Chapter 92 TrainingBegins

All members, stand in line!!!!

The knight leaders command resounded throughout the wide maneuvering range.

Right after that command, the members of the first and second knight unit simultaneously gathered, and finished standing in line.

I, a humble hunter from the rural area, was dumbfounded by their movements which were in perfect order.

Uwaa, theyre amazing

Looking at my dumbfounded expression, Brother-in-law-san smiled.

He seems to be really enjoying something.

All members, pay attention! His Highness Alto will speak from now

As the members of the chivalric order are paying attention, Brother-in-law-san quickly stepped forward to in front of them, and raised his voice.

He apologised for not being able to participate in training for quite some time, and announced that he will return from todays training onwards.

And.

I think all of you know as well, the First Princess, Sylphid, will be marrying.

Hes a young man with a promising future, but his inexperience is undeniable.

Therefore, I was thinking of leaving you with him and strictly train him starting from his foundation

As he declared that, I was entrusted to the team made up of the knights whom I have been indebted to during the game in the Divine Spirit Forest.

Myne-dono, I look forward to working with you

Myne-dono, lets work hard!

Although Ive met them for only two short days, the knights who I were acquainted with greeted me.

Yes! Just like what His Highness Alto said, I am a novice, so please take care of me!

After exchanging greetings, our training immediately started.

In order for the foundation, the body to get stronger, it seems that the first basic curriculum is to do long training runs.

This long training run.

Although its the basic, it seems that the knights regard this fairly highly, so there are a lot of members who would do it even if its not a training day.

I also participated in this training without using my Skills, but it was harder than I thought.

There were only people who train regularly around me, so I, who do not have enough stamina, was quickly left behind.

Its as Brother-in-law-san said.

Certainly, I understand well that I completely lack these basic things.

It was really tiring and difficult, but at any rate, I desperately chased after the backs of the knights who were running in front of me.

Its okay even if I cant catch up to them now.

However, I will absolutely complete this until the end.

As I made a strong determination, I was determined on moving my legs, and I ran for about an hour.

The long training run finally ended.

I collapsed at that spot, and devoted myself to adjust my breathing as I gasped for air.

As I did that, Brother-in-law-san who had run with us came towards me.

He seemed to be subtly sweating, but his breath isnt disordered at all.

Nice work, for persevering until the end, Myne

Haa, haa I feel my own lack of stamina

As I said that while gasping, Brother-in-law-san folded his arms and started laughing loudly.

No, its okay for you to laugh that much.

How was it? Have you come to understand what I said a little?

Yes

Since the problem of distance between the royal capital and the Town of Lucas is gone, from now on, youll come here to learn.

Listen, it might be difficult, but youll have to complete it without fail.

Firmly come with us

Saying that, Brother-in-law-san returned to the place where he looked over the knights once more.

But, Brother-in-law-san looked over his shoulder suddenly and said a few words.

Aah, I forgot to say it, you cant relieve your fatigue with recovery magic, okay?

Its important to boost your bodys ability to heal yourself, after all

Saying that, this time he left this place.

Then, while I havent fully recovered my stamina, the calisthenics started, just as Brother-in-law-san declared.

After doing calisthenics with my legs spread while maintaining my breath at a fixed rate and exhaling, pairs were formed.

In order to stretch muscles which arent usually used, ones legs were spread until an impossible angle.

In a glance, it seems like a simple practice, but its difficult in a different meaning than the previous long training run.

Thanks to the pain, I seriously felt like fainting.

The calisthenics which can be said to be hell, as expected, was conducted for about an hour like the long training run.

Im going to die

I, who once again lay down on the ground in the shape, let out a single sentence.

To me, who had never done anything like professional training until now, this is a really fresh experience, but.

As expected, a difficult thing is difficult no matter what. (TLN: Yeah Cant think of a good wording for this.

The knights are all amazing, huh

The knight leader who heard my casual mutter smiled as he called out to me.

Myne-dono, weve been doing this for a long time.

Rather, I think you are working hard even though its your first time

Un, thats certainly true.

Even my favourite sunflowers wont sprout immediately after planting the seeds.

Just like Brother-in-law-san said, accumulating everyday is important.

Un, lets keep at this!

Knight Leader-san, l truly thank you for comforting me!

I believe it is a longish break after the calisthenics.

Now then, I wonder whats the next training?

