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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 267

"Cheryl. It's your turn."

Seeing Eldmia calling their name so naturally, the students looked at the two people in turn with greater surprise than the emotions they felt during the sparring shown by Griwills just moments ago..

Everyone knew that Eldmia lived in the Ogatorf family, but it was only a relationship between a butler and a master. Since she was a teaching assistant and not a professor, it was natural for me to call her by her honorific title. It was a relationship between nobles and commoners in the first place, and even though there was an unwritten rule at the academy, I never imagined that it would be that easy..

However, as always, Cheryl entered the sparring arena maintaining her usual state with little emotional change. The students couldn't tell if such a call was natural or if they were hiding their embarrassment with their unique poker faces..

"Have your skills improved??"

"of course."

Now, no one doubted Eldmia's skills. Students actually had different expectations..

How far will Sheryl be able to bring out Eldmia's original skills? Eldmia, still calm even though she had been sparring continuously for over an hour, spoke for a moment, stroking her chin..

"Come to think of it, the professor said that. I want you to use all the means I have at my disposal to deal with you.."

Questions began to linger among the students at the statement as if they had not used all the means at hand so far..

He was a human who defeated the magician's high-speed casting and even the magic that blocked the anti-knight's actions, defeating him helplessly. A person who could easily avoid even the memorization thrown by some students in close combat still has a hidden weapon? Oh, but since I'm Professor Regneva's student, does that mean I can use magic??

Eldmia smiled for the first time and said.

"Laika, come here."

And at that call, the dog that had been cleverly turning over the hourglass panted and ran to Eldmia's feet. At that sight, half of him was dumbfounded and half of him started looking at Eldmia as if he had seen the world's most vicious animal abuser, but he didn't care and gestured to Griwills..

"Griwills. This time, please turn the clock over.."

"Ah, yes..."

Even Griwills looked at Laika in bewilderment, but what could he do? If I'm going to crack it, I'm going to crack it. While Grewils was holding the hourglass, Cheryl, who was making eye contact with the bright-eyed Laika with a strange look, heard a whistle in her ears. Cheryl shifted her gaze to him, thinking it was simply her Eldmia trying to get her attention. She frowned as she saw a strange object flying around her twirling around Eldmia..

"...what is that again?"

Eldmia glanced at the object that looked like a twisted knitting needle and answered, still smiling..

"The means I have. Laika, apply just enough pressure to not hurt yourself.."

The dog understands that command? Cheryl's doubts disappeared with the sound of Griwills turning over the hourglass..

As if a short whistle was a signal, Laika and the suspicious needle flew towards Cheryl at the same time..

"This shameful!"

"I think it's like a spirit. Then it's not rude.?"

I thought it was true, but I had no choice but to say it this time. It was not because of Eldmia's viciousness in taking a cute dog hostage, but because that sweet-looking dog ran at a speed that an ordinary dog ​​could never achieve. Sheryl, who quickly realized that the speed of the projectile and Laika were not the same, waited for the two until the last moment, struck out the needle like lightning, and swung her sword towards Laika as if it was bouncing..

"You might get hurt!"

"bruise!"

It's not an ordinary dog. Even though I was so confident, there was some hesitation in swinging the sword. But in the end, animals are afraid of pain. The sword was swung carefully to avoid fatal wounds and to retrieve the sword immediately if the dog retreated, creating unexpected resistance and noise..

-Kaang!

"uh?"

When the blade touched the soft brown fur of the dog that I was holding and petting, an unexpected metallic sound was heard. And Eld Mia rushed in front of Sheryl, who paid no attention to her own sword strikes and lost her posture when Laika attempted to headbutt her to the body..

"I do it because I deserve it?"

Sheryl barely blocked the swing of the sword with a strangely humorous voice and took a step back, but Eldmia did not give her a chance..

-profit!

whistle. As Cheryl reflexively tried to look at Leica, the scene from before flashed through her mind..

Laika reacted a little late to the whistle. Rather, it was the needle that moved at the same time as the whistle sounded....

-visor!

"I'm out of my mind!"

While she narrowly manages to block an invisible needle flying towards her, Laika aims for Sheryl's leg, and Eldmia's sword swings to completely break her disordered posture. Cheryl gritted her teeth as the experience literally made her eyes water. I've dealt with wizards and elementalists, but this is on a different level.!

"Of course it should be."

What was most disgusting was Eldmia, who was still smiling. The subject is laughing as if he is playing a prank, and each and every strike of the sword is extremely harsh. She tried to use her sword to attack just in case, but she was pushed back so she was pushed back..

This was the biggest challenge when dealing with Eldmia. Regardless of swordsmanship, it is not easy to let go of a swung sword..

