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Immovable Sword Fight
『Next, the third battle will soon commence──!!』
On top of the arena's ring, the Rabbit Tribe hostess announced that with a loud voice that didn't lose to the audience that was excited and raising an uproar from the fierce fight that just happened.
Yuu, while looking at that, involuntarily made a wry smile.
「That Kuon……She went and did it.」
Yuu honestly thought that Kuon would lose.
Kuon's attacks didn't get through to her opponent, however, if Kuon were to take a single lucky punch, she would be out.
But, Kuon greatly betrayed Yuu's expectations and, as a result, seized victory. Yuu vexingly felt that he didn't have a proper discerning eye, but he was also happy about it.
「I guess it was my fault for treating Kuon's talisman techniques as sub-standard and taking them lightly……No, but, there's no way anyone would think that she would summon a King-class spirit. Even that sexy Nee-chan, she only sent out a single technique, so I can't grasp the full picture. Assuming that the power of the Ice Magic is on Leo's level, then to fight against that spirit-nee-chan + a Kuon that can use blank mind……Ah, crap. This is looking to be much more of a pain than I thought. It doesn't look like I'll be able to get the result of being invincible.」
Yuu muttered as he thought.
His face shined like that of a child that obtained a new toy.
「What are you saying, if it's Master, then it would end with a spurt of your Sacred Sword -jyaro ga!」
「Don't say things like spurt! Rather, if the sacred sword were taken out, then no one would be able to win against me.」
When he placed a hand on the dissatisfied-looking Paimon's head, Lililuri, who sat next to him opposite of Paimon, lightly pulled on his clothes.
「Nn? What's up?」
「The next next match, is Yuu's match. Don't you have to, go and change?」
Looking over, the full black, full-face helmet wearing leotard woman and her opponent were already up on the ring.
「Thanks, Lililuri. Well then, I'm off.」
「Take care. Yuu.」
「Don't go losing, Yuu! Well, I don't think that you'll lose though.」
「Master, go and kick your competition about and make your name well-known -no jya!」
Saying his thanks to Lililuri, Yuu received Lililuri, Tre, and Paimon's encouragement and headed to the participant waiting room.
「Ah? ……What's going on?」
After choosing a place that had no signs of any people and becoming 『Darkness Executioner』, when I reached the participant waiting room, there was a bit of an uproar.
There was the hosting staff of the Magic Clad Martial Arts Demonstration busily running about, and then, lying down on a stretcher at the center of the waiting room, there was a participant that lost both of their arms receiving healing.
The surroundings became noisy, and even the participants that saw that state had a nervous atmosphere to them.
「──Yashiro-aniki, did you not see the match that happened just now?」
「Ah, yeah. ……Looking at this situation, it looks like the match ended while I was changing……Wait,……ah.」
I was technically hiding my identity, but I unintentionally answered normally to Kuon who had talked to me with a low voice next to me.
「Haha, to it really is Yashiro-aniki. Even though the smell and presence was that of Aniki's, I saw you as some different guy. Haaー, thank goodness.」
Kuon let out a big sigh like she was truly relieved and made a wry smile.
「(Well, it's not like there's a need to hide it from Kuon……S, so it doesn't count.) Kuon, I saw your match. ……Honestly, I was surprised by various things.」
「! ……Heheh, although it's still early in the day, I am Aniki's disciple after all──Wait, this isn't the time to be saying that.」
Kuon scratched her head looking embarrassed, but her expression suddenly hardened up.
「Aniki, that bastard is dangerous.」
Noticing that Kuon's gaze was turned towards my back, when I chased after her gaze and looked behind me,
「───……」
There was a woman wearing black armor that walked calmly without paying any attention to the surroundings that had become noisy. ……If I remember correctly, she was called Ryuune.
「That bastard, the moment the match started, without moving at all……she lopped off both of her opponent's arms.」
Saying that, Kuon showed an expression that seemed like she was in front of a hundred year long enemy.
「Without moving……」
「At all, without moving at all, Aniki. Without moving neither her arms or legs at all, she went and sneered!」
Kuon said that while vexingly glaring at Ryuune.
Kuon awfully treated Ryuune as an enemy. ……Most likely, she was afraid of her.
Towards an existence that she couldn't understand at all.
「It was the sword.」
*Zah* With the sound of footsteps, a red-haired large man, Iibsal, stood next to me.
「Sword?」
「Y, you saw it!?」
Kuon raised her voice sounding surprised by Iibsal's words.
