Zee....zee.....

　I was breathing on my shoulder as I killed all the mo-tah-tahs in front of the castle gate.
　It was proof that I had been wasting too much energy.

'Let's go, Magnus. Chocolat. Ladies and gentlemen.

　I shook off the temptation to rest with my sword as my staff and called out to my friends.
　We've made it through the gates.
　We should continue to charge through the vestibule and avalanche into the castle.
　Then, I want to be allowed to go separately, even if it's just me, to go find Berry.

　That's what I was thinking--

They don't even get a dewdrop at all!

　Just as I thought I heard a dumbfounded voice, to my surprise, Eldora appeared at the entrance of the castle.
　He came out into the vestibule with his cronies, young knights in tow, zipping along with them.

''Ray!　I don't know how you got wind of my decision. Well, in short, you and I have an inseparable bond, I suppose.
'Don't be so selfish, Eldora!　The only reason we were chosen for the Warriors of Light is because of our connection to each other.　All the rest of it was your own plot, and I can't overlook that plot, I can't allow it, that's all!　It's not fate, it's just human nature!　It's a result of your malice!
Well, I don't mind that. Anyway, you're too much of a pain in the ass for me, so I'm going to take you down. So I'm gonna take you down.

　Eldora declared, holding her sword at the ready.
　It was a glittering sword that I had never seen before.
　Perhaps it was a treasured sword from the grand duke's secret collection that he had looted in the castle, or something of the sort.

'Let's get this over with this time, Ray. It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

　With an arrogant tone, Eldora said that.

　As for me, well, I'd like to punish them with my own hands.
　But that's just my personal feelings. This is not the time for that now, is it?

　I was thinking that--

That's fine, Ray. If that's what you want, you can stand by it.

　Magnus gave me a secret voice behind me.

'We're splitting the troops we borrowed from the general into three sections and having them attack from different directions. If we can keep Eldora pinned down here, it's not a bad war situation.

　I was worried about Berry, and it seems that while I was sticking out, Magnus had finished his preparations.
　As expected of him, he was calm and shrewd.
　But thank goodness!

All right. Then see to it.
Yeah. I'm going to watch the game like I'm on a big boat.
"Let's kick his ass, Master Ray!

　Magnus, Chocolat and the others see me off, and I proceed to the center of the vestibule by myself.
　Eldora is also coming towards me, leaving her cronies at the doorway.

''Don't think I'm the same as I was the other day, do you?

　Eldora told him arrogantly, cutting the wind with her shoulder.

''Ah(a). '(A)know(¦)...''

　You want to tell me you're up to level 36, you mean.
　Magnus has told me about that.

Don't push your luck. What the hell do you think you know about me?
Don't think that Eldora is the same me you saw in the duel?
What did you say?

　Instead of answering Eldora's questioning look, I hammered my sword into her.
Fast Move.
　It's a swordsman's skill to close the gap and slash at a moment's notice.
　It's a skill I learned from Lawrence.
　It's a very quick job, thanks to Magnus, I'm at level 34, if I used this now, even the original Lawrence-san would have a hard time seeing it through.

''Nuh?

　Eldora scraped out of the way, catching it with her treasure sword.

''Ray!　When did you ever raise your arm like this?
While we're not looking at each other, of course!

　I swing the Black Claymore as if to cleave it off.
　The Eldora's arms jumped up and its body was empty because it had received my first blow so quickly.
　Then I quickly strike the jet-black large sword.

''d*mn it!

　Eldora blows up over ten meters and bounces and rolls around on the cobblestones of the garden repeatedly.

　My level is different from the time of the duel, and the weapon I'm using is different too.
　The weapon I use is different from the one I used in the duel.
　It's a powerful, cursed great sword.
　You're going to have to be prepared for this, Eldora.

Don't get me wrong, Ray!　That was just me being careless!

　Eldora jumped up and charged at him with her treasure sword at the ready.

''........Isn't that, on the contrary, embarrassing?''

　I regained my guarded position with the Black Claymore and returned fire.

"God Spirit Prominence, bless me!
Aun-Rena!

　Eldora uses his inherent magic and I use the "Renken Qigong" that I learned from Magnus to slice and dice each other with five and ten rounds of self-buffers.
　As we strike each other fiercely, Eldora speaks to me on a roll.

'What's up, Ray?　Are you too busy to take my sword, now that you're stronger?

　...What?
　What's that?　How do you get to those thoughts?

You want to know why I decided to do it?　Isn't that what you normally ask?

　Oh, you mean.

I don't care.
...What?
I understand now. You have shallow motives for everything you do. So, frankly, I'm not interested.
How dare you speak to me like that, Ray?

　Eldora, with blood on her head, slams the treasured sword down as hard as she can from the top step.
　I calmly catch it, laying my sword to the side.

''Aren't you the one who's all over the place?

　As soon as he received it, he filled his right leg with Hard Qigong and delivered a painful knee kick.
　This counter hits Eldora's stomach morosely, and Eldora unbearably cringes on the spot and blows up in his stomach with a reggae reggae.

'Why ... why ... why ... I'm level 36 ...?
'Yeah. It's great. He's higher than me.

　I looked down at Eldora, who was writhing in agony while she was cowering, with my sword at the ready, and replied.

'Then why doesn't it work on you!　Why are you treating me better than I am!
Because you're just monotonously slashing at me. You don't like the idea of me imitating you, or you don't even use your skills.

　All my life, I've only fought boss monsters that were higher in rank than me and had a violent high status compared to humans.
　They have a plethora of nasty abilities, and I've always tried to deal with them.
　You know what I mean?
　If I couldn't even see through the monotonous forcefulness of an opponent whose level was only two different, I would have lost my life long ago.

''Screw you!　f*ck you!

　Eldora, who has recovered from the impact, stands up and swings her sword at me.
　I carefully handle each of them one by one, intervene and counter with the Falcon Blade.

"I am!　I'm a warrior of light!　It's level 36!

　Eldora ranted in a rage.

''Prominence Blade!

　The skills he had been stingy with, he was able to tap into them without any pretense.
　Probably exclusive to Eldora, a super advanced skill that can be learned in the level 30s.
　The blade of the treasured sword possesses a dazzlingly intense light, and it swings down vertically from the large upper level in a single letter.
　When I backstep to evade, the swinging sword strikes the ground with such force that it melts the cobblestone pavement with heat.
　It's a tremendously powerful skill.

''Nice, that. How about this--
'DIE!

　I followed the example of the prominence blade.
　Eldora was my second prominence blade.
　They clashed head-on...
　Eldora was blown backwards one way or the other.

　Eldora tumbled around again, bouncing repeatedly on the ground.
　Most of the power of my Prominence Blade was offset by the power of his same skill, so that's the extent of the impact I was able to get away with.

'I'm sorry, Eldora. That was simply a difference in weapons.

　I was once again painfully aware of how excellent a weapon the Black Claymore was, and apologized to Eldora, thanking Magnus and Bazelph in my heart.

　Eldora, on the other hand, remained in an overturned stance and was stunned.
　The now must be his trump card.
　He was probably shocked that even that didn't work.

''I'm really sorry, Eldora.''

　I relentlessly regripped the hilt of my sword.
　Calling for surrender would be useless.
　There was no way Eldora would get away with a death sentence after doing something like this, and Eldora knew that, so she would never surrender.

　If that's the case - and I clenched my teeth and

　Fran y Ren El - and Magnus cast the spell.

　It was simultaneous.

'Why, Magnus!

　I couldn't help but turn around and shout.
　I can't believe that he would do such a cowardly thing to interrupt a single combatant, but I can't believe it--