Before I could give the signal, Mince’s sharp fist suddenly went toward brother in law’s nose.
He’s hit! Or so I thought….brother in law’s body moved back like a magic trick at the same distance as the fist range.
Mince stepped in again, this time, with a hook to the side of the head.
However, it didn’t even touch brother-in-law who had moved back as far as he needed.
「Let’s go」
After saying that, brother-in-law steps into Mince’s range and jabs her to the chin with his left fist.
They exchanged punches over and over again but neither of them landed a single punch.
The crowd and I watched the high-level battle with open mouths.
「Like that? I see. So that’s how it is. So, if we can only attack with fist, I can just avoid it with my upper body.」
However, as soon as brother-in-law muttered something like that, the match began to change dramatically.
The distance between the two of them became extremely close.
He learned to swerve to dodge his opponent’s punches and he began to handle Mince’s punches at a very close range.
He would guard precisely against body punches and evade punches to the face at a distance of one finger.
I guess there are really people who can do anything in an instant.
「That’s about right」
Saying so, brother-in-law slips back, avoiding Mince’s attack with ease.
「Mince! It’s over!」
Mince, who had been charging full of fighting spirit, stopped chasing brother-in-law after I said that and took a step back.
As expected of the leader of the adventurer’s group. Even though she was moving violently, she’s only slightly out of breath.
If it were me, I would lose all my energy.
「Oi」
「Yes yes」
I untied and removed brother in law’s gloves, which are tied in a knot. He removed his head gear too.
Beads of sweat run down from his golden hair but he himself is not out of breath at all.
A physical monster.
「You are Mince, right?」
「Yes! Your excellency!」
「You have pretty good moves. Were you a former soldier?」
「Yes, I am!」
「Your military martial arts are by the book so it was easy to avoid. Aside from military men like me, no one else could beat you.」
「Ah, no, there’s……someone stronger……」
I don’t remember his name but Mince was defeated by some bearded guy.
Considering that Mince is at a level where even brother-in-law praises her, how strong was that old guy……?
「Is that so? I guess the countryside shouldn’t be underestimated.」
In contrast to his fresh smile, Mince seemed to be in a foul mood, perhaps remembering the humiliation she suffered from the boxing tournament.
Sorry Ganat. Today’s Mince might burn you out……
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After all that had happened, the baseball field, where brother-in-law and I were heading had become much more crowded than it had been when he had been here before.
Young and old, men and women, all came to the stadium, holding betting tickets and making a big fuss.
Of course, everyone’s noisy but no one’s yelling. Even the drunks were watching the game with good manners.
We’re in the middle of the noble league so the commoners can’t afford to yell loudly.
「There are a lot more people here. I don’t think it was this bad last time I was here.」
Brother-in-law said curiously as he sucked the government issued cigarette he had gotten from a concession stand in a VIP seat with sunshade.
「We are right in the middle of the noble league and the whole city is getting excited about it.」
「Noble league, is it? Well, you are free to do whatever you want in your spare time……wait, could it be that my little sister is taking part too?」
「She is.」
