118. The Emperor (2)

Serena appeared proudly even in the middle of the day.

She hardened as if she were turned to stone.

‘Hey, what’s the situation… … ?’

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My father is looking at me with a big smile on his face.

The mother wipes away her tears with a tearful expression.

The big brother only smiled a little, but Serena could see how much he was happy for it now.

Yeah, I didn’t tell you beforehand

I’m shocked and now I wonder if this is a dream

Let’s just say that the family came here.

Also, I can’t ignore the crowd of familiar nobles, like I saw at a banquet one day, but let’s ignore it.

But, only one.

There was one person that Serena’s common sense couldn’t understand at all.

A person I never dreamed of seeing in this place.

I had only seen it once, at the place where I followed my father a long time ago, but how can I forget it?

“Woe, Your Majesty the Emperor… … ?”

“Oh, Serena. You have grown a lot.”

“… … er, thank you… … . Oh no! Seong-eun is ruined!”

Serena fell to her knees on the spot.

‘What!? What happened!?’

He had just barely finished a task that was so difficult that harsh words came out.

It was already time for the sparring to be over, but I came running with thick drops of sweat just in case.

After coming here, I was suddenly confronted with the emperor!

It was awkward, like entering a room and seeing a dragon lying on the bed.

“Hmm… … . You must have trained hard.”

Oops.

Serena gritted her teeth in embarrassment.

Only then did he realize how he had come to this place.

Now, even with empty words, Serena did not look like a precious princess.

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My hair was soaked with sweat because I couldn’t wash it for several days, then it dried again, and it was full of rice cakes.

Even the training uniform she’s wearing hasn’t been changed since the start of the assignment.

And since he ate outside and went to sleep in that state, it really didn’t make sense.

As soon as I succeeded in the task, I was full of thoughts that I wanted to inform Zeke of this news.

He came back as he was training without even having time to figure out what he was like.

“He said he forgot about erosion and practiced, so it was true. Can I look forward to it?”

“Yes, yep! your majesty!”

After answering, Serena had doubts.

‘Hmm? But isn’t the sparring over yet?’

Ah, if His Majesty suddenly came in, that would be understandable.

It didn’t make any sense for the kids to engage in sparring while the emperor was visiting.

“Then I will now go to the audience. Good map sparring, please. Sir Dios.”

“… … yep!”

Dios answered in a hard voice.

“?”

Serena’s eyes widened.

‘Map Dalian? Instructor Dios?’

Given a little time to prepare

Serena immediately turned to Zeke.

From behind, my father stretched out his hand and made an expression of losing the world, but that is not important right now.

“Instructor!!”

“Yes, Serena. You did the job right. It’s really great.”

“… … oh You know… … . lol. It was really hard… … . Oh no. That’s not it!”

Serena calmed down for a moment at the direct compliment, then immediately hardened her expression.

“Suddenly, what is this? It’s a map battle… … ! Why are my family here, what are the nobles, and woe to you, even the Emperor!”

“Calm down. Serena.”

“If you are Instructor, can you calm down!?”

It really pissed me off to say it as if it was nothing with a calm face like mine.

At the very least, when giving an assignment, couldn’t it be notified in advance that other people were coming to Dalian?

“Do you know how I feel right now!?”

“Hmm, beautiful.”

“… … Ah, beautiful… … ?”

Zeke nodded.

“Hmm, it’s a really cool look with all the hard work done so far. Serena.”

“… … Even so… … ! The way I am now… … .”

“Serena.”

“… … .”

“Haven’t you decided to become a swordsman instead of a duke’s princess?”

oh

Serena opened her mouth.

What Zeke said was right.

What swordsman in the world will dress up and wear a beautiful dress?

Rather, dirty clothes from hard training are rather medals that prove the knight’s efforts.

“… … I was short-tempered.”

“no. But do you understand the desire to show a good image in front of many people? However, show that now with a sword.”

“… … But that’s how I feel right now… … .”

“Okay.”

“are you okay?”

“yes.”

Saying that, Zeke held up the bread that Serena had been putting aside for a moment.

“Instructor… … . This… … .”

He handed over the weapon he was using.

Of course, it was very unfortunate to see it from the outside in that it was a baguette,

It didn’t matter to Serena.

A master handing over the sword he used to his pupil.

What does that mean?

“Uh. I, really…”

Her pupils shook brightly.

Seeing that Zeke was acknowledging the hardships of the past, a sense of fulfillment and achievement filled my heart.