Yosh, Myne, come here. From now on, it is your personal training

Called by Brother-in-law-san, he then brought me to the edge of the training ground.

Hold this

Brother-in-law-san said that, and what he handed me was the wooden dager I used in the previous mock battle.

Mn? Are we having another mock battle??

Ill show you a few dagger styles, so look closely.

Once youve become familiar with it, Ill assign a guy who specialises in daggers, but let me first show you examples

Saying that, Brother-in-law-san showed me a few styles of using the dagger for a while.

After doing about ten styles, I was told Try doing the same thing, and I quickly attempt it.

Wrong, thats not how you do it! The way youre moving your arm is completely wrong!

Yes, thats it! Swing it! Wrong, remember how I did it just now!!

I was made to redo over and over again, and before I realised, my whole body was covered in sweat.

Lets take a break

Once again, I sat down hard on the ground.

Ill definitely have muscle pains tomorrow, I dont think theres any doubt in that.

Listen, Myne, after you finished resting, relax and try to think about your condition.

Try to naturally relax your body and cut down on unnecessary movements.

After that, you should memorise that movement with your body

While receiving such an advice, I passed my break, and once again restarted my form practice.

In the end, that days training ended two hours after that.

You worked hard, good work

As I lay down exhausted, Brother-in-law-san spoke some words of appreciation.

The joint training involving the first and second knight unit, coached by Brother-in-law-san ended without incidents.

I was overwhelmed by my own lack of stamina, rather than the lack of skill which Brother-in-law-san said.

I was able to greatly experience personally how much I relied on my Skills when battling all this time.

Uu, my bodys aching all over

Even when I tried to stand up, my legs were shivering greatly so I couldnt stand up well.

Wafu!

Mn? Waffle? Did he come for me?

As I looked in the direction of the bark, there was Waffle, wagging his tail as he was carried in Aishas arms.

Danna-sama, you look quite tired

From beside Aisha, Sylphy called out to me.

Everyone, you came

Are you alright? It seems like it has been very hard on you

Aisha looked at me worriedly.

As expected, I seem very weak in others eyes, huh.

In actuality, my legs are shaking and I cant even stand up properly.

It seems like you cant stand up. Danna-sama, here, hold on

I took the hand Sylphy held out, and somehow stood up.

However, I cant control my feet well.

Da, Da, Danna-sama

I accidentally collapsed as if pushing down Sylphy.

S, sorry!

Aisha pulled me up from my back and I was somehow able to stand up, but I blushed fiercely at the sudden accident.

Just like me, Sylphys face was also bright red.

Brother-in-law-san and the knight leader who had been looking at the scene from a distance grinned, but Ill ignore them for now.

Myne, whats wrong? Your face is red

Most likely, Waffle really doesnt understand.

However, having asked that at this timing is quite embarrassing.

N, nothing! Waffle!!

As I skillfully avoided the question, I borrowed Aishas shoulder and escaped the place with readiness.

Myne, come here tomorrow as well!

I heard Brother-in-law-sans voice coming from behind me, and after I turned my head back and nodded, I continued my escape to our room.

Even if she is my fiancee, even if it is an act of God, its a fact that I pushed her down in the presence of the public.

Talk about embarrassing.

I dont want to look at the knights faces tomorrow.

Aah, that was embarrassing

I who finally arrived at our room then tottered to the bed and collapsed on it.

If I remember correctly, I cant use recovery magic, right?

Aisha looked at me as she enquired of Sylphy, whose face was still red, as expected.

A, aah.

Only by self-healing completely with ones own strength can it be helpful

Sylphy also apologetically looked at me and clearly declared that.

Thanks, both of you.

Ill obediently enter the bath and immediately go to sleep for today

While saying that, I disobediently move my body forcibly and stood up in order to prepare to enter the bath.

Bath, bath, Im going in too

Aah, come to think of it, when we previously entered the bath, Waffle was also strangely pleased with the bath.

While dog paddling, he was happily swimming smoothly in the bath.

Un, in that case, why dont you join me?

As I said that, Waffle wagged his tail wildly and charged at me.

Ah, dont! Not today, do not tackle me

I who had trouble even with just standing on my own, couldnt stop Waffles happy tackle with his whole body.

Once again,I staggered as I collapsed onto my bed.

As I did that, Aisha and Sylphy held my arms from both my sides and helped me stand up.

Well be entering together as well

Un, I had thought that this would happen.

