Knights, Let’s Smash Them

135 – No World for Adolescent Dragons (4)

Lucy raised her sword. He wasn’t heavy, but he was heavy.

The cool sensation felt on her skin, Lucy, who had always bravely taken the lead without any fear until now, finally realized the ‘weight of the sword’.

An item that can end one life.

With just a light swing, you can inflict irreversible wounds on others.

“Take your posture.”

Lucy swallowed a gulp and did as Luvern said. It was a move she had learned over her shoulder.

When he was short, he would sit on Xi’an Ne’s lap and watch the knights fight.

“…… Surely.”

“I see.”

Parents talking while looking at themselves. The expressions on the faces of the two seemed to be subtly smiling.

“Lucy, would you like to swing a sword at her mother?”

“Now?”

“Sure. Because mom is fine.”

She didn’t think that she might hurt Xian Ne. She knew that she herself was still lacking more than anyone else in terms of experience.

So Lucy rushed towards Cianne. She holds her sword high and she strikes from top to bottom. She was a classic top cut.

Xian Ne stared straight at the sword while gently receiving Lucy’s blow.

How soft it was, the sharp tip of the sword plunged right in front of Lucy’s nape in an instant without the metal scratching.

“…… !”

Luvern’s black eyes widened. As soon as I was startled, goose bumps came up on the back of my neck.

“Lucy, you were born special. That’s why you’ll be facing swords against a lot of people in the future. It’s a law that you can’t play with the neighborhood kids forever. Do you already know That not everyone is good.”

Lucy couldn’t bear to answer Xianne’s words.

Because it was right.

She did the same the last time she was in Tiffen Village.

Back then, Lucy had bravely stood up to the People’s Knights, but if her father, Lou Verne, hadn’t arrived in time, she would have been brutally defeated and beaten badly.

Recalling her memories, Lucy realized how inexperienced she was.

Adding to the fact that she caused an accident that could have been dangerous and didn’t even fix it, she came down to the village humming a song for rice bowl with eel, and her face became very hot.

“It’s not like the two of us weren’t interested in you. I thought it was too early to accept this world yet. But now that I’ve come, I think we got it wrong.”

Her dad, Lou Verne, added.

“I didn’t have to wait for you to grow up, I had to let you grow up.”

She didn’t show it off, but she was frankly disappointed.

Her father, who was always busy, always excluded himself. It was because it was dangerous.

Her mother was no different. She said many times that she wanted to follow her mother and wield her sword, but Xi’an stubbornly stopped her from Lucy.

She had her tutor, Miss Regius, attached to her, but she insisted that her training be carried out only with her wooden sword.

She didn’t even allow Mana to awaken.

Of course, even Miss Regius said it would take a little longer for her mana to awaken, but if Lubern and Xianne had wanted to learn in earnest, the period could have been shortened.

In the end, the confusion of her identity that Lucy experiences was also due to the misjudgment of her guardians, Lou Vern and Xianne.

The two wanted Lucy to grow up like everyone else, even though they knew that she was different.

And finally, let the two of them admit that fact.

Lucy felt that the lump in her heart was slowly melting away.

“Lucy, your identity is not an alley leader playing with children, but an honorable and strong knight. She was born as a half-man, half-dragon, with the blood of the dragon knight Orgius-sama and the gold dragon, and grew up as the daughter of the leader of the snow leopard knight and administrator.”

“Article… ….”

Lucy chewed on those words again. Come to think of it, she herself always wanted to wield a sword. I don’t know if that’s the influence of my mother and father, who are excellent prosecutors.

“Starting today, let’s slowly learn with her mom and her dad. Lucy, I have a clear talent.”

I nodded at the words he whispered as if to tell me and took my posture again. The flashing blade of the sword was no longer scary.

It was courage, not bravery, that comes from the unknown.

Lucy, the half-human, half-dragon, was growing slowly today as well. She is with her parents whom she loves more than anyone else.

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Lucy was really talented.

Of course, since he was the son of the dragon knight Orgius and the gold dragon, there was no way he wasn’t without talent, but Lucy’s crazy growth was not simply a matter of lineage.

Kang! Kagagak!!

It’s only been a little over a month since I started taking classes.

Lucy quickly learned the 8th type of the Orgius Heavenly Sword. Now, to some extent, even in sparring with Xianne, it has reached a level where you can exchange a few points.

