Thus the day passes, and it is the twelfth day of the month of Zhu.

On that day, five days after the night Georg-Zaza visited Fa's house, the comparison of the power of the fighting was to be decided.

At last, George-Zaza's proposal was accepted after discussions in the forestside settlements and castle towns.

That was, in other words, the suggestion that Georg-Zaza wanted to show his power as a hunter by the woods to comfort Sphilla-Zaza's heart at all.

It was because Georg-Zaza was defeated by Raelis in the first place that Sphyla-Zaza had a bud of love. It was George-Zaza's argument that if we could connect that victory or loss, we could still mock the feelings of Sphilla-Zaza.

From the looks of it, maybe it doesn't look like such a meaningful act.

Ultimately, however, neither Donda-Lou nor Dari-Sauti - and neither the nobles of the castle town tried to dispense with George-Zaza's claim.

Perhaps that was because no matter how the story fell, it was disconnected that it was unlikely that Sphyla-Zaza and Railis would be partners.

Even if Georg-Zaza were to lose again, the situation would not change. Sufila-Zaza had no desire to abandon the woodland or his compatriots, and so did Raylis' side.

So this was just an act to put a bullet in my feelings.

"It would have been best if we could have ended it in a way that would not bother the nobles, but if we could have uncovered the situation on the assumption that it could not be dowry, son-in-law taking, etc., it would not be a bad story either"

In the fold of the Council of Chiefs, Dari-Sauti and others said so, apparently.

"If we reveal the circumstances in that way, we can naturally learn about the sentiment of a nobleman named Railis.... would that cement Sphilla-Zaza's readiness to cut off his thoughts too?

Yes, "there's no way Raylis is going to abandon his current identity" was just a guess on this side. It must have been very painful for Sphilla-Zaza to cut off his thoughts without being sure that it was true. It seemed like the Dari-Sauti thought that it would be worth accepting Georg-Zaza's argument, even if the problem would simply be resolved.

That way, the next day, the proposal would be delivered to the castle town early - we could have known that our speculation was true.

"It's certainly not possible or acceptable for Raylis to enter his son-in-law by the woods,"

"But if it comforts you at all to play a fight match, it's not a rush to respond to that demand"

People in the castle were supposed to get such a response.

It was like it was now decided that the substance, the thoughts of Sphyla-Zaza, would not be perpetuated.

When that response was delivered, what thoughts and how did Sphyla-Zaza behave - and what it was told to the people in the other house, of course, was never.

Thus, it is the day of the showdown.

That fight match was to be executed in a woodland settlement, not in a castle town. It's Melfrid's decision to keep the conversation as confidential as possible. From what I heard, it was a story that this time only very inner circle people were informed, even in Castle Town.

So chosen is the settlement of the Lou family.

In the settlement of the Zaza family, it was because they were too far from the castle town.

In addition, the time was fixed early in the morning. The four moments of ascent, as a feeling, are around 9: 00 a.m. This was the consideration that if we ended the battle before Jomtien, we would not have to put aside the giva hunting job.

All that day, I was supposed to rush to the Lew family, too, on temporary leave from work in Inn Town. As a person who has been insisting that we should spin the right edge with an outside person, it is at least a bully. Ai-fa accompanied me without disputing.

When we arrived loosely in the settlement of Luu, there was already a large crowd there.

Zaza and Sautti both rushed in as many people as they could carry in their luggage. Especially since the Zazas had bought a new tototoss in front of themselves, more than ten people were at stake.

As far as I know, the parents of George-Zaza, Sphilla-Zaza, Graf-Zaza, Dick-Dom, Rem-Dom, and Gene were face-to-face.

Sauti also seemed to have been chosen around her family's parents.

And even there, the families of Lou were gathered, and the heads of the six families saw Dan-Rutim, Morn-Rutim, Yamil-Ray, Zwei, Oura, and Schmiral, and many others familiar to me.

These people are dressed to surround a large square. Only five are in formation around the centre: the Trinity Chiefs and Georg-Zaza, and Sphyla-Zaza. Me and Ai-Fa, who don't even have blood ties to the chieftaincy muscle, were, of course, secretly awaiting the arrival of the Raelis in the corner of the hedge.

