Chapter 21

Chapter 21 Gutsy Nobusada

This place is the street in front of Solomon Pavilion.

And I'm facing off against a thug-looking adventurer at that street full of pedestrian traffic. My opponent is obviously stronger than me. However, I do not regret provoking him. I'm not shitty enough to abandon an animal girl.

The surrounding onlookers have gathered around us.

--Now, get it on! Which one you're betting on? One minute is the most popular odd right now!! The next one is three minutes, and a draw is the losing bet!

Oy yo, don't use this to gamble you guys. Moreover, even a draw is against all odd huh.

"Are you ready shitty brat. I'll execute ya, kuhaha. I'll turn you into a human sandbag."

Uwaah, what bad taste. He's licking his lips eww.

Let's change my First Class back to Fighter. To even the odd even a little.

This Gian guy party members have positioned themselves in all directions around me to prevent me from escaping.

By the way, I don't have the Iron Ant breastplate on me right now. I unequipped it since I was having a meal. Just great eh. Fortunately, I've got the gauntlet and leggings on, so it's not the end of the world.

Since my mana has fully recovered, I put a thin but sturdy co*do*-san-like Mana Clad coating on my body.

Come to think of it, feels like my mana recovers very fast, wonder how it is with other people.

Oops, now's not the time to be lost in thought. Gotta focus on his movements.

"What're ya daydreamin' about. Are ya done sayin' goodbye to yer' life. Come on oraaa."

He unleashed a straight punch from his right in a karate-like stance. Oh crap, he's fast!?

I'd like to evade it if I could, but I won't make it. I try to block it somehow with my gauntlet.

BOOOM

Ouchhhh. The vibrations shook my whole body even though the gauntlet blocked the attack.

So this is the fist of a pro.

"Ora oraa, I ain't done yeeet. Ya got no time to coweeeer."

Gian came attacking with right, left, right combination of onslaught.

I evaded the first one, guarded the second one and got hit in the face by the third one.

I reflexively bent my head back and almost fainted there.

And then the pain assailed me after a slight time gap. My left cheek is stinging with dull pain.

Dammit, I can't read his movements at all. They're like a mix of karate and boxing. I don't know much about martial arts in the first place, I can't think up of any way to deal with it.

For now, I'll solidify my guard and observe the opponent's moves.

"Kuhahaha, what's wrong. Where'd yer bravado earlier go. Yer' huddling yourself like a turtleee."

Pain runs from my gauntlet. How is this guy even fine hitting gauntlets this much anyway?

I measure my opponent's tempo while thinking about that and looking for a chance to counter.

"Oraaa, it's bedtime for yaaaa!"

When Nobusada's hand finally fell limply, Gian made a huge swing.

The straight right hit Nobusada in the face again.

And right at that time, both of Nobusada's hands caught the hand that reached to his face.

"W-whaaat!?"

And then he stepped in toward his opponent's chest and sprung up.

Gian's view revolved. From the onlooker's perspective, he's drawing a circle in the air.

And then he hit the ground with a BAAAAM sound. Next, Nobusada hurled his body on him.

"GAHAA!"

Gian fainted in agony after losing air from his lungs.

The

peanut gallery around cheered for the surprising development.

It has been five minutes since the start of the fight and the only bet left is a draw.

People who bet on his lost also watched the match. After all, it was a D rank Vs an F rank. Nobody thought he would persevered this far.

Thank you buddy. I never thought that the Judo Vertical Play we played around during gym class would come in handy.

Nobusada stood up while wiping the blood around his mouth with his sleeve and took some distance away.

Gian slowly stood up.

His veins are popping so hard in anger you can visually check it.

"killkiLLKILLKILL"

Whoops, did I just add fuel to the fire.