To Be a Power in the Shadows!

When Iris showed up on the playing field, a loud cheer greeted her.

This immense popularity is proof that she is the star of this tournament.

Iris calms his mind by looking at Jimina standing face to face.

Jimina Seinen. He is definitely a formidable enemy. I can't feel his strength facing each other like this, but there's something in him that I can't bottom out. Unbalanced strength with appearance impressions. Somewhere out of alignment, a young man who confuses the truth.

But Iris didn't think he could win, and he had to win more than that.

Iris believes winning the Martial Arts Festival is his mission.

She has no political taste, and she admits it herself. All she could do was be a symbol of the strength of the Kingdom of Midgal.

It is her mission to make the Kingdom feel safe with Iris Midgal.

Even if it was taken on as a god. With only force and weapons, she also understood that she was in a position to be used politically.

Yes, until recently.

The price she continued to be held accountable exposed for the first time she tried to get up on her own feet. Although she launched the Red Knights worried about the future of the country, she couldn't change anything without gathering people and budgets.

Then I took the time to get people together a little bit, but it was far from the shape she wanted.

Even if you get your hands on politics now, it's the right thing to do and use. Then I'll leave the political side to people, and she'll just have to gather strength in her area of expertise.

She knows popularity from the people is a great force. We also have all the talent we can entrust to the brains of the Knights. And then if she can win the Martial Arts Festival and make popularity from the people immovable, there must always be good results waiting for her.

Believing that, Iris put up his sword and waited for the start.

Bad for Jimina, but I'll do everything I can from the start. Even if you're hiding something, you don't have time to put it out and decide the battle in an instant.

"Iris Midgal vs. Jimina Seinen!! Let the game begin!!

Fast forward.

Iris stepped in at the same time as the start and stopped there.

"... huh?

The voice of only a small doubt leaked out of my lips.

I wonder why, I felt Jimina's appearance farther than I thought.

Did I make a mistake?

I thought so, but I'm not wrong. However, I felt Jimina's appearance far away as a sensation.

I don't know why. Maybe he's nervous.

However, either way, her legs stopped.

It's a re-division.

Iris switches his mind, sets up his sword, and puts in a light feint.

The moment she made sure Jimina's gaze was caught, she slashed it in.

But.

"... ugh!?

Even so, her legs stopped.

Iris turned his torso as if to avoid something and jumped back.

I saw the sword.

She saw Jimina's sword sever her neck.

But Jimina's sword isn't moving at all.

Naturally, her neck remains connected.

"Why...?

I couldn't help but whine.

She did see Jimina's sword.

The moment she slashed in, Jimina's sword, with its overwhelming power, severed her own neck.

I thought it fit perfectly.

Defeat... No, I'm ready to die.

But as if it was an illusion, Jimina doesn't even have a sword, she just stands.

I don't understand what happened.

Iris twists around Jimina as he sets his sword and explores.

A week, two weeks, three weeks...

Same time as usual. But somehow I feel Jimina far away.

"... you're not coming?

Jimina asked.

But I can't step in.

Instinct warns you never to take that step.

"Haaaaaaaa!!

Iris growled as if to cut off his strays.

And I rocked back and forth, and took a step in. That's the fastest step for her.

But - they're watching me!!

Jimina's gaze just captures her straight.

And his gaze moved as if to imply something.

"- Ahhh!!

At that moment, Iris stopped by instinct.

A huge load strikes the flesh, making an unpleasant noise at the knee joint.

Iris nevertheless stopped and flew back to roll as he did.

She did see Jimina's sword pierce Iris' chest.

"... Shh."

But her chest is not hurt at all.

I don't even see a trace of Jimina waving her sword.

"Lie..."

Jimina, who doesn't even have a sword in front of her, was standing unchanged.

"... what's up?

he asked.

Iris' body trembled at something he might not have.

We have to do something.

A mixed emotion of agony and fear pounced and moved her.

At the same time, Jimina's gaze moved.

As if predicting the future, he looked ahead and his sword tip shivered slightly.

At that moment, Iris hallucinated that his arm would be severed.

"Ah, ah..."

And she understood everything.

That Jimina just put a feint in it.

He fully read Iris' movements and advised him with his gaze and slight sword tip movements.

Stop or I'll kill you.

That's all, Iris visioned his sword.

I had the illusion that I would be slashed, as if it were true.

The words once taught to the teacher rise to the back of Iris's brain. "The master's 'void' illuminates with truth," as the saying goes, Iris, who was young, was flirted with by the feint of his teacher.

But this in Jimina was more 'true' than it once was.

Can that ever happen -?

I'm not proud of Iris for being the strongest in the world. I also understand that there is a top. But as an objective fact, Iris is one of the top demon swordsmen in the world. It's supposed to be.

Suppose you can flirt with that girlfriend, just the feint.

Jimina's strength is - the most powerful in the world.

That, too, is absolutely the strongest no one can handle.

Is that possible?

Is it possible?

Iris told himself.

Don't be confused.

He hasn't waved a sword yet. Don't just decide by speculation.

"... don't stop"

Iris shrugged to tell his instincts.

She made up her mind to never stop and took that step.

Something sounded like slashing the sky.

The next moment.

An awesome shock struck Iris all over his body.

Her consciousness dimmed for just a few seconds, and when she realized it, she was looking at the sky.

At the center of the playing field, Iris was falling on his back.

What happened?

Iris didn't see Jimina's sword. However, Jimina's gaze captured Iris and at the same time he was struck by an awesome shock.

It was a miracle I didn't let go of my sword.

Iris had a dull body of reaction.

"Iris Midgal...... not to this extent?

At present, a sword has been poked.

Jimina was looking down at Iris with her emotionally invisible eyes.

The closer I reached out to him, the farther he looked.

Far away......

Oh...... you mean that.

Iris finally understood.

It wasn't an illusion or anything that made him look far away.

From the beginning, he looked down from far, far heights. Iris can't reach no matter how much he reaches, from far height......

A sword fell from Iris' hand and a dry sound rang.

The sound echoed in a quiet venue.

Iris Midgal was defeated by only one blow.

To that fact, everyone couldn't move flashly.

In silence.

Tips, tricks, and footsteps echoed from behind Iris.

Little by little, the venue becomes noisy.

Tips, tricks, tricks, and footsteps go ahead and stop there.

The audience paid attention to the Lord of Footsteps for everyone.

Even Jimina had a slight surprise on her face.

I'm back now, Father.

There she was, Rose Oriana, princess of the beautiful Kingdom of Oriana.

Rose was blind to Iris and Jimina and looked to her special seat with those honey-colored eyes.