Let the Swords Settle

"Hum interesting." She says as she looks at me, turning her head. "Well, I still have some time left, so I might as well see if you're all that." She adds.

"If you lose, you'll have to train me!" I have to grab this opportunity!

"Okay."

She then puts the beer bottle on a table inside one of the tents.

"Follow me." She leads the way to a more open spot, close to the tents.

One of the knights throws two wooden swords onto the ground. The woman then bends down and picks one up.

"I still don't know your name." I question.

"You can call me Yanma." She says. "By the way, if you want to use your dagger, that's no problem. Using a sword must be difficult for you." She says smiling.

In fact, I've never used a sword before, so I wouldn't know how to defend myself, much less attack.

But, I need to show that I'm different!

"Have you already made excuses for when you lose?" I say and pick up the wooden sword on the ground.

I'm not one to tease, but I can't let her say what she wants!

"Hahahaha ..." She just laughs.

The sun is strong and bright in the sky; there are almost no clouds; and the climate is hot and stuffy.

The feeling of holding a sword, even if it is made of wood, is different from holding a dagger.

The sword is the Claymore style, the one that all knights use. It is entirely made of wood and is a little heavy. Its size is almost the same as mine.

I raise the sword and leave it aimed at Yanma.

Around me, more people gather to observe, forming a circle of people like an audience.

"Are you ready?" She asks, preparing for combat.

"Yes."

"Then you can start whenever you want." She says.

I stare at her sword. I need to find a way to match my strengths with my sword.

Maybe that's not possible, but I can try to be faster using my air magic!

Positioning my feet as if I were ready to run, I manipulate the mana so that it becomes compact and released all at once.

When I unlock the mana, it will increase my speed like a cannon!

When all the necessary mana is grouped in my legs, I release it all at once, giving me an absurd boost and getting close to Yanma in the blink of an eye!

Yanma is almost instantly impressed, but it's not over yet!

I bring the sword to the ground and make the air push my arms to deliver a vertical blow from below!

This way, the air compensates for the lack of force!

Yanma manages to block and throw me back with his sword, but as I'm moving away, I make a sharp gust of wind come out of my sword, striking the air!

Yanma just blocks as if breaking the wind.

The surrounding knights are euphoric, shouting as if it were a spectacle.

(Light Rods POV)

After lunch, I went to the library to take some books to my room. However, when I was passing through the corridors on the top floor of the castle, I saw an unusual movement of the knights.

They seemed to be looking at something and were very excited.

As I approached the window, I saw that they were standing around two people, apparently fighting.

A woman with different armor than the others and... William!?

What is happening?!

How did he get involved in this??

Before I could think about anything, I put down the books and went down the stairs to where William is!