Episode 208
Episode 77. Kantai (2)
When we went outside, Priest Untai gave us a tent.
He was looking at Yuma with a triumphant expression on his face. Yuma hated that expression for nothing and punched him.
“Tea! Great Chief Kantai will kill you!”
Despite spouting harsh words, Untai ordered the other tribesmen to distribute wild boars and other food to Yuma’s barracks.
The confrontation between the chief and the intruder was not the first time on the island of Porapora. Each time, Kantai gave consideration to the intruder to challenge him in the best possible condition.
Of course, Kantai did not show such generosity to all intruders. It was a story only for people strong enough to admit it.
The natives seemed to be conscious of Ballinan even while they were throwing food.
In their eyes, Ballinan was the most evil and sinister creature in the world.
“Before the spirit king’s contractor dies!
Eat a lot! This is your last meal!”
Finally, after Untai said that, he turned around and left the group’s barracks.
On one side of the party’s barracks, wild boar meat and fruits were already piled up.
Among the food left behind by the natives was a leather sack full of drink, which gave off a strange scent.
Yuma took a sip out of curiosity. The poison didn’t work, so there was nothing to be afraid of. As soon as I drank it, I felt a slow recovery of energy.
It was a drink made by aging the juice of a rare fruit that could only be found near Porapora Island.
Yuma gulped down a drink from a leather sack and sat Igor in front of him.
“Aang! Yuma-sama!”
Igor made a whining noise as he approached Yuma closely, ready to rub his head against it. Of course, Yuma pushed him away lightly.
“Don’t come any closer to Igor.
before hitting. How the hell did you come here?”
“Well…
Igor’s explanation was simple. After one big wave passed, he managed to float holding on to the fragments of the ship, and he came to the vicinity of Pora Pora Island.
After that, they ran into their ship and asked for rescue in a hoarse voice, but when they grabbed the rope and climbed up, it was said that they beat it up and dragged it to the island.
That said, it was a story that it had been afloat for at least four days in the sea alone.
No, even I was lacking. For more than a week, Igor seemed to have been floating around the sea.
A normal person would have died from a drop in body temperature or from a shark attack. However, Igor was able to survive because he belonged to the exceptionally healthy side among sword masters.
“Anyway, I’m glad you’re alive.
Are you also unaware of the whereabouts of Lady Catherine and Cheryl?”
“Yes, Yuma. I’ve even seen Tulka bite and put it on the surface of the water…
“What about Tulka?”
“I don’t know too much about Tulka. After that, the big waves continued to hit.”
“i get it.”
“By the way, Yuma-sama.”
“huh.”
“Are you really going to fight Chief Kantai?”
“yes.”
Igor shook his hand exaggeratedly.
“oh my! No Yuma-sama!
That person, that animal, is really dangerous! I’d rather run away.”
“Hey, this is an island, where do you run away to? Didn’t you get saved by their newest ship too? Even if you steal a boat and run away, the chase will begin right away.”
If Yuma was alone, he would still be able to escape somehow, but it was impossible in a situation where he had to protect the lives of his comrades.
Why are the beaches lined with state-of-the-art ships when the heck they live in are so primitive?
Annoyance soared.
“While I was imprisoned here, I watched Chief Kantai transform a few times. Oh my god… He said he would show me something interesting and he turned a rock into powder by holding it in his hand! They don’t even use auras!”
“You said you did it with pure brute force?”
“yes! The big rock was completely crushed!”
“It makes sense…
Yuma said that before closing his mouth.
What else can I say that I can’t say? The gauntlet was summoned and disappeared before my eyes, and Kantai transformed.
In fact, Yuma hadn’t exactly figured out just how strong she was. I’m just vaguely guessing that it’s an enormous powerhouse.
It was because it was the first type of existence he had ever seen in his life.
‘Because they are descendants of Velkan… Hugo-sama said that Tulka was also a beast blessed by Velkan.’
Besides, it seems that he has something against the spirit king.
Right now, when the dawn breaks tomorrow, I have to fight a transcendent being, but information about him is too scarce.
Yuma turned to Barinan, who was sharing food with Cog.
“Ballinan. Is that great Spirit King still sleeping?”
“Yes. As soon as I arrived at Porapora Island, I was hiding my energy. It’s to the point where I wonder if the contractor is right for me.”
Either that arch-spirit king was afraid of Beast King Belkan, or he did something wrong to him. It was most likely one of these two.
However, nothing could be gained by thinking about the relationship between the two. This is because the secrets of the mythical beings are of no help in the immediate battle.
Yuma concentrated on swallowing his drink and chewing on the hind leg of the wild boar.
Since he was going to replenish his stamina, he had to draw the number of cases to see how the battle with Kantai would go tomorrow.
I even asked Igor if Kantai had any weaknesses, just in case he could help. Of course, Igor did not know.
Then there was only one.
It is to set the mindset for the decisive battle until tomorrow comes and decide the order of how to unfold the best seasons that one can unfold.
“You guys get enough sleep too.
