The simulation competition of regular members is quite bold.

One of the most attractive was the demonstration competition for the second year of the girls' division.

Not too tall for a woman, a girl with a physique almost the same size as Erica can still have a slight advantage against a male student who is two rounds taller.

Not with brute force, but with smooth and gorgeous technique to unload the opponent's attack.

And the girl looks like she has some energy to spare.

She is a dazzling swordsman who is perfect for mock competitions.

The audience's eyes were also almost drawn to her skill.

However, there are exceptions at this time.

And right next to you.

Just when this girl won the game as neatly as a trick, and saluted-

There was a grunt of displeasure beside him.

"It looks like you're not satisfied."

"Huh? Hmmm......"

Erica didn't seem to immediately realize that the question was being asked of her, and it took a while for her to answer.

“…… Because, it's so boring. Dealing with opponents who have long figured out the details and strength gaps, and winning in front of the audience according to the predetermined plan, this is not called a competition, it is called a trick. ”

"No, while you're right, it's a demo tournament for promotion, so it's a no-brainer, right?"

"Although there are often people who use [professional martial artists to show real kung fu duels] as a selling point, but the real real kung fu duel is not something to show to others, right? Because of the real kung fu duel of martial arts, to put it bluntly, it is to fight each other. Li Na explained.

”…… That's a cool statement. “

"It's just a difference of ideas, right?"

Erica turned her head unhappily.

However, the expression on her face was more like showing the anger in her heart.

Erika presumably interprets this routine of emphasizing the superficial and ignoring the essence of martial arts as deception, and hence the resentment.

However, after Li Na actually said it, Erica became even more awkward.

While she shouldn't suddenly join the fray, it's possible that she'll do something similar.

So before this happened, Li Na urged Erica to leave the scene.

No, I should say that I originally wanted to leave the scene————

The two walked down the viewing area and were about to reach the exit of the gymnasium when there was another noise behind them that was different from the shouting of the admissions.

I couldn't hear it clearly, but I was sure it was a quarrel.

Li Na looked to the side, and Erica turned to look at him, her eyes full of anticipation with curiosity.

As a result, Erica was the first to enter the crowd of rising emotions, and Li Na reluctantly followed.

In this way, the two entered the center of the commotion together.

What catches your eye is the scene of male and female swordsmen facing each other.

The woman is a female student who performed tricks in Erica's words.

Although he was still wearing protective gear, he had already removed his mask.

She is quite a beautiful girl with black medium-length straight hair that impresses. That kind of technology and this face is definitely the best weapon for admissions.

"Hmm~ Tatsuya-san, like that kind of girl?"

"No, Erica is cute." Li Na replied with a blank face.

”…… I won't be happy at all if you answer in such a flat tone. “

Although she squinted at her, the corners of her eyes were still flushed.

"Because I'm not used to saying that." Li Na shook her head.

”…… Really! “

Although she was still muttering in a low voice, she didn't continue to ask.

And the other person is not very tall (compared to Tatsuya in the original book······ But he was much taller than Rina, and his whole body was as strong as a spring.

The man was holding a bamboo sword in his hand, but he was not wearing protective gear at all.

What the hell is going on?

"Kirihara-san, there's still more than an hour before it's the turn of the swordsmanship club! Why not wait until then? ”

"Mibu, your attitude is really regrettable. Dealing with that kind of unsuccessful opponent, I shouldn't be able to show the best strength of the kendo club to the new students, so I took the initiative to help. ”

"I guess I have to come to find a challenge! It's really speechless to say what to help. If the Discipline Committee knew that you were using violence against your seniors, it would definitely not be just your problem! ”

"Violence, you say? Hey, Mibu, don't talk so badly. The other party was wearing protective gear, and I just hit the other person's mask with a bamboo sword. I'm also a regular member of the kendo club, so I can't foam at the mouth because of this level, right? Besides, you should be the first to do it. ”

"It's not because Kirihara-san is provoking!"

The weapons in their hands are already pointed at each other, so there should be no need to argue-

"It's getting interesting." Seeing this, Erica whispered in a tone similar to self-talk.

You could tell from her voice that she was looking forward to it.

"Now, this duel will be much more interesting than the farce just now."

"You know both of them?"

"It's not just a matter of meeting each other directly."

Seeing that she immediately answered Li Na's inquiry, this did not seem to be self-talking.

"I just remembered that I had watched the women's competition, Sayaka Mibu, win the national runner-up in the junior high school women's category of the kendo tournament the year before. At that time, it was also called a beautiful swordsman or a kendo Komachi, and it caused a lot of popularity. ”

“…… But she's just the runner-up, right? ”

"The problem with the championship is ...... Looks. ”

"I see."

That's what the mass media is all about after all.

"The man's name is Takeaki Kirihara. He was the champion of the junior high school group of the Kanto Sword Fighting Competition the year before. Genuine number one place. ”

"Didn't compete in the national competition?"

"The national competition in swordsmanship is held from high school. Because the number of participants is simply incomparable. ”

Swordsmanship is a competition consisting of sword skills and techniques, so [being able to use magic] is the prerequisite for participation.

The development of magic has led to the continuous improvement of the development technology of magic-assisted machines, but even so, the proportion of high and high school students who can use utility-level magic is only about 1 in 1,000.

When they reach adulthood, they are still able to maintain their mana at a utility level, even less than one-tenth of the upstream.

In this school, second-degree students are treated as inferior students, but in terms of the proportion of the total population, they are also elite.

"Oh, it looks like it's about to start."

Just in case, Li Na wore an armband tucked into his pocket on his left arm.

The student next to him looked at Li Na with a surprised expression, and his eyes widened again after noticing that he did not have a badge on his left chest, but Li Na's consciousness was focused on the two people facing each other.

