#186
186. Just for once (10)
Aaron’s quarterfinal match is over.
The opponent is a rare class magic swordsman. Aaron struggled with the pattern of mixing magic and swordsmanship, and managed to win. The battle time of about 20 minutes. The audience was very bored and yawned, and Aaron had many scars all over his body.
Then it was Barnille’s match.
The entire arena was filled with shouts. As if responding to the response, Vanil raised his sword and cut his opponent’s vitals. With butterfly-like steps and splendid hand movements.
Then, the results of the Group B match, which I belonged to, came out.
Of course, I advanced to the higher rounds. This time, the game lasted less than 3 minutes.
After the quarterfinals, players were given a short break to prepare for the semifinals and finals.
[http://go.onewinch.tv/ – Onewinch TV]
[Pick Me Up! – 4-star dimensional city, Geomjae VS Mad Dog Clash?!]
[BJ-Ranata]
[35,643 viewers]
Niflheim made a safety device between the audience and the stage, and brought in a professional commentator.
The bleachers inside the stadium were almost full. After the semi-finals and finals, the awards ceremony and closing ceremony will begin. It would be good to say that all the heroes in the dimensional city have gathered.
The order of play was decided by spinning a roulette wheel.
As a result, the first match of the semifinals was me. The opponent is a 4-star Elementalist. I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard that it was a fire attribute. Because I’ve been dealing with it to the point of getting tired of it.
The Elementalist turned to blood in one minute and died.
Now, Group A, the match between Aaron and Barnille remains.
[Toto is my life (Tazza11): Who do you think will win? I bet everything on the swordsman side. If I lose this time, I will go to the Han River.]
[Hou38: Hahahahahahahahahaha don’t you know what you’re crazy about? I haven’t seen Battle Royal. You should prepare to jump.]
[ToMuch7: Oh, is it a clash of rivals? I can’t help but talk about my time in LA. Just in time, I went out as a starter… … .]
There are 3 heroes left in the waiting room.
Because of the open wound during the semi-finals, I looked around with a bandage on my right hand.
Aaron was sitting on a bench in the corner. His eyes showed no emotion. On the other hand, Vanil was swinging his sword with a more relaxed expression.
<Quarterfinal Group A match begins! The winner of this match will face another player in the final. What will the result be? Two players, please come to the stage!>
broadcast came out.
Barnil sheathed his sword and left the waiting room without hesitation.
“…”
Aaron and I met our eyes.
I opened my mouth.
“Win it.”
“Somehow… you mean?”
“okay.”
Aaron closed his mouth and looked back at me.
And slowly left the waiting room.
Even if the memory doesn’t remain, it’s probably engraved in the body.
But that guy still only knew intermediate spearmanship.
I also grabbed a sheath and left the waiting room.
“Uh, players have to wait in the waiting room…”
“It’s the last time anyway, so what does it matter? I’m not going to the bleachers. I’ll just watch.”
I shoved the staff in my way and walked down the aisle.
I could see Aaron’s back in the distance.
‘Should I drink it beforehand?’
I took the potion from my belt.
bright red color. Jenna secretly entered her waiting room and handed it over to her. It was the highest quality potion Amkena had made for this occasion. If you drink this, you can regain your original condition for about an hour.
Can you survive until the finals?
I emptied the potion in one go and came out to the arena.
I hid between the bleachers and the stage so as not to be noticed. Barnil and Aaron were standing in the arena blocked by iron bars.
It’s the same Niflheim, but the atmosphere is completely different.
Vanille without a speck of dust on his uniform. On the other hand, Aaron is torn in places from the fierce battle.
<Who will win? How do you see the commentator?>
<That’s right, he’s a Vanill player. As far as I know, I never missed first place in Niflheim’s training course… … .>
commentators.
“Win, the second coming of the Sword Demon! Apply it!”
“Why is he here? What’s Loki thinking?”
audience.
[Toto is my life (Tazza11): X feet! win!]
