The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 22 Part 2

「I am terribly sorry for things to end up like this, Kars-sama.」

「It’s not really your fault, is it, Aylina? I don’t understand what is going on at all, but it seems that I’m going to have a sword fight with Celtina-sama, right?」

「Yes, it was my fault for telling Celestina-sama the fact that I danced with you and that I visited your mansion to practice with you, Kars-sama.」

「And what’s wrong with that?」

「I unintentionally, umm, went and exaggerated it a bit. No, I might have exaggerated it, I told the young lady nothing but the truth. It is just that, Kars-sama, the fact that I suffered a complete defeat against the Jobless you in a spear fight. As well as the fact that Alana was defeated in a sword fight against you, umm, I only exaggerated them a little bit, but the young lady said: that sounds interesting, so I am going to have a match against him, too. And then….」

I see. If she has no particular ill will toward me, then it gives me a peace of mind. True enough, it would probably be impossible for someone of the same age to beat Aylina in a spear fight. The only reason I was able to win was because I took advantage of the opening she showed as she let her guard down, after all. Moreover, I am still only twelve years old and Jobless. If someone told me that such a man managed to beat Aylina in a spear fight, it would be impossible for my interest not to be piqued by him. Alright, she seems to be pretty prideful, so I am going to narrowly and appropriately lose and end this matter amicably.

While I am drinking the tea served by the maid, Celtina enters the room.

「So you’ve come. Are you ready? It might be sudden, but let’s head to the practice room.」

I follow Celtina into the practice room. Wooden swords and spears have already been arranged there. After hesitating for a moment, I pick up a wooden sword. Going with a spear might give me more advantages, but I want to match the other party. There are two things I have to do. First is to stage a close battle and then lose. And the second is to gauge the prowess of a magic knight. If possible, I would like to appraise her, but I wonder if I will be able to make an opening that will allow me to do it.」

「Heh, I heard you defeated Aylina in a spear fight, but you’re fighting with a sword, huh.」

「Yes, I am better with the sword than with the spear. Besides, the only time I won against Aylina-sama was during our first match. Upon knowing that I am Jobless, Aylina-sama took easy on me, so I merely took advantage of that opening.」

「Hmm. Which means you’re being humble, huh. I cannot really say that’s a good virtue, though. Very well, either way, you’re going to come at me with everything you’ve got, right?」

I wonder how powerful she is. I would like to believe that she is not stronger than Aylina. Aylina’s strength is the result of her continuous training since she was a child. If she could surpass just by being granted with a high-ranked job, that would be nothing but unreasonable, after all.

The witness knight steps forward.

「Well then, both sides, do step forward. If Kars-sama wins, he shall be granted the right to invite Celtina-sama to dance. Now then, get ready.」

It is not that I can dance with her. But me being given the right to invite her to dance. Just who in the world does she think she is? This young lady, I mean. It is starting to piss me off a little.

「Begin.」

Along with the beginning of the match, we have an intense exchange of blows. Completely taking a wait and see stance, neither of us is using our skills.

I can read it all. As a magic knight, the other party is superior to me in terms of strength. Our speed is even, I guess. As for technique, I am far superior to her. The proficiency level of her swordsmanship skill is probably 2 or 3. Leaving a real battle aside, there is a high possibility that I would not lose in a sword fight against her. If it were a real battle, I might lose. That is because there is an overwhelming difference in the amount of our magical energy and defensive power. As she has a large amount of magical energy, she could bulldoze it with body enhancement, and since she has high defensive power, it would be difficult for me to inflict a fatal wound. There is also the possibility that she is pretending to be weak, but for someone that is pretty prideful, would she do such a thing? Even if she does, it would not really matter. After all, it is not like we are going to lose our lives if we lose.

After exchanging blows for a while, we both take some distance from each other and take a Chudan stance. As we do so, I can sense the flow of magical energy from her body. She is coming. I wonder if it will be body enhancement, instant step, or instant movement. I get my body enhancement at the ready so that I can react any time.

「This is, ugh.」

To my surprise, Celtina creates a light ball in front of me. It turns out to be light magic. My eyes are dazzled, but I can grasp a rough idea of my opponent’s position using magical energy perception. Celtina closes the gap between us and swings her sword down from her overhead. Using body enhancement that I have prepared in advance, I jump backward. No follow up attack comes. The light ball has already disappeared.

I see. It seems that she probably cannot maintain the light ball while using other skills such as body enhancement. In that case, let’s show her something interesting the next time she comes at me. I weave the magical energy inside my body in preparation to activate a magic. My proficiency level in it is low, so if I force myself to use it, it will consume a whole lot of magical energy, but it is a match where it doesn’t really matter even if I lose, so I don’t care.

「I’ll finish it with the next one.」

Celtina’s flow of magical energy increases. I set my sights on her light magic. If she uses another magic, I doubt I would be able to deal with it.

Celtina creates a light ball again. A little later, she leaps and slashes at me. I activate the shadow magic I have prepared. It is difficult to control and my magic power is rapidly decreasing. My own shadow changes shape, enveloping the light ball in the air and extinguishing it.

「Huh, what?!」

Dodging Celtina, who comes at me with a large slash that leaves her upper body defenseless, using instant movement, I then hold my wooden sword at her neck. Match. Ah, crap, I end up winning. I quickly leap backward and readjust my stance. I take a glance at the witness knight, but the knight moves his gaze to Celtina. It seems that he is discerning her will. He is not here as a referee, huh.

Fortunately, Celtina does not seem to realize that she has lost. But still, using light magic in the middle of a sword clash is such a farce. First of all, it takes time to prepare. And then, since you have to weave your magical energy, it can be detected in advance. It might be a first-time killer, but to put it bluntly, it is full of openings. Most likely, in order to accommodate the marquis’ daughter, the knights usually pretend to be had by it. In the first place, the light ball is dazzling even to the caster themselves.

Alright, I have made up my mind. Although I have little magical energy left, I will use my body enhancement and keep on the offensive while making sure that I don’t win. And then, I will accept my defeat once I run out of magical energy. Let’s go with it.

「Celtina-sama, this time I will be the one who comes at you.」

I slash at her with a light body enhancement, but she takes on my sword with ease. That is only natural. I am slashing at the place where her sword is, after all. Even so, she is still slightly superior to me in terms of strength. Paying it no mind, I continue to launch slashes that she can probably handle. She is also desperate. If it is now, I might be able to do it. Appraisal!

 

Celtina Galfeet, Age 16, Level 6

Job: Magic Knight

 

Hmm. It seems that the precious marquis’ daughter doesn’t train in the dangerous labyrinth. But for her to surpass my strength at level 6. As expected, the boost from a job is great, huh.

I am almost running out of magical energy already. If it ends up being completely depleted, it may take two or three days to recover.

「Huff, huff, huff, it is my defeat. I have run out of magical energy.」

「Match, the victor is Celtina-sama.」

The witness knight readily acknowledges my defeat. Mr. Knight, I bet you will succeed in life.

「Huff, huff, I won. Huff, huff, huff. I understand. Your zeal has sufficiently gotten across to me. If you want to dance with me that badly….」

「Celtina-sama. Please give me another chance next year. I will definitely become stronger than you by then and I will invite you to dance with me.」

「I see, so your feelings for me are that…. I understand. I will give you one year. Until then, be sure to devote yourself to become stronger.」

「Thank you very much.」

Hmm, so easy. It seems that she is not an evil wench. Let’s make sure to lose again next year. If it is these knights around us, I bet they would guess my intention and immediately acknowledge my defeat, after all.

 

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