Campione! - Volume 20 - Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1 –Civil War Intensification

Part 1

「Kusanagi Godou and Salvatore Doni. Both of them win through the devil king civil war, and in the end they fight a decisive battle where the seat of the strongest challenger is at stake! Isn’t that cool@」 

Devil king civil war, the night of the second day. 

The blonde haired Italian offered the suggestion with his usual carefreeness. 

It was in the Okutama Mountain where snow was piling up. In front of Godou and Doni there was『a team of two devil kings that originally shouldn’t be possible to join hand with each other』that should be called as the wickedest tag team. 

This tag team was Marquis Voban, and Sect Founder Luo Hao. 

The devil that called storm and wolf. The mystic that mastered to the extreme both martial art and magic. 

What kind of reply would Kusanagi Godou give to Salvatore Doni? The two old devil kings were going to hear the answer with interest and anticipation. Their eyes were shining fiercely. Yes. For the veteran group of the Campiones, this development――was instead something that they welcomed joyfully. Tsk. Godou clicked his tongue. Every single one of them, they all are hopeless people with bankrupt personality. I cannot go along with this lot using normal nerves. 

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Poison for poison, hold back poison using poison――! Godou spoke as one of the poison himself.

「Then# leaving aside the detail for later……I’ll leave one of them to you!」

「Sure thing!」 

Doni grinned responsively and withdrew his sword. The Japanese katana became unsheathed smoothly from the sheath that he had been carrying until now. He then discarded the sheath on the snow casually. Did he not know about Miyamoto Musashi’s『Kojirou, defeated』# or he just didn’t bother with it? 

In any case# Salvatore Doni was a master that wasn’t inferior even against the master swordsman of the ancient time. 

The opponent he pointed his sword tip to was――「Three years……no it has been four years perhaps!」 

Marquis Voban narrowed his emerald colored eyes.

「So, you are going to take me on with that piece of stick――with that thing that is the only thing you fool know!」

「I think it has been since that time with Siegfried isn’t it? That case is like homework for both of us# let’s finish it up in this occasion ‘kay!」

「Hmph! That’s a good suggestion from a fool like you!」 

The two who both originated from Europe were talking about their connection from before. 

In that case# the remaining grouping would be――the elder sister and younger brother of Orient born. 

「As for us it has been four months isn’t it! Fufufufu! Elder sister will directly ascertain your growth after all this time!」

「There is no need at all for me to get ascertained at all though.」 

The superior skill of the smiling elder sister was exactly that of heavenly maiden of the enchanted land. 

In contrast with that peerless genius, Godou bluntly spoke toward Luo Cuilian who was planning to mercilessly strike someone who she called as little brother.

「Just so you know# I’m not a human who can let myself get punched obediently.」

「Just as I wished for. Crushing you when you are serious is exactly the thing that will let your elder sister to display her peerless greatness under the heaven to all the people in the land.」

The devil king civil war was progressing to a new state of the war. The『Fairy Corridor』that was exhibiting terrific absorption force just some time ago was already vanishing. 

The figures of Hanuman, Seiten Taisei, Perseus, John Pluto 

Smith, and Alexander Gascoigne had also disappeared. Madam Aisha who was totally exhausted was carried away by Erica and Liliana. 

And then right now, a battle of two versus two was starting. The one who moved first was Godou. He merely charged in straight line without doing anything complicated. He ran with all his might toward the powerful enemy – Luo Cuilian# and collided with his body――@「DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!」 

Exactly because it was a foolishly simple motion that it was fast, and sharp. 

It became a tackle with a speed that was like bullet. However, its might was like a locomotive running wild. It was thanks to the brute strength filling Godou’s body to the brim due to his authority. 

Of course, it was the monstrous strength that came from Verethragna’s second avatar the『Bull』.

「Amazing herculean strength……surely it can even be called peerless in human realm@ If only my might of Vajra doesn’t exist!」 

Godou who was turned into running wild locomotive collided his head and his shoulder at his step elder sister. 

But both hands of Luo Cuilian that were elegantly thrust out blocked it『softly』. Yet the whole body of the elder sister that was supporting both arms and hands was wringing out intense power. 

Divine Might of Vajrapani――! 

It was a clash between two sides who were wielding authority of superhuman strength together.

