Chapter 665 The Two Who Became Too Heated
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Hiroya’s POV)
”Huh…!?”
”Wha…!?”
Gargantua and I both gasped in surprise as Frejya’s voice cut through the crackling lightning and flames surrounding us.
”Why did you stop, Frejya? We were so close to…”
”Just as Hiroya said, we were about to decide the match.”
Gargantua echoed my complaint.
Frejya turned to us, her expression serious and silent.
”Both of you need to calm down a bit.”
Lilith crossed her arms, looking at us with a troubled expression.
”Lilith is right. You two are too heated.”
Frejya walked toward us with a stern tone, her anger clear.
Gargantua and I lowered our Bokken swords and stepped closer.
”What do you think would have happened if your techniques clashed?”
As Frejya looked back and forth between us, she asked the question.
”Well… the stronger one would win, or if we were equal, it would be a deadlock, right?”
”The lightning I used to Hiroya, was originally my technique. We would have been evenly matched, then it would have come down to sword skills.”
”Huh…”
Frejya sighed, giving us a look that said she was exasperated by our serious answers.
”That assumes Gargantua’s sword is a masterwork and that you’re using Yamikirimaru, Hiroya. How were both of you planning to fight?”
””Ah…””
Lilith’s tone was filled with disbelief as she explained, making us both exclaim in unison.
”Exactly. There’s no way a Bokken sword could withstand a clash like that. What would happen if uncontrolled magical power was released around you?”
Frejya got angry, and Gargantua and I knelt down, sitting upright with our heads hanging low.
Maybe the entire courtyard could have been blown away.
”Do you understand? This one paused the fight to protect everyone. No──”
She paused, hands on her hips, looking down at us with a sharp gaze.
”In this match… you both are the losers. Reflect on this well.”
””Yes…””
I could hear giggles from the gallery, including Simona and Asuka, but it was clear we had been thoughtless.
We deserved to be laughed at.
* * *
(Frieda’s POV)
It was an intense match.
Plus, the speed of the fight was beyond what we could see.
Lord Hiroya’s skill and Lady Gargantua’s precise sword handling were incredible.
Each of their movements was what we swordsmen aspired to be.
(So this is how Lord Hiroya’s ‘Obu Muso Style’ looks…)
At the moment of their firebomb-like ‘movement,’ it felt like time had stopped, creating a quiet moment before that powerful strike.
(What focus they have…)
I had devoted my heart and soul to improving my stamina and training my skills to master the way of the sword.
Choosing the dual katana style was simply because I thought,
’Two swords are better than one.’
But watching this match made me realize that wasn’t enough.
(Discipline of the mind. I lack this.)
Only with a calm heart could they show that focus, creating a vital pause of ‘stillness’ before moving into ‘action.’
The match itself was stopped by Ms. Frejya as both sides unleashed great techniques, but it felt like a light had shone on my path to mastering the sword.
I also enjoyed watching the two being lectured by Ms. Frejya.
* * *
(Hiroya’s POV)
”This is my last one, but what about you?”
”I’m done with this too.”
Gargantua and I, after everyone had used them in the morning practice, polished the Bokken swords neatly and put them away on the weapon rack.
Silently enduring the punishment assigned by Frejya, I sighed as I took care of my Bokken sword for the last time.
”…We both got too hot.”
”…Yeah.”
We looked at each other and chuckled, then stood up with the polished Bokken swords in hand.
”Well… Shall we go sweat it out?”
So, as Gargantua suggested, I followed her to the bathhouse.
* * *
(Ugh… it’s still pretty crowded.)
When I entered the changing room, I saw that quite a few people were already in the bath.
It seemed like the members who had participated in the morning practice were still bathing.
”What’s wrong, Hiroya? Not going in?”
As I undressed, Gargantua asked me while touching her underwear.
”Well… it looks pretty full.”
”Isn’t this Famiere’s famous large bathhouse? Even if everyone who participated in the morning practice goes in, there should be plenty of room, right?”
Gargantua, already completely n*ked and not trying to hide her well-toned body, took a towel in her hand.
”…It’s full of girls. Isn’t it a bit weird for me to go in?”
”Hehe. Even you are shy, I see. ──What, were they all waiting for Hiroya?”
”Waiting for me…? But, I thought it would be about time for them to finish…”
Gargantua, with a teasing smile at my reply, went into the bathhouse first.
”If they’re waiting… I guess it’s okay to go in too…”
After seeing off Gargantua, I hesitantly took off my clothes.
* * *
Well, some might have stayed in the bathhouse just to wait for me, but as soon as I entered, several Rose Hip members fainted at the sight of me.
”H-Hi… Mr. Hiroya’s…♡”
”So well-built… such a nice body♡”
”I can’t… anymore…♡”
It was Clay, Berta, and Warda from the Frieda Team who had sunk into the bath.
”Oh, you guys…!?”
”That’s why I told you so.”
”In this long bath, I’m so dizzy that if I see Hiroya n*ked, I might just faint…”
Frieda was panicking, while Silke and Annabelle seemed dazed as they whispered, trying to help the girls, but it didn’t seem too serious.
”Those girls, they’ve been waiting in the oni bath since practice ended.”
”Taking a bath with Hiroya is like a reward for working hard at morning practice.”
Simona and Asuka laughed at the scene.
Huh?
Was bathing with me a reward?
”It’s like we’re working hard in the morning practice for this too…”
”Me too♡”
Annabelle and Silke, caring for the 3 who had fainted, placed a towel soaked in cold water on their foreheads and nodded in agreement with Asuka’s words.
”You all… were practicing with such wicked thoughts?”
Frejya, watching from the edge of the bath, spoke with a slightly stern tone.
”Well, there’s no need to get so angry. Sometimes, having a carrot dangling in front of you can lead to a more focused practice, right?”
Lilith chuckled playfully and began washing my body, starting with my back.
”Ah, Ms. Lilith, that’s cheating!”
Silke and Annabelle protested,
”Isn’t this a privilege for the master’s woman?”
Lilith retorted, then brazenly washed my front with the towel.
I wonder, when did Lilith become my woman?
…Well, I guess there’s a reservation.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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