Daybreak, the very same day~~
At once, Yuusuke had transmitted his message to the soldiers stationed at Rufk. Thalys’s group was visiting from Gazzetta, and Violet who understands the personal circ.u.mstances surrounding Sun, bestowed the words “go kick some a.s.s!”.
“Seems very Violet-like…”
“Hohoho today’s the day of the dance festival, some sightseers have come.”
「ヴォレットらしいというか……」
Likely consenting to Zeshald’s words, Yuusuke was preparing himself for the duel as he headed towards the plaza. As it seems, lots of villagers and soldiers had gathered, and as Yuusuke appeared in sight, cheers of excitement began to flood the area.
Sun was dressed in a costume which was covered with feathers as her role was to congratulate the winner, while Bahana was sitting on a location which overlooked the entire arena of the duel.
On the other end of the arena, Thalys was dressed in a white training soldier’s armor, as it seems that he had listened to the advice and was clad in the artless warrior armor. Directing his line of sight towards Yuusuke entering the arena, he returned the words of the artless with occasional nods.
Yuusuke had a mountain pile of timber on his area of the field while facing an opened customization screen. Earlier this week he had been toying with the map item data and had already checked whether it was possible for him to use the timber.
“Ng, with this it should be alright.”
In the first place, he could only customized the materials of the ground which was linked to his feet for battle, thus for safety precautions he had prepared these materials before hand. Unknown whether the battle will turn to his favor, he had prepared the data of the familiar barriers and pitfall he had usually used.
“Are both of you ready! If so, please proceed to the center!”
After hearing the voice of the MC, Yuusuke and Thalys walked towards the center of the arena, while the MC announced their names and t.i.tles to the audience. (TL notes: WTF WWE?)
On this side, the name everyone in Fonclanc would have heard before, the one who is also known as the hero of Deernook, the Darkness G.o.d Corps Captain, Yuusuke. And on the other side, an artless apprentice warrior borned from this very village of Rufk, currently under Gazzetta’s white cavalry training soldiers, Thalys. (TL notes: just imagine WWE announcer announcing it over the mic. This is a d.a.m.ned good theme for the announcement.
The current situation which the ma.s.ses know was a dispute concerning Sun who was appointed as an exclusive servant to the Darkness G.o.d Crops, as the youth’s childhood friend an unnamed apprentice warrior challenges the Hero of Deernook.
The arena of the duel, the square, was currently full of heated crowds thus the event is worthy of being known as the dance festival.
The rules are not dealing a mortal wound. Listening to the instructions of the referee. The match will be settled when either one of them loses consciousness. After receiving the information, both of them back into their own corners.
After Yuusuke returned to his side of the arena, he began tampering with his opened customization menu of the battle map item data and peeped at the screen of the stats of his opponent Thalys. It seems that Thalys was using a greatsword due to his build, thus his technique was to bunt and win in one swing.
Within the timber that Yuuske had prepared, he had craved some of them yesterday. Although they are made of wood, it is still considerably heavy.
“....ah, somehow it feels like deja vu, your stance is some what similar to Shinha.”
“I respect Shinha’s-sama strength, that’s why I had applied to join the white cavalry.”
During the Gazzetta’s army selections for the talented, as he did not have any combat experience, he was placed to be trained under the novice group of the white cavalry. It was during one of the training sessions, he became attracted to pa.s.sionate swordplay which Shinha had displayed, thus he aspired to enter the white cavalry.
“Don’t hold back, Yuusuke. After winning over you, Sun will understand my earnest convictions.”
“Hmm, I believe it won’t turn out that way though….”
Thalys was rather spirited as he wielded a greatsword which was similar in style to Shinha’s, while Yuusuke seems halfhearted and unwilling as he raised one of his hands aloft while half of his body was taking up stance.
This is the usual style of Yuusuke, the audiences could see that the Hero of Deernook is showing his “composure” to his opponent.
“Thalys~! He’s looking down on you, get fired up~!”
“Show the hero you could blow him away!”
From the situation, the promise of jeers had followed. Yuusuke seems to be getting more and more unmotivated unlike his opponent, Thalys was giving off an aura from his body. “The Darkness G.o.d captain seems weak against close combat, so try to close the distance,” an advice was given to him.
