It was the big man who launched the first attack.

　Although he was huge, he was not slow.
　His movements have power and sharpness.
　Apparently he wasn't just a man with a mouthpiece.
　After releasing three high-speed thrusts, the big man quickly swiftly turned his body around.
　The mauls that were cleaved off while drawing a circle, mercilessly reaped the air around him.
　Cecily-san dodged those attacks without danger - but

　The big man's attacks never stop.

　The big man isn't just swinging a heavy-looking braid around in the dark.
　He also takes centrifugal force into account when he moves.
　The figure is like a whirlwind with a mind of its own...or maybe a tornado.

　But - it doesn't hit.
　When you try to touch the feathers that are flying in the air, they sometimes escape through your hand.
　I remembered that.

　It's as if Cecily's body is naturally separated from the maul by the wind that is generated when the maul moves - of course, it only looks that way because Cecily is reading her opponent's attacks.

　Gulp, I spit.
　So this is what real fighting is all about--.
　I'm a man myself, for one thing.
　I've got a certain admiration for the so-called "battle stories" in manga and anime.
　And when I actually saw a "battle" like this, I was a little bit impressed.
　It's a gripping experience, and it's also uplifting.
　But........the thing I feel most strongly is the tension.
　It's also a pleasant, tingling tension.
　.............
　But why is that?

　The vision of Cecily-san losing is as unimaginable as it sounds.

''Tch...!　Look at this guy. He's moving around a lot!

　The big man exclaims in frustration and switches the maul's trajectory to an even more anomalous one.
　............
　Anyway, isn't the big man's current line an embarrassing line that is only allowed for small fry in the role of being beaten.......

　Despite my worries, the big man's offensive becomes even more fierce.

'Ola-la-la-la!　You can't beat me running away from them all the time!　If I'm waiting for my stamina to run out, he's useless!　My stamina is inexhaustible!

　Oh, the dialogue was getting more and more disappointing....
　And that's when I began to get bored with the big man's disappointment.

　The sound of the sky cutting echoed in the darkness of the night continuously.

''Guh?''

　Wobbling, the big man loses his balance.

d*mn it...!

　Ah.
　When I looked, I saw countless fine wounds all over the big man's body.
　However, the big man, who had looked frightened for a moment, quickly regained his relaxed expression.

''........What is this shameful wound that is only a mosquito bite?　It's expensive!　Oh, yeah, right!　With your fine arm and the fine sword you use to play mamacare, this is the extent of the damage my muscles are capable of doing to this piece of steel!

　The big man let out a muddy laugh.
　On the other hand, Cecily-san, on the other hand, shook off the blood that was faintly on the tip of her sword and shook it off to the ground with a twitch.
　And - she takes up her stance again.
　Even the sight of her holding her sword like that, in her case, exudes a certain amount of elegance.
　There is no sign of being overawed at all.
　But

The damage you can do is only this much and no matter how fast you are, how long will you be able to beat me in this situation?　Tomorrow morning?

　With plenty of time to spare, the big man chuckles.

'Chimichimi-chiming while dodging the attack... oh, right!　Are you just going to wait for the guards to come?　It's up to you!　You're so clever!　Stalling for time is a smart move, Lady Arkwright!　I was so unexpectedly strong that you wanted to come here and save your family's life, even if it meant tarnishing your noble name!

　It's frustrating, but it could be said that the big man's words right now hit a rather painful point.

　First of all, that big man, at first glance, appears to be fighting roughly, but with that, he's fighting while firmly defending his eyes and other parts that could be vital points.
　Maybe he's deliberately letting them cut off areas where minute lacerations wouldn't be a problem.
　That would mean it would take a long time to defeat them.

　I look at Cecily.
　If her goal is to bring the big man in front of her to his knees with her own strength, then on the other hand, if the guards arrive, it will be difficult to achieve that goal.
　If that's the case, we have to settle this matter before the guards arrive....
　What in the world are we going to do?
　If this goes on too long........

　But my fears were blown away after a few minutes.

　　　　　　　　　　*

　A few minutes later.

"Hey, uh--!

　The maul finally slips from the big man's hand.
　Since the first slash that Cecily-san released, the number of cuts on the big man's body has actually hardly increased.
　That's right - the 'number of appearances' has only increased to the very count.
　However, the wounds on the big man's body had definitely become 'deeper'.
　What does that mean?
　Perhaps this is what happened.

　For the past few minutes, Cecily-san had been dodging the big man's attack - ''I kept tracing the cuts I made in the first slash,'' she said.

　Even a small wound, if the blade sliced through a bleeding wound without missing a beat - and if it kept happening over and over again, the pain was horrible to imagine.

　Also, in a way, even more frightening is the precision of Cecily's slashes.
　What kind of kinetic vision and precision in handling a sword is required to perform such a feat?
　Moreover, she moved so fluidly that it was as if she was dancing..............................Even though she was fighting, it was as if she was watching an artistic dance.
　...........
　Whatever, but........don't I look like a commentator in a battle manga?

