Mushoku Tensei – Jobless Oblige

Dead of night.

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“That’s as far as you go!”

A voice reverberated throughout the slave market.

While everyone was astir trying to figure out whose voice that was, I scanned them from my elevated location and shouted once more.

“That red bandana over there! You kidnapping villain! Your evil deeds may not be able to be exposed during the day and maybe cannot be seen under the light of the sun, but you can’t escape from the eyes of the moon!”

Red bandana, kidnapper. 

With those words, everyone’s gazes landed on that man.

And also discovered me at the same time.

The looked up at me, 

“Who the hell are you, ya bastard!”

I heard someone ask that.

There’s only one way that can answer that question.

“Fufu, me? I am the knight of the silver moon which shines in the darkness….”

I pose and declare,

“The Ally of Justice, Moon Knight, has arrived!”

Red Bandana and his cronies muddledly exchanged glances with each other.

And so, once more, I said the same thing, in the same way for them to hear.

“Who are you?”

Why do these guys always keep needing me to repeat myself.

I really don’t get it, but it’s uncool to keep having to give me name out, so I promptly transition to the next part of my speech.

“Villains! People like you kidnappers aren’t allowed in my beloved town! Here I come!”

I leap off my high place.

Simultaneously, Red Bandana and his cronies unsheathed their swords.

I’ve gotten pretty used to this kind of reaction.

Five people in total.

However, Justice cannot lose.

I’ve learned how to fight multiple opponents from my shishou.

「Haaaa ! Ｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ・P  u n c h !」

I first drove my fist at the first guy who drew his sword.

Aiming for the jaw, this technique that knocks an opponent out in one blow was learned from Red-haired Mama.

The first person tried to defend himself, but was too slow.

I felt my fist make a good landing.

「Ta ! Ｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ・Ｋｎｕｃｋｌｅ！」

The next person tried to slash at me from behind.

While avoiding his attack and also throwing a backhand chop at him, the move name came out wrong. Knuckle is a body blow.

「Tou! Ｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ・S  a u l t！」1

Because two people have come forth with their swords, I avoid with a backward somersault.

A backward somersault isn’t necessary, but it looks cool.

Perhaps trembling because of my backflip, one of the two who came at me from behind flinched.

Yes, that was also what I was going for!

I left the slave market behind with the words of my prior best friend on my mind.

Footnotes:

1. Somersault, though a sault is also a throwing move in wrestling apparently… 

2. Nekodamashi – An unconventional sumo wrestling technique which involves a wrestler clapping his hands together in front of his opponent’s face.The aim of this technique is to cause the opponent to close his eyes briefly, allowing the instigator to gain the advantage. – taken from jisho.