11. To me, you are like the sun.

What is an iron sword?

It is an unmistakable weapon even without sharpening.

Even more so, those who can handle it freely based on steady training.

Knight Candidate, Apprentice.

Even those who have not been formally appointed cannot deny the undeniable fact that they are extremely dangerous combat personnel.

Therefore, even with an iron sword for practice, there is no way to swing and strike the opponent with all one’s strength.

Usually, it is swinging in the air, or even during sparring, for the purpose of getting a sense of combat, stopping just before reaching or stopping at a line barely touched.

The point is to focus on control, utilization and application training through mastery.

And here again.

If you put on the armor, it will lead to a slightly more intense movement.

A direct hit is allowed, and a moderate slash is allowed without any problem.

And again.

When mana is used, the situation changes rapidly.

Therefore, if you want to wield a sword in practice and strike it down for training.

Holds a wooden sword without exception.

Even with this, the tip of the sword was blunt, moderately sharp, and thoroughly sharpened so that it could actually stab.

Only the choice of each trainee and the discretion of the swordsmanship instructor.

And Kariel.

… The iron blades were particularly disliked and reluctant.

“Are you going to show such a pitiful attitude even in a lawless zone?!”

That’s why.

As if cutting the moonlight, as if brushing against it, as if it bounced off.

It drew a large semicircle, but the sharp trajectory of that sword that swung like a gust of wind.

If it was the original Kariel, it would have been too scary.

“… … .”

The fear remains

No, not corrected.

It’s reluctant.

… Now it’s just, I’m reluctant.

This side also responded by holding the drawn sword, but did not fight and pulled away.

Unlike her arming sword and one-handed sword, this is a long sword that can be used with either one or both hands.

The shape of the two swords resembled a cross.

The era before the birth of knights.

A king thought

The limit is clear for infantry walking on the ground.

It’s great for defense, but it’s not enough to lead the battlefield.

So the thoughts go crazy.

Need for Mobility.

go one step further from there.

A corps that can control even the enemy’s mobility and destroy it.

The king realized the need for a professional cavalry corps.

Not those who simply climb on top of horses.

That’s because there are already many.

One day, the king summoned his retainers and said.

[I will give you a fiefdom, where you can raise horses and livestock, and manage the people. And it will be used to raise and train war horses, and you, as warriors, will also have to go through rigorous training.]

So, when war calls us, your strength will be needed, so answer the call.

… … .

Even so, the concept of a knight that the current era speaks of has not yet been born.

However, this era was clearly the era of warrior aristocrats.

Battles and wars between nations have further expanded the expertise and necessity of these forces.

and later.

When the Demon World, including the Demon King, invaded.

They did a great job.

However, the number was small.

It was one hundred and one thousand heroes, but.

Still, it was a minority.

and.

Let’s step back for a moment from the disorganized confusion and chaos.

Another problem arose.

A warrior is a legal and recognized armed force.

They were kings, subjects, slaves, and they did all kinds of outrageous things.

Even for a brief moment of peace, they constantly snooped at the spear pole, and in the end, the tip of the spear headed toward their allies.

Greedy for interests, greedy for territories.

Some rob others of food and valuables.

Some even robbed other territories, enslaved them, and even sold them.

Truly.

It was a time of true barbarism.

“It is said that times have changed, where is the guarantee that you will be safe anywhere!”

Elhermina’s sword was extremely sharp.

The characteristic of a sword held with one hand is that it can be used freely in a variety of ways rather than tied to both hands and controlled.

It has sufficient strength and depending on the skill of the person handling it, it is used as a very threatening combat tool.

Caang!

“Kuk!”

Originally, swords and swords cannot touch lightly.

Even if you hit it, it’s to the extent that the ends overlap or mesh.

Like fairy tales, knights and warriors in stories.

Calmly facing each other, to the point where you could even hear the sound of your breathing, and felt each other’s breath on your face.

Doing a contest of strength with that composition.

In reality, this is very unusual.

If they made even the slightest mistake at the point of confrontation, there was a lot of room for each other to be cut and stabbed, or one side to suffer unilaterally.

If it’s super close, even a blunt weapon of moderate length is unreasonable.

Rather, daggers and daggers are advantageous, and depending on the occasion, fists, backs of hands, elbows, knees, legs, etc. that will be used in hand-to-hand combat.

You can headbutt, you can scratch, you can even bite.

No matter how unequal their skills are, in the end, a sword, whether deeply cut or moderately cut, the result of the cut never changes.

“Come on, show me, Kariel! your skills! Because you were so confident, didn’t you choose to resist!”

That’s not it.

But there is no choice.

Things were always pointing to one side.

“Keugh!”

But the strange thing is.

It was the fact that this trick didn’t work for her at all.

She doesn’t lose her balance, let alone stumble or feel any confusion at the point of sword strike.

Rather, it was more brisk, because he was pushing himself.

Every time this side moves the sword for defensive purposes.

Rather than hitting my torso, she continued to strike the sword with the force of breaking the sword itself.

Caang! Kang!

The shock pushed through the sword body travels through the wrist, arm joint, and shoulder… continues though.

It doesn’t go any further.

instead.

‘What kind of power… .’