..........

　Well, but for some reason I can 'see' a lot of things, right?
　So I can kind of guess what happened between Cecily-san and the big man in the fight... hmm?
　Huh?
　Could it be that the ability given to me after coming to another world is 'the ability to understand what is happening in the middle of a battle better than others'?
　........no.
　No, I don't like that, such a side line ability!
　Eventually, 'Ha, I'm going too fast to see...!　What the hell is going on...!'' And 'What, five ... no, six ... shots in that one moment?' And, 'Oh, that's...........lost depths of knowledge!　I didn't know there were still people left in this country who could use it...! And I'm going to get to do a play-by-play without being asked to!
　............
　Too disgusting!
　As expected, I don't want to live in another world like that!
　.........While I was thinking about how stupid I was, Cecily-san thrust the tip of her sword at the big man.
　Yes, it was a serious scene.
　Sorry.

''Do you still want to do it?''
Shh....
I don't see the point in continuing to do this, sir.
You do realize who I am, don't you?
Well, I don't know.
I'm from the Sixth House of Representatives, you know what I'm saying?

　Sigh, Cecily's eyes narrowed.

'Yes, I can see that,'
"If you apologize here, I'll think about it. But if you continue, you... no, the Arkwrights are going to have to deal with the people of the Sixth House against you.

　......................
　Wow, I'm pulling away.
　The smell of complete and utter knick-knacks, overwhelming to the point of being dangerous........
　That's the kind of thing that makes a thug say, 'You're a member of the XX group, you know?　If you're going to make an enemy of us, you're going to make an enemy of the **** team! That's the same as saying "I'm just trying to be strong"........
　Oh, I mean, was that guy a punk or something.....
　But what is this '6th Institute' that we've been hearing about so often?
　It's kind of hard to ask Mia - so I'll ask Makina-san about it next time.

So you thought that mentioning the name would frighten me?
What's the...?

　Cecily replied calmly, and the big man had a look of disappointment on his face.

''Doomsday Township... and the people from the abominable Sixth House... both of which I intend to purify in the future when I join the Holy Tree Order. -- do you think the threats you just made would work against such a person?

　'Oh,' the gallery exclaimed in amazement.

'You're not serious, are you?　Oh, you must be crazy!
''To begin with, if the people from the Sixth House are really 'this good', I feel like we could purge them all together tomorrow.
Hey, hey...

　Cecily's fine sword gleamed in the moonlight, reflecting the moonlight.
　And--

　More slashes struck the big man.

''Gyaaahhhh!

　The tip of the blade slid with precision and accuracy, gouging the cuts on the big man's body.

''Hee!　Ugh!　Gah!　Ouch!　Gah!　Ma--Hi, wait, wait, wait!

　Finally, the big man let out a sound.

''And that's it!　Please!　Just like this!

　The big man shrank back into a small crumple with his buttocks on the ground, as if he didn't know where to protect them anymore.

''Ah, Aniki........''

　All his minions are pale, too.
　In a brilliant and ethereal manner, Miss Cecily looked down at the big man.

'May I continue, sir?　What do you want to do?
"Oh, I'm sorry!　You're real!　I'm out!　You're not just a man with a family name!　This is what you want, right?　Na!

　And the big man stood up with a heavy heart.
　Then he turned on his heel and started running at once, leaving the maul on the spot.

''Uh--whoa!　Ouch!　Aaaaahhhh!　d*mn it, d*mn it!　Godd*mn it, d*mn it!　God d*mn it!　You've got to be kidding me-- Ow, ouch!　Ugh, wow!

　Not even trying to hide his frustration, the big man screamed in pain as he disappeared into the darkness of the night.

'Oh, Aniki!　Wait a minute!

　The minions, too, glanced at Cecily with frightened faces to see if a chase was coming, but once they were a certain distance away, they started running at once and dissolved into the darkness.
　Cecily, on the other hand, did not show the slightest sign of stopping them, but rather just watched in silence as the big man and his minions disappeared, with a somewhat vacant expression on her face.

　When the big man and his minions were completely out of sight, Cecily-san sheathed her sword.
　And then--

　She looked at me.

　I can assure you that this is not a self-conscious misunderstanding.
　By the way, the mistake of being overly self-conscious is the case where, for example, at an idol's live show, fans say, "Oh my god, I'm sure she just saw me!
　But there's no doubt about this.
　Obviously, her jewel-like eyes had caught me.
　Oh, I wonder.
　Our eyes just met, and yet, this flutter in my heart.......

　And Cecily-san smiled a smile that could have been mistaken for an angel.

''.........''

　I'm going to be honest and confess.

　My heart was pounding so hard I seriously thought I was going to die of a heart attack or something.