"That's why I told you to take it off."
I said as I pulled back the sword that was pointed at her throat.
"You're right, I'm ashamed to have been made to eat my words, but I'll take off my armor."
"Go ahead."
That was the plan from the start, so it's not problem.
"Then, excuse me." With my permission, Iona began to take off her armor. "Sorry I made you wait."
When she takes off her armor, the lines of her delicate body are exposed. Overall, it is slender and there is no unnecessary meat.
On the other hand, the size of her breasts is modest considering her height. She probably considers it a disadvantage as a woman, but it's an advantage as a knight because she can move easily. I have no way of knowing what Iona thinks about it unless I asks her, though. "The conditions are now the same." I said as I glanced at Iona's now lighter figure.
"Yes, although the match itself has already been decided, I lost."
"Oh, about that."
"What is it?"
"You can leave out the previous one. It's not fun unless the competition is fair."
When I said that, she looked surprised.
"Are you saying you just want to compete on an equal footing?"
"Yes...and.."
"And?"
"I want to know more about you. The quickest way to do that is through the sword."
"...Are you trying to woo me?" "I don't mind if you think that way. Afterall I'm very interested in you."
"You're not just a simple prince, are you?"
"Didn't I tell you? I am a notorious prince of debauchery."
"I don't agree with that, I've never seen a sword wielder like you."
"That is the first honest compliment I have ever received. It is an honor."
"I cannot promise that I will meet your expectations."
With that in mind, Iona continued.
"I am grateful for the opportunity you have given me. I wish I could say that I will do my best this time, but I did give it my all earlier as well."
"Well, you were wearing armor earlier. I'm hoping for a better performance this time.''
"I'll do my best even if I don't meet your expectations."
That's the reply I got.
She seems to have an extremely serious personality.
"Let's make it a game of ten, and if you can get even one, you'll win."
"I'd like to say not to make fun of me, but I guess that's the difference between you and me."
She seems to understand that she is not being insulted. She seems to be extremely intelligent. "I also like your calm demeanor. It's the most necessary quality in order to survive." The calm person does not necessarily win the battle. However, it is also true that the calm person often wins the war.
I think Iona has good qualities.
"I’m thankful for your praise. This time I’ll challenge you with all my heart."
She was acutely aware of the difference in ability between me and her, and even though she knew, her eyes were not those of someone who had given up. It's most fun to have an even match, but I also don't mind competing with an opponent who doesn't give up and keeps coming at me even if there's a difference in ability.
This time, like her, I will start with the same stance, with my sword pointing at her eyes. "This time it's a basic stance." “Well, it's fine to use occasionally.” 「…………」
Maybe Iona thought my attitude was suspicious, but Iona didn't attack me immediately.
The moment I thought that, her sword flashed. *Whoosh!* She’s not just smart but also great in tactics. Anyway, after confirming that Iona unleashes that slash, I also unleash a slash. *Boom!*Even so, my sword catches her sword faster. Of course, I don't hit it away and instead keep it in check. "I give up……" As she announced her surrender, she looked as if she had just seen something unbelievable. "That’s the first one." "Even though you obviously started moving after me..."
"This is what it means to be a descendent of a hero. It may sound like I'm bragging, but I hope you understand that my physical abilities are different from normal humans." "This is the power of the hero's bloodline..." Iona swallowed hard. "That's why, prepare yourself and come!" "Yes. Now, lets start the second round please."
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Although there was a difference in ability, Iona never showed any signs of giving up and continued to challenge me. To her, it's a serious competition, but to me, it's like a training session. I wielded my sword, thoroughly enjoying the matches with her.
She tried various ways to win, such as letting me initiate the attack and counterattacking, but she was unable to get a point from me.
If I won too overwhelmingly, I wouldn't be able to practice, so I took it easy and only attacked when there was a certain amount of opening to make sure I got the point.
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The tenth and final match ended with my victory. "Haa... haa... haa... thank you..."
She said, while panting heavily against my shoulder. I in comparison was breathing normally. It is natural since the degrees of exertion both us experienced was vastly different.
I was able to basically control Iona's movements the whole time. So, I didn't need to move much.
"I guess it's my win then. Or should we go on?"
"No, it's your win without a doubt, I'm completely defeated."
She answered, catching her breath.
She seems to be able to understand the difference between me and her now after trying with all her power.
As expected, since she is a knight, she is gracious even in defeat.
