The elegant daily routine of sage Grecas - here we go with a lovely 'Sage Hall' life!

A sword tip wrapped in silver light slashes the scattered snow.

"Yah!

A sword swung down from the upper quarters with temper echoed a pleasantly clear tone in his ears.

"Quickly pull your arms and move your legs thinking about your next move!

"Ah, yes!

Early in the morning, when the sun still wouldn't rise, I saw two figures at the garden tip.

It's Luroni, the master of Iola and swordsmanship.

Chestnut-haired boy, Iola's forehead was soaked with sweat. It's a recurring sight every morning at the garden tip of The Sage Hall.

There was white snow all around, but it didn't look like it was coming through the cold or anything. Originally from the village of Tibalagi, close to the northern nation's country of Rudens, Iola seems to be resistant to the cold (...).

Iola's outfit, which encourages training, is a blue trouser made of one short-sleeved wool shirt and sturdy canvas. Considering that it is the early winter morning when little snow strikes, it can be considered quite thin.

But if you wave a heavy steel sword dozens of times and repeat your basic workout as a swordsmanship, your face will tremble every step of the way and sweat will erupt from your entire body.

"Lord Iola! The footsteps are good, but they put too much weight on the sword in an attempt to increase its power. Instead of thinking about knocking it down with one blow, think about the movement of the foot moving into the next motion. Here's the leg...... low and quick! If you're on the battlefield, you should always pay attention to the condition of the scaffolding."

"Ha, ha!

Instruction enters early in the arrow succession. This morning, Luroni, the swordsman (Serveria), was giving me an immediate archery.

Like my beloved "Brother Gu", Iola takes it seriously that she can't be happier and more proud to be mentored by one of the "six heroes" who saved the world.

The hands-on training, which is different from the usual bare gestures, is exemplified by the master, Luroni, who remembers it with his body as Iola imitates it.

Practice repeatedly your actions as a 'Swordsman (Serveria)', which is never taught in the training of warriors of the kingdom, such as how to move your feet and center of gravity.

This, he said, is a technique that Luroni's master has conveyed from far away countries.

When he finished showing his last motion, Lu quietly turned to Iola. Then grasp the pattern (s) of your own sword and show it to Iola.

"When I hold the sword with both hands, I hold it like this... gently enclosing it. Try not to put too much effort into it and pour in the grip at the same time as you reach your swinging opponent"

"Yes!"

Iola's sword is a half-handed sword (...), or a sword for a generic purpose called the Bastard Sword. The blade crossing is about 70 cm merte. Pattern (s) are long, double-edged swords that can be used with either hand or one hand.

It is also one of the memorabilia purchased at the Weapon Shop "Loras Pavilion" in Verthrin, Hot Springs Street, with the advice of Luroni.

Lu waves his favorite single-edged "knife" all with his example. The unique knife, loosely curved, is said to be a trade (purposeful) conceded from the Dojo's master (...).

Motion naturally propagates from the chest to the shoulder and to the elbow with the axis of the lower knee and lower back rotating while moving the center of gravity away from the axial foot, flipping away from the agile movement of the foot and keeping the axillary (stiff) closed. The wrist holding the knife shows a series of movements like soft, flowing water.

- Huon......!

The blow carried out from there was a natural and truly supple technique.

A knife that makes a smooth sound. Iola looks out for movements that make her feel as supple as a cat.

"... su, wow! Beautiful!"

"Ni? Beautiful, isn't it...?

Luluoni with cat ears hanging out.

At first glance, a sword wave that looks as if it's powerless. But once hit by an opponent's steeple, it's a special sword that can accurately wipe out combat power.

It has the opposite nature to a "warrior's sword" such as crushing and slapping with force, such as destroying the hard skin of armor and demons and crushing bones.

"The sword of Lord Iola is not the same as the single blade of the awkward. But Lord Iola will eventually gain more strength than the Awkward, and so will his power. And I hope you don't forget this flexible move."

"But I'm still not strong enough or anything..."

Iola looks at her arms and smiles bitterly.

"Huh? You've exorcised the demons that ravage the fields, and besides, you've been working your ankles out at field work, right?

"That's so... not really, I don't feel it"

From the end of the summer to autumn, Iola lived in the house of her friend Harua, who returned to her hometown and became close, helping her with field work. So I have gained experience with wild demonic opponents who sometimes come roughing up fields, waving swords, repelling and defeating them.

"Awkward people, the semi-beast tribe of cat ears, even adults, have inferior power than the human race. So both our master and the awkward use this kind of 'swordsmanship'. Lord Iola could be either a strong warrior or a flexible swordsman."

"Halfway through...... what is it? I know that. But I want to be strong."

Turn your strong, serious eyes towards a master not so different in length from yourself. Called "Brother Lu no," the swordsman of the cat-eared half-beast (Serveria), admired by everyone, narrowed his purple blue eyes.

"Is that so?"

I know what I can do alone. I can't even resist stormy powers like I did during the Demon King's War. But I would never want to delay opponents like demons and bandits who protect Riola and at least attack the village, Iola strongly thought.

Iola herself well understood that in her current strength she could not protect her hometown village and her friend, Harua, who was finally regaining her happy days there.

The other day (...), I was so reminded that I didn't like it.

"Me, not at all... I still can't do it at all. The other day, for the first time in the village of Fatsugar, I fought my first human opponent with a sword. At that time, it was good, with Riola and little kids nearby... I thought I had to protect myself, and I was self-absorbed. But..."

Iola glances over her lips and stares at the pattern of her sword. My hands are shaking slightly.

"Afterwards, I was scared and scared, and my body trembled and I couldn't stand... I never felt like I was dealing with a demon..."

