Chapter 8.2 - Black-and-White Princess and Soul Dress [2] – part 2 (1/2)

. Black-and-White Princess and Soul Dress [2] – part 2

「Fufu, I will bring you down with the next blow.」

She may have been convinced of victory already.

Ria-san, who had a sadistic smile, hadn’t noticed my preparation.

「Now, prepare yourself!」

Then, she charged straight towards me.

She closed the distance between us in an instant and raised her deep crimson sword overhead, as high as possible.

「High King Style – Strong Strike!」

Ria-san who was convinced of her victory and I, who was convinced of my own victory – our line of sight intersected.

(As I calculated… this is my win)

I sheath my sword back into the scabbard and turned my back towards her.

「Second Sword – Hazy Moon」

And the very next moment,

「Ho…w…!?」

An invisible attack slashed from her chest to abdomen.

With a counter blow that emerged from a completely unexpected place, she simply gave up her consciousness without trying to fight back.

Second Sword – Hazy Moon.

This is a pre-installed slash.

Predict the point where the opponent will pass through and slash it in advance.

A counter that automatically bursts at the moment the opponent passes through.

It is extremely difficult to aim and hit, but if it hits, it is a deadly blow.

「Fumu, it ended as I expected…」

Leia-sensei confirmed that Ria-san was completely unconscious and,

「Ria-Vesteria unable to continue! So, Allen-Rodore wins!」

She announced the result of the duel.

「Fuuu…」

Finally released from the tension, I exhaled deeply.

…She was a tough opponent.

However, it was a really good experience to fight against an opponent who made full use of soul dress.

「As expected, you are strong, Allen. You definitely have my acknowledgement.」

Leia-sensei was nodding with self-pride, 「As expected of me」to find an excellent student.

「Th-Thanks…」

I don’t know where and when she acknowledged me… but being praised does feel nice.

「More so than that… I have to take Ria-san to the infirmary soon.」

As I approached Ria-san who was fallen in a dead tired state, Leia-sensei shook her head.

「Un? Ah, this one is unusually strong, so we can leave her as is. Give her about 2 or 3 minutes and she’ll regain consciousness.」

「Oh, is that so…?」

No, but no matter how strong the body is… Isn’t it bad to simply leave a fainted person alone.

「Aa, just watch.」

「Ha… Haa… Understood…」

Somehow Leia-sensei seems to know Ria-san well, so I decided to leave her alone for a while as she said.

Approximately 2 minutes later,

「…Ha!?」

As Leia-sensei said, Ria-san stood up as if nothing had happened.

「Uh…? What… happened…?」

「Unfortunately, you lost the duel, Ria.」

「…Duel? …!」

Perhaps her shabby consciousness and memory had finally become clear, she quickly stood up and approached me.

「Wh-What does it mean!? Why did I lose!? What did you do to me!?」

To her panicking, I carefully explained the effects of Hazy Moon.

「Th-That is cowardly! Unfair I say, unfair!」

Discontent and grumbling overflowed from her mouth, perhaps due to being dissatisfied with my explanation.

「E-Even if you say that…」

In the first place, Hazy Moon is not a technique created for actual combat.