3. Asherah Glade – (26)
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“… Admit my defeat.”
Tolisch Birbalze, who took care of himself while watching the sword that was right in front of him go down slowly, finished with those words and left slowly, and Ed also announced the end of the sparring by storing his sword in the scabbard.
Immediately after that, a very small cheer arose at the place where the people of the Glaade family were seated in the waiting room, but when Ashera and some of the main retainers controlled them, the sound of cheers ceased to exist as if it had not happened, and the Birbalce Marquis And the open sparring between the Glead family ended like that.
The appearance of the Birbalce retainers, as if at a loss for words due to an unexpected result. Ed Gleaard, who had very little information known to the outside world, and the spectators from other families who were seated in the waiting room at his unexpected skills were also speechless as if they were dumbfounded.
The place where the vassal and eldest son of the Birbalce family, who are said to have amassed enormous wealth as if reaching the sky, are located. There was no big family that could openly make fun of the outcome of the open sparring there now.
A vassal of the Glead family, including Ashera, who descends from the Great Stone.
As if in contrast to him, the vassals of the Marquis of Birbalce, including Philia, descend carefully watching the figure of Tolish Birbalce.
Chuck.
A sound echoed from Tolish’s knight armor as he took a heavy step to disarm himself. Then, stopping for a moment, Tolish’s gaze naturally turned to Ashera, who was coming down from the waiting room.
Because she was the loser of her sparring, she couldn’t hope for Ashera’s surprise as she expected at first, but Tolish, he still had her gaze on Ashera.
Would you give yourself a cold stare?
Or will you show a sense of disappointment?
While anticipating all those negative views…. Tolish, he naturally had no choice but to look at Ashera.
Right after that, Tolish laughed a little.
‘Even at this moment.’
The moment he confirmed Ashera’s appearance, Tolish’s whole body was covered with bitter feelings that were thicker and bitter than the previous defeat in Dalian.
The gaze of Ashera coming down from the waiting room was not directed at herself.
She didn’t pay any attention to herself.
As if he hadn’t been paying attention from the beginning.
His own backside.
A blonde boy who should be there.
Are you looking at that boy?
Her eyes, which contained her blue starlight, were the same as usual, and she seemed to be trying not to express herself, but she could see it in herself, who looked at her more than anyone else.
Those blue eyes that are aimed at someone are kind and even affectionate, from the beginning…….
Asera She was from the beginning…… That I was only looking at Ed.
Even though she tried to ignore that fact, she couldn’t help but feel it even more at this moment.
“… ….”
As if she didn’t notice Tolish’s gaze, Ashera calmly passed by him.
In a daze…. At the sight of Asherah passing by her side, Tolish’s hand, which was trying to grab her at the moment, caught her.
“Tolish.”
He stopped at Philia’s cold voice calling him.
“To be emotional is to fail.”
Tolish retrieved his hand, which had been heard a little by Philia’s cold voice. He smiled and nodded his head slightly.
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These were the words of a woman who had always stood by her side since she was a child, who was extremely strict with her sword and who had simply lived the life of a pure knight.
She did it and she was aware of it herself.
Glead’s swordsmanship was as smooth as a wave, so it was like a swordsmanship that was compatible with Birbalche’s swordsmanship, which emphasized strength.
That’s why he must have aimed his sword more carefully.
In the beginning of his encounter with his sword, his own victory was revealed, so he hastily swung his sword as if he had forgotten it for a moment, leaving a gap.
“Sir Philia!”
“All right.”
Tolisch shook his head slightly at the sight of the vassal trying to stop Philia by his side.
“My judgment was wrong when I approached hastily, mistaking that I had a chance to win in the beginning. Philia, your point is correct.”
“Yes…. Since you seem to know, I won’t say more.”
Seeing that some of the attendees were about to get angry at Philia’s appearance, Tolish shook his head slowly with a smile on his face.
Her words were obviously cold Philia, but for some reason, she felt that her own heart, which had been sinking indefinitely, became a little lighter.
Nardia, a family of knights closest to Birbalche. Standing under her own escort, she might seem arrogant in the eyes of her vassals. However, since it was none other than her philia that she did not want her to have a vertical relationship with herself, Tolish calmly accepted her philia’s attitude.
“Stop going back today.”
Tolish finished his words and turned around, and one of Birwalce’s vassals spoke to a vassal of Glaad who was nearby, and at the same time, the Birwalce family left.
