50 Sacred Duel

"Haah... Feeling heavy..."

The morning after the welcoming party for the delegation, I sighed heavily as I changed into my training attire.

I mean, even though I intentionally planned to lose, I still had to face Anathisia in a match. It was like walking on eggshells.

And seriously, there was more than a year until the start of the main story, yet I'd already encountered three main heroines.

What had happened to my initial goal of not getting involved with the protagonist and heroines?

"Ely... Are you sure it shouldn't be me?"

"Yeah. Even though it's a duel match, we'll be using wooden swords, and I'll also be using a wooden shield."

As Night rubbed against my cheek, she asked with a worried expression, but using the "Aegis Shield" might attract the attention of the kingdom, and they might take her away. 

'With my current strength and position…I couldn't even prevent that from happening.'