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「Fuhhー, I was treated to something good 」
After he finished eating Dally bread, Salva lay down on his side and contentedly stroked his stomach.
While Rassha returned to tend the store as soon as she finished her meal, and it was now a relaxed, post-meal time. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Say, why did you want to meet me?」
「Hmm? There’s no special reason」
So there’s no reason?
「If you have a friend you rarely meet, it’s natural you want to meet them, right?」
「Hmmー, I guess so」
Salva said such a thing without being embarrassed.
That’s why I end up suspicious, I wonder if it’s just my crooked nature?
Oh well, if he doesn’t have any particular business with me then it’s fine. We can have some tea and casually talk and then I can return to the royal capital at the right timing.
「Say, does Salva really teach the soldiers swordsmanship?」
「Yeah, even if I look like this I have mastered the primary of the royal palace’s swordsmanship you know」
「……really?」
I’ve heard the same thing from Baghdad, but I didn’t know Salva was such a good swordsman.
「You’re doubting my ability, aren’t you?」
「Un, I’m doubting it」
A prodigal prince who greedily ate three portions of Dally pan alone and stuffing his stomach like that, couldn’t possibly be such an honorable person.
When I replied to his question immediately, Salva - who was lying down - stood up with an irritated look on his face.
「Fine. Then let’s have a mock battle with me, Al」
「Eeh? Why? I can’t use any swordsmanship though」
「Don’t lie kid. I can see from the movement of your body that you learn swordsmanship」
I tried to calmly lie my way out of this but not only Salva - but even Shanaria - called out to me in criticism. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Don’t joke around. Even though I was released from swordsmanship practice due to staying in the royal capital, why would I use a sword to have a mock battle in such a far-off place?
「Noー, I mean, from the first time I saw you I knew Salva-sama was not an ordinary person! So it’s convincing that you mastered the primary swordsmanship of the royal palace!」
「There’s no use even if you flatter me like that now. Let’s go to the desert」
「Ehhー」
I immediately tried to retract my previous claim, but it seems like it’s already too late to butter up Salva.
「Shanaria-san, the prince is about to do something dangerous, you know? Shouldn’t you stop him as his guard?」
「No, a mock battle is not that dangerous, right?」
When I asked Shanaria as if to rely on her, she completely disregarded my claim.
I guess that’s true. I mean, the first time we met was near a ruin in the vast desert.
Compared to that, I guess it’s safe if we just go out to the desert nearby to have a swordsmanship mock battle.
「Baghdad!」
「……Salva-sama would like for Al to recognize his abilities. Please understand his feelings」
I asked the most understanding person out of the three, but I got a reply I couldn’t quite make sense of.
Why does he want me to recognize his abilities? I don’t understand.
What would I and Salva gain by doing these kinds of things?
All I could understand in the end was that I wouldn’t be able to change the fact that I was going to have a mock battle with Salva.
I could understand it if it’s magic, swordsmanship is kinda my weakness so it’s depressing.
Even though I went here just to get some spices, how did this kind of thing happen?
When we left Rassha’s store, we decided to head toward the Western desert just like last time.
I mean, we would attract a strange amount of attention if were I’m going to have a mock battle with Salva right outside the gate after all. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Yosh, this time my ship――」
「There’s no need for the use of mana this time so we’re going with my ship this time」
Before Shanaria could create a ship with Earth magic, I created one with my own magic.
「Oi!」
「I mean, I almost got motion sickness when we were riding on Shanaria-san’s ship」
I guess it’s because Shanaria still has a clumsy steering skill that she still made sudden start and stop actions.
The vibrations are so great and it makes my bottom hurt just by riding on it.
「……boy」
When I directly pointed that out, Shanaria scowled at me while blushing.
「Hahaha, Al says he’s going to show you an example of how it works. You should learn from him」
Salve said with a cheerful laugh, while Shanaria boarded the ship silently in a huff.
「The people who can say something like that are just Al and Baghdad, you know?」
Come to think of it, Shanaria also comes from a noble family that serves the Lazur royal family.
She’s a royal magician and is also unmistakably a skilled swordswoman.
She an elite with a good lineage, magic ability, and swordsmanship.
I guess just had a few experiences of having people saying those sorts of things to her directly until now.
「People will get more frustrated and motivated if someone younger and of unknown origin said that to you compared to when your relatives or friends said it, right?」
「You know, when Al talks, it makes me feel like I have the illusion of someone my age or even older talk」
When I added up my age from my previous life, I was actually older than Salve.
Maybe I sound a bit too much like an old man?
After Salva and Baghdad boarded the ship, I also boarded the ship last.
I use Earth magic to move the sand under the ship.
Making us who are on the ship start slowly moving forward.
