PERSONALITY : Domination
Episode 68's

"In understanding an attack, we must also understand the weapons we hold."

"..."

"Now, I want to see how far your sword skills go."

I stood in front of them all by embracing my sword, and provoked them.

"All of us?."

"As for you, want to attack me one by one or many."

"We attack him at the same time, after all we are in a great crowd while he is alone, it is impossible to defeat us."

"..." - ".Hearing his chatter I can only smile in silence.

"W-You're right, let's think attack simultaneously!."

"Receive this!!."

Together they ran towards me with their swords raised.

"Your early movements are too slow."

(Strade Style: One Hundred Lightning Slashes)

*string!!

I had disappeared from before them all and now I was standing behind them.

"Eh?."

*clak!

All the swords they used were instantly split in two, and all of them were destroyed except themselves.

"Our swords?!."

The Princess and her assistant were stunned when they saw the movement of my attack when facing dozens of troops.

"W-How is that possible?!"

"He's really great.."

"..."

"I told you, you're too slow."

"How can we win against you, if the level difference between us is obviously very far apart!." One of the soldiers gave a complaint to my training.

"Indeed, if you meet a medium-to-high-level monster like that, that monster wants to see your abilities first?."

Everyone was silent as soon as they heard my words.

"The movement of your hands is as if one swing is the last swing of your life, do not think you are fighting for yourself, as if you are the only one who can protect others, until in the end, only you are left."

"..."

"Now I've seen how you use your swords to fight."

"S-Hurry up? we do it together."

"Don't doubt what others are teaching, because it's night, you should rest, I'm also very sleepy... Hoaam."

"That's it?."

"The journey time is still long, and practicing the night is just a waste of your energy just in case.this is a forest filled with many low to high type monster beasts, so don't lose your vigilance."

"Well!!."

Instantly all the troops stood up and said a word simultaneously to me.

It was like having your own army but still it felt strange.

"Y-Yes."

After that because it was already night time, we were forced to stop until the morning, and all the troops were in a standby position surrounding the carriage belonging to the royal princess, and patrolling around the forest area in groups.

Don't forget to light a campfire in the middle for lighting and temporary camp markers, because I used to be a slave who had traveled a lot to protect the royal journey.

*rek!

"Ah, sorry to wake you up."

"It's okay."

I, who was lying in a large and comfortable horse carriage, was now approached by the princess who was behind the curtain...

Even though we were on the same train, somehow there was a curtain separating my place and the seat.

"R-Ryo-."

"Kaito alone, I'm more comfortable being called by that name."

"O-Oh, then... Kaito."

"Think better." While confirming it my sleeping position that it feels disrespectful when talking to se

.. You say you're a shepherd?."

"Y-Yes, like that."

"How does it feel?."

"Huh?."

Suddenly he was so enthusiastic to ask me until his eyes looked sparkling.

"M-Sorry! I like being excited about the world I-I mean this Pax Plain."

"I-I understand how you feel, but I cannot be said to be someone who has wandered far."

"But you are very strong."

"Did I look like that?."

"Mom!."

"If you question how things are going out there, it's the same as what you're doing right now."

"I mean..him?."

"The place that is beyond the borders of kingdoms, only becomes a place of risk, and becomes a life gamble for ourselves, help is only a hope, a hope, and it's our strength that will sustain our own lives to become stronger..."

"..."

"really?."

"Yes!."

"Mr princess!."

His assistant came inside and looked for him.

"What's Jyde?."

"A-Ah no, I just want to find out where in-is-you're here!."

"I was here earlier."

"Then come with me for a minute."

"Huh?."

"There's something I want to talk to you about, so come with me for a second!."

"Jyde, do you still not accept it here? if it is so certain that we can talk about this well, there is no need to force such a situation."

"N-It's not like that princess! I-I just..." His face seemed to be hiding something and did not want his daughter's master to know, I realized that until I understood what he wanted.

"All right, I'll come with you."

"Kaito."

"You- hey! since when have you hypnotized the princess to be close to you!?."

"Huh? who hypnotized him?!."

"You-you're not..."

".??."

Usually he as an assistant of the Princess master was so wary and did not want me to be near the princess, but now he seemed to hold back his words and did not hit me blatantly.

It made a surprise until he took me to a place in the middle of the forest far enough away with our temporary camp.

"What do you want to talk about?."

"..."

Suddenly he drew his sword and attacked me directly in front of me.

"..!!."

I also directly pulled my sword and repelled the attack.

*cling!!

"What is this?."

"..."

Without answering my words he immediately came back to attack me with a well-trained attack but his strength was too weak, I could still hold his sword which was several times larger than my Yansei quite easily.

Many times he tried to attack me but the result was nil...

Looking at his face that looked there was no intention to kill me, as his eyes were only focused on his hand that was currently trying to swing his sword quite strongly, and also he looked very trying to swing every attack.

"That's it..." I who already understood the intent of his goal instantly changed the defensive pattern into a pattern of attacks.

By throwing his sword until his hand slammed to the side, and I immediately kicked him in the stomach until he was knocked back.

"Curl!!."

Then I came back and attacked him from above to make him forced to move his hand even though he was still in pain due to a hard kick in his stomach.

*cling!

"Why? you're getting weaker."

"Khk! aaaa!!."

With all his might he pushed his sword and made me retreat...

"Woo."

As soon as I set my foot, he immediately attacked me with an impromptu attack that was very messy.he was cornered to the point of not being able to think of the right way to attack me.

"..."

I feel it's time to end this fight...

*cloth!!

I swung my sword so strongly that it struck his sword, that it slipped out of his grasp and was thrown.

"..."

He immediately felt himself falling down just because of this temporary defeat, and sat down exhausted while regulating his heavy breathing.

"..."

"You can follow the temporary training with me tomorrow..."

"Where is it possible that I tried to kill you.it can't be that way." His words sounded real, but from the beginning I realized that it was just a lie.

I walked to where his sword fell, and took it.

"I don't know what you want to go to, or what you want to do. But I know what you want to do."

I gave the sword back to him.

"..."

"You want to be stronger, don't you?."

Instantly he seemed to be jolted and silent as I said right about his thoughts.

He got up and put his sword back into his sheath.

Then bowed directly in front of me with all my heart.

"Please teach me!."

I smiled as soon as I heard what I wanted to hear from him from the beginning.

"That's what I want to hear!."