Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Heroes and Knights - (5)

The loser looks bitter.

“... Fufufu, very good.”

He wiped the blood from his nose with a cynical smile.

(Hmm…? What's he doing?)

Seeing Olivia lower her position, Volmar became alert and raised his battle axe to defend. He was strong enough to accept his attacks, and was as agile as an acrobat. No doubt this girl is a top class fighter. Rosenmarie ordered him to jump into the field. If the girl could talk senselessly, she might be better prepared. Volmar can't be careless.

but, he was not strong enough to attack the Empire's army, and was called a monster.

(Normal soldiers can't fight it, but I'm different.)

Rumors like this are usually overstated. Volmar is confident he can survive any attack from Olivia. However, he quickly realized how naive it was. Olivia suddenly appeared before him in a loud voice.

“- !?”

Thanks to his long experience on the battlefield, Volmar barely reacted in time. His survival instincts prompted him to block the black sword that was heading towards his neck. If he were a little slower, his head would be gone by now.

The match between Volmar and Olivia begins.

“Woooahhh !!”

Volmar gnashed his teeth so hard that he almost crushed them while swinging his battle axe. This wasn't a haughty move normally, but an attack with full force. The others would be smashed to pieces on the ground. But the slender figure of Olivia blocked the blow without moving a single bit. He even smiled coldly.

Cold sweat drenched Volmar's cheeks.

(Am I .. taking something I can't handle?)

Anxiety, frustration — and fear hit Volmar.

Emotions he had not felt for a long time flowed out, and slowly gripped Volmar's heart. For as long as he could remember, Volmar had always stood tall above others due to his burly body and incredible strength. Before he met Rosenmarie, he had never lost before.

That is why these negative emotions are so hard to let go of. To control fear, you need to get used to it over time, but Volmar has never felt fear before. He is not experienced in this aspect.

Volmar observes Olivia standing outside her battle axe.

He was tall for a woman, but only reached Volmar's waist. But in Volmar's eyes, Olivia was like a giant reaching the sky.

"My turn."

“-!”

Olivia's words were like the scythe of the God of Death, and Volmar swung his battle axe with all his might. However, all of his attacks were repelled by Olivia easily. He then slashed his sword fiercely onto the battle axe. Volmar's turn to air.

(He hit me in the air !? How can that happen!?)

The fantastic scenery made Volmar confused. But his instinct told him that everything would be over if he fell to the ground like this, so he prepared to stop his fall. It's the result of his training, however-

"First, your right arm."

“Gwaahhh !!”

Volmar's right arm was cut off by Olivia who appeared before him all of a sudden, and she screamed in pain. He was too shocked to think about stopping his fall, and hitting the ground just like that.

“Bleah!”

All the air in his lungs was blown out at once. He was conscious only because of the pain of losing his right arm. After a short period of difficulty breathing, Volmar stood with his battle axe as a buffer.

For the first time, his body felt extremely heavy.

(Here actually there is an English idiom sentence 'as heavy as lead', because gw ganemu idiom indo is suitable for his successor, jdi gw artiin directly.)

(Damn! Where'd he go!)

He looked for Olivia desperately, and the sound of bones rang out from behind.

"Next is your left arm."

“Gaaaahhh !!”

The intense pain left Volmar's brain numb, and he could not think well. He stopped caring for his body in the middle of the road.

When Volmar realized it, he looked up at the endless sky.

- How pure and beautiful.

That's the only thing Volmar had in mind.

"-How about that? I've seen the royal army slaughtered by you on my way here, so I want you to try the same thing. Does it live up to your wishes?”

Olivia who appeared within his field of vision bowed and asked, covering the sky. His silver hair was like running water on his shoulder, touching Volmar's nose.

“Ahh... Ughh... Ahh..

“You can't hear me anymore? Thank goodness I thanked you early. —Nah, be a fine meal for Z. ”

He shouldn't have made her angry.

He shouldn't have been involved with her.

—He's a real monster!

Olivia slowly raised the black sword that was covered in mist.

Volmar watched with half his eyes open, and lamented his naivety—

"The commander of the Olivia Regiment has killed the enemy commander!"

““ “Waaarrrggghhh !!” ””

The squad of the Autonomous Cavalry Regiment cheered. The Crimson Knights could not believe their eyes, that Volmar had been defeated.

Olivia sighed softly and looked up at the sky. Countless crows circled in the air.

“I want to know if Z has received my gift..”.

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Lamia slash vertically — but switch to horizontal cut in the middle. The woman was startled, and immediately jumped back to dodge. Lamia was proud of her sword skill which combined a trick with a real attack, but it only left a faint scratch on her enemy's armor.

The woman's extraordinary physical ability shocked Lamia.

“You are very good. Hey, why don't you change your coat, and join the Imperial Army? It would be a pity if someone of your skill died. I'll give you a recommendation, so how?”

The woman furrowed her brows in response to Lamia's sincere offer.

“It seems you underestimated me. There's a limit to your bullshit, do you think I'll accept the offer? "

“Hey, hey! I did this out of my good intentions. No matter how you judge it, the Kingdom of Farnesse has no future to speak of. Or do you want to die?"

Lamia stretched her hands excessively. Instead, the woman shrugged and scoffed at his proposal.

"I am an honorable knight of the Kingdom of Farnesse, changing the mantle just because the situation is unfavorable is a disgrace."

"... No matter what, you have no intention of serving the Empire?"

"Silent. We're both knights, but you're just a useless insect."

With that, the girl propped up her sword horizontally, determined to kill the man who tainted the virtue of a knight.

(Is it just me here who thinks Lamia's a girl's name?)

"... Hee, you have guts— you are useless to me then, die!"

Lamia pushed herself off the ground and pounced on the woman with a burst of slashes. But the woman saw all her attacks, and dodged with the smallest movements. Not only is he physically gifted, he also has excellent dynamic vision. Lamia's all-out attack had only managed to cut a few strands of her hair.

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...To Be Continue's...