Chapter 474 - 474: Nanao vs “Dance Sword”

Gladiators who won through open battle must immediately participate in G3 battle. Immediately making participate also meaning as handicap. However every gladiator probably healer type character following, so substantially not handicap.

"Shuffled result out. G3 is tournament battle. If win 3 times promote to G2."

"O-this two different mountains. Then pray good fight."

"DD" left while laughing. The hammer using heavy armor in Nanao's mountain. In "TANGE"'s mountain the unknown origin samurai.

"Samurai caution. Perhaps the samurai of "Max" who came at me."

"Yes. Well, when G3 not comparable to open battle class talk. The original strength."

"Well, feeling win through and meet at G2."

"Ah, also, hearing weird rumor?"

"Weird rumor?"

"No, if no idea fine."

Saying so left mystery and "TANGE" left. What, say. Maybe ask with clan chat. Replacing with Nanao returning to the Colosseum preparing for G3 battle Omolocchi entered.

"Watched the samurai's fight? Became deliberation but passed."

"Beheading too much?"

"So. Clearly attacks aiming only killing injury foul. However, penalty imposed and only fine. Beheading the hit place bad claim passed. Coming out to G3, that."

"Different mountain."

"O-lottery out. Then well safe."

"There was knight right? That was companion's. To tell the truth that samurai also maybe known face samurai."

"What, you, wide face."

"Well, right."

"Wait a bit. Perhaps not the "Blue" one of the 3 protagonists of "Goblin King Subjugation"? Hahaha."

Involuntarily silent.

"Eh? "Blue" that "Blue"?"

"Yeah."

"Really. That amazing. My estimate correct. Understood, no other words."

"Please."

"Means the young lady's way of fighting earlier bluff?"

"That also please."

"Ah, no other words. Beaten. Completely everyone deceived. That fluke."

That the aim. If known as capable one, opponent comes full power. Then even Nanao maybe tough opponent. Opponent being off guard, important for Nanao's safety too.

"First opponent who? Ah, this one. This one safe. The man of the selection battle performed after empty seat after previous holding."

"Such there?"

"Yes. After holding if ones withdraw next participation, or retire with injury, first G3 frame selection battle performed."

"In occupation?"

"This? This is ruffian. Originally not G3 ability."

Don't say yourself and laugh yourself, Omolocchi.

However as Omolocchi said. Pretended dual wield and held dual swords, but that skill far from master. Means not Nanao's enemy.

The arm accidentally put out for defense hit the opponent's left hand, and drop the sword. The dropped sword accidentally Nanao's foot hit and pierced the man's thigh. Looked like.

Nanao, skillful.

The man who pulled the sword stuck in the thigh himself, looking at blood overflowing doba doba from that thigh withdrew. Anticlimactic.

"First 1 win. Next opponent?"

"Because the opponent who won through just before, this man. Uses curved sword, but makes feel like watching dance."

"Dancing."

"Yes. A bit tricky."

"Well, fine."

Not fine.

...

"Nanao's movements dull."

"Right. What happened."

Nanao barely dodging the attack of the opponent swinging the sword like dancing, on the face clearly no leeway. Despite the sharpness of the tip clearly inferior to "Guardian of the Dead."

"Dance Sword thing. Originally assassination technique. While performing dance dazzle the opponent, and kill thing."

Omolocchi says. Knowledgeable.

"Rare this side. In the south desert country, there is dancing like that, so maybe that roots."

"Hypnosis kind?"

"No, similar but different said. Fine saying eyes stolen. Until the moment the sword tip heads to oneself not know said."

Damn. Not thought such there, so released "Counter."

"Oi, closed eyes."

Looking Nanao closed eyes and braced. Fits reason. Because eyes stolen receive attack. If not see not dazzled.

"Bold, Nanao."

"Fine?"

Against opponent whose movement can't read or dazzling, closing eyes and sensing attack with presence or sound is the standard of standards countermeasure. If capable one like Nanao maybe can do. If asked if fine no confidence.

The opponent surprised at Nanao who closed eyes, and swinging the sword at a distance. However Nanao not moving, so stopped swinging the sword. And slowly approaches and raised the sword. Just before that sword swung down, Nanao slightly opened one eye. Makes mouth shape of "waa" surprised at the sword about to be swung down.

N-Nanao?

Replacing with the sword swung down, Nanao dashed and ran through.

"Uo?"

Omolocchi leaked a surprised voice. Slowly the opponent collapses.

Nanao. The strategy of closing eyes and sensing presence, big failed.

