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Donkad was embarrassed and stepped back, holding his nose.

I clearly saw it approaching and tried to throw a punch at the right time, but at some point it disappeared from my sight.

As soon as I turned my head in surprise, the shock spread and my nose started bleeding.

'What? Your skills have suddenly improved? To the point where I miss a single movement?'

This doesn't make sense. I felt like I was being possessed by a ghost.

Thinking it was a coincidence, he tried to attack again, but Kaor dodged and counterattacked exquisitely each time.

If you try to avoid it, it will quickly catch up and attack you. It's as if it has predicted where you will move.

At some point, Donkad became obsessed with avoiding or blocking his opponent's attacks.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Kaor felt annoyed, but also felt a strange sense of pleasure.

'Damn, that lord is a monster after all.'

As I moved as Jiselle said, the opponent's attacks automatically missed. It was as if I knew where the opponent would dodge in advance, so I succeeded in attacking every time.

The timing of that perfect hit was truly breathtaking.

It didn't end with just being amazed. The more I moved, the more I felt something.

'I've already mastered all of this! I've mastered it so well that I can't even use it properly!'

When the opponent attacked, his movements, whether he would counterattack, how to respond to it, all of this was something Kaoru knew.

The more I fought, the more I felt like what I already knew was becoming more and more familiar to my body.

Just like when fighting the knights of Cavaldi, now that I have some free time, it's easier to use what I've learned.

Jiselle's advice continued without ceasing.

― That guy will panic and move impatiently. That's usually the case with guys who have only built up their skills through improvisation. I've lowered your level even further, so fight as you've learned. It should come out naturally without you even thinking about it, but you can't do that yet, so move consciously.

'Tch, I know that too.'

Kaor felt annoyed for no reason at Giselle's pitiful tone.

As expected, the problem was lack of training. I had to keep practicing until what I had learned became completely ingrained in my body.

However, after Kaor started training roughly and felt like he was getting used to it, he started looking for ways to become stronger quickly.

Otherwise, I would just drink alcohol and complain and live.

In actual practice, you can't even use it properly.

Boom! Boom!

Kaoru grinned. She felt like she was flying.

The opponent's attacks don't work on you, but your own attacks work very well on the opponent.

This kind of selfish fighting was just to his taste.

But Donkad is no pushover. He quickly came to his senses and began to counterattack with all his might.

Boom! Boom!

"Crunch!"

"Ugh!"

Both of them were hit in the face at the same time and stepped back. Kaoru also had not yet fully mastered the technique, so he was bound to miss the timing of his attacks and his movements were a bit tangled.

At some point, Giselle stopped giving advice.

However, Kaor, who had regained his confidence and composure, focused his mind and attacked the Donkad.

Suddenly, people's expressions turned suspicious as they watched the two people fighting in a row.

"Wow, you're suddenly fighting well?"

"What happened? Did you hide your skills?"

"Actually, maybe I saw the liver a little?"

The onlookers looked increasingly interested.

This is how a fight should be fun. A fight where one side wins unilaterally may be refreshing, but it lacks the fun of watching.

People started cheering again, excited. Those who made a living by killing monsters couldn't possibly dislike fighting.

"Hey! Redhead fights well!"

"Try the money card!"

"Or else the two of you will just fight and die!"

There were many people who were dissatisfied with Doncard. They were just forced by the logic of power and lived with it, considering it a necessary evil.

As a result, there were people who sincerely cheered for Kaor. In fact, it didn't matter to the hunters who won. They were both unlucky.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Their fistfights became more violent. Donkad gritted his teeth as he fended off Kaor's attacks that had gained momentum.

'Damn… … . Why is this kid suddenly… … .'

The enemy's momentum was growing stronger. If we were to lose, we would have to leave this place. It might take a while to reestablish ourselves in another region and grow our power to this level.

No, it was even questionable whether he would be able to leave safely. If it became known that he had lost to the new guys, the others would not stay still either.

'I can't help it… … . I have no choice but to see real blood… … .'

Swish.

He staggered back, pretending to get his bearings, then stealthily pulled a small blade from his waistband.

Donkad, who hid it between his clenched fist fingers, smiled wickedly.

He has killed many people stronger than him in this way. It's a bet or something, once you kill someone, you can clean up the mess anyhow.

'I never thought I'd meet someone who'd use this for so long… … .'

He would get cursed at, but it didn't matter because he was known to be deadly and dirty anyway. His other nickname was 'The Beast of Ironcliff'.

Everyone kept pointing their fingers at him, calling him a king in front but a beast behind his back.

No one noticed that Donkad had taken out his blade. In fact, people only found out that he had used his blade after his opponent was dead. That was how secretive Donkad's movements were.

