Chapter 7 (1/2)

, 2015 by Ziru

A 13-Year Old’s Journey

The wooden sword and bokken exchanged blows in a compet.i.tion. However, the wooden sword was wielding with both hands and gradually had more strength put in to it. [TN: Wooden Sword = ‘bokutou‘, ‘bokken‘ is another type of wooden sword.]

Although Reyas swung his s.h.i.+eld at Ria to send her flying, Ria had let go from the wooden sword just before that.

Reyas’ movement momentarily stopped from the unexpected maneuver. It was a fatal gap.

She dove towards his chest, taking the sword from his hand. She went to slam her shoulder into the plate mail on his abdomen, and furthermore he built up strength to counter it.

According to plan!

The next instant, Ria’s body rotated around Reyas, throwing him to the ground from behind.

“Buho-”

Picking up the wooden sword she had abandoned from the ground, she rested it on the nape of his neck. Without a doubt, it was Ria’s victory.

“… Seriously… that you would abandon your sword right then…”

Reyas stood up after a moment with a complex smile.

In pure swordplay, Reyas could not yet win. However, in the sense of one-on-one combat, it was Ria’s victory.

Because the main combat in this world were mainly fights and wars against demons, empty-handed arts–throwing techniques and holds in particular–weren’t developed.

In addition to Ria being of the second dan in karate and judo in her previous life, she also studied kenpou and jiu-jutsu. As for the Skill, Taijutsu was Level 6.

Anyways, with this one goal had been reached.

Ria slipped out of the royal palace as usual, arriving at Agatha’s shop.

“I’m home~”

Even now as she lived in the royal palace, she would use that greeting when entering the shop.

“Welcome home.

Fei had returned the greetings. Lulu smiled softly.

“Lulu, I beat Reyas!”

With Ria saying that so full of confidence, Fei was surprised.

“The Sword King, Reyas-sama?”

“That’s right. Well, even though I said that I’ve only beaten him once.”

She sat next to Lulu. The counter stools were now filled.

“Where’s mother?”

“Manager went out to the guild for a request.”

“Putting that a.s.side, Ria, so that means since you won against Reyas…”

Lulu timidly asked. Ther two people present knew Ria’s decision. She was here to ask if Lulu was ready to depart.

“Yeah, as soon as you are ready, we’ll leave.”

Houu, Lulu sighed.

“Then we can leave tomorrow.

Lulu had already resigned from the Ministry of Magic. For a short while, she helped out at Agatha’s shop.

As for the goods necessary for going on a journey including food, Ria had arranged with the allowance she saved.

And so, Lulu would accompany Ria on a journey.

“Although I said that, is it really alright? This is incomparable to goblin extermination you know?”