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"Here." Yukinoshita took out a pack of tissues, took out one and handed it over.

"Oh, thanks." Hikigaya raised his hand to take it.

"What's going on now?" Hikigaya wiped the tears from his eyes with paper and blinked a few times. Well, he felt much better.

"Vodros is dead, and so are the other four guardian knights. Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to try to ride away the Headless Knight's horse, but the horse didn't seem to care about her. Also, I think Eriri is a little weird. She was just sitting there and smiling foolishly, and now she's suddenly like this. Is it the aftereffects of the dream or is she being targeted by some weird thing here again? Should we take a look at her first?" Yukinoshita said.

"Really? Let me see." After hearing what Yukinoshita said, Hikigaya turned his head to look at Eriri who was sitting not far away. Well, she was indeed smiling very foolishly. After laughing for a while, Eriri's face suddenly turned red. Then she lowered her head and covered her face with her hands. Her two bent and standing feet kept slapping the ground, raising a cloud of dust, as if she was shy and excited about what she had fantasized about.

"What's the matter with this kind of behavior of a young girl fantasizing about doing something naughty with the person she likes? The environment and atmosphere here don't seem to be something that can make people think of such things." Hikigaya stood like a van and began to slowly look around the surrounding environment. The dilapidated stone walls, the ground covered with a thin layer of sand and dust, a few coffins scattered on the edge, the knight's armor with a strong sense of history that fell on the ground, the huge figure on the throne, five muscular brothers... Wait! Five muscular brothers? ! Could it be that Eriri... likes this type?

"Does Eriri's action contain such complex emotional expressions?" Yukinoshita's tone and expression were exactly the same as when a child who only got sympathy points in reading comprehension listened to the teacher explaining the answer, vivid and lifelike.

"I say, Eriri shouldn't have fought alone just now, was there anyone fighting with Eriri?" With a general idea, Hikigaya began to look for evidence step by step.

"Well, that's indeed not the case. It was Jotaro-san who worked with her to fight against Goodlad." Although Yukinoshita didn't understand the meaning of Hikigaya's question, she still answered honestly.

"Yeah." Hikigaya nodded slightly, matching the first fact with his own guess.

"Did anything special happen when the two of them fought side by side?" Hikigaya continued to ask.

"Something special..." Yukinoshita murmured, recalling the scene in her mind.

"I didn't pay much attention to it, but I still saw it when the two of them teamed up to kill Grad. Jotaro used his body to block Grad's attack, and then held Grad tightly with his hands to create an opportunity for Eriri to kill." Yukinoshita said.

"Oh~" Hikigaya let out a long sound, as if teasing something, and revealed a mysterious smile. The scene described by Yukinoshita was more appropriate than he had imagined.

"What are you talking about?" Yukinoshita looked confused.

"Let's not talk about this for now. What do you think of Jotaro at that time?" Hikigaya tried to induce Yukinoshita and let her discover the truth herself.

"Uh... gives people a very reliable feeling?" After thinking about it, Yukinoshita chose the word reliable.

"Well, it's about the same. Maybe Jotaro's style of drawing has slightly restricted your girlish heart." Hikigaya said.

"Why did you mention girlishness?" Were she and Hikigaya really discussing the same thing? Yukinoshita had such a question.

"Listen, Yukinoshita, stay calm and don't yell. I'm going to tell you the truth now." Hikigaya patted Yukinoshita's shoulder and said earnestly.

"Eriri probably fell in love with Jotaro at first sight."

"Huh?!" Hikigaya quickly covered Yukinoshita's mouth to prevent her from screaming. Yukinoshita made a "Mmm...Mmm..." sound and widened her eyes in disbelief.

50. Hunting begins

Suddenly hearing such a shocking truth from Hikigaya, Yukinoshita couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. How could it be possible after what she had experienced? It was actually like this? She still knew too little..., what Hikigaya said didn't seem to be completely unreasonable? Now it seems that the two of them are really a good match?! After such a gradual change of mind, Yukinoshita finally calmed down and nodded to signal Hikigaya to let go.

