Maou No Utsuwa

The moon that was floating in the sky disappeared, and the eastern sky began to gleam white. It's almost dawn.

Hildegand has already gotten out of bed and finished getting himself together. To train your morning routine.

The genius, man, praises Hildegand's sword arm this way, but talent alone cannot always reign at the apex of his generation. Hildegand's strength is the fruit of an unrelenting effort.

When I left the room and went downstairs, Anne, the samurai, had already begun her breakfast schedule.

"Morning."

"Good morning. Miss Hilda."

"As usual, breakfast is good after workout"

Usually, breakfast is prepared in anticipation of the end of the Hildegand workout. It's Ann's concern to provide a standing ovation.

"This is for Lord Kamui."

"Kamui? Are you awake already?

"You're awake, or you're doing some workouts."

"... where!?

Hearing about Kamui working out changes the color of Hildegand's eyes. Always, Kamui, who is doing classes in a way that doesn't measure his strength. Identify the power of Kamui, because I thought it was a great opportunity.

It's by the lake.

"I'm coming!

Hildegand trying to fly out of the building and head for the lake at a glance. It was one of the hired knights of the Ethenberg family who accompanied him to escort him.

"What's wrong? I'm in a hurry."

"If you want to go to Lord Kamui Kreutz, please stop."

"Why?"

The knight was wondering what Hildegand's purpose was. Now, Hildegand doesn't know why to hold back.

"It's no use going. If you get closer, you'll probably never see what Hildegand wants to see."

"What do you mean?

"You seem sensitive to the signs. We just got a little closer and stopped moving."

"... yes"

Hildegand's feelings, which were delighted with the opportunity to know Kamui's strength, sink at once.

"Who is he? I didn't expect students to perceive signs. I'm a little depressed by my lack of clarity."

"You had no idea what you were doing?

One end of my strength, I could know. At least Kamui has the power to feel the signs of the Oriental House knights.

"We were dancing"

"Dance?"

The knight's answer was something Hildegand never thought possible.

"That's the only move I can see. I thought it was floating on the lake at first."

"What's that?

"It's actually best to see"

"... ok. I don't know if I can see it, but I'll go anyway."

"Really? I'm sorry I stopped you."

"No, I don't mind"

The lake I eventually saw. Illuminated by the morning sun, its surface sparkles. On such a lake, Kamui was there.

Shipping dock stretching from shore to lake. Line up there, on the pile connecting the boat.

Kamui had already stopped moving. When I look at Hildegand and see who it is, I jump from the pile to the dock, stand still and wait for Hildegand to approach me.

Unfortunately for not seeing anything, Hildegand approached Kamui.

"Good Morning"

"Morning."

"That's early. Is this morning workout?

"Yes, Kamui is fast enough."

"It happens. Is it because of the change of bed?"

Kamui, as usual, is in love. Hildegand, who can see this, got a little depressed.

"... don't you want to continue?

"It's over now"

"Let me see. I want to know what kind of training Kamui is doing."

"I'm not doing anything serious."

"Let me see"

With serious eyes, Hildegand stares at Kamui. Eventually, gently clapping his shoulders, Kamui took that gaze off.

"Well, just a little. It's really not a big deal."

"I don't mind. Please."

Meanwhile, when he gently clasped his shoulders, Kamui jumped onto the pile where he was. From there all of a sudden, I step forward a lot and wave my sword down from the top.

"Ha!?

He was Kamui, who thought he was going to fall into the lake, but on another pile, he put his stepped foot firmly on it and, as it were, transferred his centre of gravity beautifully onto that foot. And then we step into the next pile.

Kamui keeps moving while moving over piles of different heights, without losing any balance at all.

The movement gradually becomes faster and smoother.

Hildegand also knew what the knight meant by dancing. Kamui waves one sword after another on a pile that is supposed to be unstable, without letting him feel it at all.

The swinging sword, the silver hair, and the splashing sweat shine in the morning sun. A world of silence where only the sound of the wind that just cleaves the sky.

