Chapter 25 (2/2)
“Do you see anyone of decent skills?”
Only then did Drago respond
“Ah, I apologize, sir I didn’t respond because I was concentrating Would you take a look at that participant?”
Cooper’s eyes widened as he listened to Drago’s request and looked towards the back ring A high level duel was taking place at the ring he was now facing
“Who the hell is that bastard? I can’t even follow his movements”
“He’s on his fourth consecutive win”
Cooper was even o’s words Four consecutive ere no light feat A duel would heavily drain one’s stale match
“Finally, someone of decent skills that we can look forward to His opponent is rather skilled as well, but he is overwhel him”
“Even though he’s using an axe, his movements and attacks are sharp and quick He definitely has had proper training, sir”
The two knights looked at Kurotan with anticipation
Kwang Kwaaang Kwang!
Kurotan’s opponent was a mercenary who seemed to be in his mid-thirties The mercenary ell equipped and even had a shi+eld, but Kurotan was overwhel hily from tension
‘Goddaht at the preliminary rounds?”
Thethe mercenary world for nearly twenty years He had even participated in a territory war once, and defeated a knight on a one on one battle
He had been filled with confidence by the win, and had decided to participate in a hted
‘If it’s a martial tournament held by a visocountcy, I could win the tournament easily’
However, his dreao He had encountered an opponent far stronger than him in the preliminary rounds
Kwaang
Hansen screa the horizontal slash with his shi+eld The senses that had been sharpened by twenty years as a er
‘No way I can’t beat him no matter what’
Hansen staggered backwards, throwing away his sword and raising his hand in surrender
“I give up”
A reatest asset was his body He had surrendered as soon as he deter the match This was the reason Hansen had been able to survive as long as he did
The referee stopped the match quickly
“Match over Kurotan wins”
Kurotan clasped his axe onto his back, disappointment evident on his face The earlier three matches had left him disappointed, as they had been extremely easy matches Finally, at the fourth match, he had found soiven up soon after the an The referee handed two medals to Kurotan
“Will you continue?”
Kurotan looked back at Luke He could have kept fighting, but he needed Luke’s permission first Luke shook his head
‘Stop fighting and come down?’
Kurotan shook his head and stepped out of the ring with his medals, as the referee read out the names of the next participants
“I could have kept fighting, why did you call me down?”
“You could have finished theit out?”
“Because…”
Kurotan scratched the back of his head Luke’s point was valid Kurotan could have finished the match early, but had not done so in order to enjoy the match
“Don’t do that from now on The referees have sharp eyes You can enjoy plenty of matches later on, as a part of the final line”
“Why not?”
“Whoever the opponent is, you have to go all out This is the hted, it is a mindset that you have to have at all times from now on”
“All right I will keep it in mind”
Kurotan gestured that he was ready to the referee as soon as the match was over The referee called out Kurotan’s name, and the participant that had just won the
‘Godda back?’
No matter which way he looked at it, he would not be able to win against Kurotan He gave up
“I give up the match”
Afterwards, Kurotan continued to win his way throughback The matches finished in the blink of an eye
“Begin”
The referee signaled the beginning of the rip on the sword tightened Kurotan, however, becale slash, and the opponent’s vision went black
Puuk
The participant fell to the ground with unfocused eyes as the sound ofacross the ground
“Ku-Kurotan, victor”
The referee’s voice was shaking as he announced Kurotan as the victor
Before long, Kurotan had gathered the ten medals he needed in order to move on to the final rounds He traded in the anizing the event The personthe table handed Kurotan a silver medal, a verification that he was qualified for the final rounds of the tournament
“Good job However, the final rounds won’t be so easy If you wish to do as well as you did today in the final rounds, you must familiarize yourself even more with Belloche sword style”
“Don’t worry I’ for me to master it”
Kurotan frowned suddenly
“I ary”
“Let’s go eat at the inn I’ll even order you athe preliminary rounds”
“Hehehe, those words are like music to my ears”
Luke’s wallet was bulging as they headed back to the inn There were a lot of people that bet on the results of the preli he had on Kurotan Kurotan had been an unknown participant, a true dark horse
There were two pairs of eyes that followed the two men as they walked back to the inn
“What will you do? Should we report this to the lord?”
Cooper nodded his head, expression stiff
“It seems we’ll have to His skills are not ordinary”
“His sword style does not seem to be of our Sith Empire”
“I think so as well It doesn’t seem like he is that experienced in the sword style either However…”
Cooper’s eyes narrowed
“That Kurotan, he definitely kno to use aura”
Drago’s eyes widened at Cooper’s conjecture
“How could that be…”
“It’s definite In the last five battles, even I couldn’t follow his movements His movements were impossible with just physical movements”
Drago nodded silently Cooper was at the level of an aura expert, capable of raising his physical capabilities through the use of aura
“Simple but a profound sword style, as well as an aura expert Suspicious”
Drago narrowed his eyes as well
“It’s possible that he is a spy fron country It would be easier to travel around the country if you were a knight, after all”
“Regardless, we need to keep our eyes on hihly”
Cooper turned his back decisively
“I will report this to the lord Look over the rest of the prelio”
“Yes, sir”