Cid - Kid Acceleration

“—Exactly.”

The boy has already made his move.

“Wha—?!”

“At the end of the day, I’m still just a kid.”

The second head gets lopped off.

“B-behind us!!”

Surprised screams sound out.

“My body and magic are both still developing. If you guys surrounded me, that’d be it. I’d have no way to break free.”

The boy’s voice comes from between the trees as a third and fourth head go flying into the air.

“This ain’t real! H-how’s the kid so fas—?!”

“Nah, I’m not that fast. A kid’s body can’t take much more strain than this, see.”

Unable to make out Cid’s movements, the bandits have no way to fight back as he slices off their heads one after another.

Five. Six.

Now, only one bandit remains.

“—Ah, I getcha. You’re right. You ain’t that fast. You’re just makin’ it look like you are.”

A metallic noise rings out, and the slaughter comes to a halt.

The bandit with scars running all across his face is blocking the boy’s sword.

“Your body’s light, so you can accelerate and decelerate like crazy. But your top speed ain’t nothin’ much.”

The bandit leaps backward and puts some distance between them.

“To make up for your body’s shortcomings, you had to catch us by surprise, rattle us, and take us down one by one. Good thinkin’ for a kid your age.”

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Volume 3, Auxiliary Chapter