In the sky garden in the backyard of the Palace of Aries, there was a specially built training ground on the grassland in the northwest corner where countless exotic flowers and plants were piled up. This was only built half a year ago after the birth of the 7th Princess of Bunitania and the 87th heir to the throne. In order to maintain the layout of the Sky Garden, the training ground had to dismantle a section of the corridor and walls, and the overall size was greatly expanded. Due to the addition of this semi-circular building, the square courtyard became a pentagram.
To the west of the training ground were countless gothic palaces. There was a passage that led directly from the Palace of Aries to the Virgin Palace of the Empire's Second Imperial Consort. The other three directions of the training ground were the main parts of the fairy-like sky garden.
Although this semi-circular training ground lacked decorations on the outside, the interior decoration was also very unsightly. The gray walls matched the gray floor. The only special thing was that there was a large window on the ceiling. Under the sunlight, the room was bright and full of spirit.
As a member of the royal family, and also the backyard of the palace of the Empire's fifth princess, it was not strange to have such a beautiful sky garden. Everyone knew that three years ago, during the 11th Prince Lelouch's one-month-old banquet, the wealthy Ashford family spent billions of Empire coins to gather exotic flowers and herbs from all over the world, as well as skilled craftsmen, to build a garden that was comparable to the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon.
It was precisely because the garden in the palace, which also occupied a high position, that it inherited the legendary name. However, it was hard to believe that there would be such a strange building in the unique sky garden of the imperial palace. The legendary genius prince was not someone that could be easily dismissed. It was said that this prince had once stopped the emperor's carriage when Princess Na Nali was born. He had even contradicted her. His courage and boldness were still talked about by the nobles and ministers.
Therefore, only a few people could build such a building in Prince Lelouch's Space Garden. Moreover, in everyone's opinion, having such a training ground for warriors in the Aries Palace was a fitting gesture.
After all, the Palace of Aries was the legendary Fifth Consort of the Empire, the invincible Goddess of War on the battlefield, and the famous Knight of the Sixth Round Table, Mariana VI Bunitania.
The sun had just risen to the center of the sky, and dazzling light shone down from the skylight, causing the training ground to be filled with light and darkness. In the middle of the training ground paved with silver cedar. A woman who looked to be around 20 years old was holding a wooden sword specially used for simulated battles. She stood there quietly. Her long black hair was tied up high in a bun, and she was dressed in a light white dress. A gentle breeze blew past, making her white cloak reflect the sunlight, adding a sense of solemnity.
She was the fifth princess of the Empire, Mariana VI Bunitania. At this moment, she looked more like the knight of the Sixth Round Table who had been on the battlefield three years ago than the noble princess.
Although Mariana held her sword in her hand, she didn't make any special pose. She naturally lowered the tip of her sword to the floor, and her other hand was on her waist. At first glance, there seemed to be flaws everywhere, but in fact, no matter where the attack came from, it could be resolved. Her feet were in a very balanced position, and her center of gravity was not on her ankles but on her toes.
Only an expert with a certain level of strength would be able to notice the details of this posture. The other party was not a beautiful woman, but a beast that was ready to attack its prey at any time.
There were three figures around Mariana. They appeared to be three very short young girls, all dressed in the uniforms of the prestigious intermediate officer school in the capital's Pandora Palace. They were at most thirteen or fourteen years old, but their movements and expressions had a sharpness that did not match their age.
At this moment, they were no longer cute girls in their prime, but warriors on the battlefield.
The girls were holding wooden swords like Mariana's, forming a triangle around Mariana. Their young faces did not look mature at all, but they were still full of fighting spirit as they pointed their swords at Mariana, although the trembling wooden swords still clearly revealed the nervousness in their hearts.
In terms of common sense, this kind of one-on-three seemed a little despicable and violated the rules of fairness in the knighthood. However, such theories were of no value to the scene in front of them. It could be seen from the sweat and nervousness on the girls 'faces. Not only that, but if someone had some knowledge, they might ask the girls,"
"With this lord as an opponent, there are only three people? Is it enough?"
"Cornelia!"
Mariana looked at one of them with her clear eyes and softly called out the name of the girl she was looking at.
This young lady had wavy and gorgeous hair, and her sharp gaze gave people a very deep impression. She had a very elegant appearance, and her exquisite facial features gave off a natural nobility and inviolability. Her beautiful light blue eyes gave off a sense of confidence and pride. This young lady would undoubtedly grow into a beautiful princess in the future. Moreover, the word princess was not an exaggeration to use on her. She was indeed the princess of this country.
The second princess of the Empire, the flower of the royal family known as the future God of War-- He was the only contender for the throne in the Empire who could compete with the " perfect successor ", the second prince of the Empire, Senezer El Bunitania.
"Attack, let me see your hard work in the past six months!”
"Yes, sir!"
In Mariana's eyes, Cornelia felt a silent challenge. Although she knew that the gap between her and her opponent was huge, she still shouted aggressively and bravely attacked. The sword was straight and smooth, like a bolt of lightning. It stabbed fiercely at the opponent's right shoulder.
