It has been half a year since Aldis began teaching Minerva swordplay.
Discipline At first, Minerva, who had just been swayed by the weight of a wooden sword, began to grasp his sword, and after four months had begun to achieve results. The swordshooting was growing sharper every day.
The dry sound of the two wooden swords meeting at the training ground. Minerva fires a sword on Aldis continuously.
"The attack is monotonous! Think more and drive!"
Easily play with a wooden sword while attacking Minerva with his feet stopped, and Aldis points out with a stronger voice.
"Yes!"
The whole body answers shortly and Minerva strikes a blow. Aldis keeps defending the wooden sword to deflect the power.
At first, Minerva was short of breath in a matter of minutes, but now he can continue to meet for more than five minutes. Of course, this is still far from the level of a general swordsman, but given that the person in question is a noble daughter, this is a different story.
"It's time to go here!"
Aldis's wooden sword, which had been devoted to defense until then, turned to attack with a chance of Minerva.
Needless to say, it is not a serious sword attack. Swing the sword at the barely possible speed that Minerva can react, and slam with the barely available power.
If the opponent is a new mercenary, he will not hesitate to hit the body with painful teaching, but as expected it will not be possible to teach such a way to a noble daughter. Soft skin Aldis wields his sword, using more nerves than when slashing on a demon, to prevent any damage to the skin.
"Go!"
Minerva was squeezed after failing to parry Aldis's sword.
"Don't take it from the front! I think you will lose if you compare your strengths!"
"Yes!"
While replying, Minerva takes a step back and prepares.
If you are pushed down by the opponent's attack in the actual battle, it will eventually increase the enemy's momentum and the situation will not improve at all. But the premise that in this discipline Aldis fights with his feet stopped would have forced Minerva to make that choice.
"Don't go down!"
Naturally, Aldis does not allow it.
"e?"
Iris The eyes of the color are surprised at what I did not expect Aldis to follow.
Minerva tried to retreat one more step, but he couldn't escape from Aldis's step with such a slow weight. With a sharp blow, the wooden sword held in Minerva's hand is dropped into the air, falling in an arc.
"Awful teacher"
Minerva looks dissatisfied.
"Isn't he saying he won't move from his standing position?"
"Basically, I didn't intend to move my feet, but if I missed it, I would get a bad habit."
Retreating It's not a praise for me to remain in control.
"I don't say it's bad to go down one step. It's good to go down for the purpose of inviting your opponent to attack or to cooperate with allies you are fighting with. No. If you do that easily, you will be cornered in no time. "
Originally, it would be terrible to ask for a noble daughter.
If this is training for self-defense, it is enough to withstand only a few. As a Duke, you're unlikely to confront the enemy alone, and even if your enemy has passed through the escort, it will greatly improve your survival if you can prevent even the first shot. .
But what Minerva wants is sword magic. If you are satisfied at the level of self-defense, you will not learn it. Now Minerva can only stand at the entrance.
Minerva weakly asks questions while dropping his shoulders.
"I'm getting stronger?"
Even after half a year, he was worried every day he just wielded his sword.
Aldis is the one who can exchange swords. Until then, it was a bad story that Minerva was a baby.
Aldis's tone to answer is joking.
"I'm getting stronger. At least I don't think there is a king's noble lady who can beat you. Why don't you gather the daughters and have a duke's swordsman tournament?"
"I don't think it's going to get together,"
In the first place, there are probably a number of daughters studying swords other than Minerva. There are a certain number of people who like things among aristocrats, but the number of daughters who practice swordsmanship will be counted with one hand. And perhaps no daughter has declared it. If so, Minerva must have been actively trying to contact him.
"Of course"
Aldis shrugs at Minerva, who faces a blame.
"When will you start sword magic?"
Minerva questioned the swordsman with his eyebrows raised, as he boiled himself to the role of a shogun who did not meet his business.
"I told you first, sword magic is an extension of swordsmanship. Are you doing the task properly?"
"... Yes, as you told me, every day before going to bed."
The momentum until now suddenly becomes weak.
Aldis's practice of swordsmanship against Minerva is nothing but malicious. Sword magic is a technique that cannot be mastered unless you can manipulate magic power.
It is fundamentally different from the magic generally recognized in this world. Since it is not a "magic with chanting" but a "magic based on the law of magic," it goes without saying that the minimum requirement for learning is "clear perception of magic". Aldis's task with Minerva is to perceive its magic.
"I can't tell you that it doesn't work, or I can't understand it."
"Why shouldn't that priority be given over swordsmanship practice?"
"It's not just a matter of taking a long time. It's more about" awareness "than a discipline. It doesn't matter if you notice it or not. But it's important to focus and keep doing it every day. ''
The highest hurdle will be able to perceive magic. As long as you can perceive magical power, you will not have much trouble until you start manipulating the sword. A fast-swallowing human should probably take less than six months.
On the other hand, techniques such as how to use swords, how to assemble attacks, how to measure and bargain, etc. are not learned in half a year or so.
Swordsmanship is the foundation of swordsmanship. If you improve your sword skills as soon as possible, even as long as a month, you will soon learn sword magic.
Worse, Minerva is too much to say that he did not learn anything after months of discipline. Acquisition Even if Minerva could not master sword magic, this time is not wasted if he can do the sword art.
"I don't need to be impatient. You won't notice, but you're definitely stronger. I'm not restless. I guarantee."
Night of the day. Minerva was in her room working on a task given by Aldis before going to bed.
"Today is ..."
One pebble handed from Aldis about three months ago. About three centimeters in diameter, it is a slightly ordinary stone that is slightly rounded but falls on the roadside. It's a stone that doesn't shine like a jewel, isn't as heavy or light as it looks, and has no change in feel.
Place it on the table and Minerva concentrates on the chair. He fixed his gaze at the pebble and stared at him, ignoring anything.
It looks like nothing more than a pebble, and Aldis says it's "obviously different from the surroundings."
What are the pebbles, what is the significance of this task, and what is the outcome? Nothing has been revealed from Aldis. Minerva routinely believes in this meaningless act every night, as he obeys Aldis's statement that just five minutes should be enough to look at the pebble every day.
"No matter how many times it looks, it looks like just a pebble ..."
Minerva, whose vision was blurred due to staring at the pebbles too much, dislodged his tired eyes with his fingers.
Now that I have lost my concentration, I pinch the pebble with my finger to make it light up today. I wondered if something would change if it was illuminated by magic lights, but it seemed to be a wrong idea. Nothing changed.
Kasumi It is difficult to see the center of the field of view. My eyes are still tired.
The aim It seemed to be just a stone, no matter how it was viewed, but what Minerva had no idea what would be useful for mastering sword magic. Once a month, Aldis picks it up to check the condition of the pebble, but even then lightly pinching with a finger does not mean anything special.
"I'm going to be a swordsman instead of a magician in this way."
He sighs without concealing his disappointment.
It is an act that the daughter does not do, but fortunately, this is my room, and since it is before bedtime, there is no human eyes. The duchess may have the right to relax, alone.
Minerva puts the pebbles in the drawer drawer, turns off the lights in the room and goes to bed. He had always suffered from muscular pain when he began taking swords instruction, but now six months later, he still feels tired but not so painful. Minerva's consciousness quickly fell deep, feeling lightly tired.