Ray and Zeroes. The actions taken by each other at the start of the duel were identical in the sense of closing in on their opponents.
　But... nevertheless, Ray and Zeroes hit each other's weapons much closer to zero than in the middle.
　It means Ray's speed is well above that of Zeroes.
　It's not just speed that's outweighing.

"Oops!"

　The moment Desize and Harbard collided, the Zeroes could only hold out for a moment.
　The moment after the weapons hit each other, Harbard was playing hard.
　It's obvious from the look on his face that Zeroes was fired to ward off death-size movements.
　I can't believe it. ZEROS looks as if he doesn't understand what just happened.
　Still, the reason why he changed his facial expression from astonishment to joy at the next moment was probably because he liked his fight and, above all, because he understood that the rumors about Ray were not exaggerated, but factual.

"Heavy, strong, fast! Awesome, you!"

　Screaming at Ray, the Zeroes get the hard-played Harbard back on hand.
　The death size weighs a lot more than it looks, about 100 kg.
　Wielding such a heavy weapon, Ray wields it heavily, taking advantage of his death-size special ability to make it feel less heavy than he has.
　With Ray's own extraordinary muscle strength, it's safe to say that Zeroes is worthy of a Rank B adventurer, having been hit by a Harbard but not blown away.
　A strong face is colored with an innocent smile.
　Complimented Ray also muttered in admiration, taking his death size back to hand.

"I don't think I'll ever let go of my weapons against Death-Size. I'll do it very well."

　We both praise each other, but it's never been more clear which of us has the upper hand in the present match.
　Ray outperforms Zeroes in both speed and force.
　At the sight of it, the uninteresting keep screams at full strength.

"Zeroes, fight hard! What do you think you hired for?"

　You must have heard the voice of the keep. Zeroes' expression changes from a moment of exultation to a frown.
　Naturally, Zeroes has no such thing as loyalty or obligation to the keep.
　The reason I was hired this time was not because I was intoxicated by the keep, but because I could fight against Ray.
　I was hired by someone I didn't like because I wanted to experience the power of Ray, nicknamed crimson.
　However, if you continue to listen to Keep's jest and anger builds up, and when you are finally getting rid of it by fighting Ray, you can't put up with someone like Zeroes.

"Shut up, you little bastard! You're not going to fight yourself, but you're not making a fool of yourself!"
"Hush! ... you! Who are you talking to?"

　At the outcry of Zeroes's mouth, he showed a momentary fright, but immediately yelled back as if he had forgotten it.
　In the uproar before the duel began, there was a mixture of ridicule, dismay, and anger at the gaze of the inhabitants of Guillum...not to mention the nobles around them--including the royal nobles.
　I couldn't stand being looked at like that only because I thought I was respected by others.
　I was about to yell again at the people around me...

"Keep it up, my dear! If you're going to get in the way of any more dueling, I'll take it as a waiver!"

　If Dusker told me so, I couldn't scream any more.
　I lost this duel... and it's not hard to imagine what I'd be like if the Earl of Eriel's estate had been transferred as per the contract.
　I've got a way out, but I'm sure it's dangerous to use it.
　The best thing is for the Zeroes to beat Ray.
　As a keeper who believes that everything will be all right, he can't be considered a waiver here.
　Keeping silent, unwilling to hide his discontented expression, he turns to Ray and Zeroes with an even hateful.
　...however, whether Ray or Zelos, they were facing each other's weapons without regard to his gaze.

"Well, the battle was interrupted by nonsense, but let's go on?"
"...why did you get such a stupid job? If you only wanted to fight me, you should have visited me and asked for a mock battle."

　If he doesn't understand Zeroes' idea, Ray asks, holding his breath.
　When Zeroes hears the word, he responds with a halberd like Ray, but with a slight pause in the attack.

"What I want to do is play mock games,"Well, it's a serious game that could cost you your own life. I thought this was the best way to do it."

　Zeroes manages to endure the temptation to attack Ray while he is showing off.
　I understood that if I made an attack while I was at it, I would definitely be hit hard by the counter.
　...but still there is no other gap, and it takes a lot of patience to resist the urge to attack Ray when he finds a gap that could easily be dealt with wherever he attacks.

"I could have taken it if they really wanted me to fight, even if it wasn't a duel...!"

　Ray comes forward at once with that word.
　Straight to zero, he turns his wrist and sticks out a death-size stonemate like a spear.
　The speed of movement combined with Ray's own spear thrusting out, and by the time Zeroes realised it had already hit his body.
　It was Ray's blow to the torso rather than the head to prevent Zeroes from being fatally wounded, but it was also the most difficult part of the body to avoid.
　It was already too late to play Harbard back, and all he could do was twist his torso to avoid a blow from stoning.
　There's a squeak around.
　the rustling of metal armor covering the body of Zeros against death‐sized stonemate

"Oops!"

　Although the stonemate attack itself was successful in avoiding it without much damage, Ray's attack is much or less damaging if it is not completely avoided considering the weight of the death size.
　Even now, the death-size stonemate was only scratched against metal armor, but because of its weight, the zeroes had been blown away.

"Oh, it hurts! Oh, I'm not kidding. Is this really the same rank as me!? Is this all I've got to sayin' names?'

