Chapter 501 – 501: The Finals!
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After winning the semi-finals, I returned to the player waiting room.
On my way back, I heard the cheers of countless spectators.
“You’re the best!!!”
“That’s not a human!!!”
“I’m going crazy!!!”
“I’ve become a simp!!!”
“That’s awesome! I’m rich now!!!”
The feeling of superiority is no joke.
I thought the finals would start right after the semi-finals, but it turns out there’s a 15-minute break before the finals begin.
The final match.
The finals are against King Yaseo.
Even if he doesn’t use Excalibur, King Yaseo feels stronger than Lelia, who I thought was the strongest person I’d ever met.
I was very curious about how he would come at me.
And time passed.
[Finally! The moment has come! The Martial Arts Tournament! The final match! The finals! Both finalists are first-time participants! It’s a battle between new dark horses!]
[Both players, please come out to the arena.]
The finals began.
I slowly walked towards the arena.
As King Yaseo and I appeared in the arena, the audience cheered, and the announcer began our introductions.
[Don’t underestimate him just because he’s small! He’s made it to the finals by defeating strong opponents with his swift movements! The white rabbit warrior, Shota Rabbit! This player is also wearing a mask!]
[I wonder how he’ll attack the body that didn’t even flinch at Sarman’s attacks. Is it trendy to cover your face these days?]
[A gorilla playing in the air! A human fire spinning top flying in the sky! He ends whirlwinds with a single punch! Powerful martial arts! Excellent swordsmanship! An absurd body! What is his true identity! The mysterious golden warrior! Rooogeerrrr!!!]
[I wonder how he’ll surprise us in this match.]
“Kyaaaaaaah!!!”
“Waaaaaaah!!!”
“Spit fire!!!”
“Spin around!!!”
Especially after my introduction, various shouts were heard.
As I faced King Yaseo, he chuckled and said to me,
“You’re very popular.”
“Honestly, I like getting this much attention.”
“Hahaha, you have the perfect personality to become a hero. But remember that too much attention can become very annoying later. That’s from experience.”
“Thank you for the advice.”
[The finals, which I’m both eager to see and sad to end! The match…]
Swish!
King Yaseo quickly drew his sword.
“Then, I’ll challenge you with all my might.”
Whoosh!
I also grabbed one of my mana weapons, the Excalibur one-handed sword mode, which I often use in dungeons.
“Come at me.”
[Begin!!!]
Whoooooooosh!!!
The moment the match started, a white aura enveloped King Yaseo’s entire body.
It wasn’t the kind I create for show, but the kind of magical energy that naturally comes out when Gracia or Lyfa go all out.
And King Yaseo approached me faster than anyone I had ever seen and swung his sword.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
I quickly activated Zone and deflected all of King Yaseo’s sword strikes.
Approximately 30 or more sword strikes were swung per second.
The fastest I’ve ever seen was Jason’s attacks.
Even Jason couldn’t swing his sword this fast.
Moreover, it wasn’t just random sword swings.
He was attacking me from various angles while moving, and these sword strikes were happening more than 30 times per second.
After the 30 strikes, King Yaseo stopped in front of me for a brief moment and looked at me.
A white mask with holes only for the eyes.
But the red eyes visible through the mask clearly had a hostile smile.
Those eyes were telling me.
Then how about this?
Whoooooosh!!!!
The entire blade of the sword King Yaseo was holding was dyed with white magic.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Another ultra-fast series of sword strikes unfolded, and the final blow was a slash using his entire body’s rotation.
Claaaaaang!
Thud!
A rotating slash with ultra-high speed.
The impact was transmitted through my body to the ground, and the shock was enough to slightly dent the soles of my feet.
And with that attack, I saw the most shocking scene.
It was that my mana weapon, made with my magic, was damaged.
King Yaseo’s sword was slightly embedded in my mana weapon.
A mana weapon made with the same magic as usual.
My mana weapon, which had been fine even after cutting through any monster, was damaged by King Yaseo’s attack.
[W-What just happened! Suddenly, Shota Rabbit disappeared, and then he was clashing swords with Roger! ]
[Judging by the sound, it seems like countless sword strikes occurred while we weren’t aware. It’s amazing that Shota Rabbit can move at this speed, but it’s also absurd that Roger reacted to it.]
[It means that both players are fighting on a different level!]
I swung my sword wide to push King Yaseo away and poured magic into my sword to restore it to its original state.
“Oh, I thought my attack would work for once, but it came right back.”
“This is the first time this sword has been damaged.”
“That’s… an honor. But are you just going to let me attack?”
“No, as I said, I need to help you by going all out too. But before that, I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Do you like flashy things?”
“Who wouldn’t?”
“Then that’s good.”
Let’s go all out and make it flashy!
“Haaah!”
Whoooooooosh!!!
I instantly surrounded myself with a golden aura.
Wham!
I kicked off the ground and swung my sword at King Yaseo.
Claaang!
“Ugh!”
I didn’t use the Locke family’s swordsmanship.
I just approached King Yaseo at a speed that was hard for him to react to and swung my sword at him like a club.
King Yaseo quickly reacted to my attack and blocked my sword with his own, but my goal was not to attack, but to send King Yaseo flying to the arena wall.
I swung my sword wide and sent King Yaseo flying to the arena wall in one go.
But my opponent was King Yaseo.
Even though he flew quite fast, King Yaseo quickly changed his posture and was preparing to dash towards me, stepping on the arena wall.
But I had no intention of letting him approach me again so easily.
Let’s enjoy it in a flashy way!
