Evil-like Duke Household

Chapter 25: Knight Captain: Book of His Desperation

( Hah... How did things turned out like this, I wonder? )

In front of me, the knight captain of this Azoliat Chivalric Order stands againts a Heavy Armoured knight that is taking a stance, wearing a black metal armour and holding a black metal sword with both of her hands,

the Vice commander of the heavy armoured unit, Erza Ractos.

There's no room for me to doubt her capability as she already reached that high degree of skill in her age that's just a young 16 years old.

But, even so, she's still a young maiden. Normally, girls around her age are busying themselves thinking about dresses and accessories.

After all, it was me who was asked by her own father, the Governor Grid Ractos, to have a practive with her.

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[ ... ... haha, aren't you quite energetic there, Erza-chan. Please don't be too hard on me, okay ? ]

... Seriously, don't be too hard on me, okay ?

You understand, right? I'm seriously saying this you know ?

This is the first practice training ever since the time she graduated from the knight school before.

Thinking about that time, there was no way I thought of something like that.

After all, at that time, she didn't have an armour and a sword made of black metal.

In the present, if she didn't go easy on me, there's a big possibility that I will lose too ...

[ Erza ~ Do your best ~ ! ]

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Please stop it ! Duchess ! !

Don't make Erza more eager on doing this more she already is, please !

You know, your daugher has so much talent in battle that she ended up learning all of the techniques that I taught her you know !

Furthermore, wearing that armour in which it's weight and strenght exceeds a human's understanding, her speed didn't slow down a little bit you know !

Again, why did you bring your real sword so naturally in a mock battle !?

Erza-chan absolutely didn't know what it's called to go easy with your enemy, right ! ?

[ Alright, then are you guys ready ? ... Start ! ! ]

Oi, why did you just sign the start with your own , you !

My preparation is still not complete, you know ! !

Damn, if I come out safely from this, I'll cut his salary ! (TL : commander's salary ) (ED: Poor commander...)

[[ UAalw ]]

[ khh ! ! ]

Erza-chan came attacking at me while howling.

Damn, she's so scary.

specificaly saying, she is scarier than a raging earth dragon.

( Calm yourself ! For now, ward off her attack and counter. No matter if it's that thick black metal armour that won't let any attack go through... as long as I keep attacking, my attack should be able to pass through even if just a bit.. Attacking the joints to make her drop her weapon. After that, make her unable to fight. That's it ! )

Even if that sword is a super heavy double handed sword, a sword is a sword.

Without precise swordmanship, she wouldn't be able to swing it skillfully.

Of course, since it was the sword that she learned from me, her accuracy in handling the sword is very good.

That's why, I can ward it without problem.

And then, a huge chance appeared when she widely swung her sword.

I swung my sword aiming for the gap in the adjoining part in her elbow ... but

( the heck, There's no feedback ! ? Even though it's the joint. Why is that armour so damn thick ! ! ]

Though, probably, it has a connection with her armour structure... but I can't feel my sword going through it .

[[qqpmd ]]

Suddenly Erza-chan stopped her sword midair, ignoring the inertia .

This is ... not good !

As I hurry to take a stance to ward of her attack, my bad premonition hit the mark .

Her surprise second slash came towards me with the same speed as her first slash.

[ haha, You have done something really reckless, you know ! ]

Seriously, she's totally reckless !

How many kilos did she think that sword actually weighs. Is she trying to make her muscle break ! !

... That's right ! No matter who she is, it should give quite a strain to her body ! With another counter in the same place as before, and if just a little bit of the shock passed trough, it should give her a telling blow !

I move my sword to precisely attack on her elbow again ... but

( ah, No good. It didn't give any effect at all. )

[[oqqpmd]]

[ Wha ! ? ]

Eh ! No way ... again ! ?

Again, ignoring her sword's inertia , Erza-chan suddenly stopped her body, then proceeded to attack me with the third slash.

Aah, not good. I won't make it in time trying to ward off that attack.

Evade it ! Evade it, my body ! ! You'll die if that hits you , you know ! !

I was somehow able to evade it by twisting my body ... The sword passed through right in front of my nose, then a wind pressure, that didn't feel like it came from a sword swing, came to assail me.

( Ah, I'm wrong . It'll kill me even if it just grazes me. Seriously ... )

And then, another bad feeling.

[[ Trklw ]]

Again and again, the amazing destructive force attacks me left and right.

The wind pressure felt like there's a storm happening nearby.

