Chapter 138

「Thank you for your guidance, Master」

Nana sheathed her sword and gave a quick bow .

Her straight, long hair was beautiful, and she was clad in armor like a white knight .

Seriously, she’s such a good woman that it’s making me excited .

「You’ve grown stronger again」

「I’m grateful for your praise . Those words are the best kind of motivation for me」

「If you were this strong when we first met then I probably would’ve lost」

「That’s not true . I have a feeling that, even now, I still haven’t caught up to the you at that time . I must put more effort in strengthening myself」

「I see . Do your best」

「Yes」

She gave a quick bow .

When I finished talking with Nana, I looked beside her .

Neora was there .

She’d been staring at the fight between me and Nana since a while ago .

Since we went to wake Nana up together, she ended up following us here, and that was all good, butーー

（She seems rather composed）

Yeah .

The captain of the Slave Soldiers’ Second Platoon, Neora Komenena .

She was 「calmly」 watching the spar .

「Nana」

「What might you need?」

「You were the one appointing the platoon captains, correct?」

「Yes」

「Neora was the same?」

「That is right」

I see .

She’s someone who has won Nana’s favor .

I’m interested . [TN: Don’t lie, it’s your dick that’s interested . ]

「Master」

「Un?」

「If you’re not busy, would you mind doing some training with her?」

「No, I don’t mind」

It was an instant reply for me .

A girl who could watch a fight between me and Nana calmly; moreover, she was chosen by Nana to become a platoon captain .

That is Neora Komenena .

I’m interested in her .

☆

In the center of the training ground, Neora swapped positions with Nana and faced me .

She was holding a long and slender sword .

Surprisingly, it was well over 2 meters in length .

（Hoh）

The long blade was a bit bent at the tip, but when she readied it, it snapped into shape .

It became perfectly straight .

The atmosphere around her also changed; she seemed interested in Eleanor .

「I’m coming」

「Yes!」

First, I’ll do a little test .

I casually closed in and swung Eleanor down from above .

At the time of impactーーI couldn’t feel any resistance .

She evaded my attack .

「OHH!」

My voice unintentionally leaked out .

I thought that her balance would be broken if she dodged, but it felt like she pulled back even before evading .

Next, I delivered a horizontal attack .

She dodged it againーーshe pulled her body to the side .

「Very interesting! What is that technique! Is it all about evading?」

「……」

Neora gave a dry smile, not answering .

I slashed at her again . This time, it was a diagonal cut from below .

She, once again, dodged it, and her body flew .

This is it . I wanted to learn about this, so I decided to finish the fight up .

When she evaded, it seemed like she jumped away; if she only wanted to dodge, it would definitely be like that .

It was really interesting, so I turned and slashed at Neora .

I repeatedly slashed at her from all directions .

Every time, her body would be pulled around everywhere; it was really interesting .

This is fun; it’s seriously entertaining .

（The way I see it, you’re like the puppeteer pulling the strings）

It feels like I’m playing with a Yo-Yo .

（This technique is actually effective against people like you, who have barbaric strength）

Mind your own business .

This is interesting, but it doesn’t suffice as proper training .

「Come attack me, Neora」

「Yes」

Even though she answered in high spirits, Neora wasn’t attacking at all .

（She’s setting up a counterattack, isn’t she?）

I seeーーin that case!

I swung Eleanor .

Neora received the attack .

That moment, her body was pulled awayーーand a freezing cold wind blew at me .

The tip of her sword was glowing for a moment .

I see; so that’s how it is .

She borrows her opponent’s strength to jump away, and, a moment before jumping, she slashes at them from up front .

It seems to be a type of cross-counterattack when one’s stance is broken .

She understood the theory behind it, and she was carrying it out well enough .

It was a safe, yet deadly countering technique .

However!

「He repelled it?!」

「You had the right idea, but your speed and strength were lacking」

「Eh?」

「It’s about your own attack . Even if you add in the force borrowed from countering me, it won’t reach Nana’s level」

「Uu……!」

Neora renewed her stance .

I swung Eleanor at her .

Her body was pulled, and the tip of her blade flew .

I played around with her technique by chaining my attacks .

「Still not enough!」

「Yes!」

「If you reveal your intention to counterattack too soon, before jumping away, your opponent will notice and dodge」

「Yes!」

「Next!」

（Ohhhhh, you look happy, like a child with a new toy）

Eleanor said something, but I didn’t hear it .

I was completely focused on Neora .

This girl is interesting; she has such an interesting technique .

I played around with her while providing some training .

I helped her improve the technique .

Her accuracy gradually rose .

The timing of her counterattacks got better bit by bit .

ーーat last .

「Kakeru-sama!」

Neora screamed out my name .

She delivered an attack to my throat at the best timing possible .

Naturally, it wasn’t enough to wound me .

Though it did make me shudder at how good the attack’s timing was .

「I’m so glaーーhyaa!」

I princess-carried Neora in my arms and brought her inside the barracks .

「Ka-Kakeru-sama」

「I got horny; let’s do it」

「E-Ehhhhhhhh?!」

I quickly advanced through the barracks, taking long strides .

I surprised the other slaves at first, but, when they saw how I held Neora in my arms, they understood and made way .

I entered her room and pushed her down on the bed .

「Kakeru-sama, it’s better to do this with Nana-samaーー」

「Right now, I just wanna do you」

「Ehhh? But I’mーー」

I stared at Neora, who was saying meaningless things .

I kept staring at her silently .

She was flustered, but gradually calmed down .

「Ready?」

「……yes」

Nodding, Neora consented .

I kissed her, then stripped her .

Neora accepted everything I did to her .

（I know you really like her, but don’t break her）

The outsider was spewing horse-shit, but I ignored her .

Right now, I just want Neora .

I wasn’t expecting there to be such a good woman so close by, so I made her mine .