"It's something that keeps me waiting a long time. I'm getting kind of sleepy."

And Dan-Rutim, who was by our side, is biting the yawn to death.

On second thought, the faces of the Rutim main house had been crowded with everyone but the elder Ra-Rutim. The Rutim family has Mim Char of Totos, so the footwork is light. but what a Rutim family it was to bring in Zwei and Oura instead of the parents of the branch there.

Gazran-Rutim has the usual deposited face, and Morn-Rutim squeezes his hands with great concern. Recently, she seemed clearly emotionally unstable.

(Even before, she was upset about Dick-Dom's teasing story)

It would only have been during a feast that had invited Dora's fathers to the Lou family. I didn't know what it meant at that time, but there were things I thought were different even if I went on twice.

The Dick-Dom is about to see Gibba's skull flashing across the street from the square. If he wasn't as long as he was, it would have been difficult even to tell it apart.

"Uhm, sleepy! Until the nobles arrive, I guess I'll let them sleep. Zwei, let me through there for a second."

"He's restless, sir! If you're that sleepy, you should have grown up at home."

"Something you can miss such an interesting spectacle! You're not supposed to be in town, like a decent hunter and a decent person!

"Hung! Even a proud battle for the Zazas is nothing more than a spectacle power for you, sir!

"That would be so. Rutim and Zaza are not family or anything, and you've already crushed the story of dowry and all that in the first place. Now we're having fun as spectacles."

After stating so, Dan-Rutim smiled less.

"But you had an affair with those women, too. Even if the blood is cut off, I'll worry you a lot as a friend."

"I don't remember having such a warm-hearted relationship with Sphilla-Zaza, yo! As much fun as it would be to show you even one of your crying faces Sa!

Zwei said so, but Sfira-Zaza was just as flimsy with his usual cold face.

She's in the center of the square, so you can see that well, too. The figure, stuck in the giant of his father and brother, with a firm head, seemed to be trying to confront his own destiny without ever showing weakness.

By the way, the people of Din and Lid are also refraining from the hedges across the street. The importance of the pro-Zaza family and the fact that they also rushed in Fafa's luggage. That should include Tour-Din, so I'm sure he'll be trying hard to keep an eye on Spira-Zaza. Like Lem-Dom, Tour-Din had quite an interaction with Spira-Zaza.

And instead of me and Ai-Fa, the parents of Burdu-Fou and Baim are there. They have been hoping to accompany us in order to convey the end of the day to their smaller families. It was the first time, to my knowledge, that so many clans would gather in the settlement of Luu.

"That's a great number of people. It's like a feast."

And Rudd-Lou, who approached this one with a chick, called out as such.

"I wonder which one of us is going to win. What do you think of Ai-Fa?

"I don't know. It would be George-Zaza given his original power, but hey, there's a verse where he relies too much on his arm."

"Oh, to put it at the Lew's, I wonder if it's about the strength of Ji-Mayam. Then you can't be a brave man in the Lew family."

After stating so, Rudd-Lou glowed his eyes with glitter.

"Speaking of which, the Lew family harvest festival is already here! Unexpectedly, the number of givers has dropped - so we're talking about keeping it with the birthday of Ziva's wife."

"Really? I'd appreciate it if you would just allow me to deliver the festive flowers."

"Don't say that, but you can join me in comparison to your powers. We all want to compare our powers to those of Ai-Fa."

"... but a human being without blood shouldn't look too big"

When Ai-Fa answered that way, Rudd-Lou snorted "Humph".

"For once, I'm worried that I'm going to be the bravest and crush the Lou family's decency? I'm telling you, I don't think it's gonna be that easy this time, okay? Me, Brother Ziza, Brother Dalm, and Sin-Luu, Rau Ray and Mida are all more powerful than they used to be!

"I know that. I don't even dream of beating you."

"I hope so.... Oh, you're here."

A few seconds after Rud-Lew declared it, I could hear the running tone of the luggage car in my ear as well. People who were purposefully obsessed become just a little quieter.

