CH 142

“That looks like a magic sword! Haaah!”

Ryuuze swung the large sword he had turned into a fire sword and slashed at Naru. Even though it’s made of wood, it’s a somewhat large sword but he moves it lightly as it approaches Naru. Naru keeps back-stepping away. 

“Ryuuze-kun attacks first! Even with girls, he’s relentless! Never mind that, his magic sword skills are really cool!”

“At first, he couldn’t use magic very well, but he wanted to use it so much that he became able to do so much. It’s still just that much, but I think he did a great job getting it into shape in less than a year!”

“Yeah, yeah, E-Class! Did you hear that! Even if I’m gone, you can’t neglect your efforts! Oops, here comes a change in Naru’s behavior!”

As Basleigh-sensei said, Naru, who had been making a move to escape, opened her mouth.

“I can only produce ice, though. It’s only recently that I’ve been able to practice and put it on my weapons ……!!”

Naru crouches down just barely outside the field and aims at Ryuuze’s feet. It was just as she was about to step in, so it looks like she stumbled. 

“With this ……!”

“Uooh!? So the ice dagger was a fake!? That was your plan all along, huh!?”

“There’s also our size difference, so I won’t exchange blows with you.”

It seems that Naru was planning to switch positions with Ryuuze and push him out from behind, and Ryuuze, who was swinging around in a good mood, was …… not caught in the trap.

“– Just kidding, Do you really think I’d fall for something like that!”

“!? Kuh!”

“Oh! What a clever thing to do!”

“It looks like Naru-chan is surprised. I thought it was a good move, though”

The supposedly trapped Ryuuze thrusts his large sword out of the field, spins around it, and returns to the field with a kick to Naru. Naru returns to the center of the field while guarding it with her dagger. 

By the way, Ryuuze’s leg is not out of bounds, so he didn’t lose.

“That’s about it, you’re fast! But Lars is faster than that, so If it’s just that much, I can chase after you! My body’s getting warm now, so here I go?”

While saying something like Tigre-sensei would say, turns his shoulders and swings his magic sword at a higher speed than before. The flames are dancing in the air, and although Naru is trying to avoid them, her face is contorted from the heat and her clothes smells like its burning. 

“It seems that we need to prepare for recovery magic, but even so, Ryuuze-kun swings the large sword easily and corners Naru-chan!”

“You are very persistent ……!”

“Oops ……!”

Then the sword and daggers intersected. A few minutes later, there was a booming explosion, and both of them looks like they burst and fell back.

“Tch! What the hell was that!”

“When hot fire and water collide, they explode! Since it has come to this, I’ll have to use force!”

“Hehe, come at me!”

The temperature was not so high that’s why it did not become a huge explosion, but I would have been surprised if it had been right in front of me.

Also, Naru’s dagger handling is quite good, and she attacks by looking at the position of the large sword, she changes the approach angle well and plays with Ryuuze. It’s not like my Dragon Fang, where the attacks really come from both sides, and even if you just barely avoid the thrust, you can step in again with the other dagger.

“!”

“I can do this ……!”

The dagger grazed Ryuuze’s cheek, and Naru shouted in delight. But Luse smirked and head-butted Naru in the forehead before pulling back the dagger he was nicked. 

“Ouch!?”

“Ohhhh, your head is really hard ……! Oops ……”

“Nn!?”

Naru’s face was raised in panic when she was hit by a headbutt, and Ryuuze’s face was knocked off balance. That means–

“Kyaaaaah! Ryuuze-kun k-k-k-k-kissed her!?”

When Kudelica puts her hand on her mouth and shouts, Naru’s face turns red. And then Ryuuze called out to her in confusion.

“I-!’m sorry! But we’re in the middle of a game, so it can’t be helped, right?”

And then Nalu turned her head towards Ryuuze and swung her dagger at him while he was sitting down. 

“I-It can’t be helped ……!? Yes, that’s true, but there are other ways to say it, right!? Even that time!”

“Uooh, that’s sharp!? What do you mean, “that time”?”

“You see, you still don’t remember! You’re always with the kids in your class ……!　[Freeze]!”

Naru makes an angry charge, and the daggers in her hands spit out fire, or rather ice. I see, it can also fly ice blades …… that looks like it could be useful. 

Ryuuze fights off daggers with his large sword, striking her in her breastplate. But Naru is so excited that she’s not afraid to attack him. 

“This time, Naru-chan fires back! However, it’s filled with personal grudge! It’s so exciting!”

“I wonder what happened. It’s so exciting.”

“Damn, I don’t understand …… If I did something, I’ll apologize, but we’re in the middle of a game! I’m sorry, but I’ll ask about it later! [Magic Sword: Wind]!”

“Eh!?”

The fire was extinguished from Ryuuze’s sword and was immediately followed by a surging green wind. He took the large swing and swung it down in one go.

“Kuh!?”

“Go!”

The wind turned into a gust and hit Naru. It’s a non-lethal wind, so Ryuuze’s aim is to–

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?”

“Out! Ryuse wins!”

“Ah ……”

She fell on her buttocks, looked at Tigre-sensei and the white line on the field with a dumbfounded expression, and then sagged down. Then Ryuuze, carrying the large sword, approaches and offers her a hand. 

“Hehe, I won!”

“…… Hmph ……”

Naru takes his hand and stands up while facing the other away. He opened his mouth after he sees her stand up completely. Of course, it’s about why Naru was angry at Ryuuze.

“So, why are you mad at me?”

“…… I told you, though.”

“What?”

“You told me that we would hang out and go to the academy, but you never invited me!”

“What? What? Did I say something like that ……”

When Naru angrily says this to Ryuuze, Ryuuze backs away with a serious look of not understanding. And then Naru continued.

“When you moved in next door, you came with your mother to say hello! We talked about how nice it was to meet each other, didn’t we! I was so happy to see a cool kid, but you haven’t come once since then! When I checked on you, you seem to be having fun with the kids in your class every day–Hah!?”

“Y-Yeah …… I remember talking about it with my mom.”

Naru noticed that she had uttered something ridiculous, put her hand on her mouth and kept silent, and Ryuuze’s face turned red and scratched his head.

“They’re so cute.”

“They’re so cute♪”

“Noooooooooo!”

“Ofuuuh!? H-Hey, wait!?”

Naru shook off Ryuuze’s restraint and returned to the tent with a fierce dash. Ryuuze, who was exposed to the warm gazes, including the spectators’ seats, also hurriedly returned to our place.

“Hmmm, I envy you, Ryuuze-kun.”

“Shut up, Urka!?”

Ryuuze’s face was bright red as he shouted this.

“Properly pick her up, okay!? …… Ryuuze’s face …… is beet red ……”

“Damn it, I’ll remember this, Lars ……!”

“Sorry, sorry. I forgot to tell you, it was a good fight.”

“…… Hmph!”

“Well, you’d better talk to her seriously, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah! She seems to like him Ryuuze-kun, doesn’t she?”

And so we stopped teasing him, and we congratulated him. First, one win. Let’s see who’s next?

First, one win! I wish you happiness!?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“*Smirk*”

(T/N: The one written here is “Niyo Niyo”, but I didn’t get anything when I tried translating it, so tried searching if it’s an sfx. The closest one to it is (Niya, Niko, Nika, Nita), all of them have a meaning of “grin”, “smirk”, and “smile”)

She’s smirking ……!? The story of these two will be interesting too, right!