--What kind of an idea is it for a disinherited man to show up with a young lady now?

　--If you're coming here as a Dojo student, but you're being invited as a guest...

　--If you were invited, you should have refused.

　--A person called incompetent is unworthy of a young lady.

　--I'll show you firsthand that this is a fine sword fighting dojo.


　The young men surrounding me began to complain.
　Basically, it was about the pride of the dojo students, but there seemed to be a bit of jealousy mixed in as well.


　I see. In short, they are probably thinking, "Let's show them how good we are.
　For them, it is possible to imagine that their former fiancé might act in an unprofessional manner.
　For this reason, they wanted to show their competence as dojo students, while at the same time keeping their heads down.
　Of course, there seems to be a not-so-pleasant feeling of showing off one's skills to an opponent one does not like.


　Anyway, it happened in the kendo hall. If there was a little bit of trouble, it was all part of the training, and it could be dealt with by talking to the other dojo students.
　After you have defeated her, you can apologize to Charlotte, saying that she gave you a good lesson and that you were weaker than you thought.


"Step forward. Let's get started.


　The young man who had just spoken to me from above gave the order.
　The first person I confronted in the kendo hall was a slightly younger dojo student.
　But he was older than me and taller than me.
　He was dressed in the same practice uniform as the other dojo students, wearing a kagote and a leather breastplate. He also wears a protective gear on his right shoulder.
　In his hand he holds a wooden sword that looks like a fine sword, but he has no small shield or subdagger.


　The fact that he came forward at the direction of the young man suggests that he is the leader among the young men present.


　When I looked around, I saw that the number of dojo students had increased.
　I wondered if those who had been in the other building had also visited.
　Some female dojo students who had not joined the circle were looking around.


　In the midst of all this, a voice suddenly rose up, saying, "How cute! It was probably directed at myself.
　That really hurts me more than being struck with a sword, so please don't do that.
　The young man who was the leader of the group gave him a glare. When he turned to look at me, he quieted down.


　Anyway, it's the dojo student in front of me now.
　Just by facing him, I could feel his hostility and irritation.
　To be honest, there is too much bad energy in the air.
　You can tell the tip of the sword without provocation or falsehood.


　The dojo student takes a fine sword stance, with his right foot forward and the tip of the sword pointing at the opponent.
　This stance is also familiar to me.
　I've been taught by Crabbe and Noah, so I can say that I'm most familiar with Hosekijutsu itself.
　In addition to that, I have a sword that I learned by following a man's life.
　I can say that I am well prepared to fight in this dojo.
　In fact, since I am currently being fought one-on-one by a dangerous swordsman named Noah, I can't lose unless I have a good opponent, and I can't lose unless I have a good opponent.


　Since I was wearing shoes, I could hear the creaking sound of the wooden boards when I stepped on the floor.
　In contrast, my stance is that of a straight eye.
　You can also use a one-handed stance, in which the body is tilted to the side to reduce the effective area of the strike, but I'm not very familiar with this stance, and the shorter stance is better.


　...... The opponent's eyes are focused only on his chest.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　After a while, the leader of the group will say the first word.


"Si...


　At the same time, a young dojo student closed the distance between them and fired a thrust.
　The young dojo student's thrusts were precise, so they did not hit him.
　The young dojo student dodges by lowering his left foot and opening his body horizontally.
　The young dojo student pulls back his sword and immediately launches another thrust.
　The young dojo student pulls back his sword and immediately makes another thrust, which he avoids by pulling back his right foot and turning his body to the right.
　The young dojo student then quickly slips to the side, careful not to be cornered.


　In swordsmanship, the most important thing is to estimate the distance between you and your opponent.
　No matter how fast your opponent is.
　No matter how big your opponent is.
　No matter how fast your opponent is or how long he has a weapon.
　In order to kill an opponent, it is important to step into the gap first.
　Correctly grasp the length of your opponent's weapon, arm, and leg, and calculate how much distance is necessary for your cutting edge to reach him.


