episode_0108

It’s obvious now, but it was too easy to stick with either Adele or Diane.

Even though I don’t have any particular talent, my physical ability is outstanding. Of course, my physical ability is inferior compared to the average Delkish person, but it was enough to deal with someone who does not have the blood of a giant.

“Ha… … ha… … ha… … .”

Two overlapping breathing sounds were heard.

Amelia was already exhausted and was sitting on the other side, and Diane and Adele took turns attacking me and then stepped back to catch their breath.

Both of them, in my opinion, had quite decent talent.

Although I was at the level of forcing myself to follow swordsmanship using only my strength, the two of them each had excellent swordsmanship skills in their own way. How to use their strength, what stance to swing the sword in to smoothly lead to the next stance. Those were actions that could not be done without skill.

Unfortunately, it seems like there is a wall in the face of overwhelming power.

Still, we only crossed swords a couple of times, and both of them showed their efforts to find my weak spot in their own way.

Adele made a good impression from the beginning thanks to the fact that she was the female protagonist and her likable personality, but Diane… … I really liked the fact that he didn’t give up even though he faced the sword so many times.

Well, looking at the way his eyes are focused on Quadel, it seems like he has a greater desire to beat Adele rather than simply a desire to improve himself.

Does it make you feel that bad to be compared under the same teacher? The comparison wasn’t done overtly, it was probably just a private comment like that person’s skills are better.

Well, in the end, the problem was that the story reached Diane’s ears.

“… … Haha, whoa… … .”

Adele was the first to catch her breath.

Adele straightened her back, closed her eyes for a moment, and stood still with an expression contemplating something.

“… … Lady Hoover.”

Suddenly I called Diane.

“What’s going on?”

Diane asked with a slightly surprised expression. It seemed as if she had momentarily forgotten how difficult it was.

“There is one thing I would like to request.”

Diane, me, and Amelia were all surprised by Adele’s words.

No matter how good Adele’s personality was, Diane didn’t seem to like it very much.

Of course, these days, as we continue to hang out together unintentionally, that attitude seems to have softened a bit.

“… … As the daughter of a count, I can accept requests from common nobles. But is it really worth talking about now?”

Diane said that as if she was intentionally trying to get on her nerves, but Adele only frowned slightly and did not bite back what she said.

Rather—

“This story is relevant to the current situation.”

That’s what I said.

aha.

I thought I knew what Adele was going to say, so I had to suppress a smile by suppressing the corners of my mouth.

“… … .”

Diane didn’t bother to answer, but she didn’t refuse it either.

“No matter how hard each of us attacks, our swords will never reach the Lady Delkisi.”

This time, Diane kept her mouth shut, but seemed to silently agree with what he said.

“So, why don’t we join forces, at least for a moment?”

“… … .”

To defeat a greater enemy, those who are at odds with each other unite.

Usually, it is a cliché to unite rivals rather than representatives of Daecheon, but… … Oh, now that I think about it, I don’t think the two of them are particularly enemies of Representative Daecheon. At least they stopped before that happened.

“Well, do whatever you want.”

Diane looked hesitant for a moment, so I decided to stimulate her pride a little.

… … It would be good news for me if Adele had another friend, a friend to keep looking out for.

Of course, this may be a temporary situation limited to the present, and the relationship between the two may worsen, or even if they become close, they may not be able to escape the awkward relationship.

The best outcome would be to become bad friends who constantly bicker… … Well, that’s not something I can control in the first place.

“I don’t think you can beat me if you two attack at the same time.”

Wow.

Eck.

I looked in the direction where the sound came from.

Was it just the sound of teeth grinding?

Diane’s expression was calm. Rather, it was a much more intense reaction than when she took a breath or when Adele spoke to her.

Is it because he has strong pride as an aristocrat, or is it because of his personality?

Well, it doesn’t matter anyway.

“… … Lady Carlins.”

“Yes.”

