No matter how powerful the enemy is, we will never back down.

Believe in your own strength and push forward.

A noble warrior with undivided kindness.

That was the image of the hero I envisioned.

Originally, it should have been a fitting title for him--Charon.

Unlike a dexterous knight like me, he is the strongest and finest knight in the Mialak, with a beautiful swordsmanship that combines boldness and delicacy, and an outstanding command ability.

The title that was supposed to be given to him was given to me.

The honor of being a hero was just a weight to me.

I knew very well that it was a story that could not be helped.

Charon, who is already one of the most powerful in Myalak, has awakened to the power of the dragon and is out of control, and no one can handle it, so someone other than Charon has to be his emotional support.

Besides, I was chosen because I was his next candidate.

I was chosen just because I was dexterous. That's all there is to it.

 

Right now, a boy is standing in front of me.

Usato, an emissary from the kingdom of Ringle.

Facing me without any weapons or anything, he looked like a normal boy who could be found anywhere.

The first time I saw him, I was on the verge of being stabbed by Charon. At that time, I only recognized him as a boy who had been involved in a fight, and I warned him to run away immediately, but my perception of him quickly changed.

He had beaten Charon with his fist with his own body.

I know best how unusual it is to beat up Charon, who has the power of a dragon. A large man would have been convinced, but I was astonished and awed that a boy younger than me had done it.

 

"He sees things differently than you."

 

Those were the words that Falga-sama said to him after Usato and the others returned from yesterday's conversation with Farga-sama.

I had no choice but to remain silent at his words.

 

"If you don't understand the meaning of my words, fight him. But don't mess around. Even though the opponent was weakened, he was a masterpiece who overthrew half of my body. It is not surprising that a moment's carelessness can cut down your consciousness.'

 

Fight with Usato.

What is he thinking when he is fighting?

What does he put into his fist?

I wanted to know that, so I decided to fight him, and here I am.

 

"Leona, I'd like to check the rules, okay?"

"What? Ahh

 

I nodded at Alc's words.

He nods in response and stands about halfway between me and Usato.

 

"Basically, you can use bladed weapons, and you can also use magic. It is desirable to fight seriously, but I ask that you do not get seriously injured. Usato is particularly careless about injuries."

"Well, I understand."

"Understood."

"Well, I'll give you the signal, and if you judge it to be dangerous, I'll stop you, so please be able to hold both sides in that case."

 

Saying this, Lord Alc walked away from the place.

Are you serious?

It was his first time fighting a healing wizard, but he didn't expect to be so nervous with just a hand-to-hand fight. His fists are so powerful that if an ordinary person were to hit them, they would be knocked unconscious with a single blow. And when you consider that it can be released with incredible agility, it's clear that he's not an opponent you can let your guard down.

But-,

 

"It's not like we can't handle it."

 

I immediately noticed his movements, even if only temporarily.

What he lacks, a fragile part that can be called a weakness.

Perhaps it is difficult to explain in words. This is because it is not something that can be supplemented overnight, but it is something that is acquired after training and actual battles.

 

"Well then, thank you, Leona."

"Oh, this is it."

 

After bowing to him, Usato raised his fist and took a half-step back.

I bow to him, clasping the wooden sword in both hands and holding it horizontally with the tip pointing at him.

 

"Then--"

 

Alc's voice echoes through the quiet training grounds.

Usato's eyes, which are staring at him with caution, turn sharp.

His spirit, which has changed from an ordinary boy to a fighter, puts my strength into both hands that hold the hilt.

In the training ground, where the air was gradually becoming tense, Lord Aluk, who looked at us alternately once as we held each other, slowly raised his hand upwards.

 

"--Begin!!"

 

―――He swung it down forcefully.

At that moment, just as I was about to go into battle, Usato's fist was already pumping in the air.

 

"Whew!"

 

I've closed the gap in one breath!

The overwhelming speed of the initial reaction and his extraordinary reflexes sent a chill down my spine.

 

"But!"

 

In a way, I knew this was going to happen.

I dodge it by stepping diagonally as if gliding through my fist in an attempt to pierce my torso.

 

"Oh, before!?"

"There!"

 

He is vastly superior in reflexes, and he can't afford to swing his wooden sword.

I keep my wooden sword at the ready, bumping my shoulder against his fist-pumping body and knocking him out of position. An expression of astonishment is reflected on Usato's face, which narrows to the point of sighing.

I use my momentum to shove Usato away, and I stab him as he falls to the side.

 

"Ugh......!? Ahh

"Do you still avoid it?"

