88-Chapter 5-11 Jin VS The Thief King

Stop! Such an ominous narration!

Hearing the words I muttered, Jin packed up.

Since plays and the like exist in this world as well, there are words that are very similar to lines that were used in previous lives.

Incidentally, since there are plays that seem to be based on Shakespeare's works and operas from previous lives, as well as works that seem to be based on stories from anime, manga, and novels, there is more than a 10 out of 10 chance that a reincarnated person is involved.

'Didn't that relieve your nerves?'

'Don't answer me with a question! And I'm not nervous!

With that, Jin this time headed for the arena.

Since it was a good time, he decided to follow Jin and watch the fight near the entrance of the arena.

When Jin appeared in the arena, the crowd cheered loudly, reminding him that he was one of the featured fighters.

When the cheers for Jin had diminished a bit, the crowd cheered loudly again from the other side of Jin. It was the appearance of the Bandit King. In the midst of the loud cheers, the Bandit King was a dignified man walking proudly.

The crowd was more excited than any other match of the day, as it was a battle between two high-profile fighters before the tournament started, and the crowd's voltage was still rising from earlier.

However, when the two fighters faced each other in the middle of the arena, the crowd went silent, as if the cheers from before were a lie.

In the meantime, the referee stepped in between the two men and said something to them.

The two of them nodded lightly at the referee's words, and then........

Semifinal, Amur vs. Jin. Let the match begin!

The game began. The referee immediately stepped back at the signal to start, and the two men ran out at the same time.

Jin's weapon is a large sword with a blade length of about 1.5 meters, and it is the first weapon he will use in this match. From the looks of it, the width of the sword is about 20cm or more and less than 30cm, and it seems to be quite heavy, but from the color of the blade, it probably looks like a weapon made of mithril, so it should be much lighter than it looks.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the next few weeks.

The moment the weapons wielded by the two clashed, a loud gakking sound resounded in the hall. And.........

DORAHHHHH!

The djinn was overcome.

Slightly defeated, the Bandit King took a few steps backwards and promptly tried to adjust his stance, but before the Bandit King could adjust his stance, Jin attacked him.

''Sayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

He struck down from the upper level with all the strength he could muster. At this, as expected of the Bandit King, he didn't strike each other, but jumped backwards in the nick of time and ducked.

The ducked djinn's blow shattered the stone pavement of the fighting table as it was, creating a small crater in the place where the Bandit King had been.

''d*mn! I want it off!

Jin muttered in frustration as he ducked an attack that would have been a one-hit kill if it had hit him.

The moment the bandit king ducked Jin's attack, he was about to take a step forward with his weapon at the ready to counterattack, but Jin had stopped the bandit king's movement with just a glint in his eye.

The bandit king missed the timing of his counterattack due to the djinn's eye light, and the djinn ducked and exposed an opening in his attack.

The two stopped moving against each other, and a natural flow of partitioning ensued, and the two of them readjusted their weapons again.

This time the rise was different from the previous one in that it was slower, but the air between them was tense because of it, and the spectators were watching breathlessly as they caught on to it.

Jin held his greatsword on his shoulder and moved slowly on his padded feet as if to the left against the King of the Bandits, while the King of the Bandits held his axe at his hip and waited for Jin.

The hall is so quiet that you can almost hear the sound of the djinn's shuffling feet with a thud, thud, thud.　

The djinn continued to grind for a while, as if to check on the bandit king, and then suddenly moved on to attack.

Against Jin's attack, the waiting Bandit King was not defeated, but prevented Jin's momentum-boosting blow and turned to counterattack.

The jin also caught the Bandit King's counterattack and began to strike at each other, stopping each other in their tracks.

Presumably, every time their weapons clashed with each other, the nerves and strength of both sides would be honed down. The evidence of this is that the sound of weapons clashing is a little less than it was in the beginning.

However, with those two in the background, the crowd was in a state of excitement. The two men's fighting style is easy to understand from the outside.

Normally, if they hit each other, if they miss even a little, they would lose the fight, but they haven't even scratched each other's body since a while ago.

If the two men were doing this on purpose to liven up the fight, the crowd would be booing so loudly that it would be deafening. However, many of the spectators in this venue are discerning when it comes to fighting.

Most of them line up from morning to midnight to watch the annual tournament. Some of them have been able to enter the event as a memorial or through connections, but that's only a little over 10% of the total. A little over 10% of them are either royalty or aristocrats, or are lucky enough to have connections with the aristocrats, or are contestants in the finals.

