The Author's POV

Gazing at my opponent, I bitterly thought.

'Looks like I can no longer afford to fight like before...'

He was simply way too strong for me to not use my sword against.

SHIIIIING—!

Unsheathing my sword from my scabbard, I distanced myself from my opponent who did not give chase. It was clear that he became a little bit warier once he saw me release my aura.

This was good.

It bought me enough time for me to prepare myself.

Lowering my head and glancing at my sword, which was not the same sword Malvil gave to me, I took a deep breath.

"Huuuu..."

Slowly, I calmed my mind as I felt the grip of the sword in my hand.

The sword felt a bit unfamiliar, but it was still alright. I wasn't planning on using the [Keiki style] just yet, so there was no need to work myself up over the unfamiliarity.

Despite the fact that Malvil said that the sword was ready for use, in reality, he was only partially right.

Setting aside the fact that it was still sealed, its body was too short for me to properly use.

It was about half a meter in length.

Supposedly, it was supposed to lengthen the more seals I unlock. In fact, according to Malvil, one of its feature unlockable features was that it could lengthen to whatever size the owner wanted.

Sounded neat, but, yeah, I needed to unlock the first seal before being able to do that.

Bit of a pity since I really liked its main feature.

"Huuuu..."

Taking another deep breath, I moved my sword forward and drew a circle in the air. The time it took me to draw a circle was just but a mere half a second.

As I drew the circle in the air, a translucent ring suddenly materialized in front of me. Following the first ring, using as little time as possible, I drew more rings.

of seconds, I had

Bang—!

bang, the orc once again dashed in my direction. It had probably already scrutinized me

in the world

of my mind as I caught a glimpse of the orc coming in

was extremely impressive. Before I knew it, he had already

once again punched out in my

of my eyes, I instantly realized that his attack was a lot faster and more powerful than the previous attack he

this time

"Haaa!"

me where the massive drop was, I took a step

I took a step back, the orc's fist and movement faltered, and audible gasps could be heard from the

the exact reaction I was

"Go."

a soft rushing sound, one of the

Swooosh—!

side. About waist level. Tensing my left leg, I jumped up and used

sonic boom followed after his punch. Unfortunately, it was already too late. Propelling myself off of the ring, I flipped in the air and softly

landed on the ground, I clenched my fists and

'Gravitational pull.'

the rings behind me suddenly glowed and the orc found

and more circles. Each time I drew a circle, I would propel it in the direction of the orc as the

"Khuuuuua!"

throughout the whole platform. As more rings were added, the more sluggish

that this was the best tactic I could use outside

were still not enough

wasn't enough to keep him at

"Stay put."

as I glared at my

and uttered those words, the orc's movement came to a sudden halt. Deep fear hid beneath his eyes as he

of this opportunity as I drew more and more rings before sending them

ago it took about fifteen seconds for each ring to dissipate in the air, therefore, by the time I drew the twentieth circle, the orc was finally

avail

"Khhhhh!"