Chapter 60 – Roughly Naked Dogeja Received Content – 3
A lot of problems happened in a short amount of time.
In turn, we were blocked on our way to our destination, Diana insulted me, and further, Tilia Vanguard, who seems to be the eldest daughter of the family, seeks restitution, saying that this is a matter of honor.
The price of compensation is all our horses and the life of one coachman.
It’s easy to imagine how hard it must be for those left behind to pay such a price in the middle of the street.
However, all the annoyance I felt turned into joy due to the word duel that Tilia brought up.
Duels, what a wonderful culture!
It directly penetrates human nature.
The winner gains everything, the loser loses everything.
In the long history of violence, so many harms are banned private sanctions.
It started as a simple accident, but it grew out of control as they started arguing about honor and whatnot.
But I liked this one.
In modern times, when an accident occurs, there are many things to consider and not a few things to pay attention to.
On the other hand, the rule that the winner is justice has the advantage of being able to deal with many problems in a lump.
Instead, losers suffer irreparable wounds.
“Good.”
“Then…”
“Before that, there’s something I want to ask you.”
I interrupted Tilia.
“What do you want to ask?”
“I know what happens when we lose. Conversely, what about when you lose?
What exactly do you mean by apologizing?”
“Under!”
Diana chimed in and snorted her.
“It’s so pitiful. You don’t even know your subject…”
“…”
Tilia let Diana talk with a faint smile on her face.
“Tilia unni is ranked 5th in Melbrit. She is a knight who has been given the nickname of [Red Flame], The pride of Vanguard!
There’s no way a mediocre adventurer who hasn’t even taken the entrance exam can understand that high status.”
Unexpected information.
Among the raw meat candidates, he is said to be a strong enough to be counted on five fingers?
At least that meant I wasn’t an opponent I could fight and defeat.
This must have been the basis for his brother’s bottomless confidence.
She thinks that since she has an older sister who is strong even if she behaves recklessly, she has no reason to be harmed by others.
“Diana. The opponent is not formidable. You must develop your eyes to see.”
Tilia chided her sister in a soft tone.
“Sister? You mean this man is that strong?”
“It’s not like that, but the party is quite strong. They’re not ordinary enforcers and elves.”
Accurate.
Tilia pointed out the two strongest men in our group, and neither Karen nor I seemed to care.
“Dekal. It doesn’t matter if we use the strongest person there as a substitute.
If I lose, I will formally apologize. In the name of House Vanguard.”
Apologize for your name?
How is that different from saying sorry earlier?
Noticing my dissatisfaction, Tilia added her words.
“We’ll help out a bit while you clean up the site. Then we’ll go on our way. What do you think?”
No, so you originally meant to tell us to clean up?
I was stunned and speechless.
I didn’t even have the strength to argue because I thought it was natural to say something absurd.
That’s the only apology we can get from a confrontation between our horse and the coachman’s neck?
“That’s not enough.”
“Tribe? What do I do more than apologize in the name of the family?”
Tilia was mistaken in thinking that she could communicate.
Isn’t that the face of really innocently not knowing what to do?
It was only to confirm that there was a gap in perception that could not be bridged with the nobility of this world.
Let me correct
I looked at the two and said as if declaring.
“I’ll accept the duel. But sincere apologies that you guys think are useless at all, I’ll have to follow the rules I’ve set.”
Right.
I snapped my fingers and put Tilia and Diana into a trance.
“Tilia. If you lose in a duel, you will actively respond to my request.”
“Active…”
“This is above yourself and your family’s rules. The world of competition is ruthless and strict.”
“…”
It doesn’t mean anything if you directly manipulate and make them apologize.
In line with this situation, I was thinking of teaching Diana true apology.
No other hints are needed. Not yet.
“Brother. Easty. What is this? The two of them are in a strange state.”
Karen asked in a trembling voice.
The first time you were in a situation, you must have been scared.
“Ah. This?”
I said, ready to clap.
“Mesmerism.”
Match.
Tilia and Diana, who had been silent for a moment as if their souls had been stolen, reacted to my hand claps and came to their senses.
“Your rules? They’re arbitrary. You’re not obligated to follow them.”
In the meantime, the conversation continued as if nothing had happened.
“Esty.”
As if ISTY had been waiting for my call, he took a step forward.
“Can you win?”
“I’m not sure I’ll be able to see you.”
