Chapter 278: Luke: Such a Good Opponent Can't Be Allowed to Have Trouble.
Edelweiss leaned against the broken rock, quietly gazing at the rainy night sky.
The rain kept falling onto her body, soaking her clothes, soaking her hair, and even passing through the gaps between her hands to seep into the wound on her abdomen.
There was no sign that the rain was weakening at all. On the contrary, it seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.
The temperature deep in the mountains here in this country was already much lower than in the city.
Combined with factors like nighttime and rain, Edelweiss soon felt cold.
It was not only because of the environment.
Her large amount of blood loss had also caused her body temperature to drop, and Edelweiss's clothing was extremely thin.
Under the influence of multiple factors, Edelweiss at this moment actually could not endure the cold and began trembling slightly.
Speaking of it, the Blazers of the Chivalry of a Failed Knight world were quite strange.
Blazers, who possessed miraculous powers like "magic power" and "Devices," could even split mountains, sever seas, and overturn causality.
With the reinforcement of magic power, Blazers could easily raise their physical ability to an inhuman realm without any side effects.
But if the factor of magic power was removed, once Blazers were unable to use magic power, their bodies were actually no different from those of ordinary people.
In this regard, even the world's strongest "Twin Wings," Edelweiss, was no exception.
Unable to use magic power, having lost the reinforcement and protection of magic power, the current her was merely an ordinary girl who had trained her body diligently and studied swordsmanship.
No matter how much an ordinary person trained, when seriously injured and heavily bleeding, they absolutely could not resist the cold.
Not to mention, Edelweiss was still in a state where she was only wearing "underwear."
It was inevitable that she would tremble from the cold.
However, although her body was shaking from the cold, her will would not waver because of that.
Physical pain was an instinctive reaction. In any case, it would not be fatal for the time being. Once she fully recovered from the damage caused by her Device being shattered—
After she could use magic power again, all problems would naturally be solved.
So Edelweiss silently endured the cold like this, curling up her trembling body as much as possible to cover the wound on her abdomen.
Perhaps because she hoped to ease the cold and pain by diverting her attention, Edelweiss's mind kept turning, and all kinds of memories surged into her heart.
Honestly speaking, she had never been this miserable and weak before today.
Edelweiss had been born into an extremely ordinary family. From the moment she began learning swordsmanship, she had climbed toward the peak of the world at an extremely high speed.
To her, it felt as though she had only lost focus for a brief moment, and she had already stood at the summit, unreachable by anyone.
Even the realm of a Desperado, which was rare enough to count on one's fingers even on a national scale, was something Edelweiss had crossed into very calmly.
It seemed that from the moment she picked up a sword, the name Edelweiss had become a symbol of invincibility.
Weakness? Serious injury?
Do not joke around.
Even the top fighters of the world-class league, KOK, could not approach her if she herself did not allow it.
With only a single glance, a powerful figure worthy of being called the pillar of a nation would be instantly killed.
This was the true strength of the Desperado known as the greatest in the world, "Twin Wings."
Of course, during her battle with Luke, she had not used any Desperado-level power.
After all, Edelweiss herself had said that she would defeat him as a swordsman.
Otherwise, Luke would not have been able to approach even half a step closer to her.
Thinking of this, thinking of the boy, the first person to injure her and make her taste weakness—
Edelweiss, whose heart trembled slightly, subconsciously turned her head to look beside her.
However, before she moved, Luke acted first.
Pfft—!
A huge beach umbrella directly pierced into the ground and stood between the two of them.
The cold rainwater striking her body suddenly vanished. Edelweiss, who had just turned her head, stared blankly at the left side of her body.
Before she could figure out where this beach umbrella had appeared from, Luke's action of taking item after item out of his pocket made her freeze again.
Beach umbrella, seat cushion, back cushion, small low table… and so on. In just a short while, the scene in the rain that had carried a faint feeling of sorrow suddenly turned into a comfortable rainy picnic.
With Luke's help, Edelweiss placed cushions on the ground and against the broken rock, then sat down leaning back again.
Although it was much more comfortable, and there was no more rain hitting her body, Edelweiss's mood at this moment was somewhat complicated.
Because Luke had used the Prana he had barely recovered to cover it up, Edelweiss, just like everyone else before her, also treated the ability of the spatial equipment, the portable pocket, as an ability the boy had developed himself.
However, what she was conflicted about was not the fact that he could use spatial ability.
Rather, it was…
"Do you usually carry all of these things around with you?!"
Edelweiss considered herself fairly experienced and knowledgeable, but she had never seen someone as "fully prepared" as Luke.
"Well, because I never know when something might come in handy, I brought a bit of everything."
Ever since the portable pocket had been upgraded and its spatial capacity had greatly increased, Luke had stuffed all sorts of things inside.
Especially after considering some of the situations he had experienced back in the dungeon, Luke had also prepared quite a few things that could come in handy at crucial moments.
"See? It just so happens they're useful now."
Edelweiss looked at him somewhat speechlessly, but she also had to admit that in their current environment, whether it was the beach umbrella or the cushions beneath and behind her, they had indeed served a purpose.
Just as she planned to continue saying something to the boy, she saw him take another box out of his pocket.
After that, Luke carried the box and moved closer to Edelweiss.
"Don't talk for now. I have a medical kit here. In short, let's treat the wound first."
"At the very least, we need to stop the bleeding."
…
Facing his kindness, she had originally planned to refuse.
Because fundamentally speaking, the two of them should still be in a hostile relationship right now.
After all, Edelweiss had come to stop Luke from supporting Ikki and Stella.
And judging by the result, this goal had indeed been achieved.
After going through such an intense battle, never mind going to support others, it was already good enough if he himself did not need others to support him.
The hostile relationship between the two of them was obvious.
Edelweiss did not intend to accept treatment from an "enemy." That would make her feel like she owed Luke a favor.
Being repaid with kindness despite hostility would make her feel guilty.
However, Luke did not give her the chance to refuse.
One of them temporarily could not use magic power, while the other had completely exhausted their stamina.
Under these circumstances, naturally, whoever had the better physical ability would hold the advantage.
Without a doubt, Luke easily suppressed Edelweiss's "struggle."
Then, under her "unwilling" expression, he forcibly completed the action.