Arios drew his sword.
　A grin lifts the corner of his lips as he points the tip of his sword at you.

"A mere beast tamer standing up to a brave man is a fool indeed. If we were outplayed, it would have been the height of folly for you to go along with it. I'll cut you loose for laying a hand on me.

　He started talking to himself about something, so I was annoyed, so I punched him anyway.

　But as expected of a brave man.
　It seems to be sturdy, and I immediately stand up.

''You aaaaaaah!
You'll cut the blood vessels in your head if you get so angry.
Shut up, shut up!　I will never allow you to hit me twice!　You get down on your knees, cry and apologize!

　Arios slashed at me.

　Fast.
　I've dealt with bandits before, but it's an order of magnitude faster than those guys.
　Not only that.
　The trajectory of the blade is variable, attacking from all angles.
　Just when you think the sword is swinging down at an angle to the right, it bounces as if it has hit something and swings upwards from below.

　I don't like the guy, but I have to say that his sword skills are impressive.
　It's just a matter of calling yourself brave.
　The number of blades that can't be avoided has increased, occasionally grazing the skin and causing blood to flow.

''Look, look, look, look, what's going on!　What's going on, what's going on, what's going on?　You're just going to run away!　You can't even hit me without catching me by surprise!

　Here and there, Arios increased the speed at which he swung his sword.
　Right to left.
　The blade fell down like a flowing stream and jumped up in a V-shaped shape.

　I was exposed to a series of furious blows........

....

　He was rather calm.
　Firmly assessing the trajectory of the sword, he evacuated his body to a safe place.
　If it was absolutely difficult, I decided to endure only a graze, and only missed the fatal wound exactly.

　After confronting Arios, I knew something.
　This guy is not scary.

　He is a master of the sword and a brave being with the power of a brave man.
　An expert who can also use magic.
　If you think about it normally, he's a ridiculously powerful enemy, but.....
　Strangely, I don't feel fear.

　Is it because I've fought Tania before?
　Compared to that time, I don't remember a sense of crisis at all.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm this brave, but this is the extent of my courage.

You are an incorrigible fool for defying a brave man. Shall we turn you in and have you thrown in jail for being a felon?　Or maybe we could crucify and expose them as enemies of the people!
'Shut up about the mess... phew!
What?

　This is where I first started to fight back.
　In between sword fights, my fist caught Arios in the abdomen.

　The damage was done and Arios stopped moving.
　Without missing the opportunity, I slam two more fists into him, two more fists, and he stomps his knee through with the sole of his foot!



　Arios avoided the fatal damage by flying backwards as quickly as possible.

''Tch........did I play a little too much? To be attacked by Kimi in the middle of a proper battle...........................Be careful. Let's end the play.
Come on. Come on. I've got you.
Huh...!　You are the lesser men.　Don't go against the higher beings who are brave!

　Sure, I'm an ordinary person.
　I'm not the chosen one to be brave.

　But still.

　Whoever decided that an inferior being can't beat a higher being?

Okay.　Yah, hah!
'Phew!　Shoo!
What?　Gulp, gulp!

　Arios's sword would never catch me.
　It wasn't even biting my skin anymore.

　I couldn't do any damage.
　He unleashed a counterattack exactly and, on the contrary, the damage was accumulating on Arios.

''d*mn........stupid, why is this.......impossible, what do you mean?

　A hint of irritation mingles in Arios' voice.

　I'm powered up here........there's no convenient development.
　It's not like Arios' sword has been dulled due to the damage it took.

　It was simply that he saw through it.

　When Arios swings his sword, how many steps does he take?
　How does he move his gaze when he weaves in and out of feints?
　What patterns exist when he strikes a deadly blow?

　All of this information was analyzed in the first five minutes of offense and defense.
　There was nothing more that he didn't know about Arios' sword skills.
　All the attack patterns were known.

　That's why Arios' attacks never hit me.