Power is not dissipated.

not fully absorbed.

As if concentrating on one point, the burden accumulates on the wrist.

The sword is constantly striking, but what Elhermina is aiming for is Kariel’s wrist.

As the shock accumulates, the fading sensation felt in the wrist clearly suggests this.

She is, in other words, a skilled person who knows how to control her strength.

And even that is not enough.

‘Pure physical ability?’

An inertial attack using intact muscle strength and a sufficiently secured parabolic line, even unconsciously blocking even the slightest flow of mana.

Even so, the center of the offensive was controlled with certainty.

“You know everything! Did they say that they absorb other people’s mana or use it against them?”

if.

“Isn’t it enough if you don’t use mana at all!”

It’s easy to say.

It’s easy to say.

… How is that possible?

Unless it’s someone who has a constitutional problem like Kariel.

In most cases, even if intended, it is impossible.

But, she said it was possible.

And he was showing off.

‘Also you… .’

Suddenly, the contents of the demon king’s remarks passed through my mind.

[That’s what you’ve recently realized, a girl you’ve known from a long time ago.]

Let’s think that in that state, even deliberation is not enough, and we have been through the ordeal of hard work.

Not to mention, that period was by no means insignificant, and it wasn’t even an attribute realization accomplished in a short period of time like Kariel’s.

[Before Rueld, you will have to wake him up first.]

And that.

no matter how desperately you try

[It will eat up for several years.]

… … .

… That’s right.

“Hasn’t it already been enough?!”

But I don’t know why you feel like crying.

It’s me who’s suffering

Why does the person who hits me have a more unfair expression?

She was sincere as always.

And, even because of what I heard from the Demon King.

I know that she is pouring her heart and soul into every moment.

Because I realized that I couldn’t help it.

So, I knew that the confession I had earlier was not the sincerity of what she was saying.

Although I am grateful, and I wonder if it is too late, regret and resentment have pierced my heart and suppressed my lungs in an absurd way.

That, after all, is my fault and my absurdity.

You should resent what you resent.

If you curse at me for not saving me or for being late, what is it?

Caang!

“If you are going to go to extremes here, like at a party or a time! You will never escape my grasp!”

okay.

I know very well.

If you do, you will be taken right in front of your mother.

It’s me, I’m not so thoughtless that I don’t know that.

When it comes to parties, it was premised on that.

I can’t hurt myself, I just used the patina as a tool.

In fact, at the time, other than that, I thought there was no way to give a blow or embarrass the opponent.

To destroy myself and embarrass others.

What a miserable and cowardly way.

Is it my weakness?

Or is it because the heart is twisted?

‘Really.’

It’s not a knight’s mindset.

Not a hero, even more distant from a hero.

gigg-

[Are you willing to give up so much for that one thing? How could that be?]

“Where are you looking?”

A voice without accent hit the ears.

“Kuk!”

Even in the midst of an emergency, consciousness floats in strange places.

over there.

On the other side of the river far, far away.

Among the children playing on the small yard.

A child grabbed a branch.

And flashing, holding it high in the sky.

isn’t that what you’re shouting

… Only.

Only when it was a branch instead of a sword.

The child smiles brightly.

could shout like this

I-!

●● will be!

“Can’t you come to your senses!”

I was kicked, and instead of rolling on the floor, I was blown off and crashed into a tree behind me.

“Kuk!”

The tree swayed violently, shaking as if it would break.

It was a shame because the shock barely spread throughout the body, otherwise the situation would have been over with this single blow.

“Big… .”

It’s not bizarre, so it has a temper.

Why do I have to fall into such absurd feelings all of a sudden?

Something that kept scratching my brain was very annoying.

Why?

I was feeling a very familiar nostalgia there.

“Neither can that be. Stop giving up.”

yet.

“Where, try that mysterious trick you have.”

is that so great

“… Show me.”

spurt.

A fire engulfed the entire forest.

Even so, the flames, without moving or metastasizing anywhere.

Even that was thoroughly controlled.

If a fire of that magnitude were to occur in this forest, the entire forest would probably be covered in flames in an instant.

That is, there is probably no such thing as an inferno.

However.

This place is not inferno.

It was only a spark that blossomed with hostility and hostility toward me.

The world is dyed red.

It felt like my whole body was being burned by the intense heat.

‘what’s this?’

Even so, even though I was choking in the heat, my body was fine.

In a situation where flames can strike at any time.

who caused it.

As if he had been baptized by the god of fire.

Like something bright and transcendent.

As if the phoenix in mythology descended.

It was blazing.

Even contradictory indeed.

without burning or burning anything.

There aren’t that many that she’s shown her true nature in real life.

Not to mention, there are not many people who directly witnessed this from the front.

The one who was chosen by the fate of facing this head-on.

Even more.

there will be even less

“… … .”

strange

It’s strange, it’s strange, but.

Hello, I was thrilled.

“finally.”

To me, you are like the sun.

was such a being.

The light was so intense that I couldn’t even open my eyes to see you, let alone approach you.

It was very painful.

just what you can see

Just by always being compared to you.

Just by being criticized.

Because I was really out of breath.

However.

“I see you.”

El Hermina.

L.

You, my childhood friend.

now.