Chapter 151 – 43. Lucia and the Underground Arena (3)
The atmosphere in the underground arena was hot.
16 players tonight. The winner of the day was revealed in a tournament format.
Two people who participated under the pseudonyms George and Rossi. The two made it to the quarterfinals with ease.
‘Because the opponents in the round of 16 were too insignificant.’
It was just before the start of Lucia’s quarterfinal match.
I was thinking of watching Lucia play from under the center stage. At that time, a blonde, dark-haired man next to me spoke up.
“Hey. Did you say your name was George? And the Suderborn Swordsmanship Guild. It’s the first guild I’ve ever heard of. Still, the shape of holding the sword was quite captured. He said he was from Essenmund, right?”
The familiar southern golden sun. It was Fabian. Today, Fabian also registered as a player in the underground arena.
Of course, I was disguised with the power of a nightmare. Fabian didn’t have the slightest doubt. They mistook me for a northern country boy named George.
“That’s right. Well, it’s not that great.”
“You are humble. Haha. Are you saying you won’t be able to see the slightest gap in front of the enemy you’re dealing with after a while? Indeed. The northern swordsmen are cold-hearted. The coldness is like an ice wizard.”
This guy was also very friendly. Although he is from the southern nobility. Even though I, disguised as a commoner, acted coldly, he kept talking to me.
‘This guy. He said he was so busy with me. It must have been because they were going in and out of places like this.’
Fabian had been putting off the promiscuous party he had proposed to me for over a month.
He made an excuse that he didn’t have time because of Pantheon’s work. However, the truth seemed to be immersed in the confrontation in the underground arena.
“Still, today’s contestant looks pretty strong. Stupid Daniel. Snake-Eyed Aireh. Up to Iron Sword Whitaker. All of those guys have experience in a real sword fight in a large arena. Apparently, it won’t be easy to get a ticket to participate in a large arena.”
Fabian spoke in a serious voice. But I was all newbies. All names that have not been mentioned in Demon King’s Death mean extras.
‘It’ll still be useful as a sacrifice for Lucia and my experience points.’
The large arena is an underground arena that is much larger than the guild arena here in the entertainment district.
Madame Carmen of the Secret Salon. And she’s her co-worker with whom she fell out. A place run by a behind-the-scenes mogul separate from them.
It was one of the other reasons I came to this underground arena.
This arena is a kind of qualifier. If you win today’s tournament, you will qualify for the tournament in the mega arena.
Said Fabian.
“Anyway, this is also related. If it hadn’t been for the game, I would have bought Mr. George a beer. What a pity. Unfortunately, I’m not good at drunken swords either. A drinking contest is impossible, so bear with it.”
“It’s okay. Because words are enough.”
“Oh oh. As expected, men in the north are cool.”
Of course, even if I go up drunk, I can instantly detoxify with my invulnerability. There was no need to show that fact here.
As Fabian said, the crowd was waiting for the match to begin with beer glasses in their hands. Sports and beer seemed like unchanging truths in the other world of Island.
“Five. The players have appeared.”
In the meantime, the players from the first game of the quarterfinals entered. Lucia, who competed under the pseudonym Rossi, and a muscular man named Daniel of supernatural strength.
The man named Daniel was showing off his muscles with his upper body naked. Every part of his muscles were full of cuts from his sword.
“Daniel! After all, you are an ignorant body.”
“It’s a good thing we can’t use mana on each other. If you add mana to that ignorant brawn. Because the opponent’s meat pieces will bounce at us.”
“I heard that the arena tournament has already sent a few people to the other world.”
“I heard that rumor too! Kill! Kill me!”
The excited crowd shouted at Daniel’s appearance.
On the other hand, Lucia only changed her hair color. Her slim figure was the same. Although her appearance also changed slightly with the corners of her eyes drooping under the influence of her hairpin. She was as pretty as she looked.
“Hoo. That woman named Rossi. Didn’t she say they were Mr. George’s group? I don’t know about her swordsmanship skills. Her appearance is one of the best in the ecliptic. It’s a pity to see her in an arena like this. It sucks.”
Seeing Lucia’s appearance like a golden sun, Fabian smacked her lips. She regretted that this wasn’t a secret salon.
“No way… That woman. Is this George’s?”
Fabian held out her little finger to me. Blatant meaning. I shook my head.
“No. Rossi is just a colleague from the same swordsmanship guild. There is no gender distinction in her Suderborn Guild. They are all swordsmen who follow the path of the sword.”
