Chapter 95 – Episode 94. “Of Course I Win.” (2)
【What did I say? I told you several times that you shouldn’t treat me that well, that you’re climbing. Why don’t you listen to people?]
This is why my older sister and younger brother can’t get along. Astrid thought. To be honest, if Variant was bigger than Ashley, he would be taller, not smaller. Even such a variant was Astrid, who was defeated with physical strength, in hand-to-hand combat. What about Astrid?
My older sister took a year off, and he trained again during that time, so he wouldn’t be crushed like before?
【It’s ridiculous, really. It’s ridiculous.]
‘It’s been a while since we’ve had such a consensus. That’s what I thought too.’
“Did I say something I couldn’t do? You didn’t say anything wrong, did you?”
Ashley looked at Astrid staring at him and scratched his head. No, isn’t it? Even so, my sister was bedridden for a month after being injured, and after waking up, she did not go to the battlefield for six months.
Ashley thought that even if she had the blessings of the stars, she could not be the same as her sister who hadn’t trained at all.
“Huh.”
The battle of nerves between the siblings was interrupted by Bai Zeke’s clearing of his throat sneaking in from beside her. Astrid and Ashley’s gazes turned to Baizik, who intervened, perhaps in an attempt to stop the battle before it escalated further.
“Well, Astrid doesn’t seem to think so, does it?”
“Of course not. The white leopard of the snowfield is not a nickname given for nothing.”
“If you think about it that way, I also have tinnitus, sister.”
Ashley laughed. She honestly said that she expected to lose too, but I couldn’t understand where this confidence came from.
“That’s right. With the two heavy knights raising their flags like this, the atmosphere inside the carriage must be foul.”
From Baizeek’s point of view, he could have said that. Still, since the two young juniors were boosting each other’s momentum in front of the great aristocrat Bai Ziq, it seemed like he could catch any number of flaws if Bai Ziq found it.
“… Excuse me.”
“Sorry.”
“No, no.”
When Astrid and Ashley finally realized that they were rude and apologized, Bai Zeke shook his hand. Baizik, who said that as if nothing was wrong, smiled lightly.
“Then, how about a little entertainment?”
“Yes?”
At the sudden and unexpected remark, Astrid and Ashley looked at Baizik, wondering what this was about. Bai Zeke shrugged his shoulders while receiving his brother and sister’s gaze.
“Isn’t it just plain? Stop the wagon for a while and fight here. Even this old man wants to see the next generation of warriors fight.”
Do not fight with words about who is stronger or something like that, but fight in person.
Then you will know
To sum it up, that’s it.
Astrid and Ashley faced each other.
“That’s a good idea, old man.”
“I agree with you, old man.”
Agreement is over
The carriages of the attendants in front stopped, and one by one the carriages began to stop. In the middle, the carriages with Baizik, Astrid, and Ashley also stopped, followed by the carriages following them.
The carriage door opened and Astrid got out first, followed by Ashley. Finally, Baizik got down.
“If you are a true warrior, there is no need to fight with your mouth. Let me show you the match. I wonder if it would be nice to show the dignity of the two heavy and long-term knights to the budding warriors here.”
The plate has already been opened. And that plate was not something that Astrid or Ashley would refuse.
“Sister, I am not the old me.”
“So?”
The two attendants struggled and brought Astrid’s greatsword. Astrid took the greatsword with one hand and swung it leisurely.
Every time the blade of the greatsword sliced through the air, a hum and a slicing sound could be heard. Astrid’s surprised gaze at the fact that he lifted it with one hand was momentary, while holding it with the other hand and swinging it around, his body balance was not shaken at all.
Ashley’s Warhammer was also carried in front of Astrid. Rather than pick up the warhammer with both hands and wield it, Ashley set the hammerhead down on the ground and let go of his hands.
【Are you okay?】
‘No problem. Please keep an eye on it. A real fight.’
Under the pretext of educating her sister, the real Astrid was now at the forefront. Beyond consciousness, the fake Astrid looked out of her gaze at Ashley, hoping that he would be less hurt.
“Brother, it seems that your liver has grown a lot because you have been beaten less by this older sister. Don’t worry too much, I’ll get it back to normal.”
At Astrid’s words, Ashley laughed out loud.
“When was your sister ever merciful? I’ve grown to the point where my sister doesn’t have to look after me, so don’t worry too much.”
“If that’s the case, I’m glad.”
“Now, are you both ready?”
With Astrid and Ashley in the middle, the crowd was already standing in a circle at a distance. It was a wide open field and an open plain, so it was a perfect place for a fight, and in the middle of it, Astrid and Ashley stood facing each other with a distance of about ten steps.
“You can start anytime.”
“I have no problem either.”
Astrid plunged his greatsword into the ground. Even after driving that heavy greatsword into the ground with one hand, it stuck for a long time and did not move.
“Sister, what are you doing?”
“Shouldn’t there be restrictions like this in dealing with you, brother. I won’t fight you with my bare hands.”
Astrid clenched his fists, and there was a knock. He took a slow, deep breath, putting his left foot forward and his right foot back. With his feet shoulder-width apart and slightly bent knees, Astrid lowered his torso slightly to lower his overall balance.
“Here, come anytime. Little brother.”
“Would you regret it?”
Seeing this, Ashley’s pride was slightly hurt. It is true that Astrid is strong, but Ashley is not only weak. And the combat experience accumulated while slaughtering numerous barbarians is also a great achievement.
“At least it’s not someone you’ll look at so lightly!”
After saying that, Ashley kicked him into the ground. There is a false rumor that the speed is slow just because the body is large, but it is just a person who has gained weight, and those who trained their whole body with muscles like Ashley were fierce.
