Chapter 5 (2/2)

The heckling from the group of girls doesn’t disturb the combat ready Souji.

Ayato is currently in a good range for an attack from Souji’s spear. And thus, Souji made a thrust with the spear’s pointed b.u.t.t-cap.

「Uffuu!」

He stabs his opponent in the shoulder. While Ayato is trying to regain his balance, Souji bashed him in the head and then proceeds to knock Ayato down by sweeping at his feet, and then finally, delivering a finis.h.i.+ng blow by thrusting the spear b.u.t.t-cap into Ayato’s chest.

This is the basics of the Soraichiryuu style of spearsman-s.h.i.+p.

As the name implies, the spear techniques involves 『performing a dozen strikes, knocking the opponent off balance, and pus.h.i.+ng the opponent backwards』; this involves striking the opponent either 『from below, from the sides, or from above』mulitple times from all directions.

「Uwhaaaa―――!」

Upon taking the 3 hit combo, Tendouji Ayato cried out as he fell to the ground.

「Phew……」

Souji lightly exhales as he lets down his guard.

His grandfather would alway say, 「when you’re holding your spear, always be prepared for combat」.

「「「…………」」」

Upon the conclusion of the match, the audience falls silent. Souji pays no mind to the fallen Tendouji Ayato, he turns around and calls out to the teacher.

「Sensei.」

「…………」

「Kimura-sensei」

「W-what is it!?」

「Where is the signal.」

Souji is inquiring about the end of the match from the teacher who is the referee.

「…………」

However, the teacher stays silent as the victory hasn’t been decided.

「Hey, declare Souji the winner already.」

「…………」

Eisuke insist they hurry, but the teacher shows a dumbfounded expression and doesn’t say anything.

「Why are just standing there, the lady killer is already beaten, ouch! What are you doing!」

Eisuke turns around to see who had struck him on the back of the head. Behind him is the girl with the twin tail hair style and a group of girls.

「You, don’t count it as Ayato’s lost at your own convenience!」

「Eh, no, look at reality――」

「That’s right, Ayato-kun hasn’t lost yet!」

「He isn’t even using his spear properly, and not to mention kicking is foul play!」

「W-what are you saying? This isn’t a sport――」

「A foul is a foul, that person is a coward!」

Eisuke listens to the girls complains, but all they were doing was criticizing Souji.

However, not all the girls had the same opinion.

「Hey now, stop with the false accusations.」

Although a single girl tried to step in, the commotion didn’t stop.

「I don’t agree, I call for a redo!」

「Ayato-kun will definitely win!」

「I won’t accept that person’s cowardice!」

The group of girls hysterically shouted out in an attempt to revoke the results.

「How did things end up this way……」

Souji questions how the girls ended up blaming him.

It is a bad idea to take one’s eye off of a fallen opponent.

「……there is no way I can lose, Ahhh―――!」

Tendouji Ayato suddenly stands up and give a battle cry.

And thus, from the sword he is gripping with both hands comes a radiant golden light.

「What the?」

Ayato has invoked his fantasy weapon’s special power.

But, from what legend does the golden sword originate from?

Souji didn’t have the time to consider the sword’s origin.

「Hiyiiiiii―――！」

A golden light streams from the sword that Tendouji Ayato is wielding and becomes an enormous blade that splits the sky.

「What the!?」

The pressure emitted by the blade of light causes Souji’s body to tremble.

What would happen if that person swings down his sword where the students and teachers are standing around?

The hero’s younger brother needs to be stopped before he can swing down the sword.

「Excalibur―――!」

Like a falling giant the blade of light slowly descends from the sky as it emits a thunderous sound.

It would’ve been easy for Souji to avoid the attack by leaping to the side.

However, the Eisuke, the group of girls, the other students, along with the other teachers behind him who are awestruck by the blade of light wouldn’t be able to dodge it in time.

「I have no choice.」

In an attempt to stop the approaching enormous blade of light, Souji runs with all his strength and then throws his spear.

「I’m counting on you, Tonbokiri!」

The spear’s dragonfly blade confronts the holy sword’s light.

However, the force from the blade of light pushes Tonbokiri back, causing the spear’s b.u.t.t to be implanted into the ground.

「Tsk……!」

However, Souji and his spear acts as a pillar in a desperate attempt to hold back the blade of light.

「Runaway, hurry!」

He had no time to turn around and check, but did his words reach the people behind him?

Not long after, Tonbokiri had reached its operation limit.

Shattering!

「Ah……」

Souji apologizes to his spear before his body is swallowed by the torrent of light and his consciousness falls into darkness.

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