As soon as I had finished my last words to the Marquis, the sparring with Miss Hilla was being prepared quite quickly.

As soon as the meeting with Margrave Theo was over, I was moved to the Warburg family mock arena by his hand.

It wasn’t long before my fiancée, Miss Hilla, showed up on the other side.

As soon as I brought up the word about mock sparring, I immediately prepared a mock sparring ground.

Without delay, on the same day, I and Ms. Hilla’s simulated sparring.

Up until this point, Margrave Theo’s reaction had not deviated from the expectations of Miss Hilla and me.

I briefly recalled the scenery of the private room I faced with her, and once again recalled the strategy I had with her.

“If Conrad senior brings up a word about sparring, my father will set up a simulated sparring ground for the family.”

“As expected, when it comes to the Warburg family, there is a proper mock arena instead of bare ground.”

“Aren’t you from the Perdalos family? Looking at the skills of senior Conrad and Miss Delphina, I thought they would definitely be there.”

“In our family, the front yard of the mansion was the battlefield. It wasn’t a family that was laid-back enough to set up a facility comparable to that of a mock sparring ground.

Even that, Delphina ran at her father without getting tired every time. The number of times I’ve used it as a sparring ground was on one hand.”

Compared to him, the mock arena of the Warburg family was certainly much more organized than the front yard of Perdalos Mansion.

Even though it didn’t seem to have had a death prevention spell applied. The referee and servants were waiting to stop the battle right before he was fatally wounded.

Three people were prepared, including the family’s exclusive priest.

To prevent magic or sword energy from leaking out of the arena, there was even a protective barrier magic around the arena.

It’s safe to say that the odds of an accident happening are slim to none.

Of course, even if that was the case, you wouldn’t really be able to fire magic without any damage like in the academy’s evaluation match.

I felt a sense of psychological stability in my head just by having several layers of safety devices in place.

Above all, if Miss Hilla moves as planned in advance, this sparring should end peacefully without anyone getting hurt.

Yes, as long as you move according to the pre-arranged story.

“As soon as the sparring begins, I will run towards the senior who memorizes magic first.”

“Are you okay? A movement that is too simple will reveal a lot of gaps.”

“Because my advantage in swordsmanship is to attack before the opponent defends.

And it’s also the most standard way for a swordsman to deal with a wizard.”

“Closing the distance against the wizard is probably the most useful strategy.”

“Probably, senior Conrad would be able to pinpoint exactly where my gaps are as soon as I run into him. You can show your skills by subduing me with a counterattack.

If you can fool my father’s eyes with that, you’ll probably be able to keep the flow going smoothly, even canceling the engagement.”

“If the sparring ends too quickly, there is a high possibility of raising suspicion. Miss Hilla probably has no face to see her father and family.”

“… That’s definitely something I didn’t think of.”

“third time. I’ll pretend to narrowly avoid your attacks exactly three times. After that, let’s end the sparring by subduing you.

If that’s enough, your father will probably understand.”

“… All right, Mr. Conrad. Then I’ll figure it out as the third attack.”

As long as we match the sum as we talked about beforehand, there won’t be any problems.

While reversing the story of her engagement to Miss Hilla, he protected her honor to some extent.

In addition, the sparring itself was scheduled to end without anyone getting hurt.

There was nothing to worry about.

“The rules will proceed as explained earlier.”

When Miss Hilla and I were 15 meters apart, Marquis Theo declared to us.

“The winning condition is simple. Hilla inflicts a stab wound of over 1cm to Conrad Perdalos’s body.

Prince Conrad Perdalos, subdue Hela and untie the opponent’s hair tie. As soon as one of the two is satisfied, the match ends, and the engagement letter is signed or destroyed according to the request of the other party.

If you have any problems or complaints, please protest now.”

“Has confirmed.”

“Nothing wrong.”

Although the fact that the interim referee was Marshal Theo Warburg was a bit unsettling.

As he was also a member of the proud Warburg family, he would probably make a fair judgment at some point.

In addition, the Margrave himself gathered a lot of servants who would be witnesses of this confrontation.

Probably the people I called to prevent me from saying anything else when I was defeated.

In the end, on the contrary, it would only make sure I acknowledged my victory.

For reference, the rule to loosen the hair tie was a suggestion from Marquis Theo’s mouth.

If he was able to propose Miss Hilla perfectly without getting hurt, he would have revealed the back of his head to me, something he shouldn’t have shown as a prosecutor.

The situation in which the hair tie attached to the back of the head can be undone means that the game has been decided.

It was something I could agree to, so I accepted the Marquis’ proposal as it was.

It was the sparring and rules of today.

“Preparations… .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Ms. Hilla had her single-edged sword in its scabbard, ready to perform a slash at any time.

I quietly gathered mana with the spirit’s eye on the World Tree staff’s head.

The broadsword hadn’t been picked up yet.

Depending on the aspect of the battle, it was still unknown whether it would be better to hold it in integers or inverse numbers.

You could say what’s important in a situation where my victory is staged anyway.

… Contingency was a law that could happen at any time.

