Dozens of times I've wondered how this happened.

　Now I'm facing Princess Alexia in the training grounds of the royal palace.

　Zeke set me up, and I went to prepare for the duel, with Princess Alexia dragging me along with her.

　I had no intention of fighting at all, so I had to borrow all of my weapons, armor, and even clothes. The most troubling part of it all was when I had to change my clothes. The reason for this is because Princess Alexia tries to help me change for some reason.

''Wait!　Your Highness Princess Alexia, I can dress myself!

'Don't say that, I'll help you!　Ahem. A change of clothes for the little one!　Juul!

　I heard some disturbing voices, but ignore them!

Isn't Princess Alexia prepared to do the same?

'Alexia is fine. All I have to do now is put on my armor and carry a weapon. I have the clothes from the school. This clothing has a magic grant and is excellent with impact mitigation and various types of magic mitigation.

　You're not going to wear something so nice, are you?

'Let's just get dressed and go!　Hurry up and take it off!

It's okay!　I'll change without you. Don't try to pull your pants off!　Hey, Hannah, ah!

　........And then the ones who came out of the room were Princess Alexia who was shining with a tremendous smile and me who had grown very tired of things.

　They are good enough to take care of me to help me change clothes and help me put on my armor, but their motives are too impure to be bothered. However, the breasts that hit me when I changed clothes were soft.

　And as I waited on the practice field, Zeke came over.

'You've done it, father,'

Well, don't be so angry. You've been having a lot of fun, haven't you?

　Zeke laughs at me. I try whistling to see what he's talking about.

I can't hear a thing. Well, that's not important. I'd rather win this duel.

　Zeke looks at me with a serious expression, a change from earlier.

''Why is that?''

'What, for tomorrow. I'm sure Ray will win again tomorrow, but I thought I'd let His Majesty and the others see what you can do first.

...What's the real reason?

'It was just too much trouble. If Ray wins, Princess Alexia will be more interested in Ray. So I won't have to fight.

　Zeke laughs with a grin that makes a sound. This father.....

'Well, be careful. I hear Princess Alexia has a pretty high level of swordsmanship and magic. It is said that she uses the magic water, earth and wind, and her swordsmanship is a rare two-fisted sword technique. I heard that she's used her shapeshifting taijutsuji to cut down all the enemies she's ever had.

　Come to think of it, I've never seen a two-way street. I'm starting to get excited about it.

Here they come.

　When I look at the other side, I see that he is wearing a breastplate and other items on top of his uniform from earlier, and he has two swords in his waistband.

''I'm sorry, Boku. I took so long to prepare.

No, I'm fine.

Well, that's good. The frontier count. If you beat this girl as you promised, you'll be the one to keep her company!

Okay. I'll deal with you when I win against Ray.

　The king is there.

I think we're all set. Gain will be the judge. Gain.

'Yes, sir. Then I will be the judge. The rules will be until one of you gives up or I stop you. You may use magic, but please refrain from highly lethal magic. Do you have any questions?

　I and Princess Alexia both shake their heads.

　Zeke is back near the king, which means that for some reason, the Merlin wizard leader is there. When did that happen?

Now, both of you, brace yourselves!

　Oops, I don't have time to think about that. I have a spear at the ready. For some reason Princess Alexia only draws one sword.



If you get serious about warming up, you'll get tired later on.

　Princess Alexia smiles as she says that. As someone who enjoys martial arts, that was annoying to me too.

I understand. I'll get it out of you.

　Bees bee, bees bee, bees bee...

　Hmm?　Why is Hikarin on top of his head?　I was supposed to have left it at the mansion today.

I'm here!

　I'm here!　T... Anyway.... I'll concentrate on that.

Let's go.

　On the signal of Commander Gain of the Kingsguard, the duel begins.

　I activate my body strengthening at that moment. In one fell swoop, I close the distance between me and Princess Alexia.

"Shh!

　And then he releases a thrust.

'Nah!　Phew!

　Princess Alexia seems surprised but manages to deflect it with her sword.

