f*ck you!

　Immediately after the start of the match, his opponent jumps out at Mr. Norbu, thrusting his dagger at him.

''Ha, high protection!''

Pow!

Wha?

　But Norbu-san's defensive magic snapped his opponent's dagger in half.

''Eeeeee!''

　Then, with a pleasant cracking sound, his opponent is blown out of the ring.

'Barzas out of the ring!　The winner, Norbu!

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " "

Well, that was a quick one.

　The fight between Mr. Norbu and his opponent was literally over in an instant.
　I think that's exactly what happened, and it didn't take more than three seconds.

That said, I liked the way he moved now. He's one of the fastest I've seen in this tournament.

Yes, there are some out there. It's a big world after all, with all those users being unknown.

　Megri and Liliella snorted at the speed of Barzas' dive.

'In terms of speed, that was a good match with Megri.

'Hmm, maybe he was faster than me...'

But you got the wrong guy. Norbu's a tough guy.

''Well, I guess that means we weren't a good match this time. My opponent's skills were great, but his equipment was too ordinary.

It's said that a master doesn't choose his weapon of choice, but good or bad equipment is still important when you're competing against a strong opponent. Also, if you're looking for something sturdy enough not to break even if you put everything you've got into it, you'll need a good one.

''No, to begin with, normal people can't put all their energy into it that would break a weapon...''

I wish I could say that line.

No, you don't have to tell me.

　Anyway, with this, the final match of the Dragon Emperor's Ritual has been decided between me and Norbu-san.
　I didn't think it would be a showdown between us in the finals.
　I wonder if it was because the tournament was held so suddenly that the information didn't reach the experts?

　You're not going to be able to do that.

Congrats to all of you on making it to the finals, and voila!

　We decided to hold a small barbecue party to celebrate everyone's decision to advance to the finals.
　The idea came from Mina and Meguri, who were eliminated from the tournament.

We lost, but we wish you all the best.

'Especially Liliella and Leune, good luck with your prize. As for Norbu, well ... try not to die?

Oh, thank you ... yes?

"And Lex is to go easy on me at all costs!

　That's not a pep talk, is it?

Oh, I wanted to fight my brother too...

　Along with such mutterings, Jairo-kun was thrusting his fork into the food with a zakuza.

''You're still saying that?　You're a bit of a quitter. I mean, if you want to fight Lex, you should have him in training to deal with you.

"d*mn you, you idiot!　I don't want to practice, I want to have a real fight with my brother!

　At Mina's words, Jairo-kun's mouth twitched that he wasn't.

'What, do you want to be seen losing in public?　Is that why you're a pervert?

'How can that be?　I'm not talking about the practice of losing or anything like that!　Seriously!　On a stage you need to win!　I want to take on my brother with everything I've got!

'But then again, you can't beat Lex anyway, so it doesn't matter where you're fighting.

"Huh!　I don't understand.　It's not like that!

I don't know about a man's pride. It really is an exercise in futility.

　After all, it's really obvious that it's a matter of Jairo-kun's pride, isn't it?
　We've known each other for a long time.

"Winning isn't the goal!　It's all about fighting as hard as you can!　And if you lose, that's good for everyone to know that your brother is so strong!

　Huh?　Is that what you want?

Oh, well, you know, just do what you want, then.

'Oh!　I'll do whatever I want!

　When I say that, Jairo-kun resumes eating, as if he's feeling better.
　It was going to be a bit disconcerting, but I'm glad we've settled down safely.

　◆

　Today is the day of the final.
　However, since we are all members of the same family, we are not particularly nervous, and we are doing the same as usual.

'Ah, so you're finally going to fight Lex-san.......ugh, my stomach is starting to hurt.

Hang in there.

　Mr. Norbu didn't like the idea of his people fighting each other, but as the fight approached, he seemed more and more uncomfortable, and Megri quieted him down.

'It's time to go,'

　Liliera comes out of the room and urges me to move to the match venue.

''Huh?　Where's the gyro and Leune?

　And Mina nodded her head when Jairo and the others weren't there.

'Leune went ahead and told me not to be late. I don't know Gyro-kun a bit.

Well, I can't wait to see what that idiot is up to!　And you're going to go ahead and find a good seat in the hall.

　Haha, I think Gyro-kun would do it.

There's still some time before the doors open, though.

　We had been talking about it for a while, but we hadn't realized that Jairo was not heading to the venue, but to a completely different place.

　Jairo.

It's about time for the game to start...

