Chapter 43

Chapter 43 is the forty-third chapter of the Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan manga.

Description
Shizuku is currently fighting Wallenstein, creating a giant hammer of ice, which she slams down on Wallenstein.The attack though slightly misses Wallenstein. Shizuku then uses one of her Noble Arts, Toudo Heigen, to freeze the ground beneath Wallenstein's feet to make his movements harder and then uses another Noble Art, Keppu San'u, launching hundreds of water drops everywhere with extreme speed, making avoiding them impossible. However, Wallenstein doesn't take even a scratch from this attack, continuing to walk towards Shizuku. As he gets close enough to her, Wallenstein raises his large sword, ready to attack. Shizuku quickly creates a wall of ice to protect her, but Wallenstein easily slashes through this with his Noble Art, Bergschneiden, delivering a massive slash that hits Shizuku.

Meanwhile, Ikki is fighting Edelweiss. Despite utilizing Ittou Shura, Ikki is still having a hard time keeping up with Edelweiss, using his seventh secret sword, Raikou, to match the speed of her attacks. Being able to barely hold off her immense assault, Ikki uses his fourth sword technique, Shinkirou, creating an afterimage and moving behind her and attack. Though Edelweiss is initially fooled by the technique, she quickly adjusts and forces Ikki to back away before he can deliver an attack. Ikki then charges at Edelweiss with his first sword technique, Saigeki, his physical strongest attack. However, Edelweiss manages to neutralize the powerful thrust by matching its speed and power, stopping Ikki completely. Edelweiss then attacks Ikki, cutting his forehead, with the blood from the wound covering Ikki's view. However, Ikki manages to use his Perfect Vision to block Edelweiss' attacks. Ikki then uses his sixth sword technique, Dokuga-no-Tachi, which uses vibration to deliver damage to the opponent through their weapons and armor. However, Edelweiss manages to also counter this technique, by using the same technique on Ikki, causing him to receive dozens of wounds, Overcome by the damage, Ikki almost falls to the ground as Edelweiss turns away, but manages to remain standing, attacking Edelweiss again. Edelweiss easily blocks the attack, but she is surprised by Ikki continuing to fight despite obviously having no chance of victory. Ikki explains that he can't give up, due to promising to help his sister. Ikki notes that it's the first time Shizuku has ever depended on him, which is why he must give his all. Ikki then prepares to attack Edelweiss one more time, declaring that he will hold off her strength. Impressed by Ikki's determination, Edelweiss backs off slightly and asks his name. After Ikki tells his name, Edelweiss apologizes for not taking him seriously before, saying that with the strongest sword in the world, she will now slay the knight in front of her. Edelweiss then releases an immense presence and charges towards Ikki, with the ground being broken into pieces.

Back inside, Shizuku is barely standing, her arm having been cut off by Wallenstein's attack. As Shizuku tries running towards Wallenstein, she slips on the ground and falls down. Shizuku then realizes that Wallenstein made the ground slippery by lessening its friction, with his ability being to manipulate all friction, allowing him to withstand any attack and attack with extraordinary power. Wallenstein says that Shizuku is correct, as he stands before her. Wallenstein then brings down his sword, cutting Shizuku in two from the waist in front of Alice, who can only scream.

Characters

 * Shizuku Kurogane
 * Wallenstein
 * Alice
 * Ikki Kurogane
 * Edelweiss