Chapter 89.2 - Top Secrets and Thousand Blade Festival [6] – part 2 (1/2)

89. Top Secrets and Thousand Blade Festival [6] – part 2

When I snapped out of my thoughts,

「What’s up, Allen?」

Ria peered into my face with a worried expression.

「Eh, ah, sorry… I spaced out for a while.」

「Was it something painful? You had a very sad look…」

「Sad look?」

That’s strange.

I was thinking of the fun and happy『now』a while ago, though…

「Do you want another one?」

RIa offered her choco banana.

(It’s rare for Ria to share her food.)

Apparently, I had a very heartbroken expression on my face.

「Thank you. But just your feelings are enough. More importantly… It’s the Thousand Blade Festival after all. Let’s look around another place!」

I tried to be cheerful to blow away the slightly gloomy air.

「Un, that’s right!」

「Aa, let’s do it!」

Then we played a lot of things, such as ring toss and lottery, stamp rallies, and so on.

Meanwhile, candy apples, corn, hot dogs, crepes, and everything else that caught Ria’s eyes, ended up in her stomach.

It is very impressive that she can eat so much and still maintain such a beautiful figure.

「Ahaha! This is fun, Allen!」

「Fuu, festivals are a very good thing.」

Ria and Rose were constantly smiling and enjoying the Thousand Blade festival from the bottom of their hearts.

As we went around a variety of activities,

「What is that?」

Ria saw a crowd in the middle of the schoolyard.

「Right, what is that?」

There was a special stage which was set up in the center of the crowd, and two swordsmen were glaring at each other on it.

「Fumu, it seems to be the class activity of Year 3 Class B called『Dojo Yaburi』.」 1

Rose said, looked at the pamphlet.

「「Do-Dojo Yaburi…?」

「Aa. It says win a『luxury prize』if you beat Year 3 Class B Jean Bael, the pride of Swordsmanship. In a nutshell, it’s an activity where you can experience dojo yaburi.」

「I see…」

『Dojo Yaburi』,huh…

That phrase piqued my interest as a swordsman.

「Fuu… It sounds a little interesting, let’s go!」

「I’m a little curious about how skilled they are…」

As swordsmen, Ria and Rose’s eyes became sharp.

They seem to have been drawn in by『pride of Swordsmanship』just like me.

「Yoshi, let’s go see the dojo yaburi!」

「Un!」

「Aa!」

We passed through the academy building of Thousand Blade Academy and arrived at the special stage in the center of the schoolyard.

And then,

「Gaha!」

「That’s enough! Winner, Jean Bael!」

It looks like a match just ended.

「Amazing… Forty-nine battles, forty-nine wins.」

「Strong… The title of『Head of Swordsmanship Club』is not just for show.」

「Shit, you don’t have any intention of giving away the prize at all.」

A few complaints were mixed in with the cheers.

The people who complained – were all wounded.

They probably tried their hand at dojo yaburi and lost to Jean Bael.

(But, forty-nine battles forty-nine wins, huh…)

Complete victory in all the fights.