Hildegand sank deeply into the world.

◇ ◇ ◇

I wonder how long it took for Kamui to stop moving perfectly and look back at Hildegand.

"Ah..."

Hildegand gave a small voice, feeling drawn back from the world of dreams by the pretense. What surprised that Hildegand even more was the voice he heard from his back.

"Well, it doesn't mean you got up early, does it?

Soon Alto stood behind Hildegand.

"Why would you say that?"

"Absolutely. You've been too slow on guards lately, haven't you?

"Be careful"

"... were you too?

"Huh?"

Alto is confused when Hildegand inadvertently tells him something that doesn't make sense.

"I thought Kamui was the only one hiding his strength, but Alt-kun, too, right?

"I'm not good with swords and magic, as I say myself, though?

"I'm not going to be immature enough to let someone like that take my back so easily"

Until Alto uttered his voice, Hildegand was completely unaware of the signs. It's a completely back taken form.

"Isn't that because I was fascinated by Kamui's sword?

"Enchanted?

"You better be careful. It's a magical dance that attracts people."

"Demonic."

"If you keep looking, Kamui will take your heart away and you won't be able to take it back."

…………

Aside from being distracted, Hildegand is being misled by Alto.

"Hey, don't bullshit me"

"I wonder. It could be true. Look, the Lutz are here, too. Now, free up there."

"Oh. Okay."

Alto's right, Lutz showed up, Deefleet's with him.

"Mr. Hildegand, you're early."

Lutz, who appears, is mildly surprised that Hildegand is here.

"Kamui was faster."

"Because Kamui always does. Mr. Hildegand works out every morning, too?

"Yeah, I'm making it routine"

"That's just great. So, do I start too? Uh......, whoa!?

Looking at the tip of Kamui's finger, Lutz looks bitter. Workouts on piles are something we do all the time, but in front of us it's a lot different than usual. Inconsistent height, too irregular interval. Unusual difficulty.

"What are you talking about? Same as always. Then you're bored, aren't you? Besides, it's better to concentrate."

"Don't be with you... Well, is it good to go up there? But it's a lake down there."

If you step off your feet, you will naturally fall into the lake.

"You're not gonna get hurt for that, are you?

"Thanks for the positive opinion. Okay, let's do it."

Lutz flies gently into the pile, complaining. Lightly tempered, he took a step forward. I can hear the sword winding off.

Keep it up. Another step.

With all due respect, Lutz's footwork is stunning. Without hesitation, he waves his sword one after the other.

"Wow..."

Seeing how that Lutz is doing, Deefleet is giving an exclamation. But Hildegand...

Rutz's foot judgment is great too, but after seeing that from Kamui, he was feeling somewhere short. There's no such thing as that deeply engaging feeling in Lutz's mind.

"Hmm."

Eventually Lutz stopped moving and jumped off the pile.

"Isn't it early?

"I'm tired twice as much as usual"

"That's proof that you're used to it. I have to figure out a way to do it when I get back. Well, Serene's next."

"Do I do it too!?

Even Lutz rated the pile as difficult. Serene didn't think she was going to do it.

"Of course not. I'm finally getting a little shaped, what are we gonna do with skipping here?

"Absolutely not. I can see you falling into the lake."

"Maybe."

"Look!

"Sword, maybe you shouldn't have it. Sounds like a hassle to pick up."

"You don't have a choice not to, do you?

"Of course."

"Ha..."

"Should I try it too?

It was Hildegand who's been pinching my mouth here. I wanted to see Kamui's workouts.

"Hilda better stop."

But it was stopped by the Kamui himself.

"Why not? That might not work."

"The sword is shaped differently. Hilda's sword, unlike ours, feels like it wields every blow exactly as it should be. If you train hard, you'll break it."

"Yes..."

What Kamui is saying is not wrong. The ultimate Hildegand sword is a special blow. On a pile of instability, not a sword that swings like a dance.