“The moment it starts, dive straight towards him!”
“Na moh~~, that Yuusuke…..this is about Sun’s happiness, why can’t he be fired up?”
Bahana was watching the 2 from the special seat as she sighed at Yuusuke being unmotivated.
“Yuusuke will be fine, most likely.”
“Sun, how does Yuusuke normally fights?”
“Erm…, technically I am not sure…”
“....you trust Yuusuke too much to have no sense of danger…”
While Sun was playing with the feathery costume, Bahana was sighing.
“Start!”
Along with the declaration of the referee, the fabric which marked the start was swung. At the same time, Thalys jumped out with such a huge force, like an arrow shot out of a bow. Despite being equipped with a greatsword and in full armor made for training soldiers, he was rushing at a tremendous speed.
The basic training for swordplay/fencing starts from the legs. Since it’s also his homeground which he is familiar with, Thalys was able to go all out.
The distance between Thalys and Yuusuke was roughly around 10 meters, the moment of the start signal Thalys had covered half the distance.
In order to finish this peacefully, for the time being Yuusuke started by creating a pitfall barrier through his customization menu, with that amount of vigor one would tend to be careless and make a mistake.
“Ah, I made a mistake.”
By looking away for a moment, he accident closed the map item data for the pitfalls, thus the scheduled barriers of pitfalls and the soil/earth? materials became unusable.
A forward thrust was incoming from Thalys. As a last resort, Yuusuke began running the schedule of map item data type 2 for the battle. The timber that was piled up behind Yuusuke disappeared in a beam of light. At the same time, a giant humanoid appeared.
“Wh….at!”
Like it was growing from the ground a full body plate armor emerged, the height from the head was around 8 meters, which was the upper body of a giant.
Shock by the sudden appearance of a armored giant, Thalys came to a halt, seeing the giant raised its arms, he retreated back. It was the basics of anti-divine arts warfare. No matter how powerful the divine art attack, as long as it can be avoided the divine arts warriors are no match for the artless warriors.
Seeing Yuusuke using his divine arts to move the giant, he determine that Yuusuke would not be able to attack.
“That is a ma.s.sive thing, it’s movement should be dull! I shouldn’t get hit from it.”
Thalys kicked the ground as he goes in for the kill before the arms of the armored giant swung down. In an instant, a tremendous shock which knocks his body consciousness away as he was sent flying .
While he was in flight waiting to slam back down to the ground, during that time the upper half of the armored giant chest disappeared leaving light particles behind and a barrier appeared around Yuusuke.
“That was dangerous~”
Yuusuke exhaled in relief as part of the armored giant, which was customized into a barrier, was in placed.
The armored giant had a gimmick function which was a set of 3 stage attack combos, a left and right punch followed by a hammer drop, although it may look dull on the surface the attack rate to execute the entire combo was roughly around 3 seconds.
In that instant, Yuusuke determined that it wasn’t too late, he switched the gimmick OFF, converted part of the armored giant which was configured as timber into the barrier data materials and deployed it.
The 3rd stage of the first combo, the hammer had blown Thalys away and it should be a life threatening injury.
It seems that the unleashing of a huge golem to counter the quick play attack have caused the artless warriors, Thalys companions, to be dumbfounded with a stunned look. Eru (Elfiona) expressionless pupils/eyes began to sparkle as she watched the match from the corner of the arena.
“As expected he was still able to surprise us….”
「流石に今のは驚いたわい……」
Zeshald immediately rushed to heal Thalys, although there were those golem that were created by the soil/earth divine arts user to use for transportation, non of them were seen to be able to make a move such as human hand to hand combat.
However, Yuusuke was speaking in a low tone, perhaps it would be better if he had created the armored giant closer to the soil/earth divine arts golems, as he then recited “type 2 specs”.
“Seems like there is still many problems that remains for this type 2”
Although the armored giant had shown its smooth movement, in reality it was made to repeat a fixed and specified gimmick function, thus it is not aware of the opponent’s attack and only support frontal attacks.
One could easily get out of it’s attack range and take the roundabout path. In that situation, it will induce the opponent to use a barrier, thus he have to create a more flexible armored giant which could change it’s angle to address this problem.