The training from the next day onwards was also extremely severe (for me), but at the same time, I was able to certainly noticed a good, expected result.

My body was able to move better day by day, without a doubt.

Well, even that, when compared to Brother-in-law-san, the knight leader, and the others, its still childs play.

My mood is lifted if I get results, so my motivation is gushing forth.

At any rate, I moved my body everyday as I have been told, and continued swinging my dagger.

And then, the eve of the wedding ceremony has finally arrived.

By the way, until the eve of the wedding ceremony, in other words, today, Ive completed one part of this training.

Now then, Myne, for now, well end this part for today.

Now, I was thinking of having a mock battle in order to see the results from the training

Brother-in-law-san announced to me.

Will I be battling Brother-in-law-san again?

No, youll be fighting without using Skills, its still too harsh for me to be your opponent, isnt it?

Un, its certainly as he said.

Ive seen Brother-in-law-san giving the knights lessons many times during training, but I dont think I can win against him at all.

If Skills are okay, but setting that aside, fighting with Brother-in-law-san without my Skills, I want him to hold back if possible.

Ummm, in that case, whos my opponent??

As I asked that, the knight leader led one of the knights over.

Hes the most promising one of the young members. I guarantee his strength

I see, if my opponent is a young knight, itll be just right for the me right now, huh?

Lets do our best, as if practicing with someone of higher skill!

Understood! Ill try my best!

As I returned such an answer, the young knight-san quickly came in front of me, put his hand on his chest and bowed.

Nice to meet you, Myne-dono, I am Carl, a member of the second knight unit.

Please take care of me

Un, hes a really polite person!

I feel that hes a knight among knights! No wonder he was endorsed by Knight Leader-san.

Hes busy, but spared time for my sake.

Thank you!

Thank you for being my opponent even though youre busy!

As I said that and expressed my gratitude, Knight Leader-san smiled wryly and said this.

No, he strongly wished to become Myne-donos opponent no matter what.

Thats why, you dont need to humble yourself that much

Eh? He wanted to fight me?

This is the first time Im meeting him, but I wonder if I did anything to him.

I was surely making an uneasy expression.

In a panic, Carl-san waved both his hands and explained Its not like anything happened!.

Aah, thank goodness

Probably because I was relieved, Carl-san also put his hand to his chest and felt relieved.

Un, he really seems like a good person.

Yosh, hes gone so far as to become my opponent.

Though itll only be a short while, lets test the results of my work!

Well then, the mock battle will commence! Bow to each other!

Its my first battle not using Skills, though its a mock battle.

Probably because of nervousness, I could feel the insides of my mouth becoming strangely dry.

My opponent is the hopeful young member of the knight order, Carl-san.

Because its my first time seeing him, I have absolutely no idea how he fights.

By the way, the use of AppraisalComplete was prohibited by Brother-in-law-san.

Thats why Ill have to judge with the information I have and fight.

Carl-sans weapon is the spear, and on top of that, he readied a long spear in his right hand and a short one on his left.

Its probably the Dual Wield Skill.

However, the use of Skills are prohibited in this battle.

That doesnt only apply to me, but also Carl-san, so its not a Skill, but.

Unconcerned with my confusion, the signal to start the battle came from Knight Leader-san.

Battle, start!!!

Carl-san slowly closed the distance between us along with shouts.

Fufu, Myne-dono, you seem to be perplexed? The battles already started, you know

Aah, thats certainly true.

I dont have tim to be confused.

If I were to be careless, I will suffer like when I fought with the caterpillar previously. (TLN: Waaaaay back in the first 10 chapters.)

Not to mention the fact taht I will have a family from now on.

I cant die and leave my family because of my negligence.

I also held my daggers in both of my hands, and squared off with Carl-san.

Even without Skills, the sensation when using Skills certainly remains in my body.

Because of that, this dual wielding is absolutely not some borrowed plumes.

Perhaps, Carl-sans also the same.

I see, that stance it looks splendid now.

Does that mean you werent looking at my stance and imitating it?(TLN: I have no idea. Tried my best)

Saying that, Carl-san started charging towards me with the long spear projected in front of him.

F, fast!

However, compared to when Brother-in-law-san suddenly appearing in front of me!

Ill predict Carl-sans movements as hes appraoching me, and avoid it with a back step.

After that, Ill approach his bust and get a hit in!

As I decided that in a moment, I jumped backwards until the range where the spear just barely misses.

Yosh! I avoided it!!

