[T/N: I struggled at the title until I got to read chapter 4.]
[A/N: The amount of characters is bigger than I thought.]
[T/N: What do you expect? You have 3,000+ characters in this chapter. I think it’s normal(Sarcasm)]
Sharuru – Mana is a girl who’s specialty is swordsmanship.
That is normal, as she was deeply moved by the sword handling that mother showed to her in her childhood days and she felt awe. Since then, Sharuru’s dream has been ‘”becoming a swordsman” so she has been training with that goal in mind.
[T/N: I didn’t know grammar mistakes can pass through language barriers…]
“Well mom, I’m going!”
“Ehh, be careful”
Take the trophy to your waist and leave with your spirit and smile. My mother gave me that look kindly.
[T/N: This part is confusing. Take the prey on your waist??(From RAWS) WTF is that?]
Sharuru, who celebrated her 15th birthday this year, is heading to a facility managed by an organizer called Challenger Qualification Association.
Challenger refers to what is called an adventurer and comes from the meaning of – a figure that will challenge the broad world.
Adventurers, more than once there were overwhelming numbers of men until a while ago, but in recent years the ratio of women has been increasing. Although swordsmen are still a minority compared to wizards, female swordsmen still exist. It is impossible to say that the probability of Sharuru not becoming a swordsman is never zero.
“I wonder what kind of feeling this mock battle the test will give me. I wonder if it is powerful~.”
There is no doubt that it is exciting that the joy released from the tall and amazing age barrier, and the expectation and the anxiety the mock battle she has to do are mingled together. It’s the lively Sharuru as usual, but the tension is getting higher.
When I walked about a brick road for about 30 minutes that I was about to skip, the building I’m looking for came to view. There is no doubt just from the presence seen from a distance. According to what I heard it seems to be able to accommodate as much as around 2000 people.
This also depends on where you listen to, but in the mock battle for the qualification exam received by Sharuru, a large site is indispensable as both swordsmen and wizards are held at the same venue. Various fighting styles are made depending on the examinees and the battle planned to be carried out. Indeed it’s convincing.
In such a place, I can finally get off.
“Uhm, excuse me~.”
“Yes? Ah, you are going to join us?”
“Yes!!”
Finally reached my destination. After that, I will just do what I can do.
So tell yourself, calm down your trembling heart and breathe deeply.
“Now then we will close the admission of the examinees. Is everybody here? … *Cough*, the mock game starts now. Just prepare for your turn. That’s all!”
Saying that, today’s big event has started.
◇ [T/N: Change POV]
We can see spectators and styles of other participants from a spectator seat a little distance away.
In this mock battle where 50 strong people will participate in, there is still a lot of men aiming to be a swordsman, and there were only a few as female swordsmen. It doesn’t change the fact that wizards are more popular among women.
(Uu~! It’s finally my turn!)
As she is thinking about it, Sharuru’s turn came around. People are people, and you should be yourself. Sharuru is the only examinee aiming to be a swordsman left.
“Please treat me well!”
[T/N: Other translators interpret this as ‘Thank You’ which is kinda wrong as the context it gives is ‘take care(me)[よろしく]’ and ‘please(request)[お願いします]’. It’s just interpreted that way because they couldn’t see the cultural difference. It can be used as thanks but that doesn’t apply here. For short, it means more than thank you.]
Greet with a lively voice and enter the battle area. Then, the surprising voice was heard for all the surrounding participants and spectators. That should be her, as there was no one but a swordsman at the age of fifteen except for Sharuru to be tested by a swordsman. As 20 women were annihilated before already.
However, there are no restrictions on age and sex as long as they are over 15 years old. We can only accept the blatant ridicule of the examiner and the Executive Committee.
[T/N: I struggled at the last sentence.(Cry)]
“Then let’s start!”
The start signal is announced, and the man acting as Sharuru’s opponent takes a stance saying- Come over here. It seems that he intends to give a handicap as he points his sword towards the ground.
[T/N: Something is wrong here…]
Although she doesn’t like to be taken with such an attitude, Sharuru has no choice but to win fighting no matter what attitude.
“Teyaaahhhh!!”
Keeping your mind tranquil, even when licked, swing your swords towards your opponent’s right shoulder-
[T/N: That sounds lewd.]
“The, the examiner is down!?”
When I heard a dull sound for a moment, I heard a cry that came from the committee side instantly.
It was Sharuru who couldn’t understand what he is crying out loud for, but soon noticed the sword that she swung down. She seemed to have swung down straight without pulling the sheath off. He is probably damaged like getting hit with an iron bar. She thought so, as the gaze of everyone but her is on the fallen examiner.
It was as if they didn’t know the person herself as she knocked him down with the ability to make it possible in a single blow.
“Say Sharuru, are you not feeling well but won’t you fight another person?”
“Eh? I’m fine but…”
Returning to the starting position again as told, then pulling the sword out as to not hit with the sheath. It was a preeminent sword that showed its shape from inside the sheath. It is a little longer than the length of about 50 centimeters, and it is slightly longer for the physique of Sharuru, but it continues to show the beauty of that blade. Their stance is also familiar.
The committee who saw it also caught up and the second person started to attack as soon as it began.
Even while admiring the quickness of moving of about 5 meters in several steps, she didn’t forget to put in counters. Sharuru calmly grasped the blade which was swung down right above the head, avoid it and turn your body, struck the sword on the belly side of her opponent.
“Guah”
“End, End of the match! Sharuru – Mana’s victory!”
“I did it!”
Even then again, the conclusion arrived in an instant.
The other person is writhing holding his side flank. Anyway, I won two of them safely, and so I breathed a relieved breath. Then the cheers rose from everyone who was watching the fight.
“Amazing little lady! At that age, she is killing them!!”
“This is the Hope of the future…!”
“Everyone…Thank you very much!”
In such a cheerful atmosphere, there were still people who were not satisfied. It is an executive committee.
[T/N: You gotta hate them haters.]
“Wait a moment!! What is it that you are already in the process of accepting it? It is nothing to say that it is already over, we are still coming up with a conclusion.”
“But…”
“No buts! We are the rules! Follow us if you are told to do!”
Mid-forcibly terminated the talk, and the committee member brought a mysterious group. About the number of 15 people.
Somehow Sharuru has a bad feeling.
“This is the final battle. Now you have to fight with them. Let’s consider acceptance if you win.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
She felt a bad feeling. However, she can’t easily withdraw as it is Sharuru. So she decided to accept it.
Charles still hasn’t seen through, the dirty underlying motives of adults leaving her with no way of knowing.
[A/N: I am waiting for comments and so on.]
[T/N: Me too.]
YunisCold’s ThoughtsI actually never did contact the author to get permission to translate this novel(lol).
Don’t worry I’ll do that once that author reached 100 chapters(If it will reach). At that time I might place things on NovelUpdates for good.
What the actual f***? I translated this for 7 hours straight! Isn’t that too long? 3K characters are now my nightmare!
Plus 1 hour just to put this up online. I regret starting this.