Late at night, I looked out the window and saw that the fire had not yet gone out of the training ground.
“Arthur's on call today, so no one's using the trainer. Who is it?”
Separate knights use the training ground where the Knights' headquarters are located. Limited personnel use the training ground behind the mansion. What about me and Arthur?
I changed into peace and headed to the back of the mansion, thinking about who, and maybe someone I should meet.
The wind is raging.
“Perfect for a room full of air conditioning and ice cream. ”
I am increasingly realizing how gracious air conditioning is. I wish I could feel that cool breeze again.
Of course, I wasn't just letting go.
I tried to lower my temperature with Mana, but it was not easy. If you can't regulate your body temperature for no reason, you could go into shock. You should use magic whenever possible.
Some of my books have dealt with the magic of the iceberg, so once you've mastered the magic of the Fireball, I'll take a moment to work on the magic of the iceberg.
What would he look like if he pretended to be a fan and breathed the cool breeze into the spirit of Sapiella with iceberg magic? It was fun to imagine.
That's how I got to the training ground.
“Hiya!”
The slash is rough, but the drawn sword is clean. A blade that cuts across the ear. The subtle sword proves that it does not hold a sword for a day or two.
I hold the wooden sword by my hand. And I approached him.
“Late night training. Are you having a hard time? ”
“... Phew. ”
Confucius Hamel, who stopped his sword as he breathed, glanced at me. He turns around.
“Where are you roaming around? I went to your room, and you weren't there. I heard the gatekeeper went out with Miss Eluna. ”
“I'm here on business. ”
“Are you going to wear both legs? ”
The wooden sword that was thrown out suddenly stopped in front of my neck. It was something that happened while I was unaware. I could see that his sword had risen to the top.
As a swordsmanship rank A, this is quite possible.
To put it bluntly, there seems to be some deviation in rank A.
I admit that Confucius Hamel is brilliant, but I don't think I can beat Lord Casiopea, the same A rank. Arthur, the same A rank, is also lower than the two mentioned above. That means there is a big difference between rank A.
“Both legs, no. If anyone hears of them, they'll misunderstand. I have nothing to do with Miss Eluna. ”
“What did you two do? ”
“I picked the right dress to attend Princess Ofelia's upcoming birthday party. ”
I swung my wooden sword at him. Our swords start pointing at each other.
“Do you want to play? ”
“There's nothing wrong with that. ”
The preliminaries were mine. After I took the sword, I expressed the first diet of the Meridian sword.
Shhh!
A sword is made of the same force as a sword. However, the Confucius simply dodged the attack, as if he had already anticipated.
“How did it go with the Duke? ”
“Let's go inside and talk. ”
“It's okay. I told them not to let anyone in except you. ”
That's why the soldiers are guarding the entrance. In case you haven't noticed, I spilled Mana and sensed the temperature of the surroundings. There was no one like the Confucian said.
“We have a contract. I had a few conditions. ”
“What conditions? ”
Slug!
A clean stab has come in. I stabbed him with a wooden blade. Then I opened the sixth spiral cut. Thought it was subtle, the Confucius held up his sword.
Oh, shit!
You hear a friction as the sword collides with you. Without breaking the sword, we enter the fray.
“The duc says he'll give you the baron's title. ”
“This is all a ruse to keep me tied up. So, what did you do? Of course you refused.”
“I accept.”
The princess's eyes narrowed.
“Why did you do that? You're the baron of the Adeline family. Isn't this both legs? ”
Suddenly, my strength was up. My wooden sword flinches and retreats, but I finally survived.
However, I feel that my credibility has increased a lot since I haven't thrown things away and screamed like old times.
“It's the best way to grow my company and support you properly. It's easy to refuse, but it won't be easy to take the title of baron again. If you ask me for your rejection again, I'll start doubting you. ”
“Do you want to be a double for life? ”
“I hadn't thought about that. Seems like it's not bad except for a little discomfort. It's kind of a thrill. ”
Pot!
After the struggle, we take a few steps back. And they turned clockwise, taking swords, exploring each other's weaknesses.
“Are you worried? I might betray you. ”
“Hm. You think I'd flinch at you for betraying you? ”
“I think you're going to vomit blood. ”
“That's ridiculous. ”
Ta-tak!
The prince's staff accelerates, and he narrows the streets in no time. At that moment, the Confucius turns the wooden sword around. Right or left?
I was caught in the snow.
Puck!
“Ugh!”
The onslaught of the Prince was fierce on my left shoulder. My sword was pointing to the right. He missed his changed sword.
With Mana, we could have disabled him before attacking, but now we're not even using her as an excuse, we're only fighting with pure swords.
I would have been beaten if Arthurs had not been faithful to his education.