On the side of the female student, she must be hesitant to attack an opponent who is not wearing protective gear. However, since the tips of the swords are already opposite each other and they refuse to back down, the exchange of swords is an inevitable result.

Probably it will be the man, Kirihara who takes action.

"Mibu, you don't have to worry. This is a demonstration tournament at the Kendo Club, and I will cooperate with you not to use magic. ”

"Do you think you can win me with sword skills alone? Kirihara-san, a swordsman who only relies on magic, wants to win against me in the kendo club that has been focusing on honing swordsmanship until now? ”

"What a big breath, Mibu. Then I'll show you something. See the swordsmanship I have learned in this dimension beyond the limits of my physical abilities! ”

This sentence became a code for the start.

Kirihara was caught off guard and raised his bamboo sword and slashed at the unmasked head.

The bamboo swords and bamboo swords clashed fiercely, making a loud sound.

The screams were two beats late.

The students who watched the excitement probably didn't know what was going on.

The sound of only the sound of bamboo swords striking each other, and the occasional roar with a sharp and almost metallic sound, imagine how fierce the battle between the two was.

– with the exception of a few people.

"The level of women's kendo is really high. If that's the runner-up, how good is the champion? Li Na sighed.

In fact, the fight between the two was the same as playing for Li Na.

"That's not right...... and the Sayaka Mibu I saw back then, it's like two people. It's been that much progress in just two years......"

Even in her surprise, Erica let off some kind of belligerent aura that seemed to be secretly eager to try, and she whispered.

The two sides fought each other with their weapons, temporarily stopped moving, and then pushed the opposing side away at the same time to jump back to widen the distance.

Someone gasped, someone swallowed.

There are two reactions to the lively students.

"Which side will win......

Erica asked, lowering her voice.

"Mibu-senpai should have the upper hand." Li Na replied.

"Why?"

"Senior Kirihara has always avoided attacking the other party's face."

"And the first move at the beginning is a false move to confirm that the other party will definitely be able to catch it. Burdened with the restriction of not being able to use magic, and the parts that can be attacked are limited, the difference in strength between the two sides is not big enough for him to be able to overcome in this situation. ”

"Even if it's a fair duel, if it's only compared to the attainment of the bamboo sword, I think Senior Sister Mibu is slightly better."

"I roughly agree. However, does Kirithara-senpai have a way to endure it to the end? ”

Although I didn't hear Erica's words, Kirihara let out a roar for the first time in this duel to attack.

"Whew, wow, wow!"

The two sides went head-to-head.

"Evenly divided?"

"No, it's not evenly matched."

Kirihara's bamboo sword hits Sayaka's left upper arm.

Sayaka's bamboo sword did strike Kirihara's right shoulder.

"Hmm!"

Kirihara unleashed Sayaka's bamboo sword with his left hand and flew backwards sharply.

"Because I wanted to change the attack part in the middle of the attack, I lost in one thought."

"I see, no wonder the strength of the move is reduced. It's a good chance to get a tie...... As a result, can't you be ruthless? ”

It's not just Li Na who has decided the winner.

A look of relief appeared on the faces of the people of the kendo club.

I don't know when I walked to the front row of the crowd of onlookers, and the members of the swordsmanship club were a group of people with different uniforms from the kendo club, with expressions of suffering.

"If it's a real sword, it's fatal. Your attack will only hurt my flesh. Throw in the towel. ”

Sayaka declared victory with a heroic expression.

These words made Kirihara's expression distort.

Sayaka's accusation is correct. Even if you want to deny it emotionally, the consciousness of being a swordsman may still agree.

"Huh... Hahaha......"

Suddenly, Kirihara let out a hollow laugh.

Throwing in the towel?

It doesn't look like it.

"Looks like there's trouble." Li Na muttered under his breath.

"Huh? What the? Erica on the side didn't know why.

Sayaka, who continues to confront Kirihara, should feel this threat more directly.

She rearranged her stance, the tip of her sword pointed straight at Kirihara, her sharp gaze staring at the other party.

"If it's a real sword? I wasn't slashed. Mibu, do you want to use real kung fu to fight? In that case...... I'll deal with you with the real sword as you wish! Kirihara let go of the bamboo sword with his right hand and pressed it on his left wrist.

Screams rang out from the crowd of onlookers.

The sound of scraping glass, making the audience pound their ears.

Others knelt down with pale faces.

Kirihara narrowed the distance with an arrow step, and only raised the bamboo sword with his left hand and swung it down.

Even if the speed is sufficient, the force of a one-handed swing of the sword will not be as strong as it was just now.

However, Sayaka didn't take this trick hard, but jumped back sharply.

The sword missed.

At most, it's just a slight rubbing.

However, a thin slit appeared in Sayaka's protective gear. It is the mark of the bamboo sword that has been scratched.

The reason why the bamboo sword is as sharp as a real sword is because it gives the vibrational melee magic [High Frequency Blade].

"How about it, Mibu, this is the real sword!"

The one-handed sword slashed at Sayaka again.

Li Na stood in front of Kirihara.

When he was about to rush into the battlefield, the [Renli] CAD in his hand spun again, and the multiple thoughts and fluctuations overlapped each other!

This time, some onlookers were smothered one after another.

Symptoms similar to motion sickness spread rapidly in cascades.

In contrast, the harsh, high-frequency sound is gone.

Li Na also took advantage of the situation to pull Kirihara and slam him to the ground over the shoulder, grabbed his left wrist, and pressed his knee against his shoulder.

The crowd of onlookers, who were relieved by the sound and shaking, and finally had the strength to confirm what was happening, saw the scene.

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