Absolute Duo Vol 5 Chapter 7

“They died because they were weak”

The words spoken on that summer day has not once faded in my memories.

Otoha’s disappearing warmth, the dojo covered in hellfire, his-----Narukami Sakaki’s face, voice, eyes; everything.

“The red sunset looks like blood or fire------it’s like a replay of that day, Tooru”

The crimson world created with the sky burned by the evening sun.

Just like his words, Sakaki smiled as if to replay the scene from 2 years ago.

“Ah….aa-aah………….ah…….Sa-kaki…………”

Over and over and over again--------the hopeless memories I have seen countless of times within this 2 years turned into reality.

The enemy that I have been chasing after this whole time.

Those unforgettable dark eyes.

Just like that day, the young man was holding his sheathed sword and was standing in this crimson world; this is definitely-------

“Sakakiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-------!!”

Whether I was in full understanding or not, I shouted while my view was turning white from the anger and hatred.

The ugly black flames in my heart rampaged-------turned into killing intent towards Sakaki and devoured my mind.

“U-ah…………ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-----!!”

“Tooru!?”

When those killing intent caused me to roar, the girl standing beside me, the contract with the director---the promise that I would protect everyone in my class, all disappeared in my mind.

“Oaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

I roared like a beast and jumped at him without any hesitation.

The moment my punch landed on the darkness-Sakaki, his figure disappeared like the heat haze.

“We haven’t seen each other for so long but this is quite the introduction, Tooru”

His voice came from behind.

Even though it’s nostalgic, his soft voice was unpleasant.

“Shut up!!”

I swung my clenched fist at the same time I turned around-----but, it’s still a miss.

I saw through it this time but-----he still dodged it with a millimeter difference.

My movements did not stop there; I continued launching punches and kicks.

But, it won’t connect.

Just like the first attack, it felt like I was hallucinating as if I was fighting with the heat haze.

It’s not like Sakaki was displaying quick moves and rather, it’s me that was slower.

I know this move.

These are dodges done with minimum movements by reading into the future due to his absolute talent, which he has shown me many times whenever we sparred last time.

“Damn it, damn it…………..!!”

The difference of power was pounded into my mind.

Even after 2 years passed, was there no change in the difference of our power?

As if to prove the unburied difference between us, Sakaki has not taken his sword out from its sheath.

(No way…………! I am an <<exceed>>………..!! I have the <