　Then, you can shift the distance of your step just before the cut. The cutting edge will not reach the target.
　If it is a thrust, you can slap it off when it is fully extended.
　If it is a thrust, strike it off when it is fully extended. If it is a strike from above, strike it off.
　There are many ways to do this.


(Straight ...... feint ...... straight, march, march ......)


　The first step is to be passive and observe the flow of the technique.
　The young dojo student will poke you repeatedly, weaving his way forward, but...


What?


　It was a moment of surprise.
　The opponent's thrusts suddenly slowed down.
　It was as if he was swinging his sword in the water.
　It was so slow and relaxed that you could see every detail of his movements.
　Isn't this just like when I fought Dusseyr and the Kuro Panther?
　Didn't I experience the same strange sensation at that time, where everything around me seemed to be moving slowly, while my own movements remained unchanged?


　The sensation was so strange that I decided to take a break and leave.


"What?　You're fast!

"No, .......


　I was surprised by the surprised voices of the students.


　That was just a light bounce and a little distance.
　I didn't even use my hands.
　Nevertheless, this was a blinding sight.


　The young man who was the leader of the group raised his voice to the young dojo students.


"What are you doing!

"Because this guy is moving around too much. ......

"Are you still a swordsman of this dojo?　Take it seriously!

"I will defeat him immediately!


　The young dojo students are made even more nervous by the young man's shouting.
　It's a vicious cycle. This will cause more bad energy to accumulate in the young dojo students.
　Anyway, I sharpened my awareness again, as if to confirm the feeling I had just experienced.
　Do not listen to the sounds around you, and keep your vision blank.
　As you control your senses into a fighting state, the delay in your surroundings comes as it did before.


　Your opponent's movements are left behind in relation to your senses.


(Haha, I knew it. ...... I knew it.)


　You look at your right hand and squeal with delight in your heart.
　(Haha, I knew it. I knew it.) As I looked at my right hand, I was overjoyed in my heart. Eventually, the fact that I could freely control the sensation made my body tremble naturally.
　I never thought that I would be able to master such a skill.
　It seems that you can't use it all the time, but unless you are a good fighter, you can move after your opponent has moved and still be in time.
　I have the advantage in strength. He has the disadvantage of not being able to use his left hand to its fullest extent, but this is more than compensated for by his strength.


　Position your right foot in front of you and your left foot behind you in the same way.
　Swing the wooden sword at the forehead to meet the opponent's thrust.
　At the moment of striking and crossing, the opponent's thrust is pushed by the belly of the wooden sword and deflects outward.
　With the momentum, he struck a kote.


Whoa!


　The young dojo student was so shocked that he let go of his wooden sword.
　Since the original fine sword has a knuckle guard, it is unlikely to be an effective strike in the dojo, but it will be obvious when the sword is removed like this.
　The first one.


"Why?　Why?

"Because you were struck down!

But I'm gonna hit him with a thrust. ......

Look at his sword!　You idiot!


　After the exchange, the young dojo student glared at me.


After the exchange, the young dojo student glared at him, but he said, "If you have time to glare at him, go practice your thrusts!　--Next!


　After the young man shouted, the next opponent stepped forward.
　This time, the opponent is a young dojo student, just like the last one.


(Parade: ...... Repost: ...... Kudoroa: ...... Thrust(Fresh))


　He dodged a sudden thrust by jumping to the side.
　This opponent is more aggressive than the previous one.
　He is always trying to overwhelm you with pressure.


　In the middle of the fight, the opponent, while keeping his distance, moves his dominant leg back and draws his wooden sword downward.


Leaf stab.


　This is a fine sword technique to skewer the head from the lower jaw.
　The tip of the sword extends from the bottom to the top, making it difficult to catch.
　It is difficult to be caught because the tip of the sword extends upward from below.


　After all, the attack is strong.


You're not a ...... winged insect, are you?

"............

What do you have to say for yourself?

"............


　They don't care. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.


"d*mn you for making fun of me, ......!


