v4c59 (2/2)
”....... Alright. I'll accept that the girls are strong. But! The boy, just the boy, I'll never accept him! You fight me and show me what you've got right now!”
Which is why I kind of expected it to turn out like this.
I breathed a sigh and gave him my conditions.
”Alright. Let's fight it out. However! No hard feelings, no matter who wins or loses. After this, neither of us will say or do anything to provoke each other. We will go on this quest and do it businesslike—these are my conditions.”
”Alright. I swear on my name as an adventurer. But if you lose, I'm going to have you do as I instruct throughout this job.”
”Alright. If your orders aren't unreasonable, I will do as you say during the quest. Of course, that is if I lost.”
”You've got guts. I’m looking forward to seeing you suffer.”
Just like that, Symil and my duel began.
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The location for the duel was at the practice grounds behind the Adventurer’s Guild.
This was the place where normally retired former adventurers would take newbie adventurers for practice, and it was also where the Adventurers' Guild staff would teach the art of self-defense.
It was the size of a gymnasium.
Laid along the walls were materials, lumber,swords, spears, greatswords and the like that had their blades destroyed during practice.
Symil and I stood 5 meters away and faced each other.
The Demon Race receptionist acted as referee.
“You can use your usual weapons inmagic tools, because by Snow-sama’s and Xiah-sama’s grace they will use healing magic. Most injuries can be healed, but please be careful not to kill your opponent.”
We nodded to her words.
I chose to use the S&W M10 4-inch revolver hanging from my gunbelt, Symil chose to use the sword hanging from his waist.
As he slowly drew the sword out, he began saying something.
“I’ll say it before we start, I’m Symil. Symil the Gale is my name.”
Sorry, I still dunno you.
“This is my Gale Sword imbued with wind magic. Feel free to let it cut you!”
In short, a magic stone charged with wind magic got inserted into that sword, from the name it sounds like it has the power to shoot out kamaitachi or blade of wind.
TL Note : j.a.panese folkloric monster, thought to be a trio of weasels which appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim - yuus.h.i.+n
TL Note : Think of Temari from Naruto. rei_hunter
Why are you taking the trouble to tell me your power.
And calling a sword socketed with just a magic stone the Gale Sword or whatever, so lame …. did he name it himself? I questioned his taste.
Symil showed a composed smile, he must’ve thought of my astonishment as panic.
The receptionist girl raised her right hand.
“Well then, start!”
“Uooooo! Mince him! Gale Swo--GYARGH!”
I activated Body Strengthening on my entire body for just 5 seconds just in case.
I did a quick draw in under a second, hitting Symil on the shoulder.
He was taken by surprise by the sudden pain and sound of the gunshot and grasping his shoulder, dropped the sword that he had raised overhead.
”D-, d.a.m.n you…”
As an active adventurer, Symil seemed to be able to bear the pain, and thus he tried to pick up the dropped sword with the hand on the other side of his immobile shoulder.
BANG.
”...!?”
I shot another .38 Special (9mm) in between his outstretched hand and the sword.
”...... you still want to continue?”
I pointed the muzzle at him as a threat and muttered in a low voice:
”I-, I give!”
He immediately understood that he couldn't win and declared his loss.
This way, I could get him to recognise me without a problem, and we were then able to accept the quest.
We once again introduced ourselves to a dejected Symil and checked their adventurer tags.
V2 Symil’s group were all Level III adventurers.
TL Note : “I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took a bullet to the knee.” - Laverdy
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