ajority of your potential was poured into the an Enhanced Armament that has the opposite attribute of your avatar was because of something like that..In that case, Pile, what opposes you is your own stake. If you can overcome that fear, you will be able to conceive an ?Attack Power Expansion? mind power in your avatar as a true close range-type.”

After declaring that in a severe tone, Niko turned to Haruyuki and asked him.

“..So then, me and the Professor will enter into practical training, but..what will you do, Crow? Will you stay here with us?”

“Eh..umm.”

After Haruyuki intensely blinked away tears underneath his silver helmet at having understood these two, he answered.

“..No, I think it would probably be better if I left you two here. The reason is..I can’t say it very well, but..”

“Thank you, Haru.”

Takumu said that and nodded, so Haruyuki stood up after awkwardly laughing. He looked at Niko and added one more thing.

“Also, I think I’ll try investigating a little by myself after this. Into the mechanism that lets Dusk Taker not appear on the Matching List.”

“Certainly, that’s something that can’t be ignored either. If you think about it, it’s an even bigger problem than his Incarnate attacks. Also, I feel like I’ve heard a similar story recently..”

“Eh..R-Really!?”

As Haruyuki sidled up to Niko without thinking, the Red King forced back Haruyuki with a jerk and shouted.

“Like I said, why do you keep approaching me like that!? It’s just a rumor, a rumor! Since there’s someone who knows more about it than me, ask that person!”

“Heh? Wh..Where?”

He unconsciously looked around at their surroundings, but of course no one else was there.

“You’ll understand when you log out. The log-out portal is on the first floor of the Nerima District Government Office.”

“Y-Yes..”

Niko coldly shook her hands at him now that his business here was done, so Haruyuki started to walk away—but.

“Oops, wait a minute!”

He was called to a stop like that, and he turned around once more.

“Y-Yes?”

“Ah, about that ?Attack Range Expansion? Incarnate technique you used before. Does it have a name?”

“N-Name!?”

Haruyuki exclaimed in a high-pitched voice at that unexpected question. Then, Niko thrusted her index finger at him and shouted rapidly.

“It isn’t for a childish reason like being cool! It’s guts and spirit that hardens the image and determines how strong an Incarnate technique is. The ideal is to be able to naturally let it out just like an original ability you have or a special technique. Earlier, it took about three seconds from when you started preparing to when you activated it. That’s way too slow! That’s why you first name the technique, turning the name into a trigger when you speak it and condensing the image. Come on, name it, name it now!!”

*GA——H!*?Shouting that, Haruyuki considered it in a panic while looking at his hands.

“Err..blade..sword..light..T-Then.”

Raising his eyes back up, he said,

“La..?Laser Sword[7]?, then.”

“Puh, lame.”

As she laughed at the name that Haruyuki had desperately thought of and was super-cool by his standards, he reflexively retorted back.

“T-Then what about those names ?Range? and ?Movement? that you used before!”

“That was for teaching, idiot.”

Hearing a familiar cough echo here, Haruyuki hastily looked at Takumu and scratched his head.

“No, umm. Err..Taku, uh..do your best!”

As Haruyuki awkwardly raised up his right thumb, Cyan Pile stood up and returned the same gesture as he spoke.

“You too, Haru. But, try not to do too much reckless behaviour.”

“I know. I’ll report back against tonight.”

As they nodded to each other, Haruyuki ran several steps towards the Nerima District Government Office this time, before turning around just one last time and shouting.

“Niko! ..Thank you!!”

The voice that came back to him was the same healthily abusive voice as always.

“Shut up, just leave already!!”