Umarekawatta “Kensei” Wa Raku o Shitai

"Me and battle, is it?"

"Yes."

To my words, Illis nods without straying. [M] I mean the look on her face.

It is the simulated sword that is squeezing, but the blade directed has a definite determination in it.... for the first time, more than when Illis challenged me to battle.

"Iris, what are you talking about? Not if you're doing that right now."

Open your mouth to such Illis as Aria blames.

Sending Aria a glimpse of herself, the expression looked slightly angry. Given the circumstances, I guess what Iris said was something Aria couldn't even look at.

- At this time, I wonder what it means to fight me.

"It's what I need to do now."

"Say what -!"

Where Iris and Aria are about to argue, I stop Aria from signaling with my hands. There's no need for them to argue now.

We need to make sure what Illis wants from me is true.

"Dr. Alta...?

"Excuse me, but please stay back a little"

Aria gives a surprised look.

After a lot of silence, try to obey my words, and Aria falls back.

I take the simulated sword out of my nose, too, as I respond to Illis. It was the Straight Sword that I created with magic - just like the Bikaa Sword I used.

"Fight me, will you?

"If it had been before, you might certainly have said no. Even now, maybe you shouldn't take it if it's supposed to be. But if you need to 'fight' for what you're looking for right now... that's about it."

"... thank you"

Ilis once untied himself, bowing his head.

It's only a mock sword we have with each other. It's not like we're serious about killing each other - but what we can feel from Illis is a temper close to it.

Think of it, things have been strange somewhere since Illis met Ruino. Did Ruino say something to you... I don't know that. At least something must have happened between you and her.

As a master of Illis, I needed to identify it.

"Dr. Schweitz, meet me. - Thank you."

Iris squeezes his sword again, and sets up. The structure is beautiful, straight and right.

At first glance, one with some strength would understand. to the fact that Illis is strong and already has strength close to completion.

But... with that strength, you can't beat me yet.

Iris should understand that, too. Still, if she says she wants to fight me - I'll put up my sword too and stand in front of Illis for the first time in earnest.

"Anytime you want."

"Okay. - I'm coming."

Illis steps on the ground and rushes out. Instantly pack your distance from me and wave a simulated sword.

First, the first blow. Slightly back down and flip it.

There is no stray whatsoever in the movement of the Illis - take a step further, flash. I'll take the next blow.

In a powerful gesture, I took it with all my strength.... I was going to, but I was pushed slightly better.

With a slightly surprised look, I look at Illis.

We are magically strengthening each other's bodies - conditions should remain the same, but Iris even felt the temper of 'slashing'.

Illis furthermore waves his sword, trying to push me through.

"Huh!"

Breathe out, another blow. Play my simulated sword and slash like a swing down.

But sooner than that, I'm on offense. Iris soon realized it and moved on to the defensive set-up.

Continue to fire five times in a row. In the beginning, Illis was out of balance on the fourth blow and could not take it off.

But not now, Illis.

The fruits of my sword training with me and my previous battle experience - at least after a real battle, Illis has gained a different strength than before.

It completely prevents my continuous attacks and is imminent. Me and Iris' gaze crossed, and each other's power was balanced.

Iris holds the sword with both hands and does not try to distance himself from me. You must be wary of my pursuit the moment I step back.

That's the sense of the Battle of Illis, and as a swordsman, it's high out of the group.

If I had distance here, I would have understood the possibility that I would not have been able to prevent my attacks.

In fact, I was going to put an even faster streak of fire to an end if Illis were to step back here. [M]

"Is it no longer a glimmer"

"... teacher's, thanks to you"

"Nice. I'm having a little fun, too."

To the point where I accidentally smile, I enjoy fighting Illis.

Are you purely happy with her growth as a disciple... or do you have a hunch that she'll just get the strength to stand in line with me - but there I realize one fact too.

Now Illis is somewhere 'paper heavy'.

I'm trying to sacrifice 'something' to get just the 'strength' to stand alongside me - I'm getting stronger, but what I can feel from Illis today was stray.

"Mr. Illis. I don't know why you said you really wanted to fight me - that I don't know. If you get something, I'm willing to help. But what I can feel from you now is the same as before. What are you lost in?

……

Illis will not answer my question. [M]

For a while, the power of me and Iris has been antagonistic - but eventually that equilibrium breaks down from me.

Playing the sword of Illis, I distanced myself from Illis.

It is the invisible blade - Invisible - that releases from the left hand against Illis, who tries to move away from it. Try to blur her cheeks, and the blade of the wind disappears into the darkness of night.

Ilis opened his eyes and stopped moving.

"It's an attack I'm best at. If you can't prevent this..."

"I don't have a choice, do I?"

Illis makes sure to sigh and untie the arrangement.

"We could have slashed each other with a few more simulated swords."

"... No, seriously, I'm the one who asked. I'm sorry, I took the trouble out of it."

"I don't mind. So, what are you lost in?

I ask again.

To my inquiry, Illis gives a lost look and strays his gaze. He seemed to be thinking about how to talk.

I don't do anything to rush Illis. After a while, Illis starts talking like a whine.

"For example, for example. What would the teacher do if I really tried to kill the teacher?

"Mr. Iris, did you take me? Sure, I felt something impatient earlier... no way"

"Ha, it's an analogy! I'm serious about killing my teacher - if I tell you I'm not thinking about it, it's a lie..."

