"The first battle was not bad, congratulations on winning!" Hawat congratulated me as he came out of the infield. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Okay, right? It's all up to you to help me find a good sword - by the way, how about Baku? Taking the jug from Rusya, I asked Havat.

"That guy is already in the quarterfinals, and almost all of his opponents can't catch a single blow from him."

"Uncle, this monster ......," I shook my head and sighed.

Today is the preliminary round.,The opponent is-I forgot the name.,I thought the people who participated in the special competition were masters.,I didn't expect the first one to be so weak.,I was knocked down by me before I even pulled out the weapon.,It's boring.,But-

"Havat, you arranged opponents for me according to their strength, right? ――What is the match between me and Baku? ”

"The seventh scene, you have to keep it a secret from the outside world!"

"--Interesting." I thought about it.

"Lacey?" Rusya asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"Ah, nothing, just some thoughts—by the way, what about Luca?" I looked at the spear leaning against the wall and wondered, "Why did you leave Elise behind?" ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" Luca came running happily with something in her mouth and a bulging bag in her hand, "Someone just sold honey candy at the door, it's only a gold coin!" Hey? Brother Reis, you're done competing, huh? ”

"Little one, you want to eat poor your brother?!" I smiled and pinched her cheeks and tugged hard, "Be careful I tell Monica to go!" ”

"Wow, wow, wow!" Luca screamed, "It's not allowed to bully the priest!" Yes! Sister help! ”

"Do you think Rusya, who listens to your brother, will come to your rescue? Be bullied by your brother obediently! Ha ha! ”

"Woo~"

"By the way, Rusya, Luca, accompany me to the suburbs in a moment, I have something I want your help with."

"Hmm!"

"Brother, let it go first! It hurts! ”

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"The much-talked-about newcomer Epee Threstin's seventh fight is ready to begin!" The moderator in the center of the room shouted to the surrounding audience.

Following the host's words, I drew my sword from behind my back and walked to the center of the field.

Getting noticed? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the level of the opponents in the first six games is not too strong, but by the way, I have something to do with the feeling of their new swords, which is a very handsome sword dance in the eyes of the audience, right?

I chuckled to myself.

But today is the key. Baku, when you play alongside him, you know his strong strength, this game should be a tough battle.

- But why hasn't that guy come out yet?

I looked at the entrance on the other side of the venue in confusion, the door opened, and the guy who ran out handed a note to the host.

What's going on? I haven't seen anyone else these days - won't I be attacked too?

"Ahh Big news! Big news! The host suddenly shouted excitedly, "The contestant who is fighting against Thresteen today is the legendary red-haired Grim Reaper!" Blood Sword Nabal! ”

What the?! That bar?!

Why him?

Looking at the swordsman who slowly walked out of the entrance on the opposite side,

Red-haired, blue-claded, blood-red sword.

It's Nabal, that's right.

Why?

"Get out!" Walking up to me, Nabal said to the presenter who was about to speak.

It's still the voice without a hint of emotion.

"Yes! Be! The host broke out in a cold sweat and crawled out of the arena.

I looked at Nabar.

He looked at me too.

Neither of us moved, but I could clearly feel a cold sweat running down my spine, and the long-lost fear of death came back at me.

Why him? How could it be him?.

"Long time no see." Nabal spoke first.

"Hmm." Faced with the murderous aura he exuded, I reluctantly replied.

"Accident?"

"Isn't it a surprise to see you?" I smiled wryly.

"Changed weapons - did someone point you?"

"Hmm."

"Let's get started."

"Good!" I licked my dry lips and slowly raised my sword.

hands, but involuntarily began to tremble.

Trembling at the feeling of death.

Nabal exuded murder, but did not move.

"Reis-come on-" "Brother Reis-on! ”

Rusya and Luca's voices could be heard in the distance.

Nabal squinted at them, "Nice girl—huh?" Scared? Can't overcome your inner fears? Rubbish! ”

“……”

"Here's a chance!" Nabal's murderous aura suddenly weakened, "If you can hit me, count you as a winner!" And, of course, if you can't hit—"

"That's death, isn't it?" I forced a smile, "Thank you—I'm here!" ”

At Nabal, I swung my sword in my hand.

