Chiho: Well then, martial arts tournament is approaching its end! It entered the third round!
Chiho: Many brave heroes fought here and got turned into stars in the sky...
Chiho: But let's end this already. Or actually, Chii is bored of this already! #Yup, me too#
Kazuto: Hey, hey. You're the host, so don't say you're bored... also, this is a job only you can do, Chii, so please do it properly.
Chiho: Hmm... well, if you say so, Kazuto, I don't mind doing it. #I like her... when she's not ruining things for the lulz#
Kazuto: Please.
Chiho: Can't be helped... then, Chii will do her best. #Yeah, so, I'm keeping third person speech for Chiho and Ren#
Chiho: Well then, right now, the organizer of this tournament is at the announcer seats, symbol of peace in the Three Kingdoms, Hongou-san.
Kazuto: Pleased to meet you.
Chiho: And next to Hongou-san are the usual three old farts.
Chousen: It's rude to call me an old fart!
Himiko: Yeah! We're flowery maidens! We're definitely not old farts!
Kada: H, haha... old fart... old, huh. Guess I'm old now... sigh... #It's okay, you're probably younger than me#
Chiho: That's right, hahaha.
Chiho: Well then, let's ignore old farts and their complaints, and decide on the pairing for this round.
Shunran: Wait a bit!
Shunran: Before we decide on the pairing, Hongou! I have a suggestion for you, will you hear me out, no, hear me out! And grant it!
Chiho: Whoa! Ignoring the regulations, boar of Gi is about to break the system!
Kazuto: Hmm... I don't want to make exceptions... but I also don't want to be too hard-headed.
Shunran: I'm not asking for anything difficult! I just want to fight Aisha! That's all I'm asking for!
Kazuto: ...I understand how you feel, but regulations say pairing is decided at random, so how about you just hope you get Aisha normally?
Shunran: But I might get someone other than Aisha! You're really an idiot if you don't understand something that simple!
C, can I say what just happened? I used logic and brought up regulations, but Shunran called me an idiot for some reason.
Kazuto: It's not just humiliating. I just tasted despair... #She's going to fight Aisha regardless: now or in the finals#
Shunran: What is this idiot talking about? #That's not how you ask someone for a favor, Shunran#
Kazuto: ...She said it again?! ...Jeez, it's random, so there's a chance you'll draw someone other than Aisha. But that's how regulations work.
Shunran: So! I want to fight Aisha! I want to pay her back for the humiliation from the last time!
Kazuto: So! Pairing method is set by regulations, so deal with it! #Don't spoil her. She's already way too spoiled#
Shunran: Pathetic!
Kazuto: Eeh?!
Shunran: You have the influence here, do something about it! #Don't... then again, this way Ruru or Sui will be a runner-up#
Kazuto: ...Huh?
Shunran: Use your influence and get me to fight against Aisha, that will solve everything, you idiot!
Shunran: I won't fight unless you do that! I definitely won't! #I don't see a problem with that#
Kazuto: Then, Shunran is disqualified, I guess... #Plus, this is plain insulting towards Ruru and Sui#
Shunran: Nooo! That's not what I'm asking you to say! If you say something like "I want to see her fight Aisha", it'll all be settled!
Kazuto: But that's like putting a cart before the horse... #No, seriously, it's like she's saying Sui and Ruru are inferior opponents#
Shunran: Say it, come on, say it, go on, say it!
Without listening to me at all, Shunran is looking at me with some expectation... and she has an innocent look in her eyes, it feels bad.
Kazuto: Hey, Karin... help.
Karin: I can't. Even I can't do anything when Shunran is crying. #So that's how she ended up like this, huh#
Kazuto: Isn't that pretty irresponsible?! #Did she cry her way to the general position?#
Karin: She's asking you, so you do something about it. #Give Shunran to Chousen#
Kazuto: Easy for you to say...
I believe changing tournament rules under pressure is not something people with influence should do... hmm, this is a problem.
Sui: Master... Ruru and I don't mind, you know?
Kazuto: Eh?
Ruru: We know Shunran-sama cares about Aisha-san that much.
Sui: And I always wanted to fight Ruru too. Well, it's all up to Aisha.
Aisha: I... well, I don't mind.
Kazuto: Are you sure?
Aisha: Yes. I don't plan to lose, no matter who I fight... I'm your blade, after all.
Aisha said that strongly, with a confident smile and looking straight at me.
