I was led to the Colosseum, along with the spectator gallery. It seems that matches are held regularly, and it is quite spacious. This means that even though they are knights, they do not neglect their training. I hope that some of the people in our country who are complacent about their status as knights will learn from them.
Anyway, leaving that aside, let's get the problem at hand out of the way. Since the goal is to show off the hero's overwhelming power, it goes without saying that I must win, and even struggling is not permitted. I will make full use of my magic and the hero's secret technique, the Brave Arts. As I was thinking about this, just as I had ordered, some of the most powerful magic swordsmen in the country appeared. Four people in total.
It appears they have decided to challenge me with a small but elite team. Well, I guess they have their own reputations to look after. One of them was a well-built man who looked to be good at hand-to-hand combat. He was a head taller than me and carried a halberd. The second was a slender man slightly taller than me.
He seemed to be a rare master as his weapon is a large scythe weapon. The third was smaller than me and could almost be called a boy. Based on his appearance, he doesn't seem to have much physical strength and is holding a Parrying Dagger (Mangosh). In my opinion, his style is to set up an impenetrable defense and then attack with magic. The fourth person, to my surprise, was a woman, and only a little shorter than me. Her weapon is a scimitar.
They are all lightly dressed, unusual for knights, and not wearing any real armor. Although they are called magic swordsmen, their position is that of knights. However, their appearance was quite different from the general image of a knight. Perhaps because they were using magic as a means of attack, unlike normal knights, not a single one of them was holding a shield, which should be standard equipment for knights.
As expected, they are all skilled people, and they all carry good expression on their face. Although they are annoyed by my remarks that they probably found unpleasant, their expressions show no sign of carelessness or complacency. "So, how do you want to judge the match?" If it were a one-on-one fight, it would be fine to stop just short, but since it's one-on-four, there is no time to leisurely make such a judgment.
As I spoke, thinking about this, the king presented me with a simple wooden doll and said, "Why don't we use this?" "How is it used?" It's unfamiliar, so I asked.
"This doll will take on any damage inflicted. If destroyed the person carrying it is eliminated." We don't have such a thing in Braidea. "As expected of a magically advanced country, you have some useful things." I replied.
"It cannot absorb too much damage, so attacks that would result in death are prohibited. Remember that this is a match." The king admonished me. Well, I guess he was talking to the murderous magic swordsmen rather than to me. A thing that could absorb any damage would be incredibly useful when lives were at stake, but it would be extremely difficult to make something like that.
Anyway, the method of judging was decided. "Are you ready?" The oldest man asked me. "Anytime." I replied with a smile. "Let's go!" The man shouted with all his might.
The fact that he didn't launch a surprise attack right at the start suggests that he wanted to defeat me in a proper manner. Well, that's the same for me. I had to win by fighting fair and square so that no one would say anything. For that reason, I took a breath before the battle began. His first move was a very magic swordsman-like attack.
It's a spell commonly known as Magic Shot. It has no attributes, and fires mana itself as a bullet. Although you can't expect any special effects, it has the advantage of working equally on everything except liquid creatures like slimes. It depends on the user, but the speed of the bullet is quite fast. It's perfect for thwarting an opponent's advances.
As expected of a top-class magic swordsman, there was no doubt that his magical abilities were considerable. Well, it didn't matter to me how fast it was, though.
Vroom... The magical bullet that seemed to hit me perfectly disappeared without even touching me. "!?" The man couldn't hide his surprise at the unexpected turn of events. That's because the spell I had casted at the start had activated its effect. It was a complete magic neutralization barrier that only heroes are able to use. That said, it wasn't that perfect.
It could only target the caster, and no matter what kind of magic it was, it would lose its effect after just one use. That goes for healing and support magic too. The standard plan to defeat it is to use a lower-level spell to erase it and then hit with a higher-level spell. Of course, that only worked if the opponent couldn't use Formless Slash. It was hard to deal any serious damage to a hero. Heroes are bound to be extremely troublesome enemies.
As such, I, the hero, being such a troublesome opponent, went easy on him before delivering a blow with my sword. It was a complete surprise attack, leaving no room for defense or evasion, allowing it to hit beautifully. In that moment, just as it had been explained earlier, the doll of anyone who had received damage above the limit was shattered. "One person,"
I muttered to confirm.
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