It doesn't matter how much of a nobleman's title you have, it doesn't mean that you can compete in this tournament.

Most of all, there are people every year who cannot understand this, and it bothers some of the higher-ups.

Putting the outside world aside, the two men's discussion came to an abrupt end.

It was at the tens of stations where the two men had just begun to exchange blows.

''Oraaah!''

The blow fired with the jinn's spirit destroyed the Bandit King's axe. It's not surprising, after all, the djinn's weapon is made of mithril and the Bandit King's weapon is probably made of iron, or at best, magical iron. I'm sure you'll find that you're not the only one who can do this.

This was not a djinn who would relax his hand, thinking that this was the case.

The moment the Bandit King's weapon shattered, Jin raised his great sword and swung it at the Bandit King as if he were chopping wood.

At the moment when Jin's strike seemed to have cut the Bandit King's brain from the sky, there was a loud scream from the audience and the referees came rushing over...

It's not working! Why, haha!

Jin was kicked away by the slashed bandit king. Apparently, the bandit king evaded the bandit king on the verge. However, the fur had cut through the area under his chin to his right thigh.

After kicking Jin away, the Bandit King leans forward as if to fall down.

However, instead of a pool of blood forming underneath the Bandit King's feet, not a single drop of blood seemed to be flowing.

The gazes of spectators and judges gathered on the Bandit King, and........

'Gawd! ........oh?

A girl emerged from the fur (equipment) that the Bandit King was wearing, with her hands raised in the air.

Time stopped in the hall due to the sudden situation. The girl herself doesn't seem to know what to do, and is frozen in place with her hands held up.

'Oh, who are you?'

A kicked-off djinn stood up and asked the girl the question that everyone in this hall must be thinking.

'Amour! Or the Bandit King!

The girl declared that with her chest.

Then, she took out a new axe from the bag at her waist and held it up to Jin.

''Haaaaah!''

''This match is called off for now! Both players must stay on the spot!

Amur brakes suddenly and stops a few meters before the djinn. His face looks quite dissatisfied.　

Most of all, Jin had also sensed that Amur was about to pounce on him, and he was trying to match the counter with his big sword, so maybe Jin was more dissatisfied than he was.

The referee saw that they had stopped moving and called the other referees to order.

The bandit king's fur, which Amur had been wearing, had fallen on the spot where the referees were gathered, apparently discussing whether the fur was an item that violated the rules.

The discussion is not quite over and it's almost ten minutes away.

The djinn are sitting on top of each other's fighting table and resting their bodies... but there are no serious injuries to each other, and there is nothing that can be called damage to the djinn that was kicked, so both of them are just sitting still and recovering their strength.

At that moment, one of the referees slipped out of the discussion circle and ran into the building.

The referee who ran was apparently going to ask for instructions from the kings, and the area around the kings was getting a bit hectic.

Then, before the judges could return, an old man stepped out of the bleachers to join them.

The crowd began to buzz as none of the security guards stopped him as he walked to the referees.

The old man arrived at the judges and after examining the furs for a bit, he said something and turned back.

The referees then discussed something, and when the old man walked into the building, the referees broke up.

'Thank you all for your patience. As a result of the discussion among the referees, we will continue the match. The reason for the discussion was that the fur armor that Amur was wearing might be a violation of the rules, but since we were unable to determine that, we hastily asked Mr. Merlin, a highly respected wise man, to appraise it, and he told us that although the fur armor was a magic item, it was not. Therefore, I will not disqualify you.

After the referee's explanation, the match was finally going to resume.

However, since the fur that the djinn had torn through was in a state where it could not be equipped without repair, Amur was not in his bandit-king form, but rather resuming from his furry state.

Amur's equipment now is a newly taken out axe in leather armor that seems to be thin in defense, and the size of the axe completely exceeds Amur's height.

The way a small girl wields a weapon that exceeds her height, everyone can't hide their bewilderment, except for Temma, who is used to it in her previous life's nerd culture.

In fact, even Jin, who is actually facing Amur, seems skeptical that Amur can wield an axe properly.

However, such doubts were unnecessary.

Carrying the axe, Amur swiftly approached the djinn and delivered a sharp axe blow.

Jinn, who had been struck by the void, ducked the blow by flying to the side just before he was about to do so.

Amur's strike from the upper level created a bigger crater than the same upper level strike that Jin had just delivered, and not only did Jin, but the crowd was taken aback.

''What ridiculous power!''

The moment Jin's attention was on the crater for a moment, the axe blade that had been buried in the fighting table came at Jin, gouging at the table.

''Don't run away!

