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Even if not as much as Barhen, he belonged to the strong side among the young swordsmen, and he received offers from several knights.

But now, even that seemed futile.

‘If you rely on your senses, there should be gaps… … .’

Certainly, there were those who used the sword according to their bodily sensations.

It can be seen as an innate talent, but usually it quickly reaches its limit because of its problems.

Even if you can respond to attacks that are approaching right away, you will be defenseless against attacks after that.

‘I don’t see any gaps. Even taking that right away… … .’

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Just before, I had changed direction and aimed at Shion’s left leg.

However, Shion immediately took off her leg and counterattacked.

It was as if he was trying to attack and defend according to his movements.

‘He must have bent down to attract my attention.’

Usually, when holding a weapon, both arms are frequently used, followed by the feet.

As you get used to the weapon, you will use both arms irregularly, and you will use not only your feet, but also your waist and shoulders.

Shion bent his upper body and drew the wooden sword, and as it slowly tilted, the tip of the wooden sword naturally pointed toward his chest.

‘too fast. It’s too late to think and move… … .’

“Why is that? Is something wrong?”

“Yes? Oh no.”

Hafnon backed away and opened the distance again.

Shion was looking at herself with her wooden sword drawn.

‘I need to put more effort into it.’

Hafnon grabbed the wooden sword with both hands and calmed down his troubled mind.

This was a sparring without the use of sword skills and magic, and a process to get a glimpse of each other’s swordsmanship.

It is important to learn swordsmanship, but without swordsmanship, nothing would be accomplished.

‘It’s an opportunity to broaden my knowledge as well.’

Hafnon burns enthusiasm by returning to the beginning after a long time.

Although Shion was younger than himself, he was on a higher level when it came to swordsmanship.

If you want to not only learn swordsmanship, but also become stronger, you will have to learn from someone.

‘… Should I buy you a better drink?’

Hafnon steps forward, thinking of Caltz.

I jokingly said that I would buy you an expensive drink, but I wondered if that wasn’t enough.

At this point, shouldn’t we catch Calz and narrow our relationship with Shion a bit more?

“… … ?”

Shion hurriedly raised his wooden sword and blocked Hafnon’s attack.

Unlike before, it seemed to be faster.

I wonder if I finally got a feel for it after confirming my skills in the previous sparring.

‘I’m fine. The sooner the better.’

Shion feels his wrist tingle and strikes the wooden sword.

I don’t know why, but it seemed like I was getting more and more immersed in this situation.

Of course, immersion did not necessarily improve my skills, but it would be better than doing it roughly.

‘If you don’t have talent, you should feel interest.’

* * *

The mansion of the Duke of Adelaira, the family head’s room.

Robbins was receiving reports every day from Harnette’s escort knights.

Where and what he did, whether there were any special accidents, how Hannet acted, things about Zion, etc.

In addition, rumors about Shion and the Marquis of Prandike were spreading little by little.

“… It turns a little strange.”

“Is it about Zion?”

“There is a rumor going around that Shion is teaching the eldest son of the Marquis of Prandike.”

“Yes? Wasn’t it the other way around?”

Originally, Shion should have visited Marquis Frandike’s family to learn swordsmanship.

However, the relationship was completely reversed, and at some point, strange rumors were created.

“Because I use sword skills, that kind of perception inevitably arises.”

“Then did Shion also learn swordsmanship?”

“I said I never touched a sword… Maybe I’m wrong.”

Even Marquis Reggieard couldn’t know everything about Shion.

If Shion secretly learned swordsmanship, it wouldn’t be easy to notice.

However, if that fact is premised, there will be parts that cannot be understood.

“… If you are so strong, why are you betrothed to Hanette?”

“If you haven’t learned swordsmanship recently, there’s only one answer.”

Robens looked at Yenid and nodded slowly.

Yenid quickly understands the meaning of the words and swallows silence.

“Isn’t it because he liked Hanet?”

“Well… Have you ever met separately?”

“Maybe we met briefly outside.”

Roberns even glimpsed the possibility of secret love, but was not convinced.

Even if they secretly dated, they couldn’t escape the escort knights.

Right now, I was just looking at the results from a positive perspective.

“It’s good to be close, but… I am a little anxious.”

“What are you anxious about?”

“Hanet follows Shion and attends the Magic Society, right? that’s kinda… … .”

Yenid shows a worried look and cannot bear to speak.

It was good for Hanette to move with Shion, but she was a bit reluctant to learn magic.

He had been forbidden from touching magic since he was a child, but if he became curious now, it would only lead to more trouble.

“… Isn’t it a thing of the past? I don’t think the talent from that time remains today.”

“Still, there is an if. I can’t even imagine what will happen on the day I even use magic.”

