Barrett-Weissmoon.

He is one of Leongando Ray-Gandhia's sidekick “Four Friends” and a man of colorful shadow as a samurai. Dark-haired, brown-skinned, invisible to the Gandians. There may be Southerner blood flowing, so much so that a brother or relative might mistake him for standing alongside Nage. I don't have a similar face.

He himself is from Maldar, Gandia, and his father is known as Maldar's blacksmith. I heard about his father's reputation. Leongand became acquainted with him when he visited Maldar and said he was invited to Gandion, when he gave him the family name Weissmoon from Leongand. The Weissmoon surname was a knight's family name in Gandhian history, and it was no exaggeration to say that Leongand's expectations of Barrett were included.

Setuna and his contacts, though never many, are impressive. There was a time when his father, who told him of Setuna's activity, made armor helmets for Setuna and put them into Setuna's hands by him. The bespoke armor helmet will be destroyed during the war, but Setsuna has never been blamed for it. Instead, he was even happy that he fulfilled the true flair of his protective gear.

I just have to thank Barrett parents and kids.

On stage, there was a lot of tension. The audience also seems to be watching in solitary spit. Even the Milius are watching in silence.

"Dear Setuna,"

Barrett called out, wondering that Setuna with the wooden sword wouldn't move inside.

"This is a battlefield. Forget about your days."

"Serious battle, that means."

"Yes, I will do everything I can to help you."

"I'm going to do that from the beginning."

When Setsuna told him, Barrett smiled happily. but in the next moment, a sharp poke is flying. Impact on right shoulder. Setsuna moved to the left. Barrett is out of sight.

"Barrett, score one!

Setuna listened to Zephyr's pale proclamation, sweating cold at the severe pain that remained on her right shoulder. If it was in action, it would have been pierced and my arm would have been unusable. I wasn't alarmed. But there was definitely a loosening of mind somewhere. Barrett didn't miss that. That's just it.

It is also significant that I did not see any signs of change in Barrett's wooden sword. There was no sign, and all of a sudden, a fierce thrust flew in. I almost fell over and got a victory point.

Setuna turned her gaze around, ignoring the pain in her right shoulder. Capture Barrett immediately. On a circular stage. There is no place to hide.

(Nine more points......)

Your previous match is played in a format known as a competitive match. Apparently it is a game format widely known throughout the continent as well as Gandia. Armador's arena is said to have originated, and it was born after he was exploring the format of a game that could be boosted without letting the dead out. Of course, no matter how badly a wooden sword strikes, one dies. For this reason, it was also necessary to be careful not to let the opponent die in your previous match. You can't always fight with a whole body of spirits.

Of course, it's a competitive match for that.

Competitive matches, as the name suggests, are a form of competing for a score.

If the wooden sword touches the opponent, it will score. It was an extremely simple format and could be understood in an instant even in Setuna. It's not that you should touch your body, it's not that you won't score on just contact without intent to attack. Naturally.

In the previous game, it would be better to score ten points first. A lot of work is more advantageous. But there is also an element of one-shot reversal, which is the point of victory due to the fall, the one.

If an attack by a wooden sword can cause the opponent to fall, regardless of the difference in score, it will be the victory of the side that caused him to fall.

Even in action, falls can be fatal, and if they are attacked enough to fall, they often die.

Without a victory point due to a fall, it could have been difficult for Setuna to come out and win. Both the game with Nina and the game with Laxus, it was the point of victory due to the fall that made the decision to win or lose. Regardless of Nina's game, the game with Laxas was pushed by the score. The victory point due to the fall could have been described as exactly resurrected from the dead.

So it wasn't surprising to lose.

(Not yet......!

Barrett is making a mistake. There is a way to attack from a distance.

The thing is, each other's wooden swords. If there's no difference in attack range, there's no way we can generate a shock wave. As long as you have the wooden sword, Setsuna is a regular person, and Barrett is also a normal person. There is no difference due to the means of attack. Of course, the difference in arm length becomes the difference in attack range as it is. Barrett's slaughter and thrust arrive even from outside Setuna's attack range. I can only say that being distanced is unfavourable.

Because if we are distanced, Setuna will have no other hand but to pack the time. Waiting for an opponent to approach is synonymous with waiting to be in a unilaterally advantageous time for the opponent. This can't be a favorable time. We'll have to get close and pack the distance anyway.

Barrett's distance was clearly intended to find a gap during this approach. I knew it, but I just had to get on with that aim. Otherwise, I can't overlap my scores.

Naturally, there is also a time limit for matches. Sixty minutes. Each will feel it long or short. Too long to take one point and then keep running, maybe too short to mask the score difference of many points.

I mean, it's hard to think that Barrett keeps running away. Running around is also a drain on health.

(No, if you're serious about winning the game, can you?

On the other hand, I also think that we would not try to make such a boring game development in front of Leongand and Nage. It's about Barrett. You can't possibly not think about it that much. After thinking about it, there's even the possibility of escape.

Setsuna headed straight for Barrett. Barrett moves left. The flowing movement reminded me that he was famous as a user of the sword. At right angles, change course. We must not let our enemies out of sight. Then you can just score on top of each other.

Barrett had stopped moving. Waiting for Setuna to approach. Barrett's aim is obvious. This movement is clear.

Setuna's movements are always linear.

'You'll always be there. The movement is too linear. No, it sucks. When will I know? Dead anyway.'

Lux's exhortation floats in the back of his brain. No, no encouragement whatsoever. A bunch of relentless cursing. But it was also a number of golden words that accurately told us about Setuna's shortcomings. And all I could say was thank you to Setsuna for those words. Besides, the fact that you are going to say it also means that you have not abandoned it. I can find hope there, even if they curse me with their mouth.

'Be aware of all angles. Look for possible attacks all around and in all directions. Consider the possibility of being attacked. An enemy attack isn't necessarily a straight line, is it? Is the sword straight? How's the arrow? You're just gonna fly straight in here? No, you're not. Sometimes arrows come down with an arc. Think of all the possibilities, just in a flash. Think of it, put it into practice. Not for a second. For a moment. Look, how many times have you died in this moment? Go ahead. No. Fifteen times, you've been killed by me.'

As soon as I'm in between barrettes, torso payments come. As predicted. An inevitable blow if you move left or right. Setuna pulled back instantly. Straight to straight. Barrett's slaughter cuts the sky. The gap is for a moment. It was a slaughter just in time. Unless you pack your distance, this attack won't arrive. Fly forward to the right. Barrett's wooden sword was swinging from right to left from Setuna. A void is created to the right. Of course, something like that would cease to be a moment, but that moment was important.

It's too much of a moment to pack a time.

When Barrett rearranges the wooden sword, Setuna reaches his side and is swinging the wooden sword down.

The beating pierced his back.