Volume 14 - CH 2

The gate was open, so we went straight inside.

In the yard, children with wooden swords were swinging their swords, and I remembered that this was how it was here.

I felt a little relaxed, remembering that there was a time when I was one of them and had a hard time swinging.

I looked for Billy, the bad boy who got tangled with me around that time, but he was not there.

「Excuse me, what can I do for you?」

A girl of about sixteen came in with a suspicious look on her face, but I didn't recognize her.

I guess she's a new student. She had a very short haircut with a cute forehead.

「Yeah. Tell Welbard-sensei that Alec is here to see him.」

「Um, I'm sorry, sir, but he's out of town today. ......」

「I see. Well, I guess I'll just wait inside.」

Welbard-sensei sometimes leaves the dojo, so at that time I only thought that my timing was a little bad.

「No, I'll ask you come here another day.」

「Hey, hey, to his own daughter――Anyway, call Fritz or someone who knows familiar with me.」

「With all due respect, sir, I'm the head instructor here.」

「Whaat?」

Fritz used to be the head instructor here, but what happened to him?

Did he run away from the dojo because things didn't work out with Bianca, the girl he replaced Ione with?

I don't think he was that irresponsible, but he seemed to be clumsy when it came to love.

「What is it? Is that an insult that I'm not the right person to be a Head Instructor?」

Odeko-chan asked me back, looking a bit annoyed. (TLN: Odeko-chan => forehead chan)

「No, it's not that, but are you really a head instructor?」

She's small in stature and still young. I don't think she's much older than Fritz.

「Hmm, if you doubt me, fine. This is a kenjutsu dojo. You have a high quality sword hanging on your waist, so I'm sure you have some skill. I'm sure you'll be convinced as soon as I show you my skills. Let's go! Let's fight fair!」

「Wait, wait, wait.」

As she raised her wooden sword, I tried to grab the tip of it with my bare hand.

「Whoa!?」

She feinted and quickly ducked my hand and stepped in with great speed.

It was like a viper that had been slinking along and then suddenly jumped at me.

I can't avoid it, I decided, and used [Instantaneous Movement].

「What? That's absurd! I'm pretty sure I just caught that: ......!」

Odeko-chan was surprised, but I was surprised too. Now, she's as quick as Fritz. For someone this young and this small.

「I get it. It seems that you really are a head instructor.」

「 ......I can't」

「Hmm? Meena?」

「You can't just suddenly point a wooden sword at master, even if master allows it, I won't allow it! Prepare yourself!」

So why do you lose your temper right there?

「Kuhh, wait, seriously, I'm using a wooden sword, whoa!」

It was a great skill for Odeko-chan to catch Meena's shortsword with a wooden sword, but as expected, against a sharp of sword, she could barely prevent it once, and the wooden sword was easily broken.

「That's enough! Meena-san, that's not fair against someone who's using a wooden sword. Let's do it properly and seriously.」

Ione handed her sword to Odeko-chan with a smiling face.

Oi, I thought you were trying to stop her.

「Idiot. You don't have to do it.」

「No, now that you've challenged me to a match, I can't run away, even though I'm Yulia here, the teacher in charge of his absence. I'll try to make it last until Welbard-sensei returns. Sensei, please come back soon. ......!」

「Now, I'll be the referee. Rules are skimpy, and there are no other limitations. ――Begin!」

Ione will start on his own.

「Oi, Ione.」

「No, now that we're here., she had to show me her seriousness.」

She's the new girl in the house, so she wants to know what she's capable of. If that's the case, then this is like her dojo, and I'll let her do as she pleases.

「Haaaahhh! Tou!」

Yulia's best bet was to buy time, but she boldly slashed her way in.

「Is it possible to slash a superior opponent with a big uppercut?」

Serina was also curious about that and asked Ione in a whisper.

「Yes, there is a risk of being dropped with a single blow, but she has not given up on her victory yet.」

Hou. No matter how you look at it, Meena is better than her in terms of level figures. She has earned a lot of experience by diving into famous dungeons and passing through death lines.

But in terms of swordsmanship techniques and knowledge, Yulia is probably the better.

In terms of muscle strength, Meena should have the upper hand since she is a dog-eared vampire. You can say that she has already won the battle with her physique.

In sword fighting, the length of the reach is directly related to the advantage of the hit rate. If you're as tall as Fritz, your arms are going to be incredibly extended, not to mention the tip of your sword.

So I knew that Meena would win.

「Kkuhh!」

As expected, the power of each blow is different. Yulia is taking the blow cleanly, but her face is distorted in pain and her legs are going backward by one or two steps.

「Please apologize to my Master!」

Meena seems to be taking her anger out on her instead of her swordsmanship, but I wish she would be a little more calm around here.

「I have no head to bow to a rude person!」

Oh, you mean me, the rude one? It's true that I may have been arrogant to Yulia when we first met, but as a senior member of the dojo here, I don't think it's something that needs to be said that much.

「Master is, kkuhh.」

Meena stammered, but she didn't seem to be polite enough.

Yulia stepped in hard as if she could see through the turmoil in her opponent's mind, and the offense and defense were reversed.

「Kkuh, if things turn out this way」

Meena stopped swinging her sword in the correct form, and grasped it with only one hand and swung it around.

It is true that Meena, who greatly surpasses Yulia in terms of muscle strength, would be able to use only one hand.

This is the reason why the speed and range of the sword swinging increased, and Yulia instantly became inferior.

「That's enough――.」

When Ione was satisfied and was about to raise his hand, Yulia took a stance at a distance.

「Waterfowl Sword Depths, 【Hayabusa!】」

Let me explain.

The falcon is the fastest bird that can fly, reaching speeds of up to 390 kilometers per hour.

In some games, by equipping a sword bearing its name, you can exceptionally attack twice in one turn, which is double the normal speed.

「Kkuuhh ......!」

It was Meena who raised her voice in anguish.

Yulia had closed the gap in an instant.

Meena closed both of her eyes and shrunk back, but this was a complete defeat in itself.

It was a little taken back, but that was where Ione, the referee, had properly produced a spare sword to prevent Yulia's blow.

「T-That's ridiculous, my fastest sword has been seen through: ......!」

「No, it's not the fastest. You have too many distractions, Yulia.」

Ione said, but it was more of an advice than a rebuke.

「Kkuhh, I lost. ...... You can do whatever you want. But you have to promise not to mess with the kids.」

Yulia, who had slumped down on the spot, looked at me and said.

「You have a very good attitude. That's fine, I'll give you plenty of love in return. Fufufufu」

「Master ......」

「I thought Alec was an outcast sometimes, but he's still an outcast.」

「No, bad, you know, Alec-san.」

「No, I'm just kidding.」

Of course I'm just kidding.

If I raped someone here, the teacher would excommunicate me, of course.

「Huh? It's Ione isn't it? You're back.」

I heard Fritz's carefree voice from behind.