Thrust, Sweep, Move, Thrust, Sweep,

Constantly thrusting, sweeping, moving, lunging, sweeping......

The movements were simple and fast, just like that time against Boss Bai, and I did my best.

But he didn't use sword skills.

There will be a short pause before launching the sword technique, facing Nabal, who has been focusing on blocking, even the slightest flaw will be caught by him, what I can do now is to use the power and speed of my heavy sword to give him an impenetrable attack.

His blood sword is a one-handed sword, and it will inevitably be suppressed by the impact while parrying my heavy sword, as long as he maintains this offensive intensity, he will definitely find a flaw in his defense - even if he doesn't, it can't let him simply find the time to fight back!

Nabal is worthy of being the strongest swordsman, the swordsmanship he uses to parry is smooth and not a trace of superfluity, and he is not a trace of nervousness in the face of my onslaught, as if he is observing my swordsmanship, and as if waiting for the moment when I am exhausted by the onslaught.

Like last time, he enjoyed the game of cat and mouse.

This is exactly what I wanted, and it was a trap I set for him. I want him to think that I am still the same as before, the previous me who was defeated by his three swords, but I have changed my weapon, and the speed is faster than before, only in this way, the last special move can be hit, that is my only chance!

After a diagonal slash accompanied by a violent twist of my upper body, I slowed down the speed of my second sword slightly.

Come on-

Nabal didn't miss the moment, and the sword suddenly tried to shake me away after parrying my attack.

Opportunity! With the strength of his sword, I took a step back as I wished, and the moment I pulled away from my right foot and landed on the ground—

"Meteor Sword * Rush!" I sprinted forward and stabbed five in combo.

This just disrupts the rhythm of his attack, and now he only needs to launch the Meteor Sword continuous technique at close range - "Meteor Sword * Break!" "Three horizontal slashes in an instant! The subsequent Meteor Sword Triple Kill - What? How could he stick to my left?

Before the Meteor Sword* could be broken, I received an elbow blow from Nabal in the face and flew upside down.

How?

Before I could hit the ground, Nabal leapt to his feet, grabbed me by the throat with his left hand in the air, and pinned me to the ground.

The pain from the back of my head hitting the ground almost made me faint.

Failed, looking at the blood sword that rushed to the center of my eyebrows, my mind went blank -

However, with a "brush", the bloody sword was only stuck in my ear.

“？”

"You're going to use the Meteor Sword next, right?" Nabal asked.

I nodded.

"I did a good job, and if Herony hadn't done it before—you should have hurt me."

I didn't expect to be recognized before the continuous technique was made.

"It's a pity." I smiled wryly.

There was silence all around now - the audience was waiting for Nabal to kill me, right?

I looked sideways, and Rusya was holding feebly at the bars of the stands, where Luca was staying.

I'm sorry.

Ruthia...... Luca ...... Cherry...... Ogi ......

I'm going to grieve you.

- Would Lagersis be happy to know that I am dead?

She must be angry that she didn't get revenge herself, right? Ha.

I suddenly thought of such a funny question, and even I thought it was funny.

"There are still fantasy girls - have you said goodbye to them in your heart?" Nabal's voice was a little helpless.

"Well," I came back to my senses and looked at him calmly, "let's do it." ”

But Nabal didn't move.

"Do you know what you're lacking?" He asked.

“？”

"One more chance," Nabal let go, turned and took a few steps back, "- pick up your sword!" ”

I obediently got up and picked up my sword and looked at him blankly.

What's going on?

Haven't you had enough of cats and mice?

- No,

Something is wrong.

He didn't kill me a few times.

The Grim Reaper.

There are so many things to say to me.

It seems to be teaching me.

Didn't he want to kill me at all?

Why?

"Don't do it yet? If you can't hit me today, you'll have to die! Nabal said coldly, releasing a murderous aura again.

Is it necessary to emphasize it twice?

Either way, a few moments of mercy may be true.

But as he said, if you don't hit him, you only die! The murderous aura he emitted when he said this condition was real.

Death.

What should I do? He saw through the Meteor Sword's nirvana, and it is estimated that he has seen all the sword skills that I can use as a master.

But what if he hadn't seen a sword skill?

I slowly tucked my sword into the scabbard on my back.

Then he unsheathed his sword and tied it to my left waist along with the sword.