"I think you should do your usual workouts."

"Okay. Don't Kamui do it anymore?

"Morning minutes, I'm done"

"Well, could you take a look at it?

"Me?

"Don't you always teach other students? Take care of me today or so."

"I don't think I can give you much advice, though?

"Still, that's okay. Then let's do it the wider way over there."

Hildegand forcibly pulls Kamui off the scene looking like he's not riding. As long as it's with Kamui, it's nothing but any workout.

"No, it's a woman."

"Right. I don't know, you're starting to bully me."

Hildegand nowadays, even Deefleet, just looks like a girl in love.

"That's a little dangerous. Kamui's tone is also getting a little familiar. Sometimes I forget to salute you."

"... if you say so."

"Not too close, not too far away. This could be harder than I thought."

"I don't know, it's getting better both ways"

What is right for Hildegand? Deefreet doesn't know much about it.

"That's because Mr. Deefreet has a more important purpose."

"... say that now?

"I can't get close enough."

"Alt-kun is fine, you're mean. I was wondering if you could help us out a little bit?

"Well, give me some advice. You should be ready to jump into the lake at any time."

"What?"

"Serene definitely, because it falls into the lake"

"... it is"

Following Alto's advice, he was a deefried who sneaked off his top.

◇ ◇ ◇

Position the sword with both hands in front of you, with a deep step, and swing it down vertically. Pull your back legs together and take the stand again. From a powerful step, a sword shaken cleaves the sky.

It is the most popular basic form of Schutz Alten swordsmanship in the Empire. As its name suggests, it is a swordsmanship school that founds the first emperor, the ancestor of the Schutz Alten Empire, only to pursue the speed and strength of the sword and defeat the opponent in one swing, with a motto of one-strike special.

In fact, it doesn't go that way, and it creates a number of forms of defense, but the basics, it's just a leading special.

It is precisely this type that is at its depths. The basic workout is really simple. Just repeat these barebacks. Hildegand has not hesitated to do so every day.

Middle-section's strongest name is not Dade. The speed of the sword to be swung down will not even allow an amateur to follow its trajectory.

To some extent, where I have moved on, I look back and come back waving my sword again in the same way.

Until before Kamui, when he had returned, Hildegand had broken his mind.

"How was it?

"It was amazing."

"... that's what you're saying, you're trying to delude me, aren't you?

"I don't know much about Mr. Hildegand's school. Extra advice threatens to shatter"

"But..."

"Shouldn't you be better taught by the knights of the escort?

"They won't tell me."

"What? Really?

If you are a knight in the Oriental House, you should have no less strength than a knight in the Imperial Knights. Kamui thought Hildegand's sword master was coming with him.

"When I was little, they taught me enthusiastically, but they don't deal with me when I grow up"

"Why?

"It's your father's fault. What would you do with a sword to a woman? My future is not a knight...... I mean, that's the thing."

Queen, not knight. Hildegand could not speak this word in front of Kamui.

"Really?"

"So, in extremes, you can collapse. Because one day it's a sword you have to throw away."

"No, but if that's the case, I just realized something."

"Yes."

"I'm in too much of a hurry to wave my sword"

"Are you in too much of a hurry?

"Yes. Now there's no point in standing in the middle. You should take your sword to the upper level from the beginning."

"Uh, what's that?

In Kamui's current explanation, Hildegand has no idea what to look out for.

"Have you ever thought about what it means to be in the middle first place?

"Not really. I only thought that was the type"

"Schutz Alten flow is characterized by sword speed. If you just wave your sword, shake it from the top and you'll save extra movement."

"Yes."

"To dare put it in the middle, it must make sense"

"That's defense."

"That's one thing, but it's out of the essence of the Schutz Alten stream, where the leading special is the motto. I think the original goal is to increase the speed of the sword and increase the power to cut it."

"But he said it was an extra move"

"Because I think of all of the series of movements as speed. Sword speed is from when you start to shake it off."