ISTY calmly burned its fighting spirit.
“Because I touched Darling. I might kill him.”
“Killing a student is a bit troublesome.”
Diana, who had been messing around with no manners, was unable to say anything because of Isti’s spirit.
I think I realized now that the situation is not serious.
That ISTY wasn’t bluffing.
“I knew that one would come out. I couldn’t stand it because the gaze was hot from earlier. I’ve never heard of the name ISTY…”
“Don’t forget my name. I might teach you.”
Tilia’s eyes suddenly changed.
The hostility of the two towards each other swelled tightly, creating a breathtaking tension.
What will happen from now on is not a simple fist fight.
When no one dared to speak, Noah squeezed in between the two as if separating them.
“This place is not suitable. There is an empty lot next to the road, so move the duel location.”
“Okay. We don’t want any damage to our wagon.”
Tilia readily accepted Noah’s proposal.
Noah takes the lead and goes to the empty lot next to the road.
It was a plain with sparse short grass, but there was nothing else but a few rocks.
Tilia threw her own two-handed sword over her shoulder, turned her neck and untied her wrists, sat down and stood up, doing her warm-up exercises.
On the other hand, Isti stood still with her eyes closed.
Isti is preparing to use the wind spirit.
Naturally, we took the form of watching the two confront each other from a distance,
The servants of the Vanguard family were watching Chui from a further distance.
“Decal.”
Tilia immediately looked at me and said.
“Did you consult with the coachman? You’ll have to decide who’s going to stick his neck out.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll give you my head if the coachman runs away.”
“It’s cool, right? I don’t hate that kind of ambition.”
Of course, I have no intention of giving up my head just because I lost.
Karen said anxiously.
“Brother, what if ISTY loses at least once in a while?”
“I’m curious too.”
Said Noah.
“Decal-nim. It would have been easier if you had hinted at weakening the opponent’s capabilities, but why didn’t you do that?”
“Because I believe in ISTY.”
“I believe in ISTY too, but I don’t know what will happen in the duel. If my brother dies because of this, I…”
I’m afraid I can’t help it
That’s normal How can I be calm in the danger of running away because I have a great resolution?
“…”
Noah stared at my face.
She was blindfolded, but she could tell.
“Are you noticed?”
“Yes. It’s not very empty, but I got the feeling that it wasn’t my intention.”
“How do you know that?”
“I felt a sense of incongruity. Aside from trusting Ms. Isti, I think that Decal-sama has the ability to solve this problem much more smoothly.”
“I was watching the situation until the duel came out.”
In the meantime, there were several important clues in the seemingly trivial conversation.
First of all, the fact that Tilia is a strong player at the top of the Hero school.
I’m not sure about the stature of tinnitus, but the numerical ranking was easy to understand. That means she is the 5th strongest.
“You just want to see it.”
Noah got me right.
“I’m from another world. I know you’re strong, but I just know.
On the other hand, I’m entering Hero School from now on, but I still don’t know where my powers are.
This is a great opportunity. It’s a spectacle you seldom see.”
From my experience so far, I think I’ve gotten pretty strong.
That’s for normal adventurers. The Gold rating supports that speculation.
But what about above? Should I reach out? This is what I thought when I learned that combat skills are an important virtue in a different world.
I want to take a look.
Unfortunately, it’s not something you can watch on Youtube, so it can be said that it’s a good opportunity that came along.
“This could hurt Miss Isti. Are you okay though?”
Noah’s tone didn’t sound like he was blaming me, it was polite.
It’s just a question out of pure curiosity.
But if I answer this question, Noah will know what I mean.
ISTY is just me hypnotically playing with it.
That I don’t really love you.
“Didn’t Isti say she’s going to be Mel Brit’s teacher herself? I don’t think she’ll lose to a student.”
“…”
Noah’s expression is unreadable.
I don’t know what he’s thinking under that blindfold.
However, with this question and answer, it must have been clear who I am.
“Brother. I think we’ll start!”
Tilia drew her sword.
From the first time she saw it, she considered it unique.
It is a sword that is too long to hold with one hand and too thin to strike with weight.
There was no change to the fact that it was a blade, but compared to the blunt one-handed sword Karen used, I heard that it was a little less stable.
If it wasn’t really an acrobatic swordsmanship, he wouldn’t be able to handle that sword.
Tilia, who lightly gripped the handle of the sword with both of her hands and spread her legs apart, spoke to Isti, who stood casually.
