68 – General Menggun (4)
One warm day under the beating sunlight.
Suddenly, the beginning of the semester has entered a stable phase.
Now, the cadets are starting to adapt to their current lives on their own, and some focus on their studies and friendships, each making close friends.
And now, cadet Lucia, who was one of the people most paying attention to the engineering students.
She was holding the sword while facing a male student.
Sure.
She placed her hand on the scabbard sheathed around her waist.
Lucia opened her mouth while facing the other person.
[Are you the opponent of today’s sparring?]
[…Thank you very much, Princess Arctus.]
[It’s me.]
Lucia was already the best swordsman out of all the first year students in name and reality.
Although there were successors with a name as prominent as her, there was no one superior to her.
She stared at her opponent with a serious expression.
[Maybe he was the heir to a viscount family belonging to the Imperial Guard.]
[That’s right, princess.]
However, as Lucia is the only heir to the Northern Grand Duchess, the identity of the boy she faced as her rival was also not very ordinary.
He was the heir to a fairly prominent samurai family in his own way, and he was a direct descendant of a fairly reputable family.
The opponent was only a lowly viscount who could not even dare to rub against the grand duke, but even so, Lucia never let her guard down.
Class does not directly mean strength.
Moreover, the opponent was a family with the name of a warrior.
The meaning of that was the same as the meaning of those who took a seat in the empire, receiving recognition from the previous emperor with only their skills from the previous generation.
Of course, it was obvious that the talent flowing in his blood was superior to that of mere criminals.
The male student who was the opponent bowed his head.
[One number, thank you very much.]
[Me too!]
Wedge-!
At that moment, sparring began.
Lucia’s sword rushed in without delay, aiming at the male student like a blue arrow.
Zeng! Damn it!
Blue sparks flew from the clashing swordsmanship of the two.
‘Oh, isn’t it really fast?’
Han, who was sitting a little further away, flinched in surprise.
The speed of the swords they wielded was so fast that it seemed to his eyes that each other’s swords drew blue trails and left afterimages.
He trembled in surprise every time the swords clashed.
‘That won’t hurt you, will it? I’m a little nervous.’
From Han’s point of view, the male students, Lucia, and each other swung their swords at each other without even hesitating.
Should I express it as if they were aiming at each other with such ferocious momentum that they rushed at each other?
To put it mildly, it seemed too dangerous.
But in fact, if you know it, for me, Lucia and the two boys, this was just a light level sparring.
It wasn’t that he didn’t do his best, so it was just a number fight with a kind of skill that he didn’t show off half of his normal strength.
[Two, both great? The momentum is great.]
[Wow… No matter how much he is the son of a Royal Guard family, how amazing he is with Princess Arctus… After all, he is amazing.]
The cadets who were watching are agitated.
As far as the Guardian Dragon was concerned, he was the same.
He stared at them with a slightly worried expression.
In the first place, it was as long as there was no experience or concept of swordsmanship at all.
Seeing him splashing even blue sparks, he felt uneasy.
He thought.
‘I should be alert too. Even if the guy on the other side doesn’t know, it’ll be troublesome if Lucia gets hurt.’
He had been keeping his eyes wide open for as long as he did, but that was only for a moment.
It wasn’t long before he fell asleep quickly.
‘Bur, you shouldn’t close your eyes already.’
He tried to hold on to his clouded mind, but soon began to drift away as if he was losing his mind.
No matter how hard he tried to straighten his mind, there was a limit to his body.
I always lacked sleep.
A young hatchling who always inevitably needs a long sleep.
But during the day, he was the one who hovered around Lucia’s side every day and never left her side for a moment. Furthermore, if you consider his activity level, going out alone every night-.
Obviously, if the body is allowed to afford even for a moment like this, it is only natural that he will be sleepy.
The voices of the cadets around him are heard in his slowly sinking mind…
[Look over there!]
[Guardian Dragon-sama is sleeping! Pooh!]
If I do this… I can’t…
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[Stop! Dalian ends there!]
Flash.
Han’s eyes opened at the momentary sound of the instructor’s voice.
He reflexively looked around.
[…]
The Dalian was already over.
Lucia was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.
[Ha. Ha.]
[Kiii!]
Seeing that, Han felt as if his spirit jumped up at once.
He flapped her wings and flew towards her.
He then handed her the large water bottle she had been holding in her arms beforehand.
‘Take this, Lucia.’
The cold water was so cold that cold magic of Han dwelled in it, and pure white chill flowed.
At that appearance, Lucia expressed her gratitude.
[Thank you, Guardian Dragon.]
[Kei.]
The cadet from the viscountcy next to her, who had sparred with her, was also seen sweating profusely, but to Han, that didn’t matter.
It was because, to him, other humans were just two-legged colts.
Some female students even blushed at the sight of him.
[Wow… Boo, I envy you. The Guardian Dragon helps with things like that.]
[That’s just completely hairless.
Han ignored the other cadets who heard from the side and only looked at Lucia.
Lucia. Lucia.
Should I say it’s like Lucia?
From every single action of hers, something called natural elegance comes out.
Even the sound of running through the water while soaked in sweat is so sweet.
Although it wasn’t my own will, I think I really chose a contractor well.
[Ki-i-.]
While the guardian dragon, Han, was admiring her sweaty figure.
Other cadets watched Han like that and their eyes lit up.
* * * *
[Everyone worked hard. I’ll see you next class.]
[Thanks for your hard work, Instructor Zania!]
Finally, the morning course of Swordsmanship Guidance was finished.
[Huh… I’m tired…]
[It’s covered in sweat. I want to take a quick shower.]
They stood up one by one to cool off the wet sweat.
Some of them hated sweaty gym clothes and ventilated the wet clothes.
It was the same with Lucia. She
She’s already several times she’s been a girl who’s had a fight with a male student from a royal guard family,
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[Oh! Guardian Dragon, not now!]
[Kiii.]
There is no chin that can’t be done.
With an agile movement, Han gently climbed up her body and settled down on her shoulder.
This was his reserved seat.
Anytime, anywhere, he can do whatever he wants.
Sniff sniff.
Han sniffed him a couple of times and then casually nodded at him.
Yeah, it doesn’t smell that bad, no fuss. Rather better, Lucia.
[Ugh, ugh…]
However, Lucia was somewhat hesitant.
She looked back shyly at Han with a blushing expression for a moment, then covered her mouth.
[Let’s go quickly. I want to change clothes too.]
They naturally headed for the shower room without anyone saying anything.
It was a matter of course that large communal shower facilities existed in areas where engineering undergraduate students lived.
In the first place, it was a school that sweated through frequent training and sparring, so it was a facility that had no choice but to be built with the highest priority.
Thanks to that, the shower room was not too far away.
[Ah, I found it.]
But ahead of the door, Lucia had no choice but to stop.
Because someone caught her.
[Hello, Princess Arctus. Would you mind talking to me for a while?]
[…?]
It was none other than a female student wearing glasses who stopped her after holding on to the door of her shower room.
She bowed her head towards Lucia and introduced herself.
[My name is Elizabeth Moon Grandel. She is currently the daughter of the Countess of Grandel, currently attending the 3rd year Faculty of Literature, and she is also currently serving as the president of the Tribal Hanama Student Council.]
Lucia’s hand fell from her doorknob.
[Student Council… You mean?]
She questioned me curiously.
[Yes, Grand Duchess.]
With that answer, the blonde-haired female student briefly looked over her shoulder.
Looking at the guardian dragon, Han, who was staring at her as she rode there, she immediately added.
[At this time, Lucia, the heir to the Grand Duchess of the North, I know that she is always busy. I’m sorry, but could I talk to you for a minute?]
[Mmm…]
She was lost in thought for a while.
She looked down at her own face, which was drenched in sweat, and then smiled bitterly.
[Can I visit you in a while? I think I need to wash a little now.]
Sniff sniff.
Han, who had been listening to the sound, involuntarily sniffed him.
A stronger body scent than usual. It smells good