Chapter 19: What About the Unlikely Side?

“Are you prepared to bow your head to my onee-sama and her family?”

“Well, it’s good that you’re so confident. Do your best not to give up halfway like those guys yesterday.”

“Y-you, how far are you willing to deceive people…!!”

It’s not that I underestimate the existence of women. 

There are formidable females in my family who can intimidate even the bravest males.

Ishud can now go back and forth between winning and losing, but until recently, he mostly lost with a ninety-five percent probability.

However… for Ishud at the moment, the female student named Mishela Maxellan didn’t possess the strength that would attract him in a combative sense.

“I’ve heard about the circumstances to some extent. Well… you know. I want you to fight in this match as a reminder within the school rules.”

“That depends on this person’s attitude!!”

“Don’t worry. The rewards for winning today’s match are well established.”

Michela, known for her sharp attitude even towards teachers.

In contrast, Ishud, despite his recent violent behavior, responds with an unexpectedly gentle demeanor.

(Considering Michela is known as an honor student with this attitude, and Ishud, hailing from the barbaric Regula family in the frontier, behaves like this… just looking at this scene, you can’t say that the Regula family members are only good at fighting.)

The teacher serving as the referee let out a large sigh, adjusted their breath, and declared the start signal.

“Be prepared to have one of your arms or legs cut off!!”

At the start, Michela drew her twin swords.

Ishud immediately recognized that the twin swords Michela wielded were not just ordinary ones.

“Your weapon skills are commendable… Enough with the talk, come at me already.”

“Gah!!! Stop underestimating me!!!!”

A swordplay that could hardly be described as losing oneself in anger unfolds.

Michela’s accumulated techniques do not crumble under anger, delivering precise strikes to vital points on the opponent’s body—slashes and feints leading up to it.

To cope, one must discern the intentions behind each attack, or else be constantly caught up in defense, ultimately finding oneself in a situation where the blade reaches its target swiftly.”

(Wind attribute, huh? It’s a perfect match for blade-type weapons… Around thirty-five points.)

Thirty-five points.

From Ishud’s perspective, it’s the result of aligning Michela’s actual combat ability with her enthusiasm and the size of her attitude.

If her attitude and enthusiasm are fitting, and Ishud himself is satisfied with the combat, she would be given a perfect score of one hundred.

However, at the current stage… it’s below half, at thirty-five points.

While higher compared to the previous peers one and two, it’s not enough to be Ishudo’s sparring partner.

“Gah!! What do you mean by not fighting back, huh?!”

“Well, if I used that move after winning, you’d probably throw a tantrum or something. So, for now, I’ll let you attack however you like.”

“Grrrr!!!”

Naturally, an explosive outburst is imminent. 

Not because they’re a noble… but for anyone engaged in combat, even if they don’t reach the max, the anger meter rises significantly.

“Ransakki: Tear apart!!!”

Twin-sword skill technique: “Ransakki.”

A consecutive slash that can be learned at skill level two.

The number of consecutive slashes a user can perform at once varies depending on their skill, but at a minimum, they can execute four consecutive slashes.

When activated, the sharpness and slashing speed of the twin swords temporarily increase.

Michela’s slash count is… seven.

In terms of sheer quantity, it’s not an exaggeration to say that as a wielder of twin-sword techniques, she is skilled.

Moreover, Michela’s twin swords are surrounded by a whirlwind, further enhancing their sharpness.

(Seven strikes, huh… that’s something.)

However, Ishudo simply evaded the unleashed Ransakki with his sword, responding to the slashes with agility.

“Is that all?”

“Gah!!!?”

An unexpected complete evasion.

Unable to conceal the shock at such an unforeseen response, Michela takes a step back momentarily.

“W-What…”

“What? I just dodged the attacks you threw. Why are you so surprised?”

“!! Can’t you refrain from saying such absurd things?”

“Your voice is trembling, milady.”

“!!!!”

While pushing the anger meter to its limit, Michela unleashes a barrage of multiple wind slashes, creating a barrage while delivering the main thrust.

A thrust technique available at skill level one of twin-sword skills.

It enhances speed and penetration power, making it ideal for thrusting.

“Heh, a continuous activation of thrust attacks. You’re quite skilled.”

“Ugh!!! Stop with the incessant mocking!!!!!!”

Not relying solely on talent, Michela’s movements show no signs of weakening even after several minutes since the start of the match.

However… the cheers that echoed in the training ground for Michela during the first minute or so were almost nonexistent by the time three minutes had passed.

Is Ishud just running around, not really doing much?

It wouldn’t be unreasonable for someone to form such an impression if they were watching foolishly.

However, what about Michela, who, after several minutes, hasn’t even inflicted minor cuts if that’s the case?

There are few who can answer that question.

“Shi! Ha!!! Eikōga:Sharp bite fang!!!”

Just as the variety of attacks increased with slashes, thrusts, and kicks, at the moment Michela thought she had more means of attack, the jaws of a blade closed in.

“I saw your panties.”

“What?! No way!!!”

“Well, at least react to it.”

Swinging the twin swords from top to bottom or left to right, the blade-like jaws attack.

A technique that can be learned by raising the skill level of twin-sword skills to three, it can be activated as a long-range technique near the opponent or from a slightly distant location.

Michela used a kick to restrain, and when Ishud stepped back, she activated the attack.

The timing wasn’t bad, but the chosen one of the berserker shattered the approaching jaws with just a backhand punch imbued with magic.

Not only Michela, who unleashed the Eikōga, but also the students who were watching couldn’t help but be astonished by the scene.

However, at the moment of the restraining kick, a lucky panty shot occurred. Ishud, without changing his expression, pointed out the panty shot. 

The shock of having the jaws, imbued with magic, shattered by bare hands was immense, and she noticed a few beats later that her panties had been seen.

“Ahhhh, you!!”

“Well, if you don’t want your panties seen during a fight, don’t throw kicks. It’s like you’re practically asking me to look.”

In this case, it might be the most reasonable response, but Michela, in her current state, didn’t have the composure to accept such a logical argument.

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