"Guggenheim?

　He avoids the sword and kicks Arios in the face.
　With each blow, he put the power he gained from signing a contract with the cat spirit race.
　As expected, the damage that can't be ignored seems to have accumulated, and Arios's legs wobbled.

''Why, why........why isn't my attack hitting it!　You're the one who's been attacking me!　
I mean, a mere beast tamer can beat you, man.
'You've got to be kidding me!

　Arios moves out of range and sheathes his sword.
　Arios is no fool.
　He must have reluctantly admitted that he can't beat me in close combat.

　Then what is Arios' next action?

You can put out the coals with this, Gigavolt!

　A lightning strike magic was released from Arios' hand.
　Like a hungry beast, the lightning strike extended towards us in a straight line.

　I flew to the side with all my strength to avoid it.
　When it landed on the ground.

GIGAVOLT!!!!

　Aiming for a timing that we cannot avoid, Arios once again unleashes a thunderbolt magic.

''Fireball!''

　This one also fought back with magic.
　It's a beginner's magic vs. advanced magic.
　Normally, the other side would be the winner.

　This is a fireball enhanced with Tania's magical power.
　It seems that it could be used as a shield, and it cancels out the lightning strike magic.

I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who have a lot of questions about this.　Oh, shit! Oh, shit!　What the hell is going on with you?
I've got a lot on my mind, but I don't have the right or the obligation to tell you.
You...

　Arios stared at me, his fists clenched so tightly that he almost bled.
　But he quickly grinned.

'But that doesn't change the fact that I have the advantage. The only things you can use are fireballs and heels, right?　I'm not as good as Lean, but I can use a good amount of magic too. How long will you be able to block my attacks with just beginner level magic?

　Arios was right.
　No matter how much magic power he had, it was difficult to prevent Arios' onslaught with two elementary magic.
　If it was a close combat, we could win, but Arios would not allow it.

　However, he's mistaken.
　I'm not going to be the only one who's been in the same boat for a while.

　Don't forget.
　I am not naturally drawn to melee combat, nor do I engage in magical combat.
　My profession I'm a Beast Tamer.

''Come on, let's end this!　As it is.........?

　Bikung, Arios's body trembled.
　His entire body began to convulse.
　He couldn't stand and fell as it was.

''What........what.......is this.......?　G.... but...

　He walks over to the fallen Arios.

"You ... what did you ...?
'You've talked to Arios before, haven't you?　I can use insects too, he said. They laughed at me and said it wouldn't do any good.
It's not... what does it... what does it... what does it...
Here.

　I pluck the bee clinging to Arios' neck with my fingertips and show it to him.

It's a paralytic poisonous bee called an Arby's.
Wha...?
If I told you I used this guy when I had an opening, you'd understand.

　If it was me before, it would have been impossible to make a tentative contract while fighting.
　But now that I made a contract with Tania and my magic power has increased, it's now possible.

　While moving around, he simultaneously sent thought waves like waves in all directions to search the situation around him.
　Find the target creature and, as it were, make a temporary contract remotely.
　You have the advantage in the magical battle, and you have Arios, who was in a state of high spirits, turn around behind you.............and busuri.

''Your back was full of gaps, okay?　He only paid attention to me and didn't look the other way. I don't fight alone. That's where you lost.
Not yet..... you... you... you're the hero, I... ........this, I........!
So.....
Well, wait ... here's the thing ... I surrender, now!

　Before I could say anything, my fist caught Arios before he could say anything else.
　A full force blow.
　Arios was blown up, rolling on the ground and finally stopped as he crashed into a tree trunk.
　He seems to be completely unconscious and doesn't move.

　I move away from Arios and look up at the sky.

'Phew.'

　I defeated Arios with my own hands.
　Some people say that revenge is vain...
　No way.
　I felt incredibly refreshed now.

'You don't get this opportunity very often, and I should have hit you a little more?