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"I don't need a demonstration, & the support roll is not my style, I'll take the front lines as I please. If you knew me better, you'd understand."
Shiren's face began to show defeat, as if at any moment tears would be trailing down it. This, however, changed to annoyance and she crossed her arms with a huff. "I know you people more than you think."
"That seems...inefficient. Having two people on the front lines and two as the backup with no support not only leads to a less fluid use of Switch Attacks, but it also puts everyone in more danger. This isn't my main weapon, anyway. The boars were really weak, and I'm pretty sure no one...well, except the others that have this weapon, is sure how to use a fishing pole as a serious weapon. Though, it was because those boars were so weak that I was able to experiment like that. I wouldn't be quick to try what I pulled back there on a boss. Heck, this is my real weapon. I far prefer curved swords and speed to pretty much anything else. I can't say my method of fighting is much different than Shiren's. Think about it this way, if we have one lead attacker and two backups, that can lead to two consecutive Switch Arts (so 3 Sword Arts in total) and, depending on the length and cooldown of each one, a nearly flawless chain of Art after Art after Art. The problem with two front line attackers is that the backups would have to pair off. This is safer than the former, but is much less efficient as an offensive. Not to mention that since one includes a support and one doesn't, it actually manages to be less safe and less offensively efficient. So I propose this. Since Lou is the strongest, he should be up front, and Shiren and Robin should be the backups. Since my character is based around speed and because I have <<Mosquito's Kiss>>, I should be able to take care of myself. Plus, if you guys need help or get tired, I should be able to help you out. So how about it?"
Shiren's cheeks were beginning to puff up, and she crossed her arms more tightly, though soon Lucina's input was added in.
"There is so much you don't know about me. I like Godot's suggestion better, we'll go with that. Robin needs to level up and he won't be able to do so when he's the supporter. As for your analysis, i'm faster than you think."
The small girl let out a scowl, her expression showing that of irritation and anger. She quickly opened her menu and swiftly pressed the right order of buttons. Within moments, her health bar, name and information disappeared from their vision. "I'm taking the front lines, if I have to do it alone then
fine!!" She immediately stormed off ahead, throwing somewhat of a tantrum. As she entered what seemed to be the beginning of the dungeon, she nearly squeaked at a loud noise that boomed from the cave's darkness. She trembled slightly, and her eyes let yet another flicker of green fall from the top to the bottom. A Red Diamond appeared amidst the darkness. A Player Killer who has had at least one success. A large, heavily-armored man approached her with a grin.
The man looked mentally insane, wide-eyed with tiny pupils, a crooked open-mouth grin, and a great two-handed sword at the ready. It looked like a sword that could trump other swords easily. He chuckled menacingly and turned his head to spit. "You've got some nice gear there, kid. It's mine now!! RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Shiren let out a terrified scream, trembling in place. The man charged, his greatsword pulling back to hes left side as he prepared a horizontal swing. "Gotcha!" Shiren giggled, and within moments drew a weapon out of seemingly nowhere, as she had no visible sheath on her person. A large (proportionately to the short Shiren, anyways) one-handed Katana appeared in her hands, beginning to glow brightly in a navy color. Despite it being a one-handed weapon, Shiren was holding it with both hands. "Sword Art: Bowed Lunge!!" She immediately slashed the man twice in an X and it displayed visibly on his heavy armor. The man's heavy greatsword swung horizontally, looking about to sweep her feet right off, though at this moment Shiren's Sword Art required a lunge, and as she did so, she leapt forward, missing the blade by a few inches. She lunged directly into the man head-first, her katana facing him as well, as she not only tackled him head-first, her katana pierced the open X in his armor, right in the center. She landed on her feet surprisingly, and forced the Katana all the way through the man, until she felt it click on the ground under him. She then pulled the blade out and did a graceful backflip away from him, landing about four feet away. "Come on, I know you're not done yet, get up!!" She spat at him.
The man struggled back to his feet, lifting his greatsword off of the ground. After a few seconds, the X in his armor vanished, leaving only the hole she'd left in his torso. "Lucky shot, kid. I bet that skill has a cooldown, huh?"
Shiren nodded, a rather serious expression matching her fighting stance: hunched slightly forward, katana held in both hands and pointed toward the enemy, held at shoulder level to her right side. She squinted, watching his every move. The man charged, his greatsword angled behind him to his left. She grinned. "Gyaku do!!" She twisted her katana around quickly, swiping at the man's sword. She katana ricocheted off and the man's greatsword stabbed into his own side. Stunned, he collapsed onto his other side. Shiren walked up to him, kicking the greatsword away, and pointing her katana to his neck. She squinted in a harsh glare. "Give me one reason to let you live."
The man just started to laugh maniacally, his head swaying side to side. "Do it, DO IT!! We're just the same, do it do it do it!! It's exciting, the thought of killing someone with your own blade, the blood, the pain, the agony!! It's addictive, once you try it you'll never enjoy killing monsters, the people give so much XP and tools, and their screams, their screams!! It's all so... Satisfying!! JUST GIVE IT A TRY, I KNOW YOU'LL LOVE IT TOO!! KILL ME!! KILL ME!! KILL--" His face froze, and his body stopped moving.
Shiren pulled the dagger from his neck and put it back into her inventory. "You'll be paralyzed for an hour. People will see your red diamond and know what you are. By the way, I'm taking your sword." She stepped down from the hulking man's torso and picked up the greatsword, placing it into her inventory. She sheathed her katana (where it seemed to disappear completely once more) and headed on into the dungeon, showing more or less a bad mood.