“S-sister, stop!”
“No, don’t stop me, Gon!”
Despite her younger brother’s pleas, Akane-san still tried to commit seppuku. With the help of the villagers in the area though, we managed to restrain her.
Gon-kun then began apologizing on her behalf.
“Luke-dono, I apologize for showing you something so unsightly.”
“I-it’s fine. More like, how about you…”
“No need to worry about me. My sister has been like this since we were young, so I’m used to it. Still, I wonder why she and our father are so quick to disembowel themselves.”
Gon-kun said with a sigh.
He seemed more mature than Akane-san. Or so I thought until Gon-kun flashed a meaningful grin.
“It’s not all bad though, since my twin sister and I were able to play a game where we race to see which of us could goad our father and older sister to commit seppuku first.”
“Actually, aren’t you quite evil!? Wait a minute, could it be that you set her up this time too!?”
“It’s fine, this is my sister we’re talking about after all. Plus, she probably failed to cross the mountain range by herself, right? Kukuku, I wonder how long I can make use of that?”
I thought he was a kind and innocent boy…
“Luke-dono. Things seem to be lively here, isn’t it?”
“Ahh, Your Majesty.”
While we were making a racket like that, a tall woman came our way.
“I thought I told you not to address me like that?”
“Ahm, hello, Maribel-oneechan.”
She was the queen of the kingdom of Enbala, a nation located in the Rubul desert.
Although she had already taken back her kingdom from a band of sand raiders, she—who had the [War Maiden] Gift—still kept up with her training. To that end, she visited our village’s training grounds every now and then.
When I brought up why she came all this way even though I had already built a similar training ground within Enbala,
“This village has more strong fighters, so I believe I can improve much faster here.”
Such was her reply.
“I too am improving so rapidly, despite my age! HaHaHaHa!”
The middle-aged man who laughed so heartily after saying so was Ganzasu-san, Queen Maribel’s guard commander. He had the [Iron Man] Gift.
“Oh my, if it isn’t old man Ganzasu♡ did you come to see me again, hmm?”
“!? Master Gori-chan!?”
“Very well, let me show you lots~and~lots of love again♡”
“Hiiiii!?”
…Gori-chan then took him away.
“Are they the samurai from the east? I’d absolutely like to fight them at least once.”
Queen Maribel said so while looking at the finally calm Akane-san.
“As a samurai, I accept any and all challenge for a fight!”
“Are you serious?”
I hurried to get between the two who so easily agreed to fight.
“No, not now! Maribel-oneechan, please wait at least a few days!”
“Hmm? I guess that’s fine too…”
“Akane-san, you’ve just resumed your training, so don’t push yourself. Plus, you’ve already fought 10 people today. If you’re so determined to fight her, do it after a few days.”
“I can still go though…”
If Akane-san were to fight Queen Maribel as she was right now, she would likely lose. I would like to avoid another episode of her trying to commit seppuku and us trying to stop her.
“I’m sure my sister would do just fine! She just got a little careless earlier! This time, she would definitely show us how strong a samurai can be!”
“Gon-kun, stop egging her on!!!”
“MmMmmmMM”
With a wicked grin, Gon-kun was trying to make Akane-san commit seppuku again. As such, I frantically covered his mouth.
And so, after this and that, Akane-san, who possessed the [Samurai Sword Techniques] Gift, finally resumed her training in earnest.
Even though she almost tried to commit seppuku again in the process, the end result was a massive improvement.
She herself was able to feel how much she had grown, and before long, she was ready to challenge the mountain range once again.
“I’m in your debt for all the care you’ve shown me! This time for sure, I’ll be able to cross the mountain range!”
“Good luck, Akane-san…you’ll be all by yourself, so please don’t even try to disembowel yourself along the way, ok?”
“Hahaha, it’s not like I try to do that all the time!”
“You of all people shouldn’t be saying that, you know?”
“S-sister, stop!”
“No, don’t stop me, Gon!”
Despite her younger brother’s pleas, Akane-san still tried to commit seppuku. With the help of the villagers in the area though, we managed to restrain her.
Gon-kun then began apologizing on her behalf.
“Luke-dono, I apologize for showing you something so unsightly.”
“I-it’s fine. More like, how about you…”
“No need to worry about me. My sister has been like this since we were young, so I’m used to it. Still, I wonder why she and our father are so quick to disembowel themselves.”
Gon-kun said with a sigh.
He seemed more mature than Akane-san. Or so I thought until Gon-kun flashed a meaningful grin.
“It’s not all bad though, since my twin sister and I were able to play a game where we race to see which of us could goad our father and older sister to commit seppuku first.”
“Actually, aren’t you quite evil!? Wait a minute, could it be that you set her up this time too!?”
“It’s fine, this is my sister we’re talking about after all. Plus, she probably failed to cross the mountain range by herself, right? Kukuku, I wonder how long I can make use of that?”
I thought he was a kind and innocent boy…
“Luke-dono. Things seem to be lively here, isn’t it?”
“Ahh, Your Majesty.”
While we were making a racket like that, a tall woman came our way.
“I thought I told you not to address me like that?”
“Ahm, hello, Maribel-oneechan.”
She was the queen of the kingdom of Enbala, a nation located in the Rubul desert.
Although she had already taken back her kingdom from a band of sand raiders, she—who had the [War Maiden] Gift—still kept up with her training. To that end, she visited our village’s training grounds every now and then.
When I brought up why she came all this way even though I had already built a similar training ground within Enbala,
“This village has more strong fighters, so I believe I can improve much faster here.”
Such was her reply.
“I too am improving so rapidly, despite my age! HaHaHaHa!”
The middle-aged man who laughed so heartily after saying so was Ganzasu-san, Queen Maribel’s guard commander. He had the [Iron Man] Gift.
“Oh my, if it isn’t old man Ganzasu♡ did you come to see me again, hmm?”
“!? Master Gori-chan!?”
“Very well, let me show you lots~and~lots of love again♡”
“Hiiiii!?”
…Gori-chan then took him away.
“Are they the samurai from the east? I’d absolutely like to fight them at least once.”
Queen Maribel said so while looking at the finally calm Akane-san.
“As a samurai, I accept any and all challenge for a fight!”
“Are you serious?”
I hurried to get between the two who so easily agreed to fight.
“No, not now! Maribel-oneechan, please wait at least a few days!”
“Hmm? I guess that’s fine too…”
“Akane-san, you’ve just resumed your training, so don’t push yourself. Plus, you’ve already fought 10 people today. If you’re so determined to fight her, do it after a few days.”
“I can still go though…”
If Akane-san were to fight Queen Maribel as she was right now, she would likely lose. I would like to avoid another episode of her trying to commit seppuku and us trying to stop her.
“I’m sure my sister would do just fine! She just got a little careless earlier! This time, she would definitely show us how strong a samurai can be!”
“Gon-kun, stop egging her on!!!”
“MmMmmmMM”
With a wicked grin, Gon-kun was trying to make Akane-san commit seppuku again. As such, I frantically covered his mouth.
And so, after this and that, Akane-san, who possessed the [Samurai Sword Techniques] Gift, finally resumed her training in earnest.
Even though she almost tried to commit seppuku again in the process, the end result was a massive improvement.
She herself was able to feel how much she had grown, and before long, she was ready to challenge the mountain range once again.
“I’m in your debt for all the care you’ve shown me! This time for sure, I’ll be able to cross the mountain range!”
“Good luck, Akane-san…you’ll be all by yourself, so please don’t even try to disembowel yourself along the way, ok?”
“Hahaha, it’s not like I try to do that all the time!”
“You of all people shouldn’t be saying that, you know?”