Kazuto: Fine... Then, Aisha versus Shunran, Sui versus Ruru, is that okay, judges?
Karin: Well, why not? #Your country won't live long...#
Shunran: I have no objections.
Kazuto: Thanks... then, Chii. Can you announce this pairing?
Chiho: Okay.
Chiho: Umm, sorry for the wait! The pairing for the third round will be, War God of Shoku Kan Unchou versus Great Sword of Gi Kakouton, as well as Silver Flash Ba Mouki versus Coming Evil Teni!
Chiho: By the way, it's nearing dusk, so I believe we should hold both of third round matches at the same time!
Chiho: So, Aisha and Shunran, go to the first stage, Sui and Ruru-chan, please go to the second stage and get ready.
Following Chii's instructions, they went to their respective stages.
Chiho: Done moving? Well then, we should start the third round. Participants, get ready!
Chiho: Well then, Great Sword of Gi Shunran versus Hongou's Green Dragon Blade Aisha, as well as Sui versus Ruru, fight!
Sui: Hey, our introduction was way too simplified! #Prepare to be completely forgotten about#
At the gong sounds, action on both first and second stages started.
Karin: War God versus Great Sword... worth seeing. #Nah#
Sheren: Who do you think will win, Karin?
Karin: As a king of Gi, I have to bet fifty cows on Shunran's victory.
Sheren: My. What a grand bet... then, I'll bet ten ships on Aisha's victory.
Karin: That's quite an amount for you too... how about you, Kazuto? #Is it me, or Touka is completely irrelevant here for some reason?#
Kazuto: I? Hmm... Honestly, when it's someone as strong as those two, I can't have any idea of who's going to win.
Kazuto: But if I'm going to bet, I'm going to bet on Aisha. #Well, she's fighting for him, so he'd better#
Karin: Oh. Are you giving up on Shunran? #Wait for it, you're going to as well soon#
Kazuto: Not exactly. It's more like... It's just my intuition, I guess? #Also, WHAT are you betting?#
Sheren: My. I'm betting on the same person as the leading figure of Three Kingdoms union, right? Sorry, Karin... guess those fifty cows are mine now.
Karin: Not yet. We won't know until they fight, so don't rush it.
Sheren: Fufu, then, let's observe that battle closely.
Shunran: Fu... fufu... fuhahahahaha!
Aisha: W, what's going on? This is creepy...
Shunran: Finally! Finally! I can finally settle this with you, Aisha!
Shunran: You don't realize how much I waited for this!
Aisha: Haven't we settled it during the previous tournament already?! #As Kensuke said, Shunran is a sore loser, she'll never accept her loss#
Shunran: It was before! It's different now! In my mind, it's not settled yet! #And if she does lose, she'll make some excuses, like not feeling well#
Aisha: U, umm... just to confirm, Shunran, just what should happen for you to accept the outcome already?
Shunran: I would need to win!
Aisha: And if you lose?
Shunran: I don't care about losing! Only if I win! #All this would change if you use lethal weapons#
Aisha: Umm... in other words, are you claiming you won't accept any results other than your victory?
Shunran: That's right! Be impressed! #Can't talk your way out of missing a head#
Aisha: I see...
Chiho: Okay, you two on the first stage, Chii can't host unless you stop talking and fight already!
Shunran: Okay, I'll fight right away, wait a bit!
Chiho: Please do... oh, right, Shunran.
Shunran: What?
Chiho: The absurd explosive skill you used against Sheren-sama was unanimously banned by the judges, so keep it in mind,
Shunran; W, what! Why?! What for?! Why?! What for?!
Chiho: It's mostly because it's dangerous, but there were also reasons like it being too absurd, so it's lame.
Shunran: What?! I can't accept that decision!
Shunran: Who's that judge you're talking about?! Bring him here!
Kazuto: Ah... Shunran. Don't you think it's best to stop here? #Yup. It is#
Shunran: What?! That ultimate attack had the pride of my Gi in it, so do you realize it got banned for a reason that boring?!
Shunran: I won't keep quiet after being insulted like that! Come on, bring that judge or whatever here!
Kazuto: Well, yeah... about that.
Shunran: What?! Are they too afraid of me to come out?!
Shunran: Right, right, that judge is probably really short and cowardly, fearing my anger and trembling somewhere!
