Chapter 71 – Ozma vs Gav
Patter!
Heat… No, it took less than five minutes for all of Adolf’s teeth to fall out.
He tried to resist in his own way, but unfortunately, it’s a poisonous species that won’t let go once I’ve bitten him.
After following to the end and pulling out all the teeth, the guy cried and declared surrender.
“Huh. It’s been a while since I shed a good sweat.”
I wiped off my bloody hands and looked towards the crowd.
Then Camilla, whose eyes met momentarily, waved her hand slightly.
He came down the stage with a heartwarming smile on his cute face.
Now it’s Ozma and Gav’s turn for the next match.
In a way, it might have been the most interesting matchup in this tournament.
One is the daughter of Nero, the demon king of the time, and the other is an undefeated champion.
It is a battle between the two most powerful candidates for the next demon king.
After the match, I met Ozma on the way back to the waiting room.
She was walking down the aisle looking much more energetic than usual.
I found her and took her sieve to know her first.
“Ozma-sama!”
Then Ozma looked her up and down as she headed towards her waiting room, and patted her on the shoulder with a smile.
“Looks like you’ve made it to the finals.”
I nodded her head and said to Ozma.
“Yes. This time, it is Ozma-sama’s turn.”
“Do not be lenient.”
Ozma, who nodded her head as she said that, passed me on her way to the arena, but suddenly turned her body away.
“?”
While I was staring at it, wondering what was going on, Ozma strode over and presented me with an amethyst necklace.
“This is a keepsake from my grandfather. I’ll leave it to you for a while.”
“You mean…?”
“Give me back after I beat Gav. Can you do that much?”
As you can see, it was a necklace with traces of being treated with great care.
Ozma said that she would finally defeat Gav with her words this time, and she was determined to sink.
I was willing to do her favor.
“Then I’ll come back. See you in the finals.”
Ozma waved her hand as he said that, and without looking back she started heading towards the arena.
I watched her receding back, then lifted the amethyst necklace in her hand to eye level.
“It’s pretty.”
I could see why her grandfather gave it to her granddaughter.
This amethyst necklace reminded me of Ozma’s hair color.
***
Through the thin walls, the heat of the spectators is vividly felt on the skin.
Ozuma held that sentiment while fiddling with her sword of purgatory yam hanging from her waist.
‘Guy Gav, he was still incredibly strong.’
After growing up, she participated in martial arts competitions without missing a beat.
His record so far is 34 matches and 34 losses.
Until now, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t reach Gav.
When her heart seemed to be broken, she always overcame the crisis by admonishing herself.
She has only practiced her life like that, and her life has already been 35 years.
When she came to her senses, Ozuma had become the strongest demon among her peers, but she was still far apart from Gav.
The stronger she gets, the more she knows instinctively.
That no matter how much power he sharpened, he wouldn’t be able to reach Gav up there.
That was when I gave up halfway.
The first thing her father brought in, the human Kal Drasch, encouraged her to learn her magic.
Ozma’s mentor was Vanessa.
300 years ago, after the human empire was destroyed by the elves, she wandered the world as a Dyurahan. She was recognized for her skills by the demon king of the time and became the head of the bodyguard under the direct control of the demon king.
In her normal life, she only shows an unreliable and unrepentant appearance, but when she teaches herself, it is Vanessa who shows spirit and dignity worthy of the title of Sword Master.
Being close to her since childhood, she was almost like her family, but she was a strict teacher more than anyone else.
She didn’t think so she would try learning magic.
Vanessa, who prides herself on her swordsmanship, disliked magic.
However, the magic that Carl Drasch taught her was nothing short of a new world.
Her studies, which she had never encountered since she was born, captivated her.
Like it or not, she is giving this one last chance to dream her dreams once again to the girl who was trying to stop dreaming.
‘Great. Let’s go.’
Looking at the mirror hanging in her hallway, Ozuma tidied up her clothes one last time and went up on stage confidently.
“Waaaaa!”
Cheers from the audience poured over their heads.
Among her people, there were people who were fans of Ozma from the beginning, but there were also people who were purely rooting for her, one of the contenders for the championship that stood out to her in this competition.
Whatever they are, they are grateful.
She stared at the doorway opposite her, fidgeting with her black and purple hair tied behind her, to forget her nervousness before her match.
Soon after, the king of martial arts appeared with her blue hair like a lion’s mane flowing.
Heavenly Demon Dragon Gabriel.
He is currently the strongest warrior of the Demon Dragon Tribe and the head of the Demon Dragon Tribe who inherited the strongest blood from Tiberius, the second-generation Demon King.
An undefeated man who had never stepped down from the title of champion in 50 years was walking from the other side.
It is an arbitrarily arranged rivalry.
In fact, Gav on her part may not have cared about her at all, but at least to Ozma, Gav was nothing short of a clear target in her eyes.
Comparing his and her own strength, he was able to grow to this extent.
Sometimes I couldn’t get out of the round of 16 and went crazy, and sometimes I even put my name on the 2nd place.
If it wasn’t for the lighthouse called Gra, he might have lost his way long ago.
Appearing above her arena, Gav held out her right hand with her complex expression as her eyes met hers.
After shaking hands with him, Ozma stepped back saying that he would ask for a good match.
It is a dream match that is no different from a de facto final.
The battle between the champion who has kept the throne for 50 years and the challenger who does not give in to defeat and continues to challenge.
At the place where the eyes of all the demons in the village were focused, the curtain of a grand battle finally rose.
“The match begins!”
***
The announcement to start the match was dropped, but the two did not move immediately.
“…”
The two started to walk in a circle around the stadium little by little, drawing in their heads how they would move.
It is a number-reading routine among masters.
It was Ozma who moved first in a quiet atmosphere where even the slightest breathing sound could be heard.
Player win.
In most fights, the one who takes the first attack has a much better advantage.
Perhaps to gain a relative advantage according to that formula, Ozma drew two swords from his waist.
Her weapon, which she mainly uses, is a long esterque, saber, or rapier.
However, among demons with superhuman strength, weapons with low durability were often broken, and to compensate for that, Ozma carried several sacks as a spare from the beginning.
Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!
The shadows of the two instantly overlap, and sparks fly in the air.
Ozuma, specializing in her quick and flirtatious attacks, drove her Gav with her usual quicksword.
However, Gav, who was dealing with it, took all of Ozma’s attacks with her bare hands without showing any signs of difficulty.
A fight that takes place at such a high speed that it is difficult for the viewer’s eyes to follow.
Eventually, in the midst of the tense battle, Ozma’s hands spewed blue electric lights.
Jigsaw Jigsaw!
Ozma’s magic skills, which grew explosively in a short period of time, were no different from the military world.
The fact that she didn’t even know about magic until just a few weeks ago seemed like a lie, and Ozma was using her magic freely in battle before she knew it.
“Blind!”
Right after she uses blind magic that instantly seals the enemy’s vision, she boldly charges forward.
It seemed she had devised a method because she knew that she couldn’t scar a dragon’s skin with any amount of magic anyway.
Magic is not used for offense, but only as a support role.
“Sue-“
Oh oh oh —-
In the fierce battle that leaves her breathless, her rapier, which she holds in her right hand, glows with purple-black lightning.
Eventually, Ozma, who became thunder for an instant while scattering purple lightning, swung his sword at Gav in front of her.