In an instant, Ashley’s Warhammer, which dug into Astrid’s close quarters, flew up from the bottom as if scraping it up. Even the hammer head is a lump of iron itself, so there are hundreds of barbarians and monsters with broken bones.
Astrid easily dodged the hammer head and took a step back. The warhammer’s pommel, which wanted to soar high into the air, was instead thrust at Astrid like a spear, and Astrid pushed the hammer handle away with the back of her hand and twisted the trajectory.
“It’s slow.”
Astrid’s left hook pierced Ashley’s side. Exactly, he was about to stab. As if he had predicted Astrid’s behavior, Ashley dug in clockwise and hit Astrid’s temple with his elbow, which was loaded with the rotational force.
It should sound like a pop, but this time Astrid was lowering her stance. If I had hit Ashley’s elbow, my brain would have shook as it was, but if I couldn’t hit it, it would be meaningless. Astrid, who lowered her stance by bending her upper body, smiled.
“Oh.”
Ashley hurriedly backed away with a sound of air escaping. As soon as he backed away, Astrid’s uppercut passed in front of Ashley’s eyes, narrowly by a single strand of his hair.
“You are fast, sister.”
“Okay. Do you understand now?”
Ashley felt cold sweat running down his back. His body movements are still fast, and it is not an exaggeration to say that predicting how the opponent will turn out is a future vision. It seemed like he was reading how Ashley would move.
“Weapon, it’s okay to change.”
“Then I will not refuse.”
Ashley was originally a Weapon Master. He’s wearing Warhammer now, but he’s using any weapon. The weapon master, Ashley, was not tied to a specific weapon.
“Bring the gauntlets.”
A moment after saying that, a pair of gauntlets appeared in front of Ashley. A pair of gauntlets wrapped around his ironclad and lined with sharp spikes on the back of his hand, killing him just by looking at them. Astrid, who had been watching Ashley put on the gauntlet, lightly hopped in place with the sound of his footsteps.
“I am bored to death, brother.”
“It is done.”
As soon as he finished his words, Ashley rushed in. She seemed to disappear with a shush, but at some point, Ashley appeared in front of Astrid’s eyes and reached out with his left hand and grabbed Astrid’s collar. There is a sense of being caught in his hand. Ashley slammed Astrid in the face with his right hand.
“Kuh!?”
A pain swept over his left armpit. The wind made his hands lose strength, and his hand that had been gripping Astrid’s collar loosened. At the same time, I wanted to see something pure white in front of my eyes.
“How dare you try to touch my sister’s face.”
Astrid started digging into Ashley’s left arm before she knew it. The difference in weight didn’t mean anything. Ashley’s large body was lifted as it was, and eventually Ashley crashed to the ground with a heavy sound, and at the same time a cloud of dust rose.
Through the dust, I could see Astrid riding on top of Ashley. Astrid, her eyes wide open as if she were really angry, raised her fists as tightly as she could.
‘Danger… !’
Ashley lifted his leg and kicked Astrid in the back with his knee. When Astrid’s fist was thrust down, she deflected her in the face and Ashley slapped Astrid in the side.
“Chit. It’s been quite a while.”
When the gauntlet’s spike hits her side, even Astrid cannot escape her injuries. Astrid rolls to the side to spread the distance, while Ashley also jumps up from her seat.
But my back hurts. Back pain was also a danger sign. It may be impossible to win, but at least you shouldn’t lose unsightly. To do that, you shouldn’t drag the time.
Ashley seemed to take a deep breath, but she slammed Astrid again.
“I won’t see you anymore.”
Astrid lowered her body as much as she could and kicked her around as if sweeping the ground. Ashley, who was running into the wind, lost her balance, and Astrid, who took advantage of the gap, rushed at it.
“Now, it’s your turn.”
Astrid grabbed Ashley’s collar with one hand. There was a sound like the sound of the breast armor cracking and being torn apart.
But that’s not what’s important. When Astrid pulled her by the collar, Ashley’s upper body bent little by little as she couldn’t overcome the force. Not missing that, Astrid grabbed Ashley by the back of her head with her other hand and forcibly pulled her down further.
– Puck!
Astrid’s knee kick hit Ashley’s stomach. Not once, twice, three times, four times, five times…
Astrid’s knee kick didn’t stop until Ashley’s breast armor was completely bent. As Ashley’s fists began to lose strength, Astrid gathered both of his hands together, raised them up, and slashed Ashley’s back of the head.
– Kwak!
With the sound of a rock hitting him, Ashley’s eyes rolled and only the white of her body was left. Slowly, she knelt on the ground.
“… Why doesn’t this fall down?”
No matter how long Astrid waited, thinking that Ashley would collapse in the future, Ashley did not fall down there.
“… Not yet, not, not over… “
Ashley, who had been kneeling on his ground, slowly began to stand up. Astrid looked at Ashley and admired her heart. Man, he’s been strong I got better… Called.
But that’s all.
“No, it’s over.”
Astrid kicked Ashley in the side as hard as she could. With the sound of stones splitting, Ashley’s huge body flew away and crashed into it, and together with several attendants watching from there, it rolled around and smoked a cloud of dust again.
“Okay, the match is over. Let’s get this far.”
Baizik interrupted the confrontation thinking that Ashley would die if he continued. If this was enough, the game would have been won, and to be honest, it was unlikely that Ashley would end up with minor injuries.
“Astrid, you are very strong.”
“I took it easy without using a weapon.”
Astrid’s answer, which did not change the color of her face or shed a single drop of sweat, left Baizik feeling like she was breaking out in a cold sweat.
Leopold, do your best. Baijik muttered to himself.
