After leaving the dismantling yard, we moved to the training ground set up in the basement of the guild. The guild leader, Dorje, is also with us. This is because the guild leader personally wants to check on Fana and Anje’s abilities. It can only be said that it was that hard to believe that the two of them had defeated Atlas.
“Alright, from here on, I’ll deal with you two, one by one.”
“Ah? Guild Leader?”
“What do you mean?”
As Fana and the others were confused, the guild leader said,
“The qualification to take the A-rank exam starts with the recommendation of the Guild Leader. If you can show enough strength against me, I will make that recommendation.”
“For real?”
“Oh!? I’m on!”
“Hey, hey, I said, it’s only if I judged that you really have an appropriate ability to be one. In other words, this is like a preliminary exam.”
The guild leader gives a firm warning to the two of them who are overjoyed.
“Let me emphasize, the criteria for making recommendation is very strict. You know that, right? If I were to recommend someone who is not good enough, I will be rebuked too.”
“Should I defeat you then?”
“Then, I don’t have objection.”
“……Do you two really think you can defeat me?”
The guild leader’s cheeks twitched. Just then, perhaps hearing the rumors, adventurers and staff gathered at the training ground one after another.
“Is it really true that the guild leader is fighting?”
“An A-rank preliminary exam huh. It’s been a long while. The last time was when Bartia took it a year ago. Bartia was a B-rank talent, but he was beaten up by the guild leader, and in the end, he didn’t get a recommendation.”
“As far as I know, there was only one person who got a recommendation. I believe it was about three years ago.”
“That guild leader rarely makes recommendations because it would lower his evaluation from headquarters if he loses.”
“It’s self-protection. Well, even though he’s a former A-rank, he is inflexible.”
“Shhh!, he can hear you.”
……Maybe the guild leader is hated.
“Who should go first?”
“I’ll go first.”
“Okay. Do you think you can win?”
“I’m not sure. But even though he’s a former A-rank adventurer, he’s not active now.”
Fana and Anje are talking in whispers as they decide who’ll go first.
“I can hear it, you know…… Just because you defeated Atlas, doesn’t mean a sure win. You’re going to get hurt if you got too carried away. I can’t lose to little girls like you yet!”
Saying this, the guild leader took off his jacket, revealing his muscular upper body. In his hand is a halberd, a heavyweight weapon with an axe-like blade at the tip of a spear. On the other hand, Anje is empty handed, as usual.
“Come on, come at me anytime!”
Against the guild leader, who is full of enthusiasm, Anje also raises her fists. As the adventurers and staff gathered at the training ground gasped at the rising tension, it was Anje who moved first.
Kicking the ground, she closed her distance to the guild leader in one leap.
“…..S-so fast!?”
In one breath, Anje was right in front of the guild leader already. The guild leader barely caught her fist with the hilt of the halberd.
“~~~~!?”
Unable to withstand the blow from Anje, who is two times smaller than himself, his legs went flying in the air and he was blown away.
“Uh?…… seriously….!?”
“Haaaaaaa!”
There was no time to be surprised. Anje unleashes a follow-up roundhouse kick. Furthermore, her continuous attacks that followed from there left the guild leader with no choice but to devote his self to the defense.
“O-oi, she’s able to push back the guild leader!?”
“As expected, he’s really weakened with age……”
“No matter how I look at it, isn’t it because Miss Anje is just too strong!?”
As the spectators were stunned, Anje’s movements accelerated even further. She must have focused her physical enhancement on agility. In addition to that, she used Tenshō to kick in the air and showed a move that deflected the opponent’s expectations.
“!?”
The guild leader is unable to keep up with her movements and soon loses sight of Anje. By then, she was already behind him.
“Haaaaa!”
“Bugoooo!”
A powerful kick was slammed into the back of his head.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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