“Oops. Too bad. Are you not interested in such a beauty? She’s such a beautiful woman… No, she’s hard to see even in the swordsmanship guild I belong to. Anyway, it wouldn’t be bad to be a rival for love with Mr. George, but it’s really unfortunate. A man’s true sword hangs between his crotch, after all.”
This guy felt more sorry for Lucia when I told her I wasn’t interested. Like the southern golden sun, NTR seemed to be a hobby.
In fact, Fabian always sees Lucia and her battle side in battle. Even so, it was funny to me that I didn’t recognize it at all.
‘Lucia’s pink image is too strong.’
The match just started. The excited crowd roared.
“Daniel! Turn that woman into a flat cloth!”
“A fledgling woman, scream or squawk while being crushed by a man!”
“Crush it, Daniel!!”
“Tear that dress as it is!! Let us treat you to eye candy!!”
The use of mana is prohibited in this arena. And she had to use a sword that had no sharp blade.
Lucia’s usual arming sword. A guy named Daniel was holding a Zweihender that looked stupidly big.
Lucia, weighed down by the majesty of the sword, put on a tense expression. I shouted at her
“Rosie! Concentrate!”
However, when she heard my cry, her eyes changed.
***
The arena where the spectators were talking so much that it hurt their ears.
Silence fell over the place.
“Um… That girl won!”
“What happened? Why did Daniel go out on his own?”
The match was over soon. It was a result that the audience did not expect at all. As soon as the match started, Daniel swung the Zweihender with vicious momentum.
“What kind of ignorant and fast advancer…”
Fabian said in surprise. It was. Although Zweihender swung the air with a ripping sound.
Before the greatsword could draw a half circle, Lucia’s blow hit Daniel’s vitals first. It was so fast that you couldn’t even notice its movement unless you had decent body vision.
At least Fabian, a cadet of the Pantheon and Combat Orders, barely noticed its brilliance.
And Lucia didn’t seem to believe what she had done for a moment.
‘As expected.’
I’m sure I was the only one who already knew the outcome of the match even before it started. Until this point, Lucia had been wearing restraints on her swordsmanship.
A backstreet mana technique that is being used clumsily. The resulting inefficient movement of mana rather interfered with Lucia’s talent.
Rather, like now, it completely excludes mana. And even though it’s a sword, it’s a real fight with a different game than sparring.
‘That situation allowed Lucia’s talent to bloom.’
And my support would have made Lucia more focused.
If Lucia didn’t forget and remembered that feeling. At this moment, one of her shackles that bound her Lucia must have been loosened. I praised Lucia as she came off the stage.
“You did well. Rossi. That’s your natural ability. You better remember it with her body.”
“Ah… No. Baek, no George. Thanks to George’s support…”
Just before. Lucia, a scary woman who defeated a huge man. But in front of me, she blushed like a girl in her face.
It was my turn next. The opponent in the 8th round was also boring. Snake-Eyed Aireh is a man with ferocious eyes. True to his nickname, he swung his rapier like a raucous snake.
Whirik Whirik-
A speedy sword that flew incessantly, and an altered sword that made it difficult to recognize the true nature. But it seemed too slow to me.
‘Compared to Lucia. It wasn’t a speed sword, it was a stop sword level.’
I didn’t even use the lion heart sword. A lightly wielded 1st attack using the imperial sword technique. It was because the man named Aireh fell out of favor with that first strike.
After a while The quarterfinals soon followed. My opponent was Fabian, who had surprisingly risen well up to that point. After a long struggle against a man named Whitaker with the iron sword, he won.
‘That man named Whitaker. His pure swordsmanship seemed similar to Leaf’s.’
Surprisingly, Fabian, the golden sun of the South, has excellent swordsmanship skills. He stood in front of me
“Hey! Mr. George. You look hazy, but your swordsmanship is amazing. It’s a sword that doesn’t have any superfluities, but contains strong power. It was true that you were from the North. What are you looking forward to?”
“It’s too much. Fabian-san is also talented.”
“Hoo. Are you saying you won’t be vigilant until the end? Then let’s have a pride showdown between northern and southern! Even if this is the case, the body that will become a member of the future Centiac Knights! It won’t be easy even for a northerner who is crazy about fighting and swords.”
“Okay. Please have a good game.”
Fabian’s skills weren’t bad in reality.
