The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 163: Exercise With the Captain
Walking along the banks of the river, Kaizo found a towering cliff. This was where Victoria and the others fought against the Dragon Emperor Knight.
The cliff was still filled with destruction caused by the fight against the dragon spirit. Although the destruction was not like his fight with Viona, but it was still said to be a fierce fight.
"Thinking of outdoor baths that are not easy to build, will be completely destroyed." Muttering, he walked towards the edge of the cliff.
At the same time, he heard a faint and increasingly powerful voice as he approached.
"Well! Huh!"
Accompanied by a powerful shout, the sound of a slicing wind could be heard. Peering over from the side of the cliff, he found a girl swinging a sword.
Her hair was twintail. His body was clad in light armor. His dark brown eyes looked firm. It was the Captain of the Hybrid Knight, Eve Veilmist.
"Well, huh, huh!"
He swung his sword with a powerful movement, producing a sharp slicing wind sound. Instead of sword training, this is a style of sword ritual performed as an offering to the spirits that inhabit the river.
His graceful and spectacular sword style made Kaizo watch in awe. Her stern face profile looked very pretty.
Immediately after, Eve sheathed her sword back at her waist and bowed deeply towards the river. From the surface of the water appeared a dim light as the water spirits gathered to dance. Apparently the spirits were pleased with Eve's sword style.
As Eve wiped her sweat in relief, Kaizo greeted her, "Hi, Eve."
"Ka-Kaizo, you saw him!?" Eve turned around, her dark brown eyes wide open.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to peek," Kaizo scratched his head and walked towards Eve exclaiming, "Eve, your sword style is exquisite."
"I'm-i'm pretty!?"
"No, I'm talking about your sword style, Eve. But anyway, you're pretty too."
Eve immediately blushed and said, "You, you brash! Prepare to die, I'll make you a grated onion!" Quickly pulling his sword, he thrust the tip of his sword into Kaizo's neck.
"What the hell, suddenly angry?!"
"Me-calling me beautiful, surely it's not what you think!"
"No, I'm just saying what's on my mind."
"Ooh..." His face turned red, the Captain stuttered as if he was confused, "You, why did you come here?! Could it, peeking!?"
"Idiot, why would anyone do that!?" Kaizo frantically denied.
"Hmph, I know. After all, there's nothing worth seeing even if I take a bath in the water!" Eve suddenly shifted her gaze as if she was sulking.
As a healthy normal male, naturally that thought had crossed his mind before, but if he said this out loud, he would definitely cut it off in earnest, after all, better be quiet for now.
"I'm just about to start the morning purification ritual and practice. When is the right time for you to be here, Eve, do you want to do morning practice with me? We haven't practiced together in a long time."
Flashing out his sword, Eve coughed lightly, "Hmm, morning practice? Sure, why not?"
Back at the Academy, Kaizo would occasionally argue with Eve for morning practice. Although he also held a Hybrid Knight meeting in the morning, it was the perfect way to release the tension in his body before class.
"But is your wound okay?"
"Yes, so I want to exercise, but please don't kill me."
"All right."
The two distanced themselves and unsheathed their swords. Eve uses a long sword while Kaizo uses a short sword that she keeps for defense.
Although they both used different weapons from their actual elemental aero, this was fine for the purpose of physical training. Setting up his sword stance, Eve watched Kaizo silently.
"Come, Eve!"
As Kaizo spoke, with a loud shout, Eve attacked.
"Well!"
Despite stepping on the uneven riverfront terrain, he still made a series of aggressive slashes. The name of the Hybrid Knight Captain was really not just for show.
This was a spectacular sword fight conducted with perfect synchronicity. However, an unhappy expression slowly appeared on Eve's face.
"Kaizo, stop trying to accommodate me. If you're just playing around, I won't be happy."
"You have a point. But Eve, different from my swordsmanship trained in the Instructional School, yours is the orthodox knight sword style, right? If you try to accommodate me, you might pick up a bad habit."
"No problem. My sword style is too stiff. After the fight last night, that's what I'm very aware of. Therefore, I hope that you can teach me your sword skills. To obtain victory in this Sword Style Festival!"
Eve swung her sword in a heavy downward attack. Kaizo was obstructed as his eyes widened in surprise. This was an attack that showed the strength of Eve's determination to become stronger.
"If that's the case, I understand."
His well-trained sword style was indeed rather predictable. It might be okay to teach him some so-called unorthodox sword skills.
Kicking the ground to jump backwards for a certain distance, Kaizo turned his short sword to the reverse grip.
Eve held her sword horizontally and attacked bravely. This was based on his extremely proficient spear skill.
At that moment, Kaizo suddenly lowered his position and performed a light sweep kick.
"Aah!" Eve's eyes widened in surprise.
Although he did not fall, Kaizo took advantage of losing his balance for a moment to grab his arm and push him back to the ground.
Then he quickly paralyzed his leg. Although Eve fought desperately, it was impossible for her to escape from holding back her joints.
"Well, how cunning are you, Kaizo!"
"Even if the enemy uses a sword, it does not mean they will always fight with a sword. I think it's okay if you face noble-minded knights, but there are elementalists who fight this way."
"You may have a point." Eve grumbled with a reluctant expression. Then suddenly his face turned red.
"Eh?"
"Ka-Kaizo, this posture..."
Only when shown did he notice. The fact that he pushed a girl to the ground, their legs were intertwined. Plus the fact that Eve's skirt was slightly raised, clearly showing her black underwear.
"Sorry!" Kaizo frantically tried to stand up.
"Tu-wait!" Eve gripped her wrist tightly and exclaimed, "let this continue for a little while longer, I don't mind."
"Eh?"
Maintaining the posture of pushing Eve to the ground, Kaizo widened her eyes upon seeing her. His uniform was soaked with sweat. A chest rising and falling that trembled in each of his breaths.
Diverting her slightly wet dark brown eyes, Eve exhaled warmly as she spoke, "You must take responsibility," Eve pouted her lips as if sulking.
"Responsible?"
"The one who changed me from a knight, to a woman, is you."
"W-what, what do you mean by that!?"
As Kaizo stared dumbfoundedly, the atmosphere around him suddenly heated up.
* ᛟ ᛈ ᛋ ᛏᛒ ᛖᚠ ᚢ ᚦ ᚨ ᚱᚲ ᚹ ᚺ ᚾ *
"Burn until there is nothing left, O fire that burns, Fireball!"
A spirit magic spell could be heard, then immediately the nearby ground exploded.
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*Connected.....
*Note: This story is fictitious. If there is a similarity in the name of the character, the scene, or the story, it is a mere coincidence and there is no element of intentionality.