Irresistible (1)

"I request a match!!"

A black leather glove quickly rushes towards Revanhardt's face, striking him squarely in the face.

The leather glove that had hit my face slowed down to the dirt, as if in slow motion.

Some had expressions of anticipation, some couldn't help but be astonished, and some———.

I looked at him in the dark daylight, wondering how I could kill the author.

'Hey... how did it turn out like this...'

I was just taking a walk during my free morning time with Shayla Levinhardt.

In the face of this desperate duel, I took up a sharp, straight-edged fencing sword instead of a kismet.

<5 minutes ago>

"Brother, I heard there's a delicious dessert shop nearby. Do you want to go together?"

Shayler opened his mouth with a calm voice.

Although the hot UV rays were blinding her, Hayler just smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I wonder if there's coffee."

"It's a dessert shop, so of course there's coffee!"

"That's right."

Even the obvious is enjoyable in its own way.

'I feel relieved because nothing has happened so far.'

It's probably two or three years, maybe even longer, before a proper original work begins. In the meantime, I've pretty much done everything I need to do.

Echidna's unintentional help was enough to make him stronger, and above all, he had many strong allies.

That doesn't mean I'll stop getting stronger, because I don't know when or where something will happen, and there are people stronger than me out there.

Stop.

"huh..?"

As we were walking around the fountain with those thoughts in mind, a man with blue eyes and long, short hair stopped us.

'...It looks almost exactly like me?'

When Hayler saw the face of the man named Clemen Hughes, he was so similar in appearance to himself that he almost thought he was his hidden younger brother.

"My name is Clymen Hughes..."

A boy named Climen, kneeling politely, bowed his head toward Hayler.

It is a greeting sent with courtesy and respect to the other person, but... there is another name for this greeting.

Duel of the Divine

Whoa!

Then a black leather glove struck Hayler in the face and Climen shouted.

"I challenge Hayler Revanhart to a duel!"

"....hmm"

'I'm sick of this.'

A classic, worn-out feel that can be found anywhere.

"You know I'm Shyler's older brother, don't you? Would you rather be the older brother of the girl you like, or would you rather have her act like a scapegoat to impress me?"

They say that if you have a good head, you won't have any troubles.

What kind of woman would like a man who beats her brother? And above all, what book created this fundamentally wrong situation?

'I'm so blinded by love, I'm such a fool...'

"I will accept that confrontation."

'But, I really like that kind of fool!'

Love stories are always more enjoyable when heard from a third party..!!

And Now

"There are three rules to the duel. 1. If you step outside the training ground, you are eliminated! 2. No provocations that bring shame to the family's honor! 3. The first to land three effective hits wins! Then——."

The referee, a student like me with grand words, placed his hand between us and quickly raised it towards the sky, signaling the start of the duel.

"start!"

Swoosh——, and Klimen's fencing blade narrowly pierced Hayler's hair instead of his head.

'You're fast. You seem confident in your speed.'

Hayler dodged the attack of Climen, who was approaching at high speed, and slashed away Climen's next blade.

Climen was surprised, too, and took three steps back, pulling out his fencing sword.

'That was dangerous.'

Dream? It seemed like the past achievements from training in the same place were shining through.

If it had been before, it was obvious that I would have died without a fight.

"I'm sorry for ignoring you, I'll go with all my heart."

At my appearance, Climen's eyes, which had been properly positioned, sparkled blue.

"Yeah, yeah... So this is where it starts?"

Hayler also raised his fencing sword and took a stance, facing each other and ready to attack.

No one could have predicted who would win this duel, which was so tense that it reached the sky, and then the two kicked each other.