Eldmia's sword does not shake easily, as if it had bounced back even after Grewils attacked. How ignorantly have you trained it? It's obvious that if you block it, the next attack will follow, so you want to somehow move it aside and then aim for a counterattack, but it's bound to fail like water sprinkled on a rock..

That alone is annoying, but a dog and a throwing weapon that flies around arbitrarily. And here I am learning magic soon.?

-Piik!

In response to the sound of the whistle, I turned my attention to the location I had figured out in advance, but the needle was just floating in the air. Then what is it?...

"I never said I only had one.."

Even though I was holding the weight, I turned my head in response to the obnoxious voice, and saw other needles spinning around Eldmia..

"...How many are there??"

"well?"

I felt like I was losing strength. While I was having a hard time just keeping up with my swordsmanship, I just thought that it was too much. How long will it take to overcome all of that and defeat Eldmia? I don’t think 5 years will be enough..

"For reference, when I fought Siegfried, there was neither Laika nor this.."

"Who is Siegfried??"

In response to Sheryl's reflexive question, Eldmia relaxed her posture for a moment and smiled. From that alone, Cheryl could tell that she wasn't going to like what would come out of his mouth....

"Warrior."

...It actually was like that..

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In the end, Cheryl lasted 3 minutes without collapsing even once..

Should I really say that he looks like the top student in his grade? Even though his face was full of dissatisfaction, he quickly recognized the monotonous straight pattern of needles and focused only on the bamboo needle and Laika, got a feel for it, and quickly adapted and swung his sword. At the end, he caught me off guard by holding the pommel with one hand and imitating a horizontal cut, which I had never shown before, so other people must have been shocked. It was such an unbelievable adaptability that I wondered if this was the sense of a genius.

To be honest, I tried to make fun of him by putting pressure on him and making him feel unfair, but it wasn't easy. If Laika hadn't knocked her out of the park with a body slam at the end, she would have made it past 3 minutes, but there's no way. I am a man who keeps what he says..

"That's great."

Professor Luvis' evaluation, who watched everything without saying a word, was indeed concise but clear. He ended the class by explaining the students' bad habits and regrets instead of me, who could only smile and fight in satisfaction..

"If you indulge in too much pretentiousness, you will get your ears cut. Don't forget that there is always a stomach. Classes will be held in the same way for other grades, so if you are interested, you can attend.."

I don't know if the nuance alone was enough to understand, or if it was something he just said, but none of the students were puzzled by the elves' proverbs..

After class ended, I had to do my best to avoid Cheryl, who, as if it were natural, rushed at me and attempted to kick me in the shin..

"Uh huh. Are you trying to beat up your teaching assistant because you lost in sparring? This is abuse of status.."

"Don't talk nonsense! What is that strange needle and what is Leica? Why am I the only one having a hard time?!"

"Now is the time to take action other than swordsmanship. Besides, do you think it would have been easier if it had just been swordsmanship? Even though your brain is smart, your body is still quite stupid.?"

There was also Laika, who seemed to think that our attacks and dodges were a joke, jumping up and getting in between us. Eventually, we reached the limit of dodging, so I took advantage of the opportunity and evolved her into Long Cat Sheryl, and it was only after standing at a distance for a while that Sheryl's anger subsided..

"That's because this is all for your benefit in the long run. Would you write this only if you were framed by a member of the Ogatorf family who was highly evaluated through connections??"

"Even if you don’t, I’m already overrated.."

It wasn't exactly wrong, but if I admitted it, I would lose, so I tried hard to deny her claim. Because it was obvious that she wouldn't be able to handle it if she said that she wanted to see people feel unfairly treated..

"Oh, Cheryl? Have you heard anything about the headquarters of the Holy Light Cross??"

"suddenly?"

"I was going to ask, but I forgot.."

I asked this question because I thought I might know some gossip if I was at the academy. It takes a long time for detailed stories about major events, such as the purification of religious denominations, to spread to the general public. Sheryl, the long cat, huffed and puffed, then rolled her eyes for a moment and thought about it, then began to tell her story as if something had occurred to her..

"I heard that an imperial warrior joined hands with the cultists and came on an expedition to slay the demons that had infiltrated the Holy Light Cross. Thanks to you, I heard that the city is not in good shape, but since it's already been a week, I'm not sure about the progress. why do you ask that?"

"There was something that was planted on the hero, and if he had taken care of it, he would definitely come to brag, but there was no news.."

"...?"

Well, if a serious problem had arisen, Esmuer would have contacted me..

Remembering the old adage that no news is good news, I decided to focus on teasing Cheryl..