A box-shaped car pulled by two tototosses continued into the square.

That number, three, is quite a few, given that more than ten people per car can ride.

The car stopped about a few meters from where the Chiefs stood.

From among them, first comes down the guards wrapped in white armor.

Everyone wears a white leather cape, with a splendid long sword down his waist. Probably a unit of the Kingsguard Corps, a direct subordinate of Melfrid.

When nearly thirty guards line up, their masters finally show up.

There are three of them: Melfried and Polearths, and Raylis.

Both of them, mediators with the Moribe people, came up as the attendees of this match.

"... Totos and the car stay out of the way. Get them out of the square, two men at a time."

Six guards leave with the car, ordered by Melfried.

After following it with his eyes for a while, Melfried proceeded to walk in front of the Chiefs.

Today he, too, was in a beautiful armor. The helmet has more splendid decorations than anyone else.

"Come on. I've taken the time to get ready and I think I'm behind the carving deadline. Let me state the words of the wasabi"

"No, this is the one who made the impossible offer, so you don't have to worry about anything. Thank you for putting your foot up to such a place."

On behalf of the three chiefs, Dari-Sauti responded accordingly.

Melfried and the guards are magnificent, but Polearths is alone.

"Nevertheless, it's spectacular that so many forestside people will gather. Are there going to be about a hundred people here?

"I'm not counting, but that could be about it. I want you to rest assured that I will never harm you."

"But of course I believe in bonding with the people of the woods."

Polearths is a better belly than it looks. But I guess I don't feel comfortable being put in an environment like this.

In addition to the people who originally lived in the settlement of Luu, as well as officials of the chieftaincy muscle, and a few from smaller clans, they must indeed have numbered nearly a hundred. Moreover, more than half of them are hunters, so the degree of amazement should have been one.

"As I said during my recent meeting, I am also very sorry to have summoned you, the monarchs, for this convenience. I want you to believe me because I never take your position lightly."

"I think this one returned the same answer, but it was this me who called on the people by the woods to join the martial arts club in the first place. If it was a spark that caused this, there must be a part of the blame here."

So Melfried said even more with a low, but often passing voice.

"I have also caused a great deal of trouble to the people by the woods due to the first son of the Earl Saturas family and the disturbance of the former Knights Commander, Gaymaros. With that in mind, there's no way the Earls of Saturas will turn down this offer."

"Mm-hmm. If you could say that, I'd appreciate this, too"

So apparently, the courtesy greeting was over.

"Well, let's just start getting ready. Armor and sword over here."

Two guards carried a large crate to Melfried.

"I prepared the same thing as the last fight. I want you to know in advance that there is nothing to work with."

I guess this is also a measure that has become necessary because Gaymaros, Raylis' father, has once done fine work and so on.

While Dari-Sauti and Graf-Zaza were revealing the contents of the crate, I looked up to Raylis.

Raylis is already wrapped in armor.

It's a silver armor that's a lot different in design from the nearby guards. It is a competitive armor with metal plates from the top of the leather.

My cheeks are still raised, but from this distance I can't ask for my expression. However, his eyes felt laying low as he turned his face toward George-Zaza and Sphilla-Zaza.

"There doesn't seem to be a problem. And Graf-Zaza?

Graf-Zaza nodded silently.

What the hell kind of mood is this noise caused by your own daughters and sons? I don't even know that.

"Now put armor on George-Zaza. .. In the meantime, let me create a place for the game"

At the behest of Melfried, two guards made strange moves, and when they took out the rough rope, which was only five metres long, they began to draw giant circles in the square under compass guidelines.

One of the guards grips the edge of the wilderness around the center of the square, and the guard gripping the opposite edge circles around, drawing a circle on the ground. A wooden stick made a shallow groove on the ground. So when the circle was completed, which was 10 meters in diameter, all fifteen guards aligned at equal intervals along it.

"The game, have them go in this circle. If you take even one step outside the circle, you will be defeated on the spot. Other than that, wouldn't there be a problem with the same arrangement as the martial arts club?

"Oh," replied George-Zaza, wearing armor by the guard's hand, in a low voice.

