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Chapter 5: The Strongest Onmyoji Watches

　In a tournament, the first round has the most matches.

　I spent the three days leading up to my next match watching other matches.

　As expected, there were many talented contestants, but two of them caught my attention.

　One of them is Mabel.

　In her first match, she appeared in the arena carrying a two-handed sword as tall as she was.

　And right after the start, she broke the straight sword held by her opponent, a veteran knight, at the first turn...and threw away the opponent who had grabbed her in the manner of an armor technique, abandoning his ...... sword, with one hand.

　It was like an optical illusion to see Mabel, who is obviously a small person, twirling a large sword and a big man without moving a muscle.

　Without a doubt, it must be some kind of magical effect.

　I wanted more information, so it's a shame it ended so quickly.

　The other is a twenty-year-old knight named Reynas.

　He also seemed to use magic, overwhelming his opponent, a magic swordsman from an adventurer background, with earth and wind magic. He won without a hitch.

　He caught my attention because he still seemed to be hiding his abilities, but I can't help but feel that he was just a strong and kind man, waving to the ...... spectators and scavenging for women at a bar after the match.

　And.

　The last game of the day is about to begin.

"Well, it's finally the final match of the first round! 』

"Hey, Seika-kun."

　Ifa sitting next to me called out to me worriedly.

“Are you sure you're okay? If you have a headache, maybe you should rest. ......"

"It's okay, I’m fine. It's no big deal."

　I wave the hand that was holding my head and answer.

　I know the cause.

　And this is necessary.

"I don't think you can handle that much, but you might want to take it easy, okay?"

"I know. Thank you. But today is the last time in this game."

　I replied to Amiyu and I looked down at the arena from the audience seats.

　Once this is done, the contestants will have been checked all the way through.

『First of all, the first one―――― Sage Fold’s number one disciple, Belen! Speaking of Sage Fold, he is famous for his many achievements as a user of the water attribute, but what kind of magic will Belen-san show us?! 』

　On stage is a typical magician-like young man wearing a robe and holding a staff.

“The opponent is ――――Kyle from the Luglok Chamber of Commerce Escort Unit! 』

　I frowned as I watched the athletes slowly climb onto the stage.

　A boy in his mid to late teens or so, dressed in tattered garb that was neither armor nor robes.

　He holds a one-handed sword in his right hand---as it is drawn.

　He does not have a sheath around his waist. He is dressed as if he brought it with him only because he needed it.

　His gray hair, combined with his lifeless gait, made him look like a ghost.

“Regarding Kyle, we haven’t been able to find any detailed information either! He has a conspicuous appearance that is neither a swordsman nor a magician, but what kind of technique will he use? It will be interesting to see! 』

　The two face each other on stage.

　His opponent, the magician, also seemed somewhat pressured.

“Well then, the final match of the first round――――Start! 』

　Almost simultaneously with the whistle. The young magician tries to point his staff at the conspicuous looking boy.

　But ---- abruptly, his movement stops.

"what……?"

　The young man does not move from the position in which he almost raised his staff.

　Something is obviously wrong.

　Kyle, the conspicuous boy, walks slowly toward the stiffening young man.

　I let down the shikigami hawk that was flying in the sky.

　I would like to see it closer.

'What is going on! ? Belen-san, not a single sign of movement! Kyle is slowly closing the distance! 』

　The buzz in the audience is getting louder.

　The hawk, which was being lowered, had reached the point where it could see the players' faces.

　The magician's face is filled with fear.

　I'm worried about the boy. I turn the hawk around.

　The boy stopped.

　The distance between him and his opponent has shrunk to just one step before you know it.

　Slowly.

　With a casual movement, as if it were a scene from everyday life---- the boy's sword pierced the magician's neck.

　Blood bubbles overflow from the young man's mouth.

　Up to this stage, the young magician does not have the slightest resistance.

　When the boy pulled out his sword...the young man's body staggered as if he remembered his movements, and then he fell face up on the stage.

　A pool of blood spreads around it.

『Player Beren, is unable to fight――――! The winner is Kyle! What a surprise, we have our first fatality in this tournament! I'm also curious that Kyle didn't show any sign of stopping his sword, but even more so, what a strange turn of events this match is ----! 』

　Amiyu frowned, and Ifa averted her eyes and covered her mouth.

　I'm glad these kids are decent.

　The venue was noisy and somewhat dark with excitement.

　As if they were expecting this kind of development.

　The death of a person seems to be a spectacle in this world as well.

　Then.

　The hawk's vision caught Kyle's face.

　The boy's expression was --- nothing. There was no emotion in his face, an expression of emptiness.

　They said they were the escort units of the Luglok Trading Company, but that's a lie.

　There is no way that the Chamber of Commerce would keep such a monster.

　He was probably sent from somewhere, a person with an underhanded motive.

　Suddenly, my interest was drawn to one place.

　The boy's eyes.

　His right eye is sky blue. And his left eye is crimson.

"Oops! We have new information here! Kyle ---- has an evil eye in his left eye! What a surprise! A heretic with an evil eye has entered this historic tournament!　What kind of turmoil will happen in the second round of the tournament, which starts tomorrow? ! 』

　You were in this world, too?

　A strange sorcerer who puts a curse power in his gaze and curses the person he stares at.

　――――The evil eye user.

※Shikigami (Hawk)

Has eyesight about six times that of a human being.

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