Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
Tournament - Final [5]

Seventh match.Hakurou vs. Damrada.

This one I'm interested in. As expected of Veldora interference. I really couldn't see the results for most of the games today. I predict that Hakurou will win, but will it really end that way? And that's how it started.

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Fumu's. Sighing, Damrada started a light warm-up. It had been a long time since the last time he had a fight where he had to try his hardest. Advancing towards the center of the arena, he stood facing Hakurou. Without hurry, calm down. A man who only cares about money – Damrada. So the association talked about him. In reality, he thought that it was only natural for others to think that he only cared about money. He is the type of person who will not hesitate to make money. He is fine with deception and betrayal as a means. After all, a deceived person is guilty; only someone who is suicidal will act without bail. To Damrada, those he would betray were just disposable pawns of — lesser life forms he didn't care about. Creatures who have absolutely no value are those who cannot even predict that they will be betrayed. So he never cared what kind of fate awaited the people he had betrayed. That's why people say Damrada always returns the booty of the dead. But there is a reason why Damarada is fixated on money. Expanding the organization requires a lot of money – You have to root yourself in various places in different countries all of which cost money. That is why Damrada uses various ways to earn money. Everything is for their great master, the true ruler of Cerberus – Kagurazaka Yuuki! The world of “above” will be dominated by the Freedom Association. The underground will be taken over by the group Damrada – Cerberus. Thus establishing full dominance. They also managed to damage the Eastern Empire, with “Kenan” and “Nyonya” Cerberus bosses stationed there. They had supplied weapons and hence gained their trust. And at the right time, Damrada will be replaced with “Nyonya”. Gaining dominance over mankind was only a matter of time and they had long worked to incite the Church of Western Saints to eliminate monsters. Only the Holy Kingdom of Ruberion, for some reason without knowledge, forbade intervention. However, surely it was in line with their master teacher's expectations; all Damrada had to do was follow. This time, he received a strange order. Although perhaps the strange thing was this country before him. Damrada was ordered to gain the trust of Demon Lord Rimuru and was recognized as a trading partner. He was informed of this Demon King's preference, and his plan went smoothly with Damrada successfully infiltrating. Of course, the information needed to get to this point was all manipulated by Kagurazaka Yuuki. Even as he admired the abilities of his master, he was also confident of appearing as a merchant. After all, this country smelled of money ever since he entered. So no matter what he would trade; there was money to be made here. For Damrada, this was a much more interesting job than trading with the Eastern Empire, so he could not fail. Therefore, (Maybe all out will be fun). So, he took a reasonable attitude. And so the match began.

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In the middle, standing staring at each other sharply at Hakuro and Damrada. Both of them were showing off the aura of a master, but Hakuro was a Holy Sword. I thought, without weapons, Damrada would be harmed, but I think we'll see. When the match started Damrada immediately closed the distance. He started not a single moment too quickly, but moving at a pace that even an experienced veteran would find difficult to dodge. Just because my mind is accelerated, I can see it. Hakurou, however, casually retreated and swung his sword? For a second there, I thought the sword had cut off Damrada's leg, but. Kiin! A high-pitched voice rang out, and Damrada's feet had fended off Hakuro's sword. Although I think Damrada only likes loose clothing, it seems that he is wearing armor behind it. So he was not a fool who would fight him with his bare hands. Yeah, I got it. Each Damrada kick produces a vacuum sword that leads to Hakuro, who, of course, intercepts him calmly. Returning his sword to its sheath, he began a series of special attacks using blinking steps. Using ＜ Blink Step ＞ Hakuro can move 5 meters in any direction in an instant and immediately dispose of his enemy. Absolutely amazing skills – Mist Sword (Kasumi-left). However, even though he should not be able to see it, Damrada had received Hakuro's sword without fail. Although each strike should have been able to easily cut off his arm, Damrada remained unharmed. He may have covered his hands as well. But to be able to block Hakuro's sword, he had a truly beautiful equipment. Surely it was at least on par with the Templars spirit protectors. Currently, we are introducing spirit armor to our market. It seems to be a relic of an ancient civilization that required a lot of magic energy to create it, but it tends to surpass the performance of modern works. If you throw everything in class, you will get: Class of Gods, Legends, Unique, Rare, Special, and Normal. Spirit armor, even those sold in the general market, had at least unique qualities. Hinata's spirit armor was a legendary class. But if his was legendary, did the god class really exist? Apparently, Veldora had seen it before. For example, the hero who sealed Veldora deigned to become one. Seriously ?! I thought, but considering that Veldora said so, I have no reason to doubt it. According to him, when a large amount of energy accumulated in an armor, it could evolve. Now that I think about it, isn't Karion's equipment also legendary grade? Kurobee seemed to be very interested in him. Currently, Kurobee could mostly make unique equipment. But if we use the best materials, I think we can really reach Legendary class. When this event is over, I will ask him to complete my sword (katana). I mean, demon steel may have consumed my energy for quite a long time. But besides, Hakuro’s Blade is one of Kurobee's previous works and has rare qualities. But, in the hands of a sword saint, the ranking of the equipment did not really matter. Although it was unique, it would probably cut through the armor. So in order to fend off all those attacks, “touki” Damrada had to cancel the physical attack or he had very good equipment. Or both. Well, I guess I'll have to assess that to find out. Result: I could only see that the black clothes he was wearing were a unique class. To interfere with appraisal skill.the equipment is really great. But, what a pity! I have the name of a reliable friend Raphael.

