Chapter 183 – Meeting My Older Sister Again (03)

Sir Andre’s eyes are watching me.

It will be completely different from before. In some ways, because his body was completely reconstructed, he was no different from before.

The spirit remains the same, but the habits I had grown accustomed to have all disappeared in the process of adjusting to the height and body.

A body that can barely be claimed as mine, with no traces or minor wounds left from my time at the Academy, and only the contents that make up ‘Aren’ remain.

In another concept, it was a body close to reincarnation, or reincarnation.

In particular, an old knight who received training from a master swordsman who focuses on training the body will look at me and think that I am a completely different person from the boy he saw when training at the Dnevarin family.

However, Sir Andre took out his [Master’s Sword], Saw my reaction, and saw my eyes trying to move exactly along his sword.

Cheaeng!

When Sir Andre made a slow motion of swinging his sword as if to deliberately respond, I tried to disarm him using the royalist sword I had on my waist.

Of course it’s clumsy. So much so that the moment Nogisa saw it, he clicked his tongue.

[Master of the Sword], That is, I use it similarly to the Dnevarin sword technique using only my skills without any corrections.

If the original disarming technique was calculated using the four basic arithmetic operations called the Dnevarin sword method, the disarming I am currently using is based on previous experiences, which, to put it in the extreme, is at the level of a child who does not know multiplication just memorizing the multiplication table and giving the answer. It was.

So, to a prosecutor who has reached a certain level, it would seem like he or she is just clumsily observing and following along.

“I don’t remember my body, but I still remember my sword. It’s an amazing change. It’s not a good direction, though.”

If you look at it, it’s like everything has been reset and returned after 2 years…

“It’s a fake. From the beginning, he doesn’t walk like a master of the swordsmanship of a famous swordsman.”

In fact, you can disguise and hide most things, but you cannot hide your gait.

In terms of martial arts, it is a step method, especially since I have been training in swordsmanship since childhood and have become accustomed to a certain step method, and more than anything, I have now lost the [Master Sword Master] Characteristic, so the sword techniques and techniques of the master swordsman I use are in my head. It is to understand and use.

To put it in the extreme, it can be seen as just watching a video and following along.

At least, disarming is something I can use because I learned it from Sir Andre, unrelated to the [Master of the Sword], And practiced it so that it went beyond my body and was engraved into my soul.

But Sir Andre raised his hand and blocked the old knight’s retort.

“Let’s talk about what happened slowly. But now…”

Sir Andre was thinking while holding his haggard chin, and before the old knight next to him could stop him, he asked me a favor first.

“Stop Marian.”

“I don’t know the situation right now. Could you please give me a brief explanation?”

To my question, Sir Andre gave a signal to the old knight to answer.

The old knight remembered me from the last time he saw me in the palace and seemed to be in doubt as to whether I was still Aren, but since it was an order from the head of the family, Sir Andre, he began to explain as he asked.

“The eldest lady is currently attacking the Davin duchy.”

“To Duke Davin?”

“Yes. Fearing that something like this might happen, the head of the house ordered him to return to the Dnevarin family the moment he returned, but the young lady used a female knight as her bodyguard to arrive here and wasted time… In fact, she took a tour. So he headed to the vicinity of Duke Davin’s house.”

Are you saying they spread bait? And that to our allies?

“And when it was discovered that the young lady was a fake, they changed the warhorses they had prepared in advance and went straight to join the young lady.”

It seems that the famous swordsmen we saw earlier are the guerrillas who returned this time.

“I was so busy that even if Marian had n’t ordered me to take a break after her return, I would have confirmed this clumsy move …”

“You must stop it. If the guerrilla force led by Lady Marian invades the Davin duchy, it will immediately become an excuse for the sword master family to attack the Davin duchy, and a large-scale civil war will break out among the royalists.”

However, Sir Andre is hesitant because he does not want to fight with Marian.

Sir André said that even if he went now, he would not be able to persuade Marian anyway, so he would have to swing her sword, and when the daughter he loved rushed at her, threatening to kill her, he was not confident that he could subdue her without a single wound.

This would mean that Sir Andre’s skills have regressed and Marian has also grown tremendously.

“I understand the situation. I will go.”

Currently, Hansi is busy because it is the worst situation where our forces are clashing with each other.

“Please lend me your sword.”

These were not the enemies I had faced so far.

Weak enemies could be disarmed with appropriate weapons, but the enemies you will face from now on are not easy opponents.

Swordsmen from a famous family who had the red [Sword Master] Trait and had been trained with the sword for decades, and were active at the forefront during the civil war against the Duke faction.

Excluding named characters, it can be seen as one of the strongest organizations among existing forces.

However, since they couldn’t be crushed with a wooden sword, maximum preparation was needed on this side, or at least armament equivalent to theirs.

Empty!

