
Mentari has long welcomed, then all activities owned by people began to continue. Right now, the Heroes are gathering in a faraway place in the depths of the forest, a vast field with nothing blocking the view.
"Huh, it seems that this place is perfect for practicing. The air is warm and humid, the weather is perfect!"
Takumi placed his hands on his waist and happily inhaled the freshness of the mountain air. Yuri who was by his side just smiled and agreed to his words.
"True..., isn't this air reminiscent of Japan??"
"yes too. Even so, I prefer this place," he replied as he remembered someone— is the only person Takumi has on earth. But, yeah, let's miss the story for another time.
Yuri and Takumi are both from Japan, as are Hazama. Although they come from a very different timeline, the country they live in is still called Japan.
In addition to the name of the country, there are other things that have different names. Especially how Takumi calls rockets and missiles, very, very strange and stupid.
"Everything has gathered, just waiting for Rigel. Do you three know where he's going?" Marcel turned to Merial, Ray and Ozaru. They were three people who were rarely seen, no matter what they were working on.
"Let's know, the three of us have been together all this time. But never once knew what Rigel was doing." replied Ozaru as he lay leisurely on the grass.
"She always acts alone, not even telling her exactly what she's doing" said Merial, adding that Ray, who was by her side, nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, that's what he is. It's not Rigel's name if it doesn't have a mystery in it."
There are not many people who really understand Rigel's line of thought. Because he never expressed his thoughts to everyone or be open.
What he really thinks, then only himself knows or when he accidentally leaks a little information there.
"But at least he's not the one who will forget about this kind of training, right??" ask Aland to confirm the truth.
"Yeah, that's it. If he had promised, he would have kept that promise."
At least that's what the truth is. Rigel always keeps every promise he makes, because it has become his main principle to never break a promise.
"It seems that all have gathered together." he said when he saw they were waiting for his arrival.
Against the familiar voice of the person they were talking about, Takumi and the other Heroes turned their heads with gentle gazes.
"Just been talked about, the man has come."
"I'm a little late apparently, how long are you guys waiting??"
"Not until half an hour, really." said Nadia. She folded her arms around her back gracefully while waiting for what Bhaika would do.
"It's not usually for you to be late. You're not in the Region at night either, what are you doing?" Ozaru jumped up and prepared his staff.
Since Rigel had come, there was no one else for them to wait for. Ozaru pulls the stick from his ear and restores its size, which was originally only as big as a toothpick.
"It's none of your business, which is obviously a personal matter that I have to do..." Rigel avoided answering his question, but by answering like that it was enough to explain to Ozaru that Rigel was hiding something. "Keeping that aside, we're starting to practice coordination now??"
Trying to shift the topic, yes.Ozaru, looked at Rigel with a little annoyance.
"Yeah, the sooner the better. Because I haven't explored your country completely, hahaha..." Marcel laughed cheerfully as he hung his scythe on his shoulder.
Now, let's think of a good thing to be their training. Maybe asking Red to be an opponent would be good, but it would be a pity if Red was seriously injured by the attack they launched.
Dragons from the death squad may be good, but Heroes can certainly finish them off easily. Not very suitable to be a match.
Could it be that I have to use Hydra? His own strength could not be underestimated, but the Mana required to summon him was also not small....
He racked his brain, finally finding something that could be good. Although he had yet to see firsthand his strength, Rigel knew that 'he' was on par with a Hero. Even Rigel wasn't sure of winning against him without a minor injury. At least he needed a card he had never used to beat him.
"I've decided which opponent you're going to face. Wait a minute, I'll call him.." Without leaving time for the others to respond, Rigel disappeared from his place and headed somewhere.
"Basically, he actually came and disappeared as he pleased..." Petra let out a tired sigh while staring at where Rigel was before.
"Yeah, yet her like that makes me a little envious," on the other hand, Hazama smiled gently at Rigel's actions.
After waiting for a few minutes, Rigel finally arrived, but there were two newcomers he brought with him. The heroes knew one of them, the girl with the butterfly wings. However, for the blue-haired girl next to him was unrecognizable. It was the first time they met the girl.
"If it's not wrong, the fairy queen and.." Yuri's words stopped because she herself did not know the girl next to her.
"Greetings, Heroes of men. My name is Undine. High level water fairy, Undine. I was asked to accompany my Queen as a match trainer against you human heroes..." Undine bowed respectfully and introduced herself elegantly.
Against his introduction, other Heroes introduced themselves one by one so that Undine became easier to call them.