Shunran: But, my honor got smeared, so I won't forgive that judge! #If it was someone like Hinari, Shunran'd get her ass kicked collectively#
Shunran: Okay, Hongou! Tell me the name of that judge! And bring them here!
Kazuto: ...Hmm, do you really want to know her name?
Shunran: Of course!
Kazuto: Do you want her here right away after hearing her name?
Shunran: Obviously!
Kazuto: ...You don't mind what will happen?
Shunran: Nothing will happen! Kakou Genjou won't lose to a mere judge!
Kazuto: Hmm... you won't cry later?
Shunran: I won't!
Kazuto: Then, umm... her surname is Sou.
Shunran: Sou?! What a stupid name! #Someone failed a spot check#
Kazuto: Her name is also Sou...
Shunran: To repeat her name twice, is she making fun of people with it?! #Rest in peace, Shunran#
Kazuto: As for her mana...
Shunran: Yeah, what's her mana? It's probably something pathetic anyway. Yeah, it has to be!
Kazuto: Her mana, you see...
Karin: It's Karin.
Shunran: ...Geh, Karin-sama?!
Shunran: .........................
Shunran: ...Okay! Let's pretend this never happened!
Shunran: Sorry for making you wait, Aisha! Let's get to battle!
Aisha: Well, I don't mind, but... your eyes are shaking.
Shunran: Y, you're imagining things! My head is about to blow from all the excitement with finally fighting you! That's why it seems that way!
Shunran: Right! From the start of the match and up until this point, nothing of importance happened! Nothing of importance happened!
Shunran: I'm sure nothing happened! No, I'm sure of it!
Shunran: ...I wish! #Finally someone pays for her short temper#
Karin: I'll kill her later... #Yes, please#
Kazuto: ...
Hearing Karin's whisper filled with bloodlust, I made some distance from her.
Kazuto: (Shunran... I'll never forget you... rest in peace)
Chiho: Okay, the finals of martial arts tournament got lively in several ways! #Ah, of course. Sui and Ruru got completely forgotten#
Chiho: Will tsundere War God Kan'u claim the glory of victory?! #This is not finals yet...#
Chiho: Or will it be the Great Sword of Gi, who is already damned to a certain death after getting Karin-sama angry, Kakou Genjou?!
Shunran: Let's get back to the match, Aisha!
Aisha: Well, if you say so, I don't mind... but, after this, Karin-dono...
Shunran: Don't say it!
Shunran: ...Don't say any more! Have some mercy for a fellow warrior, Aisha!
Aisha: Fine... I'll at least mourn for you later.
Shunran: Yeah... please do!
Shunran: Shoku's War God, Kan Unchou! Let's have a fair fight!
Aisha: I'll take up your challenge!
Shunran: Thanks! ...After my loss at the previous tournament, I kept polishing my skills to get even stronger!
Shunran: Witness results of my training! #They got banned by someone you called "short and cowardly"#
Aisha: Yeah! I'm also different from before... I get stronger daily! That's just how I am!
Shunran: Fine with me! I'm a goner already anyway! I'll put everything I have on the line to defeat you!
Shunran: Here I come, Aisha!
Shunran: Deiyaaaa!
Aisha: Guh! ...A heavy and precise strike, as expected!
Shunran: Of course it's heavy! My pride and soul are riding on my sword! #Lame. I like Rinrin's version better - "people she's protecting"#
Aisha: I see... however!
Aisha: I won't lose when it comes to pride! #Rinrin might be dumb, but as a warrior, she got things right#
Shunran: Kuh, you're good! As expected of Aisha!
Aisha: My pride and honor as a warrior! And my confidence from surviving that war!
Aisha: I won't lose! Shunran! #Ren, come here for a sec#
Shunran: Fine with me! Then, show me that pride!
Aisha: Uooooo! Kan Unchou, coming through! #You know, you all suck at combat, right?#
Kazuto: Ah... and here's another serious fight. #They don't chain their attacks, it's just single power strikes#
Sheren: Well, a bunch of stubborn officers are competing... and it's Shunran's final battle too.
Kazuto: ...What's Karin doing?
Sheren: She went to the waiting room with an impressive look on her face? ...Don't you think she's there to punish Shunran?
Kazuto: Geh... that means...
Sheren: It's almost definitely going to be brutal. #I can't say I approve of king reacting to personal insults#
Kazuto: Ah, jeez... I don't know if I should run or not. #As I said before, Karin is a really bad king. Too impulsive#
Sheren: Won't there be a really harsh punishment for running? Well, it'll be really harsh regardless...
