I was determined to join the battle against the goblins, but I was also careful not to hurt the brave man's self-esteem.

I've seen up close how proud this brave master of the sword seems to be.

He looks like the type who can't bear to look good in front of girls.

If you played too much in front of such a man, he would hate you.

So you're determined to fight as you stand him up.

I swooped in line beside the brave man.
"We'll cover you.
I say .

The brave man looked at me scornfully at first, but

"You must be the hero of the sword. Lynx has told me about you. You're a better swordsman than he is.

And a flattering grin on his face.

"You know how to do it. My name is Levin, and I'm a swordsman. Well, try not to drag me down.

And then he swings his sword, but he is still stupidly slow.

And since you only see the enemy in front of you, you are indifferent to the back and sides.

Naturally, the goblins will go for it, but I'll take down the goblins that go for it.

I'll fight as slowly as possible, taking care to at least be less active than Levin.

His companions were quite similar in ability, so I would alert them to the presence of enemies approaching from behind and secretly cast strengthening spells to support them.

This is why the battle against the goblins is always in our favor. We will overwhelm the enemy to the end.

That's when the goblins get their bearings.

It was probably an unnecessary encounter to begin with.
They begin to retreat.

Faintly, it's over: ......

I let out a breath and was relieved.
Only, the actions of the hero of the sword go astray.

"d*mn it, she's trying to escape. You're not going to run away. Take my sword of justice to the end!

And start the chase.

............

What an idiot.
Doesn't he know his own strength?

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time with us.

...... Well, if you've gone this far, let's finish it.

I admonish the brave man, letting out a breath as I whisper, "Brave man, this is enough.

"My dear sir, this is enough.

And, standing in front of him, stop him in a big way.

"What the hell, kid, get out of my way.

"I'm not a kid. I'm Will.

Then, Will, move out of the way.

I can't do that. My brave friend, if you pursue it too far, you will receive a painful reprisal.

"It's not true. I can slice through a goblin.

But in the meantime, the goblin becomes distant.
The brave man blurted out "......" and sheathed his sword.

I'm not sure I'm going to like it at all. It's not going to be fun at all.

The brave man grumbles, but at that moment a shadow swings from the tree tops.

A goblin was lurking in the tree, watching for an opening.

The goblin's deadly blade stretched out straight. The goblin's shortsword closes in on the hero's neck.

Naturally, the brave man is unable to react.
Or rather, he's too cowardly to react.
Seeing this, I quickly swing my dagger.
In a swift motion, I swing my dagger.
My dagger fires a sword flash.

It cuts the goblin to pieces, but the brave woman watches in amazement.

Her friends, the Brave Girls, also notice.

...... What was that speed?　Besides, it looks like a sword flash came out of the dagger?

You idiot, only a swordmaster can fire a sword flash. Even a master swordsman can't do that.

"But now it looks like a sword flash came out of a sword: ......

Illusion. It's impossible to make a sword flash out of a dagger in the first place.

The brave man's subordinates are engaged in a conversation with him.

I was going to call it an illusion because it was too much trouble and leave quickly, but the brave man's temples were shaking.

He seems to be angry with me for slouching in front of my friends.

The fact that one of the brave girls is blushing when they see me doing well is also disgusting, and they don't like the fact that Lunamaria, the Will Girls, is a beautiful girl.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. It's great to see that your swordsmanship surpasses that of a sword hero!

And looks bitterly at the cheering Lunamaria.

This isn't going to go away, I thought, but my prediction was correct.

The brave man pointed at me with a firm hand and said, "The boy over there, you've learned to be a pretty good swordsman.

The brave man pointed at me and said, "This boy looks like he can use a fine sword. But I still didn't like the way you jumped in front of me to stop the chase. Let's have you reflect on that a little bit.



and thrust the sword at me.
I turn to Lunamaria and ask, "Does this mean we're going to fight?

"This is still a duel, right?

Perhaps.

I nodded to Luna Maria.

I say, "Wait a minute," and I go to Luna Maria and ask her for advice.

"I tried to cover him as little as possible to hurt his pride,

I made a last minute error. As expected, Master Will's abilities are outrageous. I wouldn't let a brave man stand in my way.

...... Hmmm, the world down there is lower than I thought it would be.

No, sir. Mr. Will's level is too high.

Lunamaría asserts.

Then it is inevitable, but the question is, how to put this in order.

"You've just traveled and I don't want to fight with a brave man. I'm sure we'll meet other brave men in the future.

That brave man seems to be very persistent. Well, how about "lose but win"?

The priestess tickles my ear.
It's a little annoying.
But her advice was sound.

I see.

"Yes, that's Mr. Will. Very intelligent.

Vandal Dad also often loses chess games against Ronin Dad on purpose.

You would do such a thing, Master Vandal.

They say that if you push your opponent too hard, he'll never play chess again. They say that in the mountains you can't find a chess partner.

And Lunamaria lets out a laugh when she says, "What's the matter, boy!

What's up, boy!　You scared out of your mind?　You want to hang on to a woman?

It would not go well with me to say that I'm hanging on to a woman out of fear.

So I stand in front of him and accept the match.

How do I lose without hurting his self-esteem, I thought.