94 - The Brave, the God of Swords

I made my brother a new sword.

The next morning.

In the garden of our house.

My brother and his sword, Saber... were facing off.

"Well, let's play one game. A mock battle.

Gaius, a beautiful blond boy, holds up two wooden swords.

On the other hand, Saber, a young man in a butler's uniform, holds one wooden sword.

"If you win, you must obey me, Saber.

"Fine. But only if you can really beat me.

Gaius is not recognized by Musouken.

He is trying to prove himself as a master by winning this mock battle.

I will not be defeated by a sword that was just born. I've been learning from you for the past few months.

Gaius activates his demonization.

A tremendous amount of magical power and fighting atmosphere erupts from his brother's body.

Saber, on the other hand, lowers his center of gravity and takes a stance.

"Iai no posture, huh?"

Did you know... You are my creator.

Saber remains in the iai pose, not moving an inch.

"d*mn!　What is this ...... pressure!"

Gaius is sweating profusely.

He breathes heavily.

"I know ...... if I get in time, I'll be ...... killed ......!"

"Oh. You have an eye for that much, don't you? I'll revise your evaluation slightly upward."

Saber says with a cool face.

Gaius, on the other hand, is unable to move from his position.

Saber does not move.

Gaius, who cannot move.

The difference in their abilities is clearly visible.

"...... d*mn it!　Yes!"

Gaius is ready, and moves into his space.

At that moment.

Pish ......!

Cuts are made all over Gaius' body.

The wounds are shallow.

But there are countless cuts only on the skin.

"If this were a serious fight, you would have died 9999 times.

"Huh. ......!　Huh ......!　Huh ......!　Huh ......!"

Gaius kneels on the spot.

None of the wounds are fatal.

He's been taken advantage of.

"I didn't see ...... at all. ...... what the hell did they do to me? ?"

I approach Gaius, who is lying on the ground.

I cast a healing spell and heal the wound on his skin.

"He was hit by Saber's iai-daki. He was cut 9999 times in just a moment.

"That's my Creator. To have seen through that attack. Your dynamic vision is formidable.

The younger brother looks up at Saber, stunned.

"But you can't catch a single swing of the sword with your eyes. He is so weak that it is hard to believe that he is the brother of the great Julius-sama.

"d*mn it!　d*mn it!"

Gaius gritted his teeth in frustration.

"You would be wise to abandon the surname Carlisle now. Your weakness could even damage the reputation of Master Julius.

"Sabre. You're out of line.

I'm sorry.

I pat Gaius on the head.

"Don't cry."

"I'm not ...... crying."

Gut-wiping his eyes, Gaius wipes his eyes.

His eyes were filled with a fiery fighting spirit.

"Oh. You haven't given up on the path of the sword after seeing Mugen Iai, have you?"

"Of course. My goal is not to end with you."

Gaius looks me straight in the eye and says

"I'm aiming for great heights. I'm going to be a swordsman to stand up to you, ......!"

Standing on his own feet, he points his wooden sword at Saber.

"I will not be discouraged by this!"

"...... I see. You have clear eyes."

Saber smiles.

"Good. Starting tomorrow, I'll give you some extra practice."

"You're a big man, you know that? Well, I'll let you be trained.

"You human creatures. How dare you treat me, a man who was given his name and divinity by the Great Creator! Tomorrow, I will train you thoroughly.

"f*ck you, you weapon!"

My brother is having a nice conversation with Saber.

"Yes, yes, it's good to get along with each other."

""We don't get along!""

But that's beside the point.

"My Creator. I have a favor to ask."

Saber kneels before me and says.

"Oh. What?"

"I would be honored if you would join me."

Apparently, you want to fight me too.

"I am also a martial artist. I'd like to fight a strong man.

"Okay?　Let's do it."

This time, Saber is to have a hand-to-hand combat with me.

"So, ......1 match then. Let's begin!

Gaius gave the order and the game began.

He also assumes the iai posture.

His aura is sharpened and good.

"All right, let's go!"

I approach him normally, wooden sword in hand.

"It's amazing ...... how you can approach your opponent under that much pressure without a care in the world. ......"

Walk normally and close the gap.

He gets within range of Saber.

His iai of divine speed is released.

In a moment, 9999 slashes are struck.

I parry them all with the belly of my sword.

The exchange lasted less than a second.

Around me, the ground is covered with countless cuts.

"Well done, my Creator! How easily you dodged my secret sword!"

Thank you very much. I mean, is that it?　How can that be?"

Nic ......!　Saber laughs.

His forehead was sweating profusely and his body was shaking.

"Oh ......!　This is what I've been looking for!　A handshake with the absolute strongest ...... makes my heart tremble!"

"All right, come on. I'll stay with you until you've had enough."

At that moment, Saber disappears.

"Both Saber and my brother are gone!

Clank!

Gah! Gah! Gah!

Kink!

Gakiiiiiiiiiiiinnn!

Gah!　Giggle!　

Kink, kink, kink, kink!

"I can't see ......!　You and Saber are too fast for me to follow with my eyes!　What the hell is going on?

"IAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Saber throws iai with all her might in the air.

It is a powerful blow that tears through space.

"Hoi!"

I parry Saber's sword.

Parry yiiiiiiiiiiin!

"Ggh ......!"

Saber is blown backwards.

"You did it!

"Still ...... not yet!"

He takes a very unstable position, with his head pointing downwards, and fires iai again.

The slash flies in a moment's time and tries to cut my neck.

The blow cuts through the earth like butter.

I take the exact same stance as he does, and throw the exact same iai.

Boom! ......!

It swallows Saber's slash and blows his right arm off.

Instead, it slices the moon, which was floating vaguely in the sky, in two.

Saber is knocked down in mid-air and comes crashing down.

I move directly under him and catch him.

"Nice fight!"

"Hand to hand ...... thank you ......"

I lower him to the ground and restore his arm with healing magic.

"I am impressed. I am overcome with emotion at the strength of a man of another dimension. After all, my Lord is worthy of you. ......"

Saber murmurs with an enraptured expression on her face.

I would like to be your follower.

"No. You are to be your brother's partner."

But he is not strong enough.

"Yes, for now."

Even after the fight is over, Gaius is still mulling something over.

He is mumbling ...... and swinging his wooden sword.

"Julius-sama is expecting something from that thing, isn't he?"

"You don't seem to be expecting much."

"With all due respect, sir. He is not far behind me after all.

"Well, I don't know. Hey, little brother. Can you do it?"

Gaius nods.

"Saber. "Saber. See how strong he is."

"......?"

Gaius sits down on the spot.

He takes an iai stance.

"Whew. ....... Iyaaaaaaah!"

In a moment, Gaius unleashes 9999 iai.

One of the 9999 iai cuts the cheek of Saber, who is at a distance.

"............"

Saber's expression is one of astonishment.

"I can't believe ...... that you have completely mastered my iai after seeing it once."

"Does this give you some hope?"

He smiles a very happy smile.

"Yes. This is ...... really a great training partner (toy). Thank you, Mr. Julius.