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Militant Nobles1
「Let’s goー! Eiii!」
Raising a cute voice, Ra-chan throws the ball.
The ball draws an arc in the air and splendidly hits the first board, making it fall off. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Ah, great! The board fell!」
「Ranna-sama, well done」
「Ohー, to think you will be able to make the board fall so suddenly, that’s amazing isn’t it」
「Eheheー, this is fun!」
When Loretta and I praise her, Ra-chan happily smiles.
The boards were placed in just the right position so that even with Ra-chan’s strength, they would come off easily, so the board came off when the ball she threw directly hit the board.
Accurately speaking, rather than the board falling off it would be better to call it ‘pushed out’, but I won’t say anything about it here. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Would you like to throw next, Alicia-sama?」
「Yes, I will try」
When I presented a ball to her, Alicia received it and started walking ahead.
As expected, it looks like she won’t throw the ball at the same place as Ra-chan.
Alicia took a bit of a distance and stopped walking at about 6 meters from the target.
She throws the ball in her hand in the air and catches it. I guess she is checking the feel of the ball. At the very least, she doesn’t look like someone who is not athletic when she handles the ball with ease while looking at the target.
「Shall I aim for number 5?」
Alicia declares her aim as she calmly smiles and fixes her eyes on the target.
It looks like she’s confident in her pitching control.
After Alicia catches the ball floating in the air, she fully uses the lower half of her body and throws the ball.
The ball shot from Alicia’s arm pushed through the air and made a nice sound as it hit a wooden board.
However, it didn’t hit the target, but the wooden wall at the back of the throwing target acted as a ball stopper. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Despite confidently declaring her intention like that, I don’t know how to react to this result now.
Should I say ‘What a shame’? Or ‘Don’t worry about it’ ?
「It missed」
While I and Loretta were troubled over how to react, Ra-chan honestly said the situation in front of us.
Ra-chan, being honest is good and all, but there are things you don’t have to say.
「I, it’s been a while since I threw a ball after all, so my target was just off the mark from the target」
「Is it just because of the target?」
「Fughh, Alfried-sama. Please stop」
Alicia was saying something like a bad pun so Loretta bursted out laughing when I unconsciously retorted to her.
This maid-san, she might be surprisingly weak to lame jokes.
「Is it just because of the target?」
「Bufufgh, Ranna-sama too, please don’t copy Alfried-sama」
When Ra-chan was instinctively copying what I said, Loretta burst out laughing again.
I want to tease her more, but I’m afraid what would happen later if Alicia were to hear it so let’s just stop here.
I don’t want her to use her magic on me like when she did it on Ra-chan’s Papa.
When Alicia turned her shoulder around, Lim - who was beside her - passed her a ball.
「This time for sure I will hit number 5」
Then, she threw the ball just like before. But, the ball once again flew off the mark. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Th, that’s strange. It was not supposed to be like this…..」
Alicia muttered, even she herself appeared unable to believe it.
「Probably Alicia is not good at sports?」
Ra-chan clearly spoke out what I had vaguely been thinking.
「Tha, that’s not true! Alicia has the ability to wield a spear and is comparable to a knight, she even did a martial arts performance at the royal capital’s festival!」
‘A skill to wield a spear comparable to a knight’ and good enough to be asked to do a martial arts performance at the royal capital’s festival, huh?
I guess it’s because the weapon ‘spear’ is so long that it is quite difficult to use. I think it is a big deal to be able to use that. Such a girl who has the motor skills to wield a spar has poor skills.
Besides, Alicia’s throwing form itself doesn’t look strange either.
What’s the problem then?
While I was tilting my head in puzzlement over Alicia’s situation, I heard a cheerful voice next to us.
「Next, number 3!」
Looking in the direction of the voice, I was just when Eleonora-neesan was about to throw a ball.
Eleonora-neesan stood with her right leg alone, stepped on the ground with her left foot, and shifted her weight, then she rotated her hips and swung her arm back preparing to throw.
It’s just like the form of a pitcher in my previous life. I guess that’s what would happen if you were to optimize the movement of throwing a ball by yourself. What a terrifying neesan, to increase to such a level by herself.
The ball that flew out with great force hit and removed the board with the same number as Eleonora-neesan declared. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Next is number 6!」
When Eleonora-neesan declares so and throws a ball again, the ball hits the said numbered board again just as she aimed.
If they were slow balls where you could easily aim at the board then it would still be manageable, all the balls Eleonora-neesan threw were fastballs. They are fastballs that only intended to seriously strike the batter out.
It goes without saying that she already has complete control of the ball. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Eventually, all the boards Eleonora-neesan aimed were shot through without missing a single one and she handed the throwing turn to Luna-san with a cheerful expression on her face.
「……number 1」
After Elman-san finishes setting the boards, Luna-san shortly declares and throws the ball in her hand.
It was a solid form even though there was a slight awkwardness.