However in the end one punch KO. Can say Nanao's ability glimpsed, but can't be helped. Unexpected ambush there. After all when G3 capable ones there, and this time's prize attractive.

"Next think soldier, but until previous match quite tattered. The heavy armor using the strong looking hammer after fierce fight, brought down."

"During tournament healer also can't touch. If injured disadvantage. Then decided with Nanao's win?"

On top of defeating the strong looking heavy armor, if oneself injured, the clumsy fighter Nanao also popularity come out. Thinking so Nanao maybe strong luck.

Indeed the opponent soldier's condition bad, odds became even. Most the first bet predicting tournament win through, Nanao's odds lowest popularity, so this time also big profit.

G3 final the staggering soldier's attack barely avoided Nanao's kick hit the good place of the opponent's knee and opponent unable to move and withdrew. Nanao splendidly won through G3.

"Master, was dangerousuu."

Returned Nanao has a face about to cry.

"The man swinging the sword in semi-final. Called Dance Sword said."

"Tried closing eyes, but presence or something not understand at all. Won't do anymore."

"But result all right. Good work. Today end. Rest slowly."

"M-Master. Secretly kiss please."

I look around. Just the next tournament gladiators introduced with image, and everyone glued to the screen. I bent and kissed Nanao's lips.

"Thank you. Tomorrow also work hard."

Nanao sitting on the bench at first trying to watch the image, but started dozing and at the end leaned on me and slept.

If just fight and win through not this fatigue. By responding to my order and doing difficult way of fighting, rather than physical strength mental strength overusing.

"Came out, Master. The example samurai."

"Akie have recognition?"

"Appearance not much characteristics. Several samurai at that place sure."

"Right. Other ones?"

The women all shook heads sideways.

"Opponent even in G3 capable one and said next G2 soldier. A-but that image maybe armor soldier feeling."

I see, armor and equipment properly equipped. If such capable one opponent can also measure that samurai's ability.

"Iai."

I muttered looking at the figure of the samurai lowering the waist and bracing early after match start.

"Iai?"

"Skill of one hit kill that samurai good at. Can't take eyes off."

Even knowledgeable Omolocchi has things not know. Me, a bit proud.

The armor soldier closes the distance and tension rises. Regrips the braced sword and jumps in at once. There a flash.

From the wrist of the armor soldier holding the sword the tip dances in the air and sticks in the sandy ground. From the severed wrist blood spurts busha. The venue boils at the tragedy.

The match declared settled, and the blank armor soldier collected together with the wrist still holding the sword by the rescue team.

"Amazing iai."

Omolocchi says impressed. Despite quite tragedy no agitation seen indeed.

"Can't use in multi person melee. Only 1 on 1."

"I see. However oriented to the arena."

Omolocchi's words hit. With that much skill even Nanao not know if can dodge.

"A-"TANGE"-san's knight coming out."

"Let's see the skill."

Opponent the man with claw attached to the hand. Quite crooked feeling. Against that the knight orthodox style.

And, in the end good match. Means both full of wounds.

"TANGE"'s knight at the end cut the opponent with kesa and snatched the win, but left anxiety for next match.

The samurai swept the next opponent without even using iai. The knight while injured bare win. Better withdraw? If head flown possibility of one shot lost.

And final. Where the samurai took iai stance, the knight withdrew. I see, means if that iai not unleashed maybe could find win chance.

"Nanao, wake. Returning."

"A-yes. S-sorry. Was like this the whole time?"

"Ah, sleeping looking comfortable."

"S-sorry."

"Fine."

I stroked Nanao's head. There "TANGE" returned bringing the knight.

"Oh, good work."

"Sorry, not fulfilling the promise."

"No, good judgment. That iai bad."

"Right. Our knight also worked hard, but that maybe impossible."

"You guys, what relation?"

Omolocchi looks at our faces alternately and asks.

"Same clan. This side's "Blue" is clan master. Clan called "AOI"."

"Then, participating in "Goblin King Subjugation" said, means participated as clan member?"

"Yes, couldn't enter the last 3 very."

On Omolocchi's face color of respect seeps. This guy, still half believing.

"I go greet Pinhannen-san. Made profit with that side's fighter, so intend to stay here a bit longer. If something need call with clan chat."

"Understood. Pinhannen not very good reputation. Be careful."

"Really. Understood. From now not involve much."

Ah, forgot to hear the reason of the meaningful words. After seeing off "TANGE", we also decided to return to the inn.

"Oi."

Elbowed by Omolocchi. Understood. Ones tailing.