106 – 106 – Is there something wrong with my youth? # 4
106 – Is there something wrong with my youth? # 4
The duke challenged me to a duel.
A grown adult being genuinely angry and angry with a student.
I mean, don’t be mature.
Of course, it is right to refuse.
It’s an unfair fight.
“good.”
But I nodded.
It is a duel with the strong.
It can be said to be a good opportunity to test my fighting ability.
Should I say it’s a test that will push my limits?
I wanted to test how far I, who could vaguely use Tyrbing and the 2 lightsaber, could go.
Guys like Braeman and Torneo that I’ve been dealing with lately have a weak body, so even beginners can easily beat them, so objective evaluation wasn’t possible.
with that feeling.
Our duel proceeded quickly.
It was a duke’s duel, but there were few onlookers.
Originally, someone from the vigilante-vigilante would have to supervise, but with the special approval of the principal Midas, a simple duel is held in the empty lot in front of the club’s warehouse.
“Victor, a duel. Are you okay? And with an adult like that… ! You’re all grown up… ! Uncle… ! I just got a beard… !”
Nike, who had experienced a duel beforehand, seemed very worried about me.
I glanced at the dark-haired man over there and said, “That man looks so strong…” !” he shuddered.
I answered appropriately.
“I won’t die.”
Even if you are injured, you will be able to get treatment soon.
Then Enio came up to me and said.
“… Viktor-kun, I thought it would be like this, so I didn’t want to meet my dad. I’m so sorry.”
Enio seemed really sorry.
I heard that there are cases in which adolescent students are somewhat ashamed to introduce their parents in front of their friends.
Maybe that’s how it feels.
“Shall I tell you my dad’s weakness? my dad… .”
“No, don’t tell me that. Because I also wanted to compete.”
The only duke in the mainland.
Even though he retired five years ago and withdrew from the front line, if he was portrayed in D&A, he should be enough to become an episode boss of the Black Star route.
I know even if you don’t tell me about weaknesses in the first place.
sereung. clap.
After inspecting the demonic sword Tyrving, I stepped in front of the duke.
“Please praise me for not running away. Doesn’t it sound like a lie to say that you were fearless towards the Duke of Arcwright?”
“I can’t see it.”
I lowered my stance.
Then the principal said, “The rules are simple. If you become incapacitated or surrender, you lose. It is forbidden to take life, so please keep in mind,” he recited a familiar rule.
A whistle soon blows.
Now the duel between Duke Balak and me has begun.
Duke Balak doesn’t even hold a weapon, he just looks at me with his arms crossed.
“Come on, kid. If I win, there will be adjustments to Enio’s club activities.”
“If I win, invest in our club. You will have to listen to my plans prepared all night.”
I put my hand on the scabbard.
You can feel all the nerves and muscles tense like a stretched rubber band.
Without going into a long-term battle, he had to use powerful techniques from the beginning.
That’s the only way to win.
it’s my expectation
If the battle pattern is the same as D&A’s “Winter’s Great Air – Balak”, then my first attack will be allowed only twice.
After that, they will use the ＜Shadow Citadel＞ to protect me and try to crush me.
knock it down before
“One meal.”
sereung.
Gently pulls out Tyrbing.
“Cleave the light!”
The movements he had trained tens of thousands of times fired the sword like a machine.
It is a state of speed that is much more suitable for the expression of firing than the literal sword.
That sharp flash of sword aimed at the back of the duke’s neck.
He’s still with his arms crossed, completely unguarded.
Kang-!
However, my sword touched something harder than I thought and bounced back.
“Is this enough?”
it was a shadow
Balak’s shadow rises like a pillar and seems to block the attack.
In fact, I knew that the attack would be stopped.
But what if you swing your sword so fast that even the shadows can’t follow it?
I put the bounced sword back into the scabbard.
seuleung, chak.
breathe at the same time
After swinging the sword, my inner self becomes calm like a blue lake.
“Two swords.”
My special move is Shadow Slash.
Prepare for the mana O-ring and collide.
“Shadow Slash!”
With that thought in mind, I pulled out the sword by bouncing the muscles in my body.
This process didn’t even take a second.
“That skill… .”
months.
A sword swung through the air.
If it was this sword that cut Manticore’s body, it would surely work for the Duke.
But my resolve is not clear.
cut through the black air
The body of the Duke, who had been watching all of this with his arms folded, fell to the floor.
Soon he came out from behind me.
“Walking in the Shade.”
Then he raises his hand and slaps my neck hard.
“Ambush.”
pat-.
“Ugh.”
My body just collapsed.
A man’s voice was heard as his vision flickered for a moment.
“Shadow Slash. What an arrogant name. Arclight’s name has something like that. Of course, with your current skills, you are not allowed to even step on my shadow, let alone cut it.”
That was right.
Maybe it’s because of Viktor’s lack of talent, but the attack misses.
As I collapsed from my posture, the Duke said with his red eyes down.
“I expected it to be the son of him and Rose. Wow, I grew up to be a weird guy. Lightsaber, you’ve got a bad habit in Arclight. It doesn’t suit you.”
“… Rose’s son?”
Isn’t Rose the garden girl of Nike’s roommate?
How can I be his son?
At my question, Balak stroked his beard.
“I don’t know. Cain didn’t tell you anything. This, I made a mistake.”
No, it wouldn’t be a lie.
Duke Balak is a man who never misinterprets words.
Even if he looks sloppy, he is a person with thorough strategies and plans in his head.