 

However, the thrusts that made him lose his position were also avoided by him as he tilted his body to the side.

It is difficult to catch him with an ordinary attack...... Then you have no choice but to use magic.

He switches his sword from both hands to his right hand, hides his left hand behind his back so that he can't see it, and wields the wooden sword in his right hand at him.

He flicks my sword with his fist and tries to slip into his pocket again, but at the same time tosses the ice magic he had created hidden behind his back from out of his sight to his feet.

 

"What!? Before you know it!?"

 

The bullet landed, and the ice under his feet finally stopped him from moving.

As if to take advantage of the momentary gap, I swung my wooden sword at him. Now it's decided, and I'm going to swing it down with such thoughts.

 

"This is about it!!"

"Huh!? Did you pull your feet out on the ground?!"

 

To my surprise, Usato, who had pulled his feet out of the ice-bound ground, dodged my wooden sword just before it hit me, and distanced himself from me by rolling backwards.

 

"Whew...... After all, Leona ...... strong."

"That's the line, if you don't do it well, you would have lost the first move."

 

Incredible physical ability and reflexes.

Seeing him up close, his ability was nothing short of tremendous. Moreover, his power is not easy to obtain, but it is obtained through blood-curdling training.

 

「...... It's a shame."

 

Naturally, I muttered.

Usato's fighting style is close to that of an amateur.

Get close and attack, and dodge when they come. The way of fighting, which has no technique or anything, is as easy to understand as it is from my point of view.

Even when dodging my attacks, his movements are a bit exaggerated.

With his kinetic vision and reflexes enough to flick a sword, he should be able to dodge with minimal movement without having to move so exaggeratedly to avoid it.

 

"And ......."

 

His fists are the most unfortunate.

His physical abilities and attacks are indeed immensely powerful, but not all of them can be contained in his fists.

His arms and legs were raised unevenly, and his disheveled posture during the attack caused him to lose his power without concentrating on his fists.

It's terrifying that an average knight is powerful enough to sink, but he can't defeat Charon with such a scruffy behavior and fists.

 

「......」

 

The worst possible I could imagine.

It's about having someone he fight against see his weaknesses like I did, and then strike back at the perfect time.

Charon, who has now lost his reason, is no exception.

Even if he loses his reason, there is a non-zero possibility that he will fight using the insight and technology he had before he lost his reason.

 

"Leona?"

「...... Oh, let's continue."

 

For now, I'm going to keep working with him.

In his left hand, he generates multiple magic bullets and looks at Usato.

 

"It's cold to fight with you, so I'll keep my distance."

"Then I'm just going to get close to you."

 

In the same stance as before, Usato raised his fists.

I wield the magic bullet in my left hand as if it were a slash, fixing it so that it floated in the air in front of me. The magic bullet fixed in the air changes its shape and turns into an ice dagger.

 

"I'll crush the blade, but it will hurt when it hits!"

 

As soon as he stepped back, five ice daggers shot at him.

One of the main features of ice magic is that it can be applied.

It can be shot out as a magic bullet that freezes the opponent, or it can be generated and shot in the form of a dagger as it is now.

 

"Can magic do this......

 

He shoots out an ice dagger followed by a dagger at Usato, who jumps to the side and dodges it.

Usato's movements are fast, but easy to read.

While changing the location so that he does not get close to you, you ...... limit the escape place by shooting the dagger first to the place where he will jump out!

 

"They still don't hit me...... It's really tremendous!"

"I'm desperate to avoid this, man!"

 

Usato, who dropped his dagger with his hand sword, which he could not dodge in time, rushed towards us with a furious momentum.

To his horror, he is about to approach you, knocking down all the ice daggers that come his way.

 

"Keep going!"

"How could I not have expected you to come like that?!"

 

In an instant, Usato's right arm, which seemed to have knocked down the dagger, froze.

 

"It's not just daggers that I fly!"

 

By interweaving magic bullets into the countless daggers that shot out, he struck the void of his interception action.

I'm sorry, but I'll take this opportunity to bind you with ice.

 

"Damn it...... Hmm? No, I can go!!"

 

However, Usato's actions exceeded my expectations.

He stared at his icy hands in amazement for a moment, but then quickly shifted his attention to me and ran towards me again, his frozen right arm.

 

"What!?"

 

Instead of stopping, he is gaining momentum towards him, and although he is stunned, he continues to fire daggers and magic bullets, but as if he doesn't care that the ice covering his hands with magic bullets is growing, he blocks the dagger and magic bullets with his frozen right arm as he advances towards you.

