Episode 48 – Am I next?

Apparently, I’m a Childhood Friend of a Saint in the World of Light Novels, and When We Meet Again After a Few Years at School, She’s Turned into Some Kind of Yandere?

“Well, Alan dono. It’s your turn now.”

“Eh……? me……?”

Although it’s not as good as Charlotte’s, I can use recovery magic to provide first aid, so while I was giving Foster-sama first aid, Alex-san spoke to me.

“What are you talking about? This is training, so please use it to help Alan-dono grow.”

Ah, I see.

The battle between Alex-san and Foster-sama was so intense that I had completely forgotten that it was a training session.

Or rather, even now that I understand that it is training, I don’t really want to fight.

The temperature of Alex san’s body didn’t make me feel like it was just a training exercise.

But I couldn’t say no, so I had no choice but to face Alex san with my training sword.

“Alan-dono is very polite and likable, isn’t he?”

“Ahhaha …… thank you very much.”

I guess it stems from the fact that he was called very old.

I didn’t think to play around with his age from the beginning, but I’ll be more careful from now on.

“Well, let’s begin. There is no one to give the opening signal, so Alan-sama will go first.”

“Well then, I’ll take your word for it ……!”

I’m smaller than Foster sama, not to mention Alex san, so I’m not going to let him use force against me.

So, I can’t let him bring me into a contest of strength,……!

What I can compete with is speed and the number of moves I can make.

I will draw on my strengths to the best of my ability and win ……!

“Ho!
You are not just watching the fight, you are learning from it! That’s a good move!”

With a feint, I slipped to the side and fired a blow at his side, which was blocked by Alex-san’s arm.

N-No matter how much I crush him, he stops it with his arm…?

I’m starting to lose confidence…

I’m still going!”

I’d like to push him with a series of small attacks, but half-hearted attacks will be blocked by a wall of muscles and won’t do any damage.

In that case, it is necessary to pass the damage while continuously attacking with a large number of moves.

I take a breath, concentrate, and get close to Alex san.

“Meee! T-This is it!

I use a barrage of blows to drive Alex san down.

Of course, it’s not just a series of blows.

I put all my strength into every attack and aim at all the vital points.

The fact that Alex san’s body is heaped with muscles makes it difficult for him to manoeuvre, so it was no exaggeration to say that this strategy was rather successful.

Naturally, it wouldn’t last long, but if it became a long-term battle, I would lose.

The only chance of winning was to settle the battle in the short term.

“It’s nothing short of amazing to be able to hit with such speed and precision with such a focused attack! But it’s not so strong that it can’t be blocked!”

At that moment, a bad premonition ran down my spine.

I trust my instincts and take evasive action without checking with my eyes, throwing away this advantageous situation that I am pushing.

And then Alex san’s fist passed through the spot where I was.

If I had been a little later in my evasion, I might have been hit.

If I took an attack like that, even if I didn’t lose consciousness, I would have stopped moving for a few seconds, during which time I would have been able to settle the matter.

It was an unreasonable battle, as one shot would result in an immediate loss, but in a fight against demons, anything unreasonable could happen, so I couldn’t complain.

“So you avoid that one? ……”

“Ha, ha,……, it’s mostly intuition. That was really close.”

“I can’t believe he already has such intuition at his age… He has this swordsmanship and his magic is amazing. Alan-dono is truly unfathomable…”

In battle, intuition is not luck.

The body moves on its own, without time to think, as it subconsciously senses evidence that even the five senses have not been able to read from various experiences.

That is the intuition of battle.

“The magic is a power given to me by Charlotte. I can’t be proud of it.”

“That’s not true.”

“Eh?”

“Even if it was given to you, you have tirelessly and without neglect continued to hone your power. That is what is important and your strength. There is no need to despise it.”

I am happy that my efforts are recognised.

But that’s why I want to win this time with just a sword.

It was originally a swordsmanship class, and winning with a sword is meaningful.

“…… You have a nice expression on your face.”

“Since you praised my magic, I thought I would have you acknowledge my sword as well.”

“What are you talking about? The sword of Alan-dono is so wonderful that it is too much like a student’s sword. You should be proud.”

“Not as a student, I’m trying to be the best. I want to protect Charlotte …… and everyone I care about.”

“……I accept that resolve. Come at me with everything you’ve got.”

“I understand. I’ll decide with this.”

I grab my sword and charge.

I’ve actually spent more time honing my sword skills than my magic…!

So …… I’ll prove it in this battle!

The path of the sword I’ve been walking!

I increase my concentration and observe the movement of Alex san’s arm.

Then, he performs a move he has repeated hundreds or thousands of times.

“Receiving.”

It is difficult to use this technique against a martial artist who specialises in continuous strikes.

Even so, I felt that this was the only way for me to sneak up to Alex-san’s chest.

Until now, I have been sliding and parrying enemy attacks with my sword body, but I can’t cope with arms with short spacing.

Then what should I do?

I just have to shorten the reach here too.

I turned my sword over quickly, not with the sword itself, and with the hilt of the sword, I slid the arm of Alex san’s from the side with a knack and passed it off.

“W-What?!”

“It’s my …… win.”

The blow that swung out using the most suitable parry for countering enters Alex-san in a more or less equal manner.

I feel a definite response.

“Kuhu …… Well done.”

The sound of a man falling to the ground behind me saying that.

Ah, that was close ……