The only problem is the frivolous Southern Golden Sun personality. If he successfully graduates from Pantheon as he boasts, he has enough talent to join the Sentiac Knights.
‘The problem is that none of my peers will graduate from the Pantheon.’
Pantheon Academy is a three-year program. However, the current sophomore has no promotion to the third year of English.
In the midst of chaos in the second part of Demon King’s Slaughter, Pantheon closed schools, no, closed them.
In the second part, where the main character and even the main characters die. Naturally, I did not know until the end of a supporting role like Fabian.
‘I don’t have a bad feeling for a golden sun.’
In fact, if you have this level of talent. Not my nest raid party though. He might become a good talent for the Midnight Sun, not for the Sentiac Knights.
Unbeknownst to me, I thought like an heir to Essenmund. In the meantime, Fabian’s sword flew.
A thrust came flying with an exquisite sword. This isn’t sparring in the Pantheon.
To that extent, Fabian swung his sword more freely. The base is the Imperial sword method that emphasizes power. However, as he was from the South, he knew how to use the quicksword and blunt skillfully.
It was a sword attack without mana, but the power was not shallow. If I got hit with a straight hit, it was my defeat. I continued to dodge his sword strikes.
“Hoo. You dodge well. Mr. George. But as long as I avoid it, I’ll win by decision?”
Fabian also had great endurance. Even though he swung and stabbed his sword non-stop, he didn’t stop his mouth even for a moment.
Before I knew it, I was driven to the corner of the stage.
“End it as it is, Fabian!”
“Show the pride of the blonde Parakho!”
“Don’t fuck only the woman who owns it every day! Fuck and eat men with swordsmanship!!”
Thanks to that cheer, Fabian stabbed his sword even faster. I narrowly avoided that sword attack.
“Whoa… I want to show more swordsmanship against Mr. George. Unfortunately, I have to arrange my stamina for the finals. I must defeat you like this.”
Fabian said in a confident voice. Anyone can see I’m in trouble. But I was extremely calm.
‘This is enough to see Fabian’s skills. Shall we move?’
Real-life sparring where mana cannot be used just in time. It was a very good condition not only for Lucia but also for improving my skills.
Although the mana test talent is a very good swordsmanship guide and operator. She couldn’t rely on that alone to open her eyes to the realm of Auror.
‘During a battle like this… I need to know how to directly hear the sound of Reinhardt’s blood calling the sword.’
Unencumbered by any senses. I needed more of my pure-blooded perception of Reinhardt.
Coincidentally, kendo is also an ordinary sword. The only variable to beat my opponent is my swordsmanship.
‘So, right now, I only focus on myself.’
It was fortunate that Fabian’s sword was useful. The minimum condition to elicit Reinhardt’s sympathy was met.
“I’m sorry, but I’ll end it with this!”
Familiar imperial sword style 5. No, beyond that, it was the first chapter of the Imperial Sword Act. Imperial Sword is a popular version of Lion Heart Sword. So, even if it was an illusion, it was a degraded version of the Midnight Sun.
Fabian’s sword slashed at me with a loud resonant sound that could not be produced with an artificial sword.
“That idiot! Did you give up the match!”
“Even with a sword, if it’s that powerful, your life is in danger!”
In an instant, the arena became very noisy with the shouts of the crowd. And my blood, aware of the danger, instinctively reacted sensitively.
The sword strike was right in front of me. However, concentration has risen to its peak. I felt no fear at all.
Time passes slowly.
The world turns white in an instant. A space made up of only dots and lines. The trajectory of the lines of Fabian’s sword can be seen vividly from the beginning to the end.
And when that fierce trajectory comes to an end. Unfortunately, I was no longer at the destination of the sword attack.
It burrowed into the blind spot of Fabian’s magic trick. I hit him on the back with my sword.
***
The semifinal against Fabian ended with my victory.
The last two remaining are Lucia and I. The final was about to begin. The arena staff in charge of progress shouted.
“Then, the two finalists. Strike each other’s swords and set an example!”
The two came close to clashing swords. Lucia lowered her voice and spoke to me.
“Just now. It was an amazing showdown.”
“No. Lucia, you were great too.”
“It’s… Overcompliment.”
“Anyway, you probably remember the bet I told you about at the beginning.”
“Yeah! I remember.”
The swords of the two collided with a kang. Lucia said as she struck the sword she encountered.
“If I lose… The bet I was supposed to use my body to help the Count.”
