63-63. Knights alone




 It's a test of my strength.
 After that discussion, I was ushered into the training grounds or something like that.
 The training grounds were very large, and could comfortably hold over a hundred people.

What's the matter? Are you losing your nerve?

 The Knight Commander Ark laughs, "Kukuku.

''It's quite a bit bigger than the hall in the magic academy. I just thought it would be safe to exercise a bit harder here.''
"....! That irreverence, I'll do it again now!

 Ark seemed to be somewhat agitated by my attitude.
 I can't be bothered to use respectful words to this guy every time I speak to him.
 The usual tone of voice will be fine.

It's Kurt. I'm looking forward to seeing your power in person.

 The king calls out to us.

 Incidentally some of the king, ministers and other people who were in the palace are upstairs looking down on us.
 There is an atrium, so we can watch the scene.
 It's a mere training ground, but this kind of equipment is splendid.

Then, knight commander. Then, knight commander, do you want to fight right away?
Wait for it. Don't panic.

 Ark continues without losing his spare attitude.

''Why should I bother with it in the first place I'll let you find out first.
"Huh?
'If we're too far apart in power, we'll be bullies of the weak. This is my way of being kind.
'You're messing around, but I don't care. Then how are you going to test my power?
First you will fight with the best of the Order.

 Ark snapped his fingers.

 Then fifty armor-clad men appeared from the back of the room.

''These men are all members of the Order. Moreover, from among these, we will select a person with the strength to be one of the five best in the Order.

 As Ark said this, five men stepped forward from among the fifty knights.

''Let's have you fight these men in turn first. Either one of them will be unable to fight, or until I say give up. Just to be sure, there will be no injustice. The crowd is watching this battle, and the Knights of the Order are watching your every move. You will fight fair and square.

 Hmm.
 It's called a winner-take-all battle, isn't it?
 If they show any suspicious movements, aside from the eyes of the king and other ordinary people watching from the second floor, there is no way to deceive the knights of the past.
 Well, I had no intention of doing it.

 
 If by any chance those five people are about to lose, he probably plans to increase the number of people fighting for a suitable reason.

''Come to think of it, that guy was injured in his right leg. The real powerhouse is over here.''
 What a load of crap.

 He's a coward.
 But you don't have to take him seriously.

"Ark. What are you talking about?
Hmm? Lord Kurt, you defeated demons such as dark demons all by yourself, right? You're not going to tell me that winning out five against one is a disadvantage? Considering Lord Kurt's abilities, I think that's a fair point...

 Ark made a disgusting smile.
 I don't dislike his cautious, winning attitude like this, but it's a waste of time.

 I looked at not only the five knights who were elected to represent us, but also those who were waiting behind them.


All of you. Come on, all of you at once.


 I said.

'....What?

 As expected of Ark, as if he had miscalculated and opened his mouth dumbly.

''Kurt-dono.......are you insane?''
'Yeah. And you were going to elect someone other than the five of us if you were going to lose anyway, weren't you? Then it's faster to deal with them all together.

 As I continued, Ark turned bright red.

You have been taunting our Order for too long. I'm going to educate you now on that diminutive mouth! Hey, guys! This is going to deviate from our original plan but all of them! All of you, crush this little bastard!

 He then gave instructions to the rest of the knights.

 The fifty knights were bewildered, but each one held a weapon such as a sword or a bow and arrow.

''Good. Then let's get started.

 I too draw my sword from its scabbard.

 Then all at once, the knights attacked me.

''Ho........''

 But they don't rush in foolishly.
 Some rush in at the vanguard, some take on the role of a tank, some concentrate on support in the middle guard, and some shoot bows and arrows in the rear guard.
 They are strategically placed in a formation.

 This is indeed a knightly order that is responsible for the military of the country.
 However.

''We are too inadequate.''

 I muttered that and then swung my sword at the rushing vanguard.
 I used body-enhancing magic, and even magical attacks to mow down the opponent with short to medium-range attacks.


''What the hell is this brat! You're moving too fast for me to see!
Don't panic! 
There's 50 people in here. If each of us follows our roles, there's no way that one child can lose to just one...!


 The formation of the Knights is collapsing as you look at it.
 But these guys have a definite misunderstanding.

It's just a matter of one person taking on the roles of vanguard, middle guard and rear guard, right?

 In my past life I've rarely formed a party, so I've fought on my own.
 As a result, I was able to combine the offensive and defensive abilities of the vanguard, as well as prepare for battle as the middle guard, and use healing magic and large-scale magic in the rear guard... all at the same time.

 They think I'm fighting alone...so they are in such a hurry.
 At the very least, they should think that they are fighting an army of ten thousand people.

 Every time I wielded my sword, the number of knights capable of fighting decreased.
 Twenty men left........or so it seems.
 Now, let's just get the rest of them together and get them done.

''Well........shall we use the divine spear, Borricia or something like that?

 I took out the national treasure that I received earlier from the storage magic.


I'm not going to be able to get it out. Where the hell did you get that from!
'There's no way I could possibly know how to use that thing. I was allowed to pick it up once, but it was too heavy for me to hold it properly, you know?
How are you going to swing that thing around...



 Do you think you can handle it? Wielding?

 In the first place, I don't intend to use this kind of divine spear (sippy product) like a 'beloved weapon'.

''.........Hmph.

 So I threw the spear at the 20 knights who were frozen in place.
 The divine spear goes straight at them.

''Aaaaahhhh!''

 Then it stabbed into the middle of the twenty men and exploded around the point of impact.
 The knights flew up into the air and slammed their bodies into the ground and didn't wake up as they did.

''Well it's not a decent weapon, but I've used some good materials for nothing, and I've also granted you thirty magic. Even if you just toss it like this, the moment it hits, the magic will unfold and you can annihilate the opponent.......

 I approached and pulled out the spear that was stuck in the ground and then put it away again with storage magic.

 Even so, if you are an opponent who can deploy ward magic properly, just tossing it out at random like this won't work.
 

You can't just throw a national treasure at random like that. Ka, I can't think...!

 At the sight of fifty knights lying on the ground.
 The knight leader Ark, who was watching from a little distance away, had his voice trembling.

 I turned back to that direction and moved my mouth like this.

''Well now it's your turn.