Unable to differentiate enemy or friendly, it’s not very versatile for tactical attacks and is only for long distance attacks. Wholly, used as a surprise attack, it’s appearance had seemed to make an impact followed by the combo hit attack which throws the person off their pace. One could say that it’s a “moving paper model”. (TL notes: 動く張りぼて go google this and you will understand)
Being blown away by that “moving paper model” Thalys was currently on the stretcher being healed and carried away by the villagers whom were in charge. (TL note: … I just realised, One punch man?....)
“How is it?”
“Hmmm, bruises and abrasions. There wasn’t any big injuries.”
Well everything turned out alright, and after Yuusuke saw off Thalys who was being carried towards Zeshald’s house, he turned back and look towards the grandstand at the arena.
“Hey, it’s time to go over.”
“N,ng.”
Bahana prompted Sun and she stood up from her seat. Being the congratulatory girl she walked up to the winner to crown him with the feathery crown. As the crowd suddenly remembered about the winner, they began giving their generous applause.
Once again by feeling the Darkness G.o.d Corps Captain, Yuuske’s power, up close, he had gained a recognition that “it’s impossible for there to be 2 heroes appearing” from the villagers and the soldiers stationed at Rufk, thus it was also engraved on the hearts of the artless warriors and the apprentices.
Seeing Yuusuke scratch his head in response to the cheers from everyone, Bahana looked into the distance as she became relieved.
Early morning of the second day of the dance festival~~
Motivated to train himself even more Thalys had left his birthplace. On the road back to Gazzetta, he was thinking about the parting words that Zeshald had left him with last night.
Thalys who had regained consciousness on the bed in Zeshald’s mansion is disappointed in his ability which could not compete with the Divine Arts of Yuusuke. Even so, he could not take the fact that Sun was a civilian under military employment by Yuusuke.
As Zeshald came to check on his recovery, Thalys began to confide to him about the things he had kept in his heart, as expected he had the same trust and respect towards Zeshald who had helped him since a young age like Sun.
“Certainly Yuusuke’s power is unimaginable, but….I cannot accept that. For Sun’s sake, if only I can put out more power the next time~~”
“Hmm. But Thalys, have you thought about Sun’s feelings?”
In the end, the thought for the welfare of Sun was just Thalys desire, as it was pointed out that he was imposing his feelings onto her.
“Well, it’s understandable that we would not want Sun to partic.i.p.ate in a battle.”
Without being forced to step into this harsh and dangerous world, even though there were many other ways to stand by Yuusuke, but she have chosen to become a member of the Darkness G.o.d Corps to be beside Yuusuke, this was her own will, the answer that she came up.
She denied to be content with her protection. Thus Yuusuke responded with respect to that feeling.
“So who do you think considered about Sun’s situation?”
“....”
Without a clear answer, Thalys smolder his thoughts in his chest, as he venture down south on the dim Fonclanc’s highway.
Due to the first day’s duel event which blew through the atmosphere of the dance festival, the second day became a full fledged courtship day. In the central venues of the village, the young men and women were carried into a momentum battle of confessing to their crushes with “Please marry me!”
Since yesterday, Sun and Yuusuke had became the official couple of Rufk village, the story was that a brave soul had challenge the Hero of Deernook, but Yuusuke was able to brush away the confident person who approach Sun defiantly, thus the 2 people were able to spend their quiet time together.
However, the honorably defeated, those who were tied, the interchanging mixed feelings were raging like a violent storm within the village. While the two of them headed out for a stroll in the forest where they first met at the false/evil G.o.d’s shrine.
“This feeling of reminiscence…..”
It seems that someone from the village has taken over the duty of caring for the shrine as the properly lit fire proved. Heading into the stone chamber, Yuusuke was filled with strong emotions as he indulged in looking at the paintings on the ceiling.
“That reminds me, I haven’t thanked Sun.”
“For?”
Sun began blushing as she recalled when she first met a naked Yuusuke who was exiting the shrine while she was heading there to place an offering as it reminds her of the symbol of the false G.o.d.
“Normally this kind of situation should be in reverse.”