Using the length of the sword to launch a sudden thrust to disrupt the opponent's rhythm was a tactic that combined probing and attacking. Moreover, with the length of his arm, even if he was not a match, he could still buy time to defend or dodge.
Such swordsmanship and exquisite techniques could be said to have reached the limits of the body and brain for children of this age. Even an ordinary adult knight would find it difficult to block this sword. Just as the sharp tip of the sword was about to pierce Mariana's body, the target's body seemed to move slightly.
"Ah!"
With a cry of surprise, the girl's body flew backward like a leaf. She glided seven to eight meters away and landed on the floor of the training ground. After rolling a few times, she stopped.
When the girl was sent flying, Mariana's posture did not change at all. Even the two girls who were watching from the sidelines couldn't see what had happened clearly. However, according to Mariana's teachings and past experience, they could vaguely guess part of the process.
That wonderful sword attack of Cornelia's only allowed Mariana to make the smallest movement, and she easily avoided the sudden stab. At the same time, with the help of this unnecessary movement, her right shoulder that slid back slightly made her right hand move forward very naturally, and then accurately hit the girl's chin and neck.
This was a very basic but exquisite move in the East Asian sword arts. It was a combat technique that used the instantaneous change of center of gravity and the turning power of the body to concentrate the power on a single point even at a very short distance. In the West, this sword technique was called Sword Duel, while in the East, it was called Iai. This was a technique that could only be used when there was enough time to prepare and the opponent was attacking head-on.
If he tried to block this move, even a real knight would be instantly knocked down.
" Your Highness Cornelia!"
" Ah!" The girl with the obvious Bunitani skin color exclaimed. This young lady had waist-length hair, and her face was filled with intellectual beauty. In addition, she wore frameless glasses with thin lenses. Compared to a knight, she was more like a clerk or secretary.
However, she was more clear-headed than the other girl who looked strong.
Although she was very worried about Cornelia, she did not put down the sword in her hand. Through the corner of her eyes, she looked at Cornelia who had fallen to the ground. However, Cornelia, who was paying attention to her own girl, suppressed her painful moans and replied with the words in her eyes,"
"It's okay. Compared to me, you have to concentrate more! Bertoris!"
"Exactly."
"Ah!"
The girl named Bertolis instantly returned all her consciousness to Mariana. However, it was already too late.
Mariana, who was constantly paying attention to her opponent, knew that her calm expression suddenly changed. With a bright laugh, she bent her front body slightly and instantly swooped down in front of Bertolis. The standard knight's wooden sword carried a sharp sword wind. It formed a perfect 45-degree angle with her wrist. It slanted upwards and perfectly passed through all of Bertolis 'defenses.
At this moment, Mariana's swordsmanship had changed to a subtle sword move unique to China. Seizing the enemy's weakness and then directly attacking the enemy's blind spot. Even in the Chinese Federation, only a few experts with exquisite swordsmanship and rich experience could use this technique.
If it was said that both Iai and sword fighting could be achieved through hard work, it would be impossible. This kind of sword technique that combined the body, experience, will, spirit, and spirit into one was an advanced sword technique that only people with a certain level of sword talent could master.
However, Bertolis, who was the strongest of the three women, regained her composure in an instant. His sharp eyes focused on Mariana's attack and instantly analyzed Mariana's true target.
This was a feint! Although Mariana relied on her superb swordsmanship to use the knight's sword to display the exquisite sword techniques of China, it was not a traditional oriental sword after all. The Chinese sword moves were mainly split, cut, collapse, lift, block, wash, intercept, stab, stir, press, hang, cloud, etc. Its characteristics were the combination of hardness and softness, ease of swallowing and spitting, lightness of floating, vigorous and beautiful. It was far from the western knight's big sword and rapier, as well as the stabbing, chopping, and slashing sword techniques of the East.
Mariana could use her wrist to use the soft characteristic, but she could not use the hard characteristic to attack.
Therefore, at this moment, he only needed to seal off her following traditional knight swordsmanship.
Fair and square!
Taking advantage of her short stature, Bertolis did not retreat or dodge. Instead, she met her attack with an attack. She raised the wooden sword in her hand slightly and slashed fiercely at the upturned blade.
Fight back!
Crack! Crack! Bang!
He caught it!
After three consecutive moves, the wooden swords collided with each other. Bertolis finally managed to block the rapidly dancing wooden sword and gained a chance to catch her breath.
Attack!
Her past experience told her that she could not allow Mariana to attack recklessly and fall into her opponent's rhythm. At that time, even if the three of them worked together, they would only become Mariana's puppets and be at her mercy.
"Oh, not bad!"
Before Bertolis could calm down, Mariana, who was smiling, praised him. With an unbelievable speed, she kicked in the opposite direction after receiving the sword. Although she knew that she should avoid it, she could not move an inch. Therefore, she was hit in the abdomen and flew out like Cornelia.
"Ah!"
"It's a pity that you pay too much attention to your sword, Bertoris!”
After sending her opponent flying, Mariana spun elegantly and stepped on the floor again. She pointed out the girl's flaws in a bright tone just like before.
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