Atomic Magic.

The chapter start when Izuki was on the ground unconscious because of the powerful punch of the guy with big muscle. With Izuki unconscious on the ground, Eichi has no other choice, but fight the guy by herself.

Eichi stands up, and show herself on the guy, and she gets on her fight stance.

“You’re fighting me now.” Eichi said.

“Hehhh… You’re going to protect him?” The guy asks.

Eichi didn’t respond to what the guy asks, she just look at him with her claw up, and then the guy talk again.

“IS THAT SO?! THEN BOTH OF YOU CAN DIE RIGHT NOW!!!” The guy said, with creepy face, and then he run towards Eichi. While running the guy clench its fist, and then it punches the air, making a shockwave.

“!!!” When Eichi sees what the guy did, she immediately carry Izuki’s unconscious body, and she move out of the way, because the shockwave was so strong.

Eichi stumble to the ground that she drop Izuki’s body on the ground. After that she stand up, and she look where the guy is.

“Come on now, where you guys go?? There’s no way you guy are dead, after that weak thing.”

“(That was weak? For him?)” Eichi said in her mind. While hiding behind a tree.

“Come on guys, I still what to play with you guys.” The guy said, while looking for Izuki, and Eichi.

“(Time to use this spell.)”

After talking in his mind, Eichi did something in her arm, and she turn invisible. Now that she were invisible, she sneak behind the guy.

“Where are you… Come out already…” The guy said, while looking for Izuki, and Eichi.

When Eichi was behind the guy, she jumps, and attack the guy. Eichi swings her both claw to the back of the guy. As soon as Eichi swings her claws in the back of the guy, the guy move, but before he could, Eichi stab the guy’s back with her both claw, and the guy try to remove Eichi from his back. But Eichi hangs in the back of the guy for at least 10 seconds, before the guy violently shake his body get her out of his back.

When the guy shakes his body violently, it was able to push the claw of Eichi out, then Eichi land on the ground, and she look at the guy, who looks at her, then the guy sees that Eichi’s claws has a blood on it.

“Oh… So, you were able to make me blood, huh.” The guy said, while looking at its fingers that he use reach his back.

Hearing what the guy said, Eichi smile, and she get on his fighting stance.

“I thought, my attacks won’t work? I’ve been wanting to hurt you people, who take my precious thing.” Eichi said, with smirk in her face.

The guy didn’t respond, and just look at Eichi. Then the guy kicks its feet on the ground, and he dash towards Eichi, as he dashes towards Eichi, he clenching his fist, and then he swings his fist towards Eichi.

Eichi watches the guy, as the guy dash towards her. When the guy was close, Eichi sees that the guy was on his swinging motion with his fist clench Eichi try to dodge the guy. But Eichi barely able to dodge the fist. Even though Eichi was able to dodge the fist, the shockwave that the punch that the guy release was able to push Eichi away.

When Eichi was pushed away, she managed to grab on one of the branches of the trees, she holds onto it, using his right hand, until the wind stops. When the wind stops Eichi hangs to the branch, while looking where Izuki is.

When Eichi sees Izuki was still lying on the ground. She said in her mind— “(If that punch hit me, I’m sure. What happen to Isogai-san, will happen to me too or even worst.)”

After that Eichi let go of the branch, and when she lands on the ground, she immediately prepares for an attack, because Eichi sees that the guy clenches his fist again, and was running towards Eichi.

Seeing the guy running towards her. Knowing that her attack won’t work, Eichi turns to her side, and start to run, as she run, she was hiding behind some tree, so the guy doesn’t know where she was heading.

Eichi looks behind her, and she doesn’t see the guy anymore.

“Come on… don’t run… we’re still playing…” The guy said, as he looks for Eichi, while walking.

Hearing that the guy was far from her. Eichi did something in her arm, and she turns invisible, and she run where Izuki is.

When Eichi gets close where Izuki is.

“Where is he?” Eichi said, as she sees Izuki’s body wasn’t there anymore.

Eichi looks to her left side, and on her right side, and there he sees Izuki standing holding his claymore on his left arm.

“(What is he doing there?)” Eichi said in her mind, and then she notices that Izuki’s claymore’s blade we’re glowing in color blue.

Seeing Izuki standing like that, Eichi immediately towards him, and when she did. A strong shockwave, much stronger than before, hit her and the trees behind Eichi. Eichi looks behind her, and she see a bunch tree falling, and then Eichi said— “(That shockwave was a lot stronger than before. He doesn’t know where I was right?)” Eichi said in her mind, as she looks where the guy is. After that Eichi look where Izuki is.

