Chapter 100 – With an Old Colleague.

In the end, Tiaran’s choice was simple after seeing that just running wasn’t enough to tire her out.

-Chaeng!

“Have you finally felt like fighting properly?”

When he swung the Sword Eater, she immediately blocked it and Benia was delighted, but she soon frowned as if she was puzzled. That’s because his speed as he ran backwards didn’t decrease at all even while she was striking him with her swords.

Benia was quickening her slow pace by clashing her swords together.

“Hey!”

“What!? This is!”

At that moment, Tiaran’s figure got closer, and the Sword Eater that was facing the rapier slipped and dug into his arms and tried to stab him, but he immediately struck it away.

-Shiririk!

He simply held the Sword Eater’s sword bottle in his hand by pulling the leather strap.

“You’re using that strange sword technique again?”

The sight of someone swinging a bastard sword that was at least half as strong as that of an adult so lightly was something unfamiliar to Benia, who had dealt with many people as the head of the Royal Knights.

“Or no. It’s been like that for a long time!”

During the time when it was used as a replacement for the warrior, the holy sword was in the form of Zweihender, so it could not be used.

“Huh?!”

Chajaeng! Benia had to keep her hands busy as she used her rapier to block the sword eater’s pointed blade, which flew at him in succession as he lightly swung the leather strap.

Additionally, Tiaran swings lightly as if she were wielding a nunchaku or something, but it becomes a heavy sword like a bastard sword and stabs as fast as her rapier.

Although the speeds are similar, there is an overwhelming difference in the force provided by the weight. Since he is not holding and swinging a sword, he even draws a trajectory that is so deformed that it is difficult to predict.

“Ugh!”

The reason Benia was able to strike such a deformed sword was because her reaction speed and skills were exceptional. Most people would have been so embarrassed long ago that they would not have been able to respond properly.

“Huh, huh…!”

Meanwhile, Benia immediately felt out of breath.

‘I definitely ran less than usual?’

They weren’t wearing heavy armor like they did when running through the training ground, and they had only walked around a rather large yard. Since she usually runs about 10 laps with ease, she is already starting to feel out of breath.

-Jjaeng!

“How fast can you run…?”

Once again, she realized that the problem was that she had now circled the yard, swatting away the flying Sword Eater.

“I guess you noticed?”

Yes, it’s hard to believe, but Tiaran wasn’t just swinging her sword in a weird position while running behind her, she was controlling her running speed to make Venia think she was running fast and adjusting her pace as she wanted.

‘It’s rewarding to see horse racing in the past!’

In horse racing, the leading horses generally lead the race. Because of this, there are games that are ridiculously fast or slow.

Tiaran was using a similar principle to tire out Benia by forcing him to focus on the fight right in front of him and adjusting his running speed to his liking.

Even though she can run and fight at much faster speeds.

“. Hehe, ahaha.”

The moment Benia realized that fact, she started laughing without even knowing.

“Wow, why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

Tiaran’s disgusted appearance was a little hurt, but it was still good.

“It would be a shame for Garion to remain an adventurer.”

“Are you planning on using the marker here?”

“Yes.”

In fact, Benia had continued to undergo rigorous training even after the party was disbanded, so I thought she would be able to fight him without using Maka, at least through sparring.

But I realized. What an absurd illusion that was. Even though he was not specialized in combat, he was a warrior who stood at the forefront and killed demons using only his sword skills, even though he did not have the magic that everyone was born with.

‘Therefore. Please accept my sincerity.’

“[Spiritalis]!”

At the same time as Benia shouted, a green aura waved, and the wind blew.

“It’s a pain in the ass.”

Tiaran soon saw the wind wrapped around her body and clicked her tongue. Benia’s Maka is the wind, and thanks to her speed, she was the best in the hero party centered around him.

‘That’s why I wanted to end it quickly.’

She pretended to run away and controlled her pace to prevent Benia from using her Maka to make things a hassle.

“I won’t be swayed any longer.”

-Jjaeng!

After she used her Maka, the nature of her sparring changed. Originally, Benia was swayed by Tiaran’s pace as she was unable to overtake him, but she is no longer swayed.

It is true that Tiaran is still running in a strange manner, but she is moving at a faster speed and has begun to put pressure on him.