This is not where I don't know the genre. Far deeper than Hildegand, Kamui seems to have an understanding of the Schutz Alten flow.

"... sorry. I don't understand."

"So let's actually do it? Just stand there without your sword."

"Yes."

Hildegand takes his place, shaped like a sword by his hands alone. Right behind that Hildegand, Kamui stood to snuggle.

"It's a little cramped, but shake it slow and look at it"

Hildegand felt his face turn red in the voice of Kamui heard right in his ear. But I'm in the middle of a workout right now. If you're not thinking about something extra, put your feelings back in and take the form of a slow sword wave, as you were told.

The feeling of being grabbed by both hands where I stepped in and tried to shake down the arm I raised up. For a moment, as soon as the feeling of being pulled was unraveled, his arm swung down vigorously.

"What?"

"Do you understand somehow?

"What's that?

"The moment I put my arm down, I grabbed my hand a little"

"Yes. I understand that. But then..."

"My arm came forward naturally, didn't it? You don't have to be aware to shake it forward."

"Yes."

"That's how it feels right now. If you step in and shift your center of gravity forward, your shaken arms will be swinging down naturally and forward. Hilda, without waiting for it, was just trying to shake forward with the force of her arms. Now, the momentum you've shaken up is completely dead."

"Does it feel like putting a beat down?

"Well, that's right. But you don't really need to be aware of that either. If you were to dare to be aware, would you feel like your swung up arm would be pulled back, swinging it down at once in the moment when it moves forward or not?

"... I'll try"

Take the sword, take the stand just as you did earlier. Lift your sword upwards as you step forward. A stepped foot grabs the ground and puts a center of gravity on that foot. With it, the elbow lowered to be pulled, and in the form of overtaking it, the sword passed in front of him.

The sound of the sword cutting the wind, only slightly delayed, I felt it reach my ear.

…………

"How was it? As far as I can tell, it seems to have gone up pretty fast."

"It was a moment, but I felt the sword accelerate"

"Oh, that sounds good then. That's amazing. I can't believe I can do this in one go."

"What's amazing is Kamui. How do you know this just by looking at it?

"It's not great. I've been doing a lot of research since I was a kid."

"Is it research?

"How can you fight each other with someone who can't use magic? If you can't rely on magic, you have to rely on your body, on moves, right? It was my goal at the time to acquire moves beyond the magical effects."

"Kamui, who are you..."

Blessed with talent, Hildegand didn't like being told this. Without drowning in talent, I have continued to work hard. I am proud that it has borne fruit and that I am who I am now.

But the man in front of him continued his efforts without ever giving up, even in the desperate situation that magic could not be used. And that must have never been rewarded in a long time. That's why Kamui became the wingman of dropping out of childhood.

Fulfilling, before this man, could you say that I have continued my efforts more than anyone else, and that my efforts, beyond Kamui, did not seem very Hildegand.

"Well, it didn't pay off very well."

I'm dazzled by Kamui's face laughing at me for saying that. Apparently, I'm already trapped in a demonic dance. If you find out now that Kamui is really stronger than you are, then you are. Will I be able to contain this feeling?

The ideal man I have pursued. If there was a Kamui in a man who I thought I could never win, would the chain that binds me, as one of the Oriental House, be shattered a thousand times? Given this, Hildegand, his chest hurts.

Because I know it makes Kamui unhappy.

"What's up?

"Nothing."

"But... I'm crying"

From Hildegand's eyes were overflowing with large tears.

"I'm not crying."

"But there's tears"

"This is sweat"

"... Really?"

"Don't be convinced. There's no reason to sweat, is there?

"What, then, what do you want me to do?

"Turn around, please"

"Ha."

Hildegand leaning against Kamui's back, turning back as he was told.

"Um, what are you doing?

"I'm wiping my sweat."

"Shouldn't I use a towel?

