Game 3

The opponent was a slender twin-sword user next to Princess Sarah. He will definitely be strong.

He steps forward and says his name.

''I'm Brass, captain of the second squadron of the Fretia Kingsguard. Now let's play the game.

Aeon against.

'This is Aeon of Leapling. I'm going to do everything in my power to fight you.

Both of them have twin swords as their weapons and are both speedy and intelligent. If so, what decides the outcome of the match will be the number of draws and the depth of tactics.

They both hold their weapons at the ready. Then Ion held up a dagger.

I can understand Ion's tactics. How will my opponent come to me?

The third game begins!

Huh!

They close the distance between them as soon as they start, and then cut each other.

In the case of the one-handed sword, the dagger has the advantage of power and spacing, whereas the dagger has the advantage of small speed.

In other words, Brass will attack while keeping AEON out of his pocket.

In contrast, Ion will advance forward to enter the pocket while dealing with Brass's slashes. So, at first glance, it looks like AEON is attacking and Brass is defending.

But that's not the case. Ion wants to pack the edge of the field somehow, but it's being dealt with in plenty of time.

It's completely inviting, but Ion seems to have decided to take advantage of it.

Aeon unleashes a thrust with his dagger that he can't reach.

'Ice Blade!

The dagger became a sword of ice and the blade extended, and the thrust snatched Brass's cheek.

But Brass was quick to deal with it. He flicks the ice sword away. Aeon quickly takes the distance, draws the twin swords at his waist and uses a martial art.

''Double Splash!''

At first glance, it looked like a reckless attack, but two ice swords were attacking from behind Brass.

Aeon had thrown the ice swords before they were played. Brass then flicked off the ice swords that he threw.

If it was thrown by Aeon, it would be able to receive the effects of the throwing maneuver.

A continuous technique martial arts from the front, two ice swords flying from behind. It's an attack that would normally be impossible to deal with.

''Acceleration!''

The moment the magic circle is seen on Brass's sword, Brass's movements change dramatically. With a speed that even leaves an afterimage, he flicks the ice sword behind him to stab the ground, making it unusable.

He also catches all of Ion's double splashes and flicks the twin swords away.

''Dual Edge!''

'What?　Ice Blade!

Against Brass's dual edge, Ion uses the ice blade on his arm, barely guarding it.

'Great tactics and reflexes. If it wasn't for the space-time magic, you could have done it.

Acceleration. That's space-time magic... it's like a hell of a spell. The effect time seems to be short, but the speed is far faster.

And it's not just speed, right? It's not just the speed, it's also the speed of thought and reflection. Otherwise, they couldn't attack and defend themselves at that speed.

''It's a foul magic...''

Ion would be right. Moreover, Brass used magic without a wand. I'm sure he has a special job title or skill.

''Do you wish to surrender?''

''No way... I have learned from Tact-san that no matter how strong the opponent is, it's strength to fight to the end. That's why I'm going to fight with all my might to the end!

Aeon thrusts his arm, which has become an ice sword, into the ground.

''Dragon technique!　Dragonwave!

The overflowing water became a wave that hit Brass.

'I am truly grateful that I was able to fight you to the best of my ability today. Therefore, I too will respond to your fullest efforts!

Brass crosses his twin swords on top of each other. Then, the magic circles are combined and a new magic circle is completed.

''Synthetic magic!　Zepulos Edge!

The swirling blades of the storm and the waves of ions collided. The winner was clear. The blade of the storm aimed at the ion as it engulfed the ion's water.

It was at that moment when he thought he had won or lost.

''Ao Wave!

Aeon's final blow pierced the blade of the storm and struck Brass.

''Nah!''

The Aeon's blue wave hit the brass.

''Ha... ha... ha... u...''

Ion used up everything and collapsed. In contrast, Brass was defending against the blue wave motion with his light shield.

''Ah...''

The hall goes quiet at this result.

'Er...oh, really. Winner, Brass.

No one applauds when I declare the winner.

'Err...Princess. We won.

'Yes. I said I'd give her all I could at the end, but you defended and won.