“Pull out your weapon. I’ll wait for that much.”
“…”
“Or, are you the type to fight bare-handed?”
Even at Tilia’s words as if to say something, ISTY remained still.
ISTY’s bow always appeared out of nowhere whenever needed.
That’s why he doesn’t usually carry weapons or arrows.
Since the opponent had no way to know about it, the strange confrontation continued as it was.
“In a duel of elves.”
ISTY finally opened her mouth.
“Leave the first attack to the subordinate.”
“…”
Tilia blinked her eyes and wondered what that meant,
“Ahaha!”
She shook her head and smiled coolly.
“I didn’t know. That there was such consideration in the world of elves.”
“You can move first.”
“Then I won’t decline.”
Tilia’s mood changed.
I recognized it right away. She realizes that Tilia has summoned her spirit.
A red spirit core was dancing near her. The presence of that spirit was in no way inferior to that of the spirit of Isti.
Is it the spirit’s influence? It’s a little warm.
“Eww. It’s hot.”
“I think it’s a fire spirit. I’ve heard rumors about the red flame, but I didn’t expect it to have this level of spirit magic.”
The two seemed to be feeling the heat much stronger than I was.
The next moment, Tilia’s sword began to burn with fierce force. It is a bright red flame, like the nickname prominence.
It was a sight that would make ordinary people lose their fighting spirit just by looking at it.
I tried to do it with Karen’s sword in the dungeon, but I ended up doing it.
I don’t know if it’s the same magic as 〈 Fire Enchantment 〉, but Tilia didn’t mind holding a flaming sword as if she was protected by flames like me.
“Goes!”
Tilia kicked her to the ground once. When she gets light with just that, she slides over her and instantly closes the distance with Isti.
It’s an amazing move. Tilia did not slow down her speed and swung her sword, but as the raging flames followed her sword’s trajectory, she fell upon Isti.
Isti stepped back slightly to avoid her sword, suppressing the flames with a wind spirit.
It was a cool and clean response.
Tilia immediately grabbed her sword and launched her attack. Isti is the one stepping closer as Tilia approaches and swings her sword, each time she backs away just as much as she dodges her sword.
The fierce flames rising between the two couldn’t even reach ISTY.
“Wow…! Oppa, have you ever seen spirit magic like that?”
Karen was watching the battle between the two with sweat on her hands.
During our special training, thanks to ISTY, we learned how to see spirits.
Because of that, it was clear that the movement of the spirit was more active than the physical attack and defense.
The wild flames of Tilia’s spirit are blown away by the wind spirit that Isty is accompanied by with delicate wind.
On the surface, it looks like a fight that Tilia drives with her sword…
“It seems like they’re competing in spiritism. What does Noah think?”
“My opinion is the same. The degree of achievement of spiritism is similar, but Ms. Isti’s management stands out. There is no waste.”
“Is the level of achievement similar?”
I look like ISTY is playing with it.
As I watched more, the situation gradually changed.
Little by little the flames were penetrating Isty’s windscreen.
Feeling the heat, ISTY frowned slightly.
“Isn’t it time to relax?”
Tilia grinned.
Suddenly, the flames spread and Tilia was engulfed in flames.
Did it disappear? Tilia suddenly appeared behind ISTY. Just before the flaming sword touches, ISTY strikes the curtain and shakes it off, jumping wide to spread the distance.
“Now…! Ha!”
Tilia suddenly lowered her stance and swung her sword wide.
Even though she was out of reach at all.
The direction Tilia swung her sword. Waves of sparks rose from the floor, and she swept away Isti in an instant.
“Esty!”
Karen exclaimed desperately.
It was such a threatening attack, but there was nothing in the place where the flames swept away.
It is a space jump. Isti first appeared in an advantageous position, and at the same time, Tilia blew her body to avoid the flying arrow.
“…”
A bow was in Isti’s hand.
I saw you leap, but when the hell did you shoot? Tilia’s reaction was surprising.
Even though she was engulfed in flames just before her leap, there was not the slightest scorch on Isti’s clothes or skin.
Then, as if playing an instrument, Isti moved his empty right hand slightly and magically took out one, two, three, translucent arrows.
Up to four of them were put on a pod and put on a protest.
As soon as Tilia, who threw her body, caught her balance, four arrows left Isti’s bow at once.