"I can't believe that if the Queen of the fairies and high-level fairies will be our training opponent..," muttered Merial beaming at the existence of the Fairy Queen.
Even Ray was as astonished as Merial. Perhaps for the people of this world, Sylph was a figure that would not be found so easily. To meet him was just like luck that came once a hundred years.
"Although it's the Queen of the fairies isn't it a little off-balance? Two versus eleven..." Nadia was worried about the many-fold difference in numbers.
They naturally knew, the strength of a single individual like Sylph was not something they could defeat so easily. Given that Sylph alone had power over nature, then while there was in this world, no matter where the battle zone was, she would benefit.
However, the Heroes themselves could not be underestimated. One of them could threaten Sylph's life, not to mention this time there were eleven of them.
"Two? Eleven? who says—"
They were clearly shocked the moment they heard Rigel say something that was not understood. Only Ozaru, Ray and Merial had guessed the meaning of Rigel's words easily.
After all he never said the fight would be two versus eleven. He also never said he would be on their side,
"—the right one is three against ten. I'll be with Sylph and Undine, so her powers will be balanced, right?" Rigel spread his arms, smiling boldly as if defiantly.
Only the men understood and understood that Rigel was challenging them. Then not the anger, the passionate smiles they showed. Even Ozaru and Ray could not help but smile.
Rigel's own strength is above the average Hero, even though two years ago he was only the weakest among them, but now it turned around. He became the most powerful of the heroes. It might even be the strongest of the human race.
"Maybe, I happen to always want to hit you once in a while!" marcel said with pleasure.
There is no hatred or anything like that, it is considered a mere pleasure for men. On the other hand, the existing female Hero simply stared and smiled wryly.
"Men are children like that, yes." Petra murmured.
"This exercise aims to strengthen our teamwork, but why are you one of us the opponent instead?" hatch Nadia.
It makes sense, because Rigel is one of the eleven remaining Heroes. Regarding one more Hero, the current position of the sword still no one occupied it. The reason is simple, the container is not ready to carry the burden.
"You guys should know that my strength is expanding, not very suitable for fighting in a team. However, I can still adjust easily, especially to people I've known for a long time like you."
That way there was no need for him to practice and adjust. As long as he knew when they would attack and retreat, then all was well.
"Then there's no need to talk about it anymore. We start right away." impatiently, Takumi prepares his spear, followed by another Hero.
They began to take their respective positions, covering any gaps that might be the weak points of their combat positions.
"Well, from the looks of it I'll be a frontline fighter, Sylph a long-range fighter and Undine as a support. Can't you??"
Before bringing them here, he had informed about this training and had them explain a suitable place for them in the fight. Undine has a water affinity, so it is well suited to be in a support position. While Sylph herself is shocking, she can be anything. Whether it's melee, distance, defense and even supporters.
The title Queen of the fairies is indeed real. However, let's see how far his fighting abilities are.
"It's been decided, yes." The roots of the green plant began to surround the smiling Sylph and closed her eyes, as her wings continued to flap.
"Then give my support." The water appeared and surrounded the Undine, turning and making itself its center.
Rigel unleashed all of his magic power, creating a reddish aura radiance enveloping him. Folding his hands and smiling boldly, he said...,
"Just you all!"
Along with the cue from him, Marcel and Ray lunged from two different sides without the slightest delay. Rigel created two large swords and held them together. Realizing that Takumi is attacking from the air, he takes a step back, until finally Ozaru's wand darted in the middle so Rigel needs to take defensive action.
Sensing the impact of the violent impact on his hand, he was pushed back from where he stood. The attentive Undine sends help in the form of water thorns that continue to chase wherever they go, but Yuri and Petra carefully overcome them.
"May too!" Takumi was about to attack again, but his legs were wrapped around something that made him lose his balance.
The roots wrapped around his feet mercilessly, continuously waving his way up to roll his entire body with roots.
"Damn it!" he did not have a suitable posture to swing the spear so he could not cut it and at that time...,
The shurrt!
The high-speed long whip slashed at the roots quickly, until it could not regenerate in time. Takumi immediately jumped back, avoiding the root mines that could hit him at any time.
"Sank!" he waved to Merial and refocused on his opponent.
He realized that this whole place was Sylph's territory. Even the oxygen he needed to breathe might turn hostile.
"It seems like it won't be easy trying to subvert them one by one," he muttered, looking at the fight at hand.
