THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

Five days later, I am having my morning training session with Lanuvel. She somehow got a glimpse of my training and decided to join me. I am sure that butler has something to do with it.

"Can we have a light spar?" When we finished our swings, she asks me for a spar even though she is sweating bullets. Her sweaty clothes clinging to her reveals her curves quite openly.

"You should fix your clothes." She looks at her own body then fixes her clothes while blushing.

"What do you say?"

"You don't look like you can handle it."

"It doesn't matter."

As if the butler knew what would happen, he brings us a raizen, a sword and a shield.

"We didn't ask, though."

"Fufufu, it is my job, Sir." Don't you get all smug with me!

I take the wooden raizen and while he gives the sword and shield to Lanuvel, I wipe the sweat off my face.

"So, how do you want to do this?" She said a light spar but I don't think we should use elemental Angas, or somebody might end up wounded.

"Well, let's say we only use physical Angas. No scripts as well." And it seems she thinks the same.

"Okay."

She takes her stance, hiding half of her face behind her shield while her sword is raised up high in the air. An overhead strike from the beginning…Just like Selene. I lower my raizen while holding it with both hands and prepare to counter her.

Lanuvel jumps forward with a bang and slashes. Her swing is fast and seems powerful. I dodge and strike back with the raizen's handle but she blocks it with her shield and slashes again, aiming for my stomach. Sadly for her, her foot was too forward so when I kick it, she loses balance and almost falls to the ground. Before she can recover, I place the tip of my raizen on her exposed shoulder.

"The star of Mercuria has won." Out of nowhere, the butler announces the end of the dual. We didn't ask you, man. Geez!

"Sigh…Seriously? So fast?" Lanuvel seems extremely displeased. She is staring at me with an angry face.

"You were just a bit tired."

"I didn't get to make you pay for my selpie." This is what she is angry about? Well, I am glad I won then.

"You don't easily forget grudges, do you?"

"Not in your case."

"Why?"

"I am not telling you." She pulls out her tongue in a cute way then stands up and goes, leaving her weapons here.

The butler approaches and takes them. "Fufufu. It seems Sir doesn't understand the heart of women just yet."

What is this guy's problem?!!

***

During the day, we all go to town, again, and visit it. Keltia must be really bored. Even though winter has started and it's cold as fuck, she still insists that we all go walking around town for nothing.

When we come back in the evening, the maids have prepared some tea and cakes. The cakes are still steaming so they must have just brought them out of the oven. With this cold, it is a really good idea.

"That tea is really good."

"Thank you, Sir. The chief maid brewed it herself."

Cordel is, as always, acting all noble-like. While drinking, I catch the fleeing eyes of Lanuvel. Does she have a problem? From what the maids told us, her mother is getting better and better. Although she hasn't woken up yet, she is eating more. Her complexion is also better. I wonder…

"Perhaps she just doesn't want to wake up." All this time being tortured, you wouldn't want to wake at some point.

"What?"

"No, nothing. I wasn't talking to you, Peter."

"Okay."

***

Two days later, Farner and the others are supposed to be back in Syldavie. Frankher told me that he got the approval of the pope to allow them some vacations so that they can join us. I am eager to see Farner. We need to talk, about a lot of things.

This morning as well, I am sparring against Lanuvel. Like I thought, she was just too tired two days ago. She is handling her own really well. No matter the angle from which I strike, she manages to block it and counter. The only bad point would be that her counters are too slow. Perhaps it is taking too much from her to block my attacks.

Finally, I knock off her sword after she tries a light counter but before I can strike again, she tackles me, and we both fall to the ground.

"There!!! Who is the winner now?!!" She sits on me, with her sweaty clothes. The sun shining behind her. Maybe it is the sun, but she looks really angelic right now. 

"You should get off."

"Not until you say I won."

"Alright. You won. Now, can you-"

"Apologize for killing my selpie as well."

"Sigh…Not this again."

"If you want to stay like this," She intertwines my fingers with hers and leans forward. As her face comes closer, I get a glimpse of her cleavage since her body is covering the sun, "I personally don't mind, you know."

"You…" That look in your eyes…Lanuvel has the same look as Anriette when she confessed. Those eyes, full of hope and shining with love. But, I don't really love her. It's true that I find her cute but compared to what I feel for Farner, I can't say the same.

"Lanuvel, I-"

"I see you guys are enjoying yourself."

Suddenly, behind us, a glacial voice breaks the mood that was settling. The person spoke with an icy tone which then became a spear of ice in this cold weather. As Lanuvel slowly and quietly gets off me, Farner's figure becomes clearer and clearer, her smooth legs covered by high boots made of fur, her thighs hidden in a leather trouser, her hands covered by fur gauntlets on her waist, her chest hidden under a mantle of fur and finally, those hairs, shining like the sun itself.

"I am not bothering you; I hope."