Chapter 252 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [23] (2/2)

Then, the angler gulped down a large bottle of sake which was on the ground.

「Buhaa… Have a drink, boy…」

He said so, and presented the sake bottle to me.

「S-Sorry. I’m still a minor…」

「Bararara… So stiff at this young age!」

I don’t know just what was so funny, but he laughed heartily.

His cheeks were already red, and his eyes were unsteady too.

Looking down at his feet, there were a number of empty sake bottles.

It seems that he was already pretty drunk.

(I think it would be better to go back to everyone before it becomes troublesome.)

Somehow, I get the feeling that this person is a bad drunk.

(“Let sleeping dogs lie” and not get involved with him.)

I quickly recovered the frisbee and turned my back to him.

The next moment,

「Hey, kid.」

「Y-Yes… What is–!!!」

A slash of fearsome speed ran through the sky.

(What a sharp slash!)

I squatted deeply and managed to avoid that side sweep.

「Hou, that’s a good reaction speed!」

The angler smiled and slowly stood up.

「W-What are you doing all of a sudden?」I asked.

「Bararara! When I see a first-rate swordsman, it’s my “nature” to want to compare swordsmanship.」

He pulled out the sword which was fastened to his waist and took a stance that was somewhat familiar.

At that moment,

「…… !?」

He emitted an outrageous bloodlust which made my hairs stand on end.

(W-Who is this person!?)

An impeccable stance.

A dense bloodlust that erodes the space.

The fearsome slash he displayed earlier.

Without a doubt, he is not a common swordsman.

(I just came here to collect the frisbee, so why did it come to this…)

I raised my guard and immediately pulled out my sword.

「……」

「……」

Our gazes intersected, and heavy air flowed between us.

A few minutes later, the mysterious swordsman slowly opened his mouth.

「Kid. You are keeping a monster inside you, huh…」

「……!?」

Despite this being our first meeting, he saw through Zeon’s menace at a glance.

He does not seem to be an ordinary person, after all.

「Barabara! I see, I see… that’s splendid! I’m lucky to encounter a “big catch” today.」

He laughed in a good mood and thrust the tip of the swords towards me.

「Young swordsman, come at me with all your might! Otherwise, you’ll lose your head!」

「You don’t have to tell me that!」

This is how I came to fight the mysterious swordsman I encountered, all of a sudden.