Iris holds up her mock sword.
　I could see that she was concentrating well - she was taking my advice to keep her eyes shut at first, breathing quietly and watching her surroundings.
　It's not like slashing something you can see. It's different from cutting things you can see with your eyes.
　If I had to put it into words, it would be called "the sixth sense.
　When you're both skilled swordsmen, you know what your opponent is going to do next.
　It is a combination of intuition and experience that makes it possible to catch the movements of invisible objects.
　It's not an ability that can be acquired overnight, but Iris has a talent for it.

(At the age of ten, she won the sword fighting tournament held in the royal capital. (When you're ten years old, you win a sword fighting tournament in the royal capital.) If you're a child and you do that well among adult knights, you'll be the talk of the town.

　As for Iris, the Commander has told me a certain amount about her since I've been assigned to guard her.
　Of course, there is information that comes to my ears even without asking.
　When she won a sword fighting tournament, she came to be known as the "Sword Saint Princess.
　Knights who were famous at the time were also overwhelmed by her swordsmanship.
　At that time, I had just arrived in King's Landing, right?
　Iris was taught by her father, Garlo Rheinfell, who was a knight from an early age, and her talent blossomed.

　Garro Rheinfell, a former Knight Commander, is a name I've heard before.
　Each of the five districts in the capital has its own order of knights. --The current leader of the Kuro Wolf Knights, Remyll, is said to have been one of his subordinates.
　Although Garro is already deceased.
　The Reinfel family is now headed by Iris' mother.
　Normally, Iris might be the one to succeed her, but she is said to be even more of a candidate for the next "king".

　I think the last time I saw her after I became a knight was in a nobleman's ballroom.
　The way she spoke with dignity even though she was a child, she was just as good as an adult, maybe even better.
　From my point of view, her appearance at such occasions and her appearance at the school were quite different.
　She would chase after me to teach me how to use a sword, she would fidget when I asked her to teach me, and she would concentrate on getting stronger like she is now - that's the girl Iris Reinfell.

"Soo ......

　Iris takes a small breath.
　Three minutes after starting to concentrate, Iris finally swung her sword.
　But it only ends up cutting through the void.
　It's only the first sword, but Iris has a frustrated expression on her face.

I thought I fell backwards. ......
Oh!　Did you have that feeling?
I don't know. I've never swung a sword like that before. I've never swung a sword like that before. I don't know, I just have a hunch.
No, that's all right. No, that's fine. At first, just feel. The more you do it, the more you will be able to feel. I think it's very good to concentrate and not just swing in the dark.
Oh, thank you very much.

　I'm not sure if she was expecting such praise, but her cheeks turned a little red and she looked down.
　I'm not sure how many people can teach her to use a sword.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

Let's keep up the good work. I'll tell you what to do if you need anything.
"Yes, sir.

　Iris replied, and focused her attention on her surroundings again.
　I could see the sweat dripping from her cheeks even though it was only one swing.
　That's how much she is concentrating on one sword.
　It would be rude to summarize Iris as having talent.
　She is a swordswoman in every sense of the word, including her character.

(...... Now, while I'm going to teach you, I don't have much to say in the beginning. --Let's think about the future.

　Lean against a tree and look up at the sky.
　The report has already reached my ears.
Bell Torso was defeated. It is said that he first made a name for himself as a knight when he defeated the leader and chieftain of a bandit group camped in the south.
　His swordsmanship was said to be infinitely fast and beautiful.
　I belong to the same knightly order as him, but we don't know each other very well.
　However, even though he was quite young as a knight, he was said to be very capable. Certainly, from what I've heard, I thought he was capable of handling this mission. --Bell was found dead.
　She had cuts all over her body and died of exsanguination. There were at least three potentially fatal wounds.
　That's how badly he was wounded, but he kept fighting. He was trying to fulfill his role as a knight.
　The "magic mark" of blood that remained on his sword. If you look at it, you can tell who it belongs to, but at least the blood could only belong to Bell.
　This means that Bell was mercilessly defeated without being able to take a single blow.

(Considering Azuma's strength, it was certainly at a level that a knight of his caliber could take on.

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　...... She always talks jokingly, but she certainly thinks a lot about her own men.
　I think she would really like to mourn for the knights who died, but she's not thinking about that right now.
　There are two knights who barely survived. According to their information, there are at least three swordsmen left.
　The woman who killed more than ten knights at once, and the big man who killed Bel. And a young lad.

(Of course, teaching Iris how to use a sword is very much for protection, but considering the enemy's strength, we can't be surprised if they try to attack us at any time. In the event that you have failed to make a move on our part, it might be more correct to devote yourself to guarding Iris than to finding and defeating the swordsmen.



　This is just my idea.
　I'll discuss it with Remyll, but if the strength of the enemy exceeds my expectations, then it's right for me to do it anyway.
　I can't look for the swordsmen while escorting Iris. Then the quickest way is to stay near Iris, who the swordsmen are targeting.
　I look towards Iris who is concentrating.
　She's called the Princess of the Sword, and she's good at what she does, but to me, she's just an ordinary girl.
　Well, she's got a lot of blood on her hands, but she's listening to me honestly.

(Normally, I would think that ...... is not worth the effort. (Normally I would think that is not worth the effort, but I guess I can't say that this time.

　I watched Iris's training with these thoughts in my mind.