23 – Episode 23: Runaway Ninja vs Yakuza (5)
“Stab!”
Mana-filled Lennard’s shout echoed throughout the Golton Square.
“That’s right! Quickly! Stab! Retreat!”
Hundreds of people focused on Lennard’s voice and swung their wooden spears.
At first, their movements were all inexperienced and slow, but people who gradually improved their posture started to appear, as if their efforts were paying off.
Lennard watched them with pride in his eyes.
“hahahaha! You there! You’ve gotten much better! What’s your name?”
He burst into laughter and pointed at a blond man with rough skin.
“Earl… John, sir!”
The man known as the “Earl Shark” wiped the sweat off his forehead.
John showed a stable movement, as if he had been told by Leonard to do so.
“Good job! Keep working hard!”
It wasn’t a big compliment.
Just a light encouragement to the young man who was working hard and trying to grasp the feeling.
With just that simple word, John smiled brightly like a child.
“Thank you! Thank you, Sir Leonard!”
Now, with his eyes even redder, John swung his wooden spear even harder.
A few hours passed like that.
“Stop! Take a break and start again!”
When Leonard announced the break time, the young people, including John, sat down where they were.
“Haah. Haah.”
Even though he was breathing heavily, John had a smile on his face.
“John, catch!”
Thunk!
Unicorn, Unis, threw a leather water bag made of animal skin to John.
John caught it lightly and took a sip.
“Ah. Thanks. I was thirsty. Perfect timing.”
John took the water bag off his mouth and poured it over his head.
His face, covered in sweat and sand, was washed clean.
“You seem so excited. Why are you smiling like that?”
Unis, feeling annoyed, kicked John’s foot.
“It’s fun.”
Unis shook her head in disbelief at his foolish response.
“While everyone else is screaming that they’re going to die, isn’t it unfair that we were dragged here?”
“What’s the point of getting angry about something that has already happened? Nothing will change. Just think of it as learning self-defense or something.”
Unis, at a loss for words, snorted.
It had been a week since the four of them arrived in Goldon.
Only John had adapted.
Why was he so confident, even though they were all caught doing something bad?
“At the cost of our lives?”
“Do you have to think that we’ll definitely die?”
“…It’s not like that.”
“After Goldon, it would have been our village. Let’s think of it that way and do our best.”
“…I wonder if my sister is doing well. She used to hate it so much, but these days, I think about her a lot.”
Unis tried to change the subject, desperately trying to forget the inevitable tragedy that kept coming to mind.
“Hmm…”
John scratched his head, feeling awkward as he recalled her face after a long time.
She was John’s fiancée and Unis’s sister.
He still vividly remembered how she yelled at him to bring more money on the day their marriage was decided.
John, unable to withstand the psychological pressure, escaped the village with three people, including his childhood friend and now sister-in-law, Yunis. They tried to extort money from passersby under the pretext of providing directions.
As a result, they all ended up receiving training from the money they collected.
“I’m sure they’ll be fine. They’ll probably go around the neighborhood, talking loudly and cursing me. Don’t worry, let’s just focus on our work.”
“Hmph, just thinking about it makes me laugh.”
“Yeah, let’s do it with a smile. It looks good.”
John stood up and tapped Yunis on the head.
Her face turned red in an instant from his light touch.
“Come on! Get up! Let’s start again!”
Not long after, Leonard signaled the restart of the training, and the two moved apart again.
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***
“Tell me. What was Delbanas looking for here?”
“I, I don’t know the details either. It was my colleague’s mission, not mine.”
Whack!
Celine’s long spear struck the corrupted ninja’s claws again.
“aaah! Seriously! I really don’t know!”
The area around the guy tied to the chair was filled with blood and excitement.
As expected of a Yakuzaslayer, mercy is not in her hands.
“Hmm…”
Orpheus, with a slightly uncomfortable expression, wrinkled her brow.
She wonders if she can use her torture skills later as she watches her.
“Didn’t you even hear a word of warning? Say it.”
“No! I’ve never heard anything! Uh, I swear on my mother’s life!”
Now, the fallen ninja pleads, even selling out his own mother.
Is it easy for an orphan like him to be manipulated?
This is the average tail of the orphan organization, Sagal.
Celine silently watched and then stabbed the other side’s toenail.
“Kek!”
The guy fainted, his body sprawled out like a squid.
It’s strange that only the splint on his right arm remains intact.
He may now be more like a tentacle than a right arm, thanks to the potion.
“Could you please sprinkle some water?”
The soldier, who had been trembling on the side, brought a bucket full of water in a basin.
“Tsk.”
I’m starting to get bored.
I feel sorry for Celine, who works so hard, but I don’t think torture suits me.
Wouldn’t my jet kick and baton be more threatening than that?
“It’s really fun, but I’m starting to crave a bathroom break! Can’t help it!”
“D-Don’t say that out loud.”
I left the torture chamber with Orphe, who was acting all flustered.
A sweet ninja who considers the feelings of a Yakuzaslayer.
“Robin. Have you ever been back there since then?”
Orpheus asked in a very low tone, cautiously.
Judging by his expressionless face, he was indeed unflappable.
“No.”
Those Yakuzas who have tasted even a little bit of my abilities cannot help but try to restrain me.
Perhaps even at this moment, several of them are wandering around together, looking for me.
Delbanus is probably launching that strange radar while eating and sh*tting.
First of all, I have to deplete the enemy’s manpower like that.
Should I go back and cut a few necks?
