A Story of a Cannon Fodder who Firmly Believed He was the Protagonist

Chapter 004 - I am the Protagonist, Regardless of What Others Say [A]

Arthur was ridiculously strong. No, her strength couldn't be defined to be merely "strong."

The wooden sword seemingly changed into something like a whip. Having moved so fast to the point that I was unable to see its original shape. All the hard work I had desperately put in for two years didn't work against this girl named Arthur at all.　

My sword was flung away and flipped through the air like a boomerang.　

Eh? What- what? She... really was absurdly strong though... wasn't this ridiculous? It was too ridiculous, right? Truly, ridiculously powerful. This was very annoying. What was annoying you may ask? She never even used her sword to hit my body.　

After she knocked my sword away, she had this face silently saying, "Hurry up and pick it up, will you?" When I noticed, the other applicants were laughing at my awkward state. It made me upset to be seen that way!!　

But!!!　

—I-I am the protagonist. Regardless of what others say or laugh at, I am still the protagonist.

That was why I wouldn't give up. Something like an awakening or whatever that led to my victory will definitely happen.

Ah, my sword was sent flying again.　

"...Why is it so ugly?"　

"...What do you mean?"

"I mean it literally though...?"

This fool said something ridiculous while tipping her head down, pretending to be a cute girl.　

...I will seriously beat her up. I also have my pride as a protagonist.　

"Whatever. Let's continue."　

"Yes."

She may be the stronger one between us, but I would win no matter what.　

"...Let's just end it here... I can't stand seeing it anymore, the thing that Fay showed me."　

Was she trying to provoke me? Even though she had such a grand name like Arthur. Uwah, so she was the kind of character who drew aggro from viewers through her sarcasm despite being a beauty, that was too bad. 　

But she had a decent amount of strength. Un, in that case, perhaps she would be more like a lifelong rival?　

A rival-type character with a bad personality was quite commonplace after all... Well, I guess it was something like that. She might be the type of character who looked down on the protagonist at the beginning, until she eventually learns of the protagonist's strength and changes her ways.　

In that case, I was convinced.　

"It's over..."　

You sure were annoying, constantly spouting that it was over. I was the one who decided when it would be over! I rushed at her! Then once again, I swung my sword upward.　

This girl was totally underestimating me. She no longer held her sword properly and just had it in her hand.　

I would make her regret underestimating me and hold my sword to her neck.　

I swung up with that thought. She looked surprised, but then swung her sword at speed faster than before, and knocked my sword away again. It was a tremendously fast attack. Perhaps most people would have been unable to perceive it properly, including my current self.　

Eh? She was really dangerous... I had doubted my own eyes due to her attack just now. But both her sword and mine were broken.　

E-eeh... wasn't that a little overkill? Didn't we have to return the swords back? To destroy things we borrowed from others... Well, I guess that was good for a fantasy themed performance and it looked cool... I would like to be able to do that someday as well!