When I told everyone that I was going to fight the Ogre King, everyone reacted.
“Huh? How did something like that happen!?”
Carlos had the most direct response.
“Ah, well, it is Ria.”
Lulu gave up.
“Yeah yeah, template template!” [TN: Template is something Japanese people say like how we say stereotypical fantasy things (and games, etc). Like elves HAVING to live in the forest and stuff like that.]
Serge was saying something that I didn’t understand the meaning of.
“Still, Nee-chan really likes to fight huh. Weren’t you born with a tail?”
Though if it did grow, it would be a lizard’s tail, not a monkey’s.
The rules are anything goes. Fainting, surrendering, death, or if you can’t stand up in a ten count you would lose. It was a dangerous decision. To the point that there were no observers, it was more ill-natured than a duel.
“It’s different from when I fought Reyas this time. I might die.”
Carlos seriously tried to stop her, but Ria wouldn’t stop.
“No no no, that’s seriously dangerous Nee-chan.”
Ogre King-san. Using Identify on him, he saw it.
Level 125.
By the way, Carlos is level 35, Lulu 32, and Serge 25.
“Levels aren’t everything.”
“No no no, you know, if it were a difference of 5 or 10 you could say that. But even his Skills are ridiculous you know?”
Heavy Weapons level 9.
“I see. Level 9 huh…”
“I look forward to it.”
What was fun about fighting weaklings? As for fighting with the chances against you, wouldn’t you want to fight seriously?
She was serious.
The crowed clamored. Leaving her leather armor and short sword with Lulu, as well as her magic bag since she would be troubled if it were to rip, Ria went to the center of the large plaza.
Already finished with his preparations, the Ogre King carried his weapon on his shoulder.
The Ogre King drew in a breath.
(I’m coming!)
More than half of the onlookers that came to watch fell out of fear, half of them fainting.
In an instant, Ria closed the distance. The Ogre King’s face warped in astonishment.
He didn’t sense her approach. No, he’d never seen movements like that.
It was an original way of walking martial art, something that you couldn’t sense start.
And without stopping, Quick Draw.
There was an intense metallic sound.
The spectators couldn’t understand what happened.
The Ogre King’s warhammer fell down, damaged.
However, Ria’s katana was also chipped.
She thought that she would be able to cut through the handle, but the Ogre King didn’t allow it. He defended with the thickest part.
Without hesitating, Ria swung her katana. The Ogre King intercepted it.
A continuous crashing could be heard.
“Fuha-”
She dodged. Her clothes torn by her shoulder being just barely grazed.
(If only I had Nagasone Kotetsu.)
However, there were no Japanese swords in this world. There were something close, but the steel was different. Having said that, the strength of mithril katanas still wasn’t enough.
After preparing our weapons, the match started. I have no choice but to fight with what I have now. That’s the truth.
She opened the distance between them. It had finished before even a breath. However, in this short bout of offense and defense, her magic power and endurance were entirely diminished.
“That man?”
“A human man. He had considerable skill in the sword and magic. Of the two times I’ve lost in my life, one was to that human.”
“What’s this person’s name?”
With that, the Ogre King grinned.
Ria’s High Speed Recovery skill helping her endurance and magic power was noticed.
“No, I’m just enjoying myself. Still, I have a trump card you know?”
“Then, how about… this!”
She drew closer.
And again, the repeated their bout of offense and defense.
Ria was just barely able to dodge, and there was just a small wound on the Ogre King’s skin.
Even so, she couldn’t land the decisive blow. Even if she cut a bit of skin, it was of no concern given ogres’ vitality.
And each time she exchanged blows with the Ogre King, the stamina of Ria’s katana decreased.
“How the heck is this happening? Ria is winning?”
“I think they’re even. However, using it like that, the katana is probably going to break.”
“I used acceleration magic on my eyes.”
In spite of narrowing the acceleration to his senses, the best he could do was follow the battle.