The ball Luna-san threw cleanly removed the board numbered 1 on the top left.
「……nice. Next is number 2」
She didn’t look exhilarated even a little, but she must have felt exhilarated.
Luna-san continues to throw the ball while silently declaring her aim.
All the target boards were removed from their sockets just as she declared, and the stiffness of her form disappeared with each of her throws.
「Next will be me. Number 5」
Then after Luna-san finished her turn, this time it was Eric’s turn.
Eric used a wide swing of his arm as the ball flew forcefully forward.
Though he’s not as flexible as Eleonora-neesan and Luna-san, he throws the ball with more strength.
Rather than flying straight, the ball thrown by Eruc shoot strayed right from his target and shot through board number 6.
「……Eric, miss」
「I know. I will definitely hit number 5 next」
Eric throws a ball again while looking frustrated as he replies to Luna-san’s teasing. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
And just as he said, this time he managed to shoot through board number 5 in the center.
Eric has a self-satisfied look on his face.
「Hmph, next is number 7」
Eric continues to shoot through the board while grinning, I guess he’s having fun.
As expected, that side is the militant group and they have good motor skills.
Both Luna-san and Eric are not as good as Eleonora-neesan, but they throw the ball quite well.
Eleonora-neesan watches such a scene from behind them with her arms folded.
Her face when she started to furrow her brows is probably because she’s concerned over something.
「Luna, you should make your left arm tighter like *guu*, you know? The ball will become faster that way」
「Eric’s arms should be tight like *gyurun*, like a whip!」
「……really? I will keep that in mind next time」
「*Gyurun*, like a whip?」2
Hearing Eleonora-neesan’s intuitive advice, Luna-san nodded at that while Eric was confused.
Luna-san seems to understand Eleonora-neesan’s intuitive advice, but it looks like Eric doesn’t understand it well.
Of course, I also don’t understand.
In the first place, what are those *guu* and *gyurun*? People will not know what to do with just those kinds of onomatopoeic sounds.
Anyway, it seems like Luna-san understood what Eleonora-neesan meant, she threw a ball again. Immediately after that, the ball thrown by Luna-san became so fast that it couldn’t be compared with her earlier throws.
「……amazing, the swing will be faster if you pull your left hand due to the recoil」
「Right?」
I see, what she meant by *guu* just now was to pull the arm, not to throw the ball closer to one’s body? Thanks to the remark from Luna-san, I finally understood what she was concerned with.
But, this is definitely not a conversation girls should have when they are playing throwing target, you know. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「So, how about Eric?」
Seeing Eric who doesn’t take any action no matter how much time passes, Eleonora-neesan asks.
「No, I mean, I don’t understand that ‘waist like *gyurun*’ and ‘arm like a whip’...」
「……it’s to firmly rotate your waist and use your arms softly to make them more flexible」
Luna-san told him as if saying, ‘Why are you asking something so obvious?’.
And apparently, that was the correct meaning since Eleonora-neesan firmly nodded at that.
「Un, understood」
Eric’s mouth opens wide in surprise but I guess he doesn’t have the courage to complain about it to Eleonora-neesan, then he fully comprehends it from Luna-san’s translation and throws the ball.
「Wrong, you need to *gyuru* it a bit more, and make your arm *shuruu*!」
「……rotate your body from your feet together to your waist even more. If you do that your arm will naturally follow」
The words Eleonora-neesan said just now, did it really contain that kind of meaning......?
But, by translating Eleonora-neesan’s advice and conveying the meaning to him, Eric’s form gradually improved and became smoother.
When you see his pitching, you can see that there was a great difference from the time when he first threw the ball.
I’d also like a translation machine called Luna-san in our house. If we have one then I might be able to avoid being unreasonably scolded by Eleonora-neesan during practice.
No wait, wait a minute. But if it’s like that, then it feels like I will have to practice harder so I’m fine with the current situation.
After Eric finishes correcting his form, Luna-san throws the ball once more.
Each time Eleonora-neesan mixes in her advice every now and understands the meaning behind her advice, Luna-san throws the ball again following that......and her ball becomes faster each time they repeat it.
However, rather than calling this a game, it’s more like the scene where a coach is instructing their pitcher. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Seeing Luna-san and Eric’s pitching where the speed of their ball gradually becomes faster and faster, Eleonora-neesan - who is crossing her arms - nodded in satisfaction.
Alicia also has a beautiful form in throwing, but it stands little chance when compared to those three. It’s because those three are really a militant group.
「Al’s neechan is amazing. Can my ball be faster if I also ask her to teach me?」
「Hmー, could be. When Ra-chan’s gets bigger you can ask her to teach you」
「Un」
As expected, I don’t want even Ra-chan to be militant noble like them.
I prayed in my heart, so that the day when Eleonora-neesan taught Ra-chan would not come. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
TL Note :
- Previously translated as 'military arts faction'.
- *Gyurun*, with a tight grip
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