84. At the gymnasium (5)

She rolled her eyes and looked at me.

I could see my embarrassed face from Dioria’s sword that passed by my head.

She turned her head and looked at Dioria again.

“Whoa.”

She was in awe.

At the speed of my reaction, she aimed at my throat in an instant and cut off her own sword, which had been stabbed at her point.

I gritted my molars at the sight of her like that.

Like the reputation that was widely known to the count family, and the journey to the Marquis Peiosha. Dioria, who I’ve heard and seen so far, thought that her personality was upright and trustworthy.

After looking at it, it wasn’t.

If I had an upright character, I would not have tried to put a sword in my neck, as a man who is generally weaker than a woman.

I suppressed the anger that was about to leak out and said.

“Isn’t it dangerous?”

“Of course, I intended to stop the sword in front of my neck. But-“

Dioria said as she retrieved her sword.

“I didn’t know you could knock it off so easily.”

Keep it simple, Rani.

There’s something wrong with the words.

Dioria wouldn’t know how much she had to cut her sword with her heart beating to be late.

“Is it because of the awakening of mana… You seem to be able to see and react much faster than normal men.”

Saying that, Dioria nodded her head and convinced herself.

I asked Dioria in a detached voice.

“Is there any reason why you came here aiming for my neck in the first place?”

“Of course.”

Why the hell did you create such a heart-stopping situation?

I calmed down my disturbed breathing and waited for her words.

“As soon as the sparring begins, Siabelle-nim wants to lead the attack with quick stabs like this for 7 out of 10.”

“…… “.

“Take your posture. I have a lot more to tell you than this.”

Having said that, Dioria put the tip of her sword on the ground and waited for me to correct my posture.

I felt disgusted by how relaxed I was, but what can I do?

I calmed my rapidly beating heart and took a neutral posture.

“If you do, I’ll go back in.”

Huung!

Splitting the wind, Dioria’s long sword approaches again, aiming for my head.

“Suck!”

Chaeng!

Chizuzuzuzu.

A clash of swords wielded with the power of pure flesh, without the aid of mana.

This time, as before, I stably changed the trajectory of Dioria’s sword without any urgency.

The blade of Dioria’s long longsword advances according to the trajectory I twisted.

The cold cry of the sword lingered in my ears.

Within seconds, I began to feel Dioria’s heavy interference from the swords that were touching each other.

‘Where… !’

The twisted blade was straightened and pointed at my neck.

Perhaps she’ll tip and twist her sword to compress my throat in an instant.

She thought so, and in order to prevent the sword from getting close to my neck, she gave strength to her legs and put more strength into her grip holding the sword.

Chizuzu!!

Far from breaking her trajectory in an instant and digging into my neck.

Dioria raised her sword.

“The front is empty.”

Dioria burrowed into my arms in an instant.

Puck!

Then, he pushed me weakly with his shoulder and shook my core.

Sureureung!

He came in without missing the gap I had for a while, and even pressed me harder.

‘Look at this?’

Neat but catchy moves.

I raised my spirits, thinking that if I was sloppy, I would just end up being treated like this.

“Your spirit has changed. Would it be all right if I went back in?”

“Please.”

Dioria and swords faced each other and had a serious battle of nerves.

Because it was not a battle between a body strengthened by borrowing the power of mana and a sword with an aura, but only pure swordsmanship.

As we just saw, controlling the repulsive force caused by the clash of each other’s mana and mana. It wasn’t like they were constantly exchanging big and flashy movements.

This was also one of the things that consumed a lot of mental power.

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“The swordsmanship of the Cianella family creates gaps more like demons than demons in order to subdue them. Like this… !”

“Siabelle-sama, even in sparring, moves on to hand-to-hand combat without hesitation. It would be good to prepare for this as well.”

“Sometimes I step back, and if the opportunity arises, I’m sure I will try to persist. Be careful not to see any gaps as much as possible.”

Numerous Dioria comments echoed in my ears.

However, most of her voice did not reach me and only scattered and disappeared.

Focused on the sword.

I made fun of the sword, bringing out the abilities of my damn weakened body as much as possible.

Twist and dodge, insert a sword into the occasional loophole or block an expected attack ahead of time.

Let’s share swords quietly like that.

Dioria also kept her mouth shut. She was purely focused on the present situation.

It was disgusting. At times she was extremely cunning and servile, and at other times she was insanely violent.

