“But, isn't it dangerous?”
“Don't worry, these are just practice weapons”
Koutarou smiled and touched the blade of his own sword. Their weapons were both intended to be used for practice, so the blades had been swapped out with a softer material. In short, there was no worry for any injuries.
“Okay, I'll give it a shot”
Ruth nodded and showed a serious expression. She readied her sword and pointed the tip towards Koutarou. It was a beautiful form, just like Koutarou had taught her.
Hmm... her form is good, but she's hesitant in her aim. And...
Ruth's intention to attack was moving around Koutarou, looking for an opening. When he was facing Flair, she would have already decided on where to aim. Since this was a difference in experience, Koutarou felt like it couldn't be helped.
“Here I come!”
Ruth stepped forward. Her movements were different from that of a girl her age. The results of her physical training showed itself here as well.
It's just as I thought...
However, Koutarou had sensed a problem within the spiritual energy that Ruth was emitting. He felt like it was a bigger problem than not settling for a target.
“Ruth-san, be more serious”
“I'm being serious!”
Ruth moved in with a swift step and thrust while extending her arm. Koutarou responded by changing the incline on his sword a little.
When he did, Ruth's thrust struck the flat of his sword and recoiled.
“This is, my best!”
Despite her first strike being blocked, Ruth didn't stop. Ruth spoke as she unleashed attack after attack. Her combination didn't just consist of thrusts, but also slashes, and this was without a doubt Ruth's current best. Meanwhile, Koutarou read her aura and blocked her attacks while trying to think of a way to explain to her. Since she had just started her practice, Koutarou still had enough room to think while parrying her attacks.
“That's not what I meant... Uhm, I want you to seriously try to kill me”
After deflecting several thrusts, Koutarou moved smoothly as he explained to Ruth.
“Try to kill, Satomi-sama...?”
However, Ruth who was just listening completely stopped. Still holding her sword she furrowed her brows and showed a troubled expression.
“That's right. Ruth-san, you're trying to avoid hurting me, right?”
“That's... that's true, but...”
Ruth lowered her sword and after glancing down on it, she gazed at Koutarou, deep in thought. However, she quickly shook her head.
“That would be hard. Satomi-sama is not an enemy after all...”
“It's a training weapon, so I'll be okay”
”Even if you say that...”
Ruth was very troubled. Since she had such trust in Koutarou, it was difficult for her to seriously turn her sword against him.
This had been the problem that Koutarou had sensed. Ruth's sword was too gentle. Even if her hesitant aim had been because of her lack of experience, her gentleness limited her potential targets. As a result, her abilities were limited even more than her lack of experience.
“Then how about this. Imagine that I suddenly betrayed you and that I'm now about to attack Theia”
After thinking for a while, Koutarou came up with that suggestion. Ruth's gentleness was a big merit, but at this rate, it would become an obstacle in their training. So he wanted Ruth to forget about her gentleness during their practice.
“That's not possible”
However, Ruth shook her head again. To her, it was a flat out impossibility that Koutarou would turn on Theia. If that hadn't been the case, she wouldn't have asked him to serve Theia.
“Now what do I do...”
Koutarou smiled wryly while scratching his head. He was happy that Ruth believed in him, but this was a problem if he was going to teach her how to sword fight.
Just like Yurika, Ruth isn't suited to fight... It would probably be the same, even if I wasn't her opponent.
Ruth's sword would surely dull even if she was facing Yurika, Sanae or even Kiriha. She was just too gentle.
“Then how about this. Your opponent isn't me, but an assassin targeting Theia”
“Then... could you please hide your face... when I'm looking at your face, I naturally let my guard down, Satomi-sama...”
Ruth understood what Koutarou was trying to say as well. But even then it was hard for her to point her sword against someone she trusted as much as Theia.
Satomi-sama is being too unreasonable. There's no way an assassin would have such a kind face...
It was hard enough for Ruth to show any hostility towards Koutarou as it was. But since he would show a gentle and somewhat lonely expression whenever she held her sword, any hostility and will to fight she had was erased. In this sense, there was no one harder for Ruth to point a sword against than Koutarou.
“Was I making such a funny face?”
Koutarou touched his own face, unaware of Ruth's feelings. Seeing him like that, her feelings unintentionally turned into words and escaped from her lips.
