167 A trial. (Part 1)

Sabastian finished reading the report Erina sent to him.

The four stalkers from yesterday were sent by a Sword Saint candidate.

Sabastian doesn't know whether to laugh at it or not.

The Sword Saint candidate did not believe his father about how strong Sabastian is.

So he secretly sent some disciples of his father to check on Sabastian.

Sabastian was confused by the stalkers yesterday, now he knows why.

If any elders had sent them they would have at least sent some competent disciples to check on him.

The disciples that the Sword Saint candidate sent, though they were skilled somewhat. They were complete amateurs when stalking someone.

Still, to Sabastian, the outcome of yesterday's events did him good either way.

His reputation took another hit. Which was a good outcome for him.

There are rumours inside the Heilige family of him being a philanderer.

The four idiots told the elder about Sabastian's visit to the bordello.

The elder tipped this information to his parents, his father was okay with it. But his mother lectured him at 2 am, in the morning.

Placing the tablet beside him on top of a table.

Sabastian got up from the chair.

He was at a mountainside cottage in the mountain area of Starfall city.

It's a very secluded place, Sabastian had to walk for 5 hours to reach the mountain top because the roads were blocked by the snow.

Only once a week the people living in the mountains clear up the road.

He looked around the landscape of the snowy mountains.

Though it was not snowing right now, it still looked beautiful. But it would have looked much better if it snowed. Sabastian thought.

He was in the cottage patio, wearing white karate uniform constructed of lightweight cotton and polyester fabric.

White hair, pale skin, deep ocean blue eyes wearing all white clothes.

Sabastian looked like an ethereal being out of this world. With the snowy mountains as background, he looked like an angel that descended from the heavens.

In front of him was an empty flat circular platform.

He walked towards the middle of the platform.

It's quite cold in the mountains, though it was not snowing the atmosphere was freaking cold.

Sabastian tried to clear his mind but he was having trouble with it.

There was a nagging voice inside his head.

The voice always tells him how weak he has become, every time he tries to clear up his mind.

As he used a breathing technique to calm his mind, Sabastian heard someone coming his way.

Opening his eyes, he saw a man in his early 30s wearing a navy blue karate uniform similar to what he is wearing.

"Have you rested enough, Weiss?" The man said holding two katana in his hands.

"I have rested enough, Sir Kenobi!" Sabastian replied bowing to the person in front of him.

The person in front of him is a grandmaster swordsman.

He is a subordinate of his sister Onyx.

His name is Ken Kenobi also known as 'Onikiri', The Demon slayer.

Sabastian has already defeated a few elites of his sister's mercenary organisation.

Ken Kenobi is ranked thirteen inside the mercenary organisation.

Sabastian is here for the trial that his sister gave him.

A few years ago, when Sabastian asked for his sister's sword 'Devil's Secret - Akuma no Himitsu'. A sword made by Sengo Muramasa himself.

Onyx gave him a trial that if Sabastian defeats all of her subordinates then she will give him her sword.

Sabastian accepted the trial for the sword as well as to fight strong opponents to improve himself.

Kenobi tossed one of the Katana towards Sabastian.

Catching the Katana by its hilt, Sabastian made quick slashed towards his side.

Gripping tightly, Sabastian nodded in approval.

"Good sword!" He admired the craftsmanship of the sword, it looked like a sword for decoration but it's very sturdy and a fine sword.

Kenobi smiled hearing the praise for the sword from Sabastian.

"It is one of your sister's Katana. Although it is not as good as the 'mythic swords' but it is a fine blade for someone like your calibre right now. The name of the Katana is 'Siegfried'." Kenobi said looking at the Katana in Sabastian's hand.

"I see..." Sabastian's hold on the sword tightened.

Shaking his head, Sabastian looked at Kenobi before he took his stance.

"That's a good stance you have there, it's full of opening at first look but if one were to observe it they can see that there's no opening. It's playacting to let your opponent strike first. Impressive!" Kenobi praised Sabastian before he took his stance.

"Since your stance is a defensive one, I appreciate the gesture of letting me strike first but don't you think it would be beneficial to you to strike first? So you can know how strong or fast I am?" Kenobi said chuckling but seeing that there's no response from Sabastian he obliged to Sabastian's gesture.

Kenobi lunged forward swinging his Katana down pointing at Sabastian's chest.

It was fast that even Sabastian was caught off guard!

"!!!"

*clang*

Sabastian defended the strike of Kenobi's katana before leaping back.

But Kenobi acted fast and swung his Katana swiftly in a slanted horizontal slash from down to up.

*clang*

Sabastian defended against Kenobi's strike once more.

'He's strong and fast!!!' Sabastian said in his mind.

*clang*

*clang*

*clang x3*

*clang x2*

Kenobi swung a flurry of slashes towards Sabastian.

Sabastian defended against all of them but he was having trouble keeping up with Kenobi's speed and strength.

He almost failed to defend against Kenobi's last two slashes.

"Interesting! You have speed but you are having trouble keeping up with me, you are not strong enough but your techniques are extraordinary! With little movements, you were able to defend against my slashes! That's wonderful, your defences are exceptional!" Kenobi said as he once more released another set of flurried attacks on Sabastian.

"Argh!" Sabastian grunted defending against the onslaught of slashes from Kenobi.

"You are focussed but you are not able to give out your best? That is very weird... Very weird indeed, you are at the end of your current stage is that it? You have hit a bottleneck? Interesting!" Kenobi said analysing the fight as he lunged forward with his blade.

Swinging his sword, he slashed and slashed. Gradually raising the speed and his strength.

As the spar continued he can see that Sabastian was not feeling tired at all just like him.

Kenobi smiled.

'When was the last time I enjoyed a spar?' He thought in his mind.

Kenobi can't tell when, but he can see that the boy in front of him was keeping up with him.

Sabastian was slowly getting faster in responding quickly against the strikes of Kenobi.

Though Sabastian strength did not improve, his speed and reaction time did.

Kenobi was impressed by the kid in front of him.

Suddenly, a pricking killing intent assaulted him.

The feeling of the intent was so intense that it felt like he was being pierced by countless swords.

Kenobi's eyes widened in surprise!

A single moment of surprise caught him off guard.

Now it was Sabastian's turn on being the offensive swordsman in this spar.

Kenobi grinned, it was a single mistake but the momentum of the boy in front of him changed.

He had a savage look in his ocean-deep blue eyes full of violent intent.

That look reminded Kenobi of his 'leader'.

The Devil of the Sword, Onyx Heilige.

Her brother is the same but also different.

The swordsmanship of Sabastian contradicts his true nature.

The sword he was facing doesn't have a hint of killing intent but the wielder of the sword does.

"Omoshiroi omoshiroi! saa, ganbare, ritoru howaito." Kenobi said defending against Sabastian's strikes.

(A/N: The Japanese translation might be wrong but it's what a reader translated this "Interesting, very interesting! Give me your best, Little white." To the Japanese romaji up there.)