We will now begin the duel between Yulina Kashpal and Eric Aulin - so let''s begin.
Mr. Yelle told me so, but me and Mr. Kashpal didn''t move.
We both have our swords at the ready and are looking at each other.
She is holding her sword in the middle of the table and pointing it at me. It''s a beautiful sight. Someone must have taught her that.
I''m holding my sword at the lower level, with the tip of the sword facing the ground without pointing it at her.
''What''s the matter, aren''t you coming?''
My mother says to be nice to the ladies, so after you.
I tell her that, and she frowns.
''Well, that''s auspicious. But - that spirit, you''re going to regret it.
As soon as he said that, he was coming at you all at once.
--He''s fast!
I catch the sword while backing up a bit, but I catch it.
The approach was fast, but the speed at which the sword is wielded is also so fast that it''s hard to believe it''s a woman.
As expected, she''s been wielding a sword for the same number of years as me.
I''m sure you''ll be able to catch it. I also put a feint in it, though.
''Really? I''m sorry, my hand just reacted on its own.
f*ck you--
He swings his sword again as it rotates from its crossed state.
That sword is heavy, perhaps because of the added rotation from earlier.
I''m sure that the speed of the earlier one was also speedy and vigorous, but this one is heavier, which means that it''s trained to be stronger than speed.
But I don''t have the right to take that heavy sword head on.
Deflecting the sword away from me so that it doesn''t hit me, I swing it at her with the same momentum as a counter.
''''Kook--!
Her attack now has a huge opening.
She turns her back for a moment, so she can''t see me.
When I hit her arm with the wooden sword, she steps back once to get some distance.
I don''t put that much effort into it, but it should still hurt my arm.
She holds her right arm down while frowning slightly.
''Are you okay?''
Worrying about your opponent during a duel? Don''t think you''ve won this one!
Then he comes at you again all at once.
She swings down from above, cleaves from the side, and slashes up from below.
All her swords are fast and heavy.
I can see why a man who only learned the sword in the Order can''t win.
Yulina-san is strong because she has been wielding a sword since she was a child.
And he also has good sense.
She said she had been wielding a sword for the same number of years as me, but if it had really been the same number of years, I might not have won.
But - I''ve been wielding a sword for years in my past life as well as in this life.
''d*mn it! Hit it! Hit it!
She''s so annoyed that her sword can''t reach me that it''s becoming a big swing.
I guess this is the first time she''s had this much power and never been hit so hard.
The power has been put into it - but I can''t get that power through to me.
On the contrary, the trajectory of the sword is easier to read and can be easily passed over.
The sword swung from above is swept to the side, and I put the sword in my stomach as it passes by her.
''''Ugh...!
She is shocked in her stomach and squirms, holding her stomach in place.
I quickly turn around and look at her.
She was staring at me while she was cowering, her eyes weren''t dead, but she stood up and didn''t seem to have any strength left to fight me.
But he stands up, using his sword as a staff, and straightens up again, pointing his cutting edge at me and holding it up.
I''m breathing on my shoulders, and I''m so dizzy that I feel like I''m about to fall over.
''''I''m still ... not defeated!
I say so strongly - but.
''No, you''ve lost, Miss Yulina.
'' Dude, Commander...!
Before I knew it, Yere was behind Kashpal.
Then he placed his hand on her shoulder and announced the conclusion of the game.
''''This duel, Eric Aulin has won.
'' ........I see.
If Yere, the leader of the group, tells you so, as expected, Kashpal seems to be unable to say anything.
He nodded weakly.
''''Thank you for your hard work, Eric-kun, Yulina-san.
Yes, thank you.
I respond to the words from Yelle, but she doesn''t respond.
She said she''s never been beaten by a man her age before, so I guess she was shocked.
And I''m two years younger than her, in case you''re wondering, so the shock will be even greater.
Well, I''ve lived twice as long as she has, if you count the years of my previous life....
Putting that aside, I walk up to her who is drooping in a paragraph.
''Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Kashpal.
Then she puts out her hand and asks for a handshake.
She looks up, looks at me, and agrees to shake my hand.
Her hand was weak.
''It''s a complete defeat, I couldn''t even land a blow.
''No, Mr Kashpal was very strong too.
"The sarcastic thing is I''m weaker than you. And you don''t have to be respectful. I''m weaker than you, you can call me by my name too.
''No, I will speak respectfully. I''ll call you Mr. Eulina, though.
''Well, well, you can do what you want. I''m a loser and I have no say in the matter.
You''re an amazingly negative person to say that you''ve lost once....
I know you''re still far away from me in terms of power, but I think you can beat a normal person with plenty of time to spare.
''''Then, Yulina-san, would you mind sharing a room with Eric-kun?
Yes, of course. That was our agreement.
When Yele-san said that, Yulina-san nodded emphatically.
Hmm, I don''t feel like I''m doing anything wrong.
''Good for you, Eric! Win that woman!
Tina, who was watching me from the side, comes up to me and says that in a voice she can hear.
No, Tina you have such a bad character?
"...I''m sorry, Lord Tina. I have been a mockery to your loved ones. I apologize from the bottom of my heart.
Oh, no, it''s okay. I''m sorry, too, I''m sorry about the...
We''re in the unfamiliar situation of starting to apologize to each other.
Perhaps Tina didn''t realize that Yulina-san was that depressed.
If she''s that depressed, it''s troubling because it makes us look bad on the contrary.
As expected, it''s good that Tina didn''t see that kind of depression and didn''t go so far as to push her further.