Chapitre 32: Chapter 32
After yesterday's talk with Sialeeds, she got closer to me. Now, she is joining me and my companions in everyday tasks like going around and checking our supplies and even watching us spar.
And today is one of those days.
"Rune has its own consciousness, Gerrald. They are just like humans. The more you work it up, the stronger it will get."
"But I did not want to waste the spell I have, you know?"
"That is true, but there is a workaround to it. Each rune, especially yours, lets you control elements. Like mine."
She snaps her finger, and suddenly, a small tornado appears on her palm.
"You can train your control over elements to grow your rune. It is a little bit slower than casting your spell until they are spent but still increases your rune's power."
"I see. That makes sense. I did not use my passive power often and focused on the mana around me."
Sialeeds nods her head and says.
"It is because you are a magician, not a Rune Fighter like me. You are manipulating the mana in the air while I am manipulating the rune on my body. That is the difference."
"Yeah. I know that difference, but I never knew of the training program for Rune Fighter. I'm from a magician family, not a Rune Fighter family."
Sialeeds nods her head and says.
"Fair enough. Come on, try it out."
I nod, produce water out of thin air, and start controlling them. I keep producing the water until my Flowing Rune does not let me produce more. I nod and start to control the water using my mana.
With my [Soul Talent], controlling the water and mana around me is easier than it should be. I let them flow around me as I dance around, just like the dancer fighter I see in the Sacred Game. He is using a flexible long sword that is more of a whip but as sharp as a sword.
I move around the training ground and make my water whip as sharp as a sword by freezing the whip's edge while ensuring the whip's body is liquid to maintain flexibility. I swing my whip and cut the training dummy with ease. I then do another movement that makes my enemy unable to predict my attack and thrust my whip forward to pierce the training dummy.
I keep 'dancing' for a few minutes before stopping and looking at Sialeeds. She smiles at me and says,
"That is the fighting style of the fight that reaches the semi-final, right?"
I smile at her and say.
"Yup. I'm not as flexible as him, but my body type is the same as him. I can perform eighty to eighty-five percent of his fighting style."
Even with the help of [Marital Talent], I still cannot perform a hundred percent of the fighting style that requires a certain body type. I still need to train my body to the limit to be as flexible as the man who uses this fighting style.
"That alone is already amazing. Can you teach me some of them? As much as I know how to use my chakram, I cannot fight in close combat. Most of the time, I throw them instead of fighting in close combat with them."
I nod and say.
"I don't mind. I can teach you some fighting styles that might suit your body shape. How about a short sword or a knife?"
"What is the difference?"
"If you decide to use a short sword, you cannot struggle when you switch between your chakram and your short sword. They are rather long but short enough to be quickly used after switching your weapon. As for knives, they are quickly taken out, and you can attack more quickly, but the negative is that they are short and do not have much range."
Sialeeds thinks for a few seconds before nodding her head.
"Please teach me how to use a knife."
"Sure. Let's do that."
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Sialeeds, Nikea, and I are sitting in the gazebo, enjoying the wine I brew and eating some cheese on crackers.
Yesterday was a weird day for me. For some reason, Nike and Sialeeds become friends after talking for an hour. They are now like a sister, talking to each other and getting close to me all the time.
I shake my head and enjoy the night while hearing Nikea and Sialeeds talking and laughing at the joke they are telling each other.
While drinking the wine, I can see Lelei walking toward us and bowing a little when they arrive.
"Lady Sialeeds, Sir Gerrald. Lady Lucretia is asking for you to meet her and the others in the guest bedroom."
"Huh? Do you know why?"
"I think discussing it inside the room would be good."
Sialeeds and Nikea look at me. I release a sigh and get up from my seat.
"Let's go and hear what is going on."
The two women nod their heads, and we follow Lelei to the guest bedroom. When we get inside the bedroom, we can see Freyjadour, Lyon, Georg, Kisara, the right-hand woman of Admiral Raja, Kyle, one of the Queen's Knights who arrived three days ago, and Lucretia.
Lelei leaves us and guards the door. Sialeeds walks forward and says.
"Georg! You are here! Where have you been? You have been missing for two days."
Georg looks at Lucretia, and she nods her head.
"I'll get things started then. Lucretia, your intuition was right. I found troops hiding in the Southern Forest. They weren't wearing anything that might give away their identity. But I'm positive they were from Armes."
We already know about this news, but Kisara, who just arrived this morning, looks at Georg in shock.
"What?! Armes?!"
Georg nods his head and continues.
"But that's not all. I saw a certain someone we're all very... familiar with. I didn't want to get too close, but it didn't matter -- I could spot that ridiculous getup from a mile away. It was our old friend Euram Barows."
The entire room looks at Georg in shock.
"Euram?! That pompous man?!"
Kyle asks Georg, who only nods at his question. Sialeeds puts her hand on her chin and says.
"Now that I think about it, I haven't seen him around here lately. Why was he there, though?"
"Because... my father is joining forces with Armes."
I look to the door and see Luserina Barrow, the daughter of Salum Barrow, walk inside the room.
"My father has been exchanging letters with Armes nobles for some time now, and the letter says he's 'borrowing' soldiers from the Armes Southern Mountain Corps."
"Borrowing soldiers?"
Lyon asks out loud.
"That's why Lord Barrows approached the Prince with talk of creating a new country."
Lucretia says while looking at the prince, who nods his head. Kisara clicks her tongue and says.
"I see... The Southern Forest troops will show up as the Prince's reinforcements during the battle against General Novum. It'll seem like the Prince himself has made a deal with Armes. And that will make it impossible to refuse Lord Barrows when he insists on creating a new nation. A nation with a little string called 'Armes' attached."
"And if he gets you to marry Luserina after you become 'King,' Salum will be your father-in-law, Your Highness."
Georg finishes Kisara's words. Sialeeds looks to the ceiling and starts to laugh.
"Ha! Hahahahaha! Hilarious! He is no different than Godwin! In fact, he might be worse!"
I put my hand on her shoulder. She looks to the ground and grits her teeth in frustration.
"Dammit... Dammit! Our country isn't some plaything for damn nobles to fight over! If only my sister and Ferid were still here, they'd…"
"Sialeeds…"
I walk in front of her and hug her. I even wiped a tear that came out of her eyes. She smiles at me and looks at Freyjadour.
"Frey, I've had it! Let's get out of here! I can't take this anymore!"
However, before the prince can say something, Lucretia walks forward and says.
"Just a moment. If we left now, Raftfleet would be our only ally. My apologies to Kisara, but we'd never be able to stand up to the Godwins then."
Sialeeds looks at Lucretia in frustration and shouts.
"Then what the hell are we supposed to do?!"
"Let's let Lord Barrows be the bad guy here."
"'Bad Guy'?"
"If we do, though, it might mean the ruin of Lord Barrows' reputation."
Lucretia looks at Frey and says.
"Prince, what would you like to do?"
Frey thinks for a second before looking at Lucretia and says.
"We have to do it."
Lucretia nods and looks at the daughter of Lord Barrows.
"Fine, then. Luserina, you're all right with this, correct?"
Luserina nods with a sad but resolute expression.
"Yes. Don't worry about me. This is no one's fault but my father's own. Yes. Don't worry about me. This is no one's fault but my father's own."
Lucretia looks at Luserina with a small smile and nods her head.
"It's settled, then. First of all, I need everyone to pretend we never had this discussion. Then, I want everyone to…"
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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