“If you had stuck to me instead of looking from the beginning, things would have been easier. ”
“You have to look at the liver to make a proper dish. ”
“Bastard. You've got a lot of oil on your tongue. ”
Since then, we've exchanged workshops a few times. Barely avoiding and stopping it. It was the best I could do not get hit.
Suddenly, the aggressor stops the sword.
“I have my own concerns. ”
“What is it?”
Puck!
The Pokémon lets out an attack in a split second. My wooden sword split the right air one tempo later than the Confucius' wooden sword. Damn, that hurts. Should I use Mana?
“Ella.”
“Yes?”
“I'm worried about Ella falling for you! ”
Boom!
The sword was a little blurry, I guess. Thanks to this, I was able to step back into the car.
The attack revealed that. That Confucius Hamel is excited about his brother. We must take advantage of this opportunity to give him a valid hit.
I asked him with his confused posture in my eyes.
“Is it because I'm inferior? ”
“No. What's the point of birth? In that sense, I, the third official, want to conquer my family. ”
“I think it's different. After all, I am a commoner. I wasn't born in a noble family like you. ”
“Phew.”
With a sigh, Confucius Hamel lowers his sword.
But I kept taking swords. I've learned it's someone's ruse to induce distraction. I heard that there are tricksters in the battlefield, such as scattering soil and obstructing vision.
“I want Ella to marry a commoner. But you... are not. He's not normal. You'll get caught up in the wind because it's unusual. It's going to be very difficult for the person closest to me. ”
“Hahaha. I think you're mistaken. Haha!”
I confronted him. The Confucian raised his sword in shock, but it was too late. I reopened the first slash of the Mercianne Sword.
Grrr!
“Knng!”
I subsequently turned the third style into a slash and succeeded in completely demolishing the prince's sword.
Now that I've been hit twice and hit twice, it's a tie.
“This bastard……! ”
“If it were, you'd be dead already. You should be thankful. ”
“Shut up!”
The prince's mouth twisted. However, he did not engage in a swift attack. Are they waiting for my answer? I did what he wanted.
“Why do you only care about the lady's heart? without asking me what I was thinking. ”
“Excuse me?”
“Didn't I tell you before? You and I are nothing. I just take you as my assistant. ”
“I'm tired of hearing that. Okay, maybe for now, but for later? ”
I couldn't answer that question.
For a moment, the Dalian enters a halfway house.
“Damn you! I hit him with an original. Damn it! ”
Confucius Hamel, who touched his attacked waist and shoulders, throws the wooden sword to one side. Any more battles are meaningless. I threw a wooden sword.
Confucius Hamel said, rubbing the wounded area.
“Are you going to tell me there's no relationship like there is now? I'm not writing a novel. I'm talking about the obvious future. I told you. I know him better than anyone. ”
“Didn't you say you wanted her to be happy? ”
“I did.”
“Well, you have to respect the lady's choice. ”
“Ha! Savage bastard. ”
But because it was theoretical, he couldn't argue anymore.
The smiling Confucius Hamel approached me. I thought he was going to swing a fist, but he didn't stop, and passed me by and headed out of the training ground.
And I threw an unexpected word.
“When I join my family, I will throw a big wedding. I'll give you a promotion. I'll give you a bonnet in a nice place. ”
“What if you can't? ”
Confucius stopped walking. It took longer than I thought until the answer came back.
“... take Ella and run away and live happily without anyone knowing. ”
It felt like a will. Turning around, I took a bow at his back. His distant appearance soon disappeared from sight.
* * *
As I expected, she hasn't been to the Academy in over a week. To be precise, I haven't left since the dinner with Princess Ofelia.
If it was a formal process, a scholar would have come and sent a warning to the headquarters, but it doesn't matter if it was a special course. I'm not getting a degree or anything.
The Academy was concerned about health and did not take any special administrative action.
In fact, the health of infancy has not been good lately.
The day is getting warmer, and Sapiella, who is weak in the heat, does not have the energy. I have more time to lie down than when I woke up.
Arwen says she shouldn't be particularly ill, and that she always suffers in the summertime.
Perfect timing. We have an excuse not to go to the Academy.
It seems Sapiella has decided that she no longer wants to hang out with the princess.
The name that was mentioned many times every day is no longer coming out.
Princess Ofelia kept sending people to see if they cared at first, but now she doesn't send people or contact them. It's a natural distance between us.
And then a few more days came the day ahead.
Tomorrow evening, Princess Ofelia's birthday party will be held at the royal palace.
Unfortunately, there was one reason why it couldn't go straight to the Princess' birthday party. It's because an unexpected guest came to my house.
It was Princess Ofelia, not anyone else.