"It's been a long time, so let me also check on the martial arts arrangements. The judgment of the battle is made only when the judgment is judged to be life-threatening and then when the judgment itself acknowledges defeat. A broken sword shall not be permitted to be exchanged, and an attack by hand shall also be effective. Is that okay with you?

"Oh."

"Then the chiefs are outside the circle, too. The judgment shall be with me."

Three chiefs and Sufila-Zaza, plus Polearths trapped in the guards of the escort, descend outside the circle.

Later all that was left was George-Zaza and Leiris, wearing armour, plus the referee Melfried.

"Sworn by both names, Western God"

"I swear to the great Selva to fight with dignity in the name of the bloodthirsty Raelis of the Earl of Saturas"

"Let's swear to the Western God and Mother Forest that Graph-Zaza, the son of Graph-Zaza, will show his shameless battle as a hunter by the forest"

The two pulled their long swords out of their sheaths.

Slightly skinny, the blade is not sharpened, it is a long sword for competition.

Melfried raised his right arm and said, "Here we go!" He gave a sharp voice.

The people watching it don't even try to raise their voices.

Only the breath of nearly a hundred humans filled the square.

In the meantime, the two are measuring the intermission with a slip of foot.

Raelis had a pattern with both hands and a cut of his sword pointed at his opponent.

George-Zaza lowers his sword in one hand and even jerks off at his opponent in what appears to be an untouched appearance.

Neither did George-Zaza, the pig rampant, suddenly try to kill him.

I'm sure you're wary of Raylis' agility.

Moreover, Leiris was supposed to be a tactic dominated by poking moves. It's a style closer to fencing than a kendo, and it comes out quickly with a sword.

Of course, the blade has also been dropped at the tip of the sword, so I can't get my armor stuck or anything.

But still, it is a great mass of iron.

Also, the armor is only made with thinner iron plates on the leather, so if the place to hit was bad, it should have been smothered with a single blow.

"At that time, you were both tired of being stuck."

In a painful silence, Rudd-Lou snapped with a whispering voice.

"We're both fine today, but I'm guessing that guy works in either favor"

Neither of them got their hands on it for a while, and they were measuring their mistakes to draw a circle slowly.

It's like stomach shrinking just watching, it's a nervous battle.

The silence was broken by the lid.

Raylis rolled out the knife.

George-Zaza even jumped backwards with beastly agility, jumping up the knife that was hanging on his right hand in the process.

Probably tried to play Raylis' knife with it.

But Raylis was quick to pull the knife, so your slaughter never hit him.

For the minute George-Zaza turned away, Raelis twitches and predecessors.

Then this time, George-Zaza shook the knife away greatly.

From left to right, a blade flashes directly next to each other.

Raylis pulled himself back and then showed a bare gesture to step in quickly.

By then, however, George-Zaza's arm had returned to its original position.

Leiris, who stepped on the bump, cautions himself further behind the chase.

Both were caution itself.

I'm sure it's prudence because I know your power.

The sun illuminates both such bodies relentlessly.

If you're wearing armor like that at early summer temperatures, that must drain your health.

(If I wore those helmets, I wouldn't even be able to soak up sweat. If the battle is prolonged, it would be George-Zaza who would be at a disadvantage)

That's what I was thinking.

Then George-Zaza moved again, as if to echo the thought.

Now wave up your long sword and strike Raylis in a slaughter outfit.

Having dodged it, Raylis protruded sharply at the sword he had replaced with one hand.

George-Zaza twists the giant, sends the attack, and then shakes off the sword again. Now I'm dressed like I'm gonna give it away from the bottom.

The form is ruinous, but it is the power of the hunters by the woods. If even a single blow could deflect the offense, that should have put an end to the battle.

But Raylis turns to fight back, turning to it with a clever foot judgment. The cutting edge seemed to blur the flank of George-Zaza's wrapped armor.

With regard to things called arm strength and reflex nerves, George-Zaza should be overwhelmed. A hunter by the woods is something that has almost non-standard physical abilities.

