Chapter 73: CH 72

I just finished the unsharpened one and I was cleaning up the workshop when Helen and Diana came back. As I expected, Diana was badly beaten. For sure, Helen did not go easy on her….

“How did it go?”

I asked Helen and Diana either way.

“Oh, that? This young lady got some good basic moves, but maybe she should learn a little less neat technique.”

Helen answered. I mean, Diana is still out of breath and is unlikely to be able to answer. Helen, who normally excelled at attacking with two short swords, must have overwhelmed her even if she only wielded one. She lives up to her name, the “Lightning Sword”, after all.

I can only feel apologetic for Diana. She must have been forced to deal with the sword attacks without knowing where the sword would come from.

“You did not do something like blinding moves, right?”

“Of course I didn’t do that. Well, I made a lot of feints though.”

As expected, it seems that the sparring wasn’t really something like “anything goes”. But I think this “feint” includes something like pretending to kick. I haven’t done that during our training, so it’s easy to imagine that Diana, who was supposed to use only the sword, wouldn’t be able to handle it.

On the other hand, Diana’s sword style must have been too straightforward. And against Helen, her feints will also not work. Recently, she’s able to do that well, but of course she won’t be comparable to a mercenary who have been through numerous battles and even has two names.

“But I think she’s stronger than those guys from the Royal Palace that I had a match with before. Eizou trained her, right?”

“Hn? Ah, yeah. It’s entirely basic swordsmanship but I’ve been training with her since she came to my house.”

“I knew it. The way she does her feints were similar to Eizou. It was so similar that I could easily deal with it.”

Remembering the movements of the person you only met once and made a way to respond to it, Helen is also one hell of cheat character huh.

—No, on a battlefield, if you can’t deal with your opponents the first time, it could mean the end for you, so it’s only natural. I think it only makes sense to increase the number of situations you can deal with right away.

“Eizou sparred with Helen for half an hour…?”

Diana, who just adjusted her breath, asked me.

“Well, that’s right. If I’m not mistaken, she is dual wield at that time.”

“…I just realized that there really is someone better out there.”

When Diana said that as she dropped her shoulders, Rike nodded in agreement and patted her shoulders to comfort her. It seems like she too felt the same way.

“Alright! Then let’s spar too, Eizou!”

Read the mood! Without noticing the mood, Helen says so excitedly.

“Why should I? I won’t do it.”

“Eeh? Why?”

“I’m just a blacksmith. I’m no match for an active mercenary like you.”

“It’s fine. Come on, let’s do it.”

“I won’t do it. It’s getting late too, what is your plan? I don’t mind if you stay here though.”

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“Oh—. It’s already getting dark outside huh.”

“This is quite far from the town and we won’t feel comfortable making you go back through the pitch-black forest, so, stay for the night.”

Diana’s room has just been created and can be used as the guest room. The three girls nodded their heads in agreement. Even though she’s probably the strongest one in the area, it’s still not a good idea to send a woman back in this situation.

“Hmm. I’ll take your offer then.”

“We are going to town as well tomorrow anyway so we can go together.”

“Oh, thank you.”

“Don’t mind it, it’s a mere chance you see.”

Today’s supper and tomorrow’s breakfast will include portion for one more person but I don’t have to worry about that. Should I show my skills then?

The other day we had a rather lavish meal, and today, we had a similar menu with a lot of meat which was well received by all. Helen was so impressed that she said, “It tastes good when you use pepper huh…”. She also said that she has a lot of money so she would buy it too. The topic during the supper is Helen’s story on the towns she has been to. As a mercenary, she travelled around the kingdom and she knew more about the underground from her position so we heard a lot of interesting stories.

Brothel huh… N-No, I’m not interested. I’m saying the truth, okay?

The next morning, Helen also joined in the daily routine after fetching water. When there are 5 people, the washing tub is too small… Well, Helen also participated in doing the laundry. I’m glad that she seems to be having fun.

After getting ready to go out to the town, we moved right away. Rike and I pull the cart, and the other three are the ones checking the vicinity. It’s just Helen who was added, but the sense of security I felt is tremendous. When she was doing mercenary jobs, she was often asked to escort a caravan. We left the forest talking about that topic.

When we went out on the main road, the landscape spread out. The sky looked as if white paint had been dropped on a blue canvas, and there was a carpet of green spreading far into the distance. It’s always such a tranquil scene greeting us, but having a good view means that we can also be seen from a distance, which is rather convenient for bandits.

However, according to Helen, we should be fine because the main group of bandits around here have been exterminated. In any case, I felt reassured because it is said by the person who was at the forefront of the subjugation. However, there should still be small groups that were not subdued, so we decided to go on the main road with minimum caution.

Despite the fact that one man, four women and a cart, we arrived at the town without any trouble. I suppose it may be because the women look very strong, but basically, I think that the efforts of the town’s guards are also contributing to a large part of it.

Today’s guard is the one who checked Diana before. When he saw us, he smiled for a moment and then he’s face immediately stiffened.

“I was thinking that you became popular again, but… don’t tell me that the woman there is really that “lightning sword”?”

“Yes, I got to know her a little.”

“Who are you really…?”

“I’m just a very ordinary blacksmith.”

“Ordinary blacksmiths don’t know the “lightning sword” you know… Well, anyway, don’t cause trouble.”

“Yes, of course”

Nonetheless, Camilo was probably the first one she got acquainted in the first place, and she seems to know Marius as the third son of the Count family as well, and their friendship is more of a mystery to me.

Anyway, we bowed to the guard and passed the entrance to the town. Then we bid goodbye to Helen there.

“I don’t have anything to do with Camilo. I think I’ll look for you again when I come back, and I’ll be in your care again at that time! I’ll bring some souvenirs!”

With that, Helen left for the inner part of the Free Town. I couldn’t help but think that it would be the best souvenir if she returned safely and I could check the condition of her swords.

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