Bluntgre

101

As the battle began, Gold’s name was revealed. 《Golden Knight of Glamour(幻惑) -Gold- Lv 99》. It’s not the max level but, it’s on the border of reaching 3 digits, the knight before me has gone up to that point. The 9 knights that I have fought up until now, their average level were just about 60. Considering that, you could say that Gold is incomparably strong compared to those knights.

Step-in, and swinging downward from overhead. The speed of the slash was rather lax and the moment when I tried to get ready for a counter to match it’s speed, before I knew it, the blade had reached my neck.

「ts!!」

The counter can’t make it in time. I used the attack that I was about to do to hit the middle section of the sword, deflecting it away making distance.

『Hee~, good choice』

「You dare say that」

The slow attack that makes it look easy to counter, it seems that it was a trap to make you counter it. The placement of the sword changed as it warped. I thought it was some sort of skill but, I remember this kind of phenomenon. Most likely this is just pure technique.

『C’mon c’mon! There’s a lot more coming you know!』

「Fu, ho, there!」

『Haha, good good! Aren’t you dealing with it well!』

While carefully receiving attacks incoming one after another, I understood why gold was given something like the title 《Glamour》. (9: other meaning of the kanji, is bewitching, fascination and can also be illusion , confusion or something) Gold’s forte was his terrifically elegant changing of the speed of his slashes. You can’t mostly see the signs of it, the speed of the slashes fluctuates so naturally. When your eyes recognize the attack, the moment when it is calculating the speed, Gold’s slash bewilderingly changes the speed of it. The moment before your eyes finishes the processing of the information, it has already gotten a new different information. And the result is, The prediction of Gold’s movement misses.

And that miss in recognition invites disorder in your mind, and increasingly makes you not understand Gold’s movement more. It is truly glamorous. You could see the refreshing yet rough personality but his sword skills are really unpleasant, and moreover he is a master of the technique.

Though but still, If I can’t do anything about this no matter how much time passes then that will be not cool at all. Calmly, and carefully aim for the timing, after dealing just around over 10 slashes, at that moment there is a very tiny opening.(edited)

「Right now!」

While I was receiving consecutive attacks, I gradually lure him to do a big one, but before that  moment, I slipped into his reach. Too close that I can’t wave my weapon? Nope, that does not matter at all. I let go of Kagenui, and towards the stomach of Gold’s armor, I drive in a right straight with all my strength.

「Seryaaaa!」

『Guoo!?』

Dogoo(sfx)With a large sound, Gold’s body bent 90 degrees, and was blown far away towards the direction of my attack. I picked up Kagenui, Gold who has his stance broken, I let my speed explode. And continuing on as if hopping, I swung down Kagenui with both my hands, Gold who somewhat was able to regain his stance slashed upwards and clashed with my attack and caused a huge shockwave.

『O- raah!』

Gold being able to forcefully shove it away, from the drawback I floated a bit and smoothly landed on the ground. Maybe because he swung his sword from an unreasonable posture, Gold didn’t pursue to attack me. But still, because I slowly landed, he had already fixed his stance. Should I do another attack… Seems impossible. There are no openings, and it’s not like I can predict his movements enough that I can go on offense.