Compared to warhammers that smash to kill, katanas make use of slashes. Of course metal rods can be used to could exchange blows, but a blade will be crushed. Serge had such useless knowledge.
Of course, Ria also understood this.
Even if you ward it off with the side of the blade, avoiding it from hitting the edge of the blade, it would undoubtedly break sooner or later. The katana would become unusable.
She looked for a way out of the situation.
Magic? Useless. With the degree that Ria could use offensive magic, she had already used too much magic on body reinforcement.
If that’s the case, there’s no choice but to do it.
Forcing the katana’s trajectory, she drove it into the warhammer’s shaft.
The Ogre King brandished his warhammer, and she barely dodged it. There was a crater in the ground from the force of the impact, and the warhammer broke from its hilt.
The katana broke from halfway down. The Ogre King lost his weapon.
Though the katana’s blade had been crushed, it still reached the Ogre King’s bones.
But the fist didn’t stop. The trajectory was shifted, but it hit Ria’s left shoulder.
The joint was disconnected, and bones were smashed.
The shock blew her away twenty or so meters. She lost her grip on the katana.
She was saved since she was thrown into the spectators. Ogre muscles were perfectly good cushions.
“Owww…”
The Ogre King easily pulled out the stuck katana and pulled up his fists vigilantly.
With that injury, he should be more or less restricted to his right hand.
“You damaged my strengthened body.”
When used against Reyas it could sever an arm through armor, but didn’t work on the Ogre King.
“Lulu! Katana!”
But the Ogre King wouldn’t stay silent seeing the opening.
Ria extended her hand to the air. Aiming at her, the Ogre King swung his left fist.
However, that was Ria’s plan.
The Ogre King who took a big swing was full of openings.
Without even looking at the short sword, Ria slipped into the ogre’s bosom.
(If this doesn’t work, it’s my loss!)
Pushing it out, her right palm hit against the Ogre King’s abdomen.
By using all of her strength, as well as rotating her hips, she pushed through the stubborn abdominal muscles.
First, several bones in her right leg broke from being pushed beyond their limits.
Her right arm broke. Her muscles ruptured, blood vessels exploded, and blood gushed out of her skin.
The Ogre King wasn’t moving. Neither was Ria.
After several seconds, the Ogre King fell backwards.
Although Ria had serious wounds, the girl was still standing. On the contrary, moving slowly, she picked up the knife that was thrown to her with her left hand.
However, she didn’t have the spare energy to end it. She couldn’t use either arm properly. It was all she could do to drag her feet and walk.
She continued to use healing magic, but wasn’t even able to stop the blood at best.
“Ria!”
Lulu and Gig jumped out from the spectators. Carlos and Serge also followed.
“Don’t come!”
“It hasn’t been ten seconds yet.”
If you couldn’t get up within ten seconds, it was a loss.
After counting that much, Ria fell onto her bottom.
“But aren’t you seriously injured too?”
Saying so, Lulu went to treat the Ogre King.
“Nee-chan, that last thing, was it Chinese Kenpo?”
With Serge’s healing, her right arm recovered.
“Oh Lulu, please heal my left shoulder. It seems to be stuck in an odd shape from my recovery.”
In her body, she felt cells being restored rapidly. However, that further took away from her endurance.
She managed to win somehow. An unprecedented feeling of satisfaction welled up.
Noticing the shadow that suddenly appeared over her face, the Ogre King was being supported on both sides and looking over to her.
“A fine warrior.”
There was a deeply satisfied ring to the Ogre King’s voice.
It was just a fight, and moreover neither had died, so there was delight.
They could fight again.
“If we fight again, it would probably be my loss.”
He obediently admitted his defeat. They smiled at each other.
Ria’s stomach growled. For a body to regenerate, it needed food.
“Everybody, prepare a feast! For coming across a warrior!”
Everyone was excited and shouted in joy.