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I couldn't see a single trace of fear in Shingu's eyes.
His eyes were composed while he looked back at me, those eyes cried that he was ready for the battle; which was completely unlike his previous demeanour of trembling legs and stuttering voice.
However, his fear hadn't completely dissipated.
I can feel that deep down in his heart, Shingu's scared.
But, he is overcoming that fear through sheer willpower and heart. It's quite incredible.

 [Shingu, I feel your resolve and hope you're prepared for the battle. Now then, let's go battle]

When I spoke to Shingu with a serious expression,
He nodded slightly albeit with a little stiffly.

 [First of all, the Guros Rabbitsu is definitely stronger than you]

This might be the wrong time to say these words; I thought that his heart might waver when I said those words, but surprisingly betraying my expectation, Shingu stood calm and composed.

 [Un, I know this Nii-chan. Just by looking at it, I can feel that it is overwhelmingly stronger than I am.]

As Shingu admitted that the Guros Rabbitsu was stronger there was no wavering in his voice.
Therefore, I started speaking from where I left off.

 [Good, since you know that you're not its match. Then you have to find a way to win against it, one of which is finding its weakness.]
 [Does it, have a weak point?]
 [That's right. Since it has such a huge body then it definitely has a weak point but before I point it out to you, you should try searching for it yourself once]

When I said so, Shingu squints and desperately tries to find its weak points. And soon as if he found it, he looked at me with a smile.

 [Nii-chan, he seems to have injured his left foot!]
 [Correct answer, Shingu. That injury was the result of the people in the village who tried hard to fend it off during the assault. When you start fighting, exploit that weakness right, then you will definitely be able to win against it]
 [The people of Barris village….. understood Nii-chan, I will try hard for everyone]

Hearing the Barris village being mentioned had riled up Shingu.
It seems Barris Village is definitely a special existence to him.

 [Good. lastly, one more thing, Shingu. Make sure to definitely avoid the attacks of the Guros Rabbitsu. And not take it head-on. Understood, no matter what happens make sure to avoid its attack at all costs]
 [Eh? Make sure to avoid all its attacks, then that means that I can't even take a single hit……]
 [If you try to take it on, then you will definitely die]

Not expecting that I would say such a thing, Shingu looks at me in surprise.
Even if you make such a surprised expression a fact is still a fact. It would be good if he could understand this clearly.

 [Shingu, think about it a little bit. Do you really think that you can take its attack head on?]
 [Th-that is…..]
 [I'll make this clear to you, once again. You cannot take the attack of a Guros Rabbitsu in your current state head-on. If you do then you would be instkilled]
[........]

My words seem to have shaken Shingu at his core.
But my advice isn't complete yet.
I gently patted Shingu's head who was a little depressed.

 [Oops. Don't misunderstand me, Shingu. I'm telling you all this because I know that you can do this.]
[Do you really believe, that I can do it?]
[Yes. Although I only saw only a certain amount of your sword skills I definitely believe that you can do it.]

Well, actually, I peeked at your status through appraisal.
But that's a secret.

[Because I can see through people like you. That how I know and why I believe in you]

When I said that, Shingu finally regained his motivation and looked up.

And he clenched his fist and looked me in the eye.

 [Nii-chan, if you go that far……… Yes, I will definitely be able to do it.]

Ok. Alright, it seems that Shingu has been motivated.
Although it hurts my heart to be this strict, in this case, it cannot be helped.

 [Shingu, I have told you all that I had to say, and the pre-battle talk is over. Now the real battle will start. Are you ready for this?]
 [Un, I am ready any time]
 [Then after 10 seconds, we will jump out together]

I took out the demon ripper from the item box and held it in my right hand,
While Shingu put his hands on the sword at his waist.
And exactly ten seconds later, Shingu and I both leapt out the bushes and charged towards the Guros Rabbitsu.

Well, my job was just cleaning the garbage.
Since I had a much higher Agility stat than Shingu, I naturally arrived earlier in front of the Guros Rabbitsu and then started to take care of the Mobs.

First off, I was to take care of all the Mob Rabbitsu around the Guros Rabbitsu as fast as possible.
And as I expected, they were monsters of the lowest class, just a slight scratch from the Demon Ripper tore their heads apart with a *bassari bassari*[1] and with such prowess cleaning all the mobs near the Guros Rabbitsu was finished. Collecting all their corpses into the item box, I moved to the top of a big tree nearby. I could have a clear view of the fight from here, and most of all, I would not disturb Shingu's battle.

The Guros Rabbitsu looked at me with hostility in its eyes.
Oy oy, are you fine with looking at me like that.
The enemy is closing in right behind you.

 [Ooooooooooooooooooooooo!!]
 [Gigiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!?]

While I was clearing up the mobs, Shingu slashed at the Guros Rabbitsu with full force. No matter how I looked at it, the blow was brilliant. If it was any other time, then the game would have been decided by this. But the reality was never so sweet.

[Gigigiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!]

It raised a stentorian voice as if to say that the attack was nothing more than a sting. By the way, it was definitely not a skill to make someone's body to go stiff. But when Shingu heard the Guros Rabbitsu's voice at the moment, it completely surprised him, causing him to stiffen and curse.

 [DAMN~, did my attack not work? No, there certainly was a response.]

Yes. Just as Shingu inferred, the blow that he gave did cause the Guros Rabbitsu some damage. Even now, the blood that was flowing from his neck was more than enough evidence.

