66 – Mental Education (2)
There was no referee to signal the start, but it didn’t matter. Just when they both decided they were ready, Arya raised her sword and thrust straight into her.
Sharp sound. A black sword that shines even brighter than that.
Unleash the sword of the swordsman, the sword handed down from his grandfather. Her own aura contained there would proceed straight ahead without wavering and soon stop at the tip of her opponent’s neck.
That’s it.
That is the end of sparring.
If it had been a normal opponent -.
It must have happened that way.
Kaang!
“…… !”
To put it another way, it wasn’t this time.
It wasn’t such a bland ending.
The sword that Aria held out was definitely fierce, there were no gaps, and if I had to be honest, it was flawless.
But it was blocked.
It is blocked. Directly forward, with the platinum sword raised carelessly by the opponent.
That was definitely surprising. She thought
She couldn’t be stopped. The gap between responses wasn’t long, and the opponent didn’t make any moves until just before.
…… It didn’t show its full power, but it wasn’t a weakly extended sword either. From the beginning, Aria did not really trust the rumors about the abilities of the fourth special admission student, and in the first place, during the anti-war battle two days ago, she did not completely dispel such groundless rumors.
Aura was included with a little bit of the meaning of her search. For example, if the opponent were Grisha from the Phineas family, she would have to at least respond with all her might to defeat it.
It was a long talk, but it means that the conclusion was not underestimated.
Dante has just struck down that sword. The end result was that the blade was set straight in a sloppy, insignificant manner.
“… ….”
Aria admitted. She was a long time ago, but she was sure of this. Dante’s level was clearly different from the others.
An opponent who may require you to give your all.
There was only one exchange of sums, but that was enough basis for judgment.
I will admit it.
So, like I said, I will do my best.
What is a gap?
Rurrr!
Without leaving anything behind.
Flames began to stick to Aria’s sword. A flame with a different meaning than before. No, it is chlorine in name and reality.
The black flames rose infinitely straight and stained the blade.
From some perspectives, it could be called ‘gorgeous.’
In fact, Dante, beyond the sword, also seemed surprised, with his eyes wide open and focused on the flame. It’s like the eyes of a child drawn to a very strange sight.
Aria’s eyes sank coldly.
The facial expression was not pretty, to say the least. Of course, this is because Dante’s attitude was taken as an insult.
It wasn’t a strange reaction.
In fact, Dante’s expression was extremely calm, and he was not at all nervous enough to make his male counterpart feel embarrassed.
Clear tendons began to grow on Aria’s wrist as she held the sword.
‘Not really, I’m not saying being calm is a bad thing.’
Yes. It’s not bad. That kind of attitude was not something that could be called bad.
However, it cannot be a good feeling for the person dealing with it.
‘…… ‘I’m sure you’ll understand that much.’
Aria looked straight at Dante with sharp eyes like those of a hawk.
Regardless of her true personality, Aria’s perception of the act of mixing her swords was very heavy.
If she gets angry at someone for something as trivial as her pride, it will most likely have to do with the sword.
That was right now.
‘You made a mistake, you.’
Kirik-
Pick up the sword and pull her shoulders and arms so that they lie flat. Like an arrow, or a long spear. As if he was going to stab me at any moment.
There is no gap in her stance. It would be faster to first evaluate completeness before looking for cracks.
Time was given. Dante did not respond, and the few tens of seconds that were lost created an extremely advantageous environment for Aria.
In other words, preparations are complete.
The flame at the tip of the sword had already brought all directions under its control.
Go beyond the vacant lot and delve into every nook and cranny of the forest.
Given this much time and space, Aria does not make her mistakes. It’s ten years to prevent such trivial mistakes.
Now it is done.
To be honest, Aria was disappointed.
Before she started, she suddenly got on her nerves, and even just now, she shows off her composure without hiding the gap.
In Arya’s opinion, Dante was a very bad boy.
It wasn’t the first impression, though. In fact, she thought that if she had had an eye for people, ‘something like that’ wouldn’t have happened 7 years ago in the first place, and Aria let out a short breath with the meaning of self-deprecation.
…… Well, it wasn’t something you would think about during sparring.
I had too many random thoughts. Without further ado, Aria stomped on her ground and moved.
Blame!
In some ways, it is a leap so light that it can be said to be soft.
But the speed was unusual.
Love love!
It is fired in a straight line.
A sword and Aria holding that sword at the same time.
The distance between Dante and her was approximately 5 meters. Even one second is too much to close the gap. Half of half of that is enough.
In that gap of time, Aria’s thoughts were constantly accelerating.
‘It’s full of gaps.’
The original purpose of the sparring itself was reaffirmation. A bet with her grandfather, the terms of which were for her to prove with certainty that she could not be wrong.