'Ugh!　No, that was a blow you shouldn't have taken!

'Let's not lie, okay?　It was all an operation, wasn't it?　That's what I'm talking about... no matter how cunning you are, you're going for the win.

'No, sir!　My lady!　Garou!　Trust me!

They won, but they're in trouble.

I'm gonna get Aeon back on his feet.

"Ta-taq-san. I... have you lost...

I pat Ion on the head.

You did well. We lost the game, but I saw how well Ion has grown. You should be proud of yourself. It was a great battle.

Mr. Tact... thank you.

And the crowd applauded and cheered for Ion. It was such a great match.

Then Princess Sarah comes over here.

'Were you okay?'

'Yes, sir!　Mr. Takut-san has helped me recover, so I'm fine.

'It was a great battle. Your determination to never give up until the end, I would like to follow your example as a knight. Everyone! Once again, a big round of applause for Aeon of Dragoneut for this great fight!

'Wow!'

A round of applause from all the cheers.

'Ah, haha... ha, that's embarrassing.

That's how many fights I've put up. I'm no longer a pathetic fighter either.

Yes. And let's make sure our fight is as good as it can be.

As we're talking, the big guy comes over.　

'It's our fight first, though!

Lily replied cheerfully.

'I won't lose!　As a big sister, Lily will avenge Aeon's death!

'Ha!　Excellent!　I'm paying you back!


Game 4

The big man from earlier comes out with a large sword in his hand.

''This is Garou, Captain of the First Squadron of the Knights of the Fretia Kingsguard.

This one also has Lily cheerfully carrying two large swords out.

''It's Lilly, the eldest daughter of Leapling!

I think it's great that Lily is going out of her way to emphasize her eldest daughter here.

'Oh come on. You know how to use that thing?

You'll know it when you see it.

It's true that it's usually difficult to master two great swords. But Lily has seen that fight once. Moreover, in the fight just now, Ion deliberately saved his skills for Lily.

It's up to Lily to make the most of it.

''Well then, the fourth game, let's begin!

As soon as it starts, Lily uses her kneading skills and approaches Garou with a flying approach, holding a large right big sword.

''Heavy slash!''

In response, Garou doesn't use anything, but matches the attack to Lily's great sword.

''It's a nice, heavy attack. But sweet!''

He blasted Lily with power forcibly.

'Wow!

After all, this Cerian Beast captain, this Cerian Beast captain is not half bad. He didn't use anything to take Lily's heavy slash, which was enhanced by Nerikai, and blasted it head-on.

You're definitely the same power type as Lily, and your muscle strength is far superior to Lily's.

''Amazing!　But I won't lose!

'Ha!　Come on!　Girl!

Lily gets down to the ground, puts her feet firmly on the ground, and swings her big sword. In response, Garou also goes head to head with her.

The knights watching the match are excited by the clash of pure power and power. And gradually Lily began to push Garou. Even though he's losing with power, Lily still has two great swords. Since it's one-handed, the power added to the weapons will be weaker, but since it's a lot of hands, Garou has no choice but to go on the defensive.

''Chi!　Then I'll be doing my own thing!　Senki!

Garou took on a green aura and the speed at which the great swords were wielded increased. That speed didn't allow Lily, who had two great swords, to handle it at all.

''Mmmm!　Heavy Slash!

Lilly throws a decisive left handed heavy slash, but Mr. Garou pounces on Lilly's heavy slash easily.

'I'm sorry, owwww?

The glow of another sword was reflected in Garou's vision as he readied his big sword to slash.

''Heavy slash!''

Tsk!

Garou guards as quickly as he can, but he's not able to defend himself on the ground, and even Garou can't defend against Lily's attacks, so he gets blown away.

Garou, however, stands unperturbed and comes closer.

'Was that a series of attacks?　You have good skills. Girl.

We're even now!

Lily lets go of one of the great swords and holds one of them in both hands. Seeing this, Garou smiles fiercely.

''Ah. Now that's a charade. This is where it gets real, man!''

Let's go!

