the time when the date is about to change
　The banquet in Goto had already ended a few hours ago, and the villagers would be sleeping peacefully in their homes by now.
　The same goes for those brought by Dusker, all but a few knights who had been escorted, just in case, to relieve the fatigue of their journey in tents.
　In the midst of this... the essential figure of Dusker was not in the tent, but on the Celemuth plain away from Goto.
　Of course I haven't come this far by myself. Other than that, Ray, Sett, Vihela, Minn, Rodos.
　...and Elk and Theoreum are right in front of the Ray's eyes.
　Clouds had covered the sky until a few hours ago, but now they have disappeared as if they were frightened by the deadly and fighting spirit of the Elk, and only the moonlight shines on the ground.
　Elk and Theoreum face each other in silence. Each of them watched the other person with his own weapon in his hand, trying to get even a little information.
　Meanwhile, Dusker steps forward and opens his mouth.

"Well, I'm going to start the duel between Elk and Theorem. We may have many thoughts on each other, but let this battle not leave us with any grudge."

　the two nod silently to the remark
　Confirming this, Dusker nods softly... and then announces with a loud voice that rings around him.

"Let's get on with it said.
`Oh, my God!'
"What!"

　Elk kicks the ground as soon as the signal is made.
　Shake the axe of Raijin, who is also his nickname and party name, to narrow the distance from Theoreum.
　He was the first to win. It was obvious from the sight of the axe of the god of thunder discharging electricity.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

　a flash of energy
　The lightning-clad blow strikes the Teorem at a speed and sharpness that would not have been seen as wielding a huge axe.
　But Teoreme is also a person nicknamed Flash. They can't take such a fatal blow in silence, but step back the moment the lightning god's axe is shaken down.
　It's roaring!
　The moment the lightning god's axe was struck to the ground, the ground exploded.
　... yes, it exploded in a literal sense.
　the soil, stones and grass scattered about Or perhaps because of the many undead Celemus plains, something like bone fragments are scattered about.
　Under such circumstances, they jump backward to avoid the current blow, and theorem wields his sword as if the earth and sand covering his view were disturbing.
　a flash worthy of a flash
　Far from air, it was a sweeping blow that cut through the space itself, but he is also a famous adventurer for Elk.a. Hardly ever see the blow, the longtime adventurer's intuition instantly takes it on the handle of the god of thunder's axe.
　There was a clink of metal around... but the next moment the elk barked, with the handle of the long sword and the axe colliding.

"Oops!"

　I tried to destroy the blade of the long sword that I had received with a powerful blow with the handle of the axe.
　But Teoreme, who saw it in an instant, relaxes the force he had put into his long sword.
　At the same time, the shape of the Theoreum flying wide backward.
　He used the power of Elk, who had been wielded to break the long sword, to leap backward.
　The two glared at each other at a distance of several meters.
　watch each other as if they were looking for a gap between themselves.
　In the meantime, they repeat the movements of their arms, or the fine feints of their shoulders and feet.
　To the untrained eye, it would appear as if they were facing each other in almost silence. Fortunately, however, everyone here was more than a certain amount of power.
　The least able was Rodos, a Rank C adventurer, who understood, if not all, the silent tactics going on between Elk and Theoreum.
　A few minutes to repeat the feint that they tried to catch each other.
　Elk, who doesn't want to waste time like this, opens his mouth.

"You're doing pretty well, aren't you?" It's called Date, isn't it?"
"That's it. The famous axe of the god of thunder, the power of which I saw up close, made my heart chill."
"Oh, well said," --but if you're so competent, and you're acting like you're taking hostages behind the scenes, that's not something you can't forgive me, can'

　They probably wanted to say the word from the beginning, not the meaning of provocation.
　At the same time as the mouth goes that far, the body of Elk exudes a thick, viscous, deadly atmosphere.
　The carnage was a re-enactment of what Elk had uttered in his carriage as he came to Goto.
　a rich sense of carnage in which the air itself seems to have materialized
　But as for the murderous Theoreum, who has a stiff face, there is nothing more to it.
　Maybe it's because of the so-called Theoreum around here.
　If this is an ordinary soldier, knight, adventurer, surely he can't move... if he's not good enough, he'll be killed and his heart will stop.

"I don't think so personally, but unfortunately I'm not an adventurer, I'm a general. As long as I bear the lives of my subordinates and the name of the Empire of Bestia, even if it is a dirty measure, I will choose it if it is less dangerous."

　Theorem speaks out against the murder of Elk.
　But it may have touched on Elk's anger even more than ever. glare hard enough to make blood vessels stand out on one's forehead

"Well, that's ridiculous! I'm sure you can tell the difference between what you can and what's bad!"

　Stomping on the scene as if to leave the words thrown away, the axe of the god of thunder swings wide, closing in with Theoreum.
　Previous attacks had been more powerful than enough, but this was a blow that made me want to tell you what the previous attacks were.
　Given that it was such a blow, they probably decided it was a bad idea to take it. Theoreum wields a long sword through a gap of attack, while devoting himself to evasion.
　The Elk, who makes a series of attacks like a storm, and the Teorem, who strikes at a breakthrough... both are notorious, and attack, prevent, intercept, evade, and play Rodos at a speed that can be easily followed by his eyes.

