The next day.
Today, starting from the same time as yesterday, I am teaching Iona the hero's secret techniques, the Brave Arts, in my private training hall.
When some uninvited guests barge in.
It's a group of four knights wearing armor.
All of them are better built than me.
Or at least it looks that way, but if you ask me, it's all just fake muscles.
It will be of little use in actual combat.
All of them look unimpressive from my point of view.
They also don't seem to have any luck with women.
I think it's because of their grins, which seem to be artificially strained, that I find myself thinking such condescending things.
I think being able to make people so uncomfortable with a smile is a kind of talent. "What, you guys! Whose permission do you have to step here!?"
Iona is annoyed at being interrupted during her training.
Well, it's justified.
This is my private space.
Iona is the only one who is allowed to enter this place.
One of the men opened his mouth, ignoring the matter. "Oh? Did you need permission? I didn't know that."
"Rather Iona Cucorose, who is famous for hating men. Is supposedly learning sword skills from a man she is supposed to hate?"
"That's right, she's swinging her sword here with all her heart." "Well, maybe it's not just the sword that's being swung." Saying that, he shook his hips back and forth, rather obscenely.
Ah. These guys are the type of "men" that Iona hates.
No wonder she hates men. I'm sure I would to if I was surrounded by such men as well.
"You guys..." Iona has the appearance of a demon.
"I came here because I wanted to ask you to tell me how you managed to tame this stiff female knight." "Isn't it because he has a beautiful face? When a woman sees a good-looking man, they immediately open their legs.'' He says such vulgar lines while looking at my face.
These men are models of those who feigned politeness while being disrespectful.
It's embarrassing for me to watch.
Most likely, they got involved because they don't like the fact that Iona, who had never shown any interest in them, has allowed me, a royalty, to be her mentor in just one day.
Iona didn't come to study under me just because I was a member of the royal family.
In fact, at first, like other men, she wasn't at all friendly towards me.It seems like she didn't like a nice guy like me at all, so the deciding factor was completely based on my sword skills and personality.
Just because I'm the last remaining prince, I've been entrusted with being the breeding horse of the kingdom for women who are both excellent in appearance and talent.
That's more than enough reason for me to be attacked by ugly and rude men, who women rarely look at.
Well, I can understand why it's upsetting for a newcomer (from these guys' point of view) to be entrusted with such a delicious role. That's why I understand how these guys feel, so I try to speak as friendly as possible.
"Hey" "What is it? Prince?" They reply as if to make fun of me. It's a cheap provocation. I continued talking without caring. "There are many monsters in this world that must be defeated."
"Huh?"
It seems like they can't understand what I'm trying to say. "Don't you think it's ridiculous for people to fight with each other, let alone people from the same kingdom?"
It's easy to use force against people like this, but I want to avoid unnecessary friction. I thought I'd settle it peacefully.
"What flowery words from a man who doesn't use a sword. As I would expect from a man who has been indulging in debauchery."
The rumor that I was nothing, but an idiot prince backfired. It seemed like he was thinking that since I couldn't win with my own ability, I would try to win by using words.
In addition, he doesn't seem to be thinking about the consequences of his actions.
I wonder if he has any idea what kind of punishment he will receive if I report this to the king.
Well, it seems that they think I'm a fool, so it's not impossible that they think I'm too scared to report it to the king.
Even if this was a case of disrespect against a prince. It is easy to imagine that he will be punished in some way. Well, I'm not a child either, so I wouldn't inform the king about such things. Honestly, words seem useless here. These guys are too stupid. No matter what I say, they wouldn't understand. Persuasion is nothing but a waste of time.
I gave up on persuasion and decided to use force.
"Can't you see I'm trying to take care of you guys before you embarrass yourselves in front of Iona ......?"
'Oh my gosh,' I thought before saying. "Okay. Come on, I'll play with you."
One of the men, perhaps thinking that the situation had finally turned out the way he wanted, came forward. "Then, let's start with me. Or maybe I'll be the last one?" The other three people laughed out loud.
"Hey, I don't expect such chivalry from you guys. Come with all four of you." The man seemed to take my words as an insult, and his tone became rough.
"I don't know how strong you are, but I'm not going to listen to you complain about losing later."
One of them said something like that. It seems like he still thinks he can beat me. "Before we start, I want to tell you." "Oh, what is it?" "You guys can't beat me, let alone Iona, even with four people." "Huh. So you're stronger than Lady Iona?" "Is that why you're teaching Iona how to use a sword?"
"Oh, I'm looking forward to seeing that."
The man said as if he was making fun of me. He seems convinced that the only thing I can do is seduce women.
"Yeah, about that."
"It's not like you want to quit now right. I'd like to see the hero's sword."
The man says something that sounds like a model of condescension. I wonder if there are any such teaching materials available somewhere.
"There's no need for a sword. I can take on you guys with my bare hands without breaking a sweat."
"Huh?"
The man’s temple bursts after being ridiculed.
For someone who wields a sword, there could be no greater insult than this.
"I don’t care if you use real swords. I won’t get grazed anyway. The result will be the same whatever you use."
"We can't let the prince of the kingdom get hurt. ......"
The conditions were too favorable for him, and he suddenly became frightened.
"That's a pointless worry. Why don't I just write a note saying that you don't have to take responsibility even if I get hurt?" 「…………」
No one could give me an answer, as if they were seriously starting to think that my suddenly aggressive attitude was not good for them.
It was the kind of atmosphere where if I tried to say something careless, they would pull their punches.