　The dojo student quickly closes the distance between us.
　The dojo student quickly closed the distance between us, probably trying to catch the wooden sword with the wooden sword to block our movement.
　Swing the sword forward as if from a lower level.
　The grip is upward and the cutting edge is downward, and the wooden sword is used as a shield.
　If you take it as he intends, you will be overpowered.
　If you try to move away from it, it may turn into a downward thrust aimed at your legs.
　Then, move forward immediately.


　At that moment, he flipped his wooden sword and stepped forward diagonally to the left, without catching his opponent's sword.
　You pretend to receive the blow with your sword, but you dodge and strike.
　The opponent lost sight of the target, probably because he thought that I would catch him.
　I put my sword to his neck as we passed each other.


"What?　What?


　The dojo student was confused and immediately turned to the young man.


"What was that?

What the hell was that?　You're the one who lost, no matter how you look at it!

Ugh. ......


　The dojo student's shoulders slumped as the young man yelled at him.
　At the same time, there was a buzz in the dojo.
　That's two wins in a row.
　In addition, the fact that we are using an unfamiliar sword technique must have been a big surprise.




　The people around me were like.


"I can't believe he can switch his movements like that. ......

"The sword's spinning!


　"The sword is spinning.


　Although spinning is an exaggeration, I can understand why it looks like that.
　Because you are not putting unnecessary force in your hand, you can handle the wooden sword more freely.
　If his left side were freer, he would be able to move more quickly, but that would be asking for too much.


"Next!


　This time, his opponent was more cautious.
　This time, he was cautious and did not close the distance immediately.
　This time, the opponent was cautious and did not close the distance immediately.
　I tried to get some distance from him, but he still didn't try to approach me carelessly.


　So, I jumped out of the way and ran towards him.
　The trajectory is like that of a lightning bolt.
　The opponent is puzzled, unable to determine at first glance from which side he is coming.
　Immediately after, you switch to a straight run and jump over your opponent's head.
　To the opponent, it must have seemed as if you suddenly disappeared from in front of him.


　As soon as you landed directly on top of him, you slammed your sword down on his forehead.


"Aah!


　The opponent was unable to react to the sword strike from directly above, and was struck in the forehead and fell to the ground.
　This is another trick that I could not do with my current physical abilities.


That's ridiculous. ......

What the hell was that move?


　The leader of the group, a young man, wrinkled his brow like a ripple, and his voice became hoarse.


What the hell are you doing?　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it'll be fine.

I'm sorry!

Yes, next!


　This time he's a much worse opponent.
　Perhaps because he had seen the previous battles, he was already atrophied before the fight.
　It seems that he is already deflated before the game.
　Then, thinking that this would be easy to win, he aimed at the tip of the sword that was unintentionally thrown out, twisted the tip of the blade and flipped it to the side.


What?　--Whoa!


　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'm not the only one.
　After flipping it sideways, I stepped forward and sliced into his armpit with the return blade.
　The people around him seemed to be impressed. I've never seen swordplay like that before.


　I've never seen swordplay like that." After all, compared to Noah and Crabbe, his swordplay is still not up to par.
　Most recently, he had fought Dusseyr and the Kuro Panther, and the pressure he had received from Barug Guruba was still fresh in his mind. Since my body has memorized the killing intent and movements that I received back then, I can't help but feel that I'm a few steps below him.
　In the first place, they don't move any better than the mercenaries of the Marquis' mansion.
　This means that these people might be people who have not experienced any amount of actual battle yet.
　Except for the young man who is the leader of the group, they are not that far apart in age.
　They were probably just beginning to learn and use the fine art of sword fighting.


Next!　Next!　Next!


　The young man's voice became even rougher.
　This time, his opponent was a swordsman only slightly taller than himself.
　This time, his opponent is a swordsman only slightly taller than himself.


　After a bit of a back-and-forth.
　After a bit of a back-and-forth, he strikes a blow as if he is going to strike. As soon as they crossed, the opponent's wooden sword was deflected to the side, as it had been with the dojo student, while his own sword was sucked into the opponent's forehead.


What?


　The dojo student shouted and fell on his buttocks.
　The buzz was even stronger than before.


