Chapter 175. Two Sword Masters (6)
“Did you think this was real?”
Kania smirked.
I knew from the start that he could counter his target.
His experience cannot be underestimated.
That’s why Kania desperately thought of a way he wouldn’t respond.
“Couldn’t there have been no knights who headbutted like this in Sir Menel’s experience?”
Kania’s headbutt caused Menel to fall backwards, bleeding from his nose.
It’s a simple headbutt, but it’s actually a headbutt with all the power and aura of a sword master.
It was because the target was a Master who had reached the same level, but if it was hit by another object, even a rock might have been easily crumbled.
‘for a moment?! Can I do that before that?!’
Meika, who was observing the confrontation between the two, was shocked and unable to make a sound.
Headbutting in the middle of a duel… Isn’t that a foul!?
When he glanced at his side, Menel’s adjutant also had his eyes wide open.
‘… Common sense is strange, right?’
Meika was relieved that she wasn’t the only one surprised.
What matters is the direction of the confrontation.
“What? ！”
No matter how much Menel did, he could see that the previous blow had been unexpectedly thrown backwards.
and.
Kania’s sword was aimed at his neck.
“?…”
How is it?”
“….that’s great.”
Menel admitted defeat all too easily.
Anyway, it is true that Kania defeated him.
He readily accepted that.
Fairness in practice is nothing but bullshit.
“As promised, I will admit that the princess is acting as a knight.”
* * *
Afterwards, Menel heard from Kania that he would readily accept the outcome of today’s game.
This gave them some justification to keep the knights intact for the time being.
Relieved by that fact, Kania and Meika returned to the Knights.
“I’m glad, Captain.”
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
However, unlike Meika, who was relieved meekly, Kania seemed to be grunting as if she did not understand something.
“Why is that, Captain? Don’t you understand something?”
Well, it’s not that I don’t understand.
Of course, even if he won, he would hit him that way…
It wasn’t necessary to choose a method, but what about as a knight?
“For some reason, I think Sir Menel… saw it.”
However, what Kania was thinking was a completely different matter.
She didn’t really care if she head-butted or what.
That’s what I’ve always learned from the time I held the sword.
Let go of your shame in order to win.
Whoever taught me the sword always emphasized it.
Because we were united with that spirit, we didn’t bother about head-butting.
“…Can’t it be’?”
Meika shook her head.
When she saw it, she could hardly catch up with her own eyes at the confrontation between the two who had reached the level of masters.
But what if it’s not power?
I honestly had no idea.
“…It may have been far after all.”
Kania muttered softly and seemed to be determined.
“By the way, Meika?”
“yes?”
“What was written in the advice that Arel gave you?”
“Are you showing interest in that now?”
Meika read it and deliberately did not tell Kania about its contents.
It was something she didn’t want to hear too much.
“But are you done now? Then you can listen.”
Still, I guess I was curious.
So, after the confrontation, I asked Meika.
“…Oh, actually, that’s it.”
However, for some reason, Meika’s expression hardened and her words slurred.
For some reason, it seemed very embarrassing to talk about the content.
‘How do I explain that?’
Looking at Kania’s puzzled eyes, Meika sweated inwardly.
The truth is, I wasn’t going to keep talking.
It was because she couldn’t understand Arel’s intentions.
But you can’t hide it as long as you ask.
“Actually….
Meika said with a slightly dark face.
“Nothing was written.”
The content of the letter was completely blank.
‘I’m not kidding people, are you talking? ?????.’
Do you know how disappointed Meika was when she saw the white paper, expecting a lot of amazing advice?
‘I wondered if there was some kind of magic.’
After that, I secretly looked at the white paper, but it was still white.
So, in order not to disappoint Kania, I was about to just bury it in my heart.
But let’s be honest about the contents as if we can’t help it.
“blank?”
Kania also blinked as if not expecting it and asked again.
“It’s four hundred. pure white paper. Nothing was written.”
I said it again for better understanding.
“Hmm? You mean that??”
“Uh… Captain? Please don’t feel too sad about it.”
Meika looked a little restless.
I’ve been looking for advice from Arell for a while, but there’s nothing there.
He was concerned that it would not disappoint Kania.
No, if you’d rather be disappointed in yourself, there’s not much of a problem.
However, I was a little worried that Arel might feel sorry for him.
It was because I was the one who forced myself to seek advice.
“A fight that even Arel-nim has not seen in person. It would have been difficult to give advice to a confrontation between Masters.”
At first, I tried to defend myself.
however.
“huh? What are you upset about?”
Although Kania didn’t seem to have any thoughts.
“Arel probably gave it that way on purpose.”
“yes?”
why?
Before that, why was Kania so sure of that?
“How do you know that?”
“well? just a feeling? I don’t know the exact reason.”
I don’t know why.
“But he probably decided that was the most correct thing.”
I don’t know why, but she guessed so.