Nabal, the god of death, is the strongest swordsman, and he should know all the swordsmanship of the mainland. But-

I leaned down and leaned towards him, holding the hilt of my sword in my right hand and the scabbard in my left.

If it was swordsmanship from the Far East, Sakura taught me the swordsmanship of her mother's homeland.

You must not have seen Barr, have you?

It may not be effective for you who have been through a lot of battles, but if you plan it later-

But......

Before I do that, I need to make sure.

"Nabal," I said slowly, looking at him, "for whatever reason, thank you for letting me go so many times. ”

"There's no reason, let's get out of the sword!"

Really! He denied the reason, but did not deny the fact that he let me go.

"It's a bit mean...... "My hands strained, and my feet rushed forward, "I'm on!" ”

Approaching Nabal, I swung my sword with my right hand—

Knife Drawing! Sakura taught me the oriental swordsmanship, a high-speed sword drawing technique that relies on the power of the scabbard! Combined with my heavy sword, it's enough to produce powerful destructive power!

The experienced Nabal did not hard-connect, but immediately sprinted to the left! Just in time for the combo of my left scabbard! He hurriedly lowered his body. The scabbard merely brushed his head.

- Of course, I don't think I can hit him just by drawing a sword, as long as it makes him unstable!

The galloping momentum remained the same, and I slammed my right foot to the ground, forcibly blocking my forward momentum, and the strong inertia caused me to turn in a circle and fall to the ground - facing Nabal to fall!.

Nabal immediately stabbed the bloody sword at me, who was falling!

"Meteor Sword * Disease!" However, I ignored the bloody sword that had pierced my eyes, and shot the sword in my hand at Nabal!

"What?!" Nabal cried out in surprise.

The blood sword shrank back rapidly before my eyes, and I heard the crisp sound of the sword stabbing through the cloth.

"Haha! Got it! "I hit the ground hard.

“……”

When I got up, I found Nabal looking at me with a frown, the clothes on my chest torn by my sword, but not hurting my body.

It didn't hurt him? It's so strong......

"I lost." Half-loud, Nabal said, "Very good! ”

"I'm sorry, a little mean," I'm a little ashamed of the lose-lose tactic I decided to use when I was sure that Nabal wouldn't kill me.

"It's really good to be able to see through the opponent's psychology - which one was just now, is it the knife drawing technique?"

"Hmm."

"You must have improved it yourself, right? Or is it stealing? It seems that you already understand what you are lacking. ”

"Well, I've only been learning swords, not swords—thank you." I bowed to him.

"Alright, declare victory!" Nabal turned to leave.

"Wait!" I hurriedly stopped him, "Why don't you kill me?" ”

Nabal looked down and pondered for a moment, "I didn't want to tell you, forget it - if you die now, my sister will be sad." ”

Younger sister?

Will my sister be sad?

His sister?

Nabal -

With long fiery red hair,

Long red hair like Ogi.

Could it be-

"You're her lost brother...... I was thrilled, trying to restrain my trembling voice, "she ...... Xiao Di her...... Are you alright? She...... She...... Where is she now? ”

"She's happier than you are now—maybe she's happier if you're dead."

Yes, she's alive, alive and well, and she hasn't forgotten me.

"Thank you! Thank you...... Thank you......" I couldn't control the tears in my eyes, "Thank you......"

Nabal continued to walk off the field: "I'm not going to tell you where she is - you don't have that yet!" ”

Qualification.

At least I already knew that she was happy, that she hadn't forgotten me.

Thank you.

One day, I will use my sword to gain your approval!

Looking at his back, I secretly made up my mind to myself.

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"Lacey!" Rusya stepped forward, her eyes still stained with tears just now.

"I'm sorry to worry you," I gently hugged her, and then looked at Luca, who was reserved on the side, but also wanted to pounce, "Brother, I'm still alive~ Let's go celebrate?" What do you want to eat? Brother is in for a treat! ”

"Ah~ Luca, I'm going to eat honey roast pig!!"

"Well, okay, we're going to bake Luca with honey in the evening."

"Woo~ Brother bullies! ~Luca, I'm not a pig~" Luca grumbled, "Brother, you know how to bully me-huh?" Sister Sakura! ”

"Sakura?!"

End of Chapter 23