Brothers’ Showdown
“Haha! My muscles are rejoicing, knowing that they can fight Lei!”
“Aniue. It’s stuffy beside you so can I have you shut up for a bit? But well, it’s not like I don’t understand those feelings though”
Both of them say and ready their weapons. Marco equips gauntlets on both hands and readies himself. He’s a martial arts type, exactly as he looks. But……why did he remove his top. It’s scary that he’s approaching me topless though.
“Kyaaー! You’re so cool, Marco!”
……Arabella-neesan is the only one who’s exceptionally excited though.
And then, Vont is holding a blue-shining scythe. It’s the first time I’ve seen something like that.
“Vont-kun, get him~! Chop the Hero-kun up~!”
What a terrifying thing to say with that adorable face, Krylnode-neesan……. My top and bottom will be split if he chopped me up, won’t I.
We came to the training area at the back of the mansion, but I’m not really in the mood. I wonder why it turned out like this even though I just came to give my greetings. The girls are in spectator-mode while gracefully drinking tea at the terrace.
The mansion’s maids and soldiers are all gathering as well. I’m in an extremely difficult spot.
“Onii-chan, do your best~!”
“……Onii……do your best”
“”””””You’re in for it if you lose!””””””
However, well, I have the girl’s support. I can’t show them anything embarrassing.
“Well then, I’ll be the referee. As for the rules; it’ll continue until either side surrenders or loses consciousness. It’s fine to inflict injuries, but avoid inflicting fatal injuries. Is this alright?”
We nod at Alene-sensei’s words. I take Rolgar out from my Item Ring and ready myself. It may be two against one, but their capabilities are quite something, so much so that I can tell even from over here. They’re probably up there not just amongst students, but amongst Adventurers as well. However
“I can’t lose huh”
I mutter while grinning broadly. Immediately after
“Hauuu!”
the girls are making those noises and blushing. I wonder why?
“……good grief, that part of him resembles Sieg huh”
“Fufu, really”
Madam Eliza and Alene-sensei are talking about something; I wonder what they’re talking about?
“Alright then, let’s start, shall we, Lei! A clash between men!”
……a clash between men is kinda.
“Well then, try not to injure yourselves. Begin!”
Marco leaps at me the instant Alene-sensei gave the signal. He’s faster than he appears! His gauntlets are being cast with Weapon Endowment, and he’s using Body Reinforcement on his entire body. He’s a Power Fighter1, exactly as he seems.
“Funraa!”
When Marco closes in on me, he yells spiritedly and punches at me with his right hand. I can dodge it but here
“Body Reinforcement Activate, Lightning Body Endowment, Weapon Endowment”
it’s a head-on fight. I strike back at the right hand that Marco punches over with Rolgar. A rattling shockwave transmits all the way to my hands, but compared to Gilgas
“It’s light!”
“Nuu!?”
I guess it was an attack that he was confident. He raises a surprised voice because I sent it back right from the front. However, Marco isn’t that weak that he gets stopped by something of that extent either.
Immediately, he punches over with his left hand. I dodge it and thrust Rolgar out. Marco kicks and averts Rolgar with his right leg, but I make use of that momentum and spin.
I then gather Magic Power at the butt of my spear and thrust at Marco. It thrusts into Marco’s abdomen, sinking into his abdomen……was what I thought, but Marco immediately blocks Rolgar with the gauntlets on both his arms. But, perhaps he couldn’t go as far as to kill the momentum, he was blown behind as it is. He immediately recovers his stance, but he’s swinging his arms like they’re numb.
“Gunuuu! What strength!”
His mouth is saying something like that, but his face is smiling. I guess I’m probably smiling as well; since we’re brothers. The moment I stepped forward, about to follow up on my attacks on Marco
“Seii!”
A scythe swings horizontally for my neck. Woah, that’s dangerous! I immediately avert my body and dodge the scythe; but my head would’ve been separated from my body if I didn’t notice, you know!? ……somehow, it’s like I experienced something similar recently.
“Well, you dodged it huh. But!”
Vont, who swung the scythe, moves away and swings the scythe from a distance where the scythe doesn’t reach. In that instant, the scythe shines blue and a blade of water is discharged. That’s how it is huh!
I move away by jumping back from that spot. But, Vont persistently swings the scythe and launches blades of water. Marco, who closed in on me simultaneously, punches at me.
As I’m repelling Marco’s fist with Rolgar, Vont’s figure appears from behind. He swings his scythe down at my body. ……not holding back at all huh, oi.
I repel and block with Rolgar, but Marco punches at me at that opening. If I deal with Marco, Vont slashes at me. It’s quite challenging to deal with experts on both sides. However
“Lei-san, looks like he’s having fun”
“It’s exactly as Priscilla says huh. It really looks fun”
I’ve gradually gotten used to their movements. I’ll increase my speed as well from here now on out. Accompanying that, Marco and Vont’s injuries gradually increase.
“Guu!”
“Gaaaa!”
Both Marco and Vont also increase their speed above what it has been until now, but I use Body Reinforcement again and surpass them. I feel bad for the two of them, but I can’t lose that easily.