As the sand’s speed moved our ship gradually increased, the ship also moved along, picked up speed, and moved forward.
Shanaria - who is at the front - watched this series of movements as if devouring the sight.
It seems like she’s observing the way I manipulate mana and how I move my ship and using this information to improve her own abilities.
Even though she was complaining she’s still serious regardless.
I manipulated the sand while paying attention to the steep inclinations of the sand dunes, and continued to move the ship forward. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「It’s going faster than last time and there is less shaking」
「I’m becoming a little more familiar with the terrain and the characteristics of the sand I’m manipulating」
Although, I’m not completely used to the sand yet and don’t have a full grasp of the terrain.
Although small, sometimes the handling can fail or weak vibrations can be felt.
You can only improve this by going through this process by going through a long distance. I’m still not quite there yet.
As I drove the ship, there was suddenly a large cloud of sand rising on the right side of my field of vision.
When I concentrated mana into my eyes to strengthen my eyesight, there was a large rhinoceros-like monster in rock armor approaching us.
「It’s Rock Dran! 1」
Shanaria - who was in front - shouted.
「I’ll shake it off properly」
「No, that monster has a persistent nature. It is better to defeat it after it sets up its eyes on you」
What a monster with a troublesome nature.
「Salva-sama, it’s time to show me your royal swordsmanship!」
「I’m a royalty, ya know? Why should I do it when I have my bodyguards with me?」
I was planning to avoid the mock battle by using him to take care of the troublesome Rock Dran, but it failed because of his mindset as royalty.
「I think it will be amazing if you can cut such a huge, tough-looking monster though……」
「We are going to have a mock battle after this, forget it」
I understood that our mock battle was unavoidable, but it’s frustrating and not funny at all when Salva is stubborn and selfish, refusing to move and I’m at the mercy of his whim.
Therefore, I decided to say the number one line that can provoke a swordsman.
「Hmmーm, so you can’t cut it?」
When I said that with a slight contempt and a perfectly irritating expression on my face, Salva’s handsome face remarkably twisted. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……who said I can’t cut it?」
「Eh? Can Salva cut that? There’s no need to force yourself you know?」
「……I’m not forcing myself. Very well then. Al should just concentrate on operating the ship」
「Okay」
See look, he fell for it. It seems like people like Eleonora-neesan - who are natural-born swordsmen - just can’t seem to tolerate hearing these types of things. I don’t understand why.
「The two of you stay your hand. That’s my prey」
「「Ha!」」
Salva stands up and puts his right foot on the edge of the starboard side.
I take up on his words and concentrate on operating the ship and sand.
Every time the Rock Dran got closer, the sand swirls up violently.
Although it has a slow and heavy look, its feet are surprisingly fast.
I could’ve outdistanced it if I wanted to, but Salva was going to cut it anyway so I deliberately maintain my current speed.
Perhaps it’s around 8 meters long. And when I saw it closely, it was quite impressive.
Salva - who keeps on standing on the starboard side - always had his usual calm look on his face, but before I knew it, he had a curved knife in his right hand.
I think it’s a weapon called a Jambiya knife or something.
The blade is around 15 centimeters long and curved. The handle was made of an ivory-like material and beautifully decorated.
……when did he pull that out, I wonder?
It was really such a natural movement that I didn’t even notice it.
Salva took a stance by placing the Jambiya knife right in front of his body and putting his left hand behind his back.
It was a beautiful ritualistic stance. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As I was unintentionally fascinated by his stance,
The next moment, a powerful flame shoots up and starts converging on the knife.
As expected from a member of the royalty, he has quite the amount of mana. Compared with mine and Baghdad, the amount of mana in him may seem inferior but doesn’t it seem like he has quite the amount of mana even among other magicians?
As the Rock Dran approached its jaw opened wide, Salva thrusted out his right hand with a blinding speed.
「La Faal Selga ! 」2
The converging flames were released along with the slash, making a large hole in the Rock Dran’s forehead as it was about to swallow our ship.
With the large hole on its forehead - which you can even see the scenery through - the Rock Dran’s vital signs ceased to function and collapsed, lying its massive body.
「How is it?」
After defeating the Rock Dran, Salva turns around with a triumphant expression on his face.
Although he used Body Strengthening and Fire attribute magic, I still don’t understand how such a small knife could release such a power.
「……rather than a slash, that’s a thrust, wasn’t it?」
「That’s trifles! It’s fine I defeated that thing with my swordsmanship as you wish, isn’t it!」
When I replied with something that bothered me, Salva plopped down while crossing his arms looking somewhat sulking instead. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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TL Note :
1. ロックドランだ！
2. ラ・ファール・セルガッ！
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