　I was out of town now, heading to Longfeng.
　My brother's match is about to start soon.　

But I can't really cheer for my brothers if I feel like this.

　As the final match between my brothers approached, I couldn't stop feeling bummed out.
　At first, I thought I was okay with losing, but the thought of not being able to fight my brother in that spot made me feel ashamed of myself.

　I wondered if I was really getting stronger as my brother's prefect.
　My brother accepted my selfishness and made me his prefect.
And not only that, he trained me.

　I'm confident that I've gotten much stronger.
　I was able to fight dragons even better than before!

　But just when I thought it was going to happen, it was that draw.

'I'm just a redneck after all.

　We, the Dragon Slayer the Years, are childhood friends from the same village.
　We've all been stupid together since we were little.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world.
　I can't tell you much about it, but that's why Megri is such a tough guy.

I'm just a normal kid who doesn't have anything in common.

　That's why I admired my brother so much.
　He showed up out of the blue, slaying dragons in just one day, and in just a few days, he would bust out Evilboa and take down demons in a big way.

　And my brother wasn't born into a noble or special family, he was just a commoner.
　That's why I admired him even more.
　I thought that if I worked hard, I might be able to become like him.

　But the result is this.
　I've only just started training under him, and I know there are many great people out there.
　But still, I'm frustrated with our loss.

"So I feel bad for my brothers who are fighting so hard if I cheer for them with this kind of feeling!

　Above all, I don't want to look at my friend Norbu in that miserable light!
　That's why I decided to go to Longfeng to train alone.
　In order to fight against the stronger guys and become even stronger than the one I lost.

''Oh yeah, I have to be as strong as my brother!

　Okay, now that I remember, I'm fired up!
　The result of the game was a shameful one, but if you're fired up, it's a little better.

Well then, I guess I'll just fly away.

　When you fly in the city, people are surprised.
　My brother is a little too careless with that, and I worry about him.
　And that's when it happened.

'Please wait, Mister Gyro!

　A bunch of guys on horseback from the town came running up to me, calling my name.

'Oh?　Who are you people?

　I feel like I've seen something like that before.

It's me, Master Gyro!　I'm Bakin Wappage of the Dragon Emperor School!

Ba...?　Oh, those are the guys Miss Lilliera was talking about!

　Oh yeah, this old man was a guy from King's Landing called the Dragon Emperor Faction.
　But it seems like there are more and more of them.

What do you want from me?

　I ask, and the old Baquin men stand tall and line up.

'We have come to fight with you!

What?

　Huh?　What?　Are they going to train against the dragons too?

''The reason Lord Jairo didn't go to watch the finals is because he didn't want the anti-Long Emperor ritual and the Dragon Princess ritual to be interrupted by the anti-Long Emperor faction, right?

What?

　What is it?　What does that mean?

''I know that even if you don't play dumb. The spies in the town are stuck on guard against the black knights, but they won't be able to handle the enemies attacking them from outside the town. In anticipation of that, Jairo-dono is planning to join up with Lex-dono, isn't he?

Huh?

　Why's my brother's name even come up in there?　My brother's in the finals by now!

''I also suspected at first that Tyran's true identity was Lord Lex, but Lord Lex's purpose was to keep an eye on the Anti-Long Emperor faction from behind the scenes while leading me to believe that, wasn't it?

　.........oh, come to think of it, they didn't know that Tyran is actually my brother.
　That's why they thought my brother and I are protecting Tyran behind the scenes.

　Well, I don't know.
　It's not like we can't say that Tyran is actually my brother, but that doesn't mean I have anything to do with the anti-Long Empire group.

　But the way they look at this guy, it's unlikely that anyone would believe me even if I told them the truth.

''Although it's not much, the reinforcements from the royal capital have also arrived. Considering that they are fighting against the Anti-Long Emperor Faction, there are still some concerns about the number of people, but thanks to the knights his Majesty the Dragon Emperor has sent, most of the Anti-Long Emperor Faction in King's Landing has been captured, and their war potential has also been greatly reduced. We will never fall behind our enemies!

　Seriously?　You've been doing that much while we were playing?
　My brother's awesome!

　But there's no doubt that they're mistaken, so how should I explain it to them?
　.........hmmmmm, it's no good!　I can't think of a good excuse!

　Let's keep Tyran's true identity a secret. Let's be honest and say that I have no intention of fighting the Anti-Long Emperor Faction at all.
　If you don't believe me, we'll just go to Longbong and find out it's real and leave!

