We had a terrible mock battle with the Knights.

　The first one to take place was a mock battle between Lionel and Catherine.
　Lionel, who was to use edged weapons, seemed to have chosen a large sword and a large shield as usual and decided to aim for a blow from a hard defense.
　As Catherine-san was the head of the Knights of the Order, she chose an orthodox one-handed sword and a small shield to prepare for battle, and then the mock battle began.

　........In conclusion, the one who won was Lionel.

　Katrine chose a hit-and-away style combat method that took advantage of her speed against Lionel, who was like a hard turtle.
　It was an attack that would have stretched out in an instant if my opponent were me, but it was only a speed Lionel could see through, and it was just enough of an attack to be able to receive it.

　At first, it looked like Catherine had the upper hand. However, Lionel measured his timing and timing, and when he blew Catherine-san away with his large shield instead of his large sword, he quickly closed the gap between the two, and then settled the matter with an additional attack with his large sword flat.

　I decided to run over to the place where the decision had been made and ask them what they thought of the battle while giving them both a middle heel.
''Catherine-san, are you alright?''
Yeah. And the pain went away pretty quickly.
What about Lionel?
'No problem. Most of the attacks were defended by the great shield.
　Lionel answered wordlessly, and I felt trapped there, but I decided to ask him about it later.
　I had a feeling that he must be thinking something similar to me.
'Miss Catherine, this is my trusted squire,'
"Truly, Luciel, you are so unfair.
Is that not fair?
"Former General Lionel, would you be willing to fight the entire troop leader?
"If Lady Luciel wishes.
They love you.
'Yes. Because Lionel, Ketty, and Kefin are all trying to be colleagues, friends, and a big family of sorts.
　It was something that came out of Catherine's mouth after she said it, but I realized that I had complete trust and confidence in Lionel and the others.
'I'm jealous,'
　Catherine-san's face looked somewhat sad as she said that.

　Silence fell in the great training ground due to Lionel's strength, but it was predictable that this would happen when considering the balance between Catherine-san and Lionel.
　Master Brod and his rival Lionel would not be defeated by Ms. Catherine, who was slower and less powerful than Master Brod. If it was going to be such a situation, it was impossible without overwhelming them with numbers or a well-thought-out strategy.
　This time it was a one-on-one mock battle, so a strategy would have had to be formulated. But that strategy itself was vague, and it was no match for defeating Lionel.

　In fact, Keti can't attack powerfully, but he has established a complete hit-and-away style that is more focused on speed.
　Kefin has a wide range of tactics because he keeps looking for ways to absolutely win while catching his opponents by surprise and catching them off guard.
　I'm the only one who's constantly recovering and using warding magic to increase my defenses in battle, but I haven't been able to surpass the others except with weapons.

　Lionel battled with the captain class, Ketty started fighting the second-in-command class and Kefin started fighting the squad class.
　Catherine was the referee for this.

If only there was a way to do it that didn't involve combat.
'I'm sure that's what everyone thinks, but the reality is that it doesn't happen, Mr. Luciel.
　I turned around when I was approached from behind and saw Lumina-san.

''As for fighting as a group, the Knights will be able to achieve a certain amount of success. But those that have the strength to break through a phase of inferiority unfortunately aren't in the church headquarters.
''Well it would take absolute combat power or a divinely calculated military strategy to break through a certain number of forces.
''Well I hope you won't be offended by what Lady Catherine said earlier.
'Did you hear me say that before? I'm not even offended by it, sir?
''Well when Lady Catherine said that Luciel, your abilities and charisma would pull people together, she was thinking of the church.
''I don't care about it at all. If you have to fight the demon race anyway, you'll be sent to the battlefield. With the recovery magic, more people won't die. But I got the feeling that Catherine-san was in a hurry?
''........Catherine-sama, who returned to the Order, is still an excellent commander who is able to accurately command the individual skills and the group. It's just that she doesn't have as much charisma or the ability to use holy attribute magic as Luciel-kun.

　This trend makes me feel like I'm jealous of my talent.
　In a world where I wished to live a peaceful life without being trapped in the hustle and bustle, saving people with my recovery magic despite being tossed around by fate, and my fighting prowess is so strong that I can slay a dragon... the people's attention is on me.
　It's a very thankless story.
　It's getting more and more of a wild goose chase.
　What will happen if I lose my power in this?
　I'm already worried.
　Do you want to talk to Mr. Lumina about it?

