The small pavilion was surrounded by the fragrance and color of the surrounding flowers and bamboo forest. This was a resting place not far from the training ground, the only building built at the same time as the entire sky garden. In the beautiful flower sea pattern, it was like the finishing touch of a dragon, sitting on the golden line of the pentagram.
The three girls who had recovered sat side by side on a stone bench. From left to right, it was the second princess of the Holy Britania Empire, Cornelia R. Britania, who would be studying in the intermediate course of the Sergeant Academy next week. Then there was his senior in school, who was now an advanced student of the same level. In the actual combat course, he was called the genius after the former Mariana and the current Princess Mariana VI Britania, Nonette Enyaguram. Then, on the far right, the youngest girl, who was the most beautiful of the three, was Bertolis Franks, the daughter of the wet nurse, Cornelia.
It was not strange for three young girls of different ages to study in the same academy. The strange thing was that, as a member of the royal family, Cornelia was actually in the same school as two noble girls. Moreover, it was a military school.
In ancient times, the royal education in Britania was accompanied by full-time tutors and religious guidance 24 hours a day. However, this traditional method had progressed with the times. In the current era where personal choice and freedom were more valued, the royal family had a certain degree of freedom of choice when they reached a certain age.
As the fifth princess of the Empire, the former knight of the Sixth Round Table, and the shining Mariana, Corelia chose to study in the officer academy that Mariana had studied in. After Zarulu, who ignored the difference between men and women and only valued practical ability, ascended the throne, it became a matter of course. When she proposed this demonic aura, Zarulu had given her some support for the first time. Otherwise, when she was born into a prestigious noble family with a long history, her mother, Queen Isabella, had mobilized the entire family to convince her that her daughter only needed to grow flowers and grass in the palace.
On the other hand, Nonette and Bertolis had also plucked up their courage to enter the academy where Mariana was studying because of Cornelia's success. Together with Cornelia, he became the disciple of the person he longed for.
"Tsk!"
Looking at the sea bamboos with bright purple flowers in full bloom, Cornelia clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, and her hands in her pockets made cracking sounds.
"In the end, we were all wiped out today! They were supposed to start the intermediate class next week, but they were still so lousy!”
It had been three months since the training ground had been established. As the three of them had almost completed all the theoretical courses, the actual combat lessons were enough to compete with the teacher who taught swordsmanship. In order to improve their strength, the three of them would come to the sky garden of the Palace of Aries every rest day to practice with Queen Mariana.
However, the result was almost the same every time.
Fierce defeat! Fierce defeat!
Three months, four weeks a month. Including today, it had been thirteen times.
Thirteen was an uncomfortable number.
"However, compared to the last rest day, my swordsmanship seems to have improved a lot. At least we didn't faint until the end.”
The youngest, Bertolis, persuaded the princess. She had a first aid kit on her knee and was treating Nonette's face. This posture corresponded to her intellectual and virtuous temperament, which seemed to complement each other very well. It was impossible to tell that she was the girl who had lasted the longest under Mariana's hands. Moreover, he was a student in the same year as the other two.
"Ah! After all, to us, being able to train directly with the shining Mariana is already an honor. Other than us, who else has such an honor!”
Bertolis 'words were not a lie to flatter, but a fact.
In the past, although Mariana was the teacher of the three in name, the special nature of the royal family made it impossible for Nonette and Bertolis to receive Mariana's personal guidance other than Cornelia. Her understanding of their sword skills was mainly focused on theory and language. Of course, from the very beginning, Mariana had only trained her daughter, who was not related by blood but only by name, as an elder. However, since Nonette and Bertolis had also given up on the noble lady's job of growing flowers and grass with Cornelia, and entered the officer academy, the two of them could occasionally follow Cornelia into the palace and become Mariana's teaching partner.
Of course, the actual combat training had started three months ago after Mariana gave birth to Na Nali.
The plan had come to an end. The next step was to wait for Lelouch and Na Nali to grow up. Mariana, who had nothing to do, naturally had a lot of free time. Or rather, as a powerful knight, Mariana was eager to fight.
"Indeed, even the academy's swordsmanship teachers are envious of us being able to receive Lady Mariana's personal guidance! Thinking about the envious and jealous looks that our classmates gave us every time we went to school, it made me feel like I was in a dream! It wasn't through photos or videos, but the real Lady Mariana!”
Nonette's tone was filled with disbelief and excitement. The former sixth knight, the princess of Britania, Mariana VI Bunitania, who was known as the Glittering Mariana, was a name that soldiers, especially knights whose goal was sword skills, looked forward to even now. From males to females, from commoners to nobles, from students to teachers, this name itself was a legend.