　--Why is it that when I hit him the same way, only his moves land?

　--Normally he'd be afraid of his opponent's sword and back off.

　--A magic sword. That sword is impossible.


　I can hear him saying that.
　That's true. My sword is consciously trying to cross, but he doesn't mean to. Therefore, even if the vector of the tip of our sword is facing the front, when the belly of the sword overlaps with the belly of the sword, it will be rejected by the bulge.
　As you watch, the swords seem to cross each other in a quick flow, and the swords seem to deviate from the effective strike on their own. If you don't understand the art of this sword, you can't understand what it is doing at first glance. That's why they are so confused and even say things like "magic sword".


"d*mn it, they're all worthless!　I'll do it!


　After all those who were complaining were defeated, the young man who was the leader came forward.


　His body is lean and toned with no unnecessary muscles.
　His eyes are sharp, and there is no hint of contempt in them.
　You know him when you see him.
　This man is a step or two ahead of the people you've just been dealing with.
　He has the ability to organize a portion of the dojo students.


　His posture is also imposing.
　He must have been practicing constantly. There is no deviation of the center of gravity due to a misalignment of the trunk, and there is no unnecessary force.
　It is a beautiful posture.


　Against such an opponent, I also take a stance.


　Switch to a larger, wider, more comprehensive view.
　Put your right foot forward and relax your arm moderately.
　It is difficult to say which grip is the right one, as it depends on the sword and the way it is used, but in this case, the index finger, middle finger and thumb should form a circle.


　The inside of the hand is the mouth of the dragon.
　The arms are extended and the sides are tightened.
　The stance is a slight variation of the regular stance.
　The tip of the sword should be slightly higher than the height of the opponent. A little lower than the tidal wave.


　Then, suddenly, your opponent falters.
　His forehead is sweating and his expression is rigid.
　I remember. This is the kind of tension you see when you face national mages and other powerful people. It may be that he has acquired a certain dignity through the battles he has fought so far.


　The dojo student who had taken over the role of referee from the young man gave the signal.


"Yes!

Seishi!


　The young man and I clashed our swords one after the other.
　The impression I got from that was that he was good.
　His sword strikes are as well organized as his stance, and his sword flashes are straight and beautiful.
　Moreover, there was no bad spirit in the air.
　All of the people he has fought so far have had some sort of emotional upheaval, but this young man is calm.
　It's as if all the bad feelings he had about his defeated opponent, such as getting angry and raising his voice, were just a trick.


　No, this is not "as if," it may have been a lie.
　I'll have to check it later, but for now, I'll concentrate on the person in front of me.
　As long as there is no bad qi in your body, you will not be unnecessarily aggressive or daring, which naturally makes you a difficult opponent to deal with.


　When you move your foot forward to strike, he moves back.
　He swings his sword, but does not take you up on your offer.
　He moves the tip of his sword in a provocative manner, but of course you cannot take advantage of this.
　They spend some time switching stances and pivots.


　...... I would like to match sword strike with sword strike as I did before, but our breaths don't match.
　In order to use that sword, you have to wait for your opponent's actual sword.
　If you feint, you will lose. You have to be able to see your opponent's sword before you can use it.
　It is easy to use against a lesser opponent, but when the opponent is of equal or greater strength, it is difficult to match even with that concentration.
　Just when it was about to become a battle of wits...


　--It's funny.


"......!


　I unconsciously grit my teeth when I suddenly heard a voice.
　The tone of the voice is yours, but it's not yours, it's someone else's.
　It whispers a few moves to you, as if to tell you that the situation is stagnant.
　Will you listen to it - or if you do, even if you win, you won't be the one who won this game.


　They will want to play.

　You will want to have fun.

　You'll want to try.

　That's not good.


　My sword is honest. It's not your sword to run to the devil.
　Before the crazy stuff comes out of your mouth.
　Before your heart is seduced by temptation.


"Huh?


　As if to shake off the playfulness that whispered to me, I fumed and put my left hand on the peak of the wooden sword.
　My left hand may not be strong, but it can still provide support. It was easier than holding it normally.


