81. At the gymnasium (2)

Siabelle nervously clicked her tongue as if she had been beaten.

“Tsk.”

Arya’s words, especially Naha, prepared to be beaten with her own hands were the deciding blow.

“… As for the spearman wielding a long stick from behind.”

Siabel gave a cold smile.

As she, who resembles Ai Nell and has a cold impression, begins to show off that she doesn’t like her, the seat starts to feel burdensome.

Yeah, it’s good to have a good conversation with friends….

Why the hell are they exchanging such emotional stories with me in the middle?

Please be considerate of the feelings of a slave-turned-servant like me caught between two superiors.

She kept her mouth shut for a while and looked at her.

She muttered to herself for a while, and Sia Belle complained to Arya.

Finally she smoothed her expression, stroking her long, long hair gently.

“That’s right, prepare to explode, Rani. Aria said it coolly.”

“… The relationship between Siabelle-nim and Aria-nim seems to be special.”

“It’s special… Yes, if it is special, it will be special. Because I am Arya’s only friend.”

“You mean your only friend?”

“If you see Aria, don’t you get a rough feeling? I think he was probably sipping wine alone at a banquet or something, not having a conversation with others. In Arya’s eyes, she’s quite shy.”

“… Okay.”

True to Sia Belle’s words, during her banquet, Arya didn’t talk much except to look around and set glasses of wine with the occasional visitor.

As much as I was the person she had the most plausible conversation with Aria that day.

In a way, it seems that Siabelle is right. It seems that she is not.

As I nodded in response to Sia Belle’s story about my friend, she asked playfully.

“So, Ray. Who do you think would win if Aria and I competed?”

“I…….”

What are you even saying in front of Siabelle that she’s going to lose?

If you look at swordsmen and spearmen who have learned the same level of martial arts as standards, you will raise the hand of the spearman.

According to what Siabelle said earlier….

Siabelle has reached the level of an expert, while Arya has yet to catch up to her level.

I simply answered her question.

“Anyway, the skills of a knight who has reached the level of an expert become stronger and stronger… It will be difficult to destroy even with spearmanship. I think Siabelle-sama will win.”

Sia Bell must have liked my words, but she created a softer atmosphere.

So, after talking for a while, Siabel led the conversation moderately and moved towards her finish.

She proceeds smoothly and concludes the conversation. The moment she bowed her head to Siabel and was about to move her feet.

“Oh, yes.”

My steps stopped at Siabelle’s short words toward me.

What did you say that made me stop you?

As I met her eyes, I could feel a tidal wave of her emotions rushing over me.

Strong expectations. Her expectation, which had been patiently endured and reached its peak, was shining in her azure eyes.

“You said that. They say they have enough swordsmanship to kill a wolf. So, I think we promised to meet swords together once.”

The words I told Siabelle when I was hunting the gray wolf that was encroached on by demonic energy in the Beltrin Mountains in the past.

She has never forgotten what I said at that time.

“At first, the four arms against Arachne were not intact, so it was delayed. The next one was delayed until now because my arm was broken.”

Having said that, Sia Belle rolled her left hand into a fist and patted her right arm.

“Well, my right arm is all healed like this. I’m saying this because I think it’ll be okay to share swords.”

Contrary to Siabelle’s wishes.

My left arm got a big hole while saving Shione the other day.

It took a lot of time for her to heal her arm, so the sparring with her was postponed.

Then, when my arm was completely healed, Siabelle, who was dispatched to search the Beltrin Mountains, was attacked by a demon and suffered a serious wound on her right arm.

The sparring with me that she so longed for has been postponed.

“In about a week, when the travel poison is all over, how about sharing the sword?”

From that soft yet almost compulsive tone, as if he wouldn’t allow rejection, to that tenacious gaze that somehow tried to mix swords with me.

Siabelle and Sione were caught up in a lot of trouble in the royal castle.

It seemed that he had been looking forward to sparring with me until now.

“… Could you coordinate the schedule with Shione-sama?”

At the same time as Siabelle nodded at my words.

[The quest has been formed.]

What the hell happened after less than a day since he returned to the county?

A new quest appeared before my eyes.

「Swordsmanship Proof」

「Siabelle Cianella takes great pleasure in your existence. Mana and magic, neither of which can be ignored. If you were to name the thing she cares about most, of course it would be your swordsmanship. To earn her even greater favor, prove to Sia Bell Cianella that she has the skills to exceed her expectations.”