Crying. as much as tears

However, the words of Zeke soon followed, and the tears welled up.

“yes. If you use the real sword as it is now, there will be an uproar. And the wooden sword as well.”

“… … Um, didn’t you acknowledge me?”

“admit?”

Zeke tilted his head.

Serena glared at Zeke for a moment, then hurriedly calmed down.

“Oh, or else. Oh, anyway! What do you mean? Do you think there will be an uproar if you use a real sword?”

“It is literally. Right now you are too sensitive right after finishing the assignment. You will use that skill subconsciously. No matter how much I hate Instructor Dios, it wouldn’t be difficult to break it into pieces.”

“Sculptures!”

Serena’s mouth fell open in shock.

What the hell did this person teach me?

“Is it okay if I eat bread with that?”

“Well, at your level right now, it’s about abrasion.”

“… … I know. I will try.”

Serena was handed Zeke’s bread.

* * *

Whoa-

Serena took a deep breath and stabilized her breathing as she stepped out onto the field.

The hardships of the past passed one after another in my head.

The training method itself was simple.

Cut paper with a wooden sword.

When mana was released, it was very easy to tear the paper.

No, even if you don’t release it, if you just push it with force, anyone can do it.

Kwajajak-!

The paper split in half in front of Serena’s wooden sword.

But Zeke shook his head as if that wasn’t the case and lightly smeared it with bread.

Seruk-

There was a clear difference between the paper Serena cut and the paper Zeke cut.

Unlike Serena’s paper, which seemed to have been roughly ripped off with strong force, the cross-section was straight as if it had been cut with a sharp knife.

‘Bread… … .’

Every time I saw Zeke’s miracle, I was amazed.

How long will it take you to do this yourself?

“Of course, I’ll get this done soon.”

Zeke said as if it was nothing.

“First of all, this is the minimum condition. Serena, this is what you really need to do.”

Zeke put two sheets of paper on top of each other this time.

Then, once again, lightly smeared with bread.

Didn’t look any different than before

A piece of paper with only one sheet in front split in half among the overlapping sheets.

The paper behind it was clean, not even scratched.

“To accomplish this, you need techniques to keep your mana sharp and only release as much as you need.”

Serena swallowed a gulp.

The difficulty of this miracle must be many times more difficult than he thought.

“… … Instructor, do you have any hints?”

“there is.”

“… … !”

“It’s easy if you know how to do it neatly and sensibly.”

Serena glared at Zeke.

*

Zeke’s task began like that.

Serena continued her training without sleeping.

To the point where the maids and butlers would come out and dry them off.

“Sir, Serena! Then you’re in big trouble!”

“If the family head knows, we don’t know what will happen to us!!”

When it didn’t work even with self-determination, he even used a method to stimulate sympathy.

Serena’s will was firm.

“I will become a knight.”

Serena defeated everyone, ate in the gymnasium of the mansion, and fell asleep in the gymnasium.

As the days passed, his concentration declined and blisters formed on his hands.

Countless pieces of paper were rolling around on the floor of the gymnasium.

Cutting thin paper.

That’s all.

Serena didn’t give up.

“you can do it… … !”

Serena’s fountain of magical power had long since run out.

Every time mana fills up, raise the sword

meditate until it’s full again

Late in the morning, Serena, who had been training repeatedly, lost all concentration.

He was so exhausted that he would collapse if someone knocked him from the side.

So, even when the fountain of magic is completely exhausted,

Unaware of his physical condition, he squeezed out his magic and wrapped it around his wooden sword.

“Oops!”

Along with the tingling pain, the mana that remained very weak fell on Serena’s wooden sword.

And

sigh-

A wooden sword that swayed and drew powerlessly.

The paper was neatly split in two in front of him.

“… … uh?”

The paper slowly falls in front of Serena’s eyes.

“I did it, I did it… … all… … .”

Tears welled up in my eyes.

You don’t know how many times I wanted to give up.

“I did it… … .”

However, he did it. I had to do it. at last.

“I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Serena tossed down her wooden sword in joy, raised her hands up, and let out an exclamation.

however.

Flutter-

Flutter-

… … Flutter-

… … Flutter-

The flying paper is divided into four pieces again from two pieces.

“ah… … . hit.”

The task Zeke gave me was to cut only the paper in front of me without cutting through the ones behind me.

However, four pieces of paper were cut in front of my eyes.

Scraps of paper piled up on the floor.

For a moment, a feeling of desolation came over me.

Serena gritted her teeth again and raised her sword.

“profit… … ! Let’s see!”