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Chapter Name: The Fighting Tournament

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(The scene shows tournament ground, at the moment there are two knights

lancing at each other)

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(Crowds cheer as one of the knight’s hit and falls off his horse)

Town Leader

-Oh..they are so brave…

Town Leader’s

 Assistant

-Yes, sir

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Town Leader

-We’ve been telling our neighboring countries about our fighting tournament

-It seem we’ve gathered more and more skillful fighters here

Town Leader’s

 Assistant

-Sir, a major fight is about to begin

Town Leader

-O….

Town Leader’s

 Assistant

-One side is a mercenary name Valanza the Cruel

-He’s a wild beast that killed 130 Midland soldiers during the 100 years war

-The other side wields strange weapon. Also he has unusual fighting stance

He could be an unexpected winner of this tournament

-And that’s Silatt the mysterious fighter from far away land

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Town Leader

-This is gonna be fun

Gutts

-…..

Valanza

(Begins to attack Silatt but Silatt seems to be able to dodge all the attacks)

-Hmm!

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Town Leader’s

 Assistant

-Oh!!! Valanza’s the only one attacking But that man can barely dodge all

the moves

Valanza

-!

(His attack’s blocked and grabbed by Silatt, Silatt use his legs and kick back)

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Town Leader

-Wahh…

-Using legs?

Valanza

-Ugh…

-Hmm..

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Silatt

-If I move my blades together, any sword would break

-And can easily decapitate someone

Valanza

-I…surrender

Silatt

-That’s good

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Silatt

-The sword fighting style of this country’s not so complex

-When facing with the long history of my fighting style, it’s nothing more than a

child’s play

Town Leader

-That masked man won

-He really is the champion of this tournament huh?

-Umm….having a foreigner win

-Is kind of embarrassing

Silatt

-IT seems like this tournament ahs only fighters whose swords are rusted

(Noticing Gutts enters the Tournament ground)

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Town Leader

-Who is that guy…?

Silatt

-……

A fighter

-Hey you…next turn is mine. just wait in line

Gutts

-I’m just joining in for fun. Don’t be so narrow-minded. after all it’s just an event

-(To Silatt) It seems like you want to fight with someone tough huh? Want a round?

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Silatt

-Are you saying you are good?

-Better than the last guy?

Gutts

-Then we got to try out, right?

A fighter

-Don’t cut in line, man….

Silatt

-I don’t mind..but what’d the town leader say?

Town Leader’s

 Assistant

-My lord…

Town Leader

-Ummmm….

-All right, I approve

-This could be fun

Gutts

-That’s wonderful

A fighter

-Cheating…..

Silatt

-All right

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Silatt

-Although this is suppose to be a fun event, you are the one who challenge me

-So be prepare…..set your fighting stance!

Gutts

-All right, you can start anytime.

Silatt

-Are you nuts?  You are not going to prepare your stance?

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Silatt

-The only advantage you have is that large sword of your that you hope may keep

me away from you.  But your sword would never be able to cut my swift body

Gutts

-You were saying about the sword fighting and how it’s not complex

-But you seemed pretty serious

-Don’t make such a big deal, it’s just a fun event

Silatt

-!

-…All right

-A celebration event without blood spill…

-Is rather boring

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Gutts

-“So fast”

Town Leader

-O….

-It’s opposite from what happened just now

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Silatt

(Kicks Gutts with his knife embedded shoes)

-Hyahhhh!

(Blocked by Gutts’ arm, he kicks with the other leg to the other arm)

-Yahhhhh!!

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Silatt

-“Both of his arms are now restrained”

(He flips back ward and tries to take a dab at Gutts)

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Town Leader

-Ah….

-He really can’t fight that masked man….

(Gutts hits Silatt using his sword)

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Silatt

-Op..opp

(Silatt rolls backward and hit the crowd)

Gutts

-Look like a circus act

(Crowds cheer)

Town Leader

-Ho ho ho…!!

-That man won!!

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Town Leader

-Hey you!

-Quite amazing!

-What’d you say come to work with me?  I’ll pay you a lot.

-Not long from now we’ll gather troops to go hunt some thieves

-This tournament is to search for soldiers

Gutts

-Sorry..I don’t care

-All I want is to fight with someone worthy

Town Leader

-Oh..Are you a traveler?* (*A fighter in training who move from places to places)

Gutts

-Umm…not quite but pretty close

Town Leader

-It’s said that the leader of the thieves is a woman  who can beat 10 men all

 at once.

Gutts

-A woman?

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Town Leader

-You must have heard it, right? About the mercenary group that caused trouble

 in Windum Castle a year ago.  I think it’s related to the 100 years war as well

 Umm….What’s the name again…?

-Band…band..

-!  (Gutts holds Town Leader by his neck)

Gutts

-What are you saying…?

Town Leader

-Eh?

-Oh..that’s right…Band of the Hawk!!

Gutts

-Band of the Hawk that the leader’s a girl

-You mean Caska?