Hero’s Downfall Report

79 – Knight’s Rest (6)

Lily raised her sword.

“Three.”

It was subtly different from before. Earlier she had aimed the tip of her sword at Cain’s solar plexus, but now she was pulling it towards herself. She almost had her sword upright.

“Two.”

The gap between legs is also narrow. Unlike the first one, she doesn’t even lean her body forward, she just stays upright. A strong fortress. High tower… It’s a defensive stance.

‘I guess this means I’ll take the plunge this time.’

“One. Start!”

As expected, Lily did not move. Instead of running forward, Cain moved one step at a time to the left and right.

Then Lily moved in the opposite direction from Cain. It means that she will not give up her side.

Cain stepped in front of her, took a big step forward, and thrust her sword into Lily’s right shoulder. Before Lily could twist her body into a defensive stance, she took another step and brought it down towards her thighs jutting out in front of her.

Lily turned her sword clockwise. Cain’s sword bounced outward. Lily struck Cain’s shoulder with the same force as she swung.

Bow!

If he hadn’t jumped behind her, Cain’s collarbone would have been broken. She’s just swinging her training sword, but you can hear the sound of her swinging a log.

But that wasn’t the end.

Boo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo, Lily’s sword flew sharply and heavily. Yet it is flexible. But if she gets close, she gets eaten.

It appears to be gently pushed by the wind, but in fact, it moves like a desert sand dune, crushing everything in front of it. It was the cut that Arianne showed.

However, it was shown as a long sword with a blade length of 1m, not a wooden sword wrapped in leather.

Slash down, hit up, bend, and dodge. It doesn’t stop for a moment, but the acceleration gets faster and faster.

‘This is beyond common sense.’

Large movements often show gaps. The same goes for Lily. However, Lily filled that gap with a series of strong attacks. It was as if she was threatening to come and destroy it.

Lily wasn’t the person she usually showed. Lily loved her sword. She was concise, detailed, and focused. Her current appearance was closer to that of the knight with her scabbard.

‘Why are you doing this?’

Cain thought desperately. Lily may have been unruly, unruly, and impulsive at times, but she was always serious, at least when it came to her sword, and she was always sincere.

For Lily, sparring was a physical conversation where she could truly get to know the other person.

‘Ah. No way?’

Thinking just in case, Cain stepped behind her. She lowered her sword and raised one of her palms, showing them open.

“Wait a minute. Wait for a sec. Let’s do it again. “I’ll use a cane too.”

Lily’s body stiffened for just a moment. She also looked like she was wondering if it was possible. But she soon remembered her mischievous expression.

“Are you scared? “You can do whatever you want.”

“No. “I think I know what you want to see.”

Her unconcealed joy spread from Lily’s heart to her face. Her wet eyes blink up at the sky.

Because her heart was connected.

The trainee does not understand the master’s gestures. I just blindly and clumsily follow along. Then, as she gains experience, she realizes, ‘Oh, that’s why she makes this movement.’

On the other hand, a master can recognize problems just by looking at a trainee. Because he’s already been through it.

Lily did both. As she imitated the movements of the knight of the scabbard, she wanted to know why she assumed this wrong posture and how she won in this posture.

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In order to imitate the knight of the sword, he even abandoned his usual appearance. He was a knight worthy of being one of the 12 most powerful members of the White Blood Knights, who learned all kinds of weapon techniques in the world.

‘You are trying to help me.’

So. So that the next time Cain faces the Knight of the Sheath, he can be properly captured. So that you don’t get pushed out or regret anything. To let you know that Cain’s swordsmanship is not bad at all.

Lily was speaking with her body. A little late, Cain realized it. Lily turned her face. It seems like he couldn’t completely hide his spreading smile.

“Do whatever is comfortable for you.”

A slightly wet voice.

Cain held his staff in his left hand and his wooden sword in his right. Just as she did when dealing with the Knight of the Sword.

The two stood facing each other again. I took a breath. Three. Two. One.

Cain, who lightly jumped in place a couple of times, suddenly rushed at me.

Lily continued to attack heavily and loudly. She did the same as the knight of the scabbard did, but she was much faster than that.

It wasn’t just fast. There was also a change in speed. It seemed like it was cutting slowly and then suddenly picked up speed.

But she could not attack as boldly as before. Cain parried or deflected Lily’s attacks with her staff, then persistently stabbed her in the gaps with her wooden sword.

When he had to block with her sword, he struck her wrist, knee, or shoulder with her staff. Lily hit so hard that she missed, but she had far more options than before when she was pushed back one-sidedly.

