Suzuki approached Jilfried who was trembling with the wooden sword in his hand. And then,

"Pritis\' 48 Gestures--First Gesture, \'Upward Glace\'!"

Looking up as if peering from below. Suzuki spoke to Jilfried while staring at him with large, moist eyes.

"Please~ be gentle, with me... Would you~?!"

"Gnuh...!"

Jilfried roared and began to tremble more violently. Nephira, who was watching this series of Suzuki\'s actions, was also shaken.

(How, how cute!! And what a lovely thing to see! I feel like wanting to forget about the battle and just want to hug him!)

If it had been her facing Suzuki instead of Jilfried, she would have thrown away her wooden sword and hugged Suzuki. Then she might have kissed him just like that.

But Jilfried was different.

"Uh, uohhhhh!!"

Jilfried raised his wooden sword above his head and roared to dispel his own tremors and the fluffy warm aura that filled the air around him.

"Suzuki! You sure are cute! I feel so uncomfortable that I\'m about to duel with you! I feel like I\'m in the depths of self-loathing! But!"

Jilfried then pointed the tip of his wooden sword at Suzuki.

"For a member of the Thunder-Lance Charge, rank is the most important thing! Second only to life!! I can\'t allow myself to lose!!"

(That\'s Jilfried for you! He\'s a first-rate skeleton soldier! But what is this "second only to life"? You\'re already dead, you know!?)

But aside from that, Nephira admired Jilfried\'s strong will, which blew away Suzuki\'s imminent cuteness. Jilfried, who had stopped shaking, held the wooden sword in his right arm at the uppermost position and his left arm, which was holding nothing, at the mid-level position.

"Secret technique! \'Skeleton Transformation\'!"  

As Jilfried shouted, the bone in his left arm made a cracking sound, and it became a long, thin rod.

"He--Hey!! His left arm is now like a wooden sword!!"

"Wait, is that allowed---!? Isn\'t that a violation of the rules---!?"

"It\'s his ability. It\'s not a violation. Besides, he knows they are not killing each other. As proof, the tip of his left arm isn\'t sharpened like a sword."

"But doesn\'t that mean Suzuki\'s at a disadvantage if his opponent\'s a dual-sword style fighter!!"

There was no mistake in Kiru\'s words. Jilfried was holding a wooden sword in his right arm, and his left arm, which had become like a sword, was crossed with it.

"Take this!! Skeleblade Style, \'Bone Disruption Piercing Thrust\'!!"

A wooden sword on his right and a bone sword on his left. He pointed both swords at Suzuki and delivered blindingly fast thrusts.

(Fast!)

Jilfried\'s sword technique struck with several thrusts in one second. Of course, Nephira\'s eyes can see it, but it would be impossible for an ordinary human to see through the stabs.

(S--Stop! Suzuki, is going to get hit!)

However, the very next instant, Nephira saw an unbelievable sight. Suzuki stood there, unperturbed, exposed to the high-speed thrusts that left afterimages.

"Not even a single hit? Are you telling me that Suzuki\'s dodging that barrage of attacks?"

"Tha--That\'s not it, Lady Nephira!! Suzuki hasn\'t moved a muscle!!"

"What the hell is going on...!?"

Nephira took another look at Suzuki. And then, she noticed. Not only was he not moving. The wooden sword he was holding was down on the floor.

"...Pritis\' 48 Gestures--Twentieth Gesture, \'No Defense\'!"

(WHAT, is that! It\'s not just an opening! How could he dodge high-speed thrusts from such a position...W--Wait! I see! I get it!)

That\'s right. Suzuki was completely defenseless. On the other hand, if Jilfried\'s Bone Disruption Piercing Thrusts were to strike in such a state, the bones of Suzuki, a human, would be shattered.

(In other words, Suzuki would be seriously wounded!! Seriously injure Suzuki!? Who in the world, could do such a deplorable thing!!?)

Meru asked Nephira in a loud voice.

"Lady Nephira---!! What in hell is that---!?"

"It\'s Suzuki\'s technique! At first glance, he looks defenseless! And yet, it is the perfect defense!"

An attack that doesn\'t hit. However, Jilfried\'s Bone Disruption Piercing Thrusts continued.

"UHOOOOOOO!!"

The speed of his hands increased rapidly as his spirit increased. Jilfried\'s sword technique, the Bone Disruption Piercing Thrust, exceeded human kinetic vision. However, both swords did not even graze Suzuki\'s skin.

Before long---

"It\'s impossible...!"

Jilfried dropped his wooden sword to the ground.

"Too cute... for real...!

With these words, Nephira understood completely. After all, Suzuki was not dodging. Jilfried himself had failed to hit Suzuki.

All the sword blows that left afterimages were stopped just short of hitting Suzuki or were swinging in the air a few centimeters away from his body.

"It is my loss..."

Jilfried went to the ground on his knees. It was clearly a signal of forfeiting the duel.

"Winner, Suzuki!!"

The cat-eared arbiter declared, and the surrounding demons were in an uproar. The cheers and jeers soon turned into compliments for Suzuki.

"That was awesome, Suzuki!!"

"From a Stone-rank soldier, you\'ve suddenly become a Bronze-rank soldier!!"

"When the hell did you become so powerful?!"

Smiling at the goblin soldiers who were also part of his group, Suzuki slowly walked over to Nephira.