Probably, the scream that Guros Rabbitsu gave out a while ago was not for the purpose of intimidation, but its goal was to keep Shingu away from a certain place. And Shingu moved according to the Guros Rabbitsu's expectation.

 [Gigigiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!]

The Guros Rabbitsu glared at Shingu while vociferating. Apparently, it seems to have decided that Shingu is an enemy that it must defeat. I guess with that the element of surprise is gone.
Although Shingu was looking at Guros Rabbitsu from so close, it seems that even so there was a small grin creeping up on his face.

 [It is a demon that even Dad could not defeat. I was already prepared for such a scenario.]

Shingu gripped the sword with both hands and glared right back at the Guros Rabbitsu.

 [To defeat you, no matter how many times I have to, I'll attack you again and again!! ]

And then Shingu ran towards the Guros Rabbitsu in a straight line.
Oy, Shingu, don’t tell me that you already forgot what I told you.
The Guros Rabbitsu was ready to counter Shingu’s thrust.
This is bad! This is really bad! really Really BAD!
At the next moment when I had tried to move, Shingu's centre of gravity immediately shifted his feet sunk further in and with the same momentum he slashed at the Guros Rabbitsu left foot with his sword.

 [Giaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!]

The Guros Rabbitsu's scream rang out with the slash when its left foot was attacked.
That scream was more than enough evidence that the attack was working.
Shingu kept slashing at the same place again and again. Eventually, the Guros Rabbitsu was unable to withstand his attacks and tried to forcibly rotate its body and tried to attack Shingu while trying to keep him away from itself.
However Shingu seemed to have predicted this from the Guros Rabbitsu's movements, he fell a little behind and bowed down from its reckless attack and the restarted his attack again while sticking near to the huge body of the Guros Rabbitsu.

 [This is, certainly surprising…..]

I continued to watch the battle from the huge tree.
I was surprised at the first blow to the Guros Rabbitsu foot but the problem would come after that. But he was able to predict its movements and dodge the rotational attack with just a small shift.
Shingu is frighteningly calm even though it's his first battle with his enemy, with his father’s enemy right before his eyes.
If Shingu walks on the same path of the adventurer like his father, then he is likely to become a great adventurer. He might just be able to even surpass me with time. [2]

 [Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]

While I was contemplating such things, Shingu continued to attack, and soon the huge body of the Guros Rabbitsu finally collapsed, being unable to endure the pain.

 [With this, it is the end!!!]

Shingu saw that this was his prime opportunity and slashed at the huge neck of Guros Rabbitsu with all his might, this single attack tore at the Guros Rabbitsu's neck and caused many other superficial wounds along with a fatal wound. But then Shingu made a fatal mistake.

 [I have defeated it!? I have defeated it! I have defeated dad’s enemy!! ]

The joy of defeating the Guros Rabbitsu dominated Shingu’s whole body, his feelings overwhelmed him and he turned his eyes away from the Guros Rabbitsu that lay before him and looked towards my direction. His expression was full of joy.
I desperately called out to Shingu. 

 [Shingu look in front!! The battle is not over yet!!]
 [Eh, the Guros Rabbitsu has already been defeated…...guaaaaaaaaaa]

Shingu's unprotected small body was struck from the side by the Guros Rabbitsu's huge arm.

 [Ge-hu!!]

Shingu flew off at the speed of a bullet, before coming to a stop after crashing into a big tree.
But the damage done was immeasurable.
Shingu desperately tried to stand trying to use his sword as a cane, but he was unable to.
It was unfortunate, but even though Shingu was talented with the sword, his level itself was low.
His limit has been reached, and so I rushed towards Shingu to save him.

 [Ni-Nii-chan. I am alright, that’s why, I will be the one to defeat him……..]

While saying that, Shingu finally managed to stand up.
However, I can hardly feel any power from his current form.
Nevertheless, Shingu used the last bit of strength he had and started to run towards the Guros Rabbitsu.

 [Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

In contrast to Shingu, the Guros Rabbitsu almost had no power remaining from his previous blow to Shingu. The Guros Rabbitsu desperately tried to move its head. While Shingu was running towards it while the Guros Rabbitsu tried to desperately to counter-attack using its huge body.

Don’t do it! Shingu did not have enough juice left in him to end it!
With that thought, I rushed to Shingu, but Shingu did something way beyond my imagination.

 [ooooooooooooooo!!]

OMG, Shingu used the corner of the Guros Rabbitsu's huge body as a foothold and leapt up!
Then, using the power of fall, he sliced the Guros Rabbitsu’s neck, to the same place that he dealt the fatal blow and pierced his sword through it without any deviation.

 [gigiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii……..]

The Guros Rabbitsu raised a scream like before.
However, this time this was shout indicating its' end.
I caught the Shingu's body was slowly falling, softly catching him with both hands. Shingu in my hands really looked like he had used too much of his power and was struggling to maintain his consciousness.

But still, he fought it and asked me a single question before he lost consciousness.

 [Ne~ Nii-chan, did I, defeat dad’s enemy?]
 [Ah, there is no doubt it, the battle this time was definitely his win. And it was truly amazing, leave it to me and rest for now.]

When I said that, Shingu closed his and eyes went to sleep relieved.
With a calm look, from which one could not even infer that he had been in such a dangerous fight…….

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[1] TN: sfx for metal cutting flesh
[2] ED: this is just completely spurious statement…

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