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T.N: Just a cat fight this chapter. Btw, I need some help from those who are good/knows a bit of Japanese. Its about the way Claire and Diabell refers to our MC. For Claire, its âăäž»äșșæ§â(Goshujin-sama) while Diabell used âäž»æźżâ(Shuden, I think? Pretty sure Iâm wrong though ). Itâs pretty clear for the one Claire used, but I cant really think what to call the one Diabell used. Google image only shows the old school Japanâs castle. So if you know what it really mean, please tell me. Itâs hard to keep on using just âmy lordâ every time she speaks.
When everyone finished their preparation, we left the simple village. Since I didnât think we would be able to have a good rest in the dungeon, yesterday could be said to be lucky. everyone âs willpower had substantially increased.
It seems that aside from us, there are also several other parties that left the village. Since its going to be troublesome if we got into a fight over the monsters, we head in towards the different direction from them. Diabell tried to take care of me on our way, but Claire stops her every time, so sheâs showing a bit of an unsatisfied face right now.
Being the popular guy sure is hard~, but right now is not the time for me to say such thing. I want to avoid the situation where the mood of the party worsen because of me. Amyl and Lelena shows no intentions of butting in, showing that itâs not of their concern.
âCalm down, both of you. Since youâre companions from the same party, please get along well.â
âBut master, I think itâs normal for me to be the one taking care of master.â
âHowever Claire, as I am my lordâs attendant donât you think itâs natural for me to attend to him?â
âI am still masterâs first slave!â
I give up. This will get us nowhere. Since Claire had contracted as my slave before Diabell, I think of saying âleave it to you senpaiâ, but I donât think thatâs gonna work. Since I canât order Diabell yet without the contract, she will just insist that they should decide by whoâs stronger.
âUnderstood. Then letâs have a match!â
Claire-san? Why are you suddenly acting like a kid? Youâre not supposed to be that aggressive.
âIs that okay, Claire? Although thereâs some difference in level, do you think you have more combat experience than me?â
Donât get provoked either, you. Both of them ignores me while preparing for their battle. Although theyâre fighting because of me, I feel like they donât even care about me right now. It seems impossible to stop this now. Canât be helped, since itâs going to be difficult exploring the dungeon while leaving behind unpleasant feelings, I will decide the rules here.
âUnderstood. Then I will decide the rules. The rules are aside from the short sword as the main weapon, you are only allowed to use you own body as a support. Magic and bow are prohibited. And stop before dealing the killing blows. Also, there will be no complain whatsoever after the results of this match. If you didnât follow this rule, I wonât take either of you. Both of you fine with this?â
There doesnât seem to be any objections as both of them nods. We pause the dungeon exploration for a bit, not to mention Amyl and Elena are already in âwatching-the-showâ mode. They even had tea and snacks prepared. By the way, Shallie is quietly sitting on top of Lelenaâs lap.
I took a distance and stood between those two as the referee and the healing staff, so I should be near when thereâs a chance anything bad happens. The two people prepared their dagger as they glared at each other. The tension rises, as I give the signal to start.
At that instant Claire fiercely kicks the ground and close the distance. Diabell seems like she intends face her on the front as she does not move from her place. Claire put some power in her swing, but Diabell just warded it off by letting it slide from her sword.
Claire delivers the attacks one after another, but Diabell just concentrates on parrying with minimal movements. Originally Claire exceeds in both speed and power, so Diabell is using the strategy of strengthening her defense while looking for an opening.
Both of them had the same âSwordsmanship: Level 2â. This is going to be advantageous for Claire with higher stamina if this turned into a prolonged battle. However she seems to be in a hurry, as she sometimes put too much power and hit nothing. She intends to push with just power alone. Diabell that had lowered herself on the ground to dodge seems to have been waiting for this.
Claireâs sword that missed the target suddenly moved upward, breaking her posture. Diabell did a leg sweep there, making Claire tripped helplessly.
Convinced of her victory, Diabell tried to aim her sword toward Claireâs neck. However, something suddenly coiled around her dominant arm, momentarily breaking her posture. Diabell was surprised as the tip of Claireâs sword seems to pointing at her eye.
âWith this itâs over.â
ââŠto think you would use your tail. Itâs totally my defeat for not taking the trait of the beastman into consideration.â
When I approach the two whoâs breathing roughly, I checked whether they have any injuries. Both of them seems to be okay. Diabell holds out her arm to the retreating Claire. Although she hesitated for a moment, she shook Diabellâs hand while smiling wryly.
âIts my complete defeat. A promise is a promise. I will entrust the care of my Lord to Claire in the future.â
âIf thereâs magic, I might have been the one defeated.â
Thatâs good. Thereâs the saying that âthe ground gets stronger after rainingâ, so I guess everything becomes better now? I think that this is only a one time thing.\n
[T.N: Not good at proverb. âéšéăŁăŠć°ćșăŸăâ. Something about being able to get a good result because of facing some trouble.]
âAlthough the duty as the attendant is entrusted to Claire, our match as a woman had just begun. Letâs have a match about whoâs going to conceive my Lordâs child first.â
âEeh!? What are you saying!? Master and I are not in such a relationshipâŠâ
Diabell suddenly blurt out such an unexpected thing without even thinking about me. Claire is blushing red right now. Ah, she averted her gaze as soon as she saw me. Yeah. I kind of understood what youâre thinking right now even if you didnât face me. Ouch! Donât throw stone at me, Amyl! For now, my aim is to decide what to do with these two. Anyway, itâs good that the unity between our companions had increased. Shall we resume our exploration?
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