Dioria’s Siabelle’s swordsmanship changed so much that it felt like it was more insane.

The moment you lose the flow. As if she had been waiting, she held my breath.

However, she can’t be tolerated just because she is.

The sword that was in contact with Dioria was released, and we stood apart again.

Because it seemed like being out of breath would be more physically difficult than this.

I concentrated my nerves with the thought of giving one last shot.

Huung!

Dioria’s long sword descends vertically.

A striking blow.

With the intention of ending it in one breath, she raised her hand that gripped her handle above her head.

“Suck!”

The sword created an oblique line that fell from the right to the bottom left, blocking the approaching sword attack with the head.

Chaeeng!!

Along with a crackling sound, the sound of iron surrounds the grip.

With the thought that the ringing of the gong on the wrist would be better to avoid a big clash anymore.

She slashed her sword, which was twisted to her side, and went into her bosom.

Agile so she can’t easily respond. Even so, she recklessly rolls her feet.

Let’s put her hand down again to stop her.

Before I knew it, a blunt blade settled in front of Dioria’s neck, with my body digging into her bosom.

It was just a moment. At least I felt that way.

“Whoa… ….”

If you roll your body too much, the whole shoe starts to ache.

Well, my body, which should have been shooting arrows from the back row, was holding a sword and trying to do anything, so a group of people had to come.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

I don’t have the confidence to wield the sword like a human anymore, so I announced the end of the sparring.

I lowered the sword that was aimed at Dioria’s neck.

I can feel the dark eyes around me, but what?

Already in the count’s family, Arachne is also called by the title Namisa who defeated her alone.

Just saying that you showed the manly side of a male knight should be fine.

Huh.

A cool breeze blew.

“… I will live.”

The cold air that touched my skin cooled the heat.

It wasn’t just that.

The wind that passed through my face reached Dioria as well, loosening her loose hair tie.

Her long hair, embracing the color of the bright night sky, rustles in the wind.

“That was amazing. It wasn’t called Namgisa for nothing.”

Continuing my praise, Dioria nodded her head in satisfaction.

“If you do, let’s see it again around this time tomorrow.”

“Yes? Are you talking about tomorrow?”

“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a sword fight with me all the way until the day before the sparring with Siabelle? Siabelle-sama also said that it would be difficult for her to come to the gymnasium for about a week… In the meantime, I don’t think it would be bad to share swords with you.”

“Ah… ….”

“Please take good care of me tomorrow as well.”

I made a promise while holding Dioria’s hand, who willingly asked for her handshake.

Even though I’m holding a knife now….

Let’s not forget.

I am an archer.

* *

“Ray, your complexion doesn’t look good… ….”

“Don’t worry. Dioria-sama and a little… I’m just a little tired from fighting sparring.”

“Ummm… ….”

Shione stared at me with worried eyes.

Then she grabbed my hand and pulled me into her chair.

“Wait a minute!”

Shione patted my hair and Dodo ran out of the room.

I closed my eyes and waited for Shione to return.

How long have I been waiting for my master?

Kiki.

The door opened again and Shione appeared.

“May I ask where you have been?”

“In the kitchen! Don’t they say you should eat something sweet when you’re tired?”

After saying that, Shione brought out a plate full of cookies.

She placed her cookie plate on the table in front of the chair I was sitting on.

“… Aren’t you bringing too much?”

“This much, if we share it slowly, it will run out quickly. I’ll keep eating the rest, so don’t worry about it.”

“Ah, yes… ….”

Shione laughed briskly.

She picked up a round cookie the size of a bite and held it out to me.

“That… brother… Have one…….”

She laughed at the way she couldn’t lift her head, as if she was embarrassed to say it.

I ate her cookie from her.

The cookies were sweeter than I thought. A little bit embarrassing.

Now that this has happened, I have been craving some bitter tea, so I thought for a while that if I asked Shione, she would bring it to me.

“… How does it taste?”

She smiled softly, thinking that it wouldn’t hurt to fully enjoy something sweet like this after a long time.

“It’s sweet. Delicious.”

At my words, she showed a bright smile and started eating cookies together.

And finally.

Shione, who had been putting her cookies in her mouth without a hitch, eventually ate all the cookies piled up like a mountain.

“… ….”

I only ate 4 pieces.

Eating cookies is the same even after a year.