Chapter 355 Morning Practice Scenery
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Gieze’s POV)
”Hiroya, let’s have a match today!”
”No! Me!”
As soon as they finished their practice swings and started their sparring session, the tall, dark-skinned swordsman Annabelle from ‘Rose Hip’ and the petite swordsman Silke approached Lord Hiroya.
”Let Hiroya take on Gieze’s match. ──You guys will face me. Who’s up first?”
Saying that, Ms. Asuka raised her bokken.
”W-well, I’ll…”
Of the two who clearly seemed down, Annabelle stepped forward and readied her bokken.
”How about… coming at me with Silke? Your ‘fast teamwork’ was your selling point, right?”
Ms. Asuka smiled confidently.
(Ah, this match looks interesting)
I exchanged glances with Lord Hiroya as we faced each other to start the match.
He smiled and lowered his sword.
”Asuka, I’ll watch.”
Lord Hiroya sat down on the steps leading to the dining room, so I sat next to him.
”Thanks to our practice in the ‘Obu Muso Style’, our speed has also improved. …You must not let your guard down, okay?”
Silke licks her lips and smiles.
Annabelle and her exchanged glances, and the two of them moved away from each other.
”Yeah. I’ll also try my best for the first time since I gave birth.”
Ms. Asuka grips the Bokken sword again and grins.
”Well then… here we go!”
Annabelle kicks the ground and jumps into Ms. Asuka’s arms.
A moment later, Silke also jumps in.
Annabelle quickly swings down the Bokken sword she had raised high.
Ms. Asuka raises her Bokken sword to block it.
However, perhaps due to the weight of Annabelle’s strike at that speed, it couldn’t be deflected, and the two Bokken swords come to a halt between them.
”Right here!”
From Ms. Asuka’s position, Silke jumps out from a spot that is likely obscured by Annabelle’s body.
Unsheathing the Bokken sword from her left hip, she delivers a strike to Ms. Asuka’s right side.
(So fast! And it’s sharp and powerful too!)
It’s a speed that’s incomparable to when they started joining their morning practice 2 years ago.
”Now is where Asuka truly shines.”
Lord Hiroya murmurs softly.
His voice sounded slightly amused.
Indeed, as Lord Hiroya said, Silke’s supposed strike was perfectly blocked by Ms. Asuka’s Bokken sword.
(As expected, Ms. Asuka is amazing──)
She instantly twisted the sword sword sword sword of Annabelle, who was firing at her, out of her hand, and blocked Silke’s blow with her sword.
”What?!”
Silke was surprised to have her attack stopped, but quickly distanced herself from Ms. Asuka. Annabelle, losing her Bokken sword, still delivered a kick aimed at Ms. Asuka’s head using her tall frame.
”Don’t back down! And nice move!”
Ms. Asuka took the kick on her left arm and quickly crouched down to sweep Annabelle’s legs.
”Huh!?”
As if aware of Silke’s position behind Annabelle, who had fell in a tumble, Ms. Asuka thrust forward right in front of her while crouched down.
”Oh, amazing!”
Words of praise spilled from my mouth without thinking.
”You’re still relying on brute force… when did you acquire such technique?”
While talking to Ms. Asuka, Lord Hiroya reached out to help the fallen Annabelle get up, and she blushed, taking his hand to rise.
”It’s the move that got me the first time I fought you. I was so frustrated, so I practiced it a bit.”
Saying this, Ms. Asuka gives a sidelong glance to Lord Hiroya.
”Even so, her sword skills are just too crazy! To think she could stop my attack from there…”
”That’s a powerful technique unique to Asuka. ──But I think you have a pretty good attack.”
Lord Hiroya calms down the sulking Silke.
”Oh, is that so?♡”
”Yeah, I was caught off guard by Annabelle’s kick, which I thought I could avoid from a distance. I didn’t notice you behind her at first either.”
Ms. Asuka brushes off the dirt from her knees.
(Still, that last thrust… was it released after they realized it…?)
So fast.
Too fast.
Ms. Asuka is currently ranked B, but that’s mainly due to her absence in facing the Great Labyrinth because of ‘birth → childcare.’ She has been diligently practicing in the mornings and is definitely skilled enough to be considered rank A.
”Well, even though we just became rank B… we still can’t compete with Ms. Asuka.”
”That’s right. It’s hard to believe we’re both rank B.”
Annabelle and Silke are hanging their heads.
”But Asuka is undoubtedly rank A. Besides, like Simona, she’s ‘very close to rank S.’”