 

"What?! You can't predict that! Or rather, are you still coming towards me!?"

 

It's supposed to be stiff from the elbow to the tip, but he's trying to beat me with his arms swinging around and trying to punch me.

Deciding that I couldn't stop him with any more magic bullets, I raised my sword and attacked him.

 

"Hmph!"

 

He catches the protruding ice-covered fist with the belly of the wooden sword.

 

"Guh......!"

 

He manages to flush his fist backwards as he scowls at the creaking wooden sword.

His hands were numb from the momentary impact, but he was already in front of him, holding his right fist with his unfrozen left fist.

 

"Let's go, Leona!"

"Whew!"

 

- While feeling a bad premonition in the stance as if he is going to unleash a back fist instead of a punch, he also stabs with all his strength with his numb hands.

But at this moment, I realized that his gaze was not focused on me, but on the protruding wooden sword.

 

"I'll fold it!"

"What......?"

 

His left fist shattered the central part of the wooden sword, which had become fragile with the previous blow.

I am amazed at the skill that can be achieved by a spirit that is not afraid of a sword and a dynamic eyesight.

 

"With this--"

"No, it's not over yet! Usato!!"

 

I'm not an easy opponent to lose my will to fight when I run out of weapons.

Instantly, she tossed the broken wooden sword in front of him and stepped into his bosom as if to sneak in.

He was momentarily distracted by the wooden sword thrown in front of him, and hurriedly flicked the wooden sword with his left arm.

 

"There!"

 

He hits his left arm with a magic bullet and sewns his torso and left arm with ice.

The restraint will be lifted in an instant, but it will be enough for me!

 

"Cold!? ...... Oh, let me do it!"

 

He dodged his right arm, which was thrust out in agony, by lowering himself.

Without stopping the momentum of moving forward, he puts his hand on his right arm as he passes by, and at the same time he brushes his foot.

 

"If you mess up, you ......!"

 

Wrapping his right arm in a hug, she slams him to the ground and presses his back against his body.

Usato's right arm is completely stiffened and pressed to the ground so that he cannot move. He let out a cry of surprise at the skill that had been applied to him.

 

"Oh, joint technique!?"

"I don't know what Kansetsuwaza is, but it's one of the interpersonal fights you use when you lose your sword."

"Oh, really......

 

He says this while leaning on Usato's back, and he replies awkwardly, his cheeks reddening slightly.

Was it a little too hard?

But if I put any more effort into it, his shoulder could come off, so I have to be patient.

 

"I'm glad I managed to hold you down, because I couldn't stop you ...... otherwise I ......."

 

If I had made even one mistake, I would have fallen to the ground.

Contrary to his calm tone, I was desperately trying to calm my quickened heartbeat.

His skill in breaking a wooden sword.

Perhaps he could do the same with an iron sword. Otherwise, you won't be able to perform your skills with confidence.

 

"No, it's not over yet."

「...... Huh?"

 

The words of Usato, who was detained under me, made me gasp.

...... Is Usato still willing to continue in this situation? Normally, he wouldn't want to continue in this situation, but he's still fighting spirit.

 

"If you're serious about it, I can't afford to lose like this, and Alc hasn't stopped me, and the game continues."

"Wait a minute, if you keep going like this, your shoulder bone will come off!?"

"I'm so used to it that my shoulder comes off."

 

While restrained, Usato's left arm broke the ice and placed his hand on the ground.

There must have been a tremendous pain in my stiff shoulder, but I twitched my cheeks as he slowly sat up without showing it on his face.

At that moment, I remembered the words of Master Falga.

 

"If it's a game, you'll win, but if it's a game, you're going to lose."

 

We got the win in the game when we held him down.

But this isn't a match, it's a real fight between him and me. Even if you suppress him with technology, if he has the strength to manage this situation, the game will continue.

 

「...... Huh?"

 

The right arm, which should not be weak, returns to the front.

He is not only physically capable and reflexes. What was truly terrifying was the mental strength to withstand any pain.

 

"Hmmm!"

 

He stands up about halfway up and swings his right arm, which I am holding.

Deciding that I couldn't restrain him any longer, I gave up, let go of my right arm, and jumped away from him. Turning his free right arm to check his condition, Usato's grin was ferocious and he raised his fists.

 

"Let's continue."

 

The smile was enough to remind him of the smile on the face of a woman called Rose that had been projected by Falga's magic yesterday.

 

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This time, I tried to reveal Usato's weaknesses in the current situation.

In addition, even if you take a weak point and master the joints of your arms, it seems that you will get up normally like a character in a fighting manga somewhere.