But in this battle, it's become a mutual battle. I guess the best part of that factor was in the difference between the two sword moves after all.

Eye-Fa and Lyelpham-Sudra once said that hunter's sword moves are techniques that have been worked out to hunt Gibba.

Raylis wears something called swordsmanship to slay humans.

To the entity, Georg-Zaza's behavior was more of an action. That may be on some sides that have been put to work because they are mortal prides, but at the same time, it seemed like a necessary move to defeat Gibba, who is more gigantic or mortal than he is.

To defeat Gibba, you need to sift the sword with all your strength. So it's common to build momentum and wield swords for the first time. I've never actually seen Giva get hunted or anything like that. Even me, it was easy to figure it out that way.

In contrast, Leiris specializes in speed, and yet dominates his thrusting moves. Such sword moves are unlikely to work against Giva, so it was supposed to be something George-Zaza wasn't familiar with at all.

It is the schematic of George-Zaza, who is habituated to move heavily, and Leiris, who targets the opponent's gap with the smallest movement. It appears that the compatibility of that method of warfare has made it a mutually beneficial battle, working in favor of Leiris.

Furthermore, George-Zaza also has a handful of armor that he is unfamiliar with. If you wrap something like that around it, your whole body's range of motion will be restricted, and thanks to your cheeks, your vision will be poor. For George-Zaza, a monstrous force, that should have shackled you more than the weight of the armor.

Besides, the hunters by the woods were not trying to wear a hood, even if it was raining, but peeling out their eyes and ears. And even rely on the sense of smell and skin to encourage giva hunting work. In that respect, it was thought that the helmet was sharpening the power of George-Zaza greatly.

"... what are you doing, George-Zaza!

and suddenly some anger echoed there.

It was such an awesome voice that both fighting death shook their bodies for a moment and accidentally distanced them from each other.

"Does that even give my family peace of mind? As the next chief, as a hunter by the woods, try to look unashamed!

It was so powerful that there were other people in Donda-Lou who could raise such a roaring voice.

In other words, it was a voice given by someone other than Donda-Lou.

That voice pulls the aftertaste and disappears, or now the cry explodes.

The people by the woods, who watched with breath, began to raise their voices in support of George-Zaza.

The warring warriors and the guards of the Kingsguard also shrugged their necks and let their gaze wander. Poor Polearths and others were showing how they were going to get into the spot with their heads in their arms.

The vitality of the people by the woods is tremendous. In an instant, the Luu family's square turned into a crucible of enthusiasm. It was a cry that seemed to rush away, even as the early awake Gibba wandered around the area.

"Hey, I wonder if my voice was Dick-Dom earlier. Didn't seem like a very loud one, though."

Barely, I could hear Rudd-Lou crushing like that.

The truth, I don't know.

However, he made sure his back was pushed by that cry, and once again both of the game grounds were starting to sift the knife.

George-Zaza is a stormy onslaught. Raylis dodges it at the edge of the line and rolls out a knife under his opponent's chest and feet.

Raelis' sword moves are also a big deal, but I'm sure if he had rested his counter-attack hand, he would have been swallowed up by George-Zaza's onslaught in an instant. It was only because Raelis fought back and Georg-Zaza was disturbing his posture to avoid it that he managed to hold out.

But without taking so long, there was a change in both movements.

Whereas George-Zaza finally gained momentum, Leiris' legs began to snap.

He is wearing heavy armor with Leiris. No matter how accustomed I was to it, it seemed inevitable to wear out my strength.

Gradually, Raylis moves big and rough as well. It didn't seem strange when that knife was bounced off anymore and about a mighty slaughter.

And so, when I was almost certain of George-Zaza's victory - Raylis jumped backwards in one big move.

George-Zaza, who was attacked, stepped on his feet and set himself up.

With that one breath, Raylis regained his sword pattern and kicked the ground with tremendous momentum.

It was the move with the highest sharpness ever.

Left hand away from the pattern he was holding with both hands until halfway through, his body almost facing straight and lateral, the knife sticking straight out. The time was far from over, but that was an attack that reached the target well enough.

George-Zaza is finally getting in shape.