“Ugh, do you see something?”

Krusha, who was barely watching the sparring thanks to Tiaran controlling her speed, rolled her eyes as if dizzy as she could no longer keep up with her speed.

“Amazing.”

“Ugh, they’re both on different levels.”

It was the same for Anis and Lucia, but at least it wasn’t to the point where they couldn’t recognize that their skills had already reached the top.

‘This is the former hero party…’

Anis was especially focused on their sparring, trying not to miss their movements as much as possible. Tiaran denied it to himself, but he was a warrior who could be said to be his predecessor who held his holy sword and slayed his demons.

-Skank!

“Oh, be gentle. Be gentle.”

Tiaran showed great force by sending out rapiers aimed at him and trying to cut him down, but Benia, who was directly dealing with him, could hardly find his weak spot.

‘I’m sure I’m faster.’

From the moment Benia started using Maka, the problem of physical strength disappeared. By using the wind around my body to push out the air in front of me and instead push my back, I was able to increase my speed and minimize the stamina I used to run.

‘I feel like I’m knocking on a wall.’

She wanted to somehow exploit Tiaran’s gap and land an effective blow, but as soon as the rapier entered his range, it bounced away.

-Chaeng! Squeak!

“Ugh! That sword technique is annoying.”

“Thank you for the compliment!”

Moreover, even though Tiaran was swinging the sword normally, he suddenly extended the range by holding onto the leather strap and the sword came from an unexpected place, so even when he approached, Venia’s attack was never successful.

‘As long as it’s like this, that’s okay.’

In the end, she decided to use a technique she thought was too dangerous to use on people. She had been hesitant until now, but if you think about it, this skill was something Tiaran taught her.

“[Raudo is flying…]!?”

“That won’t work!”

But Benia was unable to complete her spell. Her Tiaran shocked her by slamming her hand down on the side of her platform that had just passed by her, lifting her up and kicking it straight at her. Because

That could have been easily countered with a simple cut, but the problem was the technique Benia was trying to use.

‘They’re obviously trying to attack while your view is obscured.’

The technology she was trying to use was too risky to use up close.

“[Wello Aura].”

In the end, she changed her spell and at the same time swung her sword to cut into pieces the large platform that was attacking her and confirmed her Tiaran that was attacking her.

‘Nothing…?!’

There was no Tiaran behind the pyeongsang.

“I definitely said it was a counter charge!!”

Instead, all I see is him walking away in a strange posture.

‘It’s better. In times like this, we have to make a surprise attack.’

“Oh, it suddenly disappeared? Is it just my eyes that can’t see it?”

“It’s like the teacher’s marker.”

As you can see from the conversation between Krusha and Anis who were watching their sparring, Benia was able to make herself invisible by wrapping the wind around her body. She ran even faster and not only caught up with Tiaran, but overtook him.

‘With this!’

Benia soon swung her sword at his back, confident of her victory.

“A surprise attack doesn’t just happen from behind!”

“What?!”

She realized that her own rapier was being grabbed and pulled by Tiaran, who did not even look behind her.

‘I’m sure you couldn’t have seen it?!’

Even with the wind surrounding her sword and her body, doesn’t hold onto her and her sword mean pressing down the wind that acts as her shield? But Tiaran’s actions did not end there.

“This guy is bothering people!”

“Huh?”

Didn’t he even pull her and embrace her in his arms?

“What, what are you doing!?”

“Weren’t we fighting right now?!”

While Lucia and Crusha, who were watching the sparring, jumped up from their seats and protested, Benia even forgot about her resistance and blushed.

“Eh, wait a minute. Garion. There are a lot of people watching, so why are you suddenly doing this…?”

But Benia realized. For some reason, she felt as if her body was floating and at the same time, the sky was below, and the earth was above.

-Quaang!

“Huh?!”

Benia lost her mind due to the shock that followed and the loud sound that shook her whole body. Yes, Tia Ran literally picked her up and pinned her to the ground with a clean suplex.

“”…””

“Yes, I thought that would be the case with Tiaran.”

While Lucia and Krusha were speechless with their mouths wide open, only Anis sipped the juice she had brought from somewhere in a calm voice.