Chapter 66 (1/2)

CSWH Chapter 67: My Training after a Long Time

The next day, I had a break frorounds for the first time in a while

Naturally, I was dressed up as Mel

”Huh? Mel, it's been a while!”

”Shurei-san! Long time no see! ……huh, there's only thisaround the surroundings, I tilted e number of people, but today it was quite quiet

”Ahh, it's because today the training grounds are open only to the Guard Corps……when he finds out that Mel came today, I' that he wanted to have a ainst you to sho he's improved, but you haven't come by lately so he couldn't”

”Fufufu Lately I've been skipping out on training, so right noouldn't be a , you say……have you been feeling unwell?”

”No, it's not like that but……”

It wasn't like I could say that I got engaged, so I muddled my words

”Well, if it's not because of that then it's fine……I'll work that weakened body of yours hard, so prepare yourself”

”With pleasure!”

The long-awaited training caused my body scream early on

By the ti,was rapid

On top of that, ined, noas reacting a few seconds late

Even though those few seconds of error would be fatal in a real battle

Since ht difference between e and reality, which may have also played a factor in it

”As expected, this is no good Just by not training for a little bit, my instincts become dull, and more importantly, it becomes harder to move my body”

I involuntarily muttered thus as I wiped my sweat

Since Rui has allowedtime bit by bit in the future……at the time when I had decided on that-

”……oi oi Are you seriously saying that?”

Hearing a shocked voice froh, I reflexively whirled around

”Kuroitsu-san! ……huh, I thought that the training grounds were only open to the Guard Corps today……?

”I had some business with the General When I was just about to head back, I dropped by to invite Shurei out to drink but……to think that you'd be here too”

”It has been a while since we last talked, Kuroitsu-san”

”Yeah, long ti that Has it really been a while since you last trained?”

”Yes Is Kuroitsu-san not aware of that too? I haven't coht?”

”That's true……that is indeed the case Then, what's with that?”

Kuroitsu-san pointed at the st the opponents but……”

”Your skills haven't gone down at all!”

”That's not true I aainst will understand, but each of ht, andeveryone froainst theainst a first-time opponent”

”……no, you If you are able to react when fighting against members of the Guard Corps from the Anderson Marquis House, then I think that's st the troops during the previous serial child kidnappings, there were so people……the world is vast If I becoth, eventually I will have the rug pulled out fro at……”

He seemed rather amazed at my words……and a rather tired air surrounded Kuroitsu-san as he ed from the past……and before that, in order to wield the sword one needs an appropriate resolve, right? If I hold my sith some half-hearted skills and resolve, then I'll instead be exposing the people around er That is hen I pick up my sword, I will not allow myself to have half-hearted skills or resolve If I want to continue wielding it, then I think that it is required that I continue to tely”

I think I finally understood after those serial child kidnappings

I knew……I believed that I had comprehended it

That a sword that was meant to protect those without power must never break

However, I had not truly understood it

Because the people that were standing behindpeople in their own right

……during that incident, it was different

Behind me were people that could not even protect their own bodies by theh it was joint operation with the Army, at that place there wasn't anyone from the Army there except for irls on my own

……if at that tiirls and collapsed?

I am sure that they would not have been able to stay safe