"Just to be clear, it's not that you're weak. I'm just too strong, so don't worry about it." This is not a consolation or anything, but a mere fact. I basically hunted dangerous monsters by myself, which would normally be defeated by a group of people.
Of course, that doesn't mean it's just my own ability; it also takes into account equipment enchanted with rare magical power that I obtained while diving into dungeons, and the powerful hero's secret techniques the 'Brave Arts'. Seriously, my ability is beyond standard. It may seem arrogant, but comparing yourself to me is in itself a mistake.
Her ability, at the very least, doesn't seem to fall behind the other swordsmen and monsters around here.
It's safe to say that she is a good candidate to have my child.
"I'm very sorry for my rude behavior earlier. I really don't know how to apologize..." In a complete change from before, she looks at me with respect and apologizes politely. "Don't worry about it. I don't care." That's all I said and ended this conversation.
"We've sweated a lot, so let's wash and meet back up in the bedroom."
"Understood." She nodded obediently.
"I'll give you lots of love."
When I said that, she blushed.
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After washing of the sweat, I ended up going to bedroom with a beautiful female knight. I was waiting for Iona while sitting on the edge of a spacious bed that could fit not just two, but four people. Since it's her first time, she will probably wash her body carefully.
Thinking about this and making my delusions more flavorful, she finally appears. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Lord Eucharlouch." With her hair untied and her cheeks dyed slightly red, she is a completely different person than who I first saw. "Charles, is fine. My name is rather long." "Yes. Then I'll call you, Charles-sama." Iona replied, wearing clothes that were provided here.
This bedroom is stocked with women's nightwear and underwear in all sizes with various provocative designs to help arouse me sexually. All nightwear is see-through, so no matter what you choose, your underwear will be exposed. I could dress her in whatever I like, but I wanted to see what Iona would choose, so I left it to her. That's why Iona is wearing a white see-through long slip dress. Although her underwear was completely visible, I wonder if the fact that she was wearing long nightwear was at least giving her some courage. Her underwear is a white lace bra and panties. In contrast to her dignified look, she seems to like feminine designs with lace and ribbons.
Is she what you would call someone who is "fashionable in places you can't see''?
Although the design is quite adult, the underwear has strings attached to make it easy to take off.
"You've made some bold choices Iona.'' I said. Although I had just met her today, I had no choice but to think so. There is too much of a gap between our previous meetings. "I heard from the maid in charge that you like this kind of underwear.…I wonder if she was right?" "You wore these for me? They look great on you." "Thank you for your compliment." Although she looks embarrassed, she doesn't try to hide behind her hands and approaches me.
She is ready to be embraced by me.
"I'm not sure I'm ready for this, but I'm looking forward to it."
She kneels in front of me, puts three fingers down on the floor and bows her head.
It’s different from when we had a match, she’s quite modest now.
"You don't have to be so formal. I don't like formalities."
"No, I want to thank you."
"All the men I have seen so far are all talk and look down on me just because I am a woman, even though they are inferior to me, so I look down on men."
"Ah, well there are always such types of people."
Although I am the youngest member of the royal family, my mother never wanted a position of power, as just having me was more than enough. Also, my other brothers and I are far apart in age, so there was no way they would have anything against me, and the chances of me inheriting the throne were close to zero, so although I felt like they were being looked down on me, I didn't feel shunned.
Growing up without such power, I don't have the idea that I'm great because I'm a born hero, or that I'm great because I'm a man, or that women should obey men. A superior person can be old or young, male or female, it doesn't matter.
"But you were different from those men. You took my sword squarely and shattered my arrogance beyond any doubt."
She has so much power in the body of a woman who is far less powerful than a man. This may be the first time she has met a man who is more skilled than her.
As I think about this, I continue to listen to her story."After our match, I knew that I could truly entrust myself to this man."
"I don’t feel bad for being told that much, but it just makes it sound like I'm only being recognized for my power." "No. As you said, the sword is a mirror that reflects yourself." She paused for a moment then continued.
"If you just wanted to show off your power, you could have easily taught me a lesson for being rude to you. Not only did you not do that, but you even seemed to be giving me a lesson. You are not only a man of great strength, but also a man of noble heart."
"I am not such a great person, but I am sure that I do not have a taste for torturing women."
My theory is that competitions are interesting because you can't see the outcome, I think it's a shameful act to make fun of the difference in ability. A match in which victory is guaranteed is nothing but a boring affair.
Although I am aware that it is a bad habit, I find it interesting to fight for life and death, and being conscious of death actually makes me feel more alive. I got addicted to the thrill of that tension and traversed many dangerous dungeons.