I'm just going to Longfeng to train. If you want to come with me, fine, but I won't help you if anything happens.

Yes, I know what I'm doing!　Let's go, boys!

""Ha!"

　I fly up into the sky with my flying magic as I deliberately ignore the old men of Bakin.

''Oh!　He's in the air!　As expected of a dragon knight!

　No, it's not.
　I fly towards Longfeng as fast as I can to shake these guys off.

''Whoa!　That's fast!　All of you!　Don't be late for Lord Gyro!

""Oh!"

　The old bakin guys are following me with their horses running as fast as they can.
　They're following me pretty hard, but the horses will get tired after a while.
　Sure enough, after a while, some of them started to trail behind me.

It's a good idea to get a little more spirited, and then I'll try to pull away from them all at once...?

　And then all of a sudden, something came flying out of nowhere from where I was going.

''Whoa!''

　Because I was speeding, the thing quickly entered my pocket in a flash.

"Woo-hoo!

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to get around it by using your own instincts to unconsciously activate your body strengthening magic.

　A moment after avoiding the attack, I saw what I had avoided.

''Magic Law?!''

　That's right, it was a magic spear made of magic power.

"Who was that?

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what is going on in the world.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more information on this.

　At first glance, they look like adventurers and mercenaries, but they're strangely neatly lined up for that.
　It's more like the knights' march at the lord's ceremony.

I'm not sure, but the fact that they attacked us means they are enemies.

　Could it be that Baquin's old man was talking about the anti-Long Empire group, those guys?

And you don't seem to have time to think about it.

　They're all ready to fire on us.

But that's okay. If you're willing to fight, then I'm not afraid to do so either!

　I cast a body-enhancing spell over my entire body and then use my flying magic to ram the enemy head-on.

''Jairo-dono-!　It's dangerous!　Please come back!

　I could hear an old man in Bakin catching up with me from behind, but unfortunately, coddling is not my style!

Bongbong!　Burst break!

　A flaming crescent moon shot out as if to trace the sword blade that was swung out in a horizontal nudge, and the flaming crescent moon shot out.
The crescent moon went towards the enemy while increasing in size and blew away a group of enemies in a unified manner.

''Gwaaah!''

"Heh, what's it like?

　This magic my brother taught me is easy to use because you can activate it with the movement of your sword!
　Instead of imagining the magic hitting you over there, it's easier to see the magic flying over there with a bang!
　Well, it's the kind of magic that would involve your friends instead, so you couldn't use it in the game because you couldn't shy away from the audience.

'Oh!　Just one shot of magic and the enemy is floating away!

That's the Dragon Knight!

Well done, Mr. Gyro!

　While saying this, the old men in Baquin come over.

"Hehe, well, if you're going to fight out there, this is what it's all about.

''Are those people the anti-Long Empire faction?''

I don't know. But he just attacked us, he's not on our side.

"Hm, then even if they weren't anti-Long Empire faction, they must be some kind of burglar or something. Either way, there's no need to take it easy.

　Hey, then you won't have to worry about hitting it as hard as you can.

Will you be reporting to Lord Lex?

No need!　These people, this level of people, I don't need to bother my brother!

　Well, since you're here, I'm gonna need you to help me relieve some stress.

Yes!　Men, we will fight!

""Oh!"

　The gathered Dragon Emperor Faction went towards the anti-Long Emperor Faction and the battle began.

''Tohu!''

Nooooo!

　The fact that the battle had become a melee with a mixture of friend and foe made it difficult for both sides to cover each other with attack magic.
　But that made the fight easier for us warriors.

''Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!''

　I use my body-enhancing magic to blow out flames from various parts of my body to gain propulsion, and then run through the battlefield in all directions.

"That's fast!

'Wow, flames!　The fire!

　After I passed by, I saw the enemy, who was unable to react to my speed and was torn apart as I passed by, and the enemy, who was in a panic as the flames spewed out of his body caught fire.

''This, this!　Die!

　The spirited guy doesn't freak out and come at me, but honestly, he's slower than Norbu.

"What the hell?　What the hell are you doing?

Sorry, sorry!

　When I lightly evade them, they inadvertently attacked their allies with too much momentum.
　Perhaps these guys don't have much experience in battle?

You're too smart for that.

　Compared to the training with my brother, these guys are just too many in number.
　Oh yeah, a really bad guy can't win, no matter how many of them there are.

Only someone with real strength can defeat a real opponent like you!

　That's why I want to be strong.
　I want to be a man with real strength!
　To fight my brother for real, for real!