12. Rehabilitation (4)

Seeing the gymnasium, which I had only seen when the boundary between day and night intersects, on a sunny day gave me a new feeling.

If it wasn’t for me and Shione, it was quite interesting that the dead space comes to life like this when the sun rises.

But that wasn’t the only fun.

‘… It’s full of women instead of real men.’

It is difficult to find even one person who can become a man at the gymnasium.

This was so amazing again.

Whatever it is, once the organism accepts mana and the body begins to adapt, the body’s abilities follow the mana on an upward curve.

Unlike women, men say that 1000 years have passed since they have not been able to accept mana.

Thanks to that, the past and present gender tendencies have also changed, and it seems that not to mention knights, all those who look like regular soldiers are female.

Even if you understand it with your head, it is not easy to adapt to seeing it with your own eyes.

Among the women who filled the gymnasium, two caught my attention.

“Sir Dioria and Siabelle’s sister. I think they’re going to have a sparring match.”

Dioria, whom I met at dawn, and the older sister of Shione, whom I had only glanced at a few times while passing by the restaurant, were the main characters.

Sia Belle was her usual ponytail with her platinum-infused hair.

Her long hair only gets in the way when she’s wielding her sword. It’s useless.

As for her appearance, I don’t think she will give up if she has the sharpened impression of Shione’s appearance when she lost all of her weight.

Who has platinum hair in the castle of the lord of Countess Cianella has been decided. It’s a bit late for me to notice.

“Let’s just look at this and go to the shooting range.”

She didn’t know that Shione’s eyes would separate from her older sister.

What Shion said about Siabelle’s realm, or Cianella’s talent for the sword, she probably wants to see.

Siabelle has a reputation for using a sword well, just like Cianella.

I wondered what level she was, and I followed her and watched her match.

“I’ll give you the player. Come in first.”

“It will be different this time.”

“I look forward to it.”

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The moment he was moderately aiming his sword and maintaining the gap.

Taat!

Siabelle kicked off her seat.

The moment she reached Dioria with her sword.

Sia Bell twisted her back as he stepped on her ground.

Siabelle’s sword was then drawn down in a neat diagonal line from northeast to southwest.

Kang!!

It was a neat slash, but it was blocked by Dioria’s sword.

As the swords clashed, the eyes of Siabelle and Dioria deepened as well.

While measuring the distance between each other, twisting and flowing the sword, they continued attacking and defending.

At the same time as the blue light of dawn began to rise from Siabelle’s sword like a haze.

The tip of Siabelle’s sword, which was pointing towards the sky, broke in an instant and stabbed Dioria in the neck.

Bang!!

Dioria, who fell behind her ground, thrust Siabelle’s sword upward, and a thunderous sound erupted.

Siabelle’s sword couldn’t overcome Dioria’s power, and the tip of her sword went up in a straight line.

My weakness was exposed to the risk of being counterattacked.

“It was a very disappointing attack because the speed of putting the blade into the sword was slow.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve been able to use the Aura Blade, so I’m still inexperienced. I’ll try my best to show you a sword that satisfies the Lord as soon as possible.”

“Good.”

Siabelle and Dioria’s swords were already covered with aura blades.

Shione watched as if she wouldn’t miss anything.

“…Aura Blade! You really have become an expert knight.”

“Would you like to see more?”

“Now that the main attraction has come out, aren’t you afraid to go right away? The expert knights are strong and splendid, so it will be fun to watch.”

“I’m looking forward to it.”

The sparring continued.

Siabelle was mainly in charge of offense and Dioria was in charge of defense.

Even so, when the gap seemed wide, Dioria didn’t miss it and pushed her counterattack.

Siabelle defended it one after another and repeatedly raised her momentum.

I was able to figure out the state of the world by watching their sparring.

Siabelle had just raised her legs to the level of an expert, showing that she was still immature in the expert’s fighting style.

Between the strong auras, there are places that tremble unsteadily, or there are places where the color is pale.

Her Aura Blade hasn’t reached full expert yet either.

It was also seen that the bounce of the sword caused by the clash between Aura Blades could not be properly controlled.

Dioria, on the other hand… Just crazy

Do you think I aimed my bow at someone like that… Chills run down my spine again.

The swords of swordsmen who use aura blades tend to bounce off each time they collide with each other.

Because the weight and repulsive power of each other’s mana and swordsmanship are that great.

But what about Dioria?

“Sir Dioria’s sword is as mysterious as ever.”

“It’s exactly what Shione said.”

It is so excellent that even an earthworm can immediately recognize that this person’s state is extraordinary.

Even after hitting back Siabelle’s sword, she didn’t flinch.

