133-127 Mock combat

Accompanied by Catherine, I walked through the maze-like corridors for the first time in a long time, and the destination I arrived at was the training ground of the War Maiden Holy Knights.

''What do you mean you've come to the War Maiden Holy Knights' training grounds?''

I asked Catherine, and she smiled and replied, "Yes, we'll have a mock battle with the holy knights of the war.

''Yes, I'm going to have a mock battle with the Holy Knights of the War Maidens (Ka no Joshi and the others). Other than the Warlord General, the two of them seem to be pretty strong as well, and to gauge how much Luciel-kun has grown, it would be better to deal with those who knew of his abilities, right?

It seems that I've already decided that I'm going to have a mock battle as well, and I realize that there's no way out.

But I'm not going to give up until the end.

''It's time for dinner now and we have to find a place to stay, so why don't we do it later?

'You've grown so tough without knowing that you want to have another mock battle at a later date. Besides, if you're with Mr. Luciel, you can rest assured that a guest room will be well prepared for you, even if you're a slave.

I don't feel safe, and I don't know why I don't feel half as much deja vu.

I gave up resisting with tears in my heart.

The War Maiden Holy Knights were already in line and waiting for us...?

Why is the formation already in place?

Of course it's because that's the protocol.

Catherine laughed at that.

When I turned my head, Lumina-san saluted and opened her mouth.

''Luciel-sama, it's been a while. Please take care of today's mock battle.

I don't know if it's because of the class reversal or because Lionel and the others are here, but I do have one thing to say.

''Well Lumina-san, and all of you, but you can keep your tone the same as it was in the past. If you can't, then only when people aren't around. Because it sends shivers down my spine when you all use respectful language.

After all, Luciel, you're still the same.

'If you were being so great, I would have rubbed you in a mock battle and beat you back from the heart.

Lucy followed Lumina's lead and opened her mouth with a laugh, and then everyone started to talk about each of them and it became uncollectable.

'Have you gotten a little stronger?'

'Me and Ripnea will unravel the twin swords for you.

'What? Do I do that too?

Of course.

Elizabeth, who hadn't trained at all lately, wanted to teach Mr. Ripnea a dupe in the twin-sword technique, but they weren't communicating with each other.

Then they heard a pan, pan and a clap of hands.

''I know everyone is nostalgic and happy, but time is pressing, so let's get the battle started as soon as possible.

"Yes.

The frolicing mode that we had been in earlier switched to the battle mode.

''First of all, Luciel-kun's subjective opinion is fine, but how many vs. how many would be just right for a mock battle?''

''That's right. If there is magic, the War Maiden Holy Knights would be ten and we would be four?　Of course, if you're a referee, Catherine, but I think that would make for a good match.

''Luciel-kun, that statement sounds like you're saying that we, the War Maiden Holy Knights, are weak?''

''Lumina-san, that's not true. If I were to engage in one-on-one combat with you all on my own, I would lose all of my battles. However, although they are slaves for a reason, all of my followers are quite good at what they do. Now it's just the balance of the battle.

As I say this, Catherine-san opens her mouth with a wry smile on her face.

''Luciel-kun, it's really good for ten to four. Lumina, anything but slashing your heart and neck, rub it in with everything you've got. Luciel-kun, you shouldn't be beaten so easily either.

As expected, Katrine seemed to get angry when she heard my statement, but if you know Lionel's ability, Katrine's statement is too much of a bypass on the contrary.

The effectiveness of my area barriers has also improved considerably. I was worried about the girls who didn't know that.

''What about the weapons?''

As long as you don't cut off his head or anything, Luciel, you can heal him, right?

'That's not a problem, but.......is this a simulated battle with a real battle in mind?'

Yes. It makes us both more nervous, doesn't it?

I turned to Lionel and the others, and they all smiled and nodded.

''I understand. When do you want the battle to begin?

'We'll gather in the centre, and this time we'll start from a distance of thirty paces.

I understand.

Thus, we gathered in the center to conduct a mock battle and waited for Catherine's signal to begin, and then the battle began.

I activate the area barrier by discarding the chant and Lionel stands in front of me, while Ketty and Kefin jump out for a raid.

Five of the War Maiden Holy Knights started to run at Ketty and the other two, while the remaining five ran towards me and Lionel.

''Should we put defense first? Or do you want to push with force?

I can't say for sure how good they are at what they look like, so I'm assuming it comes from the receiver.

Yes, sir.

