11-11 Spear St. Gilbert (2/2)

He was accompanied by Princess Linneburg, who immediately showed herself.

The man was surprisingly humble.

He wanted nothing: no gold, no shelter, no glory, no mountains of treasure.

He was crude, but his manner was stately, and there was nothing disagreeable about him.

In terms of age, he is not so different from me.

In terms of height, he was a bit bigger than me, but

I didn't feel that he was strong enough to kill the Minotaur by himself.

I wondered if this man was that strong.

When I saw him, I wondered.

Gilbert himself was strong, anyway.

He was given the title of [Spear Saint], the same as [Sword Saint], and was counted as one of the strongest in the kingdom.

That's why he was bored.

There was no one to compete with...

Such a situation.

There are not many people in the country who can compete with me.

The only one who acknowledged that he was still unbeatable was a half-legendary figure, the [Sword Saint] Sig, who was also known as the [Thousand Swords], and other than that, he was no match for him.

It's boring. They're all too weak.

Gilbert was bored.

So he wanted a partner.

He wanted someone his own age, someone he could compete with, someone he could talk to on equal terms.

He knew that this was just selfishness, but somewhere in his heart he was always looking for it.

This man is strong.

If he defeated the Minotaur, he must be incredibly strong.

This man might be able to compete with me on equal terms.

But this guy doesn't look very strong to me.

Then let's see for ourselves...

That's why I called it a mock battle and challenged him to a match...

The game began.

But no matter how hard we tried, the other side wouldn't attack.

Gilbert was wondering what was going on.

I know you're taking care of me, but you don't have to go that easy on me.　I can keep up with you just fine.

That's what the man in front of me said.

The man in front of him seemed to feel that he was being skimped on.

He had never done anything like this before.

A lot of things would be taken care of long before Gilbert could show his true colors.

So perhaps Gilbert himself had unwittingly cut corners.

──── Now, I didn't mean to do that.

What?　...... Well, I'm sorry about that. So... how about this?

Gilbert threw away all hesitation and attacked the opponent with all his might.

The spear strike he delivered was surprisingly violent even to himself.

It was the first time he had ever wielded a spear in such a brisk fashion.

I was able to unleash a barrage of blows so sharp that I could almost say it was my fastest.

And yet...

What's going on?

There is no sign of any action on the opponent's body.

On the contrary, the opponent does not even try to use the wooden sword in his hand.

Gilbert, on the other hand, was exerting himself to the limit.

No, he was already moving beyond his limits.

But still, he could not reach this man.

Not even a single blow could be delivered.

This had never happened before.

And the man in front of me said.

”No, you're still okay. You look slow.

”......, yeah?

All right, then...

Gilbert laughed in his mind.

Something snapped inside him.

I'll go as hard as you want.

”Draggrave.

The most powerful blow in Gilbert's hand that killed the Thunder Dragon that danced with lightning speed.

This is the most powerful blow in Gilbert's hand.

This was the first time he had ever fired it at a person.

It was supposed to be a technique that should not be unleashed.

──── but...

Gilbert unleashed it immediately.

It wasn't something he thought about.

It was a natural choice of the body.

His battle instincts, trained to the extreme and sharpened to the highest degree, made the decision faster than he could think.

He knew that his spear would never reach this man except through ──── this.

When Gilbert realized that the tip of his spear was about to reach the man's throat.

It was the fastest blow he could make, and he couldn't even catch up with his own consciousness.

Oh, I almost got my spear to that man.

That was all Gilbert could think about.

──── Thank God, it got there.

Just as he thought that, the man's body disappeared like an illusion.

When he came to, the man was standing behind Gilbert.

It was as if I had no idea what had happened.

I could only be stunned.

But before I could be disappointed, I noticed something strange.

There was a crack in the cobblestone floor in front of me, and it was caving in.

This was the spot where the man had just been standing.

Why is there something like this?

There were no cracks like this before.

This floor must have been caused by something that man did.

Looking back, I can see shattered cobblestones everywhere.

There must have been a lot of impact there.

And yet, there was no sound.

What in the world is this...?

──── I'm beat. I'm losing.

The man standing behind him said, as Gilbert was puzzled.

There's no point in continuing now. That's enough.

”What?　What the hell do you know about ......?

In terms of content, Gilbert had lost.

For Gilbert, it was the first time he had been completely and utterly defeated in a straight fight.

But the man said, ”I've lost.

The man had ”lost” on purpose.

His own men were still training on the battlefield.

Consider their gaze.

He was defeated and cared for.

The man walked toward the exit of the barracks, and ────

As he passed me, he said.

”I look forward to seeing you again.

The man then left without looking back.

He took mercy on me and gave up the fight.

It was the most humiliating thing for a man of war.

Gilbert, left behind on the battlefield, was shaking with defeat for the first time.

But more than that, he was ──── jubilant.

You will find a lot of people who are looking for the best in the world.

When he found out, Gilbert was smiling ferociously and whispering to him.

”Yeah, I guess so. It's going to be fun from now on.