The Elemental Sword Demon King
Episode 40: Sudden Affairs
"That's true too. However, there might be a better member for the team and he might be unexpectedly close."
"Ahem, ahem."
Kaizo finally realized and said inwardly, (Ahh, so. So that was the reason he brought up the topic about the team.)
"Hey, Victoria, give me a minute."
"What's? Ja-don't suddenly breathe in my ear."
"Why did you get red? Lend me your ear for a second and listen." Kaizo whispered into Victoria's ear in a soft voice.
"For some reason, this princess obviously wants to join us as a comrade, but are you against it?"
"Truly against it." Victoria answered immediately.
"Why? The aura was more than enough with his combat power."
"That, even I recognize his power. However, no. We suffered in a duel with Eve a while ago, didn't we? Because he didn't even think the slightest bit about teamwork."
"Well, that...."
It was certain that in the duel with Eve's group the other day, despite being a marksman, she stood in the most conspicuous place for some reason and was knocked down at first.
"So, besides, Aura and you...."
"Hn? Did you say anything?"
"Ah, it's okay, after all, it's not! No Aura!"
"Err, this goes without saying, but isn't he a bit pathetic?"
"W-what are you two talking about secretly?!" While twirling the front of her platinum blonde hair with her index finger, Aura looked at them with an agitated and nervous expression.
"What?"
Victoria groaned as if displeased, "I understand. I'll try asking for now."
He took a deep breath and nodded. There were two months left until the opening of the Sword Style Festival.
He may have reconsidered and accepted that this was not the time to dispute his wishes anymore.
"Hey, Aura."
"W-What's up, Victoria Blade?" The aura stiffened and his voice sounded a little excited.
"You, by any chance, want to get into my team?"
"I-idiot, you're asking too bluntly!" Kaizo shouted in a soft voice.
Inquiring Aura, who was such an arrogant girl in such a way, Aura's finger that was twisting a bundle of her hair stopped.
"Hm, if you think about what you suddenly said," she placed her hand on her waist and pointed towards Victoria with a push. "Aren't you the one who wants to join my team?"
"Huh?" Victoria's eyebrows were firmly raised.
"What did you say? Are you an idiot? You'll join my team!"
"Rejected, rejected, rejected. You two will join my team!"
The two princesses started to quarrel about something trivial. They really won't look eye to eye.
"Both are the same, right." Kaizo.
"It's completely different!"
"It's completely different!"
They scream together. Only at times like this did their breaths sync up.
"Uhm, both of them are desperate, it is very unlikely for them to become a team."
"Really, can't you just shut up? This is a public place!" A cold voice echoed in the salon cafe.
Everybody turn around. At the entrance, a beautiful twintail girl, wearing light armor, stood up.
"Geev!" Victoria with a frown groaned. Another barrier came. He had an expression that said that.
Eve Veilmist's. The captain of the Hybrid Knights, who observed the public morale of the academy. She was charming in appearance that was completely opposite to her strict personality.
At first, when he entered the academy, just because he was a male elementalist, he was prejudiced badly at her, but he had already apologized to her about the matter.
Even if there are times when he is a bit too serious, he is a straightforward person, who holds strong convictions for their own cases. He could respect the part of him that had the pride of a knight. Eve walked, quickly, towards their table.
"Captain, what's the matter with us?"
"If it's about a duel, I'll receive a rematch at any time."
Aura and Victoria, both of them got a dangerous glint in their eyes.
Regarding that, the duel the other day remained unsettled due to the sudden disturbance of the demon spirit. He wondered if they would try to conclude that match again.
(Take me off. Duel again? No, thank you.)
Approaching, Eve looked at Victoria with sharp eyes, "Hmm, I have no problem solving it here and now, Victoria Blade."
"Just what I want...." Eve unsheathed her sword and Victoria also took out her leather whip from under her skirt.
In the tense atmosphere, the girls, who occupied the surrounding table, stood up tremblingly.
"Hey, Victoria," Kaizo tried to stop him.
"Captain, relax!"
"You can't draw a sword here!"
From the entrance of the cafe, two girls ran over with confused faces. They were wearing the same Knight armor as Eve.
One was short-haired and childish and the other was a serious-looking girl with braided hair.
Kaizo immediately recognized the two of them. They were the Knights he fought in the duel the other day. If he remembers correctly, their names are Rin, for the short-haired, and Misha, for the braid-haired.
Halted by his comrades, Eve sheathed her sword in shame.
"Pardon me, my Ksatriya followers." Embarrassed, he cleared his throat and apologized to the two girls.
Eve turned towards Kaizo and said, "Kirigaya Kaizo."
"Me?" Kaizo tilted her head to the side, looking puzzled. Other than Victoria, she clearly did not remember doing anything to be watched over by the Knights.
"It looks like you lost completely to the Wolf Class in the match this morning."
"What?! As I thought, you're trying to fight." Victoria stood up with a clanging sound.
"Not that. Se-actually is Kirigaya Kaizo, you...." Eve shook her head, and quickly blushed and lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Hn, what's wrong?"
"So, wrong...."
"Come on, Captain, this is embarrassing so you better say it quickly."
"You've always been so assertive, but at times like this you're too slow."
Rin and Misha whisper behind Eve.
"However, such a timid captain is also cute."
"Ahh, like that, almost like a girl in love."
"Ja-don't make fun of me! I-I really don't think of this brash fellow like that!" Eve shouted with a reddened face.
After that he coughed to cover up their whispers. "Of course I got a better opinion of you because of that day's case, but that's it. What I admire is a pure strong woman like the Strongest Sword Style Holder (Rei Assar). It's definitely not a man!"
With half-opened eyes, Kaizo looked at Eve, who told her about it in a cold voice, (Sorry, the woman you admire is an illusion.)
"Unh, w-what's with that look!" Eve thrust her sword into the back of Kaizo's neck.
"Is it weird for me to admire Rei Assar?"
"No-no, not that!" Kaizo panicked and shook his head.
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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.