“Ha… Haa… “

Lily’s body gradually became wet with sweat. Cain is equally out of breath. Lily took two steps back and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.

“You’re much better, but… “You’re still not aiming for her neck.”

“At that time, whew, I was aiming for it.”

“It didn’t work. Why?”

“Why do you think that is?”

Lily stopped breathing for a moment. He pulled her chin in and tilted her forward as if leaning forward. She is like a roaring lion.

“That’s because it’s dull!”

Lily rushed in, letting out her yell. She was as active as the first sparring, and she swung her sword as heavily as the second sparring.

It is in the lower middle.

She targeted Cain’s lower body so persistently that it seemed like it was too much. It was nothing short of a provocation to attack her openly, saying that her upper body would be left empty.

Okay, but she couldn’t do anything.

Cain’s technique is to confuse her mind, cloud her eyes, and create gaps in her. However, as her legs were targeted, she was unable to show any significant movement.

On the other hand, Lily’s attack was standard mid-low level. And as always, her true ‘standard’ cannot be pierced. This is especially true if her opponent is about half a head taller than Cain, her limbs are longer, and she attacks her fiercely without any mercy.

“aaa!”

Lily’s attacks only became stronger. She blocks and dodges, but her legs feel heavy and her wrists shake.

Puck! Puck! Every time she blocked her sword with a sound, Cain’s training sword made an ominous snapping sound of wood splitting. The wood inside, wrapped in leather, cannot withstand the impact and splits. Her outer skin was already mangled and tattered.

Lily’s eyes were open. She only has her instincts now. For a split second, Cain lost her balance and stumbled. She was tired of blocking and dodging. She had long since surpassed the intensity of sparring.

I am sincere. In all her sincerity, Lily was about to beat up Cain.

‘Imperial swordsmanship emphasizes breaking the opponent’s will. A stronger cut for a cut, a stronger stab for a stab… ‘

Cain gritted his teeth. I know enough about theory.

But, right now, he didn’t think he could overcome that cut or that stab. There is a difference in everything. Physical condition. Intensity of training. Experience…

‘I’m one of the top 12 people in a group of combat enthusiasts, and you’re going to win that?’

I heard a muttering sound somewhere in my mind. I was losing my mind. The wooden sword in my right hand and the wrist that could withstand the successive shocks were at their limits.

‘Just run away, okay?’

Another voice. Cain swung his staff, but it had no force and it bounced off with a comical lightness. She was tired of even holding it now.

I wanted to run away if I could.

But where?

What you hear is the crackling sound of wood splitting.

What you see is Lily striking and cutting Cain as if he were an anvil, as if her sword was a hammer. I couldn’t even see her face clearly. Her arms. Her breasts. Knife. Leg.

The field of view, exit, and consciousness become narrower and further away.

– But, Kairos?

I heard a voice I had forgotten. It is not a hallucination or a shadow. It’s a memory.

– Yes.

Lily raised her sword high. This time, it felt like her legs, waist, wrists, or arms were going to break.

– Is the exit always at the back?

Cain remembered the answer.

The exit is also in front.

To Lily.

That long-held knife must penetrate into the path of the straight arm.

So Cain ran forward. Her left arm is raised above her head in abandonment, and with her right arm she holds her wooden sword and stabs her Lily’s heart.

However, her wrist did not listen. Her legs are heavy. With a deceptively simple gesture, Lily took a step behind her and swung down her sword. Her staff fell to the floor, and her wooden sword, barely raised, broke.

And the wooden sword resting lightly on her shoulder and neck.

“It’s 2-0. “I won.”

“… “Yeah, that’s great.”

Cain stumbled. Lily threw down her sword and hugged Cain. It must smell a lot… She tried to shake it off, but she was so tired and exhausted that she couldn’t smell it.

Lily laid Cain down on the floor. She and she herself lay down next to her. While lying down, she took off the training armor covering her body one by one.

She even took off the leather clothes she wore under her armor. Now the only thing covering Lily’s body is a thin cotton shirt. It was wet with sweat, clinging to her body and showing through.

“Well done.”

“You lost.”

“If you had dug in earlier, you would have won. Too much damage had accumulated. But… “

Without any time to move, Lily attacked Cain. She was quite exhausted, so all she could do was wrap her body against Cain’s.

“Anyway, if you lose, you lose.”

“I must smell a lot… Her body is also dirty… “

“What do you think? “It’s the same for me.”

