"Actually, this is... a gamble, even for me. A gamble I made with only my daughter in mind..."
Ryan sighed and said.
"So, I'm sorry, but from the moment you see my secret, you have no choice. You either come quietly with me or die here by my hand."
Ryan, who was talking to himself and frowning, shook his head.
“No. My daughter desperately wants to take you, so I can’t kill you... Either you go quietly, or you get dragged away.”
“...”
“She said, ‘You’re a woman.’ I want to treat you as gentlemanly as possible...”
“I will go.”
“?”
"And of course, the certainty that you'll be able to subdue me is unsettling. It's unpleasant to feel like I'm being ignored for all my gentlemanly treatment."
Kali added, her chin raised.
"Don't worry about my gender, just treat me as a capable person. That's the condition I have for following you."
“...”
Ryan, who had been blinking, soon burst into a big laugh.
“Ahaha! Do you like it?”
“And check my skills.”
“...Huh?”
That's right, Ryan thought, watching Kali run towards him quickly.
"I don't want to be hired by a crazy employer. See for yourself what I'm capable of."
Honestly, he can tell she's a talented guy just by looking at her eyes...
Pot-!
The first match to gauge each other's strength.
Ryan was surprised.
‘What is strength...?’
This physique completely compensates for the physical disadvantages inherent in gender. It must have taken a lot of effort to hone her physique to that degree.
Besides, she threw away her sword.
She's confident in her ability to compete with only force, without any handicap.
Pot-!
Whoosh-!
‘It doesn’t seem like it’s just rolling around in the capital...’
As they exchanged blows, she revealed a mixture of martial arts styles from all over the continent. She even mastered all of them.
Ryan himself is barely able to deal with it, and with his average skills, he would be destroyed in one hit.
And, crucially.
'Oh, you're crazy!'
I could feel it right away!
Kali got excited every time Ryan's attack landed, and she got hit a few times.
Shining eyes, a smirking mouth.
She was a martial artist who enjoyed fighting itself.
"Master, the opponents you should be most wary of when fighting aren't those with superior weight or flashy skills. They're those who 'enjoy' fighting."
The words of Knox Sirach, his teacher while he was in the concentration camp, come to mind.
"Those madmen find joy in pain. They want to fight until someone dies, so don't waste your energy on them."
Just once. No?
Vania pouted and raised one index finger, yawning.
'Ugh.'
Even as she walked here with her, she felt that this girl knew how pretty she was and was using it very well.
'If a daughter like this keeps nagging me, I'll lose 60,000 gold without even looking at your skills.'
She understood Ryan's feelings, which she thought were just crazy...
Finally, Kali took off her outer garment. Vania asked her to remove the bandages, so she did. There were deep bruises.
"Ha..."
Vania bit her lips when she saw that.
"I guess Dad couldn't control his strength. I'll apologize instead."
"No. I didn't control my strength either. It was a fight we entered after agreeing to do so."
“Yeah, that’s right. Dad was also covered in bruises and was acting up.”
Vania sat next to her.
And she put her hand on Kali's shoulder.
“...?”
At that moment, a warm sensation touched her left shoulder, where Vania's hand had touched it...
Restoration of Light
White halo.
The bruise that was there has disappeared.
And the feeling of the cracked bone that had been hurting all along is being reattached.
“...”
Kali, who had been blankly staring, realized the situation after about three seconds.
Startled,
'What the hell!!!'
Ryan sighed and said.
"So, I'm sorry, but from the moment you see my secret, you have no choice. You either come quietly with me or die here by my hand."
Ryan, who was talking to himself and frowning, shook his head.
“No. My daughter desperately wants to take you, so I can’t kill you... Either you go quietly, or you