My Eldritch Horror Wife Followed Me To Another World
Chapter 101: Kava

Chapter 101: Kava

Squawks felt like a rabbit chased by a bloodthirsty wolf as Kava chased him up the stairs. In the time Squawks went from the third to the fourth floor, Kava went from halfway up the stairs from the first to the third floor, and he wasn’t far behind Squawks when Squawks reached Lily’s room.

"Sorry, Captain! The bastard put up more of a fight than I thought he would," Lily apologized while tearing her dress.

"You can apologize by paying for my funeral!" Squawks glanced inside the room. There was a weapon for Lily to take from the dead Mister Burgundy’s dead guards.

"Funeral? It’s not that bad—"

"Motherfuckers were hiding a transcendent," Squawks quickly explained.

"Ah." Lily dove for the sword right as a dagger lodged itself in the wall behind her. Kava had reached the fourth floor.

Squawks gripped his sword with both hands and faced Kava. He looked like just an ordinary servant. Short hair neatly slicked back and an outfit slightly reminiscent of a butler’s. The main thing that set him apart from the other servants was the short sword in one hand and the throwing daggers in the other.

The murderous look in his eyes was also a little different from the fear and caution of the other servants.

"We can talk this out, can’t we—" Squawks offered, only to be interrupted by a flying dagger. It was fast.

Squawks still managed to deflect it.

’Heavy.’

Kava wasn’t a transcendent for nothing. Even a light throwing dagger felt as heavy as a brick.

But Squawks didn’t have the time to think. Kava threw another dagger, forcing Squawks to dodge. Kava followed up his throw with a quick lunge forward.

He was a transcendent. He should be able to dominate most ordinary opponents in terms of speed and strength.

But that mindset was a surefire way to get killed.

There was no way to tell if Squawks was a transcendent until he shoved off. Even if he wasn’t a transcendent, talented swordsmen could overcome the difference in physique through skill.

Besides, Kava worked for the Torak Syndicate. Dirty tricks were in his blood. He willingly hid behind his dagger to go for a cheap stab at Squawks’ chest through his arms.

Ending it in one strike was the best outcome. It meant he could go on to deal with the intruder who killed Mister Burgundy.

That didn’t happen.

Squawks whipped out his leg and kicked Kava in the abdomen while leaning backward to dodge the dagger. He managed to avoid getting stabbed in the chest, which was good.

Kava just flipped his grip and slashed his leg instead. That wasn’t as good.

Fortunately, while long, the cut wasn’t deep. As long as he got it patched up before long, he would live. That was, as long as he didn’t get killed by Kava.

Kava looked at Squawks, who was putting almost all of his weight on his uninjured leg.

That was no transcendent. He didn’t have anything to worry about.

Kava grinned.

Squawks threw himself into Lily’s room to dodge Kava’s dagger and ensuing charge. He tried to slam the door shut behind him, but Kava kicked it open and sent it crashing into the railing, where it remained standing.

Kava swung his short sword around to show off as he walked toward Squawks, who raised his sword again.

Kava didn’t beat around the bush or even give Squawks the opportunity to open his mouth. He charged forward while raising his sword high in the air and bringing it down on Squawks.

’Executing Descent.’

Since Kava had confirmed that Squawks wasn’t a transcendent, he didn’t bother using tricks and tactics. Brute force was enough.

Squawks raised his sword and held it by the blade and the handle as he took Kava’s attack head-on, not that he had many options.

The weight behind the attack made him grunt and sink to his knee as he tried to keep the edge of Kava’s blade from slicing apart his head. Squawks gritted his teeth and glared up at Kava.

As soon as they clashed once, Kava immediately turned confident and smug and looked at Squawks like he was a bug.

Typical transcendent.

Unfortunately, transcendents weren’t just strong.

Kava sensed Lily’s backstab in time to react. He simply stepped aside. Lily, who should have been gearing up for a fully powered thrust, stumbled forward as she missed. Maybe even accidentally attack Squawks.

Instead, she moved almost as if she knew what Kava was going to do and lowered her stance as she easily turned her thrust into a sideways slash. She didn’t manage to cut off his leg, but she returned the favor for Squawks and left behind a bleeding gash that forced Kava to put his weight on the other leg.

Kava angrily turned to Lily and threw his last dagger at her. It was too close for her to dodge, and it lodged itself deep in her shoulder, effectively rendering that arm useless for the rest of the fight.

She grabbed the sword with the other hand and quickly stood up to back off.

Limping a little, Kava moved after her. But the pain and rage at having been injured by two grunts who weren’t even transcendents clouded his judgment slightly, and he temporarily lost sight of Squawks, someone he subconsciously didn’t see as a threat.

Squawks took advantage of that and stabbed Kava in the other leg with his sword.

Kava reacted lightning fast and whipped to the side with his weapon. If Squawks hadn’t let go of his weapon as soon as it made contact with Kava’s leg, he would have lost his head. Squawks rolled backward without shame to put as much distance as quickly as possible between himself and Kava.

Kava yanked the sword out of his leg and angrily threw it at the wall. He glared at Squawks. He couldn’t believe the humiliation.

Before he could decide which of the two to pursue, Squawks threw a glass at him.

Kava easily cut it down and frowned at Squawks.

"Seriously?"