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Chapter 107. Chariot Duel
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— Chariot Duel.
A type of duel whose ins are lost to history, from some unknown era or try. Only a special race like the Pilr Men, who possess nearly infinite lifespans and observe and record all of human history, could have dug out such a retro and violehod of dueling from the annals of time.
Yes, violent!
Just as the word "duel" in "Chariot Duel" implies.
Although the petition involves each partit driving a chariot around an oval track that resembles a modern sports field, this race has only a starting line—no finish line!
And there's only one way to win—
If either Joseph or Wamuu falls from their chariot as crushed into pulp by the other, or if one kills the other during the race, the person standing will be the victor of this duel!
A duel to the death, iruest sense!
Therefaining the lead quickly to seize the ons pced along the way bees the key to winning this duel.
... This was the clusion Joseph came to after learning the rules of the Chariot Duel and realizing that the first on pced oone pilr in the first round was a rge, long-handled iron hammer.
Uanding this, Joseph's dilemma became how to take the lead.
Or rather, how to ensure he was in the leading position to grab that only on before reag the stone pilr?
Thinking in normal terms, the way to take the lead is to make a quick start.
At the beginning of the race, start ahead of the oppo!
But that's a normal person's way of thinking.
It's also the way Wamuu and the others, who are focused ohe moon will appear, are thinking.
As someone who's always scheming and cheating, Joseph could be quite certain that even if he could use the Ripple to trol these tire horses, which could reach speeds of up to 60 km/h...
Ih tury, where not only horseback riding but even horse-drawn carriages have long since disappeared, repced by cars, how could his riding skills pare to those of the a Pilr Man Wamuu?
They 't be pared at all!
This was Joseph's accurate self-assessment.
In a normal test, he certainly couldn't outrun Wamuu.
And since he couldn't increase his own speed, why not slow Wamuu down?
So, seeing that Wamuu ignored his small as, fog only on watg and waiting for the moon to appear, Joseph smiled smugly and, at the moment the moon appeared, quickly mounted his chariot and galloped away.
Leaving Wamuu alone, who also wao ride away...
But his chariot's wheel was stu a rock, and now he couldn't move at all, remaining stalled at the starting line!?
Yes, this was his battle pn!
After all, pared to the unrealistic idea of temporarily improving his riding skills...
Deying and hindering his oppo, making sure they couldn't go fast, was much simpler!
Especially when his oppo roud and arrogant Pilr Man!
"Despicable sdrel!"
"Too despicable!!"
"..."
Hearing the vampire spectators shout out the word "despicable" as "praise," Joseph, who had already gained a signifit lead over Wamuu, accepted it with pleasure, saying, "Hmph, I hought I'd hear the word 'despicable' from your mouths!"
"But this is a life-or-death duel, with no rules! To stay alive, I'll use any means necessary!"
…
"..."
"Gintoki, that guy, is truly shameless..."
Watg the full-dive device transmit the image of Joseph easily taking the lead, and even though Wamuu had broken free of the wheel's hold with brute ford finally started running to catch up, the time had already been enough for Joseph to grab the on. Shinbo Akiyuki ented with mixed feelings.
But this isn't enough!
Sakata Gintoki still isn't shameless enough!
Indeed, in this special Chariot Duel...
Because Wamuu had to hold the reins with both hands, it was very difficult for him to use the Divine Sandstorm.
Without his special move and without any ons, Wamuu fag Joseph with his Ripple-infused iron hammer was almost like meat on a chopping block... if Wamuu truly had no ons and couldn't attack...
Just like the dilemma of choosiween "Fish, which I desire, and bear's paw, which I also desire" that even our aors found difficult to solve—there's a third option—
Why not have both?
It seemed like there was only one on oone pilr, but in fact, the pilr itself could also be used as a on!
In other words...
"In terms of imagination and intoki is pletely outmatched by Wamuu!"
Seeing the same se, Caesar anxiously said, "And with the size and shape of the pilr, even if Wamuu is several chariot lengths behind Gintoki, he smash Gintoki's chariot with orike, while Gintoki won't be able to terattack!"
And that's not even the most important part.
After seeing the pilr as a on, Sakata Gintoki would certainly jump off his chariot to avoid the first strike.
But what then?
A human on two legs ot outrun a horse with fs, especially these vampire horses, whose stamina, speed, and strength have been signifitly enhanced!
Running backwards is impossible.
So dodging to the sides?
That would just cause Wamuu to halt the chariot and hit him with a Divine Sandstorm.
What about moving forward?
Jumping onto Wamuu's chariot to attack him while his hands are temporarily occupied?
Don't fet, the Pilr Men pletely ighe Pauli exclusion principle between objects aer any living being's body at will.
Therefore, if Sakata Gintoki tries to jump onto the horse, he'll only enter Wamuu, who's lying in wait ihe horse, ready to grab him or fully release his hands to hit him with a Divine Sandstorm!
This is a battle with no solution.
Kars chose the Chariot Duel to settle the score because no matter what Joseph did, his only oute was defeat ah.
All the choices given are just those offered by the script, and Sakata Gintoki is powerless to ge anything.
"To face Wamuu, who has already broken free from the script, you must show the correspondiermination to grasp that slim ce of victintoki!"
Caesar prayed in his heart.