When I become aware of death my survival instincts are stimulated, and I desperately desire a woman in order to preserve my own seed. After traversing the labyrinth dungeon, I would embrace many women. As I was thinking about this, a sickening feeling of desire rose up in my head. Looking at Iona. Just the thought that from now on, I can hold this beautiful female knight in my arms as much as I want.
"Um, ...... this is my first time sharing a bed with a man, so what should I ...... do?"
While saying that, she looks up at me, staring into my eyes.
It's no surprise that Iona is a virgin.
Afterall it's a prerequisite for having my child.
The general conditions for becoming a mother of a potential hero are 'being a virgin' and 'possessing some kind of excellent ability, be it sword or magic.'
The former is because there is a popular belief that even if a woman is not a virgin, her unborn child will be affected by the seed of the first man who embraced her, and therefore non-virgins are frowned upon by the hero bloodline that value lineage.
So, from now on, all the people I will inseminate will be virgins.
There is an exception, 'people who once lost their virginity to me and have not had physical relations with another man since then' are also eligible. However, there is no way to investigate their physical relationship after that, and I don't remember taking the virginity of a woman talented enough to qualify, so this is a condition that can be ignored.
"Why don't you sit here first?"
I said, patting my knee with my hand. My theory is that the most efficient way to reduce the distance between our hearts is to reduce the distance between us physically.
I let her sit on my lap with her legs spread open, the soapy scent of Iona's hair tickles my nose.
"Iona smells good."
I say while inhaling the soapy scent from her hair.
"Please don't smell so much... I feel like I'm going to die of embarrassment..." While saying that, even her ears were bright red. Hmm, she's cute.
"Is it something to worry about? You smell good, don't you?"
I replied, and slowly began to stroke her slender, smooth belly. Since she had just finished bathing, her body was still warm.
"Ah...hmm...I'm a little ticklish..."
"You don't like it?"
"No... it's not like that, but... why my stomach...?" "It's the precious belly that will give birth to my child. I can't help but show it some love."
It's not a lie, but with her being a virgin, the main reason is that there's less mental resistance than having her breasts or private parts suddenly touched. I'll move my hand up and down gradually as I get the chance later. Also, it is effective to call the other person by their name and have them call you by your name as well. What you need to be careful about here is that this method requires that the other person has a certain degree of goodwill toward you. I've never made a mistake because I'm very intuitive, but if you make a mistake in your judgment, you'll be in big trouble.
That's why I try to call people by their names as much as possible.
"I'm the only one who knows that Iona is such a cute girl. It's hard not to feel superior."
"That’s…calling me cute…but, isn’t it improper for me to sit on top of you?"
"You're going to do even more embarrassing things from now on. If you start saying things like that now, you won't last until the end, right?" I answered while restlessly stroking her stomach. "Ah...mm..." This alone should be more than enough stimulation for the innocent and naïve Iona.
"First, let's start by getting to know each other. I'll answer as many questions as I can."
"Hmm….Then, are you sure?" "Ah." "Even though you're still young, you're very good at swordsmanship, I'm sure you were trained by a very famous master, but who exactly?"
"No, there is no such master. It's my own style."
"...! It's your own style...!? That sword!"
Iona was distracted by my touch, but couldn't hide her surprise.
"Didn't you think it was a practical move at best, and a chaotic move at worst?" "It was certainly the most difficult thing I've ever faced." I think the basics of combat is how to do something that your opponent doesn't like.
It was quite natural that she would not like my moves, as she would be used to a legitimate match format where fairness is the creed.
Well, she would have thought it was cowardly if I overdid it, so I moderated my moves considerably.
In a real fight, you can gain an advantage just by making someone lose their stance for a moment. I am good at kicking and rolling, but I didn't do that in our match. I was pretty well behaved for a guy like me.
"It sounds good to be the youngest member of the royal family, but I'm not involved in power at all." I said. "My mother taught me how to read and write, but I didn't have any other special education.''
My mother was more than happy to have me and didn't want me to get involved in power struggles, so all she gave me was a shabby place to live and a bare minimum to eat.
It's not like my father, the king, treated us particularly coldly. I would say that he is rather an honest person. "...Then how did you train?"
"I would slay monsters and strip the materials from their bodies to make ends meet."
"...Do royals live like that!? Excuse me, but...I think my family is better off because I was able to receive a formal education..."
"She didn't care what kind of skills I had, as long as I learned how to live properly. For me it just happened to be monster hunting."