“(What is he going to do?!)” Eichi said as she sees Izuki on his fight stance now.

“There you are.”

When Eichi hears the voice of the guy said, she looks at the guy, because she thought that the guy sees him, then she sees the guy looking towards Izuki.

“Come on play with me.” The guy said, as he walks towards Izuki.

“Atomic Magic—”

“(What is he doing?)” Eichi said in her mind watching Izuki.

After that Izuki kick his feet on the ground, and dash towards the guy, when Izuki was close, he jumps hold his claymore tightly, and— “Atomic Slash.” As Izuki swings his claymore towards the guy, a bright blue light wave of slash come out, as Izuki releases the attack Izuki mainly target the neck of the guy.

The guy sees Izuki going to attack him, but he just stands there, because he thinks that he can take, Izuki’s attack, he thinks that Izuki’s attack won’t damage him. But he was wrong, because when the blue light wave of slash hit the guy’s neck, Izuki was able to cut his neck like a butter.

“(He decapitates the guy!)” Eichi said, while still Invisible.

“(He cut my head off?!)” The guy said, while his head was in the midair, then his head falls to the ground.

Izuki land to ground, and then he swigs his claymore to the side to wipe the blood off of his Claymore, and the glow on Izuki’s claymore, disappeared too.

After that Eichi went to Izuki, who was really exhausted. Izuki’s both arms are hanging, but his left arm are still holding his claymore. Then the guy’s body, and head starts to decay, and turn into a black liquid, that were disappear to the ground without saying anything.

“Isogai-kun!”

Hearing Eichi’s voice, Izuki looks to his left side.

“Huh…?” Izuki said, with exhausted expression. Izuki we’re confused, because he hears Eichi’s voice, but she wasn’t there.

“Hey, Isogai-kun.” Eichi said, while still invisible.

“Takamiya-san? Where are you? I can’t see you.” Izuki said with exhausted, and confused tone.

And that point Eichi just realize that she was still invisible.

“Oh, I forgot.” After that Eichi turns her invisible skill, and then Izuki sees him.

“Are you okay? Takamiya-san?” Izuki said, with exhausted tone.

“I’m the one who should be asking that. What was that thing you did?” Eichi said, after she hears what Izuki asked.

“Eh? I don’t know…!!! Anyway, we need to help Zakuya, Kazuya, and Katsu.” Izuki said in exhausted tone.

Eichi looks at Izuki, with concern, and curious expression.

“Are you sure?” Eichi asks.

“I’m sure… We have to recover your stone right…?” Izuki said with exhausted tone, while his left eyes is close.

“Okay, then hold still. (This is the first time going to use this spell.) Healing Magic: Recovery.”

Recovery was a healing magic that allow the user, or the target to recover 50% of their mana, and health.

When Eichi cast the spell to Izuki, Izuki feels that his exhausted feeling is disappearing. Izuki stands up, feeling better, and they head where Zakuya, and the other is.

*Where Zakuya is. *

“Tsk!”

Day 1 said, as Zakuya continue to dodge.

“HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DODGE!!!” Day 1 said as he attacks Zakuya.

Zakuya continue to dodge, leaping tree to tree dodging the attack of Day 1. After seeing Zakuya leap tree to tree Day 1 try to advance his spell.

“DIE!!!” Day 1 said, as he releases his spell, where Zakuya going to jump.

When Zakuya land, he sees the attack, so he counters it with— “(Flame Magic—) Flaming Defense!”

Flaming Defense was a spell that allow user to block certain spell. The user swings it weapons upwards, while its sword was releasing a flame to defend themselves too, and this spell can be use to attack to, but the user needs to be so close to its target.

When Day 1 attack hit Zakuya’s spell, both of the spell disappears.

“(Tch! Where are those 2? They should be here now.)” Zakuya said as he gets back to his fighting stance.

“Damn Kid!!!” After screaming Day 1 run towards Zakuya, to attack him, but Zakuya jump over him knowing that Day 1 is really pissed right now.

Meanwhile Izuki, and Eichi went to the wrong side, where Kazuya, and Katsu.

“Hey Isogai-kun, is that two is your friends?” Eichi said, as she points as Katsu, and Kazuya.

When Izuki look where Eichi were pointing, he see Kazuya, catching his breath, while a dark tree standing in front of Kazuya, with—

“No! Katsu!” Izuki scream as he see Katsu’s body, on the back of the dark tree, and Katsu’s stomach was pierce with sharp branch of the dark tree.

*End of Chapter 22*