"Huh, My tag? You..." Hoshi stunned a little bit hearing her arrogant words, but he quickly recovered and quietly observe the girl in front of him. From the appearance, she is about 18-19 years old like him, she has long black hair tied back into a ponytail for not disturbing the movement. Her back and neck upright like a high confident person. She wore a grey suit, deep blue jeans, and shiny leather shoes. If she doesn't hang a katana sword at her waist, he might think that she is going to some kind of company's meeting instead of HUA's test.
After the observation, he quickly concluded. This girl is very dangerous, stay away, don't mess with her, don't fight. It is not worth it.
"Okay." He spoke and picked out his tag "How many points do you have. I will give the lacking part to you."
"Heh, it doesn't matter, just give me all of your points." She smiles "Actually, I already have 142 points"
"Then why do you still need more points. No, why do you have more than one hundred points in the first place?."
"Why? It's very simple, for the first place. It may haven't had a formal ranking in this test, but it feels very good when you are the best" She said.
"Then... what about the other?!" He said, frowned "If you gather all the points that means the pass examinees would be decreased!"
"Screw them, they could blame themself for being the same group with me." Her smile disappeared "Now, give me your score tags."
"You know what, I just change my mind." He said and rise his sword "I won't give my tags to an unreasonable like you."
Hoshi is someone who lacks ambition, the desire for victory. He doesn't understand the pride of being the first place. He hates to compete with other people just for knowing who is better than who. For him, those kinds of fighting were so meaningless and idiotic.
This test as well. Examinee just needs to collect one hundred points and doesn't have any benefit for the first or second place. But this girl, for her own greed, she is willing to make other people failed for those meaningless things. This is something he couldn't allow her to do.
"So you got some guts, huh? The others just scared shitless when they saw my crest." She draw her katana and pointed its tip to Hoshi "For your bravery, I won't cut off your limb then."
At the moment her voice fells, her body dashed forward like an arrow swing the katana in her hand to his ankle like a flash, Hoshi barely avoids by jumping, let the blade swung through the air below his feet. After that, she turns ger body one full round before thrusts her katana toward his chest.
"Shit!" He screams while hurriedly lifts his sword to block it. Two metal made 'clang' sounds before the impact pushes the man in the air backward.
"You...are you really trying to kill me?!" Hoshi asked while landing on the ground. If he doesn't use the time wall, he might not be able to respond in time and the blade would simple his chest. That kind of wound could easily kill him.
"What are you fearing? If we really try to kill each other, there will be examiner come and take you out to healing magic formula. So don't be too coward and let's have some fun!" She shouts and approaching him, swung her sword from top to bottom, cut his shirt and almost cut his flesh.
[That's true, although nor people didn't know, there is really something like that.] Saturn confirms the girl's word. [But that doesn't matter, you're not her match. It's best to run away.]
Hoshi knows without being told, just the fact that this woman could gather points tags three times more than him is too scary. Moreover, he doesn't think he could win against the girl that almost cut him to half.
But he doesn't want to fight doesn't mean he could run away. This woman doesn't give him a time to breathe but attack him nonstop with katana in her hand. The curved blade moves here and there like a silver flash, its speed suppressed his reaction and might cut him into pieces if he didn't use the time wall. Hoshi needs to find a way to turn the table, at least runaway, or else he would be dead meat when he out of vigor.
He doesn't have to wait too long for a so-called opportunity. The girl's sword swung like a crescent moon to his tourer and batter with his sword. She took a deep breath and use vigor to strengthening her body, increase her sword power until it pushes him flew backward.
"Ugh! That woman...She is really a monster!" He groaned when his back hit the ground, but before he could stand up, the woman jumps through the air and use her sword to stab him
"Shit!" When his life on the line, Hoshi's instinct boosts time magic through its limit and make the world around him almost stop. He turns around and lets the sword stab deeply into the ground.
"Wha... what? How could you..." The woman felt astonished with his speed and stunned a little bitม, and this stunt that is Hoshi's long looking opportunity. He grabbed her shoulder and pull her to make the girl lose balance then he arose like he is going to embrace her...It could be count as embrace if overlook the fact that his arms are strangling her neck.
"You... Agh!" She growled while tried to unwrap his arms, strengthening her body back and forth.
"Shit! She's too damn strong!" Even he felt like he hold some kind of wild beast instead of a girl, Hoshi doesn't give her a chance. He moves to her back and increases his power in his arm by the boost. They stuck in that posture for a couple of minutes before Hoshi felt body in his arm stop unbowed.
"Phew." He gave a long sigh, looking at the unconscious girl on the ground. "Look like I need to learn some jujutsu though."