
Meanwhile.
At this time Ariel and Eric are facing each other in a position ready to fight. No, maybe it's just Eric who's ready. Ariel just stood still while making a bored face that was clearly painted on her face.
Eric who saw Ariel like that, he looked at Ariel with annoyance, “... Are you messing with me? being insolent also has its limits.”
“I don't know what you're talking about.” Uninterested, Ariel closed their conversation right then and there. Which made Eric even more furious and looked at Ariel sharply.
“It's enough!” Reprimand Judith from the outskirts of the field, She held a stone in her palm and spoke while exposing the stone, “We will begin. I'm gonna throw this rock in the air. And if this stone had already reached the ground, it was a sign that this duel had already begun. Is it ready?”
“Hmph!”
“Iya ..”
Judith understood why Eric answered harshly because he was in a not-so-good mood. But Judith only let out a tired sigh, after hearing Ariel's lackluster response.
“Before I explained the rules first. But let me make one thing clear. The match will be stopped when one of them gives up or cannot continue. So, there was no killing on this duel. Do you guys understand?”
“.... ”
“Iya ..”
“... Well, I assume you understand.” Judith sighed and diverted herself from reality, “Then. Get ready!”
Soon after that. Judith threw the stone into the air and seconds later, it fell to the ground and at that moment, Eric lunged at an ordinary speed.
It might be amazing for people looking at it from the audience side. But not for Ariel. It was faster than most people. But Ariel had faced off against powerful people before. In comparison, it was just a children's game to him.
After Eric closed the distance between the two of them. He unsheathed a long sword and immediately slashed down diagonally right towards Ariel's neck. But Ariel cleanly dodged and jumped towards the back with a few steps.
“Tsk!” Seeing his first attack fail. Eric clenched his tongue unhappily.
“Oh?! Shouldn't the rules kill each other?” ask Ariel. Open conversation. And at the same time, from the corner of his eye, he saw Judith going forward to where they were. But Ariel immediately gave a signal not to interfere with their match.
Seeing that, Judith simply nodded her head in resignation and returned to the place while watching.
“Hmph! Who cares about rules.” bursts Eric indifferently. From the beginning, Eric didn't seem to want to follow the rules.
Ariel had expected that this would happen. So he finally warned Eric, “I'm sure the Academy also banned him. So you mean you're gonna break those rules and kill me here?”
“Huh! I just need to clear all the evidence. By giving those people enough money and telling them to reveal false testimony about you.” Eric said as he glanced at the people watching not far from where they were, “They just need to say that you fared badly and were killed by the beasts and monsters in this forest. I'm sure it'll be quite fun.”
“Hoho~ So so ..reasonable. Maybe I will do the same with you ..” Ariel muttered. And took out a rapier that had been stored beside his waist all this time.
“Oohhhh!!”
The people who saw Rapier, they were stunned by its beauty.
With two-edged slats that are sleek and also pointed. It was silvery in color and shone beautifully.
But. In that beauty, most of them had almost forgotten that it was a weapon that could kill a person.
Throughout Ariel's journey from Albion State to Delyth Country, he sometimes took the time to make a weapon using his Diligence skill.
I thought about making a firearm. But it takes a little more time to make. Plus, Using firearms in the Academy was too attention-grabbing.
Hmm...it seems like it is too much to use this just to fight it ....
Ariel intends to try the new weapon's abilities. But after seeing Eric's movements earlier, it seemed that Ariel felt it was not too suitable and excessive just to test his Rapier ability on such a person.
Well ... I just need to try it a little bit and get this thing done quickly.
Given the condition of his body that is still not in a fairly stable condition after falling asleep for three years.
Finally Ariel decided to immediately finish their fight without wasting any time.
Ariel pointed the tip of Rapier's blade right at Eric who was standing in silence not far from where he was.
Seeing that thing. Eric squinted his eyes, “... What do you want to do?”
“You will know soon ...” replied Ariel.
And as soon as Ariel said that. Suddenly. Without Eric realizing it, a blade pierced right at the shoulder of the right part of his body.
“Eh?!” Eric was surprised. And after he realized that, Right at the wound where the blade pierced his body, he started to feel an incredible pain, “Eeekk!!!”
“B-blades lengthwise?”
“But since when?”
“I don't know that. But it must have been very fast even I did not see it at all until the blade pierced his body...”
Everyone who saw that from the side of the field was shocked. While expressing their own thoughts.
While Ariel. He pulled that Rapier and at that very second, the blade that pierced Eric earlier disappeared and shortened back to Ariel of normal size.
“Hmm .. it looks like there are some things that need to be adjusted ...” Ariel gamam while staring at the weapon.
The first weapon he made after three years of sleep was a rapier. The weapon has the ability to extend or shorten its blade with instant timing.
Unlike the weapons Ariel had made before. That weapon ability was not the ability of magic or any other skill that was instilled in that Rapier. But purely from the Diligence skill to make its own ability on the weapon blade that Ariel made.
The reason Ariel makes Rapier who can lengthen the blade is of course to minimize Ariel from physical body activity that is too excessive in the event of a fight.
With that thing. He can fight from close, medium, and far distances without having to consume excessive stamina.
“Good. It's enough trial ....” said Ariel as she looked at Eric groaning in pain, “Then it's time to finish all this.”
Soon after that. Ariel held Rapier beside her as the parcel approached Eric with an evil grin painted on her face.
“Eekk!!”
Seeing that, Eric shouted hysterically while holding the wound that Ariel had caused earlier.
The arrogant expression he used earlier was now shattered. Being replaced with his eyes that let out tears and snot coming out of his nose made him so pitiful and unsightly to look at.
Connect ....