I'm not sure we have the same idea of fun. [ Kojirou mused as he finally closed the gap between himself and the dragon. Certainly, he loved a good fight. More than was healthy, perhaps. But what he's seeking was an avenue to test his skills, to win and to win cleanly.

Getting smashed by a huge dragon's claw was not part of it at all. That just sounded like pain. ]

But I'd strongly recommend against attacking it from behind! A dragon's tail is as dangerous as its teeth!

[ There's a lot of noise and distance to be shouting across, but it's a warning Kojirou felt like he had to give the girl anyway. Don't say he didn't warn her. As for him, it's time for him to get fighting.

Luckily, as a Knight the dragon turned it attention right at him, ignoring Peacock when she got blown away and assessed as no longer a threat. It swung its huge, uninjured foot right at the samurai, who swung his sword right at those claws in response.

A human matching strength with a dragon was an insane idea. It had to be. Even Kojirou knew that. But he also knew that he wasn't just matching his own strength. He could cheat, just a bit.

The dragon's flames that he cut through earlier, the mana that he absorbed with his powers as a Holy Knight, was released all at once in an eruption of fire, shaped into a sword of fire that turned his spindly wooden sword into something out of mythology. A blazing greatsword that cut through its foes not with a fine steel edge, but with intense heat.

And that? That was just about enough to have the dragon roar with pain and recoil instead of squishing the guy. ]