At the same time as Amur's voice, the axe tried to catch Jin's body, but Jin's great sword just barely blocked the axe. However, the axe's momentum didn't stop, and just like that, it popped Jin several meters away.

''Look out!''

The crowd was very excited to see Jin land on his feet despite being sent flying.

In just a short time after revealing himself, Amur seemed to have captured the hearts of the audience, and from a quick glance, it seems that there were more voices cheering for Amur than for Jin.

After all, on one hand, he's an ugly guy, even though he's a strong candidate, and on the other hand, he's a big guy, but he's really a girl.

He is just as muscular as he looks, and his fighting style is as unimaginable as the way he wields a disproportionately large axe with ease.

As a result, it's not surprising that the number of spectators cheering for Amur has increased.

''Ugh, it's hard to do.......it's almost turned into an away game.......''

Jin is saying such things, but I guess he still has enough room to say it.

Amur seems to have noticed that Jin is still showing a look of composure and is hesitant to pause unnecessarily.

However, that hesitation was an opening, and it was the beginning of Jin's counterattack.

''Your power is great, but you're still a kid!

Amur panicked at Jin's approach and took an interception stance, but Jin was faster.

''Seiya!''

The thrust released as Jin's body was stretched out, struck a moment before Amur's stance was adjusted.

''Hn!''

Amur managed to deflect the tip of his sword with the axe handle just in time, but that was only to say that he avoided a direct hit, and the deflected djinn's sword tip gouged Amur's left shoulder.

''Ugh!''

The wound was fortunately shallow, but it still didn't spare her from bleeding, exposing a further gap.

''Ha, ha, hah, c'est la vie!''

Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Jin's continuous attacks begin.

In the beginning, Amur managed to defend against them, but gradually his defense became insufficient, and now he could see bleeding from several parts of his body.

Even so, Amur was still looking for an opportunity to counterattack, avoiding only fatal blows. Just then, Jin's thrust attacked Amur.　

''There!''

With all his strength, Amur flicked Jin's great sword........

That's what I've been waiting for!

Jin, who had intended to make Amur pop his thrust from the beginning, closed his stance and delivered a straight left hand with his weight on Amur's face without breaking his stance.

Amur, who had been hit by a thrust, was completely unable to respond to Jin's fist, and was hit by a fist to his right cheek, and was blown backwards and rolled around in a heap.

Amur finally stopped about a few meters behind him and managed to get up, although he was dizzy, but his eyes were unfocused and he seemed to be half-conscious.

However, Jin didn't seem to care about that, and started to run to finish the still wobbling Amur.

Some of the spectators (fans) who were watching the scene booed Jin, but he didn't seem to hear them.

Jin used his momentum to launch a body slam, but Amur rolled diagonally in front of him like a mockery to escape.

Jin, who didn't expect to be able to avoid it, almost ran out of the field with all his momentum, but he managed to hold on and avoid falling, found Amur wobbling his way to his axe and started running again.

'Enough!'

Jin swung his sword at Amur a few times, but strangely enough, it didn't hit him.

One of the reasons may be that Jin is trying to finish him off with the side of his sword or swinging large enough to prevent him from killing him, but even if you subtract that, it's strange that he doesn't hit a single shot.

The moment Jin had a bad feeling about something, Amour grabbed the axe again.

''Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Amur turned around and slammed the axe down, screaming so loudly that the hall seemed to be trembling.

The axe slammed into the fighting table with tremendous force, and the axe made a crack in the table about several meters long.

Fortunately, it didn't hit Jin, but Jin was momentarily stiffened by Amur's yell, and if the axe had struck him directly, he would have been dead.

''Hey, what was that blow?!

Djinn distances himself from Amur in surprise. Amur, in fact, was slowly pulling out an axe from the stand.

The axe he pulled out was carried on his shoulder, but even now Amur seemed to wobble, almost falling under the weight of the axe on his shoulder.

''Hah, hah, hah........''

The current Amur was, for all intents and purposes, fully wounded. Normally, he should have folded at this point, but the previous blow forced Jin to be cautious.

Perhaps Amur's condition was an act.

Most of Jin's thoughts denied it, but after thinking that even a little bit, and even more so after seeing the cracks created in the platform, he couldn't even deny it completely. It's too dangerous to do.

At any rate, if you had taken that blow, not only would you likely lose the match, but you might lose your life itself.

From an objective point of view, I am still in a better situation. As long as you think so, it is a poor idea to make a move at this point, and it is essential to proceed with caution.

Jin concluded that from his experience as an adventurer.