"Ha~~" Yukinoshita let out a long breath. Hikigaya covered her mouth for a long time. In other words, it took her a long time to calm down.

"Didn't I remind you a long time ago to stay calm and not shout, Yukinoshita?" Hikigaya said in a low voice, looking at Yukinoshita with a look that said you almost missed something important.

"Well...the development of things was beyond my narrow imagination. It's inevitable that I'm a little scared." Yukinoshita replied after she had recovered her breath.

Eriri and Jotaro?... With a subtle feeling, Yukinoshita quietly shifted her gaze and looked at the two people who seemed to have sparked love. Wait, it should be more correct to say that Eriri unilaterally sparked the spark. Well, looking at Jotaro with a nonchalant expression and Eriri acting like a girl, Yukinoshita nodded slightly to agree with her own thoughts.

Jotaro Kujo, 195cm tall, strong is a rather understated way of describing his physique. Eriri Sawamura Spencer, 158cm tall, is a girl with a petite body but generally a normal body shape. But compared to Jotaro, if these two people really... Ah! I can't take it anymore! My brain is shaking! Yukinoshita clasped her head with both hands and leaned back sharply.

Like this? Frenzy?! No reason? I didn't feel anything? Hikigaya stared at Yukinoshita's performance with wide eyes. A bottle of yellow drink quietly appeared in his hand. He wondered whether he should give this bottle of sedative to Yukinoshita.

"Um, Hikigaya, Jotaro-san, is it... too big for Eriri..." Yukinoshita no longer maintained her weird posture, and spoke hesitantly, her face slightly red.

"So you were just thinking about this. I thought you were in a frenzy." Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yukinoshita return to normal.

"Why are you so calm...and what is frenzy."

"Nothing." Hikigaya waved his hand.

"As for the big problem you mentioned..."

"Huh?!" Yukinoshita was surprised that Hikigaya talked to her about this topic so directly. Was she too naive? In fact, this kind of thing... is very common? Meow meow meow?

"Although I also call him Jotaro-san, actually Jotaro is only seventeen years old now. Joseph told me that Jotaro is his grandson, so the age difference between him and Eriri is not as big as you think." Hikigaya said with a smile.

"Uh...really? Then...that's no problem." Yukinoshita turned her head away, not daring to look directly at Hikigaya. Yes, she was talking about age, so let's leave it at that.

I hope Eriri can achieve her love, Yukinoshita silently wishes her well in her heart.

"By the way, this is for you, drink it." Hikigaya threw the drink in his hand to Yukinoshita.

"What is that?" Yukinoshita studied the words on the yellow jar, but couldn't understand them at all. There was only a very conspicuous "♂" symbol printed on it. Maybe it was a trademark?

"It's refreshing, there's no harm in drinking a little." Hikigaya explained.

"Really?" Yukinoshita pulled the ring and drank it down in one gulp.

"Your energy is beyond your imagination?" The familiar taste made Yukinoshita say that iconic line.

“Well, it does taste similar.”

"I feel like throwing this away is not a good idea. Let's not talk about whether it counts as littering. What will some archaeologists think if they see this in the future..."

"Then let me keep it first."

"Ah."

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"Ha, I didn't expect that there would be someone who could see me alive!" It was a strange voice, but such majestic words could only be spoken by that one guy, Borodin.

"Do you think we've been chatting for too long? Maybe if we just turn around and leave, we won't have to fight him." Looking at Borodin standing up from the throne, Yukinoshita didn't think that he just wanted to say hello to them.

"It's useless. We still have to fight. Didn't you notice the place we came in from? It's blocked by fog." Hikigaya said.

"Is the fog troublesome?" Yukinoshita turned her head and looked into the distance. Indeed, just as Hikigaya said, there was a wall of white fog blocking the entrance from the ground.

"It's a little more troublesome than killing this guy, otherwise I would have reminded you to leave." Hikigaya said.

"Let's deal with this guy first before we talk about Eriri. We're still planning on playing in Egypt for a while."

