What?

　The tip of Elsa's wooden sword is about to shoot me through the chest.
　It's so fast and powerful that it can leave sound behind.
　I caught the line of the sword with my eyes and swiftly swiped at it with my wooden sword.

"There's more!

　Elsa is bombarding you with swift and furious sword fights.
　It's as if she is swinging several swords at the same time. Even the afterimages of the swords I swung before remain in the rush like blossoming petals.
　I dismiss them all and calmly play them off.
　The Knights' training grounds.
　I've been invited as an instructor to train the knights, and at their request, I'm going to play a mock match with Elsa.
　They said--.

"I want to see the battle between the knight master Erza, who is known as the sage of swords, and Lord Kaiser, who taught the master how to use his sword.

　That's what it sounded like.
　I hadn't sworn for a long time, so I agreed.
　But...

"Hey. Can you see the two sword fights: ......?
'Well, I don't see it at all: ....... You're going too fast ......!
"The rush of the Knight Commander Erza is unbelievable! That's S-ranked adventurer. But Lord Kaiser is preventing all of that from happening perfectly: ......!
Those two are strong out of the ordinary: ......!

　The knights couldn't keep up with our every move. They were stunned by the swordplay we were witnessing between us.

This time.

　Elsa unleashes a powerful blow with the spirit of the holy air.
　Her speed and power are impressive!
　She's grown so much since she was in the village that it's hard to compare her growth to when she was in the village. You've worked hard every day to forge your sword.
　No wonder he's become an S-ranked adventurer.

　But...
　as a father, I still can't let my daughter beat me.
　I reckoned for a moment after she loosed her sword and launched a counterattack.
　I swung the wooden sword at her body and Erza caught it with her wooden sword. -- but the wooden sword she held couldn't bear the weight and shattered.

''--?
You're a game changer.

　I huff a smile on my mouth.

''It was a wooden sword, so it shattered, but if it was serious, it would have been almost an even match. Elsa. You've gotten a lot stronger in the time I've been away.
...... That's my father. The years haven't dulled his skills one bit. In fact, he's gotten much sharper.
I don't stop working out, you know.
...... In the end, I couldn't even land a blow on your father again. I was so determined to make it today.

　Elsa muttered in frustration, but her expression was happy.
　Is she happy to know that my sword skills are still intact.

"I'll be your wall to cross for a little while longer. --Well, that's what fatherhood looks like.

　But I'm not sure how long it will last.
　At that moment, there was a burst of applause from the knights.

That was great, Mr. Kaiser!　I'm impressed!
'I couldn't see the sword streak at all, but I was impressed!　No really, I had no idea what happened!
We would love to have you teach us how to use a sword!

　They were looking at me with a twinkle in their eyes, like they were looking at me with respect.
　They reminded me of the boys in the village .
　...... Was there ever an element that could be so inspiring?

"Father. I would like to ask you to do the same. Teach them how to use the sword. That will help the country grow in strength.
All right. Elsa, of all people, does this for you. I'll do it.
"Whoa!

　The knights cheered.

''If Lord Kaiser-dono trains us, we'll be swordsmen too!　If that happens, you'll get a promotion and the girls will love you!
Now you're going to live the woo-woo life of yin to yang!
'Maybe I can get the Knight Commander Elsa to turn on me!

　...... Quite a few of them have impure motives.
　Well, they are human in a way.
　I smiled and stood in front of the knights.

"Then. From now on, I'll be your sword instructor. I'll be there for you, so just follow me closely.


''Yes!　I'll do my best!
Good answer. First of all, yes. ...... As a warm-up, I'll have you go around the city fifty times with your armor on.
"What?

　A shudder spread through the knights.

"Haha. That's my girl. Even jokes are funny. You're wearing heavy armor and making 50 rounds of the city.
No. I'm not kidding. Me and Elsa used to train like this as a matter of course when we were in the village.
............
Here. He's gone.

　I clapped my hands and urged the knights on.
　The knights looked drawn, but ran off.
　There was a high-pitched clatter of armor.
　Hours later, the knights came back, looking dying. As soon as they crossed the finish line, they fell as if a thread had broken.

"Hey, guys. Good work.

　I say good luck to them.

"Thank God. It's finally over: ......
'Now we can be swordsmen too: ....... We can be reborn from a yinky non-motivated knight to a jolly motivated knight: ......!
Okay, now let's move on to strength training. Five hundred push-ups, sit-ups and back-ups. Then a thousand sword swings.
"--?

　The faces of the knights grew tighter.

'Father!　How about this training from day one!

　Elsa said to me.

"Dear Elsa. ......
I know. That's a bit much, isn't it ......?
'When we were in the village, we did twice as many menus as this one, didn't we?　Isn't this not enough for you?
"--?
"If you start off training hard, it's going to be tough. So I'm going to start out light and work my way up.
Oh, I see. So that's what it is.

　We smile at each other.

"You said this was light: ......?
'Do you mean to tell me that Lord Kaisel and Knight Commander Elsa used to train more than this every day when they were in the village: ......!
Ba, monstrous father and son: ......!

　The knights were muttering as they shuddered.