　He deflected the incoming thrusts and fought off his opponent's sword.
　Eventually, a striking slash is aimed at your head.
　He raised his wooden sword to catch it, then immediately turned it clockwise to drop it to his right side, knocked it down, and released a thrust.


"Stick to .......


　A gruff voice came from the young man's mouth.
　It hit him, but it was shallow. The fine swordsman was well spaced and was able to duck under the thrust. Good reaction.
　Of course, the dojo students who had stepped in to act as judges didn't count.
　Again, the left hand is placed on the peak.


　...... It is frustrating that he can only move slowly. If I had more freedom, I would be able to move more quickly, but ...... I have to live with this frustration for now.


　The tip is for the opponent.
　Now it's just like holding a billiard cue or a spear.
　If you are on the offensive, you can strike, and if your opponent attacks, you can use both hands to support yourself.


　The left side of his body is not in good condition, so he can't deny that his moves are somewhat tokenistic.
　Even so, it must be difficult for the opponent. In any martial art, a fight against another school is a terrifying experience. You have to be cautious because you don't know what moves your opponent will make. Moreover, since the opponent has been moving in various directions, he has to adjust his movements accordingly.


　The young man's thrust was deflected to the left, and he stepped forward with his right foot, tilted the wooden sword and struck with the butt end of the handle.


The counter was to the chest.


　The counter was to the chest, but of course it did not count because it was the part of the body that was equipped with protective gear. However, the damage is still done. The air in his lungs was forced out by the strong blow to the chest, even though it was on top of the protective gear, and he was unconscious for a brief moment.
　He jumped back with a recoil from the blow to the butt end of the handle, and at the same time, he turned, folded his knees, shrunk down, and swung his wooden sword sideways while spinning around in the manner of a backward kick.


Ha!


　The young man reacted quickly. The young man quickly reacted to the attack and evaded it by stepping back while keeping low.




　I'm not sure if you're familiar with the ...... hand on the peak movement by now.
　You aim at the shank of the axle foot in the manner of a golf swing.
　However, this was dodged by pulling the leg.
　Because the left hand, which is the pulling hand, is not strong enough, the swing of this kind of technique is slow.
　I want to swing the wooden sword more violently.
　I continued to try to cut in reverse kesa, but this time I was about to be stabbed in the leg with the tip of the cut.
　You leap to your feet in panic and retreat.


　As your opponent thrusts at you, you go on the offensive.
　Raise the hilt close to your head and tuck the tip diagonally behind your body.
　Using the hilt as a fulcrum, strike with the cutting edge in a circular motion.
　Use centrifugal force to cut down the blade, rather than swinging your arm.
　The young man who was about to strike, unable to adjust his timing to the quick attack, stepped on the tatara and went to the receiving end.


　After the wooden sword strikes the wooden sword, it strikes again and again in a circular motion.
　Because of the small gap between the strikes, the opponent is unable to attack and cannot release the sword from the spot.
　As he struck again and again, the young man's stance collapsed.


"Aha! ......


　I took advantage of this opportunity and cleaved his torso.
　It was decided.


...... I've lost.


　The leader of the group easily conceded defeat.
　He quickly drew his sword and put down his will to fight.
　He was a man who could be defeated in one or two matches. Nevertheless, it was graceful.
　As I suspected earlier, there must be something going on.


　That was when I thought about it.


It's a cheat!


　Suddenly, there was a voice.


"That's right!　That's right! He's using all kinds of crazy sword techniques!

If only he hadn't used those crazy swords, we wouldn't have lost!


　If only he hadn't used those crazy swords, we wouldn't have lost!" The younger guys who had just lost began to say such things.
　The younger guys who had just lost started to talk like that.
　It would have been better if that was all...


"That's right!　I don't get it!

"Why isn't he using his fine sword technique?

How can he be defeated with the same sword technique?


　Some of the people who had been on the outside looking in began to shout as well.


(Hey, hey, hey. ......)