"Ah."

"The hunt is about to begin. So what weapon should we use for this hunt?"

"Oh, the Immortal King?" Shizuka Hiratsuka stopped studying the motionless horse beside her, put the greatsword on her back on her shoulder, and walked forward.

"In front of me! On your knees! Kneel down!" Borodin gave the cold command and jumped down from above with the sledgehammer in his hand raised high.

"Hammer King? Let me try." As soon as he finished speaking, Hikigaya had already rushed out a considerable distance. A gray metal shield appeared on his left hand, and its shape looked like a huge gear.

Oh, I guessed it. You said, try it. Is it so satisfying to just go for it? There are other options that are easier. Yukinoshita smiled and shook her head slightly.

"Bang!" The collision between the hammer and the shield caused a huge air wave. The sound of metal vibration turned into an all-pervasive echo in this underground space, and everyone's eardrums seemed to be pierced.

Even though he was standing on hard rock ground, Hikigaya's slightly bent legs were still deeply embedded in the ground. As the force of the raised shield continued to increase, the rocks around Hikigaya began to crack continuously, and finally shattered completely, causing Hikigaya's figure to drop again.

A spear of the same color as the shield appeared in Hikigaya's right hand, with dazzling blue flames blooming at the tip of the spear, as if it was about to launch something.

"Dragon Cannon." Hikigaya said with an expectant smile.

"Bang!" The roar of artillery fire rang out. Just as Hikigaya said, the artillery fire could cause damage to the dragon. The violent explosion even blew Borodin away. It was not a spear but a musket. In front of the handle was a huge revolver cylinder. The huge blade hung under the barrel like a bayonet. It was not an exquisite design at all, but only interpreted violence and romance.

He pulled the smoking rifle back suddenly, and the huge shell ejected and fell to the ground.

"Then the hunt officially begins."

"This leather armor of yours doesn't match the weapon in your hand at all." Yukinoshita complained as she walked up to Hikigaya.

"You know, Yukinoshita, that sentence just now was very suitable for the ending, but it has been ruined by your merciless complaints."

"haha, really."

51. Isn’t Borodin the Hammer King?

"Nice attack, adventurer." Borodin's tall figure emerged from the smoke and dust raised by the explosion. He still held the shield and the hammer firmly in his hands, as steady as a rock.

"Your armor is not bad either." Hikigaya said with a smile. He could see that although the material of Borodin's armor was not bad, its defensive power was more of a bonus from his superb technique.

The dragon-strike cannon at such a close distance only caused slight deformation at the place where the cannonball hit the bronze armor, but failed to create any cracks. If the blow had hit the shield, there would have been no damage at all. Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh that there was such advanced forging technology in that era. Although he was not very interested in forging, if the guys in the workshop knew about it, they would definitely caress the armor in front of them like a lover.

Bang..Bang..

The heavy body made Borodin naturally step on cracks in the fragile ground when he rushed forward, and the bigger the step, the more serious the damage. So this is the reason why he sat on the throne and didn't take action before? This reason still seems a bit funny.

Facing Borodin's charge, Yukinoshita saw Hikigaya make a similar move to Borodin, holding his shield in his left hand and rushing forward quickly. Shield charge? It doesn't seem like a reasonable decision to make such a choice against an enemy so much smaller than himself. Well, maybe Hikigaya's strength is not that far behind?

The two men's shields slammed into each other, making a dull sound. The shields pressed against each other continued to make sounds of friction and collision. The stalemate was soon broken. Hikigaya took a small step with his front foot, and Borodin's back foot, which was stuck in the ground, began to move slowly backwards.

The two men took a half step back at the same time, raised their left hands, and threw an uppercut forward together like boxers in the ring. The difference was that they were not wearing gloves stuffed with cotton wool but thick metal shields.

"Sizzle..." The sound that was heard was not the violent collision of metal, but the sharp sound of something scratching the metal surface. While swinging the punch, Hikigaya adjusted his body posture, leaning to the lower right, and the shield hit the air. Only the sharp angle of the shield's edge created fierce sparks on Borodin's large shield.