　But I quickly returned my spear to my hand and thrust repeatedly.

　Princess Alexia is on the defensive as soon as it begins, and she tries to keep her distance, but I won't allow her to do so, so I close in on her for the amount of space available.

d*mn!　Activate body armor!

　And Princess Alexia also activates her body strengthening. Princess Alexia manages to deal with it and open up the distance.

I was so careless. I'm not sure how strong he is with such a pretty face. As expected of a frontier count's son.

'It's wrong when a warrior is caught off guard when he sees his opponent. ''Princess Alexia, your highness.''

'Hmph, hmph, hmph!　That's right!　I'm sorry!

　Then Princess Alexia pulls out her second bottle.

'This time I'll go first!

　Princess Alexia laughs and rushes in while saying that.

　She swings her sword down on the right side. I try to block it.

Nah!

　Now it was my turn to be surprised. When I saw earlier, the sword on the right side had been swung down first, but now I noticed that the sword on the left side was coming right up to my side. The speed of the sword on the right side did not change, only the speed of the sword on the left side!

　I manage to play the sword on the left side with the spear's stone thrust. Immediately I deal with the right side, while the sword on the left side closes in on me!

　....I see. This is great. To the left of what seemed like the right. From the top, and from the bottom. She shifts her timing and angle from various directions to make it harder to avoid. Is this the swordsmanship of Princess Alexia?

Hmmmm!　Windcutter!

　They also add magic to it. We always have to deal with attacks from three directions. This time, I'm starting to get pushed down.

　It would be fun to try and lose for Zeke, but I wanted to win against this guy too.

　........I heard later that during the battle, I was also baring my teeth and laughing. From what I saw from the outside, both of them were laughing and slashing at each other, it was a bizarre scene.

　........I can't say anything bad about Princess Alexia either.

　But since I'm going to be pushed around like this, I'm going to use my magic too.

Light!

　My desperate dizziness keeps me at a distance. And instantly.

"Lightning Lightning Body Grant!

　This should break the rivalry!

Huh!

　I approach Princess Alexia, whose sight is coming back to me.

''Ha!　What speed!

　Princess Alexia manages to fight back, but I push her like I did earlier.

''Hmph, haha, hahahaha!　Fun!　This is fun!　Me!

　Princess Alexia says ecstatically.
　
'You look like you're having fun,'

Of course!　How could I not enjoy a game like this!

　Princess Alexia smiled at me.

　I looked at her face and thought she was beautiful.

''But since it looks like this isn't going to work, I'm going to use the best technique I can use right now!　Wind Magic Gale Storm Weapon Grant!

　Nah!　The weapon grant is only supposed to be granted to one weapon, but it is granted to both swords.

''You may have noticed that. It's one of the skill's two-faced abilities, and it allows you to use up to two weapons as if they were one!

　Two-faced. Do you think I'll take it?

Come on, let's go!　Don't you dare!　Two Gale Twisters to cut up!

　You get hit by one of those things and you're gonna get chopped to pieces and I'm gonna be

Lightning magic, Lightning vortex weaponized!

　I'll use that technique!

"Thunderbolt Spear!

　Two pairs of storm-blown swords and thunderous thunderous spears clash with each other.


''Yaaaah!''

Huh!

　and

　Boom!

　roaring sound

"Kyahhhh!

Wow!

　Me and Princess Alexia are blown away.

　I stand instantly.

No more of that!

　I was stopped by the Commander of the Gein Konoe Guard.

　When I looked at the place where I was standing earlier, I saw that a large crater had been created. The spear I was using has been broken to pieces.

　I looked at Princess Alexia and she didn't get up. She seems to have fainted.

　I looked at the commander of the Gein Konoe Guard.

Huh, I told you to refrain from using deadly magic.

　The Commander of the Gein Konoe Guard says and lets out another sigh.

　When I look around, the king is surprised, and the Merlin magician commander looks at me with some kind of sparkling eyes. What?　

　

　I suppress the urge to hit Zeke and think about it.

　...Did I go a little too far? .........