90. Top Secret and Thousand Blade Academy [7] – part 1
At the sa ti as the signal to start the match , I placed the bamboo sword in front of my navel and assud Seigan no Kamae.
On the other hand, Jean-san assud the exact sa stance.
Jean Bael.
He is a tall swordsman donning the uniform of Thousand Blade Academy.
He is probably 180 centiters tall.
Short black hair.
Well-featured face
Perhaps he had bad eyesight as he was wearing silver-rimd glasses.
(The『Head』 of the Swordsmanship Club huh…)
To be honest, I was quite interested in what kind of sword he’ll display.
「…Allen Rodore. I heard from the vice-head, Silty, that you refused our recruitnt to join the swordsmanship club.」
「Err, yes, well…」
Silty Rosette, a second-year female swordsman who serves as vice-head of the swordsmanship club.
Her forte was the『defensive sword』called Circle style.
(But, can that really be called “recruitnt”?)
I once had a mock battle with Silty-san during the new sester in May.
(If I rember correctly, I was observing the swordsmanship club’s activities with Ria and Rose.)
When Silty-san suddenly blocked the entrance of the gymnasium and I was forced to accept a mock battle.
(That’s more of confinent than an invitation.)
As I was thinking back to those old days, Jean-san continued on.
「We were refused once, but… I still want you to join the swordsmanship club by all ans.」
「Eh?」
As my eyes widened at the sudden invitation, he began to explain the current state of the swordsmanship club.
「Unfortunately, the swordsmanship club is now on a decline. The promising first-year swordsn that I found and raised up painstakingly, were snatched from .」
Jean-san said, gritting his teeth and clenching his fist hard.
「That’s terrible…」
The budget for club activities is determined by the『Club Budget War』.
Large clubs, such as the swordsmanship club, are greatly limited in their activities if they don’t procure a budget there.
Therefore, the situation in which promising first-year students were snatched away can be said to be a crisis that shakes the survival of the club.
「But, just who would do that?」
「The Witch of the Century – Student Council President Sie Arcstria!」
「T-The president?」
She would never… No, she actually might.
(…Yeah. She would do it without any hesitation.)
The poker ga crossed my mind.
The president used a『gimmick card』with a gentle smile on her face.
Even as innocent as she looks, she’s a little wicked.
「Student Council Secretary Lilim Tsuorine and Accountant Ferris Magdalot – Those talented two are both forr swordsmanship club mbers.」
Jean-san said with distant eyes.
「I see…」
It’s the first ti I’ve heard of it.
「Aa, they were supposed to be the backbone of the swordsmanship club in the future. I don’t know what kind of underhanded thod she used, but that hateful Sie Arcstria snatched them away from .」
「I-I see…」
Now that I think about it, I rember the president saying, I scouted them both.
「And this year, it’s you.」Jean-san pointed his finger at .
(Certainly I joined the student council, but…)
I didn’t intend to join the swordsmanship club in the first place, so this can’t be called “snatched away”.
Then,
「Let be clear. You’re going in the wrong direction!」he affird in a strong tone.
「Umm… the wrong direction?」
「Aa. I investigated a little about you, Allen Rodore. A man who prefers blood and violence together with his daily three als. The founder of a suspicious religious group called the practice-swing club. A mass of desire which is a sucker for money. To be honest, it was full of good-for-nothing information.」
Jean-san shook his head quietly.
「A-Ahaha… Certainly, it sounds a bit absurd.」
I never thought it would be this bad.
Perhaps I would need to deal with this after all.
「But now that we’re standing face to face, I can see that you were originally an honest swordsman with a very beautiful heart.」
「Eh, uh… Thank you.」
I thanked him for the ti being, not knowing what else to say.
「That beautiful Seigan no Kamae which seems to have jumped straight out of the textbook, those eyes which secure a wide view of the entire battlefield, and that standing posture which keeps the center of gravity firm. None of them are sothing you can master overnight. I’m sure you’ve spent a lot of ti on swordsmanship.」
I’ve poured more than a billion years into it, I whispered so in my heart.
「But your beautiful sword that was born of such tireless effort, is being soiled by the Witch of the Century!」
…I clearly understood that Jean-san was hostile towards the president.
「I’ll beat you twisted guts back into shape for you!」
The next mont,
「-KIEEEEEEEEEEEE!」
He ran straight at with a vigorous war cry.
「Consecutive Fang Style – Ten Consecutive Blades!」
Consecutive attacks aid precisely at my vitals – neck, torso, abdon – drew closer.
「……」
As I side-stepped the slashes with minimal movents, I was reminded of my previous battle with Idol-san.
(Jean-san’s sword is by no ans slow. On the contrary, it was so fast that you can even say, As expected of the head of the Swordsmanship Club.)
But compared to that『Prodigy』Idol-san… It was a little lacking.
「Kuh, not bad!」
I side-stepped all ten consecutive attacks and replied with a counterattack.
「Eighth Sword – Yatagarasu!」
One sharp swing branched into eight slashes.
「Fast?! Ga, ha!」
The eight slashes assaulted Jean-san’s whole body fiercely.
「「「……」」」
The audience, who had been excited up until a while ago, dropped dead silent.
「J-Jean Bael unable to continue! Winner, Allen Rodore! …That was simply overwhelming! Even though he is still a first-year, the sight of him easily defeating a third-year is fear instilling!」
As I was about to get off the special stage after succeeding in “Dojo Yaburi”,
「Not yet…」
Jean-san grabbed the hem of my pants.
「T-The real Thousand Blade Festival… is still to co.」
He said, and lost consciousness.
(The『Real Thousand Blade Festival』?)
What does that an?
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