A sword blade stretched like a whip by being cast away by magic is pulled as it is, entwining the sword held by the knight, and snatched as it is. The next moment the Knight noticed that the sword had disappeared from his hand, but by that time the sword, which had already been stretched like a whip, had been transformed into a long sword, and the point was thrust before him.

"... well, well, well, well, well..."
"What's wrong with you? Are you still going to do it? Then I can play with you."
"Well, well... I've been there..."

　the knight muttering disapproval, clenched his teeth. At the same time, explosive cheers erupt from the surrounding knights and soldiers watching the two fight.
　The knight, who had heard the cheers, was red with shame that he had been treated without being treated properly in front of the public, and his face was so neat that he could have been called beautiful.
　Then the man glares at the person who humiliated him... overwhelmed by the presence of the woman in front of him, he unconsciously looks down to the ground.

(This is it... what the hell happened? She's certainly in such good shape that she could be next to me. But that's something I've known for a long time. But now, besides her appearance, there's a strange atmosphere about her... she's a different kind of existence... No, no! I shouldn't be overwhelmed! Even if I'm the princess general!

　The man muttered to himself as if to say to himself, and forced his slightly depressed gaze to the other person's face... the next moment he fell on the ground, entangled by the atmosphere that the other person was doing. The moment I looked straight at the beautiful person standing in front of me, I was paralyzed and couldn't stand.

"Then you will follow the judgment of the Knights of Kelevel rather than your own judgment, will you?"
"...yes,"

　The man's voice has already broken his own self, and there is no pride left in him before the start of the game.

"Good job, Elena."

　I hand over the towel that Arra brought, but the match itself was not so much a sword-wielding as a single attack by Elena that I could not even breathe out of perspiration.

"Well, this won't cause him any more unnecessary quarrels."
"Squeak!"

　A little dragon yellow that flew out of nowhere landed on Elena's shoulder, singing.
　Arra watched it smilingly, but looked annoyed at the man sitting on the ground a little further away.
　Now, in preparation for the war against the Vestian Empire, which would surely break out next spring, the Duke of Quevel was engaged in intense joint training to improve his proficiency.
　However, as the number of knights belonging to the aristocracy increases, some people naturally assume an arrogant attitude under the guise of their own social status. This incident was inevitable for the aristocracy, but of course Elena couldn't sit and watch. One of the servants of the Knights of Kellebel stopped a knight from drawing a sword simply because he had blocked his way, but the other was also the legitimate son of a nobleman in the rank of marquis, and he was the head of the knights, which led to a dispute.
　In fact, this dispute itself was designed by the Marquis' legitimate son to obtain Elena, who was famous as a princess shogun. Knowing it or not, Elena will be his wife if he wins. If she loses, Elena will be dueled under the condition of absolute obedience to the orders of the Duke of Kelebel... and will win without even a single sword.

"Why, why... I am..."

　a man muttering without standing up, looking down at the ground
　Of course, this man was influenced in part by his father, Marquis, but he was competent enough to hold the rank of Knight Commander. Indeed, he is the head of the knighthood because he has the best of the marquis knighthood. In this case, however, I could only say that the other party was at fault.
　Elena Kelebel She was originally known all around as a princess general, but now that she has inherited the power of the Ensent Dragon through a succession ceremony, she has the power to treat even a knight called a first-class knight as if he were a figureless creature.
　The physical abilities of the Ensent Dragon dwell in it, and so does the magic. Of course, I'm not yet able to use all of that power, but I'm sure that Elena now has a unique strength because of her exceptional ability. Furthermore, they are still very few in number, but they have also mastered dragon language magic, a magic that can only be used by intelligent dragons.

"Your ability is by no means low. But I was superior to him. The common name Hime Shogun was not my favorite name, but it is still not good to lie down in such a place."
"...d*mn it,"

　A man who can't afford to answer Elena's words and leaves the training ground as if he were running away without even looking at her face.
　Seeing her back off, Elena shakes her head with a small sigh.

(It will certainly be impossible to win next spring's battle unless the aristocratic forces are enhanced.) But is this really OK? This war will probably be bigger than ever. Besides, there is also the existence of a demon soldier in the Westian Empire. But in this way... I mean, I'm the symbol of the aristocracy, General Hime. What are you going to do if I'm weak like that? That's why I performed the succession ceremony and gained the power of the Ensent Dragon.)

"Mr. Elena? What's the matter.
"No, nothing,"

　Elena shakes her head slightly to an old friend who asks anxiously. It's just because we're old friends that we can't show.

(Ray...)

　Then the face of a boy with bright red hair always came to mind.
　The mere thought of the face brings warm things to Elena's heart.
　Information about the Duke of Kelebel and letters from Ray had repeatedly extended the reach of the Westian Empire in the city of Gillum. エレーナとしては、すぐにでもギルムの街に行きたいという思いもあった. だが今の自分の立場というものを考えると、そんな真似が出来る筈も無く.

「エレーナ様、1時間後に騎士団との模擬戦があります. それまで休憩なさいますか？」

　エレーナの顔を心配そうに見つめながらも、アーラが尋ねる.
　だがエレーナは小さく首を振ってそれを拒否して歩き出す.

