Chapter 83

Chapter 83 [Trespassing Sword]

83，乱入剣

TL : Cnine

ED/PF : akshaythedon

Part 1

「Yay, you came to cheer for me, thank you . 」

「Yes . Well, it’s not like you can say that it’s a new thing after coming this far though . Anyway, please do your best . 」

「So to say, I came to guarantee that Risa Haruna is the winner, right . … . Come to think of it, why are you not leaving this tournament？ 」

When Ruu and I came to greet Risa Haruna to cheer her on in her room, Risa Haruna’s meeting us with a smile on her face .

The waiting room of the fighter is quite big to the point that they can do a light warm up and there’s even food and beverage in there; it’ll become a room that’s comfortable to live and spend your time normally if there’s a book in there .

Risa Haruna’s quite relaxed, maybe because there are two matches today .

… . Or not, it might be just her personality; this person isn’t that different from before .

After bidding our farewell to Risa Haruna who’s sitting on a comfortable chair, we leave the waiting room and go to see the first match .

And then, I recalled on the way to the arena, and I head toward Haruel’s waiting room and Ruu’s heading toward the arena ahead of me .

I hear her usual bright voice saying「Feel free to come i~n~~」 when I knocked on her waiting room’s door .

「Ah, Eiji-kun！ You came for me, huh」

「Since it’s finally the semifinal, it’s natural, right . Though I think Haruel is already used to a tournament, I’m especially came to cheer for you」

Haruel comes with a “pitter-patter” steps, grabs my hands and then shakes her head while showing a bright smile on her face .

「That’s not true, you know . I’m nervous, and I’m actually really glad that you came to see me . You’re going to watch my fight too, right？ 」

「Naturally . That’s also a part of cheering for you . 」

「Uhn！ I’m so happy to have received such words . I feel like my power will be multiplied by hundred fold when you watch my fight . 」

Haruel’s doing a gesture of showing her biceps .

So to say, she’s that much delighted when I came to cheer for her .

At that time, I noticed something . There’s something like salve, or should I say white powder, on her face .

When I point that out, Haruel sticks out her tongue with puffed up cheeks .

「There’s no way I can do all night-skin treatment to my body, right . It’s for the sake of my appearance . 」

「I see, you’re extremely careful with that . 」

「Because, this is important！There’s no way I can let my fans to look at my ugly figure！ AH, nevertheless, maybe there’s also a charm in a slightly failed make up…？ What do you think about such arrangements?」

「I think anything is fine . 」

「So cruel！」

Haruel answers as such while moving away from me . Her reaction is as interesting as usual .

「Fufufu, it’s a joke . Well then, please give your best . 」

「Yeah . Thank you, Eiji-kun . I’m really glad that you came to cheer me . I’m a bit anxious due to the you-know-what event . Even so, I’m relieved you came to see me . You must watch my fight properly for sure . 」

I could slightly understand when I saw the anxiety within her eyes .

As expected, no matter how cheerful she’s trying to act, there’s no way she doesn’t feel scared . That’s just natural .

Even so, it seems that she doesn’t show it on the surface as there are people who’re cheering on for her . I respect her professionalism, I should learn a bit from her .

「Understood . Well then！ 」

And then, I start heading toward the audience seat .

「Too Slo~~~~w！ Look there, it has already begun, heave ho, here, your meat skewer . 」

In the audience seat, Ruu already secured the front row seat, while eating her food . There’s fruit liquor in the cup beside her . This girl is already too used to this, isn’t she .

「So good . 」

「Ri~ght, I found this after much trial and error [tasting the snacks] . 」

It seems that after buying food numerous times, she somehow managed to find the cart which sold the most delicious one . You could even say that she’s already a professional in this area too .

Is it really, really okay for the Goddess of battle to become like this? No, should I call her, Goddess of food?

As expected, the audience count is great, and the heat and commotion is great too .

While feeling that atmosphere, the loud sound of the gong resounded right at that point .

And then, it’s followed by an explosion of cheers after a momentary silence .

Haruel was making her entrance .

She’s waving her curved sword while smiling as usual .

If I’m not mistaken, her opponent is the robed magician . Well then, I wonder how this battle will tur―― EH？

Her opponent made the entrance .

But, it’s not the robed magician .

It was a masked man wearing a light dress and carrying a sword on his hip .

He was the same person with the one on Jackrosa’s testimony .

Right after that, that man vigorously entered via the opened door, and a staff-like person seemingly entered .

「THIS GUY！ HE’S THE ONE WHO DID THOSE THINGS TO THE FIGHT――GUAAA！ 」

「Don’t say things that will make this less interesting . From now on is the time for battle . 」

He threw a sharp knife which lodged into the thigh of the staff .