「Whoops! Gramps’ opponent is here# so look at me properly okay!」

「Hmph. You are still a restless man huh, just as always!」 

The diagonal slash Doni unleashed using his katana was avoided by the old marquis with a leap back. 

It was an agility that really didn’t suit an old man with white hair, it was truly an animalistic movement. In fact, right after that Marquis Voban transformed into a grey wolf and dashed quickly. 

Chasing after the wolf’s back and tail# Doni also sprinted with the speed of a gale――! 

During that time Godou reached out both his hands and grasped tightly the elder sister’s both hands!

「OOOOOOH!」

「Fun――ha@」 

It was a contest of strength where each other’s hands were firmly holding the other’s hands. 

Both Kusanagi Godou and Luo Cuilian, if the opponent was likened with the hero of Greek mythology Heracles, then they were Campione that challenged a contest of strength squarely. 

The physical strength of both was currently even――no! 

「Aren’t you something, Godou. Even if you are the same godslayer like me, but someone who challenge me with just strength――has never appear for even one until now@」 

Faint smile was beautifully coloring the lips of the elder sister. 

In contrast, the little brother had no composure to smile. Even though their temporary output was at the same level, but as expected the latent power sleeping inside their body was different.

「Push if the enemy pushed, push if the enemy pulled. The essence of martial art dwells exactly in the simple contest of strength. No matter how much one learn the greatest technique, those who make light of strength will only be defeated futilely by strength. Fufufufu. My special move should be wielded exactly for the sake of crushing that kind of man of valor!」 

Her beautiful lips――breathed out boasting# and a sharp exhalation. 

The air was rattling like an electric shock at that moment and gave rise to a sonic wave.「Shit……-!」 

Godou was greatly blown away. 

He was loudly knocked down by the shockwave of sound that was released before his eyes 

Dragon’s Howl and Tiger’s Roar! It blew out voice and breath as shockwave and wind! Rivaling the peerless Vajrapani’s might――it was an authority of Sect Founder Luo Hao! 

If the elder sister sang it in good form, the magic wind’s might would rise without limit. 

The blown away Godou fell down on his butt, even so he immediately pushed his right hand forward. It was as though he was trying to block the roar of dragon and tiger with his palm.

「Ama no Murakumo!」

「That technique!?」 

Luo Cuilian gazed in wonderment. That was because shockwave was also launched from Godou’s right hand and clashed against the magic sound wave the elder sister launched right from the front, where both sides were extinguished together.

「I recalled it.」 

The elder sister’s lovely face smiled cherubically!「Hidden inside your right arm――the divine sword of 

Yamato. It has the power to copy the authority that is used nearby! Although it’s just for a limited time!」

「Yeah. This is just a little trick for copying a bit# but it’s really useful.」

「Certainly. In our previous confrontation, I was done in by that little trick.」 

The elder sister spoke seemingly with recollection of the scene at Nikkou’s Toshogu Shrine!

「This is a good opportunity――to accomplish the vindication of my honor for that time.」

「Didn’t Linghua also said that it was a draw?」

「What a joke! Getting a draw against one’s little brother# that’s an unbearable disgrace.」

Both sides were even in the offense and defense until now. In that case, the next move that Luo Cuilian would unleash next surely would be――Godou quickly stood up! He wasn’t that skillful that he would be able to endure it while lying on the ground. 

And then, the ruler of the circles of martial art declared just as he expected.

「The elder sister’s special move# let me have you learn directly with your body!」 

She stepped forward at the same time while saying that. First her right palm strike struck *TAN TAN TAN TAN!* four times! They were aimed at Godou’s face! Next# the five fingers of her left hand bent like hook claw and came fying to gouge his stomach. The prided divine skill of Luo Cuilian – The Twelve Divine Palm Strikes of the Flying Phoenix. 

Right now, Godou only had one way to resist it.「Fear me, for I have wings!」 

Godspeed invocation using Verethragna’s seventh avatar『 Raptor』――! 

With this even the palm strikes that the elder sister unleashed looked like slow motion in Godou’s eyes! He dodged the five palm strikes from the combination of left and right hands without difficulty. 

Even though it couldn’t be said to be speed of light# but this avatar granted him speed that was just like lightning. 

However# Luo Cuilian wasn’t even flustered!「……Fufu」

Her lips were breaking out into a calm smile. 

