Chapter 9
Chapter 9 n
Discord
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“Brave!? Mavis-sama the Brave? The Mavis House’s third daughter?”
As Leticia was still unfamiliar with the Knight School, she she lived in the female dorm used exclusively by those of high nobility. As for Wynn, Leticia confessed to him that she was the “Brave”.
“Un, That’s me? Leticia von Mavis.”
“So it’s true? …I didn’t know…”
Wynn looked closely at Leticia, who was walking beside him.[1]Who would’ve thought that the rumored Brave was his close friend.
“From the first time we met, I thought she was a noble, but I never heard her full name. I didn’t care who she was, or where she was from. However, that the Brave’s name was Mavis… I did hear.”
Wynn would frequently hear about the Brave’s journey from the merchants and adventurers who stayed at the “Wataridori Pavilion”[2] while he worked at the inn.The view of children of the town playing the “Mavis the Brave” game, swinging around wooden swords, was commonly seen.Aside from the merchants and adventurers that traveled to the city, bards and minstrels performed stories of the Brave’s feats to the public.
In order to save the prince of a certain country who was turned to stone, she subdued the demon who cursed him, and lifted the curse. ?
In another country, she defeated a priest who sacrificed a person every night in order to revive an evil god, and rescued the captured people.
Furthermore, she retrieved a rare herb from an unexplored ancient forest in order to cure an unknown illness spreading through a city.When it turned out that the the cause of the illness was a dragon living in a nearby cave who emitted miasma, she subjugated the dragon.As for the purification —
When it spread that the Brave was the empire’s Mavis Ducal House’s hidden third daughter, the empire’s citizens felt a patriotic pride in being the Brave’s home country.The Empire itself widely publicized the actions of the Mavis House’s third daughter.Wynn, who had read tales of heroic knights since childhood was also excited about the tales of the Brave who wandered the earth.Now that he had grown, he knew that the knights that appeared in those epic tales didn’t exist in reality.However, the existence of the “Brave” taught him that those storybook knights were not merely a dream.Although the Brave’s feats were impossible for Wynn, if only he at least had a tenth of the strength, he would protect those who were suffering, as a knight.[3]He wanted to be among the strong.[4]
The Mavis House’s third daughter that he aspired to be, he didn’t think she would be his friend Leti.
He looked at Leticia, who was beside him.
As in the past, his friend walked beside him.Two years younger than him, her height did not even reach his shoulder, she had a delicate figure. [5]Fighting the Demon Lord, the subordinate demons, and the monsters, it was more severe than the stories.
‘I will try my hardest, so that I can return as soon as possible!’n
The promises exchanged four years ago– He thought that those words wouldn’t come true.Nevertheless, she had now returned, and was walking beside him, as she had promised.
“You’ve tried your best, haven’t you, Leti.”
At the words that escaped from Wynn’s lips, Leticia’s feet stopped for a moment, causing her to hurriedly catch up after falling behind.
“Un!”
She showed a delighted, sparkling smile.
Four years ago, Leticia was unable to reveal that she was from the Mavis House.
She feared that Wynn would distance himself from her if he knew that she was a noble.Generally, in an Imperial Knight Order, individuals did not use family names.Officially, this prevents those of a higher court status from getting privileges in the Knight Order. [6]The knight school adopted this practice. For example, Wynn Byrd would formally be called “Knight Cadet Wynn”, and not “Knight Cadet Byrd”, and Locke would not be called “Knight Cadet Marine”, but rather “Knight Cadet Locke”.
Even if she were a lady of nobility, Wynn wouldn’t have to call her by her family name.However, Leticia was more famous than she would have wanted. [7]
She was known as the “Divine Sword Princess”, “One Closest to God”, and “Leticia von Mavis, the Brave”.
As the third daughter of the Empire’s Mavis Ducal House.
Leticia snuck a glance at Wynn beside her. [8]Four years ago, they were approximately the same height.Now, Leticia’s head did not even reach Wynn’s shoulders, and his young-ish body was growing into a strong build, and supple muscles.[9]
That morning, when they crossed swords, Wynn was several times stronger than she remembered four years ago.The source of Leticia’s art, which earned her the name “Divine Sword Princess”, was most definitely Wynn.It was the swordsmanship that fascinated her when she escaped to the town for the first time and met him.In those days, the swordsmanship was conspicuously colder, if it met the conditions…surpassing him isn’t a problem.[10]
Throughout her journey, she fought many enemies.Many times, she had near death experiences, felling despair.
However, in the end, Leticia would not give up and continued to fight.Even with her magic power empty, and her companions injured, with only her spirit and sword unbroken, she would tear apart myriads of demons.The swordsmanship that Leticia learned from Wynn was her greatest tool.
Therefore…
“You’ve tried your best, haven’t you, Leti.”n“Un!”
At Wynn’s words, Leticia, from the bottom of her heart, felt delighted and relieved.[11]Rather than being known as “The Brave”, or as “The daughter of a noble”, her relation ship with Wynn as the pupil of her “Master” would not change from now on.For this reason, she couldn’t help but marvel.
How was Wynn unable to become an apprentice knight?While standing beside him, Leticia looked up to Wynn.In order to find out, she asked him.
“Ne, what do we learn in Knight School?”
“If we were to talk about the lessons, then there are two types of of classes, theory and practice. Practical combat classes include swordsmanship, spearmanship, or another martial art. Scout arts, stealth arts, survival arts are taught in the field. Magical combat classes are split into three types. Theory classes include tactics and military history, and of course, history and heraldry. Finally, there is Linguistics.”[12]
“Onii-chan, What classes do you take?”
“Well, for combat classes, martial arts and swordsmanship is required, but I also take the knife arts class. I also study history.”[13]
“Fuun, so it’s like that.”
“What will you take, Leti?”
“I am too late to join a combat class, so I am focusing on studying the theory classes. Ah, but I plan on enrolling in the magic classes.”
“So you’re focusing on the theory classes.”
“But Leti’s strength is moving your body, and not using your brain though.”
“After all, I left when I was ten, didn’t I? I couldn’t study during the journey.”
Leticia became sullen, hitting Wynn’s head with a ‘pon pon’ sound.
“Ah, Wynn. Leticia-sama.”
“What is it, Locke?”
He suddenly called out from behind them.Locke had been walking behind them for sometime now.Since they seemed strange from the side, Locke walked behind them while looking around restlessly.
“What is it? Is your stomach sore?”
“No it isn’t!”
Seeing his friend with a pale face, Wynn called out to him in worry, but received a denial in a suppressed shout.
“You two, with this much attention on you, don’t be so calm!”
n16.身分違いなのは、自分が一番よくわかっている。
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