Asna seemed to be moved by my unwavering killing intent and the way I held my wooden sword. Then, she slowly drew the two wooden swords that were tucked into her waist with each hand.
One was a short sword on her left hand.
The other was a regular wooden sword on her right hand.
She stood quietly without using any unnecessary force. I kept my stance without collapsing and answered with a dazed expression.
“……Suddenly, isn’t two-sword style a bit too much?”
“Fufu……please excuse me. I was told by the princess to welcome Reed-sama seriously…… “
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That’s absolutely a lie…… Even I know that Farah wouldn’t say something like that to Asna. Just then, Elias, who had been watching us, raised his voice loudly.
“Both of you seem ready. Then, let the second match of the royal match begin!!”
Asna, holding two wooden swords and smiling confidently. And me, facing her with just one wooden sword.
The spectators held their breath at the unexpected tense atmosphere between us. Thus, the fire bell for the second match of the royal match was rung.
Asna held a short sword in her left hand and a regular wooden sword in her right, standing quietly without any unnecessary force. A faint smile was on her face. On the other hand, I held my wooden sword with both hands, watching her closely and facing her with a direct stare. Then, Asna was the first to move.watching her closely and facing her with a direct stare. Then, Asna was the first to move.
“…Asna-Lamark en garde!!”
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As she raised her name, she crossed her arms in front of her chest and took a stance as if she were carrying a wooden sword on her back. The moment I braced myself for her move, a sound echoed around us as if she had kicked the ground. But in the same instant, Asna disappeared from my sight.
“Huh!?” I thought, and this time, the sound of something scraping the ground came from slightly to my left.
When I glanced to the left, there was Asna, still in the same stance, facing me. She had jumped into my blind spot in an instant.
“Dangerous!!”
I sensed the crisis in an instant and quickly focused on evasion. Asna advanced towards my side as expected, and slashed with the sword she had been carrying on her shoulder, crossing it in front of her. But I managed to dodge it by focusing on evasion. Asna had turned her back to me as her attack was evaded, and I took the opportunity to strike.
“Gotcha!!”
However, Asna smiled sarcastically and jumped high into the air, flipping her body and landing behind me.
“Na……!?”
I was speechless at her unexpected move. I was amazed at her sudden and intense movements. Asna looked at me with a very pleased smile. Her military cap had fallen off with her current movement and was lying quietly on the ground.
“……This is the first time I’ve done a moonsault.”
“Fufu, hahaha……!! Reed-sama, you’re the best. There aren’t many people who can keep up with moves like that.”
There was a noticeable change in Asna’s choice of words. At that moment, I remembered Farah’s words and opened my eyes slightly in surprise. Asna noticed my reaction and smiled uncontrollably.
“What are you so surprised about? Don’t worry about my choice of words?”
“Yeah. I was a little surprised by the change, but it’s no big deal.”
“Fufu, thank you, Reed-sama.”
Asna and I were now a little distance apart, facing each other.
The spectators were stunned by the series of moves they had just seen. They were amazed not only by Asna’s movements but also by the way I responded to them.
What Raycis said was true. The first match was just too much of a mismatch in skill with Raycis. Now, the spectators understood that the two people fighting in front of them were swordsmen with unmatched strength for their age.
And they sent looks of awe and fear to the two of us. It was only natural that the two of us could make such intense moves because we had activated magical body enhancement. It may sound simple to activate, but it requires a certain level of training in both magic and martial arts. In other words, the two of us are strong because we have accumulated that much training.
Asna and I faced each other, ready to fight. I was the first to move, starting to walk to the right while keeping an eye on her. Asna smiled sarcastically and began to walk to the right as well. We walked while watching each other, but our walking speed gradually increased, and we eventually started running. As we ran in a circle using body enhancement, the sand began to dance around us.
I attacked Asna, taking advantage of the poor visibility caused by the dancing sand. However, she waited for me to come with a fearless smile on her face. In an instant, our wooden swords clashed, and a heavy sound echoed repeatedly in the area.
However, the spectators probably couldn’t see what was happening because of the dancing sand. Eventually, the sound stopped, and the sand that had been dancing disappeared. As the visibility cleared, Asna and I were seen locked in a sword fight in the center of the circle. The spectators’ voices of admiration spread throughout the area.
I felt cold sweat running down my cheek as I parried Asna’s wooden sword attack with my own. In the midst of the sword fight, I looked at her in amazement.
“……Could you go a little easier on me?”
“……That would be against the princess’s orders……fufu.”
Asna laughed happily. However, her eyes seemed to be losing their light and becoming more focused. She was probably concentrating more and more on the match. I felt that if her switch was turned on, I would have no chance of winning. She had the advantage in terms of experience, skill, and flexibility. But I wanted to win.
“……Asna is strong. Stronger than me. But I don’t want to lose easily……!!”
“Wonderful!! Reed-sama, you’re really interesting!! So, how about this!?”
Asna raised her voice, and the power of the sword fight suddenly weakened, causing her to fall backward. I lost my balance due to her unexpected move and was about to fall forward.
“Nah!?”
At that moment, something came up from below, aiming at my face – Asna’s kick.
“Ugh……!!”
I managed to block Asna’s kick with my wooden sword and flew backward, doing a backflip in the air. Meanwhile, Asna’s position remained unchanged, and she looked at me with a fearless smile as I flew backward. I looked at her with a rare, dangerous expression, holding my wooden sword in front of me.
“…Is that a Moonsault or a summersault? It’s quite lightweight, isn’t it? And, aren’t you kicking a bit too much?”
“I thought you’d dodge it, Lord Reed.”
“Asna is strong as ever. That’s why… I’ll do everything I can.”
“Is there anything else? Something to make this more fun…!!”
Her body seemed to tremble at my words, but it was more likely a warrior’s shudder. Still, I didn’t expect her to kick. As I marveled at her strength and felt a sense of elation that I hadn’t felt in my training with Reubens and Father, I was enveloped in a feeling of exhilaration.
It’s fun, she’s stronger than me, but I don’t feel an overwhelming difference like with Reubens and Father. It’s a match that makes me feel like I can reach out and touch it, but not quite… That’s why I’ll do what I can.
(Magic Power Measurement)
Magic Power Values
Reed: 5480
Asna: 2200
I chanted in my heart and measured the magic power values of her and myself. As expected, my magic power value was higher. This is probably thanks to my daily magic training. On the other hand, Asna had less than me. She probably honed her magic power to this level through sword training and physical strengthening alone. That’s amazing in itself.
There are concerns about materials, but if I’m to consider a way to win from this difference in values, I’ll have to wait for her magic power value to run out in a prolonged battle. But that means enduring her sword techniques for a long time. It feels like the resistance I built up is coming back to bite me.
I pointed my wooden sword at her, moved my head to the right side, and took an eight-legged stance with my left foot forward.
“…Is this karma?”
Judging that it would be a bad move to create distance from the speed of her initial rush, I faced her and kicked the ground to rush in. Asna smiled and seemed to enjoy my willingness to jump into the fray.
“Next is close combat!! That determination!! It’s the best!!”
I entered the gap and unleashed a slash from my eight-legged stance, but she blocked it with the wooden sword in her left hand and countered with a slash from her right. I dodged it, took a little distance, and then closed in again. And so, the sound of our wooden swords clashing violently echoed around us, resounding loudly.
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