So is this duel.
At first glance, it seems that he challenged me to an unplanned duel in anger at the harsh criticism of his daughter.
In fact, I was well aware that this was Prince Balak’s thoroughly planned and thought-out intention.
After all, this man wanted to fight me.
I did too.
As a result, did my technique work for Balak?
Only then will it be difficult to deal with the bosses from Act 5 onwards.
Around the time I was contemplating whether or not I should do a spec-up too, Enio, who was looking at this scene, jumped towards me.
“Victor, are you okay!?”
Then he shouts at his father.
“To bring people down to this point… !”
It was easy anger.
But Balak just shrugged.
“I didn’t do anything. This little boy just collapsed unseemly on his own.”
That’s right.
The reason I fell was not because of Balak’s attack, but because of Mana Oring.
I am short of breath and my eyes are turning yellow.
It’s a symptom I’ve experienced before, so I’m just holding on with the quirk «Steel».
Seeing me like that, Enio said.
“It’s your father’s fault that Viktor-kun became like this… ! Everything, I only pick and choose what I hate… ! While pretending to care about me, they let me enter Ludens on their own… !”
Enio was furious.
Is it Balak’s fault that I fell with the manao ring?
How can you think of it that way?
If he hadn’t challenged me to a duel, none of this would have happened.
But it was me who agreed to it.
It could be seen as my responsibility.
However, it seems that Enio just wanted to blame others, no, his father.
“Again, I told you many times not to come to Ludens… !”
“Enio, this father… .”
“I hate to hear it!”
I was surprised to see Enio, who usually doesn’t show his emotions, screaming so passionately.
I didn’t know that this part existed.
The difference between actually seeing it and knowing it through knowledge is huge.
However, what caught my attention was the fact that Enio’s shadow was getting darker and darker.
Not good.
It was then.
“I wish daddy would disappear… ! I don’t even want to look… !!!”
Enio’s cry echoed through the clearing.
Balak seemed to be quite shocked, and Arnoi, who was watching this scene, also said, “Did Deputy Enio have such a personality…? ?” He seemed surprised.
I was surprised as well.
It’s the first time I’ve heard Enio say such a thing after playing for tens of thousands of hours.
“Enio.”
I called Enio.
“I am careful not to meddle in other people’s household affairs. You talk too much to your family.”
I wish I didn’t have a father
If you say such things carelessly, you will regret it very much later.
Even if you want to pay off that debt.
No matter how much money and time you have, it is impossible to pay it back.
“Enio, cool your head. And, I’m a little disappointed in you.”
It was when I spoke calmly.
Enio said, “Disappointment, Victor-kun, I… .” He pursed his lips as if trying to make an excuse, bit his lip once, then turned his head and went somewhere.
It was then.
thud-.
something got stuck in my head
It’s because Balak hit me in the head.
“what?”
“It’s disappointing to Enio. Is that something you can say to your subject?”
“Do you take care of your daughter in this situation?”
At my question, Balak looked at the crowd whose daughter had disappeared with cloudy eyes.
Then, like the wind that lingered on the leaves of a dandelion, he spoke softly.
“My father is like that. You can do anything for your children. Even if it turns the whole world into an enemy.”
* * *
The duel fizzled out.
I didn’t surrender
It’s also because the Duke didn’t finish me off because of Enio who suddenly intervened.
Maybe because of that, my mood was very confused.
Nike seems to have been the same.
“Enio screaming like that. But this time Enio was bad. I’m screaming at my father Isn’t that a good father?”
… what. It might feel that way to a third person who doesn’t know anything.
However, the relationship between Enio and the duke was so deep that it was impossible to evaluate just by looking at today’s events. So I decided to hold back.
It was a moment of silence in the club room.
“So, who will be the assistant chef for the sports day now…? ? Is it time for this Arnoy to show off his cooking skills again… ?”
Arnoi asked.
It must have been because Enio had suddenly disappeared.
“The opening ceremony of the sports day will begin soon after lunchtime… ! You can’t empty the kitchen when you should be busiest… ! This Arnoi is stepping out… !”
But I knew very well what would happen if Arnoy cooked.
You can tell by looking at the kitchen over there.
– Gyaoo. kyaoo… !
“hehehehe… ! The cotton candy made by Arnoi is going wild… ! Why the hell did this monster appear when I just put sugar in the machine and turned it on? This Ariol doesn’t know… !”
“Pui-Pu, hurry up and block the entrance there… !”
“You can’t let such a monster loose in society… !”
Arnoy was not good at cooking.
If you can’t do that, it’s a talent.
Nike is similar.
But I wasn’t particularly worried.
“Okay. Enio will be back soon.”
Although I did say a few things I didn’t like.
If it was Enio, there was no need to worry.
Even in the game, the main characters, Luke and Enio, go through various conflicts and exchange dislikes with each other. Because Enio is a student who can distinguish between construction and construction work in his own way, they reconcile quickly.
Maybe I’ll be back before lunchtime is over.
I thought so.
In fact, Enio appeared in the club room when the opening ceremony of the sports day started and the students began to gather one by one on the playground.
“Enio, you’re late.”
It was when I made a hint in light words.
“… … .”
Enio glanced at me slightly and said nothing.
Then, he whispers something into Nike’s ear, who was watching Enio from the side.
Whisper.
Upon hearing this, Nike was taken aback.
and then it will tell me
“Miss Enio, she says she won’t talk to Viktor from now on… !”