“Let’s cooperate.”

“Okay. Can I take over on the right?”

“Heung.”

When Diane laughed at those words, the corners of Adele’s eyebrows twitched.

“Well, I’m confident in whichever one I take on.”

“… … I like it.”

Even while Adele and Diane were talking like that, I did not bother to raise my sword, but instead hung it down and waited leisurely.

It’s not like I swing my sword without thinking every day.

Wouldn’t it be good for you as a teacher to understand how the two wield their swords?

I’m not skilled enough to use the word ‘teacher’ myself, but I’m teaching three people in total, including Amelia.

I glanced towards Amelia.

Amelia waved her hands as if she was tired and had no intention of participating in sword fighting anymore.

I almost lost my gaze for a moment at the sight of them reflecting the light, soaked with sweat from the neck to their chest, but I forced myself to look away and look at Adele and Diane.

“Then… … I’m going!”

At the same time Adele shouted that, two people rushed towards me.

The momentum was pretty good.

And the idea of spreading out to both sides and coming in from completely opposite directions wasn’t a bad idea. Considering that the two moved like that without much conversation in the first place, it seems like they both had a basic understanding of tactics.

Well, although it’s short, there was a time when we had overlapping teachers. In that case, it’s understandable that we think similarly.

Adele was running to my left, and Diane was running to my right.

I raised my right hand, which was hanging down, and moved it toward my left shoulder. Then, I swung the sword from my body to my back, as if to swat away the hand of the person who was tapping my shoulder.

widely!

“Oh!”

Adele’s sword went down.

And right after that, he moved his hand to the right and swung his arm widely.

“Hi!”

Diane was scared and forced her body down. My sword made the sound of wind as it passed by where Diane’s head was.

As I moved my body quickly, it was natural that the position of the blade pointed towards me shifted.

Actually, this isn’t swordsmanship or anything. I just used my strength and forced the sword to block the attacks of the two people in order.

As if they didn’t like that fact, the two people opened their eyes sharply, straightened their posture, and immediately pointed their swords at me.

If the two people’s sword skills were different, it would have been more difficult for me to respond.

Although I did not meet the teacher, it was a strong and honest swordsmanship. In fact, considering the skills of the two people, they would be able to cut down most robbers when holding a true sword. It is a swordsmanship that minimizes technique and puts all of the power of the sword into the sword. Because it was.

However, putting all your power into it means that if you lack that power, you will never be able to touch the enemy’s body with your sword.

The sound of wooden swords clashing was heard continuously.

Once I blocked Adele’s attack, I immediately moved my body to block Diane’s attack. I feel a bit sorry to say this to them, but it felt like I was playing a rhythm game.

Is it that easy? That’s not true. Both of them still had skilled swordsmanship in their own way. Objectively speaking, Diane’s swordsmanship was a little more refined as she had been with her teacher for a little longer, but in terms of strength, Adele was stronger.

If Adele and Diane wrestle, wouldn’t Adele be able to unilaterally criticize her?

Of course, talent in swordsmanship is not determined by strength alone. As much as strength requires, one must also be intelligent. One must study how to connect movements and be able to immediately figure out which movement to use in which situation.

That’s why I have no talent. I just change posture rather than thinking about connecting the movements. So there’s no point in learning swordsmanship.

As they continued to block, the two men’s sword attacks became faster, perhaps because their strength increased.

hmm… … At this point, I wonder if I can get it right at least once.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded to himself.

Okay, let’s give it a shot.

This is not because I feel sorry for these two, but rather to strengthen their relationship.

Did you defeat an opponent whom you could not reach alone with your sword, by holding hands with a friend?

It would be foolish to just leave such a great cliché behind.

Moreover, Adele is the type of person who ‘can like women’.

If you fall in love with Diane, wouldn’t that be just as good? It wouldn’t end up with Amelia, right?

I plan to do it after Diane gets hit. At least it won’t hit Amelia.