seiji glanced at Mika who was watching him. He saw that she had a pained expression as Seiji gripped his sword tightly.
A girl who liked him was watching him. How could he let this end in such an embarrassing manner!?
There was no need to forcefully win, but he should at least counterattack at least once.
"Mr. Minotaur, allow me to call you Senior." Seiji looked directly at his opponent. "Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I've learned some things … but I'm going to use a slightly dangerous technique now, so please prepare yourself."
"Ha …" The Minotaur man responded with a cold chuckle.
"A slightly dangerous technique? What would it be?" The dog-head girl was quite curious.
Mika opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but stopped herself as she silently looked at her lover.
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