The Branded Female Fencer

Jake was fighting a mighty enemy. That's the most powerful opponent I've ever fought or seen. I may have been able to escape, but something in Jake didn't allow it.

Jake bravely slaughtered his enemies like a black mountain. But that's reckless, not brave. Jake's sword was played lightly, and Jake was putting the enemy's sword on as he rolled around. Even though he didn't know what to fight for, Jake kept challenging the enemy. Jake didn't want to stop trying recklessly. And in the meantime, the enemy looked at Jake and laughed.

"(Why are you slaughtering me?

Jake answers because you are the enemy. But the enemies, like the mountain, laughed even more, and returned it like this.

"(Enemy - I thought I was a friend)"

When Jake gets angry, the enemy doesn't look like a mountain, but turns into a boy as tall as Jake. But even as his back length shrunk, his intimidation remained intact, and his enemies laughed.

And wave the sword. Fast enough for Jake to rip through. Jake also knew that he was obviously being modest.

"(You should get stronger and come after me. By your power, it has not yet arrived)"

The boy laughed to the end, but the tone was not the boy's. And Jake tried to read that look wrapped in darkness, but Jake's vision dimmed before that.

And...

"Ugh!

Jake jumped up. In front of it was a sister with a surprised face. Jake looks around. It was ground there, and in front of it was the entrance to the underground waterway. I can see the surrounding knights and the faces. Some of them, Jake also looked familiar.

Jake couldn't figure out exactly what was going on.

"Is this...?

"I'm glad you're okay. It won't be impossible to be confused, either, but we just got a request from Ms Hamitte to rescue you and put you to sleep here, which was falling in the underground waterway earlier. It hasn't even been long since I left the underground waterway.

I'm late for my offer, but I'm a Sister Parra with a peripheral knighthood. Please know, young Temple Knight. "

"Temple Knight..."

Jake remembers a Knights Temple text carved into the pattern of his sword. Its texts, which epitomize the Virgin, boast immense trust and authority, not just Arnelia. Looking at the text, Jake remembered it all the time.

"What about Crudas? Where are the seniors!?

When Jake grabbed Perla's shoulder and boiled, her face turned dark. And look to the side.

At the end of Parra's gaze was laid one large cloth. Its size, slightly exuberant, doesn't even look like a person.

When Jake saw what it was, he got up and tried to walk over there. Parra stops the move.

"Don't, don't move yet!

"I'm fine, get out of the way"

Jake lifted softly, by the cloth, as he let Perla grab his shoulder and lift it. Beneath it, as expected, was Crudas. The way I meditated my eyes, I can also see some serenity. His death face was calm, as if he had been freed from the smugness of the world. Jake has never seen Crudas with such a quiet face. Jake's knowing Crudas seemed to be quiet somewhere all the time while he was tough. I thought it might be the fate of the Lazar family, so I decided on my own. Jake regretted it now, wondering why he didn't try to find out more about him.

If only I knew. I wonder if you can also see why Crudas pointed that obsession at Jake, who was caught in the thought that no matter how regrettable he was. That's where Lisa and Lunatica came in when Parra was grating by his side without saying a word to him like that.

"Jake! Are you okay?

Lisa flew in a hurry because she had only been contacted to the point that Jake seemed to have been hit, but she couldn't hide the color of relief from Jake, who seemed surprisingly healthy.

But speaking of Jake, he was so immersed in Crudas' body that he didn't even notice Lisa rushing him. And when Jake removed all the cloth that was covering Crudus, he confirmed the scar that was on his body. Jake looked at the scar, but once he saw the scar, Jake covered Crudus with a cloth again and stood up.

"Sister Parra"

"Ha, ha."

Jake's voice was amazing. Unexpectedly Parra shrugged herself to a voice that she did not think was uttered by a very boy. It's like being blamed by a skilled knight, Pearla, who inadvertently consolidates himself.

"How long exactly was it before I woke up discovered?

"Ah... about a quarter of a minute."

"What about my sword?

"I'm letting you do it later"

"Bring it to me right away"

"Uh, but..."

"Grab my sword. Right away."

"Yes, sir"

Jake's voice sounded unspoken. Parra took the word of a much younger knight and ran away to escape.

Lisa stayed away from Jake who was left behind. It's not killer to be emanating from Jake. Lisa refrained from interrupting the struggle until it was pure.

And when Pearla holds Jake's sword, Jake pulls out his sword and stands right in the eye. And when I waved my sword to make sure there were no physical abnormalities, I fixed my sword on my sword belt and tried to get out. Parra couldn't say anything already and just watched Jake. In her affiliation with the Peripheral Knights, she can't even defy the decision of the Templar Knights no matter how younger. But Lisa told him about Jake and called out one voice.

"Wait, Jake. Where do you think you're going with your wounded body?

"Follow Dora. It was Dora who killed Crudas. If you look at the scar, you'll see."

"Even though you don't know where you are?

"I'm still in Arnelia. I don't know for sure, but I do."

"For what? Are you even going to take revenge?

"... I honestly don't know. But don't wave your sword for revenge. I'm not, and if I don't go after him now, I'm sure I'll never see Dora again for the rest of my life. It would disqualify me from seeing you. That's what I feel.

There's so much I want to ask you. "

"Why?"

"I think of him as a friend. No, I just realized that I thought we were friends. I want to be on par with him. Then we have to go after him now. Don't stop me, Lisa."

Jake stared at Lisa. Lisa is not going to stop Jake more than she was. But if he hadn't stabbed one nail, this boy would have gone everywhere and got scared.

And as expected, Jake won't listen to what he's trying to say. Lisa wanted to sigh that only this child had been stubborn for a long time compared to the others.

"... okay. You're the one who won't give in once you say it, are you? Then there is only one thing from me. Take this Lunatica with you. This Lunatica will help you in times of danger."

"Okay, if that's what Lisa wants. Luna, nice to meet you."

"I got it."

That's all Jake said, he looked back and left. And Lunatica whispers to Lisa after Jake is gone.

"Lisa. It's good to follow. But how far do I have to watch? If there's any danger, can we just ignore Jake's intentions and take him home?

"Right... but that kid is a knight, too. If you get in the way halfway, you'll have extra remorse. Then it's my job to make sure you do it."

"Then I'll help Jake if he can't show his will on his own. Even if you're going to die on the way - that's all right with you?

"... yeah, that's fine with me"

Renatica nodded, then left the scene like a shadow and followed Jake. All that remained was Lisa to look up to heaven and pray.

Continued