For the third strike, her footing changed.
‘He is…’
Inaril muttered inside. She raised her senses to the edge in order to read Riley’s next move. Inaril swung her arm.
Pak!
Against an ordinary opponent, she would have dealt a strike well before the third attempt. However…only another blunt collision sound could be heard, much like earlier.
‘…Someone who was blessed by the sword.’
‘…Someone who was blessed by the sword.’
They both muttered those words inside. It looked like they were declaring that the warm up was over. They both tightened their grips and accelerated their speed.
‘I’ll end it in next five moves.’
‘I’ll end it in next four moves.’
‘No, three moves!’
‘No, two!’
‘I’ll just end it now!’
‘I’ll finish it now!’
The two had a conversation through their swords. They either glared or gritted their teeth and started to swing their swords.
Their swings were so fast that they were invisible. The only thing that others could confirm from their movements was that they could hear the sounds of something being swung through the air. It was to the point of being impossible for them to check what was being swung to where and at what speed.
“Are they really… not using mana?”
“… Yes.”
Ryan was watching their duel. He asked Nainiae who was also vacantly watching the duel. Detection magic sparkled in her eyes; she checked the duel and nodded.
“Not even a little?”
“That’s right. From what I’ve observed, I think so.”
As if she was mesmerized, Nainiae watched the two swing the swords and twist their bodies. She then realized that there were others who had been inside the house, who were watching this by peeking from the window.
‘Is everyone awake?’
Nainiae had soundproof magic placed surround the area so the sounds of the swords won’t leak out. She opened her eyes big and checked who it was.
‘Mr. Ian…’
Of the people who were watching through the window, he had the most serious face. Nainiae bit her lips and focused on their duel again.
‘That woman… She can’t even see. How is she able to endure Young Master’s sword like that?’
‘That man… He said he is not even a dragon. How is he able to endure my grandmother’s sword like that?’
Nara and Iril were watching the duel from the window. They muttered like that inside and gulped.
“…”
Near the chin and the tip of a foot, their swords grazed past them very closely. Again, like snakes, their wooden swords started to get tangled up in strange ways.
Pak!
Pak!
From the next exchange of blows, the wooden swords made a loud cracking sound and spat a piece of wood. The two both tilted their heads to the side to dodge it and started to swing the swords again.
‘As I thought, she is incredible. I think I can understand a little why other people complained so much about my swordsmanship.’
Riley had never had a duel last this long in his entire life. He thought about how people had said he was ridiculous after facing his swordsmanship. Riley looked at Inaril.
‘You are incredible, but…’
Her way of swinging or the type of footing she used was very different, perhaps because she had lived in a different world from his. However… she was evenly matched in skill.
‘I think it would be good to end it here.’
Before Inaril’s body could be harmed as Nainiae was concerned about, Riley decided to end this duel now. He started to breath a little differently so he could move the mana inside his body.
“Will you be all right? After that…it could be dangerous for you too?”
Because she was blind, her energy sensory was a little ahead of Riley. Having realized the mana movement, Inaril asked Riley. Riley responded,
“Who is worrying about who?”
Riley wrapped his sword in a blue light as he asked back. Inaril also layered her sword with blue light.
.bg-ssp-10081{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;display:flex;justify-content:center;} “I already died once. However, Young Master, you…”
“Well, I already died once too.”
Riley jokingly said that. He then pulled the wooden sword to his back and charged in.
“… It’s coming.”
“What?”
With a serious look on her face, Nainiae mumbled. Ryan asked while looking at her, wondering what that was about. However, he didn’t get to hear an answer.