[POV Iona]
My father took a basic stance, while Charles did not take a stance as usual. The moment my mother gave the signal. *Swish* After closing the gap in an instant, my father unleashed a slashing attack in a style I had never seen before.
*Bang*
Charles receives the slash.
It is a Charles thing to do.
It's definitely on purpose.
He dares to accept the attack.
And my father. I think he was more than half convinced that he was going to be stopped.
*Thud*
Kicking the floor, my father instantly moves away. His eyes are sharp. It was hard to believe that he was the same kind and gentle father who had taught me and my sister the basics of swordsmanship.
"You have a good arm. I don't think there's a knight in Braidea who can move like this." Charles smiles with satisfaction. "You are a hero. I thought that a half-hearted attack would not work, so I tried my best to attack you, but it seems that it is difficult to catch you off guard." "It's wonderful that you don't say it's impossible. You have a lot of courage." The expression on Charles's face when he answered that was really happy. After that, my father's onslaught continued.
Although each move is nothing more than the fundamentals, he delivers sharp slashes one after another that would finish off an average user in one blow.
Each movement is very careful and beautiful. I had always thought that my father was good only at form and not so good at actual fighting, so this was a shocking sight for me. It was because of his daily training, which to my eyes seemed foolish, that he was able to perform one beautiful technique after another without any stagnation. Perhaps, Charles wanted me to see it. Not because he cannot fight back. It is not because he wants to show me his power. If he wanted to, it would not be difficult for him to end it immediately. But because he has his own ideas.
Although it hasn't been that long, I feel that way after experiencing his way of thinking and personality. Charles opened his mouth while easily handling such a sophisticated attack. "If it's just simple attack power, there are quite a few monsters that are stronger than you." Charles said as he changed from a defensive battle and now went on the offensive, swinging his sword.
"The only thing is, because each blow is heavy, they may think they can win if they can hit the target, but they lack ingenuity."
He once told me that he could tell the general strength of his opponents. He is constantly attacking my father at the very edge of what my father would probably be able to handle.
"In that respect, the duels are good. I have to twist my head to make up for the lack of skill. It was a really fun time for me to battle your daughter."
As was the case with me, his theory seems to be that he tends to highly value those who wield their swords while using their brains. Charles's offensive continued for a while, but a moment came when a slight opening appeared. At that moment, my father gave him a powerful blow from the left. *Bang* However, Charles was able to prevent it.
Or so it seemed.
*Swish*
My father fires a slash in the opposite direction with almost no pause. This must have been my father's secret move.
However.
*Thud*
With a dull sound, half of the wooden sword flies away. The wooden sword used for practice is made of durable material. It was no coincidence. Charles must have done something.
"I admit defeat."
My father declares his surrender. Since the knight had lost the sword he relied on, he probably thought it was appropriate to admit defeat.
"A wonderful match. It was a lot of fun."
Charles says, looking respectfully at my father.
"This chilled me to the core." My father replied jokingly. But it's probably not a joke. "Charles, what was the technique you used earlier?"
I asked, wanting to know the answer to his last move. "The hero's secret technique, Brave Arts: Tachidachi. A technique that destroys the opponent's weapon." "The hero's secret technique Brave Arts, huh?" "Yes. It's a good opportunity and I wanted to show it to you."
As expected of Charles.
There were situations where it would have been useful, but it probably wasn't necessary. You're using it to show me. I kind of understood that.
"The last technique your father unleashed on me." "Hmm." "The details are different, but it's similar to the Brave Art of the heroes, the Twin Dragon Blade."
"The hero’s secret technique Brave Arts?"
I guess it's classified as Blade Arts, but my father can use almost the same technique as Brave Arts, the hero's secret technique. I couldn't hide my surprise. Charles continued talking while looking at me. "Doesn’t Iona know that Brave Arts, the hero’s secret technique, was invented by the samurai of the East?" "Yeah. Of course." "The cultures of the East and West are completely different." "Hmm."
"It is very interesting to see how we have similar names, similar cuisine, and similar techniques. Even though we are of different races, we are all human beings. I guess we share something in common."
With this conclusion, the match between Charles and my father came to an end.
Chapter length 2141 characters.
Note: The author never finished this side story and left off here.
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