It’s not going to happen, but if I think I’m going to lose, at least try to run away. somehow.”
snoring.
And it was morning.
Yuma was the first to open her eyes.
Ballinan and Cog Igor had just fallen asleep after not sleeping a wink all night.
Unlike Yuma, whose face was polished, all of them looked pale.
Yuma clicked his tongue and woke the party one by one.
When I pulled back the leather at the entrance to the barracks, the bright sunlight came in and stung my eyes.
Outside the barracks, Tantai and Untai were lined up with the tribesmen.
For the natives of Porapora Island, the ‘Chief’s duel’ was a ritual.
They guided Yuma and his group to the beach at the tip of Porapora Island, where ordinary tribesmen danced all the way.
“Oompahaaa.”
It was the funeral ceremony of the natives. They are already treating Yuma and the others as dead people.
“Welcome, Yuma Drake.”
Kantai sat upright on the beach and whistled. The morning sunlight broke and shone on her long black hair.
This time, she was wearing a very unique outfit made of vines, so it seemed that she was sitting down to be a model for a painter rather than someone who came to fight.
“Let’s get started right away.”
Yuma said while pulling out the Ascalon.
Some of the natives made Yuma’s party and the other natives back away, as if sending the arena spectators out of a safe distance.
By the time the fight started, Yuma and the others were so nervous that all their sighs were gone. They clenched their fists, cheering for Yuma in their hearts.
seok.
As Kantai stood up, gauntlets sprouted from her hands.
“It’s a weapon that your father made by pulling out your fingernails. To be killed by the fist of God will be the greatest honor of your life.”
“I’ve already broken God’s weapon once. Shut up and come in.”
“That’s a good posture to die.”
Fain!
The sand that Kantai was stepping on exploded in a fan shape as if an artillery shell had fallen.
In an instant, the distance between Kantai and Yuma narrowed, and Yuma’s vision darkened.
It was because of Kantai’s straight right fist.
Yuma narrowly lowered her head and thrust the Ascalon into her chest. And Kantai’s left gauntlet collided with Ascalon, causing a tremendous explosion.
Yuma’s body floated up, and Kantai didn’t miss it.
Kantai’s downward slash, falling sharply like a knife. Yuma grabbed Ascalon’s blade and took a defensive posture in the air as if holding a pole.
“Cuck!”
Kantai’s heel fell at a right angle and struck Ascalon’s blade. Yuma slammed his back on the sand and let out a short moan.
From the start, the back bone rang and the bone rattled.
Yuma rolled backwards and swung Ascalon continuously.
Grit sand entered the seams of the armor, creating an unpleasant sensation.
“oh. Are you doing something too?”
Kantai lifted his right foot and stretched it out flexibly. Then, as if teasing Yuma, he wiggled his big toe. Yuma smiled and took a stabbing stance.
“Come in again. You’ve never seen a wind hole in your neck, have you?”
Kantai’s explosive speed was never pushed back, even compared to the swift one. However, the sudden attack only panicked, but it wasn’t to the extent that Yuma couldn’t chase after it.
Yuma was confident that if Kantai came in the same way, he would pierce her throat with a single sword.
“Huh. That’s right. You come this time.”
“Am I crazy? I’ll give you some distance.”
The opponent is by far the best bare-handed fighting among humans that Yuma has experienced.
Against a fighter of this level, the sword’s only advantage was distance. In close combat, the sword could never be freer than the fist.
‘Wow, that bitch is so strong. oh my god.’
It was Yuma’s honest impression after sharing the first workshop. Excluding Hugo and Duran, Kantai was the strongest human that Yuma knew. He could stand side by side with Hayes Rollmandy.
I don’t know if it’s human, but I don’t know.
‘If it’s much stronger than this when transformed into a beastman, it’ll be difficult to win unless it’s a fluke.’
It felt like my palms were sweating.
Yuma and the others who were watching had their palms and backs wet.
Even if it was only for a moment, they had never even imagined Yuma struggling.
“good. But I have a lot of tribesmen to be responsible for, so I’ll have to use some tricks. Just like you said, if you just go in, you might really get the wind going in and out of your throat.”
“I like one thing to be honest.”
thud!
With one stomp from Kantai, the sandy beach between Yu Ma and Kantai began to turn over mercilessly. The sudden rise of sand looked like a spinning thorn.
Another abrupt narrowing of the view due to the sand pillars. Yuma sharpened his senses as he removed the sand pillars using the aura sphere.
‘left!’
Yuma turned and stabbed Ascalon diagonally. The aura surrounded by Ascalon tore the sand pillar into round pieces.
The tip of Ascalon’s blade collided with Kantai’s fist. At that moment, the sand floor Yuma was stepping on collapsed, and Kantai bounced off and did somersaults.
“and!”
Kantai sincerely exclaimed in admiration for Yuma.
However, before he knew it, Yuma was behind him as he flew away. Yuma used her swift speed to catch up with Kantai, who was floating in the air.
“Come.”
The cross-shaped aura in Yuma’s eyes shone, and an Ascalon was lifted around Kantai’s waist.
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