Chapter 16
The Order of Knights (2)
The knights began making space by moving the villagers gathered at the plaza . Such that Kurena and the vice-commander had plenty space for their battle .
“I beg of you, please reconsider!!” Gelda pleaded frantically .
However, even Gelda as he was like that was moved away by the knights .
“You’re still on about that? Master swordsman Dobelg-sama has defeated a red dragon at the age of 10 . That girl is already 5 years old, is she not?”
The commander finished, implying that Kurena was more than able to fight already . After moving Gelda to the edge of the plaza, the knight stood by there . Rodan and Allen both rushed to Gelda .
(Are you serious? This is getting out of hand . )
Allen was at his wit’s end as well . Not only was his level and summon level insufficient, he did not know what he could do against the Order of Knights . He probably would not even stand a chance .
Kurena and the vice-commander Reivland stood still at the center of the plaza . The vice-commander is actually going to take her on .
The two took their stance . In contrast to Kurena, who was slightly above a meter tall, Reivland was double her size and was fully armed with armor as well . Kurena had nothing but an old rag on her body . The villagers, driven to the corner of the plaza, watched in anxiety .
However, even in such a dire situation, Kurena was the only person there who showed no signs of nervousness . She took her stance eagerly . As if this was another make-belief game . And, as always, she introduced herself .
“I am knight Kurena!! Let’s have a fair duel!!!”
The same speech Allen had heard over a thousand times already . And so it began .
“…I am knight Reivland . Come at me . ”
Reivland also introduced himself similarly .
There was no judge . The battle was already on its way . Just like her duels with Allen, Kurena was the first to move . Wielding an actual sword which is several times heavier than an wooden one as if it was nothing, Kurena leaped towards Reivland .
There blades clashed . And although it was Kurena’s first time with a real sword, she swung without any hesitation . And so their swings continued .
(Since my swordsmanship is at level 3, Kurena’s one is probably at 5, I think . )
Allen is the only one living the hellmode . Judging from his verification from the results of throwing stones, Kurena’s swordsmanship skill level probably increased like—100, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000 . If she progressed 100 times as much as Allen from their make-belief games, she should be about 2 levels up on him .
Allen’s analysis aside, the two’s sword fight continued, where even one strike could lead to death . The metallic clanks reverberated throughout the plaza .
Villagers who had assumed that the fight would soon end with Kurena’s death were probably more in number . However, 3 years worth of knight make-belief games were enough experience for her to cross swords against an actual knight .
The commander just watched over their fight in silence with a serious expression .
Who knows how many minutes it had been as they crossed swords dozens and dozens of times over . The fight, which appeared to be even, began to change .
“Aaff!!””
Reivland’s kick landed on Kurena’s stomach . It was not just a battle with swords . The well-timed kick sent Kurena flying .
“Kurena!!!” Allen screamed .
Kurena crashed into a building and fell silent . The impact of it alone developed a huge crack on the wooden wall .
The knights seized Allen and the others who immediately tried to rush over to her . They were pressed down onto the ground .
(As I thought, it is not possible . Kurena’s level is still only 1 . I don’t know how many years this guy has been a knight but there’s no doubt that both his level and skill level are high . W-what do I do?)
He struggled, trying to shake off the knight holding him down .
“Wha?! Just be obedient!!”
“Get your hands off, you bastard!!”
Allen’s body was also held down by a knight who was way stronger than him . He tried standing up but he could not even budge . It did not seem like he could make it through .
Reivland did not pursue—he just stood still . Being watched by everyone present there, Kurena just completely hung her head and remained silent .
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She was sent flying by a kick from a fully armed knight . The villagers there were also getting noisy, wondering if she had died from that blow .
The commander closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh .
“So it was impossible, eh? Hmm?”
The very moment they all thought it was over—Kurena slowly stood up, still looking down . Even when she was flung through the plaza and crashed into the wall, she had not let go of her sword . She just quietly took her stance yet again . Allen also watched over her do so .
Kurena, who was now silently in position, and Reivland, who was still only just waiting for her to attack .
Kurena looked up and closely examined Reivland . The villagers just silently watched over the fight, worried if they are still going to continue . Amongst all that, Kurena screamed .