“Anyway, Sir Melpena is next.”
“…Not for the time being. Please take care of the overdue work.”
Official recognition of the knights is important, but for now, work always comes first.
Meika sincerely held on to Kania and rebuked him.
* * *
Meanwhile, back at the barracks, Menel frowned slightly as he examined the wounds inflicted by Kania.
“Ugh, it’s a little too much for this old body.”
I couldn’t bear to say that the princess’s hair was so hard that it hurt.
At first, he pretended to be nothing in front of him, but Kania’s headbutt was powerful.
“By the way, next time I’ll have to avoid overdoing it as much as possible.”
It was when he was talking to himself like that.
“You did a good job forcing that older sister to fit in.”
Congratulating him on his hard work, Arell entered the room.
Seeing that Menel wasn’t particularly surprised, he seemed to have expected him to come.
“I’m sorry for showing you like this.”
“are you okay. I’m really sorry that I made you go through all sorts of things because of my sister
.
“Is that so?”
In fact, it was none other than Theonel who first asked Lord Menel to take the Cania test.
Of course, it wasn’t just to stop Kania from establishing the Knights.
“…Because if you don’t get recognized by an opponent like Sir Menel at least, the other knights will look down on you secretly.”
For example, during the last war, were there people who doubted the existence of Kania?
Even if you have skills, women.
It was also good to see how others would look down on the knights ruled by the princess.
At the very least, unless there is a guarantee that you can beat the famous sword master, you won’t even look at it properly.
That’s why Theonel deliberately gave Kania such a test.
In any case, if it was her talent, it wouldn’t take more than two years to satisfy all of my conditions.
At least, Arel expected that.
“It’s hard for each other because of the not so cool guys.”
Arel scratched the back of his head and then roughly pulled a chair and sat down.
“I will heal your wounds. Dia.”
“….yes.”
Dia, who had been waiting silently until now, cast healing magic on him as Arel ordered.
“By the way, Arell-nim, can I ask you a question?”
“Anything.”
“Did Arel give you some advice?”
Arel, who understood the intent of the question at once, shook his head with a smile.
“I am not.”
Apparently, the intention of the question just now was to ask if it was Arel who gave Kania some advice.
“Well… the adjutant came to ask me for advice, but in the end I didn’t give it.”
What Arel gave me was just a blank sheet of paper.
It was intentional, not a mistake.
“The way to deal with Sir Menel’s swordsmanship and the last improvisation were all taken care of by my sister. Well, I just went out in various ways.”
“….okay.”
“Ah, but don’t get me wrong. I could have given you any advice.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t give advice because I didn’t have anything to say.
Menel’s swordsmanship and skills were mostly understood at that point.
I could have given you enough advice.
Even so, Arel didn’t do that.
“Is it for the growth of the princess?”
“Let’s say it’s correct.”
All Arel wanted was for Kania to do her part properly.
If it’s a real battle, well… She helps as much as she can, but it’s never right for her to interfere with things like this one by one.
Arell thought so.
“Besides, noona has no experience fighting someone superior in skill to herself.”
So the time to desperately think about it was sometimes important.
“…As an old man to fit in, it’s just beyond my strength.”
“I think it’s for the future.”
Of course, Menel couldn’t have known that either.
“You pretended to be indifferent because you agreed with me, didn’t you? Hmm… It looks like it’s been quite overworked.”
The healing magic that Dia is currently using is not only healing the wounds from Kania’s headbutt.
The light of her magical power covers Menel’s arms and various places including her waist.
All of them were injuries sustained while fighting Kania.
“I can’t do it twice.”
Menel laughed bitterly.
Although he couldn’t see it, every time he took Kania’s sword, he sincerely admired her heavy blow.
Even so, it is thanks to his experience that he did not reveal it on the outside.
I don’t know what kind of illusion Kania is, but in reality, Menel barely pushed her.
“Obviously, if we compete again, then I can’t be sure.”
He evaluated honestly.
“Well, at that time, you won’t have to do such stupid acts…
Allel’s purpose is to perfect Kania’s swordsmanship.
“Lord Menel was for the same reason, right? You continued to accept the confrontation even while moderately intimidating your sister.”
“It’s nothing more than a spectacle to talk about knights and resolutions.”
“I guess so.”
“The important thing is how desperately you can cling to the sword. Only such people will survive.”
In short, it seems that he wanted to test Kania’s qualities in his own way.
“Well, my sister’s obsession with swords is real.”
And beyond this, it will grow well even if you don’t touch it.
Arel was so sure.
“I guess I’ll have to go take care of some serious errands soon, too.”
“.Is it also because of the reason Arel-nim came to the castle?”
Menel’s voice sank slightly.
The story from now on wasn’t about Kania.
Why is Arel, who is busy enough as the lord of Fahilia, going in and out of the castle for days like this?
Are you simply worried about your half-sister?
It’s not just that, Menel noticed.