With flexible movements of his fingers and wrists, the shield that was originally held upright in front of him quickly changed to be attached to Hikigaya's arm, reaching the expected position. Hikigaya changed from hitting to swinging, and the shield in his hand slammed against the edge of Borodin's big shield. Without any defense, Borodin's left hand holding the shield was slapped away.

How could he perform such a skillful operation when he had the upper hand in strength?! Borodin, who had just woken up, felt full of malice.

After Borodin's shield was knocked away, an obvious gap was exposed. Hikigaya picked up the musket in his right hand and quickly stabbed at Borodin's helmet. For Borodin wearing heavy armor, attacking the head was probably a very good choice to destroy his balance. The blade hanging under the musket accurately pierced Borodin's helmet, making a crisp impact sound.

Borodin, with his head tilted back, took a few steps back and seemed to stagger a little. At this time, the muzzle of the rifle was aimed at Borodin's body. Hikigaya pulled the trigger twice in succession. The first time was to fire all six rounds of ordinary ammunition in the magazine, and the second time was to fire special ammunition called "Ryuhang Cannon".

Six ordinary bullets were about to explode on Borodin, and the Dragon-Hang Cannon that arrived later pierced into the position previously hit by the Dragon-Jie Cannon with its sharp bullet. The tail of the ammunition sparked sparks as if a fuse was burning, and exploded after a few seconds.

Things like armor, if the damage keeps accumulating, it will eventually be broken.

Hikigaya swung his right hand downwards, and the gunpowder bent in the middle, six shell casings popped out from the magazine, and then he pulled upwards with force, and the gunpowder returned to its original shape. This action, combined with the gunpowder's own special mechanism, allowed six shells of ammunition and the Longhang cannon to be quickly loaded into the magazine without the hunter having to load the ammunition one by one.

"Bang!" Borodin, who was blown apart, grasped the handle of the hammer and smashed it down vertically, successfully stabilizing his body. After stopping, he quickly raised the shield in his left hand in front of him. The two slashes that broke through the air and the three crescent-shaped scarlet sword auras instantly dissipated the moment they touched the shield. In the distance, Yukinoshita frowned and watched this scene. This shield can ignore most of his attacks.

"What a solid shield! There isn't even a white mark on it." With a turn of her wrist, the sword in her backhand returned to her normal sword-holding posture. Shizuka Hiratsuka said casually. She didn't seem to care too much about the ineffective attack. After all, it was not necessary to blow up all the enemy's shields to win. An attack hitting the shield itself was not perfect.

Borodin lowered his head and looked at the cracks on his armor. It was only a matter of time...Has it been too long since he last experienced a battle? Staying here all the time, his life is indeed a bit comfortable.

Borodin held the sledgehammer horizontally. This angle allowed Hikigaya and the other two to feel its destructive power more intuitively. The length was almost the same as the height of its holder, and the whole body exuded the unique cold light of metal. Borodin's aura also gave the three people a different feeling. If he was a king on the throne with thousands of people kneeling to him before, now he is a cautious and calm warrior on the battlefield.

Borodin raised the sledgehammer high up, with a familiar gesture. The three knew what to do without being reminded. They stared at the sledgehammer and jumped lightly when it hit the ground. The special power contained in the hammer's blow was not transmitted to the three of them at all. The expected loud noise and the screen full of smoke and dust within the sight could not disturb anyone's thoughts.

"Bang~" A sound of breaking through the air was heard, and something completely cut through the smoke and dust. The bronze object rushed towards Hikigaya at high speed, and actually chose to fly out the shield? ! Why? !

The musket and shield were too heavy for Hikigaya to roll over and dodge. The size of Borodin's shield was not enough for him to slide far enough to completely escape from the attack range. As for putting away the weapon, not to mention the time, it was not a good habit to put away the weapon casually during the hunting process. What's more, the musket itself was a turret-style weapon that was not so flexible.