Again, they clash. But this time it's not just a pure clash. They are measuring the timing of their swords as they clash with each other's weapons.

Ion, who was watching the exchange of swords, says.

''Lily, it looks like you're having fun.''

Now Lily is laughing and fighting. And Garou is laughing as well.

'We didn't have anyone among us who could fight Lily with power... so I guess I'm justified in being happy to fight someone of my type at all costs.

'Is it possible, Mr. Tact, that you knew this was going to happen and you agreed to the match?

That's not true. If it's Princess Sarah's request, I can't say no. But if we're going to fight anyway, I wanted Lily and Ion to get good experience fighting someone of the same type and strength.

It was definitely a good experience, but... Mr. Tact, you're too Spartan.

I get a lot of blame from Aeon, but first I said I was tough, so it's still Aeon and the others who wanted it. The accusations are missing the point.

Lily and Garou keep their distance from each other, weapons at the ready. It looks like it's settled.

'Let's go!　Uncle Beast!

'Your brother!　Come on!　Sweetheart!　I'm going to show you I'm serious too!

Both sides unleash their own maximum attacks.

''Dragon technique!　Dragonclaw!
"Get your asses to fly!　A double-edged blow!

The dragon's claws collide with the full force of the blow.

Hi!
Raaaaah!

The winner of the attack is Garou, whose feelings clash with each other. Lily's great sword is played and Lily is blown away. At this moment, Garou thought he had won the game and was caught off guard.

The blown away Lily flaps her wings and goes into Garou's bosom again.

''Light Fist!''

The light fist of his left hand that he fired into Garou's belly was blocked by Garou's sacred qi and was regrettably not delivered.

''That's too bad....missy!

But Lily's right hand turns into a dragon's claw.

''Dragon technique!　Dragonclaw!

The Dragon Claw hits Garou from almost zero distance. The Dragon Claw could be used with his bare hands, right? I had never heard of it before.

''Ha... haha... ugh...''

Lily collapses when she runs out of magic. Garou, on the other hand, was standing in a kingly position.

'You're a great girl. You should be proud of yourself for giving me two blows.

Winner, Garou!

This time a cheer arises from the knights. Garou replied with a pause, but inwardly he was in a cold sweat.

''Oh, yeah~. That combo was terrible, where the recoil of the double-edged blow was defensive down and unable to move... If I hadn't used Senki, I would have died.)

That was a great victory.

Well!　You see that, Brass?　That's how a man wins!

''If you didn't have the Sacred Qi, you would have lost...''

What?

'Well, well. I guess I'm next.

Make up your mind. Princess.

I'll take care of it!

Brass says that to Princess Sara, but Garou advises Princess Sara.

'Princess, you'd better start fighting for real from the beginning, huh?

"?　Of course I'm going to do that, but... what's going on?　Garou?

It's not like you, is it?

Garou instinctively felt Tact's badassness. Tact had been looking at them all the way through the fight earlier.

When they were fighting, he hadn't cared about it. But now, the moment Princess Sara-sama was going to fight, it had become a fierce pressure and was attacking Garou.

''I can't put it well... it was definitely that guy who trained those young ladies. If we're not careful, we'll lose, okay?

I'll keep that in mind. Okay, I'm off.

Princess Sarah takes the stage.

Meanwhile, I recover Lily.

'I lost... sorry, Tact.

I pat Lily's head.

'Good job. Lilly was recognized by that strong man. She has no need to apologize. I'm proud of Lily's fight.

'Wow!　Takt~!

All right, all right. Now it's my turn.

"Can Mr. Tact beat the princess?

You can't win.

Aeon asked me, and I can honestly assure her.

'What?'

Isn't that where you say you can win?

'Really?　But the difference in ability is so obvious. I can't do anything about it, just like Lily and the others can't do anything about it. I'm just going to fight that guy for real. Because that's what Lily and the others did.

Lily and the others gasped. They'd seen Takut fight when he was a dark summoner, but Lily and the others knew something about it. That they hadn't yet seen Tact's true intentions...

A serious tact takes the stage. The general's battle to decide the winner of this match was about to begin.