Silent went on as May, O'Brian, Edmund, and Katherine helped the Vintner first and the adventurer's companion took the adventurer to his tent. Where, just a few minutes he was called again by the Lord, nobles and guilds.

I quickly fetched Wendy to sneak up again. This time, she came back with an absurd handicap that he was willing to take;

“He is to fight with both hands tied while biting his weapon. It wasn't the nobles or the guilds who decides this handicap, it was the adventurer himself.”

Said Wendy before I took to the field. Even though the price was a donkey with buckets of gold and among other wild bribe to yield. He only asked for the rose. Which was the only thing they couldn't give.

Why is that rose so important that he's willing to do such absurd thing to get it? I'm more surprised that that Lord Magnus, the nobles and guild masters where not offended by the fact that he'll fight with not just with no hands, but with the sword biting on his mouth. I guess he could use his kicks to do it but is he allowed to —

“Haaa!”

“Oh shit!”

In surprise that it was another girl attacking me and I was day dreaming. In a nick time I raised my buckler and blocked that downward cut. My body instinctively responded with my own quick poke on her head backing away and on my guard. That kick left me a great deal of pain that I struggle to hide; she's strong yet slow.

Going in carefully with a right downward slash I quickly turned my wrist to a strong left cut when she tried to block it. Stepping out of her range she retaliated with several attacks of her own before I found a timing to cut her left before turning again to hit her down to her right, hitting her helmet that finally made her stagger a bit that I charged and grabbed one of her right leg and pushed her down to earth. Because of that, I secured myself to the finals... Which I hope against the adventurer.

Some minutes have passed since the fight started. Everyone loved it, they crowds cheer for it when the adventurer was being hit more times than before. My silent cheer was with him dodging, using his speed, and outstandingly keeping a pressure against the Smith representative with some well placed light cut around the knees or wrist. His teeth clattering, sweat dripping, and his companions cheered on to this adventurer that is young as me and probably stupid like me. Yet despite the odds of if he so drop that sword by his tired mouth or a strike from May's sword would mean his sword on the ground counting as disarming a foe.

“Outrageous!”

May slammed the table that bounced off five of the seven beer mugs that May drank.

With one head on clash between the two, and despite the repeated hit from the Smith representative, his sword slid to an upward cut and hit the eyes of the smith that made him quickly let go of the sword and cover his eyes while crouching on the ground.

It wasn't fatal thanks to the potion given by the nuns earlier. To make sure the priestess herself checked the Smith representative eyes. Which we got word that he got his sights back in just a few seconds.

After collecting her sword and giving it to me.

“Elfien–”

“May! Enough! I want to fight him with his hands unbound and sword in hand with all his potential. This isn't fair!”

I quickly spatted my opinions about this treatment he was getting.

“You don't know how strong they are! Only when you are holding this sword and him chains then I can justify this as a fair fight! Unlike other representative you are the most worthy to wield Ellena's full power.”

I still continued to plead with her even though she reeks of alcohol and blind rage to win.

“This isn't a duel anymore, it's like beating a dog in muzzles and tied from tail to all four paws!”

Yet, no matter what I say, she refused to let me fight a fair fight with him.

“Him, being like that, is already a fair fight.”

That's when I stop and kept quiet as I took her sword, strapped my helmet on and marched across field a minute before the match and went to Serafina asking her for a small favor.

“Are you fine with this?”

Serafina said to me as I told her my plan.

“I'm not worried about May. Her pride may be stronger and dangerous than a lion. But she's tamable, while you on the other hand... Why do want to do this?”

I will show them that they're not invincible as they fear. They are just like us.