”Stop it, Hiroya. I haven’t achieved anything in exploring the Great Labyrinth.”
Interestingly, Ms. Asuka is blushing at Lord Hiroya’s words.
”Still, Silke’s sword drawing was impressive. The centrifugal force from your body’s twist and your weight were all in that strike. ──Annabelle, can you show us some other forms as well?”
(Ah… I was supposed to be the one to get the training…)
I tried to call out to them, but Lord Hiroya had already taken Silke and Annabelle and walked to the center of the garden.
”Don’t look disappointed, Gieze. You already have the skill of ‘Obu Muso Style’ Menkyokai-den (Full Mastery License)”
Ms. Asuka taps me on the shoulder from behind.
”Yes”
”Today I’ll show you how to thrust. You’ve just finished exploring, so I’ll go easy on you.”
I’m holding the Bokken sword on my left hip and facing Ms. Asuka.
* * *
”I see. Ms. Ariane will be looking after Kaoru. That’s great, Asuka.”
”Yeah, finally I can return to the ‘Great Labyrinth Raetia Exploration.’”
After practicing together, we would take a relaxing bath sitting side by side in the bathtub.
”That said, it’s tough not being able to see Kaoru for a few days.”
”Right? Even I can’t help but picture KaoKao and LisLis’ faces when the exploration ends and I come back. ‘I can’t wait to see them!’”
The lovely children have also joined the ranks of ‘those waiting.’
I really feel… no, since joining this clan, I’m fulfilled.
”Kaoru… is a lucky one. Loved and raised by everyone in the clan. As a mother, there’s nothing more gratifying than this.”
──Snap!
Ms. Asuka rinses her face with the bathwater.
I didn’t miss the faint tears welling in her eyes.
(A mother… I wonder if I can become one──)
Thinking such things, I glance at Lord Hiroya.
He was smiling as he looked at Ms. Asuka.
(When… should I confess?)
I suddenly look up at the ceiling of the bath.
Princess Karin also said she wanted to convey her feelings to Lord Hiroya soon.
But the two of us, myself and I, have not yet taken any action.
””Excuse me♡””
The bathroom door opened, and Silke and Annabelle came in cheerfully, without hiding their n*ked bodies.
”Take care of us”
After that, Ms. Laura, Nele, Nina, and Ms. Eugenia join in.
”Oh, right. Today was ‘bathroom cleaning’ day, wasn’t it?”
Lord Hiroya turns his face away slightly.
Silke and Annabelle often take baths together after practice, and Ms. Laura is Lord Hiroya──Mr. Hiroya’s ‘physical favorite’, so she is probably used to seeing him n*ked…
”Good morning Hiroya! It’s been a while since we took a bath together♡”
”It seems like Silke and Annabelle are always the ones who are cheating…”
Nele and Nina are greeting Lord Hiroya, who is soaking in the bathtub completely n*ked.
Not used to their n*kedness, Lord Hiroya turns his face away and waves in response.
”We’re not here just to take a leisurely bath, okay? We’re going to clean up after you guys are done, you know?”
”Well, let’s not get too serious about it. We’ll enjoy the bath and then put in the effort properly.”
Ms. Eugenia stops Ms. Laura from scolding the two, and slowly enters the bathtub after rinsing.
That’s right.
They are the ‘bath cleaning duty’ team.
Of course, there is a bath in the ‘Rose Hip’ clan house as well.
However, it’s just ‘normal water’.
It’s not the famous hot spring of Raetia.
That said, rather than using the ‘hot spring’ which is a bit far from the members returning from exploration, I want them to relax here, their ‘neighbor’, and then head back to the Rose Hip clan house to unwind.
So, it’s quite common to lend this place to members returning from quests or explorations.
In exchange, once a week, the members of ‘Rose Hip’ clean the bath for us.
”Well, take your time. We’re heading out already.”
Following Mr. Hiroya as he stands up, I and Ms. Asuka also get up.
Though covered with towels, the eyes of Laura’s group are fixed on a certain spot.
(Lord Hiroya’s ‘size’ is not just this…)
Remembering the ‘thing’ of Lord Hiroya when he is erect, my fingers unconsciously reach towards my mouth.
──Hurry up and confess your feelings… I want him to accept his──
(──, in the back of my throat. Lord Hiroya’s ‘real thing’ once again…)
When I ma***rbate, instead of Lord Hiroya’s thing, I put a ‘magic tool vibrator’ in my mouth, but the real thing.
As I was thinking about this, I felt the pants I had just put on get a little wet.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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