Of course, Jiselle was looking at the sight with an amused expression.

After finishing his preparations, Donkad waved his hand a few times to signal to his subordinates behind him.

'Get ready.'

Killing an opponent was a signal for others to attack immediately.

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I requested a one-on-one duel because I was worried that I would suffer a lot of damage, but it was better to just wipe them out here, even if it meant taking some damage, than to leave with a loss.

'This one seems to be the strongest, so it'll be easier to sweep away the rest.'

Phew!

Donkad deliberately approached Kaor and was hit by his fist. He suddenly closed the distance to minimize the impact, gritted his teeth and held on.

Then he used all his strength to punch Kaor in the stomach.

Phew!

"uh?"

Kaoru looked bewildered for a moment. Something was digging into his stomach. The sound was subtly different.

In the midst of his flinching, Donkad's fist aimed for Kaor's neck.

grasp!

"Crunch!"

I barely escaped, but my neck was cut long and blood flowed out.

Only then did Kaoru grab his neck and stomach and quickly step back, overcome by the burning pain that was rushing in.

When I pulled away from both palms, there was blood on them. This means I was stabbed by a blade.

"Hey kid, did you hide the knife?"

Kaor looked at Giselle with a bewildered expression. There was no way that monstrous lord could not have seen this.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Life is a real battle. If you let your guard down just because you've gotten a few punches in, that's what happens. I don't tell you to come to your senses because I don't think you'll die right away. Man, I'm not good at fighting anyway."

"… … ."

It's annoying, but he's right. If the blade had been poisoned or just a little bigger, he could have died.

The people who were watching also just sat there with expressions on their faces as if it was nothing special.

There was no weapon visible in Donkad's fist. In short, it meant that all he had to do was to be invisible.

"이런! 싯팔! 이 개새끼야! 알포이랑 꼬꼬만도 못한 새끼야!"

Kaor didn't say things like cowardly or lethal. He also thought that there was no such thing in a fight.

It was even funnier to try to fight by the rules in a place known for being a lawless zone. Didn't they get beaten up by Jiselle when they tried to fight by the rules before?

It would have been better if the opponent had been lethal. Kaor was also quite used to this kind of dogfight.

Boohoo!

As Kaor swung his fist, Donkad laughed and dodged. When he approached to swing his bladed fist again, Kaor laughed.

"Eat this."

Wow!

"100 million!"

Donkad closed his eyes and stepped back as the red powder suddenly spread.

"You cowardly bastard! What did you spread?"

I was suddenly scared that it might be poisonous, but it wasn't. However, it was so spicy that tears came out and I couldn't open my eyes.

I hastily raised my mana to protect my eyes, but it had already entered my eyes and stung like crazy.

Kaoru said with a still smiling expression.

"Oh, I accidentally burst my delicious seasoning bag. What a mistake, what a mistake."

What he blew up was the 'spicy attack seasoning powder' that Belinda had given him.

– You get angry easily, so you need to eat spicy food often to relieve stress.

– What is this?

― 'Spicy offensive seasoning powder'. If you're at a disadvantage in a fight, it's effective to throw it in the eyes. You can't fight.

– I'm good at fighting. I don't need this.

That's what I said, but I had been collecting them in case I ever wanted to eat something spicy. I took them out from my belt pack and threw them at him.

Donkad swung his fists without even opening his eyes properly. As he did so, a blade protruded from his fist and became visible to his eyes.

"Huh? This guy took out a knife? Did you see that? He took it out first."

Kaor, who was trembling, took out a dagger from behind his waist and threw it right away.

Phew!

"Ugh!"

The dagger was thrust straight into Donkad's chest. Donkad stepped back, still swinging the blade wildly.

If the surroundings were quiet, I would have avoided them by detecting their presence, but in a noisy situation with people booing and cheering, it was difficult to do that.

He tried to pull out the dagger stuck in his chest, but Kaor moved faster.

Phew!

"Ugh!"

Kaor quickly took out the awl he had hidden in his boot and stabbed Donkad in the stomach. Kaor was no less lethal than the others in the world.

Phew! Phew!

Kaor stabbed Donkad in the stomach several times.

Donkad swung his bladed fist wildly, but Kaor dodged it lightly and continued his attack.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

"Ugh, crap!"

Later, he stabbed her without mercy, regardless of her body part, including her neck, chest, stomach, arms, and legs. Donkad was stabbed all over her body and was covered in blood.

"That, that's enough… … ."

If this continues, he will surely die. Donkad barely opened his eyes, shedding tears from the stinging pain that would not go away.

