Vol 2 Chapter 25 (1/2)

The Birth of a Skill

(This person… I wonder just what sort of person Aria is)

I faced the girl letting out tears as she held her spear aloft

All I kneas that she was the fe with her father in Dalien, and when she thought her red faem was stolen, she tried to rely on one formerly related to her household, Zelphy-san

I knew much too little about her

I never assertively talked with her

Since I had Novem with me, I had naturally created some space between us within the house

Perhaps I was si her

“Looking down on me… Even I… Even I…!”

She probably has so she wants to say

There h her head

And yet, I…

I hold up my sabre, and take a deep breath

Looking at the girl in front of me, I readied my blade

Due to her fatigue, she’s full of openings She’s shed a considerable amount of sweat With the consecutive use of Skills, both her sta their limits

(Why was it… that I did exactly as done to me to Aria?)

Wanting someone to see them

Wanting someone to hear them

Even so, just thinking of her as a burden pushed onto s she wanted to say as well

(Is that what the ancestors were trying to get me to notice?)

I could never understand why I had to take Aria under

But right now, I get the feeling I’ve become able to understand it just a little

I… I was turning myself into Aria’s Celes

“… The next one’s going to be a serious blow”

As I said that, Aria , she made a serious face, and nodded

The ones watching us, Novem and Zelphy-san seemed a little relieved

(Even if you know you can’t win, there are things you have to challenge Wanting to be recognized… unable to forgive it Unable to bear the pain)

After waiting for Aria to collect her breathing, I broke into her stance

As I closed the distance, she swung her lance horizontally at et a hold onto it

I kicked the ground, and she looked up atdoith me sabre, Aria used her lance to take the blow

But just through the difference in power, her knees were forced to the ground

I started to hear a creaking sound, but to lock her onto the ground, I continued to increase the force I exerted

“Even with this gap in poon’t you use the Skill that supplements your own?”

On my question, a pained expression distorted her face

So that’s her answer

“You can’t use it? If that’s the case, the bandit brigade’s large man was a more skilled wielder”

I retract round with it She immediately stood, but she was covered in mud

Having been released from my hold, she corrected her stance, and stabbed at ht had started, her movements were duller

I continued to dodge her lance, and stepped into her stance, bufore hitting the hilt of my sabre into her stomach

If I gave a serious blow, Aria would really be in danger

Having been hit, the air was forcibly expelled fro steps, she took some distance

“… You won’t useany”

I tried some provocations, but it looks like she wasn’t in a state for so heavily

Only the eyes that continued to glare at ht

(So she’s resolved herself)

The difference in skill was clear as day But Aria never dropped her weapon

Seeing that situation, the ancestors inside the Jeho had been quiet for a while, offered me some advice

No, perhaps it wasn’t so like advice

The First spoke

『Watch closely, Lyle Witness thewill, and individual ability Born froranted unto mankind』

This may sound natural, but Skills had a bit of a history to them

For the huainst races afforded to them by God

The Skills that ee differ based on the person

To fight le possibility

That’s what Skills are, I’ve been told…

The red geht

“… The moment a skill is born, is it?”

The red gem she possessed made it easier for Skills with direct relation to direct combat to manifest

Just as the blue geh the Walt Faed Skills from the Support Class to surface, Aria’s clan had one that encouraged Vanguard Class Skills

“With this!!”

Aria took a strong step, and careater than before

I dodged the spear that suddenly came before my eyes, but she immediately swept it at me horizontally

I heard the Fourth’s voice

『I guess it resembles my Skill But in battle, it temporarily allows for extreme acceleration, it seems』

They looked similar, but he assured me it was different But she really did accelerate tereater amount of moves than before

Without time to evade, I pulled out my spare sabre, and used ot to take the blow

Sparks flew fro of metal

But Aria’s attack hadn’t ended

“More!”

Thrust, sweep, and cut

I dodge various attacks of the sort, and began to be forced into a defensive battle

If I lost focus, I would lose My situation changed in an instant

The Second spoke

『Vanguard Class Skills generally give these tes They’re quite troublesome』

(TL: Lyle’s are all perpetual passives (if he had the mana))

If I dodged a lance froainst consecutive blows like that, my tords were put to the defense

Sparks scatter, and the sabre blades I had just bought were starting to chip

But at the same time, I was certain that the battle was already settled

“It’s the end”

I relax irl out of breath

She was kneeling on the ground, her lance stabbed into it Using it in place of a cane, she was so

The burden of all the consecutive attacks she executed came down on her

Te speed to explosive levels to initiate a series of attacks It’s probably so like that; Aria’s Skill

Perhaps because she couldn’t concentrate any power to her legs, her body was shaking Because her own Skill had suddenly manifested, she had continued to use it recklessly

When I tried looking at my sabres, the blades was quite worn out

(I’ll have to repair or replace it)

Thinking that, I stabbed theround, and started off towards her side The surrounding earth had been level, but now it had been beaten uneven

While thinking she overdid it, I considered co later with the appropriate tools to correct it

But right now…

“That was an a Skill I was surprised”

As I call out to her, she looked up at me

“… It’s not like it would letI already know I’ Just when I had become free, I found I couldn’t be of any use at all… I didn’t ever want to return to that life again I just wanted to become able to sustain myself!”

Seeing her burst into tears, I didn’t know if it was right for me to have called out to her here

That’s just proof that I don’t know her at all

Noveic to her As the light enveloped her, she gradually stopped crying, and like that, as if she had lost consciousness, she collapsed on the ground

Zelphy-san went up to her, and propped up her body

“… That wasn’t really ayou for”

As she directed accusatory eyes at ht of what so say… in the end, I couldn’t return a response

“Lyle-sama, can you help me carry Aria-san? Her stamina and mana expenditure are more severe than they look, so I want to let her rest quickly”

Novem spoke in her usual tone, and I nodded as I approached Aria

Should I shoulder her, or lift her up normally…

And as always, starting from the First up…

『I think you should go with the princess cradle』

『Just Carry her on your back normally』

『How about putting her over your shoulder! You know, like a fireman!』

『Gently hold her in your ar her to the bed』

『If she’s unconscious, then they’re all the same』

『How about you get Zelphy to help as well? Get her to lend a shoulder or so』

『Well, you are going to be putting her on her bed, so how about e her?』

Their opinions weren’t aligned at all

Just how free these guys are, I thought, as I lifted her in my arms

Seeing that, Zelphy-san started to whistle teasingly

Novem smiled, and…

“I’m a little envious”

Saying that, she walked ahead ofthe instruments to nurse Aria

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Night

As I wasmy body around in the yard, I heard the Third’s voice

『Doing the sa to resemble the person you hate, you loath, isn’t an uncommon story』

We put Aria to bed, so today we didn’t go out, and treated today as a break

While swinging practice wooden swords in the yard, I conversed with him

“You want to say I’ht? I noticed it for the first ti Aria”

Saying that, I swung the teighted swords with all ht

『So you noticed? But what I really wanted you to notice was feelings』

Feelings…

I get what he’s trying to say Right now, I lack desperation

I can’t say being i around in circles like Aria is the way to be But thereno emotion behind my actions as well

“But it’s not like earning ht!”

I swing the tords, and get in an attack on s are, they dodge theainst them