In my case…… She was Nagari from the time she was about 3rd grade.

-Oh, Dad…… ? Why are you so weak

-Dear daughter, it would be nice if you could turn around and tell me.

-Umm…… Then, why is Dad so slow, his hands weak, and his steps unsteady?

-Looking back, I think it would be better to just call it weak.

When he sparred with Xianne, he only traded for the perfection of his stance and attack.

Actually, in the process, I didn’t provide the general manager with an effective solution.

Simply put, if I could get it, something was lacking.

Because if I couldn’t get it, it was finished.

Of course, there was no way Lucy would become an opponent once she learned the Orgius Sky Sword Ceremony properly.

Besides, the experience itself is still lacking, so the flexibility is low. Depending on the opponent, there was no way the power could be adjusted.

As soon as I start sparring, if I cast the Type 5 Fog Cloud, which is a kickstand technique, it’s only natural that I’d fall to the ground and roll.

Oh…… ?

Coming to think of this, I think I’ve been like this before…….

Looking like someone might not be the leader’s daughter, Lucy used me as an excellent source of experience points and a booster for self-esteem, and then threw me away mercilessly as soon as I reached a certain level.

Is this why talented people shouldn’t work together? They know that others can be just like them!

But that talent is my daughter?

Should I be happy about this or should I be sad?

Anyway, there was nothing more I could do for Lucy in terms of ‘powerlessness’.

To be honest, I’m in a bit of an ambiguous position to learn about Alroy’s vision.

If Lucy, who has already mastered Orgius’s Heavenly Sword, suddenly uses Aloy’s swordsmanship, it will only cause confusion.

It’s a bit of a waste, but it’s OK as long as Lucy is happy.

But it wasn’t that I couldn’t do anything for Lucy.

I don’t know about improving swordsmanship, but this one is definitely possible.

I scribbled painstakingly with a quill pen on stiff paper decorated with gold leaf.

[Snow Leopard Knights Apprentice Knight Certificate]

I told the circumstances to Count Dionaos Rupel, and decided to accept Lucy as an official apprentice knight of our knights.

In the end, the reason Lucy suffered identity confusion was that she did not belong to any group.

As his body grows, all his old friends fall away.

But that doesn’t mean he didn’t belong to the Knights, so he was Lucy who was treated like radish while staying at the Knights headquarters.

I really wanted to hire him as an official driver, but…… So, is it hiring corruption?

At the point where some of the squire even say that the standards for selecting average knights are too high, no matter how talented she is, Lucy who has not fully blossomed cannot be put into the ranks of the average knight.

Furthermore, once you become an average knight, the importance of your mission goes up as your authority grows stronger.

Right now, managing the dungeons spread across our county and the duchy of Hebron was all the duties of the average knights.

An extremely complex and difficult task to organize an expedition, devise a strategy, deal with a resurrected boss inside the dungeon, and bring the loot safely.

To be honest, Lucy is not at that level yet.

Even Barbara, who was the youngest of the regular knights, was clearly weak in areas other than combat, so she wasn’t being put into the dungeon management mission.

It’s just to patrol towns and cities within the territory.

And I mean, no matter how much Dad and Mom have a chance, you have to start from the bottom and come up.

If you’re my man and you just put on a coat of arms, what’s the difference between you and the Knights of the Black Lion?

I don’t intend to make the same mistake just because I came out because that sucked, and now I have a bigger head and more years of experience.

On the other hand, apprentice knights could be appointed much more freely than regular knights.

I think this kind of chance for mom and dad is fine.

This isn’t the Imperial Black Lion Knights, it was possible to join as a Squire if you had enough skills.

Didn’t Lucy prove her skills by defeating me right away?

Of course, I didn’t really fight against my daughter, but strong is strong.

“…… Ugh, you’re such a fool.”

In the meantime, the vice-captain, Emen Rua, gave me the kusaree, but I decided not to take any further objections due to the authority of the administrative officer.

The day of the long-awaited swearing-in ceremony.

I showed the certificate I had prepared in advance to Lucy, who was returning home after a day’s work.

“Congratulations, Apprentice Knight Lucy.”

“…… Dad!!! I really love you!!”

I was able to hold Lucy in my arms after a long time.

Ah, but you seem to have gained some weight.

Why is it so heavy?