70 – 19. Guests (1)
Chaeeng! visor!-
Swords collide with swords, and flashes of light shatter in all directions.
The fierceness reminiscent of a real battle is enough to make the viewer stick out their tongue.
Kagagak!!-
Shien, who had been pushed out of the power struggle,’s eyes sparkled.
Then pull your legs and kick as hard as you can.
widely!-
Because of the great preparation, the attack is obvious to the opponent.
However, it was not an attack aimed at an opening in the first place.
Rather, it was just a kind of trick to slightly divert the opponent’s power.
Quickly pushing away the opponent’s sword, Shien regained his stance.
And just as he was about to enter again, the opponent lowered his sword.
“This is enough, Shien-nim.”
At Adele’s words, Shien nodded and, as expected, lowered her sword.
The muscles that were tense up until just now are relaxed.
Now I realize how fast my heart was beating.
“hahahaha… .”
I barely move my wobbly legs and walk to a nearby chair.
And when he arrived in front of it, Shien let out a rough breath and sat down as if collapsing.
A sparring battle almost like a life-and-death duel with a real sword.
It had been going on for almost 30 minutes without a single break.
Considering that a decent duel lasts 10 minutes.
Right now, Shien was moving her body to the point of exhaustion.
“Shin-nim.”
“yes. Adele. hahahaha… tell.”
“Is it true that you’ve never really held a sword formally?”
“Because it is. hahahaha… .”
As the daughter of a famous swordsman, it was truly embarrassing.
Except for Shien’s brief training in the basics of swordsmanship when he was young.
He had never trained swordsmanship as systematically as his brother.
Extremely basic swordsmanship, there was only a unique chakra management skill there.
That’s why there was a lot of talk when he became the head of the Lichtenau family in the early days.
That’s why Fiore ignored Shien so much.
“In my opinion, you are better than most articles.”
“It’s just because my stamina supports me. Demons have much better physical strength than humans. I also inherited half of the blood of that demon.”
Saying that, Shien points to her own silver hair and red eyes.
Both are hair color and eye color that cannot come from humans.
Because of those two singularities, he couldn’t even hide his mixed race.
“Maybe it’s one of the reasons why Etria hates me. A kid with much better physical abilities than humans, but a timid kid who didn’t even try.”
“Not now, is it?”
Which coward would go directly to the battlefield where he would collide with the monsters?
What kind of kid can show such a huge growth rate.
Looking at it from an extremely objective point of view, not simply trying to take the side of Cien.
The current appearance of Xien was never meant to be ridiculed by anyone.
“Of course, I’m not a coward now, and I’m not a kid. I think I have the appearance of a decent family head myself. but… Unfortunately, I can’t help it, as far as I’m from.”
“that… .”
“Ah, don’t get me wrong. I love my mother, and I don’t resent my father. That doesn’t mean I can’t understand the people of the empire who are hostile to the demons. Everyone has their reasons. Mother and father have their circumstances, and the people of the empire have their own reasons. I have to put up with it all.”
It has been more than 30 years since the demons entered the human world.
In the beginning, the empire was briefly wary of the sudden appearance of these people.
However, he soon accepted new people and helped in many ways.
At that time, it seemed that two completely different races could laugh together and live together.
That is, until the demonic world was created and demonic beasts appeared.
The monsters chased after the demons and came all the way here.
To stop them, the empire had to endure enormous damage.
As a result of the investigation after the end of the Great War, it is said that an entire generation has disappeared.
Of course, the wrath towards the masters, the culprits, was enormous.
And also about the demons who are pointed out as the reason why the demons appeared.
There was a resentment as much as hatred towards the Witchbeasts.
“How are you, Adele?”
“Are you talking about demons?”
When Shien nodded, Adele thought for a moment before opening her mouth.
“Comrades in arms. They are those who fought together in invisible places. I think so.”
“What if the monsters really appeared because of the demons?”
“It is a tragedy. But I know they bleed as much.”
“Aren’t you resentful? Your life has changed.”
“When I was in Wolfhedin, there were demon colleagues. And they fought the fiercest, survived the most, and made the most sacrifices. There are colleagues whose lives were saved because of them. I don’t care about those words. Because I don’t know. It’s because I haven’t seen it with my own eyes to see if the demons really attracted the demons.”
“… .”
“But I saw with my own eyes that they were saving their comrades. That’s why I’m not resentful. I don’t care. I don’t even feel worth caring about.”
