Chapter 62 (1/2)

Luecke's duel uproar soon reached the ears of the academy's headmaster There was no way the acadeitimate children of the Three Lords' Houses, and they were pressed for how to respond The problem didn't just lay with Luecke, but also in that Eunius had consented to the dual And while they had tried to duke it out on the spot, Rudel had brought a stop to it

But the reason he stopped it wasn't because fighting was bad He proposed they choose an appropriate spot for their match As Rudel had simply added fuel to the fire, those concerned cursed hiht up a plan

They thought andout

”The individual h, I have no objections with the ti to participate from the start, and even if Luecke turns in an application now, I'm sure he'll make it in time Since the academy proposed it, he'll probably be able to even if he doesn't make it”

Hearing the notification from the academy, Rudel's reaction was level It wasn't as if he didn't think anything of a duel between friends But once was enough, Rudel thought it was necessary for the two of them to seriously clash

”Isn't that terrible? As a friend, that's a terrible response, Rudel?”

”Why is that? From the point of view of you Goddesses, shouldn't this be a delightful development”

Hearing that, the for would duel and becos…

”It's the best! I mean no, you're the worst! If you're their friend, you should at least hts”

She gave a wide grin as she rebuked Rudel Rudel handed her a cake to shut her up for a bit, and spent a while in thought The two of the well, but they did share soot along in the acade with both of them

Even if their houses were at odds, there was so called a sense of distance If they hated each other, they could just stay away, but the two of theth Rudel found it a mystery

”I'm sure the two of them are actually friends”

”… ? I think they really don't get along, you know? They're just getting along because you're there, or because it's interesting to be around you, right?”

Hearing the words of the former Goddess who'd finished her cake, Rudel wondered if that was the case But he decided this duel would be the perfect place for the up towards one another And before he could think about anyone else, he wanted to prioritize polishi+ng his control of his power

Luecke swung his sword alone in the boys' dorm courtyard When it caic on the back lines, so he needed to polish the close co as it was, Luecke ell aware he couldn't beat Eunius when it came to close combat

”Just how far can I go in the short ti? This battle alone is one I can't lose And there's no way I can lose to that guy (Eunius)!”

Luecke had learned a sword style focused on thrusts, but he had even less talent than Rudel The experience he'd built up didn't even reach Eunius' or Rudel's feet

That's hoas, but it wasn't as if he didn't have a chance Magic… he was more skilled in it than anyone, and his talent and the experience and knowledge he'd built up truic, he had been unable to stand against Rudel in the past, so he was unable to be conceited in it

He had a tru another hand to play, Luecke polished his swordplay

In contrast, Eunius also took up a surprising action He dropped by the rounds he would never usually approach As he usually fought centered around the sword ic

You could say that was sih his talent in the sas, but he understood that alone wasn't enough to win

Their battles with Rudel had changed Luecke and Eunius He was still polishi+ng his sword, but surely Luecke would expect that and draft up counterht Eunius So he decided to hastily acquire soic

”Tsk, that thickhead… but well, this is a good opportunity It isn't a bad thing to have a serious fight”

Eunius spoke with a ferocious sic he could use in real coht at the academy, but if he couldn't use them in battle, they were pointless That on his ic he had taken from Rudel

Touching his hands to his chest, Rudel had used a violent ic in at point blank

”I could just ask Rudel, but this is soainst that guy (Luecke), after all”

Eunius stood in front of the wall erected to fireRudel Even if it was an i his fist in ic, he slammed it in

The impact hurt his fist, but a crack spread across the wall

”That hurt like hell! If I keep at it like this, ic? Unlike the sword, it see is harder”

Eunius thought back to when Rudel had used it This time he put in more than double the mana and smacked the wall

”This is going to take some time…”

Eunius looked at the bloall as heoff, but the wall had been obliterated Normally, this wouldn't be a probleic, Euniuz recognized he was reater than he, and he couldn't be satisfied with these results

”I-I'm dooooonnee!!!”

Aleist's job change to black knight held martial arts as one of its prerequisites, and while it was hard to say it ended safely, he had succeeded Training in the arts over the course of a few rown As proof of his black knight status, he could now control the darkness from his shadow He shed tears of passion

But to thewas irrelevant More than that, hating doing things half-assed, they took Aleist's corain of excitement

”Of course there'sfroain”

”So you've come that far… finally, our dearest wishes shall too”

”For our big brothers who've already graduated, we'll learn for their share as well!”

”Eh? No We can just end it here, so I'll report to Rudel and…”