When Luroni puts his hand on Pong and Iola's shoulder, he puts his strength on it.

"Didn't Lord Iola fight well? So I could win. If you want to protect someone and if you want to be strong, it will get better and better. I'm sure you'll be fine."

"Master Lu......!

I felt a bright light shining in Iola's heart. In fact, the morning sun was starting to plug into the living room dining room.

"Of course, you can't beat an overwhelmingly strong opponent just because you feel it. You need to work with your people and sometimes you need to run away, right?

"Okay, master!

"Oh, and I want 'Master' to be here alone. If the master of the awkward dojo asks, he'll be bugged!?" The immature! '"

When Lu moved his cat ear, he put Iola on his face with a smile like a lit prankster. Iola also loosens her expression slightly by circling her eyes.

"To tell the truth, awkward...... The adventure of the Demon King's Crusade was smaller and weaker than the present Lord Iola."

"... What!?

"He was always in charge of protecting his back, hiding behind Lord Faria. Well, most enemies were kicked in by Lord Faria and Lord Ergo..."

Luroni began to tell her nostalgic memories. But here I say my body gets cold, and I invite Iola inside the hall.

In the living room dining room of "Sage's Hall" in the early morning, the fireplace fire is shaking without breaking. No one seems to be awake yet, but a few ball-like slimes were gathering around the fireplace to warm up.

Originally, slime is an amorphous mucus-shaped organism, but living in a less irritating environment makes it round and adorable.

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The unspeakable slimes say they are collecting and hoarding "remnants of magic" drifting in the sage Grecas' hall. Colors and sizes can vary, such as the ones that grew up leaking out of Sage's convenience tools (gadgets) and the slime that inhabited them at some point.

Luroni sat down in the chair in front of the fireplace and continued to speak with his hands in the flames.

"The awkward were weak and timid. When the battle began, it was terrible and immediately hidden in the shadow of Lord Faria. Well, Lord Faria also called the awkward a 'kitten', and he seemed to think of it as a kind of cat."

Ha, I get my cat ears mixed with a bitter laugh. The gesture is, indeed... cat-like.

"Oh yeah......!?

To a shocking confession, Iola makes her eyes black and white. No, there's nothing in the world that I don't know about. I thought it was strong from the beginning when it came to "Six Heroes". But they don't.

"But one day Lord Faria fell on a poison needle. In the battle against the Demon King's Army executives… you have been unintentionally struck by a despicable poison needle"

"Give me a poison needle!?

"So, here it is."

Iola thought of Faria, a formidable female warrior who once gave herself an archery.

Iola has also seen time and again the scene where Faria, known as Rudens' most powerful warrior, crushes his enemies with power.

The poison needle doesn't even seem to work... I realize that's where it is.

"Because it's a bikini armor!?

"So, here it is. I was exposed to my stomach, feet, etc. It was just summer."

Luroni nodding cocky with his arms together.

"Ah... I see"

Unexpectedly, Iola is convinced.

"So, to undo the story, the awkward man was there for the first time... so desperate to defend Lord Faria, he was excited"

From there, even if Luroni's "growth switch" was turned on. In other words, it is the will to protect something and to be strong that matters.

"Awkward people could only use more power because they trusted me by fighting with their peers"

Iola listened silently to the memorabilia that Master Lu would tell her. It resonated with my heart, because I did have something to convey.

"Then Lord Faria made the awkward stronger! And they put on the sword archery... but you didn't really wear it."

When I pulled out my shoulder, I drooled my cat ears and looked out at the view beyond the window, feeling really sorry for me.

"Really...?

Iola also looks back at the time she once taught me at this garden tip. Sure, Mr. Faria was an amazing warrior, but I think he taught a little... uniquely.

- That's temper! Mood!

- Knock yourself down with your moves and all that power! All you have to do is slap each other's sword!

"... somehow, I think I know"

"Was it?

By the way, the brave Ergonote, who taught me how to "fight" on a whim, was something similar.

- First for someone who comes slashing me with a sword with his bloody running eyes... kicking the stone at his feet! This will cut your temper!

- Temperance matters when we get together! Scream! Momentum that scares them! This is the ultimate victory!

"... the ultimate in battle, a man like me can't reach it."

Iola and Luroni looked like Sayamako (Kakashi) and at the same time smiled carelessly at the sigh mix.

"In the end, I met the old boy on my journey...... Ah, he is now the master of the dojo. He studied swordsmanship and later studied on his own while fighting. So the awkward are still in training. I don't want to be called Master."

"But the master is the master! Keep it up...... well, let me know if you like!

Once again deeply bowing his head, Luroni replied with pleasure.

"And... to tell you the truth, Awkward, when Lord Faria was teaching me his sword, I couldn't concentrate. The..."

"Oh, me too... actually, that"

"" I'm worried about my chest!

Pu...... haha! and they both laughed at the same time to get started.

The rich breasts of the female warrior Falia seemed a little too irritating for Lu at the time when she was growing up with her adolescence upbeat Iola.

Every time you wave your sword with only your tank top on, your rippled chest shakes loudly as you go up and down. Even if it's muscular, my chest is full of chest, temper, etc., my nose is going to bleed.

That was a unanimous opinion between the two of us.

And the golden warm morning sun plugged into the living room dining room, announcing the arrival of a new morning.

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Mozo Mozo and a peachy slime crawling through the living room dining floor disappear.

Eventually, Riola and Spiano, who came to the living room dining room, smiled like a stakeout and exchanged greetings with the two of them sitting in front of the fireplace.

"Oh, dear Io.... Do I hang out with workouts once in a while, too?

"Lu cat, can I train you ora too...... YES?

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