"The day the Sword of Light shines…"
"is the day you will ignite your own desire."
Hearing this, Eris started stomping her feet again.
"I don't get it! But what Ghislaine said sounds so cool!"
At her words, Ghislaine's expression stiffened slightly, and her tail stood straight out behind her.
She replied awkwardly, "…Mmm, the first time I heard that, I thought it was very cool too."
Eris froze.
"Huh? Didn't you say that, Ghislaine?"
"…No, it was something a Sword Emperor senior taught me back when I returned to the Holy Land of the Sword to learn the Sword of Light. It was so 'unforgettable' that I still remember it after all these years."
Eris was a little unconvinced.
"Then that stuff about the hard-to-understand desire, you said that, right?"
"…No."
"Everyone in the Holy Land of the Sword says that."
Ghislaine was very honest.
Eris gritted her teeth.
"Hah?? Then what about the part where you said, 'This stage is still very far off for you, so for now, you just need to watch'? Even though I didn't understand it, I 'felt' that it had a lot of feeling! It was very cool! You definitely said that, right!"
Ghislaine's tail stood even straighter.
She was a little nervous, and a little embarrassed. After all, she was Eris's Sword God Style teacher. To repeat what someone else had said and be called out on it by her own student, even with her muscle-for-brains, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed…
She cleared her throat softly.
"I said that."
Eris snorted, her chin held high.
"Then you're cool too, Ghislaine!"
"…I just changed the subject from someone else to Alan… so I guess you could say I said it…"
Eris crossed her arms, her expression unchanged. She was refusing to process any more of Ghislaine's information.
It was a familiar skill.
The 'learning experience' of letting things go in one ear and out the other had come into play. It was a 'muscle' brain reaction from years of beating up tutors. Even if the subject was Ghislaine, she could use it whenever needed. It was ingrained in her bones.
But Ghislaine was very serious when it came to matters of swordsmanship, and it concerned Eris's future. She glanced at Eris and continued to explain.
"Because back then, I was also guided by his words, watching the figure of a Sword King senior, seeing him gradually ignite his desire, before I was able to take that final step."
"Now, he is a Sword Emperor."
"Isn't your master the Sword God?!"
"My master would only say things like, 'Come on, if you can beat me, we'll fight to the death, and the winner will be the new Sword God! You'll have enough money to live in luxury for a hundred lifetimes, and women from slaves to princesses will be lining up to bend over for you! Just say your name and people will be so scared their legs will go weak! Take one step and the crowd will automatically part for you!', and so on."
"Thinking back now, that was also his way of helping me ignite my desire, but at the time, I didn't realize it. Just like you now, you don't realize where your own desire lies."
Ghislaine paused here, hesitating for a moment before swallowing the words about the 'desire' of the person she had been watching. It wasn't suitable to tell Eris.
Because that Sword Emperor's desire was…
"I want to make a princess bend over and 'offer her neck to be slain' in front of a crowd!"
It was very vulgar and would be a bad influence on a child.
As for how his desire was ignited…
It was simple.
He really did make a princess from a small, ruined country in the Conflict Zone bend over in front of a crowd…
Mmm.
Ghislaine.
Was there.
However, she had gained her enlightenment from watching him fight his way into the royal palace. As for the final act, she had just waited outside the door.
But, it's worth mentioning that after that, the old man's Sword of Light stagnated at the level of Sword Emperor and could not advance any further. The reason was also very simple. And it had left a 'deep impression' on Ghislaine.
'It doesn't seem all that great… Oh right, Ghislaine, don't you tell the Sword God, you hear?'
So, the Sword God Style really was one of a kind… Everyone's desire was different.
Eris had been letting the talk of money and women go in one ear and out the other, but when she heard the latter half, 'Just like you now, you don't realize where your own desire lies,' she finally nodded in satisfaction.
"That sentence is cool!"
Ghislaine was silent. It seemed not continuing was the right choice. She looked at Eris again and saw that her expression had returned to its usual arrogant young lady state, and she silently breathed a sigh of relief.
The main purpose of her speech just now was indeed to plant a seed for Eris's swordsmanship 'future.' But there was also a bit of a personal motive mixed in. Since Alan had brought Sylphie and Rudeus to the Boreas estate, she could clearly feel Eris's happiness these past two days. It was completely different from her state in the years before. She didn't want Eris's sincere heart to be tarnished.
And she didn't want Eris's admiration for her brother, Alan, to be shattered. If Eris and Alan could maintain a good relationship, it would also be a good thing for the Boreas family.
Thinking of this, she looked up at Hilda in the distance.
"Let's go, we should go over too."
"Okay!"
Alan quietly watched as Hilda, the bunny-eared maid, and Rudeus endlessly critiqued Sylphie's new clothes while she blushed. His expression was natural. But the way he repeatedly caressed the hilt of his sword showed that he was not as calm as he appeared.
The sound of footsteps approached.
He turned to look at the approaching Ghislaine and Eris and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was supposed to be demonstrating the Silent Sword for Eris."
"It's fine!" Eris answered first, her voice still full of energy.
But her gaze was a little too 'fiery,' making Alan involuntarily look away, then back at her.
In his vision, her red eyes were unblinking.
The little lioness had already begun her 'watch'!
Alan was taken aback, not understanding what Eris was up to this time. He was about to ask her.
Ghislaine's voice sounded, drawing his attention away.
"Are you alright, Alan?"
"…I'm fine."
"Although I feel like you probably have a handle on it, I still want to ask, do you know what the situation is right now?"
"Mmm, I know where the problem lies. Thanks for the reminder."
Ghislaine stared at Alan's face.
There was no trace of helplessness or anything similar in his eyes.
She nodded and said no more.
The two of them fell silent.
And at some point, the voices of Hilda, Sylphie, and Rudeus had also stopped.
Everyone was looking at Alan.
The noise suddenly ceased.
The only sound in the field was the blowing of the wind.
After dinner, it was supposed to be history class. But because Rudeus himself needed to read through the books to familiarize himself with the curriculum and prepare a lesson plan, history class did not proceed as scheduled.
Soon, it was time for bed.
The three of them still said "See you tomorrow" at the door.
The doors opened and closed.
Alan leaned against his door and was silent for a moment.
He turned his head.
He looked at the desk by the windowsill.
He walked over.
Opened the drawer.
And took out the paper he had written on last night.
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