Chapter 48 (2/2)

The red-haired girl thought for a moment, and shook her head.

「Even so, I want to get stronger. I want to get better with the sword. The sword is fun, after all」

That is right, the sword is fun.

Bruno was able to get happy as long as he swung his sword.

It was alright if there was no magic.

「Then, this is the last question. Why do you want to be my disciple? Yesterday, I lost to Laura. If you want a master, then isn't Laura better?」

「It's true that Laura won. Laura is strong. But, she is just strong. With sword techniques, Bruno-san looked cooler」

「Cool……」

Bruno felt something deep in his heart.

What is this, he thought.

Up until earlier, he was feeling down, but right now, he is full of motivation.

「I got it. The questions are over here. The remaining thing is the practical test. Even if you have the will, if you're just decently strong, you can't become my disciple」

「I know……here I come!」

And so, the sword fight of Bruno and the red-haired girl have started.

Of course, it is not a proper fight.

To see the strength of the girl, Bruno started to defend at first, just to see what kind of attack would come from her.

The giant sword that is as tall as her, she used it at great speed.

If it is just with speed, she is already first cla.s.s.

There would be no problem even if she immediately debut to a C-Rank adventurer right now. No, it might be no problem with B-Rank as well.

However, he weakness is clear.

If it is against weak enemies, she would be able to overwhelm them with just this speed, but her swordsmans.h.i.+p is very simple.

She is doing her best adding feints here and there, but her experience is not enough at all.

「I see. This time, I'll attack. Defend properly」

The girl hesitated for half an instant to the sudden change of the flow, but she was able to barely receive Bruno's sword.

For a kid, she has good reactions, Bruno thought.

It was as if she knew the movement of Bruno's sword.

「Ojou-chan. Is it that, you have received Laura's sword in school?」

「I'm training the sword everyday with Laura」

「Ohh, I see. Laura, that girl, she really haven't started to hate the sword huh」

While getting cheered up with that, Bruno sent out slashes.

Of course, he is holding back very much.

If he did not do so, the red-haired girl would already be cut in slices.

Even so, he thought that the girl's movements are worthy of his praise.

She could even respond well towards the slashes that he thought he had overdone.

「……Bruno-san. It's boring just to defend, so I'll attack as well」

「Ohh, that's some good spirit. Do it if you can!」

In a blink of an eye, the girl's movement changed dramatically.

Her body glowed faintly and her speed became almost double.

(This is the Serious Mode with fighting spirits……no, it's the strengthening magic!)

With that, even Bruno was caught by surprise.

However, he is not someone who would get injured because of this much.

He only got a little cold sweat.

「Ojou-chan, you're good. What's your name again?」

「Anna Arnett」

「I see, Annchan huh! As you wish, during the summer vacation, I'll let you be my disciple. But, this is fun, so let's fight like this for a while!」

「Just what I want, desu」

And from there on, for a few minutes, Bruno played with Anna.

It was a very, very fun time.

He remembered the times when he taught the sword to Laura.

He did not mind at all that his opponent has used strengthening magic.

Vanguard is good. Sword is good.

And even if magic mixes in with that, good things are good things.

(I see, it was such a simple thing!)

Laura and Charlotte are looking at Bruno and Anna's fight from the nearby shrubs.

「Annsan, thank goodness that she safely became a disciple desu wa」

「Yes. Also, Otou-san cheered up. Thank goodness〜」

And when they were talking like that, Dora quickly approached them.

「Fufufu, just as planned. He'd get so down when he's feeling down, but he would cheer up with just a little opportunity. What a simple person」

Dora let out a voice that it was as if she reminisces something.

There must be many things that Laura does not know.

“The two of them, before being my father and mother, they're husband and wife huh〜”ーーLaura had those thoughts that is a little grown up.

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