I, the Heir of Heroes

The posture of swinging a sword that has never been seen before, the powerful sword skill that has never been seen before, the gap in strength that has never been experienced...

It was just an accident that gave her the opportunity to observe the duel between the "master and apprentice", or it could be said to be a lecture.The dull collision sound and splashing sweat made her want to become stronger with her own will for the first time.

——The target of pursuit has been found.

She can't hold a sword during morning exercises.

Taking a fancy to Erika's quality, her father tried to train her to be a user of [Secret Sword Yamazumi].The move instilled in her is a sword of speed that turns into a gust of wind and strikes down with lightning.For this reason, in the training she is going to carry out, the strengthening of leg strength is paid special attention to.

In the days when the goal was lost and only inertia remained, the long-distance running that was almost neglected started from the day when I decided to "become stronger than now" with my own will, and never stopped for a day.

Same thing this morning.

The moment the alarm clock rang, he sat up from the bed.As far as physique is concerned, Erica is not the type who wakes up early.Even if the body responds, the consciousness will not be clear immediately.Even so, through thousands of repeated habits, her feet got off the bed.

Suppressing a yawn, she walked steadily to the private bathroom next to her room.Speaking of the bathroom, there is only a shower and a washbasin side by side, but these things can be equipped in a personal room because Erica is the daughter of a capitalist, which is by no means popular in ordinary families.

The head of the Chiba family is at least not a miser who treats children differently in material terms.

In the hot summer, there is no need to use hot water at all. The refreshing feeling comes with the cold water. Erica finally regained consciousness. When she was standing in front of the closet and wanted to change into sportswear, she saw the reminder of the new email Lights flickered at the edge of vision.

Now the sun has just risen not long ago, and the exact time is half past six in the morning.

——Did it come late at night?

Perhaps out of some premonition that she couldn't explain herself, Erica opened the email immediately.

Because of its simplicity, text mail has been used and has not been eliminated.Erika frowned when its title caught her eye.After reading the text, the complaints in the corner of the mouth could not hide the worry in the eyes:

"That idiot, what the hell did he do!"

He took off his pajamas roughly and threw them aside, casually put on seasonal sportswear, and immediately went out to the hospital address indicated on the mail.

……

Facing Erica who came in without knocking, everyone's eyes were all on her.

At this time, the people standing beside the hospital bed were all people Erika knew well - Miyuki, Mihiko, Honoka, Shizuku, Mizuki...

It seemed that Tatsuya was the only one who was absent from the first graders who had known each other since the beginning of school.

"Everyone is here"

"Well, we just arrived."

It was Miyuki who answered her greeting.

Looking at Leo who was lying on the hospital bed, he smiled mischievously on his weak face.

Erica only learned about the general situation from the email, and she cared about Leo's sick appearance in a mocking tone;

"Oh, it's so rare, idiot! Are you meddling in your own business?"

"Huh? What did you say..."

These unintentional words hit the truth, and Leo, who knew he was wrong, was speechless as if he was stuck.

However, Erica was relieved to see that Leo was still able to respond normally.Although it is mentioned in the email that there is no danger to life, it is still unknown how serious the situation is.

"Your relationship is really good."

"Where can you tell..."

The words that came out of her mouth stopped subconsciously, and in the corner of the room Erika ignored, a young woman's voice came to her ears.

Leo lived in a relatively spacious and high-end ward. Erica, who focused on him as soon as she entered the door, did not immediately notice that there were other people in the room besides her classmates.

Walking out of the ward was a gray-haired woman about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She had no sharp-edged face, but a soft but worried smile. aware of his identity—

Probably Leo's sister or something.

"This is Miss Xicheng Hana, Leo's older sister."

Before the question could be translated into words, Miyuki introduced the woman, and her identity was exactly as Erika had expected in her mind.

Hana came to Erika and nodded to her politely.Although it can't be said to be elegant and refined, it is also a solemn demeanor that students can't match.

Ignoring Erica's unconscious "sophistry" just now, after exchanging greetings with all the staff, Kaya left the ward with the vase.He said he was going to change the water, but it was self-evident that he avoided it out of politeness.

"What a gentle sister."

After Huaye's back disappeared, she was still looking at the door. Mizuki's whispered words were undoubtedly not social rhetoric but sincere words.

Erica felt the same way, and no dissent could be seen on the faces of the others.

It's just that Leo showed a bit of a bitter expression, making people feel that every family has a hard-to-recite scripture.

"This time it's really embarrassing! Let you see that it's indecent."

Leo smiled embarrassedly.There was no trace of bitterness on his face at all.

"Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem to be injured."

"How could it be so easy to be defeated? I'm not without resistance."

"Where did it hurt?"

Facing Leo with a fearless expression, Mihiko asked the core question.