A crossover anime/manga series, starting with Kaguya's fiancé.

Laila didn't argue. She put her hands on her hips and stepped back in front of everyone, then began to introduce them one by one.

"Captain Alexie, you already know Ryu, so I won't introduce her."

She first pointed to a tall werewolf girl who exuded a wild aura;

"This is Niz, our most reliable Level 3 warrior. By the way, the reason she's staring at you isn't because she's unfriendly, but because she's probably thinking about what nickname to give you!!!"

Then, her finger moved to a green-haired, bespectacled elf girl holding a magic book.

“Celti, Sloa, is an elf like Ryu, a LV3 mage, our mobile library. Don’t let her young age fool you, she’s incredibly knowledgeable, like an old relic.”

Following the order, seeing that it was almost her turn, a petite dwarf girl waved to Lynn;

"This is Aste Knox. Don't let her shorter stature fool you; she's a Level 3 Heavy Warrior, our strongest shield. Oh, and whatever you do, don't share your food with her, or you'll get nothing."

Then, Leila's gaze fell on a woman with a voluptuous figure, a gentle temperament, and a bust size that was almost comparable to that of a goddess.

"Mariu, a level 3 healer. She's our gentle and caring older sister. You can talk to her anytime when you're feeling down, and it's very effective."

A muscular but impeccably made-up Amazonian warrior stood with her arms crossed, looking at Lynn.

“Iska, Bra. Level 3, her fists are as strong as hammers, she has a kind heart, and she is the best at makeup in our clan. You definitely won't need her, Lynn, but Haruhime could.”

Lyra then pointed to two other human girls.

"Leyana, Liz, is the most powerful LV3 mage in our clan. She comes from a prestigious magical family, has long arms and legs, and a large bust."

"And Norin, Yunik. Level 3 warriors."

Lynn felt proud just from Lyra's introduction.

That's normal, considering that half of all adventurers in Orario are unable to advance to LV2.

The Astria Familia even has more than ten LV3 members.

Although their high-end combat power cannot compare to Loki's and Freya's Familia, they are definitely in the second tier, and even stronger than Ganesha's Familia.

Lynn and Chunji were completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of adventurers.

Chunji's face turned deathly pale, and she instinctively hid behind Lynn.

Immediately afterwards, a feeling of grievance and anger welled up inside me.

What do you mean?

what is this?

Knowing full well that it was an unfair competition, they still made such a big fuss to watch.

Are we to treat them like clowns?

Lynn didn't care. If he won, he'd get a wife; if he lost...?

Ah!

As long as Kaguya follows the rules, he shouldn't lose.

"Come on! There are a lot of you, but you won't bully us, will you?"

As the leader of the group, Alexandra immediately dispelled Lynn's doubts: "Don't worry! We are the righteous Astrea Familia. We're just here for the fun and we won't take sides."

"That's right, Lynn, keep it up! I love stories of underdogs succeeding against all odds."

"If you win, I'll cook for you for a month."

"Haha, see that? This is our righteous Astrea Familia, we only help those in the right!"

"Let's get started! If we beat Kaguya in the morning, we'll consummate our marriage tonight."

The atmosphere instantly became lively, and these people encouraged Lynn in a very friendly manner.

"You bunch of bastards!!!"

Kaguya turned to look at her fellow members of the Familia, her anger rising.

Ever since I found out about Lynn's fiancé yesterday, I've been making all sorts of jokes and gossiping about it, and now I'm not even pretending anymore.

At this moment, Astraea, the goddess of justice, dressed in a white dress, slowly rose to her feet.

"Lynn, since you've chosen to stay, accept this challenge."

"Then I bear witness in the name of justice."

“This morning I completely suppressed Kaguya’s level. She is now just an ordinary person with many years of combat experience. It’s impossible to be absolutely fair in this respect. However, Lynn, you already know and accept this.”

"Therefore, I hereby declare the competition officially open."

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7. Lucky Boy (Seeking ratings and flowers)

"I will use a katana, but you can use any weapon or go bare-handed."

Kaguya gripped the wooden katana in her hand with a cold expression.

"I'll use a sword!"

As a temporary venue for the competition, Lyra had already prepared common weapons.

Of course, they are all made of wood.

Lynn chose the longsword.

Kojiro uses a long sword when performing the Swallow Return technique.

However, as a reward from the system, Lynn has already mastered the Swallow Return technique, which allows him to wield both swords and blades.

He personally prefers swords.

"sword?"

"I don't know what you're thinking. You don't seem like someone who knows swordsmanship at all."

Seeing that Lynn had obtained the wooden sword, Kaguya made a move.

"In that case, I'll only need one strike."

All she wants now is to end this farce as soon as possible.

Before she finished speaking, her figure transformed into a swift afterimage, instantly closing the distance between her and Lynn.

There are no fancy moves, only the simplest and most direct thrusts.

Her target—Lynn's wrist where he held the sword.

This strike was enough to cleanly knock the wooden sword out of his hand, signaling the end of the match.

Lynn's movements were slow, and he couldn't react in time to Kaguya's lightning-fast attack.

"It's over! Kaguya really didn't hold back!" Captain Alisha exclaimed instinctively.

Ryu's gaze was calm; this scene was entirely within her expectations. Kaguya's swordsmanship, even without relying on the adventurer's abilities, was far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"So, it still doesn't work? Is this the point of your persistence, Lynn?"

The dwarf Astaire stuffed a pastry into her mouth and mumbled, "Given equal strength, I could barely block that attack even with my great shield."

"Oh, what a poor fellow, his wrist is bound to get hurt." A hint of sympathy appeared in Maru's eyes.

"How boring. I was hoping to see some kind of comeback."

Amazon warrior Iska curled her lip, finding the swift and decisive outcome uninteresting.

Serti adjusted his glasses without saying a word, but his eyes conveyed the message of "of course".

Werewolf Niz even howled, "Awoo! Too weak! We can give him the nickname 'One-Hit Kill'!"

"Lord Lynn!"

Chunji couldn't help but gasp softly and instinctively covered her eyes.

...

Just when she was about to succeed, Kaguya remained completely unmoved.

"So, all that running last night was just out of fear?"

"Don't have any illusions. I don't want to embarrass you, so I have to be a little harsh."

At this moment, Lynn hadn't heard what Kaguya said at all, and he was also very surprised.

Kaguya's attack was too fast.

It was so fast that his eyes couldn't keep up; he couldn't judge Kaguya's sword path at all, let alone think about how to defend against it.

The ability to turn back like a swallow is different from running, even though I have already mastered it.

However, it was still not smooth when I used it for the first time.

However, his body moved before his consciousness did.

This is entirely unconscious muscle memory.

It seems that the abilities he gained from the system have been fully implanted into his body.

Lynn's arm muscles tensed instantly, his wrist twisted at an incredible angle, and the wooden sword in his hand swung upwards, precisely meeting the attack.

"clang!"

A crisp, sharp sound suddenly rang out, particularly jarring.

what happened?

Kaguya's seemingly inevitable offensive was easily defended by Lynn.

The jeers, the teasing, the discussions—all came to an abrupt halt with that crisp, resounding impact.

Leader Alisha exclaimed in surprise, "Blocked it? Kaguya's 'Serious Attack' was blocked by an ordinary person...?"

Liu stood quietly in place.

Just moments ago, Lynn seemed like a complete novice, yet he managed to unleash an incredibly skillful sword strike under Kaguya's lightning-fast attack.

That sword strike was executed with perfect angle and timing.

"Could it be... that he's been hiding his true strength all along?"

"No, Lynn is definitely not an adventurer, that can't be faked."