Chapter 81 (1/2)

Fii frowned deeply at Doug.

“You’ve got guts, Doug!”

Standing five metres away, she pointed her wooden sword at him. Considering her short reach, it was far from her contact range. An attack from here was impossible.

The location was the outdoors apprentice knight training grounds, and the pair were currently in the midst of a mock battle.

Standing around them were other apprentice knights, exchanging fierce blows.

Well, not Fii and Doug though. The pair were not exchanging a thing.

“Doug!”

A troubled expression appeared on his face.

The reason that Fii had been angry all this time was not because he had hit her.

It was the opposite in fact; Doug had not attacked even once.

The moment that the irritated Fii took a step forward, Doug hopped another three steps back.

Fii’s frown further deepened.

“d.a.m.n it, Doug! I told you to take this seriously!”

Normally Fii preferred a docile Doug for the sake of protecting her secret. However, mock battles were a different story.

If Doug didn’t take this more seriously, it would only disadvantage them both.

But despite that…

When Fii tried to break the gap again, this time Doug leapt to the left.

The power in his legs were incredible, and the distance between them widened once again.

“URGHHHHHH!”

Although Fii stamped her feet in vexation, Doug simply maintained that troubled countenance as he watched her from far away.

His sword was still held loosely by his side, and he showed no signs of going on the offensive.

Despite still being close enough to attack, as he had demonstrated in his battle with Gorms.

The whole mock battle had been like this.

Ever since she had partnered with Doug, not once had Doug attacked her.

Not a single time.

The truth was that the gap between their abilities was immense.

Fii knew this too.

If Doug ever took this seriously, Fii would be defeated in the blink of an eye, without any chance to retaliate.

In fact, Fii and Doug fought in similar ways.

They were fighters who made use of their agility to avoid enemy strikes as they attacked.

But their ability was completely different.

Fii was certainly a natural jumper, but that was only for a girl. It was unlikely that her pure muscle power could match a boy’s.

The main advantage that her body held was its natural lightness.