138 138 "The Opening of Wang Jin" (1/2)

”The dueling arena is ...... here!

Ore and Lily and the others hurriedly went to the palace hall where the battle of the kings between Shin and Masuda took place.

When I arrived at the hall, there was a ring of white tiles in the center of the room, surrounded by bleachers, where a number of aristocratic figures of this country were seated.

'There you are, Keogh.

When his name was called, he turned around and saw Rostam sitting in one of the bleachers.

”Mr. Rostam, what happened to Sin?

”Well, I guess you could say I made it. His physical abilities are outstanding by nature. But whether he can win with that depends on the plan I've given him.

”Measure ......

I nodded quietly at Rostam's words.

It's true that something won't change much overnight.

But if you train and give him a plan, there is a possibility of a reversal.

I believe in that plan, Rostam says, and I'll sit next to him.

At least at this point there's nothing more we can do.

All we have to do is watch the battle for the king below us.

And as we watch, a loud bell rings and two figures are seen on the stage below us.

One is the first prince Masauda, the rightful heir of this arabial royal palace.

The other was the true second prince of the country, Sin, who was nearly assassinated for the sole reason of being born of a commoner's consort, and had been missing until now.

As soon as the two figures go on stage, you can hear a roar from the audience.

Is that ...... Prince Shin?

”As I recall, the Battle of the Kings is supposed to be conducted by Master Alisha: ......?

”No, Alisha-sama was originally in the form of her brother Shin, and she didn't appear in that form ......?

”From what I've heard, Master Alisha was injured last night, isn't that related to ......?

Apparently, many in the audience saw Singh on the stage and were confused as to whether it was Alisha or not.

On the other hand, the man standing in front of Singh, Massouda, did not show any signs of agitation.

Why are you here when that little commoner girl is supposed to be here?

To the questioning Massouda, Singh does not show any weakness and declares with strong-willed eyes, ”This is my battle.

This is my battle. This is my battle to remain in this kingdom. It is a coward's thing to ask your sister to take your place. This battle for the King will be fought by me.

The voice is loud enough to be heard clearly in the audience, and the audience is once again in a panic as they realize that it is the real Second Prince Shin who is now challenging the king to a battle.

But Masuda, who is facing him, keeps a cool face and quietly raises his hand to still the crowd's buzz.

Very well. Now the battle of the kings is about to begin. Do neither of us disagree that the winner, according to our royal blood, will have the right to make his or her point?

There is no ”......

Singh nodded quietly to that declaration of Massouda.

Soon, after their pronouncement, a magician appears on stage.

Now we will try to determine who is truly righteous by the ancient and legitimate ritual of the War of Kings.

As soon as the sorcerer announced this, swords were distributed to both Singh and Masoudha respectively.

The swords are to be used against each other in this battle of the kings. Both of you will identify your weapons, and then it is time for the king's battle to begin.

”This is Massouda, all clear.

”...... thin. No problem.

Both of them check their weapons to see if there is something in them, but they both declare that there is no problem.

But for some reason, I couldn't shake my anxiety as I watched.

If you can check your own weapon, you can't plant it on Shin's side.

However, if there was some trick on Massauda's side - despite my fears, the signal to start the king's battle rang out below me at last.

Now, with the consent of both parties, the battle for the king is about to begin!　Good luck to both sides!　Goddess Bless!　Get the victory to do yourself justice!

As soon as the sorcerer's sentence was over, it was Massouda who made the first move.

At the same time, Masuda closed the gap between the two, and at the same time, he thrusts his sword in his hand like a rapier at Shin in countless ways!

”Phew!

It was faster than I expected, and in an instant, it made nearly a dozen thrusts, which Shin avoided with his natural dynamic vision and reflexes, but avoiding all of them was no match for the sword in his hand, defending against several sword thrusts and reducing contact with his body to zero.

It's a good thing ...... that he's surprisingly strong.

I've always thought that such royalty were usually just talkers, but I was wrong, and Masuda's skills were evident.

Even royalty needs strength to fight. Particularly nowadays, with the heroic system, powerful people are rising in the world. It's not unusual for some royalty to train themselves and show their abilities.

Certainly. I'm sure that the same is true of Shin, or rather Alisha, and also Rostam.

I've been thinking about this for some time now, and while I was thinking about it, Massauda's attack on Singh never stopped, and before I knew it, he had been driven to the edge of the stage and had fallen into a situation where there was no escape.

......!

”I'm amazed that someone who has never handled a sword can endure so much. As far as sword handling is concerned, it's unseemly, but what it makes up for in dynamic vision and reflexes, I admire. But no more!

As soon as Massouda declares this, another high speed thrust goes to Shin and he tries to catch it with his sword, but it is flicked off.

Seeing that his opponent's weapon is gone, Massauda smiles in victory and raises his sword in his hand.

It's over!　Unholy Child!

The moment he said that and swung his sword down, the figure of Shin, who was cowering in front of him, disappeared.

What ......?