For the sake of fairness, the signal of the start was left to the audience.
In response to the shopkeeper’s voice, a good looking young elf stepped out.
Both the shopkeeper and I moved to a position where we could both see the position of the young elf with his raised right arm.
「Ready…」
──It’s about to start. Let me ascertain to what extent you boast of your strength.
「Start!」
With a short cry, the youth’s right hand swung down.
In that instant, magic swelled up in the shopkeeper, applying a strong force on my right arm.
「Mu…」
If looking only at the force, it is considerable.
I don’t know his exact age, but if I follow my estimate from appearance, then it’s quite significant.
While training his muscles well, considerable training seems to have been put in for magic too.
If it’s this much then I can still handle it──the shopkeeper’s magic and muscle was slightly stronger than my magic, so my arm inclined towards the table a little.
「Boy, you’re strong.」
「The same goes for you, looks like the strength you boast of in your sign does not differ from reality.」
It is truly as the signboard wrote, Herculean strength, something definitely to be proud of.
It would certainly be a big deal if he still had more strength.
Maa──but that’s still within the realm of common sense. (TLN: Knew this was coming -_-)
For me who lives in the world of martial arts…It’s not rare to see people who have taken one step in and left.
It is a place for people who are abnormal.
「How about going at it for real? If you keep making light of me as a child, you’ll lose you know?」
「What are you say──」
As if to block the words of the shopkeeper, I gradually increase my magic output.
Already it is at a level where children cannot hold but, my body is filled to the brim with power.
With an increasing speed, my rising density of magic power exceeds that of the shopkeeper.
「Ugh, Whoa?!」
The power that made the Shijima famous, even the shopkeeper seemed to realize it.
Realizing the meaning of my words in that instant, he frantically put in more magic power.
He likely put all his magic power into his arm.
Though it was wild, a significant amount of magic power, like a tide, came forth. It was a strong youthful force.
But, even then──
「Gugigigigigi…The heck, don’t startle me…」
The force I put in my arm was slightly insufficient.
As the shopkeeper said, after that bout of energy, my arm could lean no more──backwards, however.