Seeing Sun blushed, realising what she had remembered, Yuusuke began laughing to conceal his embarra.s.sment.
“Reverse?”
“No, usually this kind of happenings shouldn’t it be the guys that accidentally stumbles on naked girls….”
“....Yuusuke-san, is perverted.”
“Why!”
The burning flame gently sway while giving off a warm soft light in the stone chamber, as echoes of laughter between the 2 person could be heard. A sudden pause between the voices, next from the silence, Sun who was sitting on stone pedestal began to speak.
“....do, you wanna...see…?”
“eh”
Sun rest both her hands onto her chest, she glance up as she leaned forward while her face turned red while saying.
“Do...do you want….to see my body?”
“............”
For a moment the words coming out from Yuusuke was jammed as he wonder how to react and respond to Sun’s words that were directed to him from the front while ever so slightly turning his head to a different angle.
“Is this, again by Ra~~”
“This is not because of what Razshia-san said!”
The sudden strong outburst from Sun echoed through the stone chamber causing Yuusuke to shut his mouth.
“I, I just consulted with her. On what I can do to get rid of Yuusuke-san’s awkwardness/shyness….”
「わ、わたしが相談に乗って貰ってたんです。どうすれば、ユウスケさんの気を惹けるかなって……」
“I…..”
Yuusuke became confused by the unexpected confession. Like a old father, Yuusuke was resistant to cat women, however this was the first time a girl came crashing towards him with her earnest feelings that he didn’t have experiences of.
Yuusuke’s silence was regarded as rejection, thus Sun muttered in a sorrowful tone.
“As I thought….someone like me, couldn’t fit to be….. Yuusuke’s companion?”
“No, there isn’t such thing! It’s not that….how do I put it.”
The situation where he is known as the evil G.o.d. He isn’t a man originally from this world. The legends that “leads to apocalypse and destruction of the world.” Due to these reasons, Yuusuke explain why he was hesitant to have a favorite person or go into a deep relationship with someone.
“Someday there might be a chance that I might just disappear, who knows….”
Thinking about the people that will be left behind, thus he had decided not to build close relationship with them in order not to hurt them.
“....of course, Yuusuke-san is somewhat different.”
“I wonder.”
“No matter what, we will all disappear one day….all the more, everyone would try to leave something as proof that they had live.”
“Hmm, the generation and place that I was being brought up in doesn’t have such strong feelings of doing so.”
As he placed his fingers on his chin, Yuusuke was thinking about the values of the thing that he had felt in his original world, what was in the present/modern day…. suddenly his conscious was being brought back by the rustling of clothes. The thing that came jumping into his vision was Sun’s white naked and glossy body down from the shoulders.
“Sun….?”
“From that huge tower, to the fortress….Yuusuke-san traces have been left, in the near future I believe that you will leave even more traces across this world.”
Sun’s being relief is known as her breathing became lighter was being projected by her shadow that was being illuminated by the swaying light.
“Please engrave….traces of Yuusuke-san…..on me too.”
Being stark naked Sun was shyly facing downwards while looking straight into Yuusuke’s eyes as her body was waiting in antic.i.p.ation for him.
In the evening, the two headed back to the village.
“I’m really sorry for being weak-willed….”
“Mou It’s alright, you don’t have to worry so much.”
「ほんっと、へタレですんません……」
A genuinely pathetic atmosphere seems to permeate from Yuusuke, while Sun was giggling and walking beside him as she tries to comfort him with gentle words.
In the end, the great hero of Deernook broke the temptation of Sun with his bleeding nose and he collapsed, out of all the possible outcome. Yuusuke was depressed, although Sun didn’t seem to mind.
The results of confession after her giving her all, although there was blood it was in a different sense, at least, by using her bare skin, it seems that Yuusuke was proved to be reachable. Thus Sun began to have a little confidence in her attractiveness as a women.
“I’m sure, there will still be many opportunities.”
“Hahaha….ha…”
As expected of a warrior based clan, Yuusuke’s day are numbered.
During that same time, within Zeshald’s mansion.
“How’s the feeling, is it weak?”
“....the back, a little lower….”
“Fumu, here?”
“....yes…..”
The energetic ero-geezer and the melted ice-girl were flirting (engrossed in each other).