After all, from the current Amur, it looked exactly like the demon he had tried to defeat when he was just starting out.

It was a tiger-shaped demon, with a rank of about C to B.

It was a bit of a heavy opponent for the djinn at the time, but he was still able to carry everything well and was able to hunt it down to the point where he could almost defeat it.

However, the inexperienced Jin at the time was caught off guard at the last minute and fell victim to a counterattack.

Luckily, an experienced adventurer came to his aid and saved him, but he was almost dead.

''A wounded beast is terrifying, huh...''　　

Remembering the old days, Jin regained his composure and tightened his grip on his weapon.

(But there's no point in sitting on my hands.......I'll decide on this one!

With that in mind, Jin lightly feinted as he closed the gap between himself and Amur.

Even now, Amur doesn't seem to be in a state where he can move his body satisfactorily, so he hasn't been able to react to Jin's lunge.

''Dorya!''

It looked as if Jin's powerful side-nap had hit Amur's body, but only slightly, Amur's defense seemed to have been able to get there in time.

However, Amur was unable to stand his ground and was blown away like a rubber ball.

In addition, the hilt of the axe used for defense is bent in a character (...) that can be seen even from a distance.

Despite being blown away by the djinn's blow, his weapon bent, and scrapes all over his body, Amour stayed near the outside of the field and stood up again.　

'd*mn it! That's seriously stubborn!

Complaining to cover up the fact that he had strained, Jin started to run, holding his greatsword at the ready, in order to blow Amur away once more.

There were only a few seconds left before Jin made contact with Amur.

Most of the crowd was prepared to praise Amur for a good fight, expecting that Jin would win the fight, and were prepared to praise him for a good fight.

However, the reality was different.

Something happened that went beyond the audience's expectations and threw Jin's plans out of whack.

''Nnnn!''

Jinn shouts in surprise at the event.

As it should be, Amur unexpectedly threw the axe, which is the best defense he currently has equipped, and caught Jin's fullest blow between his bare hands.

However, he wasn't able to stop it completely, and the blade bit into his shoulder.

But it was a minor detail.

Jin stopped moving, unprotected by the fact that his own blow had been stopped.

When Jin realized this, it was just before Amur's fist hit his own jaw.

''Uggaaaaahhh!''　

Almost as soon as Amur's voice echoed in the hall, Jin's head jumped up.

Jin must have been hit in the jaw from underneath, and his hand, which was holding the great sword, lost its strength.

Amur didn't miss it and brushed it away with his hand, sending Jin's great sword flying out of the field.

This made it impossible for Jin to use his greatsword in this match.

After Amur dispelled the great sword, he folded up and delivered a series of blows.

He punched Jin in the face, punched him in the abdomen, grabbed him by the shoulders and head-butted him in the nose.

It feels like a reversal of fortune, but Jin didn't just eat the attack so easily.

The moment Amur made the head-butt, he grabbed both of Amur's arms while taking damage and slammed them down like a back-breaking move.

If Jin had been in a normal state, he would have won the battle with the current blow.

However, he moved so quickly after taking the damage to his head that he almost flew into consciousness, even if only for a moment.

Jin's throwing technique was incomplete because of the amount of power it took, so Amur was able to forcefully twist his body to mitigate the damage the moment he was struck.

Both of them were in a state where they could be said to be completely evenly matched, both taking heavy damage, both having no weapons, and both of them probably falling over if they pushed lightly.

The two of them began to strike each other with movements that were incomparable to the first.

There is no power or accuracy in their attacks, and it's almost as if they can shoot ten shots and catch two or three... or less.

Moreover, they have wounds all over their bodies, almost falling over every time they miss a less powerful shot.

However, the end of this battle is coming.

The number of times Amur's attacks hit the ground has been increasing. However, this was not because Amur's attacks were getting sharper, but because Jin's movements were getting slower.

This could only mean that Jin was out of luck.

If they had the same offensive strength and the same defensive strength, as well as the same speed and accuracy, the difference between the two would be due to their physiques.

If they were in a normal state, they would be able to hide in your bosom or not, but unfortunately, both of them are now unable to move much.

The difference in size that appeared between the two of them is the difference in power needed to stop their own bodies when they missed an attack.

To stop an object of similar speed, the one with more weight requires more force to stop it.

So even if Jin was moving in a similar manner, he was still consuming more energy than Amur.

However, Jin, who had used up all his strength and could barely stand, collapsed as his body was hit by Amur's final forceful blow, collapsing down. And then.........

Winner, Amur!

The referee's mouth announced that Amur had won.