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　The moment the match started, it was surprisingly Jeanne who attacked first.

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　With a stern expression that one could not imagine from her usual mild and gentle personality, she charged forward.

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"I will be the Demon King's companion!　I'm the one who dives in the dungeon with you!"

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　With such a call, they charge.

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　Hijikata fights back,

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"I don't care about accompanying you any longer, but I can't lose to you, little girl. I'm going for it."

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　He swings his shinai.

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　Their shinai emits a sound not unlike that of shinai shinai.

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　BOOM!

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　It was a sword fight that cut through the air and seemed to generate a vacuum blade.

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　If they were to take a serious blow, they would be beaten even with shinai swords.

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　It was chilling to watch, but their swords did not hit each other, and they sparred with each other.

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　It was a sparring match that seemed to produce sparks.

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　Toshizo is not a big man, but he is still bigger than Jeanne, so she covers him.

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　Everyone thought that the difference in size and the difference in gender would work in Toshizo's favor, but Jeanne was surprisingly bad on her feet.

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　She must have realized that she was at a disadvantage in a contest of strength. She kicked.

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　She is not a saint, but she is a saint who fought on the battlefields of France. She is not so refined.

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　Toshizo seems to have recognized her character, and he dodges the kick and keeps his distance from her.

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　This sequence of moves alone consumed less than a minute.

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　It was an overwhelmingly fast and fluid work.

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　The audience seemed to have forgotten how to breathe.

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　I guess it was the same for me.

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　I find myself captivated by the movements of these two heroes.

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　The two then engage in a fierce sword fight.

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　There must have been at least 30 sword fights between them.

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　Neither of their blows penetrates the other's body, and there is no end in sight.

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　Their strengths were too great.

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"Will this be a thousand-day hand?

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　Eve asks, and I shake my head.

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"It will be decided soon. It looks like Jeanne is going to win."

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　How do you know?　Eve rolls her eyes, but I tell her that it's easier to understand Jeanne's movements than to reveal the truth.

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"Those shinai are reasonably sturdy, but they can't withstand a fight between two great swordsmen," she says. It will break the next time.

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　When he predicts this, it comes true.

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　The moment the shinai of Toshizo and Jeanne touched each other, they snapped.

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　Eve looks at them in disbelief.

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"Are you a soothsayer, master?

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"It's not that big of a deal. Well, I guess that's the end of the game, but once a warrior's on fire, there's no way he'll stop. They will still fight.

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　I said, and Toshizo and Jeanne simultaneously threw down their shinai and took their own prey, which they kept nearby.

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　Toshizo took Izumimamori Kanetada.

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　Jeanne used the holy sword Nouvelle Joieuse.

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　They aimed at each other with their swords.

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　It was not because they hated their opponents, but because of their fighting spirit.

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　No one can counteract the fighting spirit of the warriors.

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　Overcoming the restraint of the goblins acting as judges, the two men swing their swords.

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　They swing their swords down on each other's bodies, but the first blow is not fatal.

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　Izumimamori Kanetada passes by Jeanne's side and cuts through her clothes.

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　The holy sword Nouvelle Joieuse passes through the side of Toshizo's cheek, cutting slightly through his skin.

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　The second blow, however, was more deadly than the first.

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　The blows fly back and forth as if aiming for each other's vital points.

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　The two are going to be defeated.

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　At the moment when anyone would have thought so, I used my transfer magic to get in between them.

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　With my right hand I grabbed Kanade Izumimori Izumi and with my left hand I used the defensive wall to block the holy sword Nouvelle Joieuse.

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　The moment I nullified both of their attacks at the same time, I shouted.

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"This is it!

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　And.

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　Their loud voice must have finally brought them back to their senses.

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　They put their swords down.

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　Toshizo..,

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"...... got a little too pissed off."

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　He mumbled nihilistically,

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　Jeanne is a member of the

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"...... I got too hot."

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　He repented to God.

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　Thus, the match between the two heroes was formally declared a "draw.

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　The bettors were disappointed, but the audience seemed satisfied with the fierce battle between the two, and shouted with joy.

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"Jeanne!　Jeanne!　Jeanne!"

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"Hijikata!　Hijikata!　Hijikata!"

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　The cheers in honor of the two men never ceased.

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I asked them to wave at the bewildered crowd, and they finally responded.

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　The crowd cheered more and finally shouted my name.

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"The Demon King!　The Demon King Ashtaroth!　The mightiest king who brings us a bountiful harvest!

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　Eternal!

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　The crowd never stopped.

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