The man and I faced off each other.
The road we were fighting on was only wide enough for two carriages to pass, making it difficult to make any significant movements.
Furthermore, like Shinobu, I cannot use big magic. If I use wind magic, I will destroy buildings, and if I use fire, I will burn everything. Even water magic and earth magic would cause damage to buildings. More importantly, using bear magic would be on the level of disaster.
Then the fight would be centered mostly on blade clashes and weakened magic.
If possible, I would like to fight freely in a larger place.
The man made his move, and when he closed the gap, the man swung his katana.
I parried it with my Swaying Bear knife.
I can see it.
Thanks to the bear gear, I can see the man’s movements clearly. Right, left, backslash, and upthrust. Then he pulled his katana back, and another thrust came.
I blocked all the attacks and dodged the last thrust as if I was spinning. Then I spun my body and did a spinning kick.
If this hits you, you’ll be blown away.
But the man stepped back a little and dodged my kick.
It was a girl’s kick, you know! You should have at least caught it! Although, if you had, I would have blown your guard off.
[Still, you’re so fast for someone wearing such a hard-to-move outfit.] Jubei
[It’s not good to blame your opponent for your slow movements, you know.] Yuna
[In that case. Can you avoid this, then?] Jubei
The man lowered his hips and made a thrusting stance.
It’s the three-step thrust.
I prepared myself.
The man stepped in. At the same time when the man moved, I made an earth wall in between us.
But the man broke through the wall and came at me.
I had expected this, but I guess the wall I built on the spur of the moment wasn’t enough. I parried the man’s katana with my Swaying Bear knife in the same manner as before. By flicking it wide, I made him lose his balance and prevented him from striking the third thrust.
But the man forced his katana back and with a powerful step, he thrust again.
I punched the side of his katana with the white bear puppet in my left hand.
The sword flew out of the man’s hand as if he hadn’t expected it. That’s when an opportunity arises. I punched the man, who’s now defenseless, with a black bear punch.
All right, got him!
I thought so, but it was blocked.
The man held his arms out in front of him, blocking my bear punch.
The man got sent flying backwards a few meters, but he’s still standing on the ground.
I can’t believe he can defend himself at that moment, his reflexes are so fast.
[I didn’t expect a girl dressed as a bear to take it easy on me.] Jubei
[I’m taking it easy, you say?] Yuna
I didn’t mean to go easy on you, though.
[You just hit me with a black glove, even though you have a knife. That’s called holding back, you know.] Jubei
Certainly, the black bear puppet has a Swaying Bear knife in its mouth. But I used the bear puppet to hit him. I could have stabbed him with my knife if I wanted to, but that would have been a fatal blow.
[I promised Shinobu I’d beat you to a pulp without killing you.] Yuna
The goal is to defeat him, not to kill.
[So I’m not going easy on you.] Yuna
[Fufu] Jubei
The man chuckled.
[I’d still call it holding back. But even if you attacked me with a knife, I will be able to defend myself with my mithril gauntlet, just like that girl over there.] Jubei
Mithril Gauntlet?
Even Shinobu has it. You must be a wealthy person to afford Mithril armor and yet… I want to tell Toya about it.
[So, there’s no need to go easy on me.] Jubei
But mithril knives and mithril gauntlets.
It may not be the strongest spike and the strongest handguard in the world, but which one is stronger?
I guess it all comes down to the skill of the user.
[Also, I’m going to make it impossible for you to take it easy on me.] Jubei
The man picked up his katana that was lying a short distance away, and he also touched his Wakizashi( 脇差 ).
Dual-wielding?