"Shut up for a moment, please"

"... Yes"

The morning sun, which has risen completely, illuminates the two of us. Kamui stood up looking awkward first, and Hildegand nodded his face on its back and sobbed small.

Two hair contrasting silver and gold are shaking in the wind flowing down the shore of the lake.

There were two people who had a difficult atmosphere to get close to, but didn't hesitate to do so at all.

"What are you flirting with when I'm in trouble?

"That, Sele. What's up, that's good?

Drop water from your hair, Serene standing. Hildegand, who raised his face, is also stunned by Serene's aptitude.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear me?

"I heard you making some noise."

"Why are you leaving me alone?

I thought you were gonna have fun.

"It can't be fun, can it? I had a hard time falling into the lake."

Serene had fallen into the lake, as much as he had expected.

"Did it fall after all? So, what's going on?

"Dee helped me"

Serene pointing to the equally full-body wet Deefleet.

"You can't talk about people. Isn't that just a no-locket?

It's not a no-locket.

"You're a no-lock, aren't you? So, you're weaving feathers on top looking important, is that it? That's Dee's jacket."

"Oh, that's"

Kamui told him, and Serene wolfed all at once. Now, at once, the situation will lean towards Kamui as usual.

"Did you take off your jacket to avoid getting wet on purpose before you helped? Dee's pretty ready, too. Well, it doesn't make sense to weave feathers on wet socks."

"Shut up."

"So, what's the scenario ahead?

"What's a scenario?

"If we're alone in this unpopular place, we might as well warm up our cold bodies at each other's temperatures, but I'll see you here."

"... Kamui, you're an idiot, aren't you?

You've imagined it in your head, Serene's face, more than any other, turns bright red.

"Oh, well, why don't you have a bath ready and you two go in? You're pretty sure your body's cold, right? The two of us relax on the hot water and warm our bodies and hearts"

"Then I'm not stupid!

"That might be good"

Deefleet's got on to Kamui's story without being able to light it up.

"Don't even get Dee on board!

No, it's a joke.

"It's even a joke!

"Whoa, that feels kind of fast approaching"

Though it makes fun of the atmosphere between the two of us.

Not as good as you. Not as good as you.

"What do you mean?

"" … dull ""

Pretty much, it was Serene and Deefleet who were starting to feel good about it.

"So, Mr. Hildegand, where are you going?

Alto blamed Hildegand for trying to get away from the nonsense Kamuis.

"What? Oh, hey, keep working out."

Obviously in an upward voice, Hildegand answers that.

"I see, I tried to work out, but when I fell into the lake because I wasn't used to it,"

"... that's not true."

Hildegand, brilliantly starred by Alto.

"And naturally, we expect Kamui to help us with that."

"If it falls, you're sure to help, aren't you?

"And they're both wet. By the way, a bath is different for men and women, right?

"Yeah, of course. The entrance is separate."

"... entrance?

Alto with a feeling of being poked at by surprise. The unexpectedness of Hildegand made me feel like I was hit.

"Oh, you know what?"

Deefleet is convinced that he doesn't feel anything.

"Mr. Deefreet, what do you mean?

Serene has no idea what's going on.

"It's a good construction in a private villa. It's common for families to use it only. Two bathrooms make it narrow, so you can have only one big bath."

"... I mean a mixed bath?

"If you go in at the same time, you will."

With a bitter laugh, Deefleet answers Serene's question.

"Mr. Hildegand, wake up! No, not in front of an outside road like Kamui."

Now that we know the circumstances, Serene's reaction turned to Hildegand. Just a dialogue out of your mouth is like it's for Kamui.

"Who's on the outside road!

Kamui reacts to Serene's words.

"No, but"

Apart from that, so is Hildegand.

"But it's not! No, no, no, no. This is a curse! No, now it's charm magic! Undo the charm on this outer road!

"So who's on the outside road!

"" "" It's you!!

"Why?"

Unconsciously, Kamui drives Hildegand crazy. This is already a sin.