「いや、開戦までの時間はもう残り少ない. 出来るだけ皆を生きて帰らせたいからな. 私に出来るのは戦争で生き残る為の術を教えるのみである以上、少しでもそこに時間を使いたい」
「ですがエレーナ様、肝心のエレーナ様がいざという時に身体を壊してしまってはどうしようもありません！」

　背中にアーラの声を受け、口元に笑みを浮かべるエレーナ. そのまま黄金の髪を靡かせながら振り返り、小さく首を振る.

"Don't worry. Who do you think I am? What happened at that dungeon... what power did I inherit?" You know best here, don't you?"

　I was muddled, but it was clear at a glance what Elena meant.
　Only the upper echelons of the aristocracy know about the succession ceremony, and not even the royalists know about it.
　though he is known to the Larkus frontier, the central figure of the Neutralists.
　But when she heard Elena's words, she never backed down.

"I believe that Mr. Elena's strength is much higher than before. But that's only because I'm getting stronger. I'm sure Mr. Elena's heart will remain the same as before. Even so, if you're more concerned than ever before... wouldn't it hurt your mind if it didn't affect your body?"
「……」

　Elena is dumbfounded at Arra's words.
　In fact, these days he has trained himself in the training of his own bodyguard knights, serving as Knights of Kelebel, and furthermore, he has trained other aristocratic knights who have gathered in the Duke of Kelebel.
　and, most importantly, he deals with those blinded by Elena's beauty, like the Marquis and heirs I mentioned earlier. Though physically OK, the strain was steadily building up.
　However, sometimes there are people who try to crawl on Elena at night, and in many ways they've been miserable as a stress reliever for Elena.
　She's the only daughter of the Duke of Kelebel, a leading figure in the aristocracy. Those who wish to do something about it with all their might, physically or otherwise, owe too much to the Duke of Kelebel in many ways. It was not the aristocrat who tried to crawl at night, but the head of the aristocrat's family."... I see. Let's take a rest with a little tea, then. Arra, tea and something sweet in your room."

　Elena responds with a kind of happy smile, as if to give in to Arla'

"Yes! I'll bring it right away!"

　And Aara leaves the training ground with a beaming smile on her face, carrying Power Ax, a magic item and her favorite weapon.
　After seeing it off, Elena followed her back slowly out of the training ground.
　A number of eyes staring at him, which belonged to the many knights who had now gathered in this training ground.
　Those who admire Elena's beauty, those who renew their determination to welcome her to their wives, those who look at her back in elegant curves, and those who even admire the overwhelming force shown in the previous duel. All eyes swarmed over Elena's back, but it was true that she was fascinated by her rare beauty and presence, which she described as the goddess of war with overwhelming force.





　a town in the kingdom of Milliana In spite of the winter season, people walking around the city don't wear any coats.
　No one wore short sleeves, but most of them still wore long, thin sleeves.
　This is the southern port city of the Mileana Kingdom and maintains a mild climate throughout the year.
　And one man and one woman walking around such a port town eating fish skewers.
　One carries a huge battleax and the other carries a robe and a cane. He was a seemingly adventurer, a combination of warriors and wizards.

"Well, I'm glad I came here before the real winter came. Isn't it snowing up in the town of Gilm?"
"I suppose so," To be honest, I could have stayed in the city of Gilm. I could have read the magic book slowly."
"But that would slow me and Rodos down, wouldn't it? Rodos has finally developed enough ability as a Rank C adventurer, but it's a waste to slow it down."

　A man who chews up a large fish about 30 cm long on skewers. The man is Elk, the leader of the axe of the adventurer Party Thunder God, and the woman wearing the robe is Min, the wife of Elk and practically the master of the axe of Thunder God.
　And behind them is Rodos, their son, who is chasing after them with loads of luggage in both hands.

"Dad and mother, let's take a little more time. I'm afraid I'll have too much baggage to see."
"... oh, I don't think so,"Oh, here, lend me a little. I'll take it with me. You told me to leave the baggage to you, didn't you? You've got to train yourself a little more."

　Elk picks up about half of Rodos' luggage.

"Oh, I'm not as strong as my father, so I can't help it. Basically, I'm training my body with the emphasis on speed."
"Well, look at Ray. He's rather a speed-oriented way of fighting, but he's pretty strong. If he's not good at it, he's better than I am."
"Don't be with me!"

　Rodos recalls the time they were asked to subdue together, and screams so involuntarily.
　in that moment

「……？」

　Suddenly, Elk looks around. It's the same with Min, who holds the cane tightly in his hand... eventually relaxes.

"Is it just my imagination?"
"No, I felt you and I looked at each other. It's not just my imagination, is it? But there is a possibility that some skilled adventurer, surprised by Rodos' voice, may look at me."
"I hope so,"

　Min looks around and shakes his head lightly as if he is worried about the already disappearing gaze.
　It's an extraordinary vacation. We decided that we should have fun now, but... Elk and Min will regret their decision at a later date.
　Knowing the meaning of that out of nowhere stare.