บท 31: Humans have no honor!

Their bodies blurred in motion and after a moment, the sound of steel hitting steel was heard. It didn't end there, and many similar sounds filled the space as they quickly exchanged blows.

After a few collisions, Rain realized that his strength was far greater than hers, allowing him to quickly push her aside. However, it didn't affect her much and she dodged all the dangerous blows, making up for her lack of strength with her incredible agility.

It was forbidden to use magic during such sparring, so one had to rely on one's skill with weapons and the strength of one's bloodline.

Figuring he had probed her enough, Rain began using the sword techniques Astrid had recently taught him.

The elf's eyes flashed in surprise as his movements quickened and at the same time became more fluid, and she barely had time to deflect his sword swing. But Aelorian quickly gathered herself and focused on the battle again.

With this change, Rain got the full advantage in the fight, continuing to drive her into a deep defense. Finally, Rain managed to find a weak spot in her defense, and he landed a precise blow.

Contrary to his expectations, the blow never reached its target as she dodged it at the last moment at a ridiculous angle and jumped some distance away from him.

These movements were beyond simple body dexterity.

Aelorian's look at him read surprise as she spoke with arrogance in her voice.

"I didn't expect to have to use it against you. You can be proud of–"

"Ackh!"

Her words were interrupted when Rain made a sharp lunge.

'Does she really think her opponent will wait for her to finish her pathos phrase?'

However, even though the speed of this attack greatly surpassed the previous attack, the outcome did not change, and she still dodged it as well.

"Y-you!!!"

Aelorian was stunned by this, in her opinion, despicable attack.

Rain didn't waste time with words, preferring to answer her with his own blows.

Rain kept attacking, but every time it looked like the blow was about to hit her, she dodged it. As time went on, Rain's initiative waned, and she responded to his attacks more and more often.

'She's almost invulnerable to my sword attacks. Learning that magic is forbidden here, it must be one of her bloodline's abilities.'

He watched each of his failed attacks closely and noticed that before the blow reached her, a barely perceptible fluctuation in the air allowed her to avoid it.

Rain shifted his gaze to her jiggling breasts.

'I just need a change of tactics.'

With these thoughts, Rain allowed a few faint gaps in his defenses that did not go unnoticed to the elf's keen eyes.

Normally Aelorian would have thought twice before falling into such an obvious trap, but right now her pride was badly hurt that she still hadn't defeated him, especially considering that her bloodline made her invulnerable to his sword.

She made a strong lunge aimed at one of his gaps in his defenses, but thanks to her enhanced senses Rain was able to dodge.

'Expectedly, but it won't help you.'

Aelorian immediately shifted her gaze to his sword, preparing to dodge and end things with her next attack.

"Uckh?!"

When she felt something, she looked down and noticed that at some point a hand had appeared in the area of her breasts. After a moment, it grabbed her by the suit and pulled her toward it, making her lose her balance.

*Thud*

When she came to, she found herself pinned to the floor by the weight of his body while one of his hands held both of her arms tightly.

A smirk appeared on his lips as he spoke.

"Looks like I won."

Recovering from the shock of being in such a humiliating position, she cried out with indignation.

"I'll never take that as your victory!"

Rain only grinned, running his free hand over her curves and feeling the warmth of her body.

"What does that matter?"

She wriggled beneath him and tried her best to break free of his grip. However, with her main advantage, agility, out of her reach, she could not resist his superior strength. Therefore, Aelorian made a desperate attempt to press him with her words.

"Humans have no honor!"

Rain looked back at the girl lying helplessly beneath him.

"If that is the price of honor, I will not hesitate to give it up."

His hand traveled down her stomach, moving slowly upward until he reached her perky breasts. Enjoying the minty scent of her body, he began to caress with his fingers the thin fabric separating him from her bare skin.

Sensing this, Aelorian immediately blushed heavily and after a couple seconds of hesitation, she said in a barely audible voice.

"...okay, I admit I lost, just let me go."

Some of their classmates noticed their unconventional pose, but most ignored it because they didn't have time to be distracted from their opponents.

Only two pairs of eyes kept their gaze on them.

The first, of course, belonged to the hero Cale, and the second...

*Crackle*

The shards of the split sword fell to the floor, echoing with a ringing sound around the room.

"Sister, are you all right?"

Eliana asked in a worried voice, seeing her sister's small hand clutching the remains of the broken sword tightly.

"Ha-ha, it must be defective."

Liana replied with a smile, keeping her gaze on the couple lying on the floor.

Even Eliana had trouble understanding her sister at times, so she followed her gaze and saw Rain pinning the elf to the floor.

'Is Liana worried that brother will do something to this elf princess and it will affect our family's reputation?'

Making as logical an assumption as possible for herself, Eliana went back to practicing.

When Rain's movements didn't stop, and even became more tempting, Aelorian realized he'd chosen to ignore her words. When the faint tingling in her lower body came, she felt a twinge of fear, so she overcame her pride and spoke in a louder voice.

"I-I admit I lost, so get off me."

Rain continued to savor the softness and warmth of her body for a while longer before getting up off of her.

Aelorian quickly shrugged off this humiliating position, rising to her feet and glaring fiercely at him.

"Another round~?"

Rain asked with obvious amusement, looking at her red face.

Aelorian gritted her teeth and silently picked up her two daggers from the floor.

'There's no way I'm letting my guard down again'

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