[Hou38: Not even expecting it. Just cut your stamina.]
up to the onlookers.
I found a seat in a corner and sat down.
Two heroes stood facing each other on opposite sides of a square stage.
I listened.
“You’re up.”
“Of course. I tried too.”
“It’s just that the matchup was good. You shouldn’t have come to this event. You’ll ruin Loki-sama’s reputation.”
Vanil pulled out a spear and held it.
not a main weapon Aaron also faced the spear.
Beep!
At the same time as the whistle blew, Barnil quickly dug in.
A lightning-like stab aimed at Aaron’s whole body. Aaron spun his spear around and calmly parried the attack. Barnil held the spear pole short. This time, flashy swings came from all sides of Aaron.
speed, weight, posture.
From thrust to swing, from swing to pull, to stab again.
Barnil continued to press Aaron with three basic movements.
For now, Aaron calmly blocked it.
“Shall we move on to the next one?”
Vanil held the spear long.
The spearhead groaned and buckled, and a stab was fired.
The shadows of the spear blades were scattered in several pieces.
This is not the default behavior.
Yu (柔), pleasure (快), and even illusion (幻).
Aaron was a skill that could never be imitated.
“…!”
The spear edge grazed Aaron’s shoulder.
The wounds covered with bandages burst open and blood gushed out.
“I heard about you. I’ve been there for 57 years.”
“…”
“But you can’t. He’s special. He’s not someone like you to follow.”
Vanille’s onslaught continued.
Various splendid techniques unfolded from his fingertips.
“You can’t beat me with a spear. That’s what talent is. Even if you train for a million years…”
“…Shut up.”
Aaron’s face contorted.
However, the window I threw was temporarily blocked.
Vanille smiled.
“It’s as neat as a textbook. But that’s it.”
“If you came to fight, then you will fight. Why…”
“I’m giving you advice. You’re also a fellow countryman of Niflheim. Your path is not here. Give up.”
ping!
A spear shot from Aaron’s fingertips.
Vanil moved his head lightly to avoid it.
as if everything is visible
“You play with it so much. You don’t need to see it any more.”
“Finish it quickly. I want to see you fight a mad dog in the finals.”
“Still, it tastes good! The spear moves very quickly.”
“I just dodge them all!”
The audience is giggling.
I sighed. Arron, who took his stance, was constantly throwing stabs, but Vanil avoided them all with light movements.
that’s the area.
To break through an area, you must acquire similar abilities.
‘I didn’t learn that either.’
It was an essential skill to obtain in order to obtain intermediate weapon skills, but it seems that he has not mastered even that. It must have been the result of forcibly jumping over a realm that was originally impossible.
The clutter of motion is gone.
Moreover, it has become sharper and more sophisticated.
But that’s it.
“That’s your 57 years.”
Barnille turned the window sill.
Aaron’s spear did not even touch Barnille’s collar.
‘… … win.’
I told Aaron
You can’t win with technology.
So do i. If technology were everything, Ridigion would have been the strongest.
go beyond that
Otherwise, you can’t come up where I am.
“Kuk!”
Aaron paused.
Vanil’s spear blade cut deep into his side.
Red blood leaked out from between the uniforms.
“Surrender. I don’t want to hurt my compatriots.”
“Quiet.”
“joy.”
Barnille snorted and turned the window.
“Let me figure out the subject.”
Countless spears were fired at Aaron.
Aaron swung his spear and defended the vital point while hesitatingly retreated.
to the end of the square stage.
“Rest now!”
Barnil grabbed the spear and ran.
10 minutes after that.
“…you’re not praying.”
Vanille wrinkled his brow.
30 minutes after the game starts.
Aaron’s uniform was torn to shreds, and his whole body was full of wounds.
The blood flowed down through the cracks in the floor. There was enough blood to form a puddle.
But still, that guy hasn’t collapsed.
“Why don’t you finish it? I’m getting tired of it.”
“Hey, finish it quickly! Now I want to see Mad Dog!”