　The zeros muttering while being blown away and still recovering before falling completely.
　When I reached out to my left side, which was hit by a stone-butt, I could see the metal armor being heavily dented.
　When I think about it, if I hit it right... it's not fear... it's joy that it's joy.
　Zeroes never thought he was the strongest, but he still had such a strong opponent... I wonder if there was someone who could be described as a monster.
　I'm standing in front of such a monster.

"Ah... hahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

　the echoing laughter of the zeros
　Some of the audience feel creepy at such laughter.
　But Ray, whose laughter was directed at him, looked at Zeroes without a trace of movement.
　I've heard a similar kind of... no, a more intense, ominous laugh than this is because I've heard it.
　Compared to noise, this level of demon is as cool as a breeze.
　Ray looks around him in such laughter.
　Meanwhile, he notices Basrero staring anxiously at himself and decides to end the duel and opens his mouth.

"Well, you seem to be satisfied with it, and... it's about time we put an end to this duel."
"Yes, not yet..."I'm not satisfied yet!"

　The dented impact of metal armor leaves a dull pain in Zero's side.
　Still, Zeroes is not satisfied with the fight, and he exclaims triumphantly.
　Seeing zeroes like that, Ray carries his death size on his shoulders.

"Oh?"

　What are you doing? That's the meaning of the word "Zero."
　That's only natural. He says he's still going to fight, but for some reason Ray carried it on his shoulder, not his size.
　Of course, even in that situation, we could attack. That's what an overwhelmingly powerful man like Ray should be able to deliver a fast blow even from a shoulder position.But... still, there was something strange in Zeroes' eyes.
　It was the same with those in the audience who were above a certain level of skill.
　Adventurers, knights, soldiers, mercenaries... they feel uncomfortable with Ray's attitude, telling him he's going to end.

"Oh! You're careless because you're in your favor! Take the opportunity!"



　In the midst of this, the voice of the keep echoes around, but few people agree with it.
　Then... Ray opens his mouth again, pulling out the ring from his finger.

"Open your eyes and never relax. If you do that... your consciousness will disappear soon."

　what?
　It happened just as Zeroes tried to reply to Ray's words.
　with a roar
　I didn't hear anything. But it certainly sounded like a zero... and the audience around me seemed to hear it.
　And when I noticed it, Ray was wrapped in something red.
　Several people who have the ability to sense the magical power of the place fall flat on the ground.
　Ray's body was covered by a magical force concentrated enough to be visualized.

"What... what did you do!"

　Zeroes screams at Ray's power in front of him.
　A Rank B adventurer might have been right to not have been so nervous, but he was still completely under pressure.

(Well... he still has time to move his mouth in front of him in the flaming Emperor's red armor.)

　Johanna looked at him with astonishment.
　During the civil war of the Bestian Empire, we were overwhelmingly put in front of Ray in that state.
　However, at that time, the red armor of the Flame Emperor had not yet been sublimated, and it was the armor of the hegemony.
　That experience still gives Johanna time to think about Ray, who deployed the flaming Emperor's red armor.
　...however, since the beginning of the duel, I have seen Sett, but only Lent, who is nearby, has looked at him at last when he invokes the flaming Emperor's red armor.

"Well... what the hell is that?"

　Lent, who was traveling around the festival with Johanna, stops and mutters against the other spectators behind him as he tries to retreat.
　Lento worked with Ray only a short time ago, and that period was short.
　It was the first time I had contacted Ray about the Gamerion hunt, and I had heard of Ray, but I had never seen his ability so clearly.
　No, I saw Gamerion, which was very resistant to attack, cut into two swords in the hunt for Gamerion, but what was spreading in front of me was a ridiculously overwhelming sight.

"It's a stronger skill than the armor of the hegemony, but if you show it all of a sudden... it's no use."

　Johanna mutters as if she had time to spare, but even Johanna has seen the Red Armour of the Flame Emperor several times... and, above all, she is able to endure it thanks to her repeated sightings of the armour of the hegemony.
　If I saw the Emperor's red armor for the first time, I was not confident that I would not lose my nerve.
　Few of the spectators around him speak before the power that most of them receive from Ray.
　Meanwhile, Dusker, who was near Ray as a judge of the duel, still had some leeway in front of Ray, who had unfolded the flaming Emperor's red armor.
　There is also the feeling that Ray can't use skills that can cause damage to people around him by accident.
　Just trying not to miss Ray and Zero's movements, I suddenly smelled a strange smell and looked towards it, where I saw a keep who was wetting the ground with a broken back and even a leak.

(It looks like he finally understood what kind of person he really was fighting with.)

　With a compassionate Dusker, Ray had disappeared from his earlier position and was right behind him.
　Dusker couldn't understand what had happened to him, with his death-size thrust into Zeros' neck.
　Unseen speed of movement, which can be used when the Emperor's red armor is activated.
　I did it, and it was safe to say that almost no one saw the speed of movement.
　Just barely a Rank A adventurer could follow the move.

"Well, what shall we do?"

　At Ray's words, Zeroes sees a huge death-size blade stuck to his neck, and he breathes a little sigh and opens his mouth.

"Give in,"

　As soon as Zeros admits defeat, Dusker exclaims to himself.

"There's a game! This duel will be won by the Baroness of Cisne!"