“Yaa!!!”
Along with her scream, the cracked wooden wall behind her got completely pulverized—as if it had just taken an impact .
Like a wave of hot air, it felt like light started bending around her as Kurena’s silhouette swayed largely .
(Eh?)
With such a vigorous scream, she charged towards Reivland once more . She leaped into the sky, spun around as if to bring together all the centrifugal force and made a large swing from above . Kurena’s blade crashed into Reivland from above .
“Gggh!”
A shock wave ran through Reivland as he took on the blow with his sword, now with both hands . The impact was so huge that his leg caved into the hard concrete underneath .
“Haa!!!!”
Reivland also let out a determined shout and they crossed blades again . Even though it was only afternoon, one could clearly see the sparks every time their blades crossed .
However, it was evidently different from a while ago . Reivland’s sword was pushed back every single time . His sword was not succeeding in taking in the impact . He was pushed back as a whole .
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The sound of impact reverberated throughout the village . It did not seem like an equal fight at all . Even an amateur could tell that Reivland was being pushed back . Swinging a sword as tall as herself as if it was a piece of stick, that too with absurd power .
(What? What is going on? Is this, perhaps, an extra skill?)
Allen searched for an answer within him . Before reincarnating in this world from the real world, Allen read the explanation for the normal mode . One could draw one extra skill by gacha in the normal mode . The same can be assumed for the inhabitants of this world .
(Swordsmanship is just a normal skill that even I can acquire . Kurena probably has some other skill from birth . A special skill, befitting the master swordsman . )
The difference in skill was so big that Allen had the leeway to ponder about it . Even watching them now, it did not feel like Kurena could lose . And before they realized, the knights who held back Allen and the others, loosened up as well . They were also watching the fight, completely dumbfounded .
“Taaaa!!!”
With such a yell, Kurena made a clean horizontal sweep .
*Cling*
“I-impossible!”
Reivland’s sword was cut in half . He unconsciously let out a scream seeing his blade in half . The other half revolved in the air a few times before landing and piercing the ground . Even then, Reivland took stance with his broken blade, prepared to deal with follow up attacks .
“That’ll be it!!!”
Right that moment, the commander shouted out loudly, announcing the end of the battle .
“Hohe? It’s over already?” Kurena answered, seeming unsatisfied .
“That’s right, that will be the end of this fight . Both parties withdraw your blades!”
Kurena went rushing in front of Reivland and gave a slight bow .
“Thank you very much! You’re pretty strong, old man!”
She also used to always say “Thank you very much” at the end of their make-belief games .
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“I-I am not old enough to be an old man, though… . ”
He said, with a stiff expression, and kneeled down .
“Wha! Take away the vice-commander!!”
The commander gave out his order in a hurry, making the other knights pick up Reivland and take him away somewhere . Seeing how he needs a shoulder to support himself, it seems Reivland no longer has the strength to be standing .
He probably thought it would not look good for a knight to be on his knees in front of a whole village . More so if they had just lost to a 5 year old girl .
As Reivland passed by the commander, he pat his shoulders, probably saying that he fought well .
Kurena went to the commander with the sword in her hand . It felt as if the commander had suddenly gotten cold feet . He was on alert .
“Thank you very much!”
She returned the borrowed sword, which the commander received .
“!?”
The commander desperately tried to not let it show on his face . Upon closer inspection, he saw that the blade of the sword was squashed flat from that fight . It was on the verge of crumbling . What was more surprising was the handle . The handle, which was made with steel just like the sword’s blade, was like a wave—uneven all over . The steel handle looked as if it was clay that a little child played with . Exactly how much strength was put into each swing? He had cold sweats running down seeing the tattered blade .
The commander handed over the broken blade to another knight .
“S-she’s a master swordsman . ”
“It was the truth! She defeated a knight!!”
“I couldn’t even see her blade!!”
As if they had just seen something shocking, the villagers could not help but let out their amazed reactions . The number of these villagers had already crossed a hundred, bringing in another 200 villagers from the uproar alone .
The sudden fight which had no logical reasoning had ended in Kurena’s victory .
Translator: Tsugane