Cid vs. Alpha 2

After closing the distance in an instant, she slices at John Smith with her black blade. The attack is aimed straight at his throat, and the timing is such that it should be impossible to dodge.

With the smallest tilt of his head, however, John Smith manages to do just that.

“—!”

Alpha’s movements…stop.

Her eyes go wide, and John Smith’s wires bear down on her.

“This…can’t be…”

Alpha watches the wires, slices them away with her sword, then goes in for a counterattack in the space between their strikes.

It’s fast and nimble—the perfect slash.

This time, there’s no way anyone could avoid it.

And yet…

“But why…?”

John Smith’s dodge is just as perfect as the last.

The sword’s aim is unerring until the last possible moment. It practically slides over his skin. That technique, where he uses the smallest possible movements to dodge—

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Volume 3, Chapter 6