I throw Marco’s right-straight upwards with Rolgar from below and spin-kick his exposed body. It carries on to sink into Marco’s abdomen and Marco gets blown away.
At the back, Vont is gathering Magic Power at his scythe. I guess Vont noticed it as well; that this battle is coming to its end. Because of that, he’s trying to release his final technique.
“Here I come, Lei! Rip! Aquatic Death Scythe(Hydro Death Scythe)!”
“Fuhaha! I’m coming too! Giant’s Meteorite(Giant Meteor)!”
Vont, who holds a life-reaping water scythe, approaches from the front; Marco, who affixed gigantic rocks onto his arms, determined to smash me, approaches from the back. Good grief, these people……
“Light”
“”Understood””
I’ll drive you guys back right from the front as well!
“Celestial Cloak!”
My back shines brightly, and a white-shining mantle appears. And then in response to Vont and Marco’s attacks’ Magic Power, it starts to move. The moment the scythe and rock collided with the cloak
“Gahaa!”
“Guouu!”
both of them were blown away. I’m the only one standing; the two of them are not moving. When I look in Alene-sensei’s direction
“This is beyond my expectation. I’m not a match anymore huh. Could he be even stronger than Sieg? ……well, the winner is Lei!”
On Alene-sensei’s announcement, the curtains on the brothers’ showdown closed with my victory.
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“Hahaha! Wellーit’s a complete defeat! To think that there’s that much of a gap! Hahaha!”
“Really. Lei too, even without using that last technique, you could block our techniques, couldn’t you”
I’ve currently returned into the mansion and treating the two of them. I say ‘treating’, but I’m treating Marco, and it seems Krylnode-neesan can use Water Magic, so I’m having her treat Vont.
“It was amazing huh~! That sparkling mantle magic. Is that Light Magic?”
I’m being barraged with questions by Krylnode-neesan, who’s born of a magician lineage, though.
“Stop it, Krylnode. That’s a Lei-only Magic. You won’t understand even if you ask”
However, Vont admonishes such a Krylnode-neesan for me. I’m alright with talking about it, but as Vont said, I’ve created it to fit me, and you can’t use it if you’re not Level 9. In that case, I guess it’s better to not talk about it. As we’re talking in that manner, Marco starts saying something shocking.
“Wellー, with this, I can return to the March without worry”
“Eh? Shouldn’t Marco-aniue have a little bit more time?”
I asked because I was curious and
“I asked of the Headmaster and had my graduation early. I’m thinking of departing from the Royal Capital next week”
“……could, the reason for that be”
“Uh-huh. It’s exactly as Lei is thinking. It’s because the war is near. I’m thinking that my strength can be of some help at least. The Headmaster also, albeit reluctantly, gave me permission”
I look around, and I guess Madam Eliza, of course, knew about it; her complexion remains unchanged. Vont too, although he’s making a sour expression, doesn’t say anything. I guess Alene-sensei had known about it as well; the same as Madam Eliza. Aerith and I are the only ones who didn’t know about it
“In that case, I’ll also ‘You can’t!’ ……uu!”
I was stopped by Marco when I was about to say that I’ll also go.
“I did stupid things in the past and ended up doing things that I shouldn’t do to Lei and Filia. And then I shoved the Margrave’s succession to Vont as well. I’m a completely useless elder brother. That’s why I want to do what I can in you guys’ place”
Saying that; Marco looks and smiles at us.
“Whaーt, I have no intention of dying at all. I hear that our numbers equal the Empire if we add up the Kingdom troops and the Margrave troops. We won’t get done in that easily. Besides, I have to give Arabella plenty of love from now on after all”
He then embraces Arabella-neesan. Arabella-neesan also looks up absorbedly at Marco. There’s no grief in Marco’s face. In that case
“I understand. Please don’t die no matter what; since I still want to have a match with Marco-aniue”
“Hahaha! Of course! I shall swear on these muscles!”
Even if you swear on your muscles…….
After that, all of us talked about various things, ate dinner at the mansion, and dispersed. During dinner, some maids were looking at me with moist eyes though, I wonder why? I don’t get it.
We, who finished eating dinner and left the mansion, are shaking slowly in the carriage. I guess Mei-chan and Haku are exhausted from the frolicking around and nervousness; they’d fallen asleep.
I was looking at the moon while patting the heads of such two.
“Are you bothered?”
Immediately after, Aerith, who’s sitting beside me, asks me something like that. I looked around, and everybody else was also looking at me.
“About Marco-aniue?”
“Eeh”
“……well, if I have to say, then I’m bothered, but I believe in Marco-aniue’s words; that he’ll definitely survive. Chichiue, Hahaue, and Alene-sensei are also around. Besides them, there are also the reliable Captains along with Marin-san around. They won’t lose”
That’s what I believe. He was saying that their numbers are the same; they probably won’t lose if they hole themselves up. On top of that, I can’t imagine those people losing. I looked up at the moon again while smiling.
- パワーファイター(Power Fighter). It’s originally a Professional Wrestling term, it refers to a wrestler who excels in power more than technique and/or speed.