　Well, it can't be helped, I suppose.
　Only twelve kids had defeated the dojo students one after another.
　I can understand why you don't want to believe it, and I can understand why you want to call it an evil sword.
　The gloomy atmosphere was growing.
　More and more people are raising their voices.


　In an athletic society like this, masks are important.
　If a rumor spreads that you have been unilaterally defeated by another school, that alone will be a blow to you.
　In order to avoid this, the dojo-breakers are beaten to a pulp.
　This is a scene often seen in period dramas dealing with swordsmanship.


(I'm still a customer of the lady here, Charlotte...)


　At first, the purpose was to make her know her place in the world.
　But after a series of defeats, he became so excited that he couldn't think about things calmly. ......


　At any rate, the will to cut is much stronger than before.
　If it continues like this, it might attack us with all its might.
　It's getting quite dangerous, but there are plenty of ways for us to get out of it.
　There is no law that says you have to use a sword to get through a swordsmanship dojo.
　This is a mage. Mages are supposed to use magic in the first place.


　I'm sorry Charlotte, but we have no choice but to flee now.
　You can't let your left arm heal and then get injured.
　I'll leave the hand-to-hand combat with Charlotte for another time.
　Apologizing in my heart to the dojo students who were not involved.


"Go wild. Go wild! Alarm trumpets, loud snoring. Dogs barking and screeching, musicians of the fourth and fifth rank. The tantrums of babies, the shouts of fathers. Wrap it all up and blurt it out, ...... of deafening soap.


　Suddenly, he starts chanting, and the students go rigid.
　It seems that they didn't expect you to use magic, and all of them began to have a shocked expression on their faces.
　I'd like to say it's just a little rust on my part.


"Wait, wait!　Wait a minute!


　The leader of the group, the young man who had just defeated me, impatiently waited for me.
　But it's too late for that now.
　The chanting was just about to end.


"That's it.


　I hear a gentle but powerful voice.
　I stopped chanting and turned my attention to the direction of the voice, to the entrance of the kendo hall, where a young man with light brown hair was standing.
　He was not wearing practice clothes, but the well-tailored clothes of a nobleman.
　The ornaments he wore were not those worn by lower class nobles.
　When the dojo students saw him, they all straightened up and gave him an impatient look.


　The voice that says, "Master Ian.


　Ian-- Ian Cremeria. Charlotte's brother.
　If you look closely, you can see Charlotte wearing her armor next to him.
　It seems that the words he just said were not only directed at himself.
　Ian steps into the dojo, looks around at the students, and says.


It's not just the words he said to himself.

Well, that's ......

What's that?　Is there a reason?

Because this kid's a cheat. ......

Hmm. Is that so?

I didn't mean anything by it.


　I don't really mean that." He turned his head and asked Ian, who let out a big sigh in reply.
　He then turned his narrowed eyes to the dojo students with whom he had a handfasting.


I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who can help you.　I'm sure you've heard of it.　I thought we didn't teach it that way?


　When Ian said this, the dojo students fell silent with a heavy heart.
　His words were soft, but there was an inexplicable pressure.


"I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to go through all this.

It's .......


　While I was somewhat at a loss for a response, Charlotte bowed her head.


Arx, I'm sorry about all this.

"Sir Charlotte, please raise your head. It's been a very interesting experience for me.

Thank you. Thank you. It makes me feel much better to hear you say that.


　Charlotte looked relieved, while Ian asked, "And what was the use of that?


Ian asks, "And what was that spell you were going to use?

"Um, ...... yes. I thought they were going to attack me, so I thought I'd just knock them all out and let them get away.

Hmm, you're able to do that? ......

Brother. You are a magician of the Dauphin's caliber. How can that be?


I'm sure you've heard of it. If you're not careful, you might have suffered the same fate as the imperial soldiers.


　When Ian said that, the Dojo students showed a shocked look on their faces.
　They bowed to him first.


"Master Ian. It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Arx Raytheft.

"I know who you are. Ian Cremeria. It's an honor to meet you.


　He said, and held out his right hand for a handshake.


