Beep. Congratulations, Host. Job Change Ceremony complete. You have obtained the profession "Circus Odd Jobs." Profession adjustments: Reflection slightly increased; perception traits slightly enhanced; spirituality minimally increased.
To be honest, the feedback from this job change hardware was so faint it was almost nonexistent, but...
"...I'll know once I try it."
The Courtyard was always bustling, especially in the Gymnasium everyone knew best. Thanks to its immortality, people were always having "life-and-death duels" here.
Clang!
At that moment, a young man and a young woman were fighting each other to the death.
Blade met blade. A golden sea collided with black daggers. The all-out offensive metal girl displayed nearly flawless high-speed offense and defense.
Clang!
Another round of swordplay began, but this time, five flowing blades danced.
The mature Golden Sand had experienced countless battlefields. Unlike before, she no longer pursued endless, wave-like chains of attacks. Instead, she carefully wove her own net of blades.
Two longswords, one on each side, seemed to fly in tandem, yet their attacks were vicious and insidious.
The left blade cast three shadows with every strike, able to split into two additional blade fragments at any moment. The right blade was even more treacherous; with every swing, it seemed to unleash a swarm of needles. Most troublesome of all, they were a pair of long and short blades whose lengths could switch at any time.
The young man struggled to defend himself. The more attention he paid to those flowing twin blades, the more his focus was pulled away.
The twin blades were the main assault, while the two long, ring-like and whip-like locks of hair were both offensive and defensive. They changed trajectories without any regard for convention, smashing or lashing out with tremendous force.
If the twin blades