Chapter 33 (1/2)

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We continued to face-off against each other.

If we move recklessly here the King and others will get injured.

Aren-sama has quite some ability as well so speaking of battle potential we clearly have the advantage.

Ah–, this would have already been over had Leon-sama not jumped out before ..

“Saa, Ririinjou, drop that dangerous looking sword, and go to the side of the King and others.”

“If I let go of my weapon you would come attack me right away, wouldn’t you?”

“Haha, I wouldn’t do such an uncivilized thing. Saa, swinging around something like that which you aren’t used to is dangerous.”

Did the Duke not see me defeating the soldiers just then.

Something I’m not used to, you say .. but I’m extremely accustomed to it, though.

If could continue fighting even if I dropped my sword. But engaging in hand-to-hand combat with my current appearance is a bit .. I’m not on the level of the Duke but even I would wonder what to think of that as a lady?

Still, I can’t be picky about the method right now.

“Ririina! Don’t worry about us, you go escape!”

Leon-sama who is unchallenged in being unable to read the situation, exclaimed so.

There’s no way I could escape from here having promised to protect Leon-sama and the others, now is there.

Moreover, even if I made a strategic retreat here that would still result in a game over.

The probability that I wouldn’t be able to see them ever again afterwards is high.

“Prince Leon .. can you be quiet for a while? I think there are a lot of issues with your behaviour, as royalty.”

As if astounded the Duke offered Leon-sama his honest advice.

Indeed, as royalty there were lots of issues, but suddenly starting a revolt because of that was unreasonable.

If we simply continued our stand-off like this, I didn’t know whether they would have reinforcements coming.

I absolutely didn’t want to create any regrets so I am going to to all I can!

I whispered in a small voice so that only Aren-sama could hear me.

‘When I engage please follow up on that.’

He faintly nodded in response.

In the next instant I flung my sword at the Duke.

In the small opening when the Duke flinched I dashed forward, closed the distance to the soldier keeping Leon-sama in check and kicked him flying.

Right now I couldn’t be thinking about my skirt.

Following up on that I kicked away the weapons of the soldiers surrounding Rachel-sama and finished them off with a seoi nage .

Aren-sama continued to take out soldiers barehanded just like before.

Now then, with this it should be alright, shouldn’t it?

As I looked around thinking so .. for some reason Leon-sama and the Duke were standing off against each other readying their swords?

“Duke! You alone I can’t forgive! To try to hurt Ririina, and even try to kill her!”

” .. Prince Leon, you really don’t have anything except Ririinjou in that head of yours. You are someone who ought to become the King of this country. If, perhaps, you must wield that sword against me, aren’t there other reasons you should be doing so for?”

The Duke made a slightly sorrowful face.

Not minding that Leon-sama commenced his attack on the Duke.

They both struggled for supremancy against the other.

How to say it, this wasn’t a mood one could really interrupt.

Maybe because of his youth Leon-sama had started to push his opponent back.

The Duke was doing his best to only receive the attacks.

‘Kaki—n!’

The sword the Duke had been holding got flung away by Leon-sama.

Leon-sama continued to try and attack the now weaponless Duke as if to finish him off.

That’s bad, at this rate the Duke will ..