CH 25

The match against Alana attracted an extraordinary amount of attention compared to previous matches…….Hearing that the strongest gladiator was fighting, a large number of fans rushed to the Coliseum.

“That’s one hell of a crowd.”

Jean commented as he looked at the crowd overflowing outside the coliseum instead of entering it.

“I don’t care how many people are watching, I’m going to fight as hard as I can.”

“The odds on this fight are going to be crazy. 67/1.1 is unheard of.”

“I don’t think anybody’s betting on me.”

“No, there’s one guy here.”

“What, are you betting on me again, Jean?”

“Jean’s not the only one. Farma And I bet on Yuta, too.”

“…..I have to win in order to make the three of you money.”

“Hmm, I only spent 100,000 this time, so I won’t be upset if I lose. Go ahead and crush your balls as hard as you can!”

“No……if I lose, I’ll become Alana’s property.”

“Oh, that’s right…….Well, if you’re pretty, go ahead and win.”

“Good luck, Yuta!”

“Be careful……Yuta.”

Most of the audience will probably be rooting for Alana, but I have some reassuring friends here……Well, I guess I’ll go win……and make some money…….

Since it was a high-profile match, the entrance was more flamboyant than usual…..fanfare, and some kind of band playing……

“In today, or rather……the hottest match of the year, the strongest of the gladiators, Alana, has returned to this coliseum! The queen, who has been on the management side as a gladiator advisor for a long time, now faces a new challenger! Against her is Yuta, a rookie gladiator who’s been on a roll, winning a series of handicap matches! There’s a lot of talk about how long he can last against Alana! By the way, Alana’s longest match so far is 2 minutes and 32 seconds, can he beat that?”

Apparently, the topic of discussion is not about winning or losing, but about how long I can fight…….

The venue began to buzz with excitement…..anticipating Alana’s appearance……with a fanfare that was even louder than my own…… The bright red Magicraft……had a slim and lean form……and its weapons were small swords in both hands……I guess you could call them twin swords…….I’ve ever felt it in my gut…….She’s definitely the strongest opponent I’ve ever fought…….

“Boy, are you ready for this?”

“I’m not a boy. I’m Yuta.”

“That’s right, Yuta.”

The buzzer sounds to start the fight.

“The match begins!”

The moment I heard the sound of the buzzer a red Magicraft was already approaching me.

“It’s……fast!”

Alana attacked me quickly with both swords…….I hurriedly blocked them with my tonfa…….The tonfa and swords clashed with and sparks flew……

After five or so attacks, Alana moved to the right. I stepped back once I saw an opening. But when Alana saw this, she took a step forward and closed the distance between us again…….She also attacked me with her sword, just like before…….

I managed to block that attack with my tonfa. Damn……her attacks are so fast that I don’t have time to counter attack……I wonder if I can do something…..

“What’s the matter, Yuta? You’re not attacking me?”

I would if I could…….

But then I got an idea…….Alana’s Magicraft seems to specialize in speed…….Maybe it doesn’t have much power……If I could somehow bring it to a power comparison…… Alana attacked with both swords in rapid succession as if she were dancing…….Her quick and irregular movements made it impossible to find an opening……

Maybe I should just take a few hits and go for it. With that in mind, I forcefully stepped forward and tried to hit her as hard as he could with my tonfa…….Alana quickly avoided the attack and poked Arleo in the neck with her right sword……. Click! The sound of metal striking metal echoes, and Alana’s sword is bounced back……

“No way!”

Alana seemed to be surprised by this and stopped moving for a moment…….I spun the tonfa in my left hand and smashed Alana’s body. She twisted her body to avoid a direct hit……only to have the attack graze her body, making a strange crackling sound and shaving off part of the body……

“You’re doing……it, Yuta…….You’re the first person to ever hurt my Bercya……”

“Not just hurt……I’ll defeat you.”

“You’re funny……try it……and if you can do it, I’m yours…….”

The audience cheered loudly…….I looked at the electronic board and saw that the time had passed three minutes…….