I was going to receive a mass-produced sword from a famous family, but Sir Andre threw his sword from a famous family to me.

“I would like to change the handle to one that matched your hand before, but looking at the size of your hand now, I don’t think it will fit.”

If you were to make a famous sword with the size of your hands at that time, you would have a hard time because the handle would be short.

It was awkward to catch a fish a few times, but after I wrapped the leash that the old driver gave me around it and created some space, it felt comfortable in my hand.

It’s not perfect, but it’s good enough.

“I don’t think we have figured out where Marian is yet.”

“If it’s difficult, all we have to do is stop the swordsmen who disobeyed the matriarch’s orders earlier and ran out. No matter how young the lady is, she won’t be able to attack the Davin duchy with herself and a few guards.”

“…Really?”

“No. Marian will definitely attack by herself. If I don’t stop her myself…”

At Sir Andre’s words, the old knight groaned as if he was having a hard time.

“You won’t know unless you try. And you’re not that stupid.”

“Hmm…”

He tried to hand over the reins to his Rottweiler that he had brought with him.

Since I needed quick mobility to catch up with them, Sir Andre tried to give me his famous horse to ride me, but unfortunately, I had no horseback training, so I couldn’t pick up the speed even if I rode the horse.〈 Br〉

“I will run.”

“What?”

Sir Andre is shocked.

Of course, this worldview was a world with characteristics and skills where superhuman abilities were granted as ability levels increased.

Sir Andre or the old knight next to him may run to catch up or overtake the horse for a moment, but in the long run, it is slower than running on horseback, and above all, if you overwork your body to that extent, it will not only reduce your physical strength, but also cause permanent damage. It works.

Instead, I used [Shadow Grant] On my legs, tightened my calves and thighs and lowered my posture to avoid hurting my muscles.

If you apply excessive force to your legs, thinking that you are about to throw your body, you will run with the [Shadow Granting Art] Strengthened so that they do not break.

As he ran like that, he was able to chase after the horse faster than if he were walking at a trot, and coincidentally, he started chasing the famous swordsmen who were trying to join Marian along a road littered with horse footprints.

‘This isn’t enough’

Currently, my [Shadow Ninjutsu] Is 100%, that is, I can use the same ability as Inori.

Since I knew that I could move as I thought, I began to gradually expand the range of reinforcement I attached to my legs.

Just as you enhance your athletic ability with a full-body swimsuit or body-constricting shoes, you can change the structure of your legs using [Shadow Granting Technique] Tailored to your body.

Rather than simply kicking the ground with its feet like an ostrich runs fast or has springs on the soles of its feet, it attaches sharp spikes to the front of its toes and drives them into the ground in reaction.

Normally, if you run like this, you will use a lot of strength, but you will soon break your toes and rupture your muscles, but it was a feat that could be performed because there was no damage to the body while covering it with [ Shadow Granting Art].

Moreover, since it was a thorn created with [Shadow Ninjutsu] That had no mass, it was quieter than running around with your feet on the ground, and only the sound of the soil being hollowed out came out.

‘This is pretty good, but…!’

Mental fatigue is stronger than you think.

If I lost concentration for a moment, the [Shadow Granting Art] On my legs would be released and my muscles would ache, so I could only do it when I ran straight ahead without the need for evasive maneuvers like I do now.

‘I can see it!’

Not long after, I was able to discover the group I had seen earlier, the famous swordsmen.

Although they were not at the level of knights who wore armor and engaged in horseback combat professionally, they were at least capable of performing daily horseback riding or the role of light cavalry.

They also noticed my fast approaching presence, looked behind me, and when the swordsmen behind me tried to surround me by increasing the distance and slowing down, they drew the famous sword entrusted to them by Sir Andre.

It is longer and heavier than the famous sword I was given as a gift before.

The center of gravity is at the tip of the sword, and it was originally manufactured to display the swordsmanship of a master swordsman. If it had the [Master Sword Master] Feature, it would have fit naturally in the hand, but as of now, it is slightly heavier than a regular sword and the center of gravity is shifted forward. It was difficult to swing because of the size.

‘The difference in characteristics is quite… Drastic!’

The moment they checked Sir Andre’s sword, the swordsmen who had slowed down were shouting in surprise.

Perhaps because they were running at too high a speed, they were drowned out by the sound of the wind, so I couldn’t hear what they were saying and could only see them shouting. The young prosecutor running in front turned around at the sound of their shouting.

‘Ah, I saw it before…’

He was a young swordsman whom I met when I left the Dnevarine family with Marian.

When he saw the famous sword in my hand, he suddenly stopped his horse and pulled out his own sword.

‘I raised the sword on purpose to confirm that the head of the family sent me.’

It seems that they, like Marian, were already prepared to go against Sir André’s wishes to some degree in order to overthrow the Davin family.

‘Are you telling me to take it down!’