What on earth is this seasoning that makes it so poisonous!

The face of the opponent was reflected in his barely opened eyes. At that moment, Donkad felt the fear of death for the first time in his life.

'This kid… … is laughing… … .'

His eyes were half-rolled. He was smiling so hard that his teeth were visible, like a mad dog.

"I, I lost… … ."

"Who can lose on their own? Our lord doesn't tolerate such things. I'm going to try to follow suit."

Phew! Phew!

Kaor ignored those words and grabbed Donkad by the collar with one hand and stabbed him repeatedly.

I felt refreshed. It felt like all the stress that had been building up was finally being relieved.

As Belinda said, 'spicy seasoning' was the best for relieving stress.

dump.

When Kaor, who was feeling somewhat relieved after stabbing him enough, let go of his collar, Donkad fell down.

"Ugh, ugh… … ."

Donkad crawled on the floor covered in blood, shouting in agony.

"Kill these bastards! Quickly!"

But none of his subordinates moved. They just looked down at the money card with cold eyes.

This is a place where the logic of power takes precedence over anything else. The words of Donkad, who had already collapsed and was on the verge of death, were no different from nonsense.

That is, if you lose even after using a weapon first.

"Hey, hurry! Before I kill them all… … ."

Hot.

Kaor climbed onto Donkad's back as he crawled and grabbed his neck and head.

"Just go away, kid. Don't be a pushover."

Wood crack!

As he turned his neck away, Donkad stuck out his tongue and died.

"after...."

Kaor took a deep breath and stood up, roaring.

"See? You little shi*s! If we fight, I'll win! I'm the strongest! All the guys who cursed at me earlier, come out!"

It was a childish declaration of victory, but the people cheered.

"Wow! The redhead won!"

"Wow, you beat that money card, huh?"

"You're really good at catching monsters! You're no ordinary guy!"

He was so busy showing off that he was bleeding profusely, perhaps because he was getting strength from the cheers of the people.

After a while, Turian knights and soldiers approached, pushing through the gathered crowd.

The Turian knight clicked his tongue at the sight of the money card with its neck turned.

He put his hand on the scabbard and spoke with an annoyed expression.

"Killing is prohibited here, but you're going to kill someone as soon as you get here? This is a bit problematic… … ."

It was hard to put it into words, but his expression was still indifferent. In fact, it was a face that said he didn't care whether he died or not. However, since so many people saw it, it was hard to just ignore it.

"Tsk tsk, if you're going to kill them, do it secretly. Why don't you gather in a corner and do this nonsense? Hey, arrest them first."

Kaor growled as the knight gestured to the soldiers following behind him.

"What the hell? Don't you know I'm bleeding right now? That bastard pulled out his weapon first!"

Then the hunters next to him also took his side.

"Hey, it's true that Donkad pulled out his weapon first. You know how to fight, right?"

"Since when have you been so concerned? Go and organize your paperwork."

"It would be troublesome if you interfered with self-defense. Isn't this a good place because there is no interference?"

Still, the article didn't respond at all. If you stay here for a long time, you won't care about such jeers.

Then, Jiselle put her arm around the knight's shoulder and whispered to him.

"If something like this causes discontent among the Hunters, it will be even more damaging. Wasn't this law made to prevent criminals from being captured by nobles or executed, thereby reducing the number of Hunters? Isn't it a big loss if you capture someone who won with a money card?"

The knight nodded after licking his lips a few times. It was the right thing to say. If all the hunters agreed, there was no need to drag them along.

"I'll treat this as an accident that happened during a duel, so be careful in the future. And since there are no money cards, everyone should refrain from fighting. That is, if you don't want to get killed by monsters."

The Turian knights and soldiers returned with those words.

Kaor staggered into the inn, leaving behind the cheers of the onlookers.

Honestly, I was so tired that I wanted to just collapse and sleep.

Jiselle patted Kaor on the shoulder and praised him.

"Hey, you guys did have a bit of a fight today, didn't you? It was tough at first, though."

"… … Ah, you were originally good at it."

"Anyway, you've worked hard. That guy seems to be the leader of this place. Now that we've dealt with him, things will get a lot easier from now on. For now, let's just get some rest today."

"Ha, that's good. Then let's start hunting tomorrow. You only need to rest for one day."

"No, I won't go out tomorrow either. The hunt was originally scheduled to end today."

"why?"

Kaor and the knights looked at Giselle with questioning expressions.

He hunted and trained without resting even for a single day, and then suddenly stopped going. He wasn't the kind of person who would care for the injured Kaor.

Their prediction that there would be another intention was indeed correct. Jiselle said with a sly smile.

"The monster wave is about to start."