Yusei yawned, looking at the group across from him with amusement.
"I don't want to kill anyone. If possible, could you please stay away for now? Don't interfere with my hunting."
The arrogant words were spoken in a faint tone. But this tone only made people angrier.
Especially Susanoo, who firmly believed in his own invincibility, was grinding his teeth in rage.
'So this brat already considers me something in his pocket? What's so great about Campiones? Don't they just rely on stealing power from us gods?'
'A bunch of bloodsuckers!'
Even so, he was still puzzled as to why Yusei could use an Authority without employing the power of a Campione.
But there was no time to worry about that now. Furious, he was going to kill this human!
"You all, step back. I will handle this personally!"
Susanoo waved his hand grandly and declared loudly.
The members of the History Compilation Committee weren't fools and naturally understood.
They all retreated, except for one girl holding a long sword wrapped in cloth strips.
Susanoo glanced at her but did not stop her.
Yusei looked at them, his gaze lingering on the sword beneath the cloth strips.
Possessing the Futsunushi no Kami, he had some sensitivity to divine items.
'Without a doubt, that long sword was a divine artifact.'
'As for which one... something related to Susanoo was probably only the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi.'
Yusei didn't waste words either. His body crouched low, his Sword Intent Mode abruptly activating, his physical capabilities skyrocketing.
In just an instant, he vanished from his original spot, leaving behind a large crater from the force of his push-off.
The sound of rapid air displacement reached the girl's ears first. The sword-carrying girl was just about to draw her sword when a pair of crimson eyes entered her field of vision, causing her to freeze momentarily.
Yusei looked down at the girl. She was very pretty, but he had not a single thought of showing mercy to woman at this moment. His eyes were indifferent.
"Where are you looking?"
Futsu no Mitama, formed of energy in his hand, its blue blade mixed with white lightning, crackling, came slashing down directly towards the girl.
In less than a second, he could bisect her!
However, just as it was about to strike the girl, a seemingly ordinary Japanese katana blocked its path.
Surprisingly, the katana seemed to block on its own.
Yusei became a bit interested, 'So this is the so-called Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi? It's a divine artifact just like you, Futsu no Mitama.'
As if sensing its master's fighting spirit, the energy around Futsu no Mitama erupted once more. Feeling the power continuously surging into the sword, Yusei simply let go.
[Yusei-style: Extreme Sword Technique]
Yusei didn't hold back at all, suddenly thrusting forward, passing by both the girl and Susanoo.
This sword technique was one he created himself. Apart from the ultimate techniques of the Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki and Instant Slash, this was his most powerful skill.
Countless sword energies sliced through the air, which itself seemed to be cut. The scattered sword energies fell on the surrounding trees and the road beneath their feet, carving out one sword scar after another.
The members of the History Compilation Committee watching from afar saw their two allies being pressed in the fight and were still hesitating whether to step in and help.
At that moment, one of them had the clothes on his arms and legs torn by the sword energy, and small cuts appeared on his body.
"This is..."
"This is sword energy provoked by pure swordsmanship. Invisible and intangible, but extremely sharp."
Yuri, a Miko with spiritual sight perception, explained, her face grave.
"It's best to leave this to Ena and Susanoo-sama. We should retreat for now and not cause trouble for them."
The others heard this unwillingly, but they deeply understood the terrifying strength of the young Eighth Devil King in the field.
Among them, some secretly regretted their actions.
Originally, they thought it was just an ordinary human kid wanting to be a Campione, and he had somehow heard about stealing Authorities, so they didn't take it seriously.
Their thought was to subdue him with force and make him join the History Compilation Committee.
But they never expected things to take an unexpected turn. Their investigation was severely flawed.
At the very least, regarding observing whether Yusei possessed the attributes of a [Campione] or [Devil King], they had made a serious error.
According to the reports from the observers and Yuri, the target was a magus or curse user with hypnotic abilities and a good physique.
But look at the current situation. Leaving aside the matter of the Authority, just this sword energy... can a human really unleash sword energy purely through sword techniques?
Theoretically, it's possible. But it's limited to theory.
To train pure swordsmanship to the point of releasing sword energy, how many years of sword training would that take?
And this is the 'good physique' from the intelligence report?
Amakasu Toma, as the person responsible for external affairs, felt like cursing. They had managed to offend a Campione for no good reason.
They clearly had a chance to show goodwill, to recruit him. Now it had directly turned into hostility.
But what's done is done. Since they were already hostile, it could only be a fight to the death. Otherwise, a Campione holding a grudge against them would be too destructive.
What they thought, Yusei naturally didn't know. He noticed with his peripheral vision that they were retreating further away, but he didn't care.
He held the Futsu no Mitama casually, his body seeming to have no reaction.
Opposite him, Susanoo and the katana girl were treating Yusei seriously.
Yusei looked at the attack effect caused by his Extreme Sword Technique just now.
But actually, it hadn't accomplished much.
Considering the energy level, pure sword energy couldn't penetrate the barrier constructed by Demonic or Divine Power.
So, the opponents were both completely unharmed.
The reason Yusei rarely used sword techniques now was precisely this. Because sword attacks alone were ineffective, and the skill of imbuing energy into sword techniques had to be relearned.
As a result, nowadays, when Yusei encountered a powerful enemy, he just activated his full power and hacked away.
And using sword techniques with Susanoo... due to the oversized form, he could only shout out the names of the techniques.
Basic skills of the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu series like Shinsoku couldn't be used.
Yusei sighed, 'In the end, was it just about unleashing lightning and Susanoo to slash?'
'I wanted to fight elegantly.'
However, things having reached this point, and to prevent any changes, Yusei decided not to dawdle any longer.
The swordplay just now was merely a slight probe.
An illusory blue silhouette began to rise from Yusei's body, starting from a skeletal frame...