“But, isn't it dangerous?”“Don't worry, these are just practice weapons”Koutarou smiled and touched the blade of his own sword. Their weapons were both intended to be used for practice, so the blades had been swapped out with a softer material. In short, there was no worry for any injuries.“Okay, I'll give it a shot”Ruth nodded and showed a serious expression. She readied her sword and pointed the tip towards Koutarou. It was a beautiful form, just like Koutarou had taught her.Hmm... her form is good, but she's hesitant in her aim. And...Ruth's intention to attack was moving around Koutarou, looking for an opening. When he was facing Flair, she would have already decided on where to aim. Since this was a difference in experience, Koutarou felt like it couldn't be helped.“Here I come!”Ruth stepped forward. Her movements were different from that of a girl her age. The results of her physical training showed itself here as well.It's just as I thought...However, Koutarou had sensed a problem within the spiritual energy that Ruth was emitting. He felt like it was a bigger problem than not settling for a target.“Ruth-san, be more serious”“I'm being serious!”Ruth moved in with a swift step and thrust while extending her arm. Koutarou responded by changing the incline on his sword a little.When he did, Ruth's thrust struck the flat of his sword and recoiled.“This is, my best!”Despite her first strike being blocked, Ruth didn't stop. Ruth spoke as she unleashed attack after attack. Her combination didn't just consist of thrusts, but also slashes, and this was without a doubt Ruth's current best. Meanwhile, Koutarou read her aura and blocked her attacks while trying to think of a way to explain to her. Since she had just started her practice, Koutarou still had enough room to think while parrying her attacks.“That's not what I meant... Uhm, I want you to seriously try to kill me”After deflecting several thrusts, Koutarou moved smoothly as he explained to Ruth.“Try to kill, Satomi-sama...?”However, Ruth who was just listening completely stopped. Still holding her sword she furrowed her brows and showed a troubled expression.“That's right. Ruth-san, you're trying to avoid hurting me, right?”“That's... that's true, but...”Ruth lowered her sword and after glancing down on it, she gazed at Koutarou, deep in thought. However, she quickly shook her head.“That would be hard. Satomi-sama is not an enemy after all...”“It's a training weapon, so I'll be okay””Even if you say that...”Ruth was very troubled. Since she had such trust in Koutarou, it was difficult for her to seriously turn her sword against him.This had been the problem that Koutarou had sensed. Ruth's sword was too gentle. Even if her hesitant aim had been because of her lack of experience, her gentleness limited her potential targets. As a result, her abilities were limited even more than her lack of experience.
“Then how about this. Imagine that I suddenly betrayed you and that I'm now about to attack Theia”
After thinking for a while, Koutarou came up with that suggestion. Ruth's gentleness was a big merit, but at this rate, it would become an obstacle in their training. So he wanted Ruth to forget about her gentleness during their practice.
“That's not possible”
However, Ruth shook her head again. To her, it was a flat out impossibility that Koutarou would turn on Theia. If that hadn't been the case, she wouldn't have asked him to serve Theia.
“Now what do I do...”
Koutarou smiled wryly while scratching his head. He was happy that Ruth believed in him, but this was a problem if he was going to teach her how to sword fight.
Just like Yurika, Ruth isn't suited to fight... It would probably be the same, even if I wasn't her opponent.
Ruth's sword would surely dull even if she was facing Yurika, Sanae or even Kiriha. She was just too gentle.
“Then how about this. Your opponent isn't me, but an assassin targeting Theia”
“Then... could you please hide your face... when I'm looking at your face, I naturally let my guard down, Satomi-sama...”
Ruth understood what Koutarou was trying to say as well. But even then it was hard for her to point her sword against someone she trusted as much as Theia.
Satomi-sama is being too unreasonable. There's no way an assassin would have such a kind face...
It was hard enough for Ruth to show any hostility towards Koutarou as it was. But since he would show a gentle and somewhat lonely expression whenever she held her sword, any hostility and will to fight she had was erased. In this sense, there was no one harder for Ruth to point a sword against than Koutarou.
“Was I making such a funny face?”
Koutarou touched his own face, unaware of Ruth's feelings. Seeing him like that, her feelings unintentionally turned into words and escaped from her lips.
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