I also can't take a distance from her carelessly.

But even so, I still have my pride as the knight captain.

Being kept pressured like this will make me lose face.

Thinking so, I desperately tried to counter her attacks. But, as I thought, none of them seems to be effective.

And then, for some reason, Erza-chan's attack speed become faster and faster .

Damn, I'm tired ...

But, then, I can't surrender in this mock fight .

I am the knight captain of the Azolias kingdom's Chivalric Order.

As long as I held this position, no defeat is forgiven .

Anymore than that... I still don't want to die yet !

Next week is the day when my daughter will have her social debut, you know ! ! (1)

[ kh ... now that it has come to this... It can't be helped. Sorry, Erza. I have my position to consider, too. Don't think badly of me! ]

Matching with the timing of Erza-chan's attack, I evade it and take a step back .

Holding my sword with an underhanded grip, I fixed the sash on my other hand.

Matching my timing as she stopped her movement, I moved right into her belly.

I braced my feet with all of my might.

After that, with all of my strength, I aimed at her head as I strike forward.

[ Hidden technique - Heavy Impetus ! ! ]

An old secret technique without using the sword.

Although it is still considered as a sword technique, since it's not a technique for a knight, it isn't being taught to the Chivalric Order. It's like a secret technique that not many knows about.

More than that, one couldn't hold back their strength when using this skill. It's a skill that's used for killing the enemy.(2)

Erza-chan who received this attack, directly with her head, got blown off several meters back even though she's wearing that super thick black metal armour.

[ The , the end ! ]

The Heavy Armoured Unit Commander signaled the end of the match and quickly ran toward me.

[ Oi, you, the heck are you doin' ! ? She received it directly, you know. Oi ! Are you triying to kill erza, huh ! ? ] (3)

Hearing that word, I suddenly came back to myself.

Damn, I could've possibily ended up killing her .

Hurriedly, I ran towards where she collapsed.

[a, are you alright ? Erza-chan ... ]

It seems that because of the attack from before, Erza-chan's helmet got blown away along with it's latch. Thus, revealing her stout-looking face.

Her big diamond-shape eyes blinked a few times.

Ah, thank God, she lived ...

... Wait. It's good that she's alive. But why she is alive?

After receiving an attack that will make one's neck snap and didn't even faint... Are you even human ?

[ I'm fine. But my latch .... Rather, knight captain , what was with that attack from before ? I never learned about that attack ! Please teach me about that ! ! ]

For some reason, she who's come out without being wounded, came asking me about the technique.

... Not good. She ended up getting interested in that attack.

I tried to take a peek at the Heavy Armoured Unit's Commander, he furiously shaked his head left and right.

Well, that's of course, omitting the fact that this is some secret technique, having her to learn this attack will make her uncontrollable.

With her super human strength, the absolute stance supported by the heavy weight of the black metal armour, the double handed sword that is made from black metal with firm a hilt and it's weight...

Possibly, she will be able to blow even the head of a dragon.

I have to change the subject somehow ... !

[ aah , That thing ... haha , ah Now that I remember about it, Duchess seems to be going towards the castle, right ? What is the business you have here, Madam ? ]

It's me who said this, but isn't that a lame excuse ? While I thought that, and before Erza-chan could say anything, the duchess, as if she just rememmbered about it, said the reason why she came here.

[aah , That's right. Since it looks like the Prime Minister is busy at the moment, perhaps I will tell this to knight captain instead ? Honoured father-in-law, Diebold Ractos-sama is on his way back to this country. ]

... yes ?

eh , Diebold-sama ?

The [ Hero of the War ] ?

[Sorcery King of the Dusk] ?

He's coming ? Why ?

[ It's because jake will have a marriage interview soon. Honoured father-in-law will come in that occasion. He said that he will be arriving around this week ~ ]

[ Eh ! ? Older brother is having a marriage inverview ? ]

Not that, you know , Erza-chan !

... Well, I'm also quite surpised about that. But, eh, he is seriously coming ?!

And, rather, this week already! ?

I have to tell His Majesty about this soon ... !

- FIN -

1 .(ED: I think the "you know" runs in all of the leaders of the Chivalric Order...)(TL: nah , It's just I'm trying to translate thos exclamation word , like "ne" "da" "da yo" XD)

2. (ED: And Knight captain still justifies himself when he just used a killing move in a mock battle... Knight captain doesn't deserve Erza-chan's respect.)

3.(ED: Hubby is being protective of wifey...)