Rigel still has the possibility to be dealt with with barrage attacks and a mature cunning strategy. As long as he did not use any death warriors, Blue runes, Purgatory and other skills other than Creator, they could win. The same was the case with Undine whose strength was only a few steps away rivaling Petra.
But this one fairy queen was different. Not that he was extremely powerful, but he clearly made full use of Rigel and Undine's existence to protect himself from attack. Her own strength was somewhat mysterious, as this was the first time she had seen the Fairy Queen fight.
Takumi is not stupid enough to not realize there are various troublesome traps scattered and lead him to the road where Rigel is.
"Despite Vanguard's absence or defense, such tactics left him with a defense." he murmured.
By not allowing anyone to twist and attack from the other side, he bothered to set up various traps. If it's a life-and-death fight, it's no surprise that insectivorous plants can eat humans.
Ting!
On the other hand, Ray and Rigel were exchanging blows with each other. She has no restraint at all, neither does Ray. One punch left Rigel can push back his body a few steps. He was truly amazed at the physical strength that was similar to a monster rather than a human.
"Receive this!"
Ray agilely zigzagged around Rigel while delivering a quick punch. But none of his attacks managed to get on target, because Rigel always deflected him and Undine gave support in the form of interference.
"It's my turn now, Ashura Punch!" mana Fists formed, quickly heading straight towards him.
Bang out!
"I won't let it!" a mirror-looking shield blocked his mid-range attack.
He slightly peeked out from behind his Shield and smiled, "Full Counter!" returning Rigel's attack was twice as powerful as the start.
"Good protection!"
From the other side, Aland took a heavy step and threw his hammer firmly towards Rigel, along with the strengthened Mana fist.
Mana Fist can be easily eliminated, but another case with a hammer which is a holy weapon. Rigel is unable to catch him, due to the prohibition of touching the Hero's holy weapon. For that he continued to avoid it, but the hammer continued to follow.
"Truely distresses—" his remark was cut off by someone.
"—there is no time for complaints! Calamity Claw!"
A quick strike from the claw along with the disturbance of the hammer came at him simultaneously. A unique and brilliant combination, worth a thumbs up.
"However..,—"
Strong irons began to grow like thorns between Rigel, holding the hammer back and blocking every attack.
"—it's a big mistake to forget who I am and what I can do..." Rigel scoffed and gave a small laugh as a provocation.
He expected displeased comments and anger at his provocations, but he got something far from his will.
Nadia showed a mocking smile as if replying to Rigel's smile, "Of course we're not that stupid to forget."
The bomb!
Once Nadia jumped back along with Aland's hammer, a stick the size of a car fell from the sky, almost flattening Rigel for it.
"Luckily I was on time," just before Ozaru's wand reached it, he had already left from there having already considered such a condition.
He I that he belittles other Heroes, considering there is no coordination or mark like anything they show. But in reality they can act without a plan and work very well together. If his predictions were correct, they intended to attack him nonstop and cornered him.
If only Rigel only used the power of Creator and Mana manipulation, then he would most likely lose if continuously put in dangerous situations. However, as long as Sylph and Undine remained standing then it would not matter.
"It doesn't seem easy to hurt you half-and-half, huh..." Ozaru clucked in awe at the dexterity Rigel possessed.
"Just like you and the others. Yeah, after all, this exercise only aims to see how good the coordination has, but the results are pretty decent."
Although there are some undeniable shortcomings, so far the results have been quite good. Being able to move without a plan is enough. As long as they understand what their partner is going to do.
Rigel turns to another fight, finding Sylph in a fierce fight against Takumi, Merial and Yuri.
Merial uses his whip to wipe out the trap Sylph set up, while he does the opposite by setting another trap.
Yuri continued to attack him— or maybe Sylph who attacked Yuri with a series of sharp thorns and avoided Takumi who was trying to get close to him. Make traps, attack while defending and dodging. He can do all those things at the same time. Nothing but admiration can be felt.
From the looks of it, Sylph had no difficulty and was still fighting very casually. Showing clearly how agile and strong he was.
For Undine, he was fighting against Petra and Marcel. Even though he only served as a supporter, it did not mean that he was weak in the fight. The proof is that he can fight with Marcel, although Undine clearly put all of his ability to match Marcel.
With the help of Petra who continued to transmit airwaves and fan blades of light, Undine continued to be cornered. Marcel continued to twist his scythe and sweep the air wide until the Undine merged with the water and split into four pieces and reunited.
Two Rigel wins and one defeat. Maybe that's what's gonna happen. But they do not care at all will indeed and lose, because some days are done to practice and have fun.