Daybreak Summoner Chapter 23 Part 2 (Patreon)

"Us? No."

Just as the woman's figure blurred, she was already swinging her spear in front of Rei.

Survival instincts kick in, and he quickly moves his body to catch the sharp blow with his sword.

There was a high-pitched sound of metal clashing against metal.

"My target is you, Summoned Beast, and you will disappear here."

"My target is me...? What in the world...?"

Rei asked the assailant as they continued to engage in a fierce battle.

Is the person in front of him not the summoner who is after Rinna's life?

The deep blue eyes glaring at him with murderous intent from behind his deeply veiled Hood.

Naturally, Rei has no idea why he would be so hostile.

"Do you think there's any point in explaining this to you, who's going to die here?"

"That's... you're right, Rin-chan!"

Behind Rei, Rinna already had her staff ready and her mind focused.

The power she had built up in her body was now fully directed toward Rei.

"Oh, I'm ready! Muscle strengthening power boost!!!"

A red light enveloped Rei's body.

Power overflows, and the antagonism of the Tsubagakure is broken.

"Daryaaah!"

The spear is pushed back and the enemy's stance is broken.

Seizing this opportunity, he decides at once!

"...Ho, partial reinforcement. You've grown up."

A blow that swung out with maximum force at the shortest distance.

However, she, who should have been out of her stance, has already broken away far backward, and the slash cuts through the air.

"Damn, she's fast...!"

"What's the matter, aren't you going to use that power? You're going to die if you don't use it."

About ten meters away, she swings her spear once carelessly.

Rei is wary, sword at the ready, wondering what the significance of that action is.

The next moment, it was already right in front of Rei's eyes.

A vacuum slash flying at high speed.

Rei leans forward with all his might to somehow evade this attack, which is difficult to even see.

"AUGH!"

However, he could not dodge it.

The slash grazes his side shallowly, and fresh blood spurts out.

"Rei!!!"

"I'm fine...it's just a scratch, I can still fight..."

Rei endures the pain and stares at the enemy ahead.

But the enemy does nothing.

Even though Rei is damaged and has a chance to attack.

Rinna, feeling uneasy, looks behind Rei.

"That was...!!!"

A flying slash that should have been avoided.

It arcs wide and is about to cut Rei in two from behind.

"Oh no! Defensive Shield Boost!!!!"

The boost is released in a flash, enveloping Rei's body in a blue light.

Immediately afterward, Rinna's body was struck by a tremendous sense of fatigue.

It was a reaction to the use of no reserve and no force.

"Rin-chan! Ah!"

A shock running down her back.

The slash that landed behind Rei and disappeared ends up cutting only a thin layer of skin due to the effect of the defense-strengthening Shield Boost.

"Hah...hah..., Rei, that slash doesn't just fly, it tracks you until it hits you..."

"Rin-chan, thank you! But please don't overdo it!"

Rinna's entire body is drained of strength, and she looks as if she's about to collapse.

She falls to her knees and breathes on her shoulders.

But she can't lose consciousness here.

She grits her teeth and endures.

"Rinna, don't do this. You don't have to put your body on the line."

"Shut up! Don't you dare call in a familiar way!"

Rinna shouted angrily.

The woman snickered and replied.

"Don't call you in a familiar way, huh? I'm not well-liked these days, am I?"

"What are you talking..."

"Have you forgotten the sound of my voice? And the color of my hair."

Rinna's movements stopped suddenly at those words.

In her extreme state, she had not noticed it before, but her voice, the color of her hair.

When she calmed down and recalled it, everything was nostalgic, something she had been searching for all her life.

"...No, no way, you're lying... right?"

"Rin-chan? What is going on with you and her?"

The black-robed woman suddenly took off her Hood.

Her long platinum blonde hair fluttered in the wind, and her deep blue eyes were shining.

Rinna's eyes were stained with astonishment.

She tried to say something, but the words wouldn't come out of her throat.

"Summoned Beast, I will give you the special privilege of giving you my name."

She reveals her name to Rei, who holds her side and glares at her.

"I am Dinna Gelsneir, chosen by one of the Seven Arms, the Divine Spear, Gungnir."