Nice to meet you, Second Triple Crown. I mean, four championships.

Hello. This is my fifth-crowned second.

...... is not a funny joke.


　The man named Raden, the current Four-Jar Saint, was a tall dark elf with gray hair.

　When Raden confronts me, he raises his right hand and opens his mouth to interrupt the flow.


''I'm sorry, but may I have a moment of your time?''

Here you go.


　Looks like he's going to do something.

　Watching with interest, Laden spun around and looked back at the audience and raised his voice.



'-- We dark elves are being persecuted!　The discrimination has been going on for decades, hundreds of years!　We are the same creature!　Why don't we realize that the dark elves are our friends who should stand and walk alongside the humans and elves!　We should free the dark elves' slaves, guarantee their rightful place in the world, and let the immigrants in!　This is something that deserves to be acknowledged!　As long as I am me, I will continue to make this claim, no matter what the repercussions are!


　...... I'm surprised. No, I should say I was dumbfounded.

　A speech at a title fight, and that's right before a fight with me?


It's over ....... Excuse me, second quadruple crown. I've kept you waiting.

Do you always give this speech?

I've been doing this for six years now. There was a period of time when the only other contestant was Karen.

Oh, that's great.


　I always thought spears were popular, but not so much in this world, it seems. Is there a reason for this?


'It's because we siblings are dark elves. Humans and elves don't want to lose to the dark elves. Hence, there are few contestants. There is no stopping my speech. That's because they are weaker than me, the dark elves.

...... ahhhh.


　If this guy or this guy's sister beat me once, I'd be labeled as "the one who lost to the dark elves" for a long time. So everyone's going to go nuts and not compete.


That sucks.

Ha-ha, you're quite specific.

There are only chickens in here, spearmen.

'Hahahaha!　I agree with you.



　........................ haha.



So, which one of them is an afterthought (...)?


...... what?

I mean, which is it, the title fight or the anti-racism thing?

No, it's not incidental or anything.

'What did you win the title for?　It's to make a speech, isn't it?

''No. I was better at spearing than I was originally, which is why I took that opportunity to win the title.

'You're using your outspokenness as a title holder to make a speech, aren't you?'

...... It is, though.

Which one of you can't wait? You know, you're really starting to piss me off.

............


　Laden was silent as he thought about it. Even that appearance was irritating.

　This guy is somewhat flimsy. He doesn't look like he's seriously betting on the title, nor does he look like he's seriously engaged in anti-discrimination activities.

　...... You half-assed bastard. Didn't you feel anything when you were watching Champagne?


Oh, watch out. That was a close call, okay? This is your off-the-board strategy.

Huh?

Then let me do the same. Did you have a dark elf servant in your place?

I'm here.

She's a slave, isn't she?　I'm sorry, but I had to look into it.

Yeah, but,

...... How dare you stand here with a dark elf slave in tow and say that? Are you not ashamed of yourself?

Nothing.

............


　What's the point of this guy?


'The quintessential one who let the slaves win (・・・・・・・・) and came here (・・・・・・・・) is different. You don't seem to think of your people as people either.


　Oh, yeah.


'Champagne isn't a slave anymore.

　I had him head-butt me in the hallway before a fight. "We're out of here."


"Ha-ha-ha, I'm a wreck.　You don't deny the point that there was injustice!

I don't know what else to say.

What did you say?

You don't understand, so it doesn't matter.


　Didn't you watch his back?　You didn't see the way he lived?

　No, you must have seen it. If you can't see it from watching, this guy won't understand it, even if it takes him a lifetime to figure it out.


　The lady, the maid, and the spear, he's going to get them all. I'm serious about this. He's serious about his life. You just don't get it, do you? You're all half-assed.


"Which one do you need to do? And if you ask her, she'll say. "What? And.

　If it's all serious, he's going to get angry. When they get licked.



'I know what the injustice is. Her silver general spear technique at the end, it was clearly unnatural (...). I can see that she offered you a win. See, I know all about it, don't I?

　Laden said, trying to make room for me, as if he thought he was cornering me.


'...... I'm fine with that. I can beat the shit out of you after this and feel better about it. But I'll say this in Champagne's honor. She saw my last-minute set-off three days ago against Issenza without anyone's advice and bet on it at the drop of a hat. You have no idea how amazing that was.


　And you don't have to understand. Her 《Silver General Spear Technique》 is a trust in me (...). It was a technique that I would never have been able to arrive at if I didn't believe from the bottom of my heart that I had deliberately caused that instantaneous phenomenon of phase killing. I would have failed time and time again. There would have been times when I would have wondered if the phenomenon of offsetting really happened. And yet, for the past three days, she had probably been trying nothing but offsetting. Maybe she hadn't even succeeded in canceling the performance until just now. Nevertheless, she had tried to cancel out at that critical moment. Why could she do that? Because she trusted me. She had faith in me. I'm the only one who needs to know about her "faith and love".


"Offset?　Oh, I still don't understand. And I don't know the audience either. No one understands, except you. Then it's the same as ...... injustice, right?


　Tell him.

It's okay. It's going to become clearer from now on.



"Bow to each other!　Ready!


　You have one chance.

　It will be decided right after the opening act.


"May the dark elves be blessed.

　Laden says something. Routine?　Well, so am I.


"No meat for dinner.

　I thought I heard Yukari nod in the audience.



'--Beginning!'

　The call of the judges is given.


　A moment later, Raden began to prepare for the Flying Wheel Spear Technique, and after accumulating enough, he activated it and closed the gap with a lunge.

　The more I accumulate, the more powerful the rush attack. Naturally, I'm about to counter and receive it with the Golden General Javelin Technique to stop the rush, but--

!

　It was different this time.

　I chose the Silver General Spear Technique.

　With this, I draw it to the limit and prepare it without accumulating it at all.


''Haha, have you lost your mind!　What are you going to do with those skills!

　Raden scoffed and activated the finishing attack of the 《Flying Car Spear Technique》 just in time.

　I activate the "Silver General Spear Technique" to layer on top of it.

　All that's left is to align the speed and direction of the thrust and then collide with it. This is the simple yet most difficult part. It's not a trick that can be done in just three days of practice, but after spending more than ten years with ...... all of the crippled players, it can become a thing.


''--?''


　Raden didn't seem to know what happened.


　After all, all the accumulation flying cars had been nullified (...) by the tame-less Silver General.



''This is the offset.

　And this is the last move.


　The hardening time after the flying car is longer than the hardening time after the silver general.

　Hence, he would be able to use his "Javelin Jutsu" to chase after it in time.

　I dared to accumulate until just before Laden's 《Gold General Spear Technique》 could not respond in time and then activated it.


''Bah, silly ......!

　You were the fool.


　Just before activating the Golden General, my flying car stabbed into Raden's heart.


　Tame, rapid-fire attack, critical hit, and status difference. These four conditions alone would cut off Raden's HP in a single hit.

　Ah, merciless. Normally, I would lament this status difference as 'boring', but for once, I feel good about it.



''--That's it!　Winner, second first test!


　The judges are baffled as they announce the winner.

　The crowd is baffled as well.


　The Four Jari Sei lost.

　It was only three moves. About ten seconds of time.


　That's not the only reason for the confusion.

　They don't know what happened. Everyone is unaware of the phenomenon of offsetting.


　...... But it should work slowly. It's going to start to sink in.

　I'm sure you'll find out why the woman I think is the best is the best.



　So, five crowns.