"... Elk is sweet, too."

　Rodos glances reflexively at the words muttered from Dusker's mouth.
　If Ray had uttered the word, he would probably have eaten it.
　But Dusker, the lord of Guilm where they are based, pauses for a moment.
　And it was Min, who was also his mother, who spoke in place of his son.

"It's certainly sweet, isn't it? But that's the strength of Elk, and that's why I trust him."
"I'm sure. I agree with you."

　Ray nods in agreement with Min's words.
　Being an adventurer, you will naturally receive a wide variety of requests. Some of them are not heartless, or they can get a fatal blow involving their friends.
　... yes. Like Theoreum did, like having his family held hostage.
　You must have figured it out. hold back Rodos from biting his back teeth and continuing.
　The reason was that he was caught in the first place. I'm not in a position to say anything like that.
　Elk and Theorem's heated exchange continues while Rodos is worried inside.

"d*mn it, bastard!"

　With such a cry, the axe of the god of thunder, which, when hit properly, is slashed sideways to cut off the torso of Theoreum.
　Cutting through the air... No, Theoreum leaps back to avoid the blow that comes as it destroys.
　I can't take it. This would be a major disadvantage for Theoreum in this battle.
　Theoreum is a general of the Westian Empire, nicknamed Flash. Naturally, the long sword in his hand was forged by a blacksmith who could be called a master craftsman, and he had the sharpness to cut the blade of the sword without any problems if it was a kind of magical sword in the middle of the sword.But what I'm dealing with now is the axe of the Raijin, a Rank A adventurer.
　The weapon he had was the Elk, which was also a very sophisticated magic item.
　Naturally, if you accept the weapon, you cannot bear the long sword. That's why Theoreum can only avoid Elk's attack.
　Or Theoreum's own attack, if it was received by the blade of the God of Thunder's axe, could destroy the long sword by itself, and required great care in aligning the blades.
　Theoreum prides himself on having more physical strength than usual, but each time he cuts a blade, his mental strength is reduced.

"Oops!"

　Leaping backwards to avoid a fatal blow, but thunder strikes the name of the Thunder God's axe, burning Theoreum's leather armour black.
　Naturally, the blow extends to the body, and although it leaps backward, it loses its movement for a moment.
　The axe of the god of thunder. The blow was unparalleled, but what was even more troubling was the thunder that came off the axe.
　Even if you avoid it at the last minute, the tongue of thunder will stretch, and the thunder will gradually bite you, depriving you of paralysis, slow reaction, or even physical strength.
　a slight blow against an ordinary enemy
　But paralysis and slow response to strong men like Elk were also fatal.

"Well... what!"

　Head to Theorem, where he stopped for a moment, Elk, judging this to be his best chance, quickly narrows his distance, wielding the axe of the god of thunder.
　Theoreum finds it impossible to avoid a stroke of the axe, and uses his long sword as a shield for the least trouble.
　Shhhhhatch!
　The sound echoes around, and the long sword breaks in the middle of the blade, and its tip spins through the sky.
　He must have understood that he broke the blade of his sword with only a response. Elk wields the axe of the God of Thunder without looking where he is going... as if he were crushing the head of Theoreum.
　Anyone there would have thought that the death of Theoreum would bring the game to a close.
　But... for some reason the axe of the God of Thunder stopped moving where its blade touched Theoreum's head.
　Even though it is shaken down with all its might, it is possible to hold it in place. This was also due to Elk's outstanding ability.

"...what? Why?"

　Why did you stop the axe in the middle? Rodos muttered without knowing it, but Ray's words dispel the question.

"Rodos, look at Elk's throat." Then I understand why the attack stopped."

　Rodos, following the words, looks down to Elk's throat.
　Min probably didn't understand why her husband stopped the attack. Like Rodos, he turned to Elk... and saw the blade of a dagger thrust into his trained, thick, muscular throat.

"That... before I knew it?"
"It was when I had my long sword broken." He let go of the long sword, and drew it out of his pocket and thrust it at me."
"Well, in my eyes the dagger was taken out quite quickly. It's just another name for a flash."
"The word flash is not a nickname for that reason..."

　Dasker agrees with Ray's words, and Vichela corrects them with a wry smile.
　The reason why there is such a peaceful atmosphere is probably because we decided that the battle was over.
　In fact, Elk turns his eyes only to the dagger that sticks to his neck and returns to his hand the axe of Thunder, which had stopped moving a few centimeters from the head of Theoreum, with an abominable snort.

`... whoop,'

　Theoreum breathes a sigh of relief at the sight.
　It looked like a neck-and-neck battle, but in reality it was always the Elk's initiative, and it was almost a coincidence that I was able to bring myself to the draw.
　Still, it would be a pleasure for Theoreum to have survived the most difficult battle of its kind.
　It hurt me to have my favorite sword smashed down.

"Well, that's all right. I'm not completely forgiving you, but I've settled the matter. But remember. Try something that will touch my family next time. I'll give him the axe of the god of thunder in his pretty face instead of trying to stop him."
"I will bear it in mind,"

　Theoreum nods back slightly to Elk's convincing words.
　But if absolutely necessary, I wouldn't hesitate to use the same trick. with that in one's mind