Thinking that, and in the moment I tried to leap in in order to counterattack, the spear which I avoided extended!

Eh!?

Understanding the situation, and I made movements to avoid it but it was too late.

In the instant I aimed to counterattack, Carl-sans long spear hit my side like a counter.

Guha!!

Although its a wooden spear, its power is tremendous.

I staggered and reflexively collapseed.

If this was serious, I would have died.

What in the world happened?

Theres no doubt I avoided Carl-sans attack.

This isnt the time to think, Carl-san thursted towards me in order to deal the finishing blow.

This time he swung his short spear downwards.

Kuh!! As if Ill let you!

I endured the pain in my flank and stacked my two daggers in the shape, and stopped the short spears blow.

Then I aimed at Carl-san and threw the dagger I was holding on my right hand.

He probably didnt think that I would let go of my weapon, Carl-san avoided it with a surprised expression but, with his surprise, his movements became large, and a moment of chance was presented.

I wont miss this chance!!

I gripped my right hand which threw out the dagger tightly, aimed at Carl-sans solar plexus and swung it at full strength.

He probably never thought that the hand which isnt using a dagger would come hitting him.

My fist accurately hit Carl-sans solar plexus.

This isnt my first time attacking with my fist without using any Skills.

Although I staggered a little, I think Ive delivered damage which isnt something to be trifled with.

Guh!

Carl-sans body bent into a shape.

Ill have to quickly take some distance and recover even a little!

Carl-san was probably thinking the same thing as well.

Like me, he back stepped and separated from me.

Kuh, I never thought that you would throw away your weapon and hit me

Now then, Ive somehow got away with a clever scheme, but theres no doubt that the situations unfavourable to me.

If I dont see through the true identity of that extending spear, Carl-sans first hit, I feel like I wont have a chance of winning.

What in the world was that?

I certainly avoided it, but.

Did I possibly made a mistake in estimating the distance?

No, that isnt it.

Although it was just barely, its a fact that I avoided it.

However, after that, the spearhead extended.

Yosh, lets test it out.

I wear the dagger I had been holding in my left hand on my waist and became unarmed.

I then relaxed, and took a relaxed stance.

Looking at my state, Carl-san frowned for a moment but immediately reset his expression and called out to me.

It doesnt seem like youve given up on this match, right?

Now, now, what are you thinking, I wonder

Dont mind it, hes only agitating me to read my thoughts.

What I have to do right now is to concentrate all my effort on evading and to know Carl-sans attacks secret.

What I learnt during the training, from the breath of the opponent and the movement of his muscles to predict his movements from such things.

Probably not really understanding the meaning of my movements, Carl-san carefully wait and see.

As expected, it seems like he isnt carelessly jumping in.

Yosh, now then.

Whats wrong? Carl-san, are you afraid of this unarmed me?

I tried to provoke him, which is unlike me, but how is it?

A direct provocation.

I understand that, but alright. Ill take the bait!

Ahaha I seem to have been found out.

However, result-wise, it seems to be good!

While smiling, he fiercely started charging towards me.

I dont know what youre thinking, but Ill end this now!

What Carl-san chose was the long spears attack, like the first one.

Yes! Thats exactly what I had been waiting for.

A blow from the spear was unleashed against me.

Un, up until now, it was a completely normal attack.

There isnt anything particularly Mn? Whats that? The movement of his shoulder muscles something feels out of place?

Huh? Whats this, its not just his shoulders, this strange sense of discomfort is?

The attack this time was different from before, and he doesnt plan to counterattack.

I didnt avoid it barely, but backstepped greatly.

Then, even while avoiding the spear, I concentrated on Carl-sans right shoulder which I felt was out of place and observed it closely.

As I did that, Carl-san pulled his shoulder back and pushed it out in front of him.

Moreover, his right pivot foot made a step forward.

I see, thats what I felt was out of place.

He changed his pivot foot and approached, huh.

By advancing his pivot foot, and pushing his spear in front after pulling back his shoulder, to the opponent, it looks like the spear had extended.

I see, certainly, this is a technique.

Devoting myself to avoiding, I had some room, and could completely avoid this attack.

As took a glance at Carl-san, I could see that he had quite the vexed expression.

It was probably a blow he was confident in.

In reality, thanks to this attack, I was driven until I was just one step short of losing.

However, if I know the trick behind it, this match is mine!

From now on, Ill start my counterattack!