Shien smiled at the tone that was so clear.
This is the part I was worried about when I fully learned about Adele’s past.
There are still many people in the empire who attribute the current situation to the demons.
Doesn’t even Fiore have that perception right now?
The demons that just came over are also a minority, so even if they suppress it, it’s hard to even voice it.
In that situation, I wonder if Adele also had a little bit of that kind of heart.
The tragedy that happened to him is because of the demons, and Shien himself, who is by his side, is a mixed race of humans and demons.
I’m sorry just thinking about it, and I’m not sorry again.
But did Adele even read her own thoughts?
Without hesitation, I did not pay attention and drove the nail in.
“You know what, Adele? I feel like an idiot whenever I talk to you. I think I was worrying for nothing. I think I said something stupid.”
“Sien-sama is not an idiot.”
“Yes? I’m feeling that too these days. Still, that’s a pretty good head of household.”
“I agree. Sien-nim will be a good family head.”
“Are you serious, or are you just saying that?”
“… Sincerity must be sincere, how can you just say what you say?”
“I don’t think there will be any problem if you accept that I mean everything.”
After saying that, Shien moved a little closer to Adele’s side.
Even though we clearly know that this would be very embarrassing to each other.
I keep standing close to this pleasant pounding feeling that I have for the first time.
“Shin-nim.”
In addition, Adele’s coy voice is added, and a strange atmosphere is formed… .
“Let’s start slowly. Ten minutes pass.”
If nothing else, Adele was punctual during breaks.
Thanks to this, Shien, who had been pounding for a moment, pouted his lips.
“Adele. It doesn’t have to be too sharp like a knife.”
“Training has to be sharper than combat.”
“No, that… phew. no.”
Yes, you have to understand. Shien whispered.
Do you know what kind of life Adele has lived and what she has been through?
Everything you see right now, even all the things you sometimes don’t understand.
These are the parts that you have to understand and consider that you have no choice but to do so.
“Adele, let me ask you one last question.”
“… You have 11 seconds left.”
“Are there any women among your old colleagues?”
“… Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“The reason is later. Please answer me at once.”
“… .”
“Adele?”
“Let’s start training.”
“Adele!?”
* * *
Fluffy, flimsy-.
After taking a shower and changing clothes, I collapse on a chair.
Today was also a really hard and difficult time.
‘It seems to be getting more and more intense these days.’
Why were the servants and knights making sounds of pain?
Adele’s training is at a level that I can keep up with.
‘You fool. I was tricked!’ I want to say
It’s definitely getting stronger, but it’s incomparable to before.
But if you think about the process, it would be unfair if you didn’t become stronger.
At least, he has a job as the head of household, so he has a little bit of time.
Do you think attendants and knights receive this every day?
Shien even thought that he was fortunate to be the head of the household without even realizing it.
‘You can take a little bit of time. It’s good if you don’t push too hard.’
If you try to get a little closer to Adele, you get farther away.
If you close the distance again, you will run away again and stand at a distance.
Is he avoiding it instinctively, or is it because the timing is always off?
For Cien, it was strangely the cause of the competitive spirit.
smart-.
“My lord.”
“Yes, butler. Why?”
“A guest arrived a little while ago.”
“A guest? Who are you?”
“This is the person who is the top leader of the top of the leg.”
At those words, Shien jumped up from her seat.
If it’s the top leg of the leg, it’s definitely Carina.
Isn’t it the demons who are his old friends and reliable allies?
In the middle of the day, you must be very busy with work at the upper level.
Did you suddenly come all the way to the north without any news?
‘Has something bad happened?’
Of course, I couldn’t help but feel that way.
So, Shien hurriedly got ready and left the room.
And when I entered the parlor, Karina, who was sitting there, greeted Xien.
“Lord Liechtenauer. Long time no see.”
“Kari… The upper leg of the leg. How have you been.”
Was it because he knew that there were still people from Lichtenau around him?
Shien also hurriedly adjusted to Karina’s slightly stiff appearance.
“I was surprised. Just because you came all of a sudden to this far away place.”
“I have something to tell you.”
“ah… Everyone, get back for a while.”
At Shien’s command, the butler and the maids leave the drawing room.
The door closes and all signs of them disappear.
“Got it. Ugh, this is why I hate all of the aristocratic castles here and there.”
Karina, an old friend from the top of Regram, has returned.