Curse 2
"Wake up!"
Erica splashed a bucket of water on his face.
Alex awoke in the yard of Hollins Manor.
He stands up, soaking soaked, with an irritated grimace.
"Saint, huh? If people could see the real you, they would not refer to you in that way. So, when did you become so helpful? No, my query is incorrect. How can someone as lazy as you become helpful? Yes, it is the correct question. Now, say it or face the consequences."
He sighs and says, "Whatever you say. I can't respond anyway. Actually, I wasn't sure how to say it."
He seems serious about his response, but Erica is prepared to pour another bucket of water.
"Wait, wait, wait. I am serious!"
"Yeah, I am serious too. I'm serious; I'm going to throw this to you."
"STOP! STOP! STOP!"
He shouts as if his life depended on it.
When she sees his reaction, she stops and he breathes with relief.
He repeats his original remarks without mockery in his voice.
"I'm serious."
"…"
This silenced her.
She sighed and added, "Anyway, we're not here for that. Let us start anyway."
She passed him a wooden sword, which he received.
Pointing her wooden sword at him, she added, "I'm not as strong as Angelina, but I hope you don't interpret this as a sign that I wanted to bully you."
"Huh? Wait, I don't understand—"
He was perplexed by what she was saying, but she refused to let him speak and attacked him instantly.
A conventional front attack was deflected, but she is more stronger than him, thus he flew a few meters away.
"Not bad."
She complimented him because he didn't fall.
"Thank you. Anyway, let us continue."
She quickly rush to his side, but he used his skill: Auto Weak Point.
He ordered his skill with his head and stopped the attack while his body prepared to counterattack.
He controls the skill with his thoughts, giving an order to attack in a way that allows her to fall with less suffering.
His body followed, and his sword was about to strike her thighs when, like a cat whose tail had been trodden on, she fell back and dodged his blow.
She looks at him with a strange gaze.
'It's impossible, right?'
She thought warily.
Slowed by her thoughts, Alex is already at her front, ready to strike the blade at her thighs once more.
Fortunately, her reflexes kicked in and she jumped.
However, Alex switched hands and was going to swing the blade down to her thighs again.
She was in mid-air and couldn't move, so she decided to cast a magic.
/Spell: flicker
/command: Backward
When he noticed this, he paused to attack and shouted, "Hey, that's cheating!"
"Huh? What exactly are you talking about? Is there a witness? Can you prove it?"
She reprimanded him as a child would.
"You demoness!"
He feels furious, but he relaxes since he needs to focus on his goal right now.
Being irritated will not assist him to win.
Meanwhile, Erica is contemplating her current situation.
'Is he my nephew? I understand that he was the top swordsman before dropping out of his year, but isn't this exaggerated?'
She realized Alex is not just above average, but a genius.
With Alex Hambell's memories, he can combat his peers, but it will be a tough battle.
However, she was unaware that his current motions were not caused by his own skills.
Alex rushed to her side, forcing her into a defensive stance.
He hits her without stopping, and she simply blocks all of them.
'This was intended to be me giving him some pointers while also tormenting him a little, so how did it end out like this?'
However, she was unable to back down now that she could see Alex looking down on her.
If she doesn't prevail against him, she will be the one who is bullied by him.
As the older one, she couldn't accept it.
Meanwhile, he deactivates his skill.
He also wants to find his limit, so his next strike grows slower and more imprecise, but she kicks him and sends him flying away.
He recognized that his aunt was still stronger than him.
Erica, on the other hand, is on high alert against him and is hesitant to launch an all-out attack.
She feels he is attempting to trap her, and she is correct.
However, she is unsure whether her judgement is correct or not, so she is still waiting for a change.
Suddenly, a kick was going to strike her, but instead of evading it, she caught it.
She smiled as she observed his panic.
'I made a mistake!'
He desired payback for her earlier kick, but this limited his options.
He reactivated his skill after failing to determine his normal limit.
He immediately starts spinning his body.
Because of the friction, she released his leg, she felt the stinging agony, but quickly moved on to his next attack.
'I was meant to teach him...'
She was still fixated on that issue, but she didn't care anymore.
Her competitive attitude has become stronger as the battle has lasted longer.
Her body is slowing down, whilst Alex continues to move quickly.
Because she did not want to be defeated, she resolved to cheat again.
It is not exactly cheating because there were no rules in this duel.
/spell: Boost
/Command: 4x
A burst of energy is felt on her body.
*wooshh
"What the —!"
Her speed and agility quickly outpaced their starting status.
She appears and disappears, leaving Alex with no choice but to protect himself.
"This is cheating!"
"This is cheating, this is cheating. Do you have nothing to say? I wouldn't prohibit you from using magic, but if you do, be prepared to die!"
"I am your nephew!"
"So what? I'm your aunt."
They are now in the midst of buzz, so don't take their discourse too seriously.
Because their conflict is so intense, they are simply responding with the first thing that comes to mind.
Still on defense, Alex considers how to get out of this scenario.
However, in the end, he was forced to utilize magic.
/Spell: Shield
/Command: Physical
A golden light surrounds his body.
She couldn't see him because of the brightness, so she went back outside.
She observes him for a short time until she can properly notice his appearance.
Her look is complex, but in the end, it transforms into one of pride for her nephew, as her brother's face aligns with his.