“I can’t stop you from going, can you? And what about Zion?”

“I know what you mean. I also wish the two of them well, I don’t want to interfere. But… … .”

Harnette was the only one interested in magic since she was young, and had heard from some wizards that she had a talent for it.

However, some people were injured while using magic, and in severe cases, there were times when they died instantly on the spot.

Others dabbled in grotesque magic and went completely insane, or were sentenced to death for their crimes.

Because Robbins knew that fact, he arbitrarily stopped Harnette from coming into contact with magic.

“It’s not that I don’t understand your feelings… I don’t want to interfere any more. Wouldn’t it be better to leave her alone a little longer until we get married?”

“Suddenly? If you loosen it up too much, it could be rather bad.”

“… Haven’t I been harsh all this time? Could you loosen up a bit?”

Robbins recalls what happened in the Oval Office and is seized with a sense of skepticism.

Hannett blocked his way and poured out all the words he had accumulated in his heart.

After hearing that, my heart was shaken, and in the end I had no choice but to step back first.

“Head of the household, are you okay?”

“Huh… I want to say it’s okay, but it’s not that good. I don’t think I’ve had a good life so far.”

“What do you mean? Hasn’t the head of the household devoted himself to the Adelaira family?”

“I lived only for my family… Did you know that it would be so futile?”

Roberns spread his hands, feeling a chill in one side of his heart.

The once bright and smooth palms lost their elasticity and became wrinkled.

Until this hand was worn out, he tried to prosper his family and protect his own comfort.

For what and for whom did he live so hard?

“I should have given Hanette a little more care. Still not my eldest? But I… … .”

Roberns loved Harnette as a child, but hated him as a disappointing eldest.

It would be nice if he moved as he thought, but in the end it just went astray.

Even if I wanted to take care of it, I was reluctant to take care of it, and even if I wanted to leave it alone, my attachment remained.

Because Hannett was a finger with a scar on her.

“My lord… … .”

“It’s all my fault. Wouldn’t it have been better if they had taught them magic? It would have been nice to have severe punishment so that the other children would not ignore Hannett. I even attached an escort knight for no reason.”

“The head of the household also put in a lot of effort.”

“That’s why it’s futile. No matter how hard we try, it only gets harder for me and Hanette.”

Robbins let out a deep sigh, controlling his raging emotions.

From his point of view, he was very careful for Hannette, but from Hannette’s point of view, he would have thought that he was annoyed by interfering from time to time.

In addition, because he always acted disliked, he secretly ignored things related to Hanette.

As I was inconsistently obsessed with Hanette, I was left with only bad feelings for no reason.

“It’s because I’m lacking. I couldn’t help the family head, and I couldn’t raise Hanette properly.”

“no. you must have had a harder time than me He must have been chasing after Hannett every single day.”

“Even now, it’s not too late. Like other noble ladies… … .”

“It is better to leave it alone. Is there anyone who can replace us?”

Yenid tries to say something, but reluctantly accepts it.

Unlike before, Hanette was with her fiancé.

They would fight each other sometimes, but they wouldn’t shudder at loneliness.

“Shion will treat you well. Although greedy… I hope you show your grandson soon.”

* * *

Residence of the Duke of Adelaira, 3rd floor hallway.

A young man climbed the stairs and climbed into the hallway.

Looking at her orange hair, she seemed to come to mind, but I wondered if her impression was different.

Of course, there were a lot of similarities with her overall, and the only difference was the eyes and atmosphere.

‘My sister isn’t coming to see me these days.’

Dain Adelaira, the second son of the Adelaira family, scans the hallway thoughtfully.

I found my sister’s room right away, and my eyes automatically went to the room next to it.

‘… He must be busy hanging out with his fiancé.’

Dyne stepped forward even though he couldn’t help but regret it.

His older sister didn’t get close to people and was often alone.

In the meantime, he had been his sister’s opponent, but now there was someone right next to him who could take her place.

‘Can my sister finally be happy too?’

Dyne knocked on the door in anticipation.

When I opened the door, my older sister, who was beautiful and had a strong personality, was welcoming me.

“Yes? What did you come for?”

“I came because I wanted to talk to my sister after a long time.”

“… ah.”

Hannette notices the mistake she made and notices it belatedly.

Dyne entered the room and carefully closed the door.

“You seem to be doing well with your fiancé.”

“uh… It’s not even about getting along… It just adjusts a little bit.”

“You seem to be doing well?”

“Yes… You must be mistaken.”

Hannette struggles to deny it and shows a displeased expression.

Da-in seemed to be thinking about it for a while, then asked what he was most curious about.

“Did you hold hands with your fiancé? We would have hugged each other… Until the kiss… Well… Isn’t it a bit?”