In the past, I never thought about it, but nowadays I can only think that my mother, realizing that she would not live very long, made me do it so that I could become independent as soon as possible.
"I don't know how to say this to Iona, who is in the service of the royal family."
I say before continuing.
"But work related to the royal family is not the only job that is honorable. From my perspective, blacksmiths and bakers are honorable jobs that deserve respect." While we were having such a serious conversation, my hand was caressing Iona's stomach without rest.
"Hmm...! That's a painful story to hear... I'll keep it in mind..."
"There are basics to everything. It's true that practicing at the martial arts hall is a good thing." "……Yes" "However If you ask me, it's much better training to have a fight with a random monster than to swing a sword at a martial arts arena." "...Why is that?"
"The reason for this is that people are stupid, they will never learn unless they get hurt. In training, you stop short, don't you?"
"...... Yes, that's true."
Unlike training where safety is guaranteed, monsters won't go easy on you. If you can't win or escape, you'll die. The enemy is always unspecified, and it is necessary to determine whether or not you can defeat the opponent with your own strength. Doing so, my judgment has been considerably trained through many years of monster hunting. "If your life is at stake, you have no choice but to improve. That's the only way to become stronger by being desperate."
I think that the only thing that powerless humans are superior to other creatures is their ability to think and plan.
The reason humans are able to maintain their territory, even if only a small amount, is thanks to the wisdom they have cultivated up until now.
"I've been through my fair share of hell. After being on the brink of death once or twice, your view of life and death changes, and you can see things that you couldn't see before. That's how I grew strong."
"..." Iona is silently listening to me. "That's why I don't have a teacher. If I had to consider one, it would be my father who briefly taught me the basics when I was young."
My late mother was smiling peacefully as she watched the two of us. It is an irreplaceable memory from my childhood.
"..." "Are you disappointed?" "No... I'm satisfied with what you just said... Your sword is so strong because it was trained in actual combat..." "It's not that big of a deal though." "...No, I now understand that you are not someone I can compete with, since I only know swords through practice and competitions."
Iona's face is bright, and she has no regrets about losing to me. "...And you didn't even use Brave Arts, the hero's secret technique..." "It's not a technique I would normally use against a human."
The hero's secret technique, the 'Brave Arts', are extremely powerful and can even overturn a hopeless battle. Sorry Iona, but I didn't feel the need to use it as I said.
There is a guidebook for the 'Brave Arts', the secret techniques of the hero, but no one specifically taught it to me. I borrowed it without permission and memorized it myself. My now-deceased brothers must have learned some of them, but I was probably the one who learned the most. Unlike my brothers who had to study the royal family, I devoted all of my available time to honing my strength, so it's only natural.
I'm not the kind of person who can rule a country, so I think one of my brothers' sons should become the next king after my father, who is the current king.
Although it will be a few years away at the earliest, my father, who is the king, is not yet old enough to retire. So there should be no problem.
"Some of the hero's secret techniques, the 'Brave Arts', can be learned as long as the technical conditions are met. For the sake of convenience, the hero's bloodline techniques call the part 'Blade Arts'." "I see……" "That blade arts can be learned with practice, so if Iona wants to learn it, I will gladly teach you.”I brought back my slightly derailed thoughts and told Iona that. Brave Arts, the hero's secret techniques, include Bloodline Arts, a secret technique limited to the bloodline that can only be used by the hero's bloodline, and Blade Arts, a blade technique that can be used depending on training if one has a certain level of talent.
In my opinion, Iona's talent is sufficient. If that is the case, then it would be possible to teach her.
"Really?"
As expected from a knight entrusted with national defense, she is greedy for strength. She bit on the opportunity immediately.
"Yes." "But are you sure?" Iona questions whether it's okay to just make a decision based on the flow of the moment, even though it's probably a secret.
"It's not like it's being taught outside of the family, they shouldn't mind me teaching you it. Besides Iona is going to be the mother of a hero candidate, so you should learn it."
"If that's the case then please teach me."
She bows her head respectfully. "Well, I'd like to finish it before your belly gets too big. If there's no problem with Iona's body, you can start tomorrow." I said as I looked at her slender waist. If that slender waist becomes pregnant with my child, she won't be able to master the hero's secret techniques, the 'Brave Arts'. After talking for a long time, Iona's tension seemed to have eased considerably.
"So that's enough talk, let's get down to business, shall we?"
"Oh, ......!"
I said, hugging Iona's delicate shoulders.
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