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26-Episode 26: What Is The Real Intention?
26-Episode 26: What Is The Real Intention?
The second qualifying round went well.
And before I knew it, it was the final.
Mr. Arrell, if you win this, you'll be in the final!?Good luck!
I knew Lilia would have been eliminated with or without me.
I wouldn't have even made it to the finals anyway!
It was the same block, but if they won out, they would have clashed with Lilia in the final.
But Lilia lost in the semifinals.
My opponent is the swordsman who defeated Lilia.
''Magic Swordsman, huh? That's a very unusual profession.
I don't need you to tell me this as an unemployed person.
My opponent stared at me with a glare.
She's a woman a little older than me.
As a B-class swordsman, she was an [Advanced] [Magical Swordsman] who could learn both sword and magic skills.
This is a swordsman's tournament, but actually you don't have to be a swordsman-type profession to participate as long as you are registered with the guild.
I'm an "unemployed" person, I've also been able to participate.
And it doesn't matter if a "sorcerer" uses magic to fight, for example.
It is said that the swordsmen do not doubt that the sword is the strongest weapon, and in fact, all of them have been defeated in the past with weapons other than the sword, so they are allowed to use other weapons to fight.
So naturally, there is no problem for a "magic swordsman" to use magic.
Since he is also a swordsman, the audience's voice is somewhat calmer than a completely different species.
Earlier, the ?Summoner? was summoning demons to fight, "You coward who can't do anything by yourself! "You can't even wield a sword, you weakling! And so on.
''Even so, it's quite convenient to be able to use a sword at close range and magic at long range.
But you're not giving it much of a chance...
To say they're both halfway through is an understatement.
Huh!
I'm going to duck both the sword and the magic that the woman throws at me.
It's true that the ability to use both is a big advantage, but with swords, it's not as good as swordsman-type ?senior position?, and with magic, it's inferior to sorcerer-type ?senior position?.
It could be said to be one or the other.
If I could master both, I might be the strongest, though.
.........Hmm.
By the way, it's been on my mind for a long time.
I'm going to be able to use magic if I work hard?
''Well I really wanted to save it for the main competition but I can't help it.
"Hmm?
My opponent is muttering something significant.
'Don't worry. You won't be able to advance to the final round anyway. If you have any hidden skills, you had better show them here and now. If you don't give it your all and lose, you'll regret it.
'?Make fun of me...!
I'm just telling you the truth...?
'I'll show you!?Magic sword!
"Law.
I couldn't help but let out an exclamation of admiration.
The sword in the woman's hand burst into flames.
I see. The skill to grant magic to the sword?
That's right. It's the most powerful sword that only a "magician" can use.
The woman swung her sword on the spot.
Then the flames extended like a whip and attacked her.
She quickly jumps back and ducks, but when she returns her wrist, the flaming whip immediately changes its trajectory to follow it.
........So this is how it can be used?
I'm sure that if you use this "magic sword," you can fight at close range, mid-range and long range, any range.
It's quite interesting.
It's a good skill to learn. That's the swordsman's city! As expected, there is much to learn. ........Will we see even more unusual skills when we go to the main competition?''
I'm sorry, but you'll have to go to the finals.
I left an afterimage and walked into my opponent's bosom, and settled the matter with the Swordswoman's special skill, Piercing Tempest.
The woman's blessing disappears at once.
''Hm??What did you say?
The team made it through the second round and qualified for the finals.
Although Lilia was eliminated, Laina, who won the eighth block, also qualified for the final round.
''I can't believe two people from our guild will be able to compete in the Sword God Cup finals!?How in the world has it been years!
How can you be happy that you lost?
'It's good!?He's a broad vessel who can honestly congratulate his fellow students on their successes!
Doubt. What do you really mean?
I made a lot of money because I was betting so hard on Mr. Arellu..........?No, it's true that we made a lot of money!
All gladiatorial battles held in this city are subject to betting.
The qualifying round of the Sword God's Cup was no exception, and apparently Lilia was betting on me.
''You didn't bet on yourself?''
Yes, yes....
Lilia nodded weakly.
But she quickly reopened it.
'Yes, it is!?I didn't think it was going to happen in the first place anyway!?What's wrong with that!
In a way, it's refreshing.
The main race is in a week.
So we were in the dungeon again.
The fourteenth floor.
Using a convenient transition magic circle, we were starting again from here, which we had reached before the second round.
Rumor has it that around the fifteenth floor, the [Highest Position] living armor will start appearing at a low frequency, but around the fifteenth floor.
The only ?Highest Position? I've ever met are the Sword Princess and the Twin Swords King.
However, the ?Souken King? is Lilia's father, so I've never had him show me his skills.
Well, with that skill, even if he was serious about it, he wouldn't be able to show it to me.
The other swordsman types are said to have the "Sword Emperor" and "Exquisite Swordsman".
If you're a knight type, there's the ?Hime Knight? and ?King Knight?.
I'm sure there are other professions that have not been made public.
I'm looking forward to it.
D-, d-, someone...!?It was then that I heard a screaming voice say, "I'm sorry.