CH 10

Chapter Title: Spirit Magic

「…… So, Elt.」

「Yeah.」

As I was listening to Serena――

「It’s not fair to talk just to Serena. We want to talk to you too.」

There were several elves surrounding me. All of them were blushing, so it seemed they had drank alcohol.

「Fufu, Elt is talking to me. If you’re frustrated about it, why don’t you let the Bloody Ogre kidnap you and make him save you?」

Serena leans against me. She was in a good mood. I stand up and…….

「Huh?　Elt, what’s wrong?」

「I’m gonna go sober up a bit.」

I’m not a fan of being surrounded by a large group of women, so I left.

「Good! Do it!」

「Don’t lose, Phil!」

As I walked to avoid the female elves, I saw a group of men getting excited. I looked over and saw two men fighting on a wooden stage.

That’s…….

One of them was Serena’s brother, Phil. The other must be an elf from the village.

Both of them are holding wooden swords, and they are attacking each other, going back and forth.

I was interested in the way they were fighting, and cheered in my heart for Phil, whom I somehow knew.

–Kaaan!

The other elf’s wooden sword was flicked off and rolled onto the stage.

「I, I give up.」

The elf raised up his hands as if to surrender. Phil, the winner, was praised by the surrounding crowd.

「Damn it. I was so close.」

A man came down from the stage, grumbling. That’s when Phil noticed me and went to me…….

「Hey Elt. Are you having fun?」

The loud voice caused everyone to turn around and look at me.

「Yeah, thanks to you.」

I felt awkward not answering, so I gave him a safe answer…….

「Why don’t we fight each other? If you beat me, I’ll give you a prize.」

He pointed his wooden sword at me.

I thought about it for a moment and picked up my wooden sword..

「Heyーー!　Phil, the best swordsman in the village, and the ogre-killing hero are going to fight each other!」

The elves in the village gathered at the sound of the loud voice.

「Then let’s see how you defeated the Bloody Ogre.」

Phil held up his wooden sword and I raised mine to match him. The two swords clashed, as if on cue, and the match has begun.

「Ya!　Hah!　Ura!」

Phil continued to swing his wooden sword with a serious expression on his face. His movements are so sharp that I, as an amateur, almost lose sight of his sword even though I’m watching him closely.

「Whoa!」

I thought that he was going to swing from the above, but then I noticed that the sword was coming from a blind spot on my left. I’ll get away with it by defending it with the wooden sword.

「What’s wrong?　Come on, hit me from the other side!」

It’s been like this since a while ago. I took this match because I wanted to get some real-world experience. Thanks to the difference in status, I can see Phil’s moves perfectly.

And yet, I’m being beaten like this because I don’t have enough experience.

I’ll need some means of self-defense before I can return to my hometown.

I may be able to kill all of my enemies with the Evil Beam, but that is not a skill that can be tamed. I need to be able to adjust my power so that I can neutralize them when I don’t want to kill them.

「……Isn’t it about time?」

Phil knew what I was trying to do, and he was slowly increasing his attack speed, but he seemed to reach his limit. It was time for me to get back on the offensive.

「You’re finally ready to go?　I’ll tell you what, I’m not going to let you attack me so easily!」

Phil wryly grinned as he regripped his sword.

「Hahahahaha…… you idiot!」

A few minutes later, Phil was leaning on his wooden sword, gasping for air.

while I was staring at Phil…….

「Oh, come on, Phil, the best swordsman in the village is lagging behind humans in swordsmanship?」

「He’s moving too fast. Is he really human?」

「You don’t think the prize is going to fall into his hands, do you?」

Some of their sentences bother me a little, but I can feel their agitation.

「It’s my sword technique you’ve been using since a while ago. Did you learn it from watching me?」

Yes, I learned the movements of his sword by letting Phil hit me with them. And then I showed them to him by hitting back him back with them.

I looked around and saw that all the elves in the village had gathered. In the front row, I spotted a face I knew. It was Serena, who I had just left there.

She crossed her hands on her chest and looked serious.

「Serena. You came to cheer me up!」

Phil happily muttered and looked at me as if he had regained his energy.

「No, that was totally beyond my expectations. I mean, it’s no surprise that he defeated the Bloody Ogre, but I didn’t expect him to be this strong.」

Phil’s praise made the elves around me look at me with enthusiasm.

「But I can’t lose, either. Because I can’t give this prize to anyone else.」

His expression was serious. You can see that he does not want to give the prize away.

「By the way, Elt. I’m sure my father has told you about this, but do you know the conditions under which you can see auras of a charm?」

「No?」

「The eyes that can see auras are called spirit vision. An elf who can do this can make a contract with a spirit and use its power.」

I could feel the wind gathering around Phil.

「So?」

「I’m certainly behind you with the sword. But can you beat me using spirit magic?」

「Mmm?」

I can see the wind whipping around Phil. Even if he tried to attack, the wind would defend him.

「That’s kind of immature.」

「You want to protect your prize that badly……?」

Okay, Phil!　You’ve got to protect it!

Phil turned his head to the side at the sound of the gallery’s voice.

「Serena!　This brother will get rid of any bad bugs that get on you!」

His words triggered an increase in the spirit’s power, and a storm blew across the stage. If I struck with all my might, I would be able to break through, but that would injure Phil.

As I was thinking about what to do, Serena opened her mouth.

She meets my eyes and…….

「Eltーーー!　Good luck!」

「S, Serena!?」 1

The next moment, the wind stopped and Phil stood there like a stick.

「There’s an opening!」

I jumped in, not wanting to miss this opportunity, and knocked Phil’s wooden sword off and put the tip of my sword at his throat.

「The game is on!」

「Yaaaaaaaaaay!」

Serena jumped up and down with joy. I hadn’t expected her to cheer for me instead of her brother.