「Jou-chan, you were looking too much at that girl's hands. You could perceive it if you watched from a high-angle view……But, even in my great self's eyes, I could only see from the moment the sword's tip digging into the shoulder and cutting off the arm. Of course, without the person herself moving at all.」
Iibsal said that with a serious face that I have never seen before.
「Without moving at all, but cutting with the sword? ……I can't imagine that.」
「As if you could imagine that. Even for me who saw it first hand, it was something I couldn't believe. ……Kuhaha.」
He laughed looking delighted.
This battle enthusiast, he already wants to fight against that Ryuune.
「Oi, Yuu, you are probably thinking of this as being like some other person's problem, but among us here, the one that will end up fighting her the quickest is you, you know?」
「Ahー……That certainly is true.」
For either Kuon or Iibsal, if that black leotard called Ryuune or something were to continue winning like this, they would fight in the finals, while I will have to clash against her in the semi-finals. Having faced that shocking fact, I involuntarily let out a big sigh.
The black leotard, aka Ryuune, who should have no way of knowing the dispirited me, went past me and,
the moment she passed by,
「──……Yuu Yashiro.」
she went and said my name.
She did it with a low voice as if she were whispering, however it was certain.
She certainly said that.
「…………」
「Ah? What's wrong, Yashiro.」
As I spaced out, Iibsal shook my shoulder.
「……She said my name.」
「Your name? ……What part of that is stra──」
「Right now, I am the 『Darkness Executioner』. These clothes have Recognition Obstruction cast on them……」
Right, that's right. Right now, I have the appearance of 『Darkness Executioner』.
Even if she knew my name for argument's sake, there was no way the 『Darkness Executioner』, who has Recognition Obstruction cast, could be connected to me, Yashiro Yuu.
Sylvia was an exception, but basically, there should be almost no one able to see through it.
Just like how not even Kuon who felt my smell and presence could identify me.
「Would the participants of the fourth match plea~se get ready.」
A staff member raised their voice.
My opponent glanced at me and then started to walk towards the arena's ring.
「……You're thinking too much about it, is something that can't really be said, but if you think about other things, then you'll get the carpet pulled out from under you, you know?」
Certainly, it was just as Iibsal said.
「Well, I guess it will all work out somehow.」
「That's the spirit, Yuu!」
「Zuu!?」
Iibsal hit my back with an open hand as if to pushed me forward.
That hurrrrrtttttssss!! This jerk seriously hit me!!
「You jerk……You'll regret this later!!」
「Kuhaha!! Hurry up and win.」
「Aniki, I'll be cheering for you!」
While enduring my aching back, I started to walk towards the ring.
When I did, close to the entrance to the ring, Zappa of the Asura Tribe which possessed six arms had his front arms folded and was looking at me.
Silent. While being absolutely silent, he turned his eyes towards me as if he were evaluating me.
Passing beside that Zappa, I headed to the top of the ring.
On the ring that was surrounded by the sea that was in between it and the audience seats, the rabbit-eared therianthrope and my warrior opponent were waiting.
Casting away my idle thoughts, I focused only on the opponent that stood before me.
Even the opponent before my eyes, he was a man of valor that possessed confidence in his skills. It wouldn't be strange for him to have some sort of trick up his sleeve.
Therefore, I'll finish this in an instant.
『Well then, let the fourth match──』
*Su*──
I drew the two jewel swords that hung on my waist.
The blue and green pair of swords received a downpour of sunlight from right overhead and sparkled like how a star would shine.
My aim was on the armaments.
His longsword and the lightweight armor that placed emphasis on the shoulders and chest.
『com──』
I put strength into my toes. On the ring beneath my feet, small cracks appeared.
The muscles from my thighs to my calves swelled up.
『mence──』
In the next moment, I grandly went passed my opponent's side, and tightly stopped a few meters behind him.
Of course, I didn't simply pass by him.
In that one moment I passed by him, I launched a 『Zantetsu』.
*Garan garan──!*
The armor made of steel, the tip of the sword, they made that sound as they fell onto the ring.
My opponent was surprised and couldn't even let his voice out.
And that was understandable. It was because just when he thought that his enemy had vanished from right before his eyes, his sword and armor became unusable.
「Should we, still continue?」
This match ended up being my victory due to my opponent's withdrawal. Together with the rabbit-eared hostess's declaration, I was enveloped in explosion-like cheers.