“Lavatan. Individual: Damrada has “touki” that is too high. Moreover, I have identified at least 17 pieces of equipment. Each Unique Class.》

What he said. How rich Damrada is! Had enough money to buy better equipment than the Templars. A scary guy. The thing about spirit armor, was to live as a single entity. It was spread out and repaired using one's magical energy. So it is possible to directly replace the equipment used. It is amazing the power of money. This got me thinking, and when I saw Kurobee, he seemed to want to say something. We nodded at each other. We have the next goal in mind. Plenty of armor and weapons to pull. And even if we fail, we still use the dungeon money-making machine. Oh, this is fun!

Well, I've been tangent. No problem (it's important to me!)… I think it's disrespectful for Hakurou and Kurobee. Regardless of the quality of the equipment, the fact that Hakurou had been suppressed so far only proved how great the Damrada master was. Perhaps a set of invisible nail blades adorned Damrada's hands or something, as a bunch of vacuum blades suddenly attacked Hakuro. And of course it is hard to avoid what you cannot see. But, Hakurou lightly stepped aside what would be a fatal wound. As expected. Hakuro sends a Dimensional Decapitation attack to Damrada, which blocks it by distorting space. Here, the climax of the battle. If Hakuro is a sword saint, then Damrada is a fist saint. Frankly, both were much stronger than the Templars. Even compared with Arnaud – sorry Arnaud – Damrada more powerful. And it has nothing to do with the equipment; their expertise is in a different dimension. There is no point in using equipment that you cannot fully use; Damrada makes full use of his. That means Damrada isn't just a rookie leech. By the way, I don't believe humans can fight this well. And they have exceeded the 30 minutes given. Frankly, none of us fought Hakuro for 30 minutes in an all-out fight. Considering Hakuro has a unique skill 『Martial Artist』, Damrada must do it also has a kind of unique skill. But since he didn't show it, I can't analyze it. Could it be an internal skill? It would be strange for him to fight with just pure skill. Or could it be the effect of his unique equipment? Too bad I didn't fight it; I couldn't gather much information this way. But, even if Damrada is a true teacher, humanity has its limits. Even if he was supported with some items, the fight all along must have taken its toll. It was incredible that he was able to defend against Hakuro for 30 minutes in a row. In the end, Damrada was off guard for a moment, and Hakuro had already pressed his sword against his neck. What an incredible battle. Veldora was so impressed that she stood up while nodding. It seemed like he was interested in human martial arts. He'll bother me about it later, but it's a story for another day.

Thus, the 7th match ended in a Hakurou victory. But, I can see Damrada working hard. I guess I'll recognize him as a trading partner. Well, I'm not the kind of fool who would trust someone from the underworld, but I'll take advantage of it. He has fought well, and I don't limit bids only if he wins. But, trading? What should I ask him to do, what can I trade with him? I have to think about it. As long as I think about this, the next match will start soon.

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Match 8, Shion vs. Gerudos

“Start!”

On Souka's orders, Shion calmly pulled her oodachi and took a middle position that led to her eyes. His face was calm, his emotions were calm. In fact, he released an imposing aura reminiscent of Hakuro. It was a beautiful position as if he had become one with his own sword. Seeing his figure, Gerudo armed himself with the Castle Crusher hammer in his right hand, and the enormous Castle Shield in his left. In accordance with his position as the center of our defense, his entire body was clad in armor “Hebiyama”, and with his unique skill 『Guardian』 will prove difficult to claw him. Shion turned him raising his sword on it, to swing it down with incredible speed. As if possessed by Hakuro himself, his movements flowed smoothly without a single moment wasted. “Ap .. Serious ?!” I thought, looking at him. And not only I – Benimaru and Souei, too, looked at him with wonder on their faces. That Shion, although her speech and behavior are still a bit haphazard and she is prone to radical decisions, she has become rather sensitive lately. Right, after he made peace with the Templars. I thought I felt as if a burden was lifted from him, but maybe he really experienced some kind of change as a result. He was no longer arrogant or underestimating humans. In fact, even when he said something stupid, instead of coming from his heart, it was like a joke. Just like Benimaru, he was no longer raging and had reached a state of calmness. Shion has grown; perhaps she has become more accepting. The current Shion did not rely on fighting with raw strength alone, but as Hakuro taught, he showed a wonderful devotion to swordsmanship. In other words, actual skills have been added to its capricious nature. Result from…

Shion lowered his odachi sending a shockwave to Gerudo. Of course, something of this level only creates a smokescreen. But Shion did not waste the opportunity and smoothly slashed again. Gerudo stopped his slash with his shield, but the great odachi, with incredible power behind him, destroyed it. “Cannot be!” Benimaru. Of course, I totally understand. Even Souei looked surprised. There was nothing trivial about this: Shion's skill had improved greatly. Current attack brings 『Cook』 effect. The effect is to change 『Slash has been stopped by Shield』 to 『The Shield can not stop the slash, it is possible to cut it like butter 』. However, Gerudo's 『Guardian』 skill interfered. Although it was disturbing, his shield was still shattered. In other words, his mind went beyond his mind. It means this is his victory.

In the end, as I expected, a fierce 30-minute fight resulted in Shion's victory. Gerudo really struggled with all his might, showing us his determination; but not once did he touch Shion. His equipment was destroyed, Gerudo announced his defeat, ending the match. Shion's growth is truly amazing.

I'm sure it will be a tight fight, but Shion really dominated in round eight. Considering how amazing his growth was in this short period of time, I guess I should praise him for it. Thus, the second day had ended, and 8 names were left.

Day three, though,

Round 9: Benimaru vs. Soueis

Round 10: Gobuta vs. Gaping

Round of 11: Beretta vs. Diablo

Chapter 12: Hakuro vs. Shion

What the hell is going on. And at this point, I can't predict the end. They all fit together, everything is beautiful in its own way. So how's this gonna end? Will we have an unexpected winner, Gobuta? .. Well, I can't wait to see how it all ends!