I knew it.
　It was probably a miracle that there hadn't been any problems until now.
　There was no way the elves would welcome Neya with her extremely low magic power.
　The only way to be accepted would be for Neya herself to prove her power.

　In my eyes, the combination of Garde Obec, who was an exception among the elves who normally wouldn't even take a chance on a non-magician, and Neya, who had high quality swordplay and extremely low magic power, seemed like the best combination.

　As soon as I stood up to speak to him, Vio shouted out the words I had been thinking, as if he had caught my intention.

"Yes, yes, I'm not going to fight with you here. If you think you're so much better than them, how about we test your skills now!　I think it would make a good sideshow.

　Silence enveloped the hall for a moment, but then everyone rose to their feet and things heated up.
　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it.

"Mr. Walth, shouldn't you go for him?

　In Fiehl's eyes, it seemed as if Neya had been thrown into the middle of the enemy lines alone.
　It was an undeniable fact that the Neya of before would have surely lost, and her position among the elves would have been completely cut off.
　But now it's different.

"It's better than me interfering. After seeing the battle between Fiehl and Benetnash, Neya understood how the elves fought. Besides, she's learned how to circulate magic and her skills have improved.

But Garde Obec is much stronger than I am now, there is no comparison.

"Come to think of it, Fiehl has never seen Neya fight, has he?

I haven't seen it, but I know what ...... Obec is capable of.

"Garde's power doesn't seem to have changed. The current Neya should be able to beat him if she's not too careful.

...... I hope so.

　It's a good thing that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.
　The last time I saw her, she looked more suspicious of me than genuinely concerned about Neya.
　Whether he was trying to tell me that my prediction was wrong, or something else, I decided to concentrate on the stone stage, which was being built at a very fast pace, knowing that the outcome of the game would tell the whole story.


　　　　　　　"Are you ready?


"Are you ready for this?　If I win, I'll have you leave my village as soon as possible.

"I know. If I win, what will you do for me?

I'll do anything you want. If you can beat me, that is.

　The stone stage is a square with one long side, and the two men stand at either end of it with swords in their hands.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for and what you can do to help.

Now, both of you to the center.

　Keith led them to the center of the stone stage and explained the rules.
　There are only three things to observe.

　Don't kill your opponent.
　Don't fall off the stage.
　No magic is allowed except for that which affects you.

　Garde listens to the explanation and immediately begins to cast a spell on himself.
　In addition to the wind magic that Fiehl used, he also used earth magic to make armor to protect himself.

I'll wait for you to make it perfect.

I'll make you stop talking like that in a minute.

　I'll wait for you to make it perfect.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.
　The first to move was Garud, who struck first with a powerful blow to the head, a blow that showed no mercy to humans.
　However, Neya repelled the attack with her sword, which she clutched in both hands.

It's a lighter blow than I thought.

Do you have a second sword on your left hip?

What do you think?

　This time, Neyer attacked Garde with a series of fluid strikes.
　This time, Neya attacked Garde with a series of flowing attacks, each more powerful and crisp than the last, proof that her magic circulation was steadily improving.
　It was as fluid and unhindered as if she were performing a sword dance.
　Neya's body, which has been trained without magic circulation, is different from the body of an elf from the very beginning, so the effect of the same magic circulation will show up as a difference many times, even tens of times.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

　I'm not sure what to make of that.
　I'm not sure what to make of this.

　As I had predicted, Neya was definitely the better fighter now.
　The game will be won quickly.
　Just as I thought that, Neya's blow sliced Garud's left shoulder.
　However, the armor made of earth attribute changed its shape as soon as it caught Neya's sword, wrapping the sword body and trapping it, completely blocking the movement of Neya's sword.

It's over!

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing and how you're doing it.
　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.
　This means that it should not be an instant death that cannot be recovered by recovery magic.

"Aaaaaaahhh!

　Fresh blood spurted out, and two wrists flew through the air.
　It was Garde's, with his sword still clenched.
　The armor crumbles away from Garde's body as he can no longer maintain his magic, revealing Garde in the flesh.

It was you who were naive. You were too careless not to notice that my blow to your shoulder was a decoy from the start.

　Neyer looks down at the crouching Garde from above.
　In his left hand, the sword on his left hip is held in the opposite hand.

You've won. Until he drew his second sword, he had kept his speed down and not shown his true strength, but at the last moment, he drew his second sword and unleashed his full power. I think he was referring to the strategy that Fiel took against Benetnash," he said, looking at Fiel who was watching next to him. But even though my prediction came true, Fiehl's expression didn't look good.



"What do you have to say for yourself?　You don't seem to be satisfied with this game.

No, that's not what I mean. ...... Mr. Walth, I have a few things on my mind, and I'd like to take a moment of your time later.

　The distance between me and Pheuel, who was standing next to me, was close.
　You can easily reach out to him, but a heavy air fills the space between them.

"Can't we do it now?

...... Yes, it has to be just the two of us.

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