Tensei Shite Inaka de Slowlife wo Okuritai - Chapter 503

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Self Practice

「Al, let’s do some self-practice!」

 The next day, Eleonora-neesan came to my room as usual and invited me for self-practice.

 It’s not even a practice day and the outside is darn cold. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 The usual me will refuse with all my strength, but today is special.

「Sure」

「Why no――eh?」

 When I gave her a positive, prompt reply, Eleonora-neesan made a surprised expression.

「Really?」

「Un」

「You understand what I’m saying right? It’s self-practice, you know? We’re going to practice under the cold weather and even though it’s not a practice day you know?」

 Perhaps she couldn’t believe me when I agreed so easily like that since Eleonora-neesan said all that as if to check.

 The reason why such words came out of her mouth smoothly means that she was also aware that self-practice is difficult yet she still invited me.

「I know. We’re practicing in the courtyard, right? Let’s go」

 And when I firmly responded to her invitation again, Eleonora-neesan‘s eyes widened as if she just witnessed something unbelievable.

 Then she bends down and makes eye contact with me while putting her hand on my forehead.

「……maybe you have a fever?」

「I’m perfectly healthy, you know!」

「I mean, Al responded twice to my invitation for self-practice, isn’t that strange?」

 I guess so. Even I would worry if I were in her position.

 If Eleonora-neesan won’t have her self-practice but suddenly stays inside the mansion reading a slightly difficult book or studying then I would also suspect that she had a fever.

 Of course, there was an ulterior motive behind my willingness to go have a self-practice with her, but it wouldn’t be fun to honestly tell her that.

「Eleonora-neesan, there are occasionally times when I also want to move my body around, you know? I want to feel refreshed by sweating pleasantly」

「……Al unexpectedly realizes the greatness of self-practice, huh!」

 Despite jokingly blurting out something I didn’t really mean, Eleonora-neesan shows a deeply moved expression.

 No way. I didn’t think like that even a little.

 I think doing a self-practice is a crappy situation like working on your day off or doing overtime without getting paid. But, it is interesting so I won’t say it outright.

「That’s right! Self-practice is the best since it can improve your swordsmanship and allow you to exercise! Then, I’m going to the courtyard first!」

 Eleonora-neesan left my room in an unusually happy mood, was she really happy she was able to do a self-practice with me? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

「Just accompanying her to do a self-practice together makes her this happy, huh?」

 I can’t help but mutter to myself about Eleonora-neesan’s simplemindedness.

 At this rate, I could just spend my time peacefully inside the mansion if I just accompanied her for a bit, right......no wait, my mind and body will reach their limit before that.

 There’s no point in me going through that kind of pain just to please Eleonora-neesan. That plan is rejected.

 Just as I was thinking of such things, from the door that was left open, Sylvio-niisan cautiously entered.

「……just now, I saw neesan looking really happy, did something happen?」

 It looks like he passed Eleonora-neesan - who is in a good mood - in the hallway.

「It seems like she wants to do some self-practice so I said that I’m going to accompany her」

「Eeehh!?」

 Sylvio-niisan was surprised at my answer and hurriedly rushed over to me.

「Al, are you alright? Do you have a fever?」

「……you don’t have to worry about me just like Eleonora-neesan I’m fine」

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 Sylvio-niisan was being excessively worried about me so I quickly changed into my practice clothes and went to the courtyard.

「Cold」

 The moment I step outside, cold air hits me.

 The cold wind penetrates my body, maybe because I’m currently wearing practice clothes that put emphasis on ease of movement.

「Al! Over here!」

 As I was shivering in the cold, Eleonora-neesan - who was already in the courtyard - waved her hand at me.

 Her cheeks are already flushed and she exhales a really white breath.

 She already has a wooden sword in her hand and there are many footprints in the courtyard.

 Seems like she had finished warming up by practice swinging and running a while before I arrived here.

 She’s very motivated.

「Want to have a light run?」

 I’m not planning to swing my sword like an idiot this time but it’s cold just standing still.

 I think I’m going to move my body around a bit so warm up my body.

「I’ll do it」

「I’ll accompany you」

 When I nodded to the suggestion, Eleonora-neesan said that she would accompany me although she had already finished warming up.

 Is she that happy that she can do a self-practice with someone else? www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 When I think about it, Nord-tousan becomes busy doing his official duty when it’s winter and Sylvio-niisan is also weak to cold so it seems like she must have been doing self-practice alone the whole time.

 Oh well, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to completely accompany her in self-practice.

「Nord-sama! Alfried-sama is running in the courtyard wearing his practice clothes!」

「Eehh!? But today is not a practice day, right!?」

「Y, yes. I do not think today is not a practice day」

 Just when I was running in the courtyard with Eleonora-neesan, I heard Mina and Nord-tousan’s surprised voices coming from the mansion’s direction as they saw us.

 Is it that strange for me to wear my practice clothes even though we’re not practicing….no, it is strange. Everyone in the mansion knows that I definitely won’t do it.

 I feel Nord-tousan’s suspicious eyes on me.

 Please don’t look at your own son like that.

 When my body had warmed up, I could no longer see Mina and Nord-tousan. It looks like they’re back to doing their own jobs.

 However, as if to take their place, now Elna-kaasan and Sylvio-niisan are looking down at me from the window of my room.

 It seems like they find it very strange that I’m doing self-practice on my own.

「Are you going to practice swinging next?」

「No, not today. Let’s have our spar immediately」

 There’s no need to do that much since I’m just going to swing the sword around with Psychic.

 My body has warmed up enough from running so it’s enough for me now.

「Sure! Then, let’s do it right away!」

 Then, Eleonora-neesan starts taking a stance with her sword without delay.

「Wait. I need to prepare a bit」

 She was so excited she might come attack me at any moment now so I told her to wait.

 After confirming that Eleonora-neesan is tilting her head in puzzlement, I make the sword float with Psychic.

「What are you going to do by floating the sword with magic?」

「 I'm going to manipulate the sword with magic」

「Huh?」

 When I tried practice-swinging with the floating sword, it made a buzzing sound.

 Un, having improved my Psychic, it seems like I am now able to properly reproduce the form.

「Yosh, I can start anytime」

「Wait a minute. Don’t tell me, you’re going to control the sword with magic?」

「That’s right?」

「Then that’s not a sword practice!」

「Un. That’s why I’m doing it as a self-practice」

 Nord-tousan banned me from using magic when we were doing our practice. But there’s nothing wrong with using magic if it’s self-practice.

「Kuhh, no wonder you followed my invitation so obediently」

 Perhaps she finally noticed my intentions as she looked annoyed.

 There’s no way I would go out and nonchalantly do a normal sword practice.

「Even if it’s moved with magic, swordsmanship is still swordsmanship」

「It’s completely different!」

「Maybe you’re scared? It’s fine, y’know? You can just deny it by saying that magic is unfair like usual」

「……hee, you’re the one who said it, alright. Fine then. I’m going to blow away all the swords being moved by magic!」

 It was a blatant provocation, but Eleonora-neesan responded splendidly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

 I knew that Eleonora-neesan wouldn’t back down if I said that.

 Yosh, now I got your commitment to this. I won’t care if you say it’s unfair or something later.

 Let’s show the swordsmanship that is making full use of Psychic. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com

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