'I have had the experience of being jealous of talent. I live a peaceful life and save those in need. That's all I wish for, and I don't wish for a war with demons or imperial soldiers.
'That's true for everyone. Luciel, you have still achieved results. You will find that you will be able to get the best of both worlds. I, too, but Master Catherine has a lot of admiration for Mr. Luciel.
Adoration is so overrated.
'Not really. We were talking a lot about you last night, Luciel. He said you've really gotten stronger and better looking.
　Popularity period is coming.............................no way.
　As I found out today, the way these girls looked at me was like an older sister watching her brother grow up.
　I'm happy, but not happy, and I have mixed feelings about it.

'Lumina-san, aren't you going to participate in the mock battle?'
'I have asked Lady Catherine to fight Mr. Luciel for the first time in many years.
'I'm a healer, so I use warding and recovery magic, right?
Of course. I'll fight you, Luciel, as if you were a rock turtle with a solid defense.
You can at least make that part human.
　I smiled and continued to watch the three squires fight.

'How much of a difference is there between a captain and a vice captain?'
Depending on the squad I'm not sure I could have predicted such a one-sided defeat.
　This is what it means to be raptured.
　He kept letting them attack for a minute in the battle time, then beat them in a crisp minute and send them advice.
　After repeating that, in fifteen minutes, Lionel finished defeating all the captains except Lumina-san.

''The Church Knights are completely demoralized, what are we going to do?
"The battle will end when we come to the center of the room.
'Then let's get on with it. This is a waste of time any further. After we finish fighting Lumina-san, let's train in battle with the War Maiden's Raw Holy Knight Squad.
I appreciate that.
　Thus, me and Lumina-san moved to the center to face each other, and everyone in the Order made room for us.
''Are you sure you're okay with that fighting style?''
　It was probably because it was the same style of spear and sword ni-sword spear art as yesterday.
　I laugh and reply, remembering that I was warned about this in the past.
'Because I don't have one style,'
Okay.
　I was sure that Lumina-san wouldn't be convinced, but I had decided to do what I could and do my best to let her see me grow up a bit.
　My heart was beating high on the snowball fight over three years.

　Three of us, including Lionel, had finished the battle, and me and Lumina-san decided to wait for Catherine's signal to begin, and the time had finally come.

''Beginning.''
　The moment I heard Catherine-san's voice, I closed the distance between us as I put up a protective barrier with no chanting and bursting with magic power circulating inside my body.
　Lumina-san closes the distance as well, but there was surprise on her face.

　I threw the spear without hesitation at Lumina-san, who took up an attacking stance earlier than me, without hesitation.
''Kukko.''
　I avoided the spear without difficulty, but my stance was broken.
　I take out my shield from my magic bag and hold it in my left hand while I slash at Lumina-san with my one-handed sword, but it is blocked by the shield.

'I'm surprised that your fighting style was already a strategy.
''If you don't do anything bizarre, the worst thing that could happen to me is that I'd be dead in an instant. In this mock battle, I'll have to at least try to stick it out for my squire.
Okay. But that's my range, okay?

　I thought that Lumina-san lowered her stance with great vigor, and then she rushed in.
　I didn't hesitate to swing my sword.
　A hint of impatience appears on Lumina-san's face as she dodges it as she rolls away.

''I didn't expect you to be able to see that too... what kind of training have you been doing?''
Keti is faster than Lumina-san, and Kefin can move with no motions and swap with logs, so if you're using your speed in combat, you won't be easily beaten.
　I laughed and was just about to swing my sword when I heard a faint voice say, "Axel Boost. ''Accel Boost,'' the next thing I heard was a faint voice, and the next thing I knew I was falling down, looking up at the sky.
'Huh?'
　It didn't make any sense to me at all.
　It wasn't like I was faster than Ketty or anything like that.
　The next thing I knew I was being killed by Lumina-san as I looked up at the sky.
I was completely defeated.

''This is my best effort. Just as you are growing, Luciel, so am I growing in this.
　I immediately stand up and crowd Lumina-san.
'It was a small voice, but I heard it. What kind of magic is Accel Boost?
"? ...I'll tell you about it when we're alone, so can you not listen to me now?
　Lumina-san gave me an unusually surprised look, and after thinking for a moment, she told me so, and I agreed.
　I had an intuitive feeling from the current fight.
Catherine-san is still the Knight Commander, but the strongest one is definitely Lumina-san.

　Because otherwise, our battle-crazed eyes wouldn't light up the moment we look back.
　For the next few days, starting tomorrow, Lionel and Ketty would like to have a mock battle with Lumina-san... and I vowed to snowball too, feeling that way.

　Despite being a church official, the Knights' spirits were recovering from their first victory, and the training continued until after lunch.