“start!”

Poetry of Marquis… before the sound ends.

The red-haired young lady who met my eyes immediately closed the distance.

Not only did she not raise any spirits or voice at all, but with light movements that didn’t even make the sound of footsteps heard.

As promised, I followed her swiftly towards me with my eyes until the end, and released the explosion magic I had prepared earlier between me and her.

A slight gust of wind and shallow dust rose, pushing both Miss Hilla and I at the same time in shock.

“Black!”

Hearing Miss Hilla’s moans coming from the other side of the explosion, a fair wind blew at my feet and I straightened my posture so I wouldn’t fall.

It was magic with maximum output that was used at a distance where the explosive power did not weaken.

No matter how much I was, I couldn’t completely escape the shock wave.

I could have set off a weak explosion from a little farther away, but that wasn’t enough to show Marquis Theo my strength.

I had to clearly show the difference in order to convince him of the difference in skill between me and her now.

“… … .”

As the dust gathered, the blurry shadow gradually became clearer, and Miss Hilla’s red eyes glared at me first.

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Judging by the traces of the scabbard on the floor, it must have been used as a staff to hold on.

My ability to improvise was better than I thought.

“… … .”

Her second attack also seemed to close the distance straight towards me without saying a word.

However, unlike her first step, which was quite honest.

The second gait, approaching quickly with light steps, was a snake-like, ever-changing movement.

Unlike Stella, who uses a strong sword, it was the same footwork as the swordsman’s main skill using a quick sword.

The swordsmanship that focused on speed rather than strength was the swordsmanship Miss Hilla used.

Although it belonged to a skill that made the sparring between a swordsman and a wizard more difficult.

It was a swordsmanship that was not too difficult for me, who was already accustomed to Stella’s speed.

“Cheukhak!”

bang. With an explosion, a second explosion of magic exploded at her feet.

It was powerful enough in its own way to break her excessively light steps.

Instead of quickly and nimblely closing the distance, they would have had to move a dozen or so times a second.

It’s a walking method that has no choice but to be unstable because each step has no weight.

Certainly, seeing that kind of thing, I couldn’t help but compare it to Stella.

Stella was able to move faster than Miss Hilla even with her strong sword footwork, so she couldn’t slow down at all with magic that was ridiculously powerful.

“… … .”

Miss Hilla’s eyes, staring at me as she collapsed on the floor, became even fiercer.

I was deliberately fighting for a long time, not wanting to damage her honor if I fell too soon.

As a result, it seemed to haunt her even longer.

I thought I was sorry, but I also tried to struggle as naturally as possible in my own way.

To be considerate of Ms. Hilla, who will hear from her father, ‘Why did you show a gap but didn’t poke it?’

This was the best way to continue the match without leaving any room for attack.

“… … .”

Miss Hilla stood up from her seat without even brushing off the dust that had rolled on the floor and placed her hand on the handle of the sword again.

Now it was time for her promised third attack to come to me.

In this attack, Ms. Hilla was going to show me a gap where the back of her head was exposed.

I only had to untie her hair tie accordingly and bring her victory without difficulty.

The third attack from Ms. Hilla, who became the Lady of Dirt, was directed at me.

I unleashed the last arcane magic I had prepared on her path.

“Kyaheuk!”

Magic used to completely subdue an opponent. Vision Explosion.

Not only the power of the explosion itself, but also the body could be restrained through the remaining magic power.

There was nothing more suitable than this to use as a final blow.

I saw Ms. Hilla, bound by the remnants of arcane magic, prostrate on the floor, defenselessly revealing a gap to me.

In my heart, I was immediately convinced of the victory of this couple.

I did ask Miss Hilla for cooperation just in case.

I don’t think it would have been difficult to subdue it enough without having to do that.

I’ve already dealt with opponents the size of Miss Hilla many times.

Even a while ago, he had a sense of real combat against Stella, a swordsman with a different class.

Even if she is the head of the swordsmanship department, her skills have not yet reached the level of a freshman.

There was no awkward reaction, and he played the opponent who was beaten by me.

“Ugh… . eww… .”

The moment I put my hand on the back of her head to untie Hilla’s moaning clinging to the floor.

“… … ?”

A strange intuition started to run through my head for an instant.

Miss Hilla’s defenseless body, which had to be chained to the ground after being hit by my arcane magic, felt like an insectivorous plant targeting insects and applying honey to them.

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Just in case, I took my left hand out of her body, pulled out the broadsword from within the cloak, and wielded it in reverse and swung it outside.

‘Chang!’

With the sound of two blades clashing, the longsword in her right hand collided with my broadsword in an instant.

“… … !”

Although the power itself was not very strong because it was a blow that came from an halfway position.

Apparently, there was a basic difference in the weight of the sword, so the shock applied to the left hand felt numb as if electricity had passed through it.

It was a trap that would have allowed a blow if he reached out without paying attention.

“… … .”

As soon as I read Miss Hilla and her eyes looking at me while lying on the floor, I was immediately convinced.

The awkward fake sparring between her and me was over, and the real sparring had begun before I knew it.