CH 236

–Fast!

That’s the impression I’ve had since the battle with Makina began. To be honest, I think she’s a few steps ahead of Tigre-sensei, and even more so, she’s still hiding her abilities.

It was Makina who struck first, but Fath-san narrowly avoided her, and as if she a mist, there was no response

“Kuh …… It won’t hit!?”

“Ho-ho, is it because you’re putting in too much strength? Well then, I’m  going to start to counterattack now.”

“!?”

Makina reacted to the words and tried to get away from her, but Fath-san was on the edge of evading her, so she couldn’t get as far as she wanted.

“Ho!”

“Guh!? You ……!”

“You’re straining yourself, that won’t hitt me. Waah!”

“Uah!? N-Not yet ……!”

“Mu, that’s a good spirit!”

But Makina’s attacks just cut through the air, while Fath-san’s attacks definitely touched Makina. 

“Wah! Take that!”

“Ho! Ho!”

“Ugh ……! Tah!”

“What!”

It’s not that Makina’s attack is slow. Right, left, and sometimes kicking, their attacks intersected again and again at close range. Although her guard was slowly dropping, Makina had not given up and was looking for an opportunity to strike back while avoiding a fatal wound.

“There! Tah!”

“Ho~, you’ve done well to see this opening! Here!”

Fath-san’s sharp attack was well guarded, and Makina’s combination from her left back fist, which is her specialty, exploded. One of the attacks landed on Fath-san’s left arm.

“You hit her! As expected of Makina.”

“It’s just a graze, one more hit ……!”

Not satisfied with the hit, Makina went after her again. However, Fath-san laughed with her mouth hanging open.

“Yes, you’re definitely a great talent. I’m looking forward to the day after tomorrow! This is my basic technique, the “Thunder Fang”!”

“That’s what I’m hoping for! Haaaaaaaaaah!”

Fath-san’s fist flashed a pale blue light and she stepped toward Makina. Makina, on the other hand, looks like she’s trying to avoid her, but then she lunges at her. I hurriedly opened my mouth.

“Makina, dodge!”

“No, I’ll do a counter here ……!”

“Tsua!”

“She disapp- ……!?”

As soon as Fath-san raised her voice in a spirited manner, her figure shook, and just as she thought she had disappeared from sight! I heard the dull sound of electricity popping.

“Gaha ……!?”

Then a burning smell came from Makina, and she fell forward.

“Makina! .”

“Ugh ……”

“Ho-ho, you’re tough to be conscious. You’ve been working out a lot. Now, even though he used recovery magic, you won’t be able to move your body right away. Let her sleep in my bed at home–“

“Well, I knew it, you were strong! Fath-san, I lost!”

“W-What ……!? Muu, is the efficiency of the recovery magic too good? Lars, you’re also pretty out of the ordinary …… There’s no way she could have recovered so quickly from those “thunder fangs”.”

Fath-san then bent her mouth into a frown and poked me in the head as I held Makina in my arms. 

She was thinking of knocking her out, and mumbled something about her pride being hurt. 

“Well, whatever. So, I have seen what Makina is capable of.”

“How is it?”

“Hmm. The basics of fighting are fine, but when it comes to hand-to-hand, she’s not quite there yet.”

“Au ……”

Makina nodded her head, but Fath-san smiled and continued talking.

“Ho-ho, I said that you have no problem with the basics of fighting, right? A man like Tigre can only be as strong as his weapon, and he can only stand when he is in range of his weapon. He won’t be using his fists, so that can’t be helped.”

“So you know of Tigre-sensei’s skill?”

“Of course. It’s only natural to know your opponent before the fight, isn’t it?”

…… She said, suggesting that they would fight one day. If Tigre-sensei was an adventurer, they might have fight each other. I’d have liked to have seen it.

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“Hakkushoi!”

“Tigre-sensei, is it a cold?”

“No, I think Tilia must be talking about me! Hahaha, now, let’s get on with the lesson!”

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“So we’ll start our training tomorrow then!”

“Umu, It would be best for you to come here, but I want to train you well. I’d like you to stay here, but I’m afraid you’ll lose motivation when you’re away from Lars.”

“A-Ahaha …… M-Maybe ……”

“It is good that you are honest. Some people often say that they have to endure something in order to train, but I believe that this will decrease their motivation and their ability to grow. It’s the same with eating and sleeping, and it’s the same with love. In fact, I gained this strength while being in love with Hind. I know for myself that I don’t have to be patient.”

“I thought training was supposed to make you stronger through hard work, but I guess not ……”

“There is a difference between whipping one’s body and whipping one’s mind.”

I was surprised, but at the same time, I understood. There is certainly no reason to separate your lover from your training, for example, and if your love life makes you weak, you will not be approached by Fath-san in the first place.

By the way, Tigre-sensei never told me to be patient either.

“What am I going to do then?”

“I don’t mind coming though.”

“I don’t want to waste your time by coming here. So, why don’t I just stay in town?”

“Are you sure? Oh, but we’re out of room ……”

“We’ll just have to send Basleigh-sensei away, huh ……?”

“That would be a pity. …… Is it alright if you stay in the same room with me?”

Makina asks, and Fath-san said it to me.

“Do you have a garden in your house? If you have a garden, I can just pitch my tent in the garden.”

“No, but that wouldn’t make me feel any better. There are horses, too. I can put me and Makina in the same room.”

“Well, if you have horses, the garden looks big, doesn’t it? Then I have an idea. Show me to your home.”

” “?” “

Makina and I looked at each other and nodded our heads as Fath-san smiled fearlessly.

Master Fath comes to town!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Gununu …… my stomach hurts ……”

Because you did something like scavenging for food ……

“What do you think am I!?”