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“Ha ha.”
I didn’t even think about it until after the sparring. It was only now that I had finished it that I felt the weight of this couple.
It was also the day after she decided to take over the position of Glead’s successor.
If… She felt a chill in her chest when she thought that if she had been defeated in this match, everything would have gone wrong from the very beginning.
The fiery emotion that existed in my heart as if it was boiling was gone, and instead, it was filled with a feeling of relief.
With Tolish walking away from the gymnasium space, he tried to take a step too, but he took only a few steps and was looking at Ashera approaching from the other side.
“Really… great job.”
In response, Ed bowed his head slightly to show his respect.
“Thank you.”
“In the future… Ed, you will be looking at me as equal or better than me.”
Ashera slowly straightened her body with her own hands as her small bowed Ed looked at her Ed with a perfectly straight gaze.
Then, her clean blue eyes were spotless. They think of each other that way and look into each other’s eyes.
“No matter who the opponent is, don’t easily bow your head in front of them.”
“… I will.”
Her answer was that she carefully caressed her own arm. Asherah smiled a little at her hand, but she gradually closed the distance to her, checking the appearance of the Glead people slowly. Called her
“Lady Asherah.”
As if the current seat is the seat. At Ed’s voice, Asherah bit her lip softly, and she removed her own hand from his body.
Ashera’s trivial actions, as if she didn’t like something about her and seemed regretful, caught her own eyes too much.
… But that’s for a while.
“I was amazed.”
“To beat Lord Tolish at such a young age….”
“It was more than I thought Sir Ed!”
Ed couldn’t come to his senses at the sudden baptism of compliments from his vassals.
Ashera, who watched her compliments on Ed with satisfaction in her heart, turned her head behind her with a belated regret.
Even though the public sparring with Tolish is over, he is clearly close to making a mistake now that he neglected to respond to the Birbalce family.
“The Birbalce family left a message that they would go back today.”
A maid who quietly stood by Ashera’s side. Eileen continued.
“I see….”
Ashera, who answered with a nod of her head, let out a small sigh.
She was constantly aware that every time something happened with Ed, she was unwittingly making her mistakes that she wouldn’t normally do… She didn’t have easy control like she thought it would.
She unconsciously said that she was ahead of her actions.
Emotions took precedence when it came to things related to him.
Lately, I’ve been thinking that she’s not quite like herself, but….
‘Still, everything is going well.’
That’s what Ashera thought with a faint smile.
Ed answered that he would continue the Glaade.
He will never leave his side… In addition, Ed himself’s potential was slowly blooming.
“….”
Eileen was looking at Ashera and Ed with subtle eyes that others would not notice.
He had no choice but to know because he was himself, as he usually assisted Ashera and watched her progress. Ashera had noticed for several months that the way she looked at Ed was unusual.
And that’s Ed, since he went missing and then returned to Glaade, his appearance was so obvious that even other vassals could tell.
‘What is Aizen-sama thinking?’
Aisen Glad loves Ashera more than anyone else.
It was obviously the position of the head of Glaad, which was vacant externally, but in fact, no matter who saw it, it was Aizen Glaade. He knew that he was practically in a position comparable to that of the head of the Gleard family.
Even so, that Aizen knew of Ashera’s appearance like this but left it alone.
Ed Glead just seen. As a knight, his skills and talents were already at a level beyond that of criminals, and considering his young age, his talents were clearly on the level of a genius.
Just….
However, Ed Gleaard. When he asked if her asera would suit her, let alone Aizen, she made herself think about it.
As much as that, the reputation, skills, beauty, and external position of the lady of Ashera Glade were all high.
If you look at him as a knight with simple skill, Ed’s level was high, but it wasn’t a level of great skill that is hard to find in other famous knight families.
Compared to that, Ashera Glad.
The blood of the lady, her external status, her beautiful appearance, and even her skills as a knight far beyond the top class. None of them were light.
Isn’t that why even the Duke of Althea, famous in the empire, offered the lady an arranged marriage?
As much as that, Lady Ashera and Ed’s positions were clearly different.
And yet… Aizen Glade He just let Lady Ashera approach Ed.
Even now, famous families talk about arranged marriages with Lady Ashera….
‘No way.’
Then, delirious with a thought, Eileen looked at the two of them with her blank eyes.
Aizen brought a son in law from the beginning.