「Reward: Siabelle Cianella’s Power Bloom, Mana Efficiency Improvement」

The point is, don’t use your sword against Siabelle. To show her swordsmanship at a level that would truly surprise her.

As a condition for this, the reward was none other than Siabelle Cianella’s authority.

It was the improvement of my mana efficiency along with the blooming of the ability of the extinction that came down to the Cianella family.

The other day, when I succeeded in clearing a quest related to Siabelle or having fun with her, my mana efficiency improved as much.

Apparently, this time too, by accepting the quest, he was trying to get a reward for mana efficiency.

Mana Efficiency. It is an excellent reward that can supplement my insufficient mana.

However, now more than the rewards mentioned before. The reward of the newly appeared quest caught my attention.

Speaking of the ‘flowering of the power of the demon…’ ….’

He must be saying that he will reawaken the power that has faded over time.

Not bad.

No, it would be more correct to say that it is definitely good rather than not bad.

Maybe the liver is swollen.

Cultists who attacked the royal castle on the day of the princess’s coming-of-age ceremony.

If you are a devil, the Cianella family rushes at you with fire in their eyes.

Even demons and demon worshipers who showed up fearlessly in the immediate vicinity.

Even at this point, demon-related things are running around. As time goes by, how much bigger catastrophe will it lead to?

When you go beyond the devil and fight against someone related to demons, the power of the annihilation will shine.

If we think of the time when the real demons break through the dimension and invade later, we are somehow a promising knight in the future. It would be good to make Siabelle’s authority blossom.

At the same time I thought so, I bowed my head.

“Good. Can I look forward to it?”

Siabel said as she casually stroked my hair.

“It’s a humble swordsmanship, but… I will do my best to satisfy Siabelle-nim.”

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After finishing my conversation with Siabelle, I entered Sione’s room.

As expected, Shione’s room, which she entered after a long time.

Her room was while I was in the castle. Other servants must have come and cleaned it periodically, and it looked neat without a single speck of dust.

And in that room.

Shione washed her body and changed into comfortable clothes.

With the duvet wrapped around her on her bed, she stared at me with a dissatisfied look at me, who had just arrived.

“… Late.”

It seems that he is dissatisfied that he arrived later than expected.

“Did something happen on the way?”

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In response to Shione’s question, I told her what had happened in the hallway.

“On the way back, I ran into Siabelle Cianella and talked for a while. Sorry for coming late.”

“Ah. If only I had met her sister… You don’t even have to bow your head. Instead… ….”

Tuk-tuk.

Shione tapped the side of my bed with the palm of her hand.

“Sit here… that… I want you to stroke it.”

Because you’re so consistent.

I sat down on Shione’s bed and slowly started stroking her hair.

Maybe it’s because he’s shown a lot of aegyo lately, and it feels like he’s seeing a cute younger sister.

As much as stroking her hair, I don’t mind it anymore.

Roughly stroking her soft hair.

Shione immediately asks.

“So… How is Siabelle? Was her body okay?”

“She also completely healed her right arm, which had been badly injured, and her complexion looked good. She told me how about sharing her sword after I’d had enough of her travel poison. She won’t have to worry too much.”

“… I’m glad. And… My sister said she wanted to share a sword with you a few times before going up to the capital.”

Shione, who briefly recalled the past, looked up at me.

“What do you think?”

“If you ask me what I think… Are you talking about sparring with Siabelle-sama?”

“Yes. It’s okay if you don’t want to. I will tell you well.”

I shook my head at Sione’s words.

A good opportunity to bloom Siabelle’s power with simple sparring.

Of course, in order to successfully complete her quest, you’ll have to show off your swordsmanship, which will surely charm her.

In the palace, protecting the princess with a sword and beheading the devil, I wonder what benefit there would be in hiding my swordsmanship any more than this.

Moreover, it is a situation where Siabelle has even been exposed to magic that is even worse than this.

After roughly conveying her thoughts to Sione, she spoke in a worried tone.

“Be careful not to get hurt.”

Well, it’s not a matter of life and death, but sparring once.

I replied with a light shrug.

“It’s just sparring, isn’t it? Don’t worry.”

Shione nodded her head with a disapproving look in my eyes.

Yes, it’s only sparring.

It’s probably shallower than the swords of the demons who were aiming for my life, so I’m sure I won’t get hurt.