Chapter 480: 「Why Is This Happening...?」
「Why is this happening...?」
The place where Serena’s brother, Leon, practically dragged me to was a vast training ground.
「We’ve dedicated an entire floor to this training facility! The Marquis Holz House is one of the most prestigious military families of the Empire, after all! Not only the men, but the women also undergo a fair amount of training! Well, in Serena’s case, it went a bit too far.」
As he said this, Brother-in-law looked off into the distance with a somewhat distant gaze. He must have had his fair share of struggles as Serena’s brother.
「You only met Serena’s younger sisters in the salon, right? That is because the older ones have already married into other families or taken husbands and left the main house...」
「I see.」
It seems that the noble daughters of the Empire marry at a relatively young age. Wait, wasn’t adulthood around eighteen here? I guess it’s common to get engaged before reaching adulthood and then marry or take a husband as soon as they come of age. In that sense, Chris, who captured me early on, is properly adhering to the nobility’s customs.
「Well, that’s that! Let’s get started, shall we?」
「I would prefer not to do this... Also, what’s with all these people who look like they’re waiting for their turn?」
「Of course, they’re the ones who will be sparring with you! Naturally, I’ll be joining too!」
「I really, really don’t want to... And you’re all holding real swords with blunted edges, aren’t you?」
Some time ago, when I trained with the Imperial Guard at the Imperial Castle, we used safe, training swords equipped with advanced judgment devices. However, it seemed that the Marquis Holz House’s training grounds didn’t have such devices.
「Do you dislike this sort of thing? I’m surprised. I thought you’d have a more combative nature, considering you’re a mercenary.」
「I don’t think anyone who gleefully jumps into danger lasts long as a mercenary... or succeeds, for that matter.」Discover new chapters at novelbin(.)com
Charging at a formidable enemy without a plan, shouting ‘I’m not afraid of you!’—that’s nothing but a death flag, as far as I’m concerned.
「Is that so...? But aren’t you known as ‘Crazy Hiro’ for being such a reckless daredevil?」
「People just call me that on their own. It’s not like diving into a swarm of crystal lifeforms with a single ship is such a big deal.」
「No, I don’t think that’s an exaggeration at all...」
「Why no one understands me... Well, I’m not really into this, but I can’t exactly embarrass you after you went to the trouble of gathering all these people.」
Saying this, I moved to a corner of the training ground where several practice swords were laid out and picked out a suitable one. They are of quite good quality—or rather, on closer inspection, they are made of the same material as the monomolecular blades used by nobles, just without the edge. They are really battle-oriented—or maybe they really like their swords, still, they’ve really spent a lot on this.
「I’ll take these two. Give me a moment to prepare.」
「Yes, thank you for accepting! We’ll prepare ourselves as well!」
With that, Leon went over to talk to my opponents, probably sons of nobles, who were waiting in the training ground. Leon has a natural leader type of vibe, or something like that. He seems to have a knack for leading people—forceful, yet somehow not unpleasant. Is that what they call charisma?
I stretched and lightly swung the practice swords to get a feel for my body. The clothes I was wearing were fairly formal, meant for special occasions, but they had enough flexibility not to hinder my movements, even when swinging a sword or engaging in combat. After all, they’re originally military uniforms.
「We’re ready.」
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