And thank you for taking care of my sister so late. I appreciate it.

"No. I was so self-conscious at the time. ......


　Ian smiled as he grabbed my hand and said, "I see.
　That's right.


How long have you been watching this?

"I was over there when you started fighting.


　When I pointed this out to him, Ian said it without a trace of malice and pointed to the small window.
　I knew it. The timing was too good to stop him. I can only assume he was watching.


　Suddenly, Charlotte gives me a pouting look.



"Brother, why didn't you stop me when you knew I was coming?

"What?

"I knew they had something in mind. I didn't help them, but I made them do it.


　Oh, yeah.


I tried to stop them. ......


　He didn't seem to listen.
　I'm sure you'll be able to understand why.


　Speaking of which, I noticed that the young man in charge was out of the circle.
　Then it hit me.


"You too, after all.

"You noticed. Master Ian told me to stop him in case of emergency. I didn't think he'd call it cheating. And I was surprised when you started casting spells, too.


　The young man said and scratched his head in annoyance.
　That means he was the one who set the scene.
　It was probably because he thought it would be better to guide them than to hold them back.


　Ian then gave the young man a stern look.


You've got to stop him," he said.



I'm sorry. I didn't expect the others to join us.


　But there's something that doesn't add up.


Why did you do it this way?

He said he wanted to see what Mr. Arx would do.

If he's telling the truth, I don't know what I'm going to do. If it looks bad, we can just stop him like we did before. Besides, it's good medicine for them.


　He continued, "Of course, he'll get his moxa and I'll get mine," he said, unleashing his military might on the younger people who had been complaining. There was a sternness in his demeanor that was unimaginable from his gentle and soft demeanor.
　This must be the rank of the head of the fine sword art sect, or rather, the heir of the first eastern military family.


　The young man said to the dojo students who seemed to be plotting against him, "Even if you don't go to the dojo! "There is a higher class! "Don't get carried away just because you've improved a little! "Don't get carried away just because you've improved a little!
　There must be a fierce struggle waiting for him.
　I feel sorry for him, but at the same time, I think it's kind of cool.


　But...


"You think very highly of my skills, don't you?

I'm from the east, but I know how powerful the Kuro Panther is. If you can defeat it with your sword skills, I'm sure the young dojo students will not be surprised.


　He smiles as he says this.
　...... This young man, Ian Cremeria. I'm sure he's a smiling, 'take advantage of everything you can' type of guy. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


　Charlotte is probably aware of her brother's character. She has been looking very apologetic since a while ago.
　However, I have my own thoughts on the matter.


"Well, isn't this kind of thing a bad idea in the first place?

"Don't worry, Mr. Yutetsu has given us permission. I suggested it, and he said to go ahead and do it.

"Oji-ue.


　All that came out of his mouth was bitterness towards Crabbe.
　As usual, he is relentless when training is involved.


"That's why Master Feltetsu trusts you with his sword. I'm sure he thinks this is just a preparatory exercise.


　I suppose. When I train with Crabbe, it's much more intense and relentless.
　Compared to that, this latest tachi-ai would be heaven.
　But my feelings are.


"Something doesn't add up here: ......

"Well then, you are free to come and go as you please. You can swing your sword here as you like. Of course, it doesn't have to be fine sword fighting. You'll be able to see Charles freely, and I hope you'll forgive me for today.

"...... I understand.


　It's nice of you to allow me free access to the dojo.
　This is a good thing, because I was thinking about where to train, and this is a good opportunity for me.


"Oh, and by the way, are you warmed up?

"Huh?


　I'm not sure what to make of this.


What?　I think we were supposed to have a handfasting.

That's ...... true.

Well, let's get started. I've been itching to try my hand at sword fighting.


　I've been itching to try my hand at sword fighting.
　The young lady seems to be more excited than I thought.


If you've beaten her this much, you don't need to hold back.


　I'd like to ask her to go easy on me, but I don't think that's going to happen.
　I was going to use a fine sword, but I guess I can't change my weapon now that I've been seen holding a wooden sword (this).