229-Elna mother practices sword! ?




 
Geez, that was awful.

 After drying my hair with wind magic, I left Mr. Lowe and his horse and came back near the carriage.

 There, Elinora sister was wielding a wooden sword by herself. It's break time and you're practicing alone.

 If I go there, there's a big chance I'll get caught up in it, so I gently shift my gaze. Then I saw Erna mother, Nord father, brother Silvio and Meena in a low spot in the grass.

 They seem to be sitting on a cloth and chatting on it, picking tea and cookies.

 It's nice. It's like a picnic, really peaceful.

 The weather is good, and it will be great to have tea in the plain of the view. I can't compare it to the dreary and tiring practice.

 I also wanted to have a cup of tea and rest, so I headed there without hesitation.

 As I strolled in the direction of Erna and her friends, Silvio and Father Nord looked back to see if they had noticed me. And for some reason they both smiled bitterly.

 Why are you smiling? Just as I was wondering, a ton of hands were placed on my shoulders.

'Just as well. Al, come with me for a moment to practice.

 When I turned around, Sister Elinora said with a really nice smile on her face.

 When did you come so close behind me? Just a moment ago, when I saw her, she was several dozen meters away from me. It was inexplicable that he had closed the distance in an instant, but now was not the time to question it.

''I don't want to! I'm going to have tea here in peace!

 I'm not joking about practicing until break time. What's the point of taking a break then?

"What? Are you going to sit down again? Isn't it hard to sit down again after the break for a long time in the carriage and then sit down again?

It's not as hard as practicing.

 I don't understand what Elinora's sister has to say, but I don't think it's necessary to practice. It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I want to take a break and go for a walk.

 However, the brainy Elinora sister doesn't understand the meaning of my words, and she looks dissatisfied.

''Al's sword has finally gotten back on track lately, but if you leave time to practice here, it's going to slow down again, okay?

 It seems that he was worried about my sword skills.

Besides, it's boring for me to be wielding a sword by myself.

 Wrong. Maybe these are the real words. It's probably just a token of my sword prowess.

"Come on, Al, come on. Move your body around a little bit.

 I tried to give some reason to get past Sister Elinora, but Mother Erna said a few words to cover Sister Elinora.

'And Al won't move his body unless Elinora asks him to. Seeing him in a dead-eyed daze all the way in the carriage makes me worry too.

'Ah! I know! It's a bit alarming to watch!

 Meena nodded, following Mother Erna's words.

 I had thought that you were going to look at me like that in the carriage, but I didn't know you were thinking that.

 It's a completely unnecessary worry. I told him I just liked to zonk out.

'Come on, go get a little exercise and refresh yourself.

 From my point of view, there's nothing more refreshing than to have tea here.

'Mother Erna doesn't know how hard it is to practice, so it's easy for her to say that.

 I can no longer change the flow of my practice. I spit out a discarded line in a half-hearted attempt to give up, and Mother Erna fell silent for a moment to think about it.

 Then she placed the teacup in her hand on the plate and said something surprising.

''Well yes. It's not so bad if I do the practice once in a while.''

""What?"

 Everyone let out a goofy voice in surprise at Mother Erna's words.

  Even in the mansion, he only watches the practice and interrupts, and the troublesome mother Erna?

 Everyone except Mother Erna looked at each other, wondering if they had misheard.

'What. What's that look on your faces? And it's terrible, even for Nord.

 Seeing our reaction, Mother Erna makes a disgruntled noise.

''No, no, it's just that it's rare for Erna to attend a training session.

 When he gave me a moist stare, Nord Dad flinched.

''I mean, how can my mom practice a sword?''

 The most important question that sister Elinora let loose.

 Mother Erna is an adventurer and wizard who was in the same party as Father Nord in the past. She must have experience and knowledge of the game as she has performed numerous battles at that time. I can understand that from the advice she gives during her training.

But having knowledge and actually being able to move your body are two different things.

 Mother Erna's day job is a wizard, just like me. I don't care if it's at my and Silvio brother's level, it would be difficult to deal with Elinora sister, wouldn't it?

 While everyone has such a worried look on their face, Mother Erna says with a clear expression.

''I'm still a former adventurer, you know? I'm a wizard, but I can at least do melee combat. I'll be using a stick, not a sword, though.

 Elna's mother usually has a calm demeanor, so I don't get the impression that she's an adventurer. I wouldn't feel uncomfortable if someone said she'd always been a noblewoman.

 And yet she's confident in her ability to engage in close combat. Moreover, it's surprising that you can use stick-fighting.

 It's probably because she was a wizard and had a staff. When I say stick fighting, I have an image for advanced users, so it's cool.

'But you can only defend yourself anyway, right?

 As I'm honestly admiring her, Sister Elinora says in a somewhat provocative tone. She seems to perfectly believe that Mother Erna can't fight in close quarters.

 The air around the area becomes cold for a moment due to Sister Elinora's provocation.

 As me, Brother Silvio, and Meena watch on the edge of the room, Mother Erna smiles and says

'Yeah, right. I can only take an Elinora-sized opponent as lightly as I can.

..........

 Sister Elinora fell silent at what Mother Erna said back.

 I thought I heard a sound like a crack in the air. Contrary to the calm weather and the plains, a cold air flows out around the area.

 At this, everyone but the two of them had no choice but to stand in silence.

 No! That's enough! Why do female creatures start fighting on their own? If you're going to fight, please keep it to a gentle joke like me and Thor.

 I don't want you to create an air of buzz and poison in your words.

 I mean, being able to lightly taunt Elinora's sister is no longer a level of self-defense, isn't it?

''Heh, I'm still pretty strong in this one, though?

 Sister Elinora says, exuding an air of swordsmanship.

''For a child, right?

 However, Mother Erna replied with a blink of an eye, not seeming to be particularly bothered by it.

 An unearthly aura emanates from Sister Elinora next to me.

 You really need to stop, Mother Erna. I'm afraid of Sister Elinora next to me.

'Well, play with me, Mother.'

Yeah, I'll play along with you briefly.

 As Sister Elinora turns away and walks away, Mother Erna quickly gets up and follows her.

 The rest of us who were left behind look away from her in a daze.

'....Well, is Mother okay? Dad?

It's okay. Elna's strong.

 At Brother Silvio's worried words, Father Nord nodded firmly, as if he trusted Mother Erna.
I did.

It's not going to cause a rift in the relationship, is it?

'Don't say anything sinister! Ta, it's probably okay. If anything happens, we'll all follow up!

 I said what I was most concerned about, to which Dad Nord replied, a little impatiently.

 For me, I wanted him to answer that part of the question openly, too.