Whoooooosh!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Using my mana weapon, I summoned countless swords around me, fixed them in the air with telekinesis, and pointed their blades at King Yaseo.
“Haha.”
I faintly heard King Yaseo’s laughter.
The moment King Yaseo kicked off the wall, I used telekinesis to send the swords flying towards him.
A rain of swords covered King Yaseo.
“Haaaaah!”
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Deflecting, dodging, deflecting, and dodging again, King Yaseo closed the distance to me at a furious speed.
Even though I didn’t put all my telekinetic power into them, I put quite a bit of power into the swords when I launched them, but even so, King Yaseo effortlessly deflected and dodged the rain of swords.
This was King Yaseo.
The strongest knight of Bridan.
King Yaseo, who had reached my front, shouted heroically.
“Is that all you’ve got!”
“Of course not! Let’s send you flying again!”
This time, I compressed the air and instantly detonated it, sending King Yaseo flying.
But before he reached the wall, King Yaseo created a shield in the air and used it as a foothold.
Lyfa also used a bounce shield for attacks.
It was only natural for King Yaseo, who focused on agility and speed, to use such a method.
King Yaseo was about to rush towards me, but there was no need for that.
Wham!
This time, it was my turn to approach King Yaseo first.
“Haaaah!”
I swung my sword to match King Yaseo’s speed.
But I wasn’t just standing still and swinging.
I imitated King Yaseo’s movements, changing my position from various angles as I swung my sword.
But that was the same for King Yaseo.
King Yaseo and I were looking for each other’s openings, moving and clashing swords, sweeping across the entire arena.
While exchanging blows, an excited King Yaseo said to me,
“It’s been a long time since I’ve moved this much!”
“It’s my first time!”
“Hahahaha! That’s truly an honor! You’re the first to bring out my strongest skills! But is this the end of the flashiness!”
“It hasn’t even started yet!”
While exchanging blows, I swung my sword wide again, sending King Yaseo flying to the arena wall.
I had enjoyed the fun sword fight with King Yaseo.
Now it was time to entertain the audience!
I didn’t hide it and used telekinesis to float in the air.
[It’s fast! It’s too fast! It’s a battle that’s impossible to follow with the eyes! Aaaah! I want to commentate, but I can’t keep up!]
[I have no regrets, just knowing that such strong people exist.]
[I’m full of regrets! Ah! But Roger! This time, he just floated into the sky! He didn’t even use wind magic. How did that happen!]
[Don’t try to understand it, just feel it, Riot.]
[Don’t give up on your role as a commentator, Raoh!]
King Yaseo was the king of Bridan.
The owner of the holy sword.
Then a fight against powerful monsters would suit him.
Zzzzzzzap!
Whoosh!
Whoooooosh!
Bubble bubble bubble!
A dragon made of electricity.
A phoenix made of flames.
A giant turtle made of water.
A tiger made of wind.
I created giant-sized animals made of four elements that I often used for magic shows with Tikia and sent them flying towards King Yaseo.
[This can’t be! Four giant animals suddenly appeared?! Monsters!? They’re attacking Shota Rabbit!]
[I can feel a huge amount of magic in each one. I can feel nature!]
[Raoh, don’t lose your mind!]
Now, King Yaseo.
How will you respond?
I looked at King Yaseo with anticipation.
King Yaseo, who was standing near the arena wall, also looked up at me.
King Yaseo’s eyes were shining like a child having fun.
“Full Accelerate.”
And then, one second after King Yaseo said that, many things happened.
King Yaseo kicked off the ground and created shields at ultra-high speed, moving through the air, slicing all four of the giant animals I had created into pieces, and then appeared in front of me, looking at me with eyes redder than blood, conveying his intention.
Now, accept my full power.
The moment I felt that intention, I got rid of Excalibur, clenched my fists, and looked at King Yaseo.
I will accept all of your power.
And what followed was a world of speed that I was experiencing for the first time.
I had never moved this fast before.
I had never thrown a punch this fast before.
I received all of King Yaseo’s sword swings with my fists and launched counterattacks.
King Yaseo dodged the punches I threw and immediately swung his next attack.
A space where even activating Zone felt the same as moving fast in reality.
I was amazed that King Yaseo could reach this speed, and at the same time, I was amazed that my body could adapt to this speed so quickly.
Also… I realized that even in this ultra-high-speed world, I was still relaxed.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that my body was absurd, and I felt a great sense of gratitude to King Yaseo for making me realize this.
Thank you, King Yaseo.
The moment I had that thought, I felt King Yaseo look into my eyes and convey his intention.
I am the one who is grateful.
Both King Yaseo and I were grateful for giving each other such an enjoyable time.
Unleashing one’s hidden skills was a very refreshing, enjoyable, and exhilarating pleasure.
But this time was not eternal.
Everything comes to an end eventually.
The time between me and King Yaseo.
Clang!
The moment the sword King Yaseo was holding broke, unable to withstand our battle, it was over.
The moment the sword broke, King Yaseo spread his arms and said,
“We must decorate the finale.”
“Uryaaaaaaah!!!”
I punched him in the stomach, sending King Yaseo flying to the arena floor.
Wham!
A large crack was etched into the arena floor, and King Yaseo was sprawled out in a star shape, while I released my telekinesis and landed on the ground.
There was a moment of silence.
What broke that silence was.
Ta-da!
My double biceps pose, signaling victory.
“Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!”
Countless cheers filled the arena.
[Camel Martial Arts Tournament!!!! The champion is!!! The mysterious golden warrior, Roger!!!]