Vanil fixed the spear and held it.
“I admit one gut.
The tip of the spear was aimed at Aaron’s heart.
‘I didn’t want to kill you?’
The Second Coming of the Sword Demon.
I don’t know who gave it that nickname.
“멍청한 새끼.”
I chuckled.
Vanille kicked the ground. The blade of the spear rotated and pierced Aaron’s heart.
“…!”
Pooh.
Aaron spit out what was in his mouth.
Bright red blood splattered across his face, and Vanille flinched. However, the guy returned to his stance in 0.1 seconds and continued his attack. But just a little bit, the aim was off.
hooked
A spear blade pierced the side of Aaron’s heart.
Subsequently, when Barnil was about to pull out the spear, Aaron grabbed the spear stick stuck in his chest.
That was it.
“uh…….”
Vanille fell on the ground, spurting blood.
There was a hole in his brow.
‘Isn’t he an idiot?’
If you were going to win, you should have gone out with a sword.
Didn’t want to die there. That stupid mind made a gap.
He obviously has talent, but seems to lack experience. I wouldn’t have thought of that if I had gone through a proper real battle.
“I… won…”
Aaron was speechless.
Right before collapsing, I propped myself on the floor with a spear pole to barely support myself.
A heavy breath escaped from his mouth.
“Ah, Aaron… Win!”
The referee, who had been watching blankly, raised the flag.
At the same time, there was a rain of booing.
“What is that!”
“What’s the level of the game?!”
“Didn’t you win because you were lucky after playing Cheobal?
“The second coming of the sword demon?
it wouldn’t be fun
Anyone could see that Aaron was lacking.
Moreover, at the end, after spitting out the blood that was in his mouth, he reversed himself.
It is far from the fierce and spectacular battle that the audience wanted.
“Aaron. The finals start in 10 minutes. Go to the waiting room…”
Aaron did not answer the referee’s words.
I just stand staggering on the stage.
“…”
Blood-soaked eyes turned to me.
I walked out onto the stage laughing.
“Referee!”
“yes?”
“Let’s start the finals right now.”
“What do you mean by that again? The rules are clearly defined…”
“This guy is gone. If you go back to the waiting room, you won’t be able to wake up.”
I am sustaining myself somehow.
But the moment you take even one step, you will fall.
i will never get up again
“It doesn’t matter if you want to end the final by default.”
“That’s… if both sides agree…”
The referee’s eyes turned to Aaron.
Aaron nodded slightly.
“You agree.”
The referee hastily left the stage.
He must be going to report to his superiors.
Results will come soon.
Woo woo!
The audience still booed.
“……older brother.”
Aaron was looking at me.
“why.”
“I won.”
“Nice job. I knew it.”
Aaron looked to the side.
Vanille’s corpse was disappearing into the light.
“I-I remembered…”
Supporting my tottering body with a spear,
Aaron murmured.
“57 years… not 57 years…”
“…”
“Why me…….”
pop.
Blood flowed from Aaron’s eyes.
“I tried so hard… but nothing…”
“…”
“I wanted to win fair and square… with my skills.”
Aaron wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
Tears mixed with blood fell to the floor.
“It didn’t mean anything.”
“Things like that happen, too.”
“What am I for…”
Aaron’s voice was mixed with sobs.
I sighed.
<Everyone, this is urgent news. According to both players’ intentions, the finals will begin immediately! We apologize for the inconvenience. We… … .>
“Aaron.”
“…”
I am standing in front of you.
You can’t even compare it to the dead garbage.
that you could never have
The one who brought blessed talent, unshakable spirit, indomitable will, and enormous luck.
“I’ll do it with all my might.”
“…”
“I’ll never let you down because your condition is shit. I’ll give you a harpoon with all my might.”
“……yes.”
“It’s enough to know.”
sereung.
I pulled the bifrost.
The highest quality item in existence.
i don’t watch
Do as you say.
‘Show me.’
Beep.
The referee came onto the field and blew the whistle.
