Chapter 170 - #169 Daniel, Dora & Babara (1/2)

---Daniel vs Syura---

”Haha, is this a joke? I am supposed to fight an old man?! Well, I will make it quick before returning the favor to that filthy old woman!” Syura laughed when he noticed an old man, Daniel, in front of him. He quickly stopped laughing and gritted his teeth while holding his neck when he recalled Babara's surprise attack.

Daniel was usually calm even during the battles and just followed Mera's orders but when he heard how Syura was talking about Babara, he narrowed his eyes in a threatening manner.

”...” Daniel didn't say anything and just stepped forward while taking off his white butler gloves.

”Oho? Have I perhaps touched some sėnsɨtɨvė place for you to turn so serious out of nowhere?” Syura asked while smiling widely.

'I won't even need Teigu on someone like him!' Syura thought before he charged at Daniel.

”Even though I am just a butler-” Before Daniel was able to finish, he saw a fist nearing his face, however he calmly waited before he leaned forward to dodge Syura's punch just to see a knee coming towards his face.

Daniel blocked the knee strike with his palm while throwing a fist at Syura's face.

”?!” Syura was quite surprised when saw how Daniel stopped his attack so easily but he was even more surprised when he saw his quick counter-attack. He had no time to react to his punch, therefore he was blown away once he took Daniel's fist into his cheek.

”-there is no place for weak at Oarburgh” Daniel finished his sentence.

His body slid across the ground for a few seconds before he stopped. Syura got up to his feet with his eyes widened in anger.

”Hey, old man...That fuċkɨnġ hurt!” Syura said while wiping away a bit of blood from the corner of his mouth.

'I actually underestimated this old geezer...' Syura thought with a crazy smile before he once again charged at Daniel but this time with his guard on.

Syura jumped and landed in handstand position, he started spinning, trying to kick Daniel into the side of his head but Daniel calmly ducked down, put his hands on the ground while trying to attack Syura's hands with his leg.

'Hm?' Syura's eyebrows raised as he used his strength to use his hands to bounce off the ground, dodging Daniel's kick while also performing his own kick in the mid-air aimed at the top of Daniel's head.

Daniel crossed both of his arms in front of him in a crouched position and blocked Syura's kick. Daniel abandoned his balance and performed something that resembled a dropkick just from the crouching position, aimed at Syura's neck.

'Tch!' Syura gritted his teeth as he put both his hands in front of him to guard himself. The kick still made him spin in the air a few times before he landed some distance away. Both of them quickly got up to their feet without any serious injuries.

”You are pretty strong for an old geezer.” Syura said with a serious expression.

'He said he is from Oarburgh...Is it that infamous group of ȧssassins for hire?' Syura thought with narrowed eyes.

”Say, old geezer, who is your client? I am the son of the Prime Minister in the Empire, I can pay you much more than your client who hired you to ȧssassinate me.” Syura said with a serious expression. He heard a few rumors about Oarburgh's strength but the main reason why he said this was because he wanted to get his hands on the one who wants him dead.

”Unfortunately, our group is no longer for hire” Daniel replied indifferently.

”Is that so?!” Syura shouted with a dissatisfied expression before he charged at Daniel once again but this time at a higher speed.

'To think I will need to go all out against an old geezer and butler at that! How infuriating!' Syura thought.

They began to exchange moves from their own martial arts once again but Syura quickly noticed that he wasn't getting anywhere. Both of them had a few bruises over their faces and arms, however, if one had to say who was more beaten up, it was Syura.

'Fuck this! I will send this old geezer to his death, I don't care about others!' Syura noticed how a few of his partners were on the losing end so he took out an item resembling a pendant with some kind of pattern inside it in blue and black colors.

Daniel frowned when he noticed the pendant in Syura's hand and suspected that it is a Teigu, however, he had no idea what it does so he remained standing still.

”Tell your god of death how it is inside the hot volcano! HAHA!” Syura shouted and laughed with his hand holding pendant up high.

*Screech*

”Shambhala!!!” He shouted with a crazy smile as he intended to hit the ground with the pendant, however, when he hit to the ground, he noticed that his Teigu was no longer in his hand.

Instead, he saw a bird resembling eagle holding his pendant in its talons.

”What the-?!” He was completely focused on Daniel so he never expected something like a bird to take his Teigu from him, not to mention that most of the birds should have left the area due to the sounds of the battle.

Just as he was wondering about the bird that landed on the ground behind Daniel...

*Puff* A cloud of smoke abruptly appeared in the bird's place.

”Whew, that was close...It looked like he was about to use something really dangerous.” Chelsea walked out of the cloud of smoke with a relieved expression, holding Syura's Teigu.

”You are-!!!” Syura finally connected all dots and why he suddenly lost sight of her at the beginning.

”You have my gratitude” Daniel lightly bowed his head with closed eyes.

”Surprised~?! Thanks for a new toy~!” Chelsea nodded at Daniel before turning at Syura and saying in playful tone while winking at him and showing off the Shambhala in front of him.