The Branded Female Fencer

"So no, hey! Nice to meet you today!

"Hmm?

No way did Emerald, today's opponent, come to Diore's holding room. Usually the opponent learns to enter from the other side without facing each other before the game. Even Diore, who said he was entering now, was not expecting to come to the same side.

The nostalgic Emerald had already exchanged greetings with Diore at yesterday's stage, but Diore doesn't know that the person who greeted him once will be friends in Emerald's senses.

When Emerald took Diore's hand, they pulled toward the venue together. It's a big deal just to inadvertently take Diore's hand, but it was also the first time the Alexandrians had seen Diore take the lead, so I could only keep my mouth shut and watch what happened.

And feeling bad about waving her hand off as she was pulled, Diore spoke to Emerald in a hurry.

"Wait, wait! It's not ritual to enter from the same side, is it?

"Really? They didn't tell me I had to come in from the other side!

"Maybe so!

"So no, this is a festival! If it's a festival, it's best to celebrate!

There was a self somewhere convinced by Emerald's statement, so Diore gave up making sense, leaving Emerald's accomplishment intact.

And having been set to enter the venue holding hands, Diore realized she had herself shy of fire coming out of her face. Since when are you drawn to others? That's when I was a kid before I became a knight, I think, over 200 years ago.

The emerald went into the venue or no, and received a big cheer. Originally Emerald has become a bit of a celebrity in Arnelia as a singing princess, but he was popular in many ways due to the vibrancy of winning out in the tournament now and the fact that, in addition, he must sing after the battle. In addition, the venue was greatly boosted by unexpected performances, such as coming in from the same direction as Diore.

There were also requests from the tournament operator to stop the song, but Miranda refused because the guests were gathered. It doesn't matter what happens to the extent that two people come in from the same direction now. The referee also greeted them with a bitter smile.

"We seem to get along a lot, but can we fight?

"... ask that emerald over there."

"How are you, guys?

Emerald didn't look like he was listening to the precautions of the referee, and he was waving his love toward the audience anyway. Diore had been disturbed in the concentration he had boosted before the game, as he had been completely detoxified.

"Oh man... the villain was ready, but I didn't expect him to get involved until me. If this is what you're trying to do, you're a genius."

"Now, get away from both of them!

On the signal of the judgment, the two of them turn their backs and leave. And when I turned around and Diore tried to take a deep breath, a sharp kill came flying from the front. Once again, the Emerald turned around and flew away like someone else. Until earlier the soft and warm air had disappeared, and the killer as a sharp hunter had caught Diore.

Diore understood the essence of Emerald the moment he received that killing.

"(I see, are you a hunter in nature! I didn't expect you to switch in an instant without having to boost it. I guess that means I had an alarm somewhere)"

"Begin!"

The moment Diore increased his concentration and first tried to see how things were going, Emerald's sword flew in front of him. I thought I had kept the distance quite apart, but Emerald has packed in between at unusual speeds.

Even with Diore's reaction, it is best not to fly. I almost got my eyes poked, but I managed to dodge that. But even Diore's gall strength was cold on the attack without hesitation.

"That's a fierce blow, isn't it? It's a festival, isn't it?

"Because today's knight is the opponent. Respect? Therefore."

"You don't fit the harsh language with the ferocity of the sword."

The moment Diore said that, two Diore balloons were bouncing. Apparently, two Emerald attacks were blurring. I thought it was just a poke, but apparently there was a chase during the evasion as well.

When Diore retreated another time, he reassembled his sword. Unlike earlier, the structure is shaped in such a way as to attach a left hand to the sword, rather than to the front eye.

The line that I saw the setup was in the face.

"... big deal"

"Yeah?"

"The Emerald one, first hand, made Master Diore serious."

The twinkling words of the line were to the extent that they were barely heard by Roch next door, but Emerald felt the air had changed, this time around Diore carefully without set-up.

Continued