"If you're so worried about me getting hurt, I'll put on some armor to make it more agreeable. You're not going to give me any more reasons not to do it after all I've done for you, are you?"
I reminded them.
「............」
All of their bravado from earlier had disappeared, as the four men (who were much bigger than me) all stood in silence. I opened my mouth again when I saw their unsatisfied attitude. "What I hate the most are the type of people like you who immediately turn their tails and try to run away when they see something bad. Iona is a smart woman, though."
I continue to emphasize how much better she is. "She knew that she had almost no chance of winning, but she still came at me squarely, you know? Don't you guys have the same kind of spirit as her? I guess it can't be helped that such cowardly men feel jealous of me being a breeding horse. "
My provocation continues.
"There's no use for cowards like you who don't have balls. If you say you're not ballless, prove it to me by beating me."
"You can't just say whatever you want just because you're a prince!"
Perhaps annoyed by my "ball-less" comment, the man who seemed to be the most thoughtless of the bunch finally took me up on the challenge.
"Whoa, whoa!"
Perhaps thinking it was a bad idea, the others tried to stop him.
But the man did not stop.
"I'd like to confirm." "What?" "If I win, I won't be blamed, right?"
I was surprised to hear such a defensive and pathetic question from him.
"I don't mean to make things bigger than they are. I have no intention of punishing you regardless of the outcome."
My words brought relief to their faces.
Well, I have no intention of letting them go home safely.
After giving you a lot of pain, I'd ask you to go home peacefully.
"Then I will accept your request. Don't forget those words." "It's decided."
That's how the match with the four using real swords and the unarmed me was set.
"Wait, I'll put on some armor so you guys can attack with peace of mind." After saying that, I started putting on the armor that was kept for training, Iona helped me without saying anything. "You're so attentive, Iona. You'll make a good wife."
"No, no, I'm embarrassed......"
Iona's cheeks turned red at my words. Wow, that's cute. They watched our exchange with unamused faces.
"Sorry to make you wait."
I quickly put on my armor and said so, but I didn't really care in the slightest.
The opponents are disgusting men. I don't care how long I make them wait. If this were a beautiful lady, things would be different, but there's no reason or need to care about these guys. All right, the preparations are now complete.
After the battle perpetrations were settled, Iona explained the rules before the match started in order to avoid any messy complaints.
"The condition for victory is to put the enemy into the state where they can’t fight. Pointing the sword at the neck would count. Since Eucharlouch-sama is unarmed, he’ll substitute with his finger. When I judge that someone’s unable to continue then I’ll take action to stop it. Anything goes but use of magic is forbidden. Is this okay?"
"Yeah."
"I'll teach you a lesson, Prince."
The man with the best physique threatened me.
Well, I’m not scared at all.
"Begin!"
And so, with Iona's command, the match began.
*Thump* At the same time, I kicked one of the men towards another man. The two lose their balance and become tangled.I definitely don't want to be in their position, collapsing with a disgusting bastard. The armor is heavy, and once you fall down, it's difficult to get back up.
*Whew*
At that moment, I put my fingers on the nape of his neck and make a slicing gesture.
"Yep, he's dead." I "Kill" the second person in the same way. Well, it's just pretend, though. The two people who were "killed" by me in an instant were stunned."Well, that's two down."
When I say that, I get yelled at with strange words.
"That's cowardly! Are you still a knight?" "Huh? I'm not a knight, but a hero." "That's not what I meant! I meant that using a kick was cowardly!!"
He makes incomprehensible arguments and screams in anger while spitting. It's dirty. Don't do that near me. Even if it's through armor, I don't want to be exposed to that bastard's spittle.
"What about it? Do you think your enemies will fight so nobly on the battlefield? That’s quite a naive thought. I am unarmed, Magic is forbidden. How else am I supposed to fight? Think before you speak."
I said, dumbfounded.
"Whew......!"
The man couldn't say anything back.
"If you have no complaints, I'll continue." "Damn...there isn't!" They reluctantly agree to restart.
My whole body is covered in plate armor, but the others are only wearing simple armor like breastplates, so their legs are defenseless.
I kicked them rather painfully.
I think it was in bad taste, but to be honest, the sight was quite pleasant to watch.
After that, I "killed" one of them with the same technique, and the other one, who was shaking his hips vulgarly, I didn't "kill" him right away, but kicked his legs and made him fall over and over again.
This is to make sure that only one person suffers a terrible experience, and to cause a split among the group later on, asking, "Why is it that I'm the only one who has to suffer like this?'' After all I have a bad personality. It was their bad luck to make me angry.
I couldn't forgive him for being rude to Iona, so I damaged his legs to the point where he couldn't walk home on his own.
So they had no choice but to leave, dragged along by the other two. As promised, I won't blame you, but I don't remember saying that I would let you go home unharmed. It's probably good medicine for them.
I hope they learn their lesson a little from this.
Anyway, after they were gone, Iona called out to me.
"Charles-sama."
"Hmm?"
"When you confronted me, you were quite lenient, weren’t you?" Iona asked me this after seeing my ruthless and muddy fighting style today. "Well, that's true, but..."
"What is it?"
"I didn't want to do anything like that in my encounter with you. Your sword was beautiful, and I had fun too." "Charles-sama…" "That was an unnecessary interruption. Let's continue." "Yes. I see you are taking off your armor. May I help you?"
"I appreciate the offer but Iona, please concentrate on your training."
"Yes."
With that in mind, I took off my armor and came back, eager to teach Iona the hero's secret techniques, Brave Arts.
Chapter length 5773 characters.
Note: This completes volume 1. Next up are the side stories for this volume.
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