The sound of the surrounding was getting harder to hear because he was in the middle of godspeed activation. Even the faint chuckle of the elder sister sound stifled. But, it was obvious that she still had composure to spare. 

That was natural. After all the ruler of the martial art circles was a master of secret technique that defeated even godspeed.

「I should have taught you before# that such thing doesn’t work against me!」 

The palm strike of Luo Cuilian was unleashed once more. 

This time it was only one strike# aiming at Godou’s chest――toward his heart! This strike didn’t look like slow motion. When he noticed, her palm was right before his eyes. There was less than 10 centimeters before it impacted. She had the shortest and fastest striking form for the sake of capturing even user of godspeed――! 

It was something he had learned from his battle against masters like Salvatore Doni or Sect Founder Luo Hao. That was used against him once more now. 

If the palm of flying phoenix hit him, then even though it was the head of a Campione# it wouldn’t be able to avoid from getting pulverized. Godou yelled.「Faster――even faster@」

「Hou!?」 

Acceleration. It was just an increase around ten percent, but 

Godou’s speed rose! 

He dodged the sure kill palm strike just barely, and then he circled to the elder sister’s back within an instant! It looked exactly like a thunder had passed through.「Aren’t your back left unattended here# Nee-san!」 

Godou turned off his godspeed when he was at the back of the mighty elder sister. 

It was to prevent his aim from slipping due to moving too fast. On top of that he attempted to trip up the noble legs of Luo Cuilian using a judo-like move. 

In order to get away from this, the ruler of martial art circles lightly jumped forward of all things. 

She greatly leaped using technique of preeminent qing gong and took distance for 7, 8 meters from Godou who had taken her back! It was a splendid body movement# but it wasn’t a movement that a great person like Sect Founder Luo Hao should display in a battle against a little brother=inferior opponent. 

Surprise and feeling of danger――made her did that!「Moderation of tempo……」 

In a seldom seen sight, a shock appeared on the expression of Luo Cuilian.

「So you dared to not show your fastest at the beginning instead aren’t you# Godou?」

「Yeah. I suppressed the speed to the ninety percent of my fastest and left a leeway to accelerate for when the moment arrives! If I didn’t do that# I’m going to get easily caught by Nee¬san and others after all……」 

Just being fast wouldn’t work! 

Then, he just needed to become able to control slowness too. 

He learned this from Black Prince Alec that was also an expert of godspeed movement. Godou turned on his godspeed once more. He started running toward his elder sister.

「What about this, Nee-san!?」

「――@」 

He tried to take the back of Luo Cuilian once more with a movement that followed clock rotation! She wasn’t an opponent where the same hand could work against, so this time he used his highest speed――the speed of lightning right from the start. Naturally Godou’s movement was seen through. The elder sister rotated her body smoothly and launched a strike that was called a hook in boxing. 

However# the strike didn’t use fist but the palm of her right hand! Her aim was Godou’s flank! It was the very picture of a counter strike. It was a killing technique that if hit would make his head along with his neck got torn off! That was why Godou――「Ku……-!」 

Decelerate decelerate and――decelerate@ 

He desperately prayed that in his mind! As the result# Godou’s body that charged forward with a lightning’s highest speed decelerated *gaku-*, and he splendidly came to a standstill in front of Luo Cuilian. 

The hook that should have torn off Kusanagi Godou’s head――futilely cut empty air!

「So you finally arrived at the region of free tempo.」

「It’s not really freely though! But# if it’s just for exchanging blow somehow against Nee-san or that bastard Doni――it seems usable.」

「Fufufufu. For you to accomplish this much growth in less than a few months.」 

The peerless beauty godslayer, Luo Cuilian. 

Right now she displayed a radiant smile and nodded.

「Elder sister is carefully observing your manliness right now and feel great joy from my heart. As expected from my little brother. You are truly a magnificent child!」

「I want you to go easy some if that’s what Nee-san is feeling though……」 

The ability that was called『godspeed』was to move around with speed of lightning! However# it wasn’t something done by physically increasing the speed. It was the result of reducing――the time for traveling from point A until point B. Then――controlling it in reverse should also be possible! 

Moderation of tempo, it could control not just fastness but also slowness. 

Kusanagi Godou finally reached at that region after passing through repeated mortal combats.