Lily climbed onto Cain’s body and took off her armor one by one. Cain stared blankly at her flowing clouds and the reeds she looked around as if observing the world’s wonders.

Soon, the sky was covered. But Lily did not take off her Cain skin clothes. She instead placed her hands on the ground as if doing push-ups.

Cain swallowed her saliva and tried to divert her gaze. Her cleavage was fully exposed under her loose shirt, but Lily didn’t even bother to cover it up.

“It’s a long night anyway, so I won’t push it any further now. But I hope tomorrow will be better.”

“… “Tomorrow?”

“Certainly, the skills you showed today aren’t everything, right? If so, I’m really disappointed. Really… “Are you done with poor skills?”

This is a childish provocation that is obvious to anyone. He even laughed at me, which made me even more angry. So Cain ignored it even though he knew it.

“Keep going until you win.”

“Then I will break it until it breaks.”

* * * * *

It was afternoon when I returned to the mansion. Lily came in lightly, but Cain gritted his teeth and placed Lily and her own wooden sword and accoutrements on her floor.

“Uh huh. The equipment is like my body. “It’s not basic, is it?”

Maria, who was waiting in her chair, sighed. Cain suppressed her anger and quietly piled up her equipment. Maria giggled and held out two of her china bowls.

“Ointment is good for relieving muscle pain and fatigue. I prepared bath water, so take a shower. Cain, you are in the right room, Lily is in the left room.”

“When did you prepare all this?”

“While you were making love, this poor nun was playing with a poor college student who couldn’t even spell properly. I told him another little, amazing story, and he really liked it. Instead, I ordered him to run an errand and he brought me this.”

It was clear that the owner of the mansion was a person fascinated by the story. You get paid as much as you get, and you also have to tell interesting stories.

Washing and applying ointment was also a struggle. Her wrist was so numb and sore that her arm was shaking. Lily was already back in her room looking neat and tidy.

“Sit here. “Give me your arms.”

Mary sat Cain down on her bed. She bound Cain’s wrists tightly with her bandages to prevent them from moving. It was explained that if she kept using her wrist, it would cause damage, so even though it was uncomfortable, she should only keep it fixed until she went to bed.

Cain’s dinner was onion soup with slices of grilled bacon. This was because Mary judged that because her body was not capable of speech, she might get sick if she ate meat or bread.

She certainly didn’t feel burdened after eating, but she had to look at Maria and Lily with envy as they enjoyed dinner at the restaurant.

“Was it delicious?”

“I’ve never had such delicious grilled trout in the world. I used lemon juice to get rid of the fishy smell, grilled it with butter and garlic, and sprinkled parsley powder on top. It was incredibly flavorful and light. What should I do? “Because I couldn’t eat it.”

Maria giggled teasingly. When she saw Cain’s blushing face, she smiled, feeling a little sorry.

“Don’t worry. Lily also had a bit of a disappointment. “She ate enough, but the main dish didn’t come out.”

“I heard you ate grilled trout.”

Mary shrugged her shoulders in response to Cain’s question.

“For me, it was trout. Not to Lily. “Lily’s main dish is you.”

She didn’t even have time to say what nonsense. Maria walked over and pressed Cain’s body here and there. She couldn’t even make a sound because she didn’t know where or how she was pressing.

Just like that, Mary wrapped Cain in a blanket. When she was ready, she even briefly tied him up with a leather strap. Now Cain’s body has become so weak that she can’t do anything except squirm.

“What are you doing!”

“Should I have put her chastity belt on? You should thank me. Otherwise, Lily would have eaten you alive. “This is a leash, you can’t break it?”

“Of course. That will never happen.”

Lily nodded her head. Maria patted her hands and walked up to her balcony.

“Eat deliciously. I’m going.”

It looked like she was trying to go out the window as she was bouncing slightly. Cain, who thought that of course she would sleep in a four-person room, was just taken aback.

“… “Where are you going?”

“Upstairs. I went there earlier and it was good. “There was no one there.”

“Why are you going there?”

“While you two were enjoying the summer, this poor nun… Ugh. Let’s not talk. Let me get some rest too. I know that because if anyone says anything, she’ll say she just left the door open. “Let’s get some rest too.”

The next moment, Maria jumped onto the balcony above her. She seemed to recoil for a moment and then pulled her body up completely.

“Don’t worry.”

Lily lifted Cain into her arms. She led him to her bed, covered her with a blanket and laid down next to her.

She thought it was a little early for her, but she didn’t seem to care at all. Lily closed her curtains and locked her door.

“I won’t eat you.”