Honestly, it’s not a difficult task.
But I don’t think it will be of much help.
It’s difficult to get stuck deep in the open field, and in the end, the key personnel gather in the center, making it impossible to target them.
Ultimately, there is no answer other than war.
I can only flutter around when it becomes a chaotic situation like a siege.
Everything is falling apart, and even if I have to survive alone, the fortress city can withstand about 200 to 300 people.
If I kill only the key personnel at that time, the odds of winning will increase.
This is not actually my idea, but mostly Orpheus’s idea.
He advocated for the annihilation of the encirclement, but it was not accepted at all.
This is a f*cking headache, it’s so unfair.
“Okay. You don’t have to suffer alone this time either. Let’s take it easy this time.”
Orpheus grabs my shoulder with a smile.
He gives me a subtle push.
Even in the Maple Leaf Village, and when I betrayed Irene, was it unfair for me to act impulsively on my own?
Sometimes, I followed Orpheus’s words because I thought it was okay to listen to him.
Honestly, I don’t have any sharp variables right now.
“But I have nothing to do. Should I give Diana a human lesson?”
“Diana? She’s probably playing with the village girls.”
Have I already become so close with the locals?
Is it because of the kids? No matter what, it’s not a good thing.
It’s because I’ve lost something to do again.
I don’t want to sit in the bar feeling lethargic.
“Are you bored? Then should we spar?”
“Spar? Aren’t you busy with that?”
I heard that you were busy doing something, but I couldn’t remember exactly, so I just said that.
The brain of a runaway ninja works efficiently, so unnecessary information disappears within a short period of time.
Super Brain-Computer Shinobin.
“I have time today. How about it? Go outside the castle with permission and do it without any interruptions.”
“It’s strange without a subject.”
Honestly, my and Orpheus’s fighting power is as great as San-gun and Jjik-jjik.
What I will gain from this spar is nothing at all.
But I can sacrifice this much for her, who has followed me without question until now.
“Alright. Let’s give it a try.”
While helping my friend and lover Orpheus power up, it wouldn’t hurt to create some new techniques along the way.
***
Orpheus swung her spear and blocked my dagger.
“Haap!”
Good force.
I drew a suitable one-handed sword I had obtained from Goldon and swung it.
“-Helicopter Swordsmanship.”
It’s been a while since I’ve used this technique.
Tudadadadada-!
My sword, rotating infinitely, ruthlessly struck her shield.
“Ugh…!”
Helicopter Swordsmanship.
The name may sound funny, but it’s a versatile swordsmanship technique.
As long as the user maintains the speed, they can continuously rotate and pressure their opponent, just like the rotor of a helicopter.
“Oh, how trivial.”
Orpheus, who raised her shield and focused solely on defense, has a decent judgment.
But it seemed lacking to me, who had self-studied various martial arts to become a ninja since childhood.
I must bring out Orpheus’s full potential.
“Is this the difference in ‘talent’? It makes me yawn.”
Sigh.
I tried to fake it, but it came out for real.
I was sitting in the torture chamber, getting a little bored.
Orpheus’ eyes, gradually becoming sharper and more stimulating.
He has quite a strong sense of self-esteem too.
“Huh!”
Orpheus, who was tracing the path of my sword with his eyes, read the momentary gap that occurred when my hand position changed and thrust his spear into it.
He really learns quickly.
Swish!
Of course, I deflected the spear with the end of my handle and blocked it naturally.
“Your attacks are lacking something. Some kind of… spirit, you know.”
“Spirit?”
It’s hard to explain it properly.
“You know. The momentum that rises from the depths of the soul…?”
“Is that necessary for combat?”
“It’s essential if you want to become strong like me.”
“…So, do I have to ‘wa-ja-boet!’ too?”
“Do you dislike that so much?”
“…Honestly, yes.”
It really looks like I don’t want to do it.
But it’s true that putting in effort makes you stronger.
It has been scientifically proven on Earth that adrenaline is released when you exert effort, increasing concentration.
In the ruthless world of combat where every move determines victory or defeat, concentration is an important factor.
Actually, I’m not exactly sure since I read it on the Tree Wiki.
“Even if it’s not necessary, you need your own battle cry.”
“My own battle cry?”
“Let’s start by creating a technique name.”
“Like ‘Takoyaki Assassin’s Technique’?”
“Yeah. Something like that.”
…
He really hates it again.
He hates this and that.
What should I do?
“Let’s start with ‘Thrust’ for now.”
“Thrust? Why?”
“Thrust and shout loudly!”
He thrust the sword suddenly.
“Haat!”
Orpheus blocked it right away with a shield.
They may be adjusting their speed, but the third-rate fighters couldn’t stop the surprise attack.
I guarantee that with more practical experience, they will become as strong as steel in no time.
“Jji, stab!”
He deflected the spear that was shot at him diagonally.
He’s also quick-witted, so he understands everything with just one word.
That’s Orpheus’ greatest advantage.
“Louder and again!”
“Stab~!”
Orpheus’ face turns red from the heat of battle.
It’s a good sign.
“Come up with your own special move and say it! Something like ‘Death Stab’!”
“Well, that’s…”
“Go for it!”
“Ah!”
His hesitation allowed for a counterattack.
Orpheus let go of his shield and charged forward.
“Think of it as for the sake of victory! Get yourself together!”
“Oh, damn it…!”
Orpheus grabbed the spear with both hands and charged once again.
“Instant kill stab~!”
“That’s right!”
Finally, you understand!