Even that was not enough, and at the same time as they clashed, they kept their swords firmly attached and pressed down, even scratching the blade.

Her mana and control abilities were several steps above Siabelle’s, so it was a skill that could be displayed.

Siabelle seems to have formidable talent, too.

After all, it was still premature to overcome the years of Dioria, who had been eating junk food from Countess Cianella’s family for a long time and wielding only her sword.

Speaking of Earth, Siabelle is the level of swordsman who has just risen to the rank of A-class hunter, and Dioria is already a fairly experienced and skilled hunter in A-class.

It would be appropriate to see just this much.

Watching the sparring with so much concentration, before I knew it, their violent sparring had come to an end.

Sia Belle, who was wiping the sweat from her brow, turned her body around, and still the two eyes of her and my master Sione met.

“Huh? Sione? Why did you come all this way?”

“I personally have something to practice at the shooting range.”

I checked Shione’s expression.

Unlike when talking to Shion, he growled while giving off the atmosphere of stepping on poop.

Sione’s reaction to Siabelle wasn’t too bad, except for being overly rigid.

“It must have been a while since you quit the sword. Hmm, looking at it, it looks like you’ve lost some weight lately… Have you started holding the sword again?”

“It’s been a long time since I gave up my lingering attachment to the sword. The place I came to is the shooting range.”

“A shooting range?”

“Yes, I’m here to practice my bow.”

“A bow? You say you shoot a bow?”

“There are rumors that ghosts appear at the shooting range every morning. Have you heard of it, Siabelle?”

Sia Bell tilted her head in puzzlement.

“I’ve heard that rumor before. Maybe that ghost…”

Shione just smiled lightly without saying a word.

Sia Bell read her intentions in her smile and nodded her head quietly.

Then, a few clichés were exchanged, and by the time she started to feel awkward.

After the words of the two sisters, which seemed to be going on for a long time, Shione’s eyes turned to me again.

“Now, let’s go.”

Shione slowly leads me and Dioria looks at me from a distance.

She gave Dioria a small smile as she looked at Sione and gave her a small nod, then followed her.

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When they went to the shooting range, the archers at the entrance showed Shione’s embarrassed expression.

The expressions they showed were different, but the reasons for making those expressions were all the same.

Huh? Isn’t this bastard supposed to be here?

One of the women, who managed to hide their expression, asked.

“Isn’t it Shione-sama…? What are you doing here…?”

“What are you doing here? You came to the shooting range, but there is nothing to do.”

“Yes?”

“Stop asking about the obvious and get out of the way now. I want to go inside the shooting range.”

“Old, yes!”

The bewildered she stepped aside and opened her door, and Shione went straight into her shooting range.

At the same time, her eyes were focused on her once, and then on me, who followed me in.

The situation outside the shooting range was similar to that of the gymnasium.

Although there were more women, there were still relatively more men than at the gymnasium.

As Shione took a quick look at her shooting range, a woman who appeared to be an instructor hurriedly approached.

Her gaze briefly moved to Sione’s face and then to her hair.

“Uh, uh…?”

I understood the instructor’s reaction.

Well, who could have thought that Cione Cianella would come to her shooting range.

She hasn’t let anyone know that Shione shot her bow, nor has she shown off the hard work she did in her room.

It’s hard to believe that something that should have been harassing my servant while eating snacks in the corner of the room has come here.

“I don’t think it’s good to stare at her man’s face like that.”

“…Are you Sione Cianella?”

“If so, do I look like Sion Cianella or Sion Cianella?”

“Oh no…!”

“I wonder if you asked when you knew it wasn’t.”

“That, that’s…”

Cianella, who came to the gymnasium, was the only one who came to the gym, but she suddenly said that Shione would come out?

In a place like this, with the famous Sione Cianella and a new man appearing at the shooting range full of sweat, attention is bound to be drawn.

While pretending not to be the gazes of the archers in the shooting range, they began to flock to us.

“What did Sione-sama come all the way here…?”

“Ha ha.”

Shione took a deep breath as if he was frustrated and crossed his arms.

From her crumpled expression, her hairline was clearly visible.

“Is there any other reason you came to the shooting range besides the bow?”

Shione chinned her arms toward the display of her bow and arrows.

“What are you doing?”

“Yes…?”

“Quickly without bringing a bow and arrow.”

Tsk, seeing Shione kicking her tongue, the instructor quickly headed towards the display stand with her terrified face.

Meanwhile, Shione turned around and looked at me as she raised her mouth like a bad boy.

… It reminds me of Sione, who openly gestured at her when changing the bed sheets.

No matter how you think about it-

This bastard is pure evil.