Toothless, says Illis. After all, even a simulated sword earlier seemed to be waving my sword ready to 'slash' me.

"There's a stray to slaughter," he said?

"... such a stray, I didn't think I had one. Because when I was about to take my father's revenge, I was certainly trying to slay the Swordsmen. Even when you're trying to help Aria, yes."

Illis turns his gaze to Aria and says:

"I thought if I were to help Aria, I'd be 'slashed'. But this time... I don't know."

"Don't know, do you?"

"... Ruino Tomra said he would 'kill' the teacher"

The word that Illis heard from Ruino's mouth was a clear declaration that he was after me.

That's what I was going to explain to Iris and Aria, too.

Ruino Tomra is going to kill me.

Before that, under a pact to defeat the threatening swordsmen of the kingdom, Ruino is joining hands with the Knights.

"Me and Ruino duel" is the truth of Ruino's cooperative relationship with the Knights.

I would say it was Remill's bitter choice, which he chose to overcome the crisis in the kingdom.

"I tried to stop Ruino. But all she wants is' kill each other '. The only way to stop her is to kill her. - Even for a moment, I thought."

Iris puts his fist strong and squeezes. What she aspires to is a being called The Kingdom's Most Powerful Knight.

Naturally, if you are a knight - you will also need to slaughter and kill your opponent.

But Illis is only a fifteen-year-old girl. Even if you can hold the sword and defeat an opponent much bigger than yourself, I guess you've never actually killed a person.

I can understand that Illis is lost.

Adil Gratz, the swordsman, and Kufilio Notoria, Aria's father, are all things that Iris loved ones are involved in.

If Illis waved "Sword to Protect Someone," he would naturally have held the sword without getting lost.

But what about Ruino? She's still - a girl who kills swordsmen and is in a cooperative relationship with the Knights.

Even if you say 'kill me', you're not clearly moving into action.

From the Illis, it doesn't make a difference that he's the one to stop - if it was a fight, it would have been the one to make you feel like you had to kill him.

It is because we have not had that experience before that that feelings of stray are being created in Britain today.

"Ruino is after the teacher...... so I was going to fight Ruino. But just a little bit - I had the feeling that if the teacher fought Ruino, he might be able to stop him without killing him. If I fight, we could just kill each other. So I got lost, stayed lost...... tried to escape. If you're after a teacher, I thought," Can I kill you? "

For Illis, leaving it to me is' running away ', and fighting Ruino for reasons of protecting me is also becoming' running away '.

Leave it to me, you won't have to kill Ruino. Conversely, you can also kill Ruino for the reason of 'protecting me' - because the strength of Illis and Ruino is antagonistic, I guess it's the choice to kill that comes up in the choices....... it was too heavy a choice for her to make yet only as a student.

"Don't you want to kill people?

"... Ruino asked me something similar"

"So, what did you say?

"I'll kill you if I have to," he said. I'm also going for a knight... so I'm going to be ready for that. But just to kill, I'm not going to fight... If I had more power, I might be able to stop Ruino. But I know my teacher is after me, and I can't believe I'm just letting him...!

"- I see. You're still worried about not being childish."

"... Huh?

Illis looks at me with a decent look.

How can the troubles of Illis always be all that the students are without? Unexpectedly, I'm about to get a sigh.

"You think you can stop me if I fight Ruino, don't you?

"Well, that's...... now I figured it out again. The teacher is much stronger than me."

"Then you can leave Ruino to me."

"... Well, then, to ignore the teacher even though he knows he's being targeted -"

"I can't do that," he said. It's a really difficult story. And then... what do you think you can do now?

"What can I do, sir?

"Yes, if I were to give you only one piece of advice - is there confidence in what you're missing right now?"

"Confidence…"

"I don't think I can handle all this in my words. You're just not as weak as you think you are. It just seems like I can take it seriously."

"Am I...?

"Otherwise, I wouldn't do anything to teach you the sword so firmly. You are drunk by Ruino's atmosphere and words. [M] I've taught you before, you'll need to choose in order to be strong. Do you... want 'strength to just kill Ruino'? Or do you want 'just strength to win without killing'?

"Oh, no - no, it's decided"

For a moment, Iris gave a bewildered look, but answers immediately and clearly.

From the former, the strength she seeks is not a sword or anything to slay people into the dark clouds. "Sword to protect someone" - then the choice would be made from the beginning.

"If you can't do that yet, rely on me. If you think you can do it, I'll leave it to you."

"... Doctor, thank you. When I talk to my teacher, I don't really think I'm talking to my kids."

"Haha, I honestly feel the same way. Isn't this kind of pathway consultation a lot?

"Illis is holding anything too much. If you're lost, you can count on me."

Aria finally interrupts me like she found a gap to get in between the stories.

I've been watching the battle between me and Iris in silence for a long time - and I'm sure Aria knew that Iris was lost.

"Until Aria...... but thanks. And I'm sorry I let you take the time."

"Fine, for dessert."

That's what Aria answers to the words of Illis, giggling at each other.

I'm glad Iris' troubles seem to have blown out too - the rest of the problem is what to do with an actual impending enemy.

Not only the swordsmen, but also Ruino... will eventually be hostile. That was something everyone here understood.