From a civilian sergeant to a knight of the round table, and then to the princess of Britania, this kind of Cinderella-like story was often relished. Her swordsmanship was truly amazing. There were even rumors that even the First Knight Bismarck was no match for her. In addition, she was so beautiful. She had an angelic appearance and a kind and gentle temperament, making people feel close to her at first sight.
Mariana's most glorious battle was in the era of chaos and turmoil after the Blood Emblem incident. With her slender wrist, she was able to protect the king, Emperor Shailulu, and kill the former First Knight, the strongest person in the empire. Now, it had become a legend.
Nonette, who was immersed in some kind of fantasy, suddenly felt a burst of pain on his face."It hurts! I say, don't look around, Bertoris!”
"Ah, I'm sorry! Did it seep in?"
With that, Bertolis finished disinfecting the wound on Nonette's cheek. She took out a small band-aid from the first aid kit and applied it to the wound. This was the injury he had sustained when he hit the wall during his practice with Mariana.
By the way, the back that was hit by the sword hilt was completely fine. That was because Mariana controlled her strength just right. This was the same for Cornelia and Bertolis. At least, none of the three of them were injured after receiving the direct blow. It was just that they were sent flying by that force, causing them to temporarily lose their combat strength.
As for why Nonette was injured, it was only because she was unable to control her body when she was attacked. She was injured by the power of her own charge. It was completely because of her clumsiness, or rather, it was her own fault.
Among the three of them, Nonette was the only one who was still unable to control herself. Of course, this was also related to her personality. Swordsmanship could reflect a person's heart. Nonette wasn't good at techniques and calculations. He relied on his own strength, explosive power, and speed to achieve an average in all aspects, like Cornelia, and Bertolis, who had outstanding calculation and techniques.
However, this kind of sword skill would be like Nonette when he encountered a skill-based expert whose strength far exceeded his own. He would be injured by his own strength.
"Sigh, am I the one who suffered the most this time?”
"Who asked you to always rashly use your full strength! All of Lady Mariana's attacks were maintained at the limits of our strength! However, your full-powered attack has already exceeded 20% of Mariana's strength in order to make up for the damage she had done to us. You reap what you sow!”
"As expected of Bertolis, you calculated it very clearly!”
Nonette gave Bertolis a thumbs up, his silver teeth reflecting the sunlight.
"Ah! It hurts!"
Unfortunately, Nonette's hot-blooded mode was only activated for a second before it was forcefully stopped by Bertolis's hand that gently patted the band-aid.
"Idiot, that's why you're like this every time!”
The serious Bertolis was immune to Nonette's strange hot-blooded way of avoiding her questions. However, Nonette would make the same mistake the next time. Bertolis was helpless against her good friend's stubborn personality.
However, just as Bertolis was about to end this lesson for Nonette, she recalled the scene of Nonette crashing into the wall and sliding down like a rag.
"Ah, right, I remember that someone was leaning against the wall in a very good position just now! Should I tell someone?"
Bertolis pushed up her glasses. That smile looked like a devil, sinister and cunning.
"No, absolutely don't tell His Highness Lelouch. That kind of embarrassing look!”
Like a bolt of lightning, Nonette was instantly stunned. After imagining that Lelouch had found out that he was stuck on the wall in such an indecent position, Nonette wanted to die.
"That's right, Nonette's appearance just now…Hahaha…It's too funny! Just like that…my whole body was leaning against the wall…hahaha…I can't take it anymore!”
Cornelia also remembered the scene of Nonette crashing into the wall and then slowly sliding down. She covered her mouth with both hands and laughed. The more she thought about it, the more interesting it became. Even her breathing was a little chaotic as she smiled gorgeously.
"You're too much!"
Nonette's expression darkened. He took out a pair of small hand glasses from his uniform pocket and looked at his face with a band-aid. He shrunk his neck in embarrassment. How was he going to meet His Highness Lelouch in this state?
Nonette's personality was indeed more forthright, and he did not lose to a man's strength. However, in front of the person she liked, she was still just a pure 14-year-old girl. Of course, she wanted to maintain a perfect impression.
"Don't worry, Lelouch, Yuffie, and Nunnally are taking a nap. They won't see it!”
Seeing that Nonette, who was usually more boyish, was actually thinking seriously and even had a shy expression that was unique to girls, Cornelia could not help but shake her head. She did not laugh at her good friend who had completely fallen for her, but comforted him out of kindness.
"But it's been so long. What if he wakes up?”
Nonette was still a little uneasy.
"Then pray!"
If that was really the case, there was nothing she could do.
"Good luck!"
Bertolis smiled sinisterly. She also liked Prince Lelouch. She was happy to be able to lower Nonette's score.
"Wuuu…"
Nonette's mood became even gloomier.
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