Chapter 165: The Restored Royal Capital and Peaceful Daily Life, Part Five

Sara tried to dodge by jumping.

But Birga forcibly changed the iron hammer’s trajectory and closed on Sara.

Sara barely dodged the pressing iron hammer and landed on the ground.

"Haa, haa, haa, haa"

"..."

Sara stood, Birga also readied the iron hammer again, and the two faced each other again.

Sara is breathing looking pained.

But Birga’s breathing is not disturbed.

It may be a difference in fighting style, but Sara can also fight many people for a long time.

Rather than running out of stamina, it is more that a critical situation continued so she is worn mentally.

Conversely Birga has room.

The power to change direction mid-swing of that large iron hammer, and the balance that does not collapse then, she is a formidable opponent completely different from appearance.

After a little Sara who regulated her breath attacked again.

She went straight toward Birga and changed direction to the left midway.

Birga had readied with the iron hammer head to the right so she cannot attack.

That said just turning right would solve it, but at that time Birga apparently lost sight of Sara for an instant.

She opened her eyes wide at Sara pressing in front of her and hurriedly swung the iron hammer.

Sara received that with the sword in her right hand.

But the sword broke from the base.

However thanks to that she dodged the iron hammer that dulled just a little and tackled with her right shoulder using the momentum as is.

"Gu!" "Uwaa!"

Sara and Birga tangled and fell.

After a while as is the first to get up was Sara.

When she stood she thrust the sword gripped in her left hand at fallen Birga.

"Haa, haa, haa"

"Ku... I give."

Looking up at Sara breathing roughly Birga surrendered looking frustrated.

At that instant cheers and applause rose dotto from the soldiers who had gone silent.

Sara returned the sword thrust at Birga, did not even look at the soldiers praising Sara, and walked this way.

Perhaps broken, her right shoulder hung limp and she walked dragging her right leg.

I ran to Sara and received staggering Sara with both hands.

"Master, I won."

Sara said to me looking pained but proud.

"Idiot. Who gets covered in wounds in training."

I said that, put my hand on Sara’s shoulder that looked the worst, and poured magic power.

"Nnn!"

Sara tightly shut her mouth and for some reason endured trying not to raise her voice.

The reason I understood when I next knelt and healed Sara’s leg.

The soldiers who had been watching did not return to training and were looking at us from a distance.

Muriel is becoming a wall but one person cannot hide completely.

That said the leg will fully recover soon so I treated to the end.

"Nnn!! ...Haa, haa, haa"

When treatment ended Sara was more limp than when the match ended.

I did something bad.

"You did well."

I stood and praised Sara in two meanings and stroked her head.

Sara floated a happy smile.

"Master."

Then Muriel quietly called me.

Looking, Birga stood in front of Muriel who faced the other side.

There were no wounds worth calling wounds on the armor, and Birga herself stood with her back straight, no different from before the match.

A great difference from Sara covered in wounds.

"What?"

"...I lost to that Dule there but I will not lose to you."

When I asked Birga looking this way Birga glanced at Sara and said to me.

She lost just now and next she will do me from now?

Certainly Birga is lively though.

"Next is me."

Muriel who had been watching the situation closed on Birga.

"No matter how many times I fight Dules I will not know the strength of you who is the master!"

Perhaps irritated Birga declared in a strong tone.

Muriel faintly released killing intent.

Birga also looked up at Muriel with a harsh expression.

"Muriel."

I patted Muriel’s shoulder and pulled her back.

Certainly originally Dules are stronger than the master, apparently.

Because there is Dule correction, but that especially does not apply to us.

Apparently I am strong enough that Dule correction is not a problem.

So even if she narrowly lost to Dule Sara it is almost impossible that she might beat me the master unless something extreme happens.

For now I have confidence I can beat all my Dules at once without putting a single wound on them.

But... Birga will not be convinced no matter how much I explain by mouth.

I thought that but...

"F-for now I will return today. N-next I will fight you!"

Perhaps cowed by Muriel’s glare Birga said words like a parting shot while running and left the training ground.

After a match like that, wearing such heavy-looking armor, she runs well.

"Now break time is over! Return to training!"

With Harold’s angry shout the spectators dissolved and returned to soldiers in training.

They began swinging swords in their respective places and matching swords.

"But you did well to beat Priestess Hegildtia."

Harold spoke to us who were dumbfounded at Birga’s sudden exit.

"Who is that priestess?"

I asked what I had been curious about.

Since it is a war god it would not be strange for her to be in a mercenary band.

But at least until the royal capital recapture battle she was not in this mercenary band.

"When we were sweeping monsters in a ruined village she saved my subordinates. It was a training journey, apparently. Since then we have been having her train us."

"Will you not make her a member?"

If she is that strong she should be satisfactory as fighting power.

"Ah. I have been recruiting but it is not going well. Even without that I want a priestess who can use healing magic so badly."

Mercenaries whose work is war have many wounded so they want a healing magic user so badly they would give an arm.

"Priestess Broich was taken by you."

Harold looked at me with a dulled eye.

"Were you recruiting?"

I was surprised.

Recruiting Rosina, is it not a honey trap?

"Of course. I used several good-looking guys but all were annihilated. They could not even get to sleeping."

Hearing that I was relieved.

"Did Harold also recruit?"

Because I was relieved I tried teasing Harold.

"I will not. If I anger Nelly it is scary."

Nelly is this mercenary band’s only woman and strongest mercenary.

...Apparently she is in a lover relationship with Nelly.

She showed no such signs so I did not know.

When I looked at Muriel and the others surprised they all nodded uniformly.

Everyone knew, apparently.

Even Yuki knew, they said.

Only me.

When I think that I suddenly became embarrassed.

"Ah, I will go to the toilet a little. I will take Rina."

I decided to run away to hide my embarrassment.

But wanting to relieve myself is true.

"Master, here."

I received Rina’s chain lead from Muriel and withdrew from the spot briskly.

...

The training ground toilet is inside the castle wall surrounding it.

I did not enter there and hid in the shadows.