Chapter 46 Which Part Don't You Understand?
How powerful is a Teigu? Well, if Esdeath can utilize hers to destroy an entire army, then there should not be any other better explanation over this topic. How odd, technology should develop as society develops, which means that the empire should have created so many weapons more advanced than that of a Teigu throughout the ages, but reality says otherwise.
That is something Hei cannot understand.
Let us suppose the axiom that says a Teigu is powerful enough to obliterate millions of people within a snap of a finger is true, then what happens when two Teigu collide against each other? Is there a hidden constraint that applies this situation? Well, according to the common sense of all Teigu users, when two Teigu clashes, one must fall.
That is also something Hei cannot understand.
A cold sneer progressively takes over the angry face of Seryu, and the girl formally takes hold of her T-shaped cane-like weapon again.
"Zanku, you will be brought to justice!"
"Joy! Joy! Joy!" The executioner swiftly pulls his weight from his legs to his upper body as he slides across the concrete ground toward his intentional target, activating his hidden blades from his sleeves.
SLASH!
Similar to the tearing of white cotton, the blade of Zanku successfully demonstrates its prominent danger as it breaks apart the skin of the biological Teigu, causing an injury mark of at least three meters in length and one meter in depth.
"Oh, just as I thought. Taking down a biological Teigu requires me to finish its user beforehand." Ignoring the monstrous creature behind him, the blond man jumps at the chance from the staggering Koro and leaps to the brown-haired girl.
CLANG!
Blocking the incoming attack from Zanku, Seryu incessantly launches her counter-attack by swinging her weapon at Zanku's unprotected forehead, trying to find a weakness in the executioner's stance.
CLANG!
Holding onto the incoming force from the staff with his other blade, Zanku turns his body for about one hundred eighty degrees in order to sweep his free hand toward Seryu's neck.
CLANG!
As fast as the rhythm of the raindrops in early spring, the protector of justice takes her staff from the locking position between two collisions and turns her hand to the exposed stomach of the criminal.
"Of course, just as I thought!" Channeling his strength into his legs, Zanku smirks at the incoming assault, and takes a backflip at his standing point, evidently avoiding Seryu's weapon and the charging Koro from his back at the same time.
CRASH.
Without a good amount of chances to cede, Koro's unyielding momentum crashes into Seryu at the calculated dodging movement of the executioner.
"So it is true. Your giant eye can see what I am thinking." As she quickly regains her balance from the cold ground, Seryu's once-confident facial expression is taken over by a glimpse of reluctance. Lowering her body weight, Seryu takes this small gap to regroup with her Teigu.
"Yes, yes. Spectator can see through the minds of others. In the end, your Teigu can only follow what you are thinking, thus giving me more than enough reason to overcome your planned attacks."
"Hm."
Even though she is not very content with her current predicament, she has to adapt. Her advantage over Zanku is Koro's strength, but Zanku's opposing speed can ignore all of Koro's attacks. Cooperation is supposed to give her the upper ground, but the telepath foresees all of her plans, maneuvering her Teigu to hinder her own movements. More importantly, she cannot release ranged-attacked in the middle of a populated neighborhood, considering the amount of damage she could have caused.
This is not going to end well for Seryu.
"Hehehe… you have noticed, haven't you? I am in control of your movements, I am the one who has the upper hand, and I can – "
CLANG!
Before the Teigu wielder can finish his monologue, a silver blade abruptly intercepts his continuing speech, and lands within contact of his rising blade, creating a short sparkle on the field.
"Your attacks are inefficient. Stand down."
Retrieving his throwing knife using the metal cord, the Hei slowly walks pass the protector of justice, and places himself in front of his target.
"What are you doing? Hei, come back! You are not – " Upon seeing Hei's sudden interference, Seryu loses her collectiveness immediately, but her sentence is, not surprisingly, cut short by the man with the glasses.
"Stand down."
If any other person would say that to her, she would not have retrieved her weapons, but there exists an immovable authority and confidence in Hei's voice, which creates an unmistaken cold shiver behind her back, forcing her to listen to the orders out of… fear?
Seeing that Seryu is holding herself behind his shadow, the Black Reaper turns his focus onto the Teigu wielder.
It is very, very late.
The moonlight shines across Zanku's distorted face, but his usual expression of cruel smile is gone.
What remains is a serious countenance.
With cold sweat forming on his forehead.
"…"
"…"
Time starts to tickle away, leaving the two combatants staring directly into each other's eyes.
If Seryu can see it, she would notice that Zanku is turning more and more uneasy at every second as cold sweat gathers more and more densely.
"What… What… WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"
Finally, he unleashes his outcry.
What happened?
"Environment digitalized. Position predisposed. Argument validity: fifty two point eight percent. Activation sensible. Objective velocity calculated. Change of rate under time flow modeled by third order differential equations. Lurking variables taken into quarter-estimation. Suggested rho value: three point seven eight meters, uncertainty range: positive and negative two point six centimeters. Suggested theta value: negative fifteen point two four degrees. Suggested phi value: positive twenty-four point seven one degrees. Uncertainty range around positive and negative zero point three degrees. Momentum vectors established. Subsequential calculations follow suit."
Gently securing the position of his glasses in front of his eyes, Hei's action can only be more terrifying when you have absolutely no idea what he is talking about in that signature monotone.
"Which part don't you understand?"
…
Hei, you son of a –