Around each of them, the tip of Raylis' sword sucks in.

George-Zaza screamed something.

At the same time, George-Zaza was twisting his body.

With his body twisted, he jumps up the tip of the sword that was dripping at his feet from the bottom.

The hard tone echoed and the twinkle of silver struck the universe.

One long sword disturbs the void as it arcs, piercing at the foot of the guard who was guarding the off-site line.

From Raylis' hand, a knife had been lost.

And Georg-Zaza was poking a knife at its chest.

Raylis slowly raises his hands.

I may have declared it "came," but it had been undone by the cheers of the people by the woods.

"There's a battle! The hunter by the woods, George-Zaza's victory!

Melfrid's voice could barely be heard.

Georg-Zaza lowers his sword as he raises and lowers his shoulders wide.

People were cheering as if they were comparing the power of the harvest festival.

In such a great cheer, Georg-Zaza threw away his knife and sat down on the ground.

Raylis, too, is on one knee like he was caught in it.

It would have been a couple of minutes in time, but they both seemed to be exhausted.

As Melfried signaled, the guards rushed over to George-Zaza and began to take his armor off.

At that time, Trinity Chiefs and Sphilla-Zaza also advance into the center of the square.

"It was a brilliant battle. Neither George-Zaza nor Leiris would be a deceptively brave man."

Dari-Sauti praised it that way with a loud voice.

Along with that, the people by the woods finally calm down.

"And I am also pleased that the battle was won without a drop of blood being shed. It was a fine standing gesture, George-Zaza."

"Humph," George-Zaza snorted as he clapped his armor at the guards.

"Still, this is how the battle prolonged. This may have only made me aware of my immature powers."

"... that never happens"

And - Sphyla-Zaza opened his mouth for the first time on this occasion.

The people, who were still cheering some, are finally quiet with it.

"You felt more powerful than you did at this previous harvest festival. You are the proud brave man of the Zaza family. That's what my father Graph thinks."

Graf-Zaza looks down at the children silently.

I can't even see that look because I'm wearing Giva's fur.

"And thou hast put forth thy death in that way, that thou mayest give me my end. I really, truly appreciate it."

"No. When I'm told such a special victory over you, my back itches"

George-Zaza shrugs his head with his fingertips freed from his hands. He had also taken off his hunter's clothes, so his unexpectedly youthful face had also been annoyed.

After nodding with a gentle face to his brother like that, Sphilla-Zaza turned to Railis.

Raylis is only removed from his helmet and is still breathing.

He's a sixteen-year-old young man with a noble face.

Leiris stood up, facing Sufila-Zaza from the front.

"Raelis of the Earl of Saturas family.... this time I have just disturbed my heart and caused you a great deal of trouble too. I am very ashamed to be a member of the Tartarus Zaza family. I hope you will continue to spin the right edge with the people of the woods."

Sphyla-Zaza bowed his head deeply.

Leiris looks up to heaven, breathes loudly, and then looks once again at Sphyla-Zaza.

"Keep your head up, Sphilla-Zaza. My father once worked an unforgivable great sin on the people of the woods. If you think about it, it's not much of a struggle."

Sphilla-Zaza looks up and quietly stares back at Raylis.

Leiris, sweating his brown hair against his forehead, smiled softly on its face.

"Besides... what you say in front of people like this is that it starts happening... but there's no way people like you can think about it and make it bitter."

"... that's only for this day too. I will not set foot in the fortress. Please, I hope you'll forget my presence forever."

Without moving his expression, Sphilla-Zaza said so.

Raylis lays his eyes down on a slice.

"That can be difficult. But I guess there's no other way to do that. Neither I nor you can abandon your home or your identity."

"Yes, you're right"

"... I am proud of this self, who was born in the Earl of Saturas. My father has committed a great sin not worthy of his name... but I will live righteously in order to atone for it."

"Yes, you would, I'm sure."

"Is it? I needed to consolidate my readiness to make that decision."

Sphilla-Zaza leaned his little neck a lot.

Raylis lifts his eyes, laying low, smiling.

"How can I not live more freely.. All these two months have been so t-->>

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