Tak—!!
Clang, Clang, Clang—!!
Thwack—!!
"Arghh!"
Grunting and mumbling in pain, I fell to my knees, panting. My breath was shallow and ragged, and my heart felt like it was about to burst.
Taking out a bottle of cold water from the dimensional storage of my smart bracelet, I pushed down its content in big gulps and let out a long, satisfied sigh.
As the burning sensation in my lungs slightly cooled down and the pain subsided a little, I got up and cast an angry gaze at the person responsible for rendering me in this state.
Of course, that person was none other than my own master – Leo Kurogami.
"You want to kill me, don't you!" I cried out.
Around us, long blades of grass swayed along the wind. After our clash, some of the grass blades in the area were cut short, creating several clearings.