“What do you mean?”
“Dalian.”
Come to think of it, I had never sparred with her before. I put on a mischievous smile.
“Are you sure?”
“yes. Now, I think I can knock the strings off the ground.”
Somehow her confidence seemed to come from somewhere else, but she didn’t say anything.
“great.”
I approached her with a nearby wooden sword in my hand.
“What about the rules?”
“If the other person abstains or loses consciousness, we will stop.”
“All right.”
I activated the strengthening magic and strengthened the whole body.
Purple mana wrapped around his body. He wasn’t used to holding a sword, so he swung his sword in the air.
Whoo! Whoo!
Every time he swung his sword, a sound pierced the air. Frey, who had been watching the scene silently, asked.
“Why are you holding the sword? Wasn’t Geil’s main weapon a spear?”
“Let’s call it a whim.”
She, who always had a friendly face, glared at me with sharp eyes.
“Are you saying that it’s too much to use a spear against me?”
“It’s not like that. Frey.”
“All right. Let me show you that thinking is wrong.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly extended her sword.
Whoo!
The blade of the sword with golden mana sharply grazed my hair.
Awesome!
A handful of cleanly cut hair fluttered in the air and landed on the floor.
“You better take it seriously. If you don’t want to break somewhere.”
She quickly approached and swung her sword once more. I deflected her sword from bottom to top.
Tung!
Despite the use of strengthening magic, his hands were numb.
“That Frey… … Can’t you tell me why you’re so angry all of a sudden? It looks a lot different than usual… … .”
“Are you angry? me? I’m not angry!”
Perhaps the words I just said made her angry, and her swordsman sharpened even more.
A constant stream of sword attacks.
It wasn’t a sword that confuses opponents with a graceful trajectory, but each one was heavy and neat.
Accurate to dodge, powerful to counterattack.
Truly a swordsmanship worthy of Frey Caligo.
However, that made it easier to understand. Because all the moves are so honest.
After avoiding the last attack, I kicked the ground and quickly closed the distance with her.
Due to the nature of the longsword, it was impossible to cut through the opponent, so instead of swinging the sword, Frey stretched out his other fist.
Even this was expected, so I lightly clenched my fist.
She glared at me with a feverish face.
“Is it because I danced with Aria Valentine or a student named Marie in class B?”
Embarrassed, she stuttered and pushed me away.
“… Oh no! No!”
Then he swung his sword straight up.
Whoo!
A sword falling at great speed.
It felt like my skull would split open if I hit it in the head.
The overflowing golden mana smiled at me.
Wherever you are confident, stop it.
It happened so quickly that even if he turned his head to avoid it, he would have given his shoulder.
That’s why I chose… … .
“——!”
rolling the floor.
Naryotagon (懶驢打滾).
There are people who are fooled by the plausible name and think it is a great technique, but in fact it is just a technique that is just vigorously rolling on the floor. No, it’s embarrassing to even call it technology.
Seeing this, Frey exclaimed in amazement.
“Where’s the sudden rolling on the floor!”
“Then, is there a fool who stays still when his head looks cracked? In order to live, you have to give up all of your honor and pride. What’s so important about that? It’s cheap if you save your life by rolling on the floor once.”
She looked at me with a puzzled expression, as if she was at a loss for words.
“… … It is, but it is.”
“Frey. People don’t even know what to do. Just because you always live honestly doesn’t mean everyone knows that. It’s good to be straight, but sometimes you need to know how to bend and turn. We decided to call it hair.”
“… When I see it like this, I really want to give it a shot.”
“I didn’t expect those words to come out of Frey’s mouth.”
“Isn’t this all because of Zayle!”
Charleureuk!
The golden wooden sword added to its momentum.
Powerful magic that gradually gathers. Soon, bright light enveloped the entire gymnasium, and her sword left an afterimage in the air.
‘This is martial arts… … ?’
The number of swords she was holding began to look like dozens.
Is what I’m seeing now an illusion?
no.
It was good.
The important thing now is to destroy that… … .
“Kuk!”
‘It’s all real… ?’
With a sword stuck in my side, I flew towards the corner of the arena while floating in the air.
Of course I thought it would be an illusion, but it was all real.
In an instant, mana was created and dozens of swords were created.
The power itself was insignificant, but it was enough to fool my eyes.
I barely managed to balance myself in the air and stretched out my feet on the floor.
Chijijijik!
The aftermath of the impact caused her feet to slip and leave marks on the floor. My side throbbed.