Kazuto: Yeah... but me running here would get Shunran into a real trouble. #Wait, is Kazuto getting punished as well? For "some reason"#
Sheren: Well, yeah. Karin is an impending doom... she's bound to do something pretty cruel.
Kazuto: Ugh, maybe I should flee after all... #Or wait, is she going to turn him into the "executioner" again?#
Sheren: Well, with you around, you're the only one that would need to tough it out.
Kazuto: Don't make it sound so simple... dealing with rampaging Karin is pretty lethal, you know?
Sheren: Well, I'm entirely unrelated here. #So is Kazuto. Don't save Shunran. She did nothing to deserve being saved#
Sheren: Fufu, well, dealing with tough love from Conqueror and Great Sword and embracing them is your job. Good luck with that.
Kazuto: Well, that's true, but... ah, I'm so not up for this... #Their relationship is really broken beyond repair in this world#
Aisha: Haaaaa!
Shunran: Deyaaaaa!
With loud battlecries, they keep releasing heavy blows at each other. #Skill = 0. Where's EVEN ONE FEINT?!#
There's nothing but a high-pitched sound of blades clashing, audience are watching while holding their breath.
Shunran: You're not called a War God for nothing! You got even stronger, Aisha!
Aisha: Heh! Same goes to you!
Chiho: Whoa! Both participants exchange their strikes with a smile! Chii is a bit freaked out!
Chiho: By the way, three announcers, what do you think of their battle?
Himiko: Fierce rivals are same as friends! It's a splendid fight!
Chousen: As expected of Aisha-chan. She might be my rival in love, but even I'm captivated.
Kazuto: ...What love are you talking about?
Chousen: My. It's too embarrassing for me to say myself.
Kazuto: (I'm scared...)
After hearing Chousen's words, my butthole subconsciously decided to close itself in fear...
Kada: It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their strength is on par. #Yeah. Equally bad#
Kada: The sharpness of Kan'u's Green Dragon Blade. And [aura] of pure strength that Kan'u herself emits.
Kada: Her [aura] is shining like a sunshine, as expected of a War God!
Kada: On the other hand, Kakouton's [aura] is blazing like a flame, scorching the sky... I don't have any other word to describe it other than "asura"!
Kada: ...To be able to witness an [aura] that great! #So, what are you making fun of this time, Baseson?#
Kada: I'm... I'm! I'm such a lucky guuuuy!
Chiho: So, while the three announcers are having fun, is the battle between the two finally reaching its end?!
As Chii turned her attention to the stage, the two standing on it are breathing heavily while still holding their weapons.
Aisha: Haa, haa, haa...
Shunran: Fuh, fuh, fuh...
Aisha: ...You're pretty good!
Shunran: Heh, you too!
Aisha: However... we're both at our limits. #Is it NOT going to be a last moment comeback win for once?#
Shunran: That's only natural, after all this paper-thin precision battle.
Aisha: Yeah. However... let's end this already.
Shunran: I agree. Keeping this on is impossible for both of us.
Shunran: It'll be a final strike, pushing me beyond my limits... let's see which one of us endures it, Aisha!
Aisha: Yeah! Come, Shunran!
Shunran: I'll bet everything on this one strike and win!
Aisha: I'll block that strike! I'll be the one to win!
Shunran: Uoooooo!
Aisha: Ooooooo!
Shunran: Guh... splendid, Aisha...
Chiho: Whoa! Kakouton collapses! Kan'u wins! This ends the battle between friends!
Chiho: The winner of martial arts tournament is Kan Unchou! It's Kan Unchou! #Except for there's still Sui or Ruru#
Chiho: This martial arts tournament lasted for a long time and gave birth to countless splendid battles!
Chiho: It's finally time for us to part, now that winner is decided. #Disregard rules, acquire Baseson#
Chiho: Okay, done, finally, done! Well then, everyone, see you next time!
At Chii's words, sound of gong echoed and the martial arts tournament ended without delay...
In the end...
Because the battle between Aisha and Shunran was too heated, both us and the three announcers...
Even audience, we all forgot about the battle between Sui and Ruru, deciding on the winner on spur of the moment.
Sui: Wait, hey! What about our battle?!
Ruru: A, ahahaha... sigh...
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