The staff who entered together is trying to save his buddy in panic, while the snickering man is making his way toward Haruel .

「THIS GUY！ HE’S KILLED CONTENDER ALEX AND THEN SHOOK OFF THE STAFF！ NOW HE’S TRYING TO FIGHT CONTENDER HARUEL！  PLEASE RUN AWAY, CONTENDER HARUEL！ 」

The staff is shouting while being treated .

The voice of bewilderment can be heard from the front seat of audience; Haruel is also showing a perplexed expression .

It seems that she somehow managed to understand the flow of the story .

In other words, for the sake of fighting against Haruel who is said to be strong even in the arena, that guy forcibly placed himself on the opponent side .

What a dangerous guy .

You better run away since that guy is danger―― Contrary to what I thought, Haruel unsheathed her sword .

「Ho~, that’s a nice determination, oneechan . You must be happy, right . 」

「It’s not like I never thought of fighting against you . No one will feel relieved as long as dangerous person like you isn’t arrested . That’s why, I’ll do it . You’re the one who ambushed Jackrosa-kun and Kean-san, right?」

「Ah, That’s right .   And then, you too will end up one amongst them . Now, I’m going to devour you . 」

「I won’t lose . Especially in this place . 」

Haruel’s looking around in circle toward the audience seat .

And then, she raised the volume of her voice to maximum .

「EVERYONE~！ THIS GUYS IS THE BAD GUY WHO ATTACKED THE FIGHTER OF THE COLISEUM！ IT SEEMS THAT HE’S TRESPASSING INTO THE ARENA TO ATTACK ME TOO . BUT DON’T WORRY, I WON’T LOSE . I’LL AVENGE HIS VICTIMS AND REGAIN THE PEACE OF THE ARENA!  THAT’S WHY, DON’T WORRY AND BE RELIEVED！ 」

Many kind of noises present in the coliseum transformed .

Into a cheering voice for Haruel, since that just how much bewildered they were currently .

Haruel, who showed a calm face to confirm that, makes a turn about expression as she heads toward the trespasser .

The trespasser is laughing as if sneering at her .

「Kuku, is that so . In that case, that’s also alright with me . I’ll show to these guys who are too used being immersed in lukewarm water what a true battle is . I’ll show them a rain of crimson blood！ 」

The man is letting out a stifled laugh as if he couldn’t wait anymore .

Haruel’s also doing so .

And then, their weapons crossed against each other .

In the next moment .

「Uwaa, the decrease is too absurd！」

It happened immediately after Ruu’s words .

Haruel’s equipped barrier system, the amount which showed her endurance, the display which normally decided the match is shaved by almost 1/4 in one go .

In other words, it’ll be a severe wound if it’s a normal battle .

On the other hand, the man isn’t even showing any change on him .

If it goes by someone who’s doing a real combat, that will become the sign for a replacement .

But, if there’s no change on him, it mean that he’s nevertheless uninjured and basically didn’t receive any kind of injury in the exchange of blows just now .

「It seems that everything that happened till now wasn’t a fluke . 」

My muttering is drowned in the cheering voice of the audience .

Be careful, Haruel .

「Kuku, it seems that you’ve the qualification to fight me . 」

The assassin is laughing .

Haruel is correcting her two blade stance with a grim expression on her face .

「Aren’t you getting full of yourself? If you’re talking about qualification, you actually don’t have the qualification to stand in this place, you know . 」

「Hahaha, certainly, standing on the venue for this kind of sport might be not for me . 」

「It seems you clearly understand that fact . 」

「Humph, it’s the truth after all . The opponent who I fought was definitely a strong one . The fighter of the coliseum is one of them . But, they’re not even on my level . Do you think that’s because of power？ 」

The question-like sword attack is attacking Haruel . Haruel is using her magnificent steps and then parrying one attack after another with her sword .

「So you mean there’s more to it！」

「Too many of them, naturally . 」

In a moment, the man’s decreased the space with Haruel in just a moment and then slashed with his sword .

The volume of the barrier decreased almost by half, and then it’s color changed to red as it started letting out a warning alarm .

「How could a sword which possesses no resolution to spill another person’s blood reach me？ Since the very beginning, our awareness toward combat is already different . You never have any intention to stake your life in combat . You’ll forget how to sharpen your fangs if you have never even experienced the thrill of a deadly battle . 」

If it’s normal combat, it’ll be the sign for the end of battle, with Haruel’s loss . Her barrier is weakened and it’ll be dangerous for her if the battle keeps going on as it is .

But, the swordsman had no intention to stop the fight .

He raised his sword high overhead . [TL : upper stance]