It was a shame because it was reinforced, but the ribs were almost shattered.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead and looked at Frey, who was sprinting toward me.
‘As expected, future sword masters will be different… … ?’
She was growing frighteningly fast.
The power shown now would be only a fragment of the power she possesses.
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‘At this rate, I think I’ll barely win if I do my best.’
Of course, the powers mentioned here did not include the time of using black magic.
No matter how outstanding her talent may be, she is just a bud that has not blossomed yet. To beat me while not even blooming is absurd.
A flower only shows its true value when it blooms.
“So was it good?”
“What, what do you mean?”
“Did you like dancing with women?”
Whoo!
Every time she swings her sword, her whole body feels tingly due to the wind pressure.
──Acceleration.
My heart beats fast, and the mana that spreads throughout my body rapidly heats up.
Double durability enhancement.
Afterwards, the wooden sword he was holding was further strengthened.
Except for me, the time around me passes more slowly.
I moved behind her and kicked both legs. Maybe she sees my movements so fast that her eyes can’t follow them.
Frey, who was kicked in the leg, lost balance and fell to the floor.
She glares at me with moist eyes.
“So it was good!”
I looked at her and slowly reached out my hand. Then he smiled.
“It was bad.”
“really?”
“yes. Really.”
“really?”
“yes. Really.”
“You know it’s a lie, right?”
“… … .”
I didn’t bother to answer the last question. It was because I wanted to scream at the strength of her grip holding my hand.
She got up from her seat, put down her sword, and spoke bitterly.
“… … I wanted to.”
“What?”
When I asked, this time he kept his mouth shut. The little lips seemed to be quite worried about what to answer.
I decided not to bother her and wait calmly.
After a while.
her mouth was open
“I also wanted to dance with Zeil.”
“… … .”
Frey looked at me and smiled bitterly.
“Are you stupid? I do not know. why am i like that I just didn’t like the fact that Geil danced with another woman. That’s why I’m still venting my anger like this. I know. I’m actually a woman, but externally, I’m always a man. That’s why the fact that I can’t dance with Zeil in a place like that… .”
She lowered her head and spoke in a trembling voice.
“I’m sorry. Zile.”
“Frey.”
I raised my sword again and pointed at her. she said with a resigned face.
“Dalian is over now. Just go back… … .”
“Let’s dance a song.”
“Suddenly, what… … .”
“To be honest, I am not confident in dancing. But isn’t sword dance also a dance? So, if it’s okay with Frey, would you like to dance with me?”
She looked at me with a surprised face. And then he smiled broadly.
“… … great.”
We swung our swords at each other. It was a smooth motion, different from before. The breathing of each other, footsteps in the same rhythm, and the sound of swords clashing echoed throughout the arena.
It was crude, clumsy, but beautiful.
this was our song
this was our dance
Her bright face, her beautiful platinum hair, and her dancing sword dance were like a painting.
──There is something I just realized.
She said that the light shines only when she swings the sword.
Each trace of her sword cutting through the air became a note, a melody, and a dance.
“You know what, Zile?”
“Which one?”
“The man and woman who danced together on the day of the red moon will surely become future lovers.”
I raised my head and looked at the sky. The red moon was still there.
Seeing me like that, she deflected my sword, placed it on my nape, and smiled.
“… Certainly sword dance is also included in the dance, right?”
I was momentarily taken aback by her straightforward words, but soon I answered with a smile.
“I guess so.”
She lowered her sword and said, wiping the sweat from her forehead. She had a refreshing face.
“That’s enough. Thank you for doing a wonderful dance together. Jayle. Thanks to you, I have wonderful memories that I will never forget.”
“That Frey… … .”
“Why is that?”
After hesitating for a moment, I took out the ring from my chest and handed it to her.
Frey looked at me with a surprised face.
“This… … .”
It was a ring as a prize for winning first place in magic shooting at this festival.
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment because of the situation.
I’m sure I’m talking with my mouth, but I don’t know what I’m spitting out.
“ah… … I don’t have any intentions whatsoever. Because it is that friend, I give it as a friend. I wonder if it would be better for Frey to write than me. My magic power has increased a lot lately, and since I am a user of strengthening magic, I have so much magic power… … .”
What the hell am I talking about? I was just saying whatever came out of my mouth.
gibberish.
Frey, holding the ring in her arms, looked up at me with a slightly flushed face and said,
“I will cherish it.”
──And the next day.
she is dead