Lumina, Saran, Myra, Bearyce, and Cassie attacked Lionel from multiple angles. Lionel stepped back from them and swung his large shield and great sword, and the girls who were hit by it were instantly blown away.

The sword stabs Lionel in the gap.

But to prevent the wound from deepening, I immediately sent a barrier to Lionel with a magician's chant to stop the bleeding heel.

I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

If they are healed immediately after being wounded like All Generate, their athletic ability will not be reduced.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're ready to buy.

Kefin also disappeared like a fog with the full force of his ninjutsu, inviting each other to fight, and even when he thought he was attacked, he would use his change-of-form jutsu to detonate it and buy time.

That's when the game accelerated.

I'm not sure if they thought this was bad, but Saran-san and Elizabeth, who was at Kefin's place and had been blown up, have set their sights on me, or maybe they are going to attack me while taking a detour.

''It's not pure aggression, but I guess it can't be helped...''

I changed the illusory wand I was holding in my right hand into an illusory sword and poured my magic power into it, took out a shield from my magic bag and held it in my left hand, and waited for Saran and Elizabeth to attack, and decided to match the illusory sword with the two swords while protecting the vital points.

The two swords can cut as soon as they hit my illusion sword.

Taking advantage of the gap, I first kicked Elizabeth-san, the twin-sword user, away, and then spun around and hit Saran-san with my shield.

The two surprised by the destruction of their weapons stopped their bodies.

Thinking that both Elizabeth-san and Saran-san were defeated for not knowing the performance of the illusory sword as they rushed in, they didn't let their guard down and remotely healed Lionel and the others.

Kefin was wounded, but with Elizabeth-san, who had a lot of hands, out of the way, he was on the offensive using his first-ever ninjutsu.

Ketty hadn't been attacked once, and was stained with red fresh blood as she cajoled Ripnea-san, Marluka-san and Lucy-san.

'Lionel, do you want to help out?'

''........Yes. Would you like Luciel-sama to take them down one by one?

Yes, sir.

Lionel blasted Kassie-san towards me as he attacked.

I held my illusory sword at the ready as I faced the wounded Miss Cassie.

''That sword is foul. This weapon was expensive, so don't break it.''

'Then declare your surrender and stay with Miss Elizabeth and Mr. Saran.

Okay. I surrender my weapon.

Despite the lack of words, Cassie declared her defeat by the performance of her weapons.

I was still happy that I was able to beat those girls for the first time.

In the meantime, Ketty and Kefin defeated the members of the War Maiden Holy Knights who were injured and had lost their athletic ability.

They forced them into surrender (Resignation), and there was only one person left, Lumina-san.

''Too ironclad. It's bullshit.''

Lumina-san muttered and unleashed the best attack she could, a series of attacks, but Lionel prevented all of them with his large shield.

''Because Luciel-sama's area barriers aren't normal, you know.

...I forgot.

Shouldn't you be looking after them?

Lionel swung his great sword, and Lumina stopped moving as she tried to avoid it and put her sword to her neck.

No, he was stopped exactly.

Keti and Kefin had finished moving before they knew it and were crossed backwards through their shoulders to Lumina-san's neck.

'Huh. You have chosen a good squire, Luciel-kun. I never thought we would be outnumbered by a small group.

'Thank you. So let's just say we won this time and let you all recover.

Thank you.

We turned to Catherine and she smiled and nodded as we turned to her and announced the winner.

'The winner, Mr. Luciel, and his followers.

Thinking that he had no sense of naming, he activated Area High Heels with a magic circle chant to heal everyone's injuries and thought that was the end of his plan for today.

However, reality was still impermanent.

''Well then, since Luciel-kun's level seems to have risen, why don't you play a mock battle with me to see if you've become stronger than just your skills and test your strength?''

'What? I don't like it.

'Because we only know that the weapons were awesome, and we don't know if we need backup until we know how strong they really are.

No matter what I said after this, Catherine would not listen to me.

'We'll have time for dinner today, so maybe tomorrow morning...'

Until the words flew out of my mouth like that, I couldn't escape from Catherine and the War Maiden Holy Knight Squad.

''........Is it supposed to be hard to refuse a request from someone who has helped you in times of distress?''

No one reacted to my mutterings, but seeing Lionel talking to Catherine, and Ketty and Kefin happily talking to each other without being looked down upon for being beastmen too, I thought it was okay.

The next day, the mock battle would develop into a ridiculous scale, but I had no way of knowing that at this time.