If you ask me, I had a light heart, and even now, that thought has not changed.
Yes.
So this is the end.
There were countless loopholes, and preparations were fully prepared to close those loopholes.
The last thought that comes to mind is-.
To put it simply, it was just a stray thought.
‘Maybe I used too many aurors.’
First of all, think about that.
It was definitely excessive.
At this point, the other person could get hurt.
Maybe he’s angry. The reason is probably because Dante took an attitude that seemed to look down on him.
This is an unreasonable complaint.
‘…… A little, um. ‘I’m embarrassed.’
Couldn’t it have been a lack of practice?
You always push the principles of right and wrong to your friends, but you don’t put them into practice yourself.
No matter what, there is nothing more embarrassing.
‘Ah.’
At that moment, Aria briefly let out an exclamation.
She blinks her eyes for a moment and captures the fleeting sight in her field of vision.
Arrived.
She reached.
The flame rises. The unrefined black flames embroidered traces in the air like a neat painting. The final destination is where Dante’s sword rests.
Aria suddenly realized.
Even if the professor comes, this sword will not be able to stop it.
It was that perfect.
Because leeway was given, because the circumstances were in place.
The best and strongest swordsmanship was created.
Yeonhwageomgyeol (蓮火劍訣).
Jay Chosik (第2招式).
‘The burning lotus.’
The flames surrounding the sword soon burst into full bloom, and the blooming petals spread out into five branches, aiming for Dante’s sword.
Since her weakness was visible, she could have pierced her neck if she wanted to, but of course Aria had no intention of doing such a horrible thing during a friendly sparring between her students.
Swaps away the sword and subdues it in an instant.
That was enough.
‘This is the end.’
The fluttering flower petals were not threatening at all, but no swordsman could put his mind at ease with this sword in front of him. Everyone raised the tension even more…
One by one, these seemingly harmless petals brought her to her knees.
Perhaps Dante will be like that too.
Aria had no doubts about the results.
Immediately after that, the flower petals of the night sky, divided into five branches and shot out, came into contact with the platinum-colored sword.
“… ….”
Contact.
Crash.
Engagement.
And-.
Quarring!!
“Huh?”
The destruction of petals.
Passu… ….
Aria’s eyes blinked once, closed, and then opened. For a moment, she sounded dazed, so even without looking closely, it was obvious that she was dazed.
Are you surprised?
Are you embarrassed?
Or is she still unable to accept the situation?
She didn’t have to think hard. She was all three.
“…… This… ….”
I raised my voice, but it wasn’t loud.
Rather, it was getting lower and lower.
“Hmm.”
And towards Aria, who was tinged with disbelief, Dante opened his mouth for the first time.
“One more time.”
Aria raised her head with a puzzled expression.
“…… Uh?”
“Try again.”
*****
What is the most certain and clean way to destroy Aria’s mentality? Of course, we’ll have to make sure she’s reassembled next, but we’ll think about that later.
Anyway, it’s a method.
‘As expected, there is only one.’
I raised the sword and spoke to Aria, who was somewhat shocked.
“I’ll stay still, so try again.”
In other words, it is a mental attack.
“… ….”
There was no answer.
She just looked at me blankly.
Uncharacteristically, he gets bruised during sparring. From this alone, I was able to easily guess what her current condition was like.
Even from my perspective, the attack just had a lot of power.
Not only the aura contained in it, but also the herbivorous food itself was of the Sword Saint.
It was not difficult to notice how seriously Aria took the sword.
I blocked that sword.
It’s also very simple, just hold the sword and let her energy flow into it.
I don’t know, but it must have been quite a shock.
Of course, in order to create such an overwhelming composition, I not only had to borrow the power of the Flügel, but I also had to deal with a certain level of burning pain that engulfed my body…….
Aria would not be able to recognize such internal circumstances.
Anyway, all I have to do is show her how to neutralize her herbivory ‘without difficulty.’
The output was adjusted to a certain extent, and the Flügel took on a significant amount of the resulting burden, so it was worth enduring.
I glanced at Aria with her calm expression.
Anyway, while my sword was blocked cleanly, the opponent who blocked such a confident sword spoke up.
‘Hey, try again.’
Isn’t it strange if your mentality doesn’t shake?
That’s exactly what I was aiming for in the first place.
I didn’t have the confidence to convince Aria with consistent persuasion or logical explanations. If she had that ability, she wouldn’t have lost consciousness like that in her basement.
So, we had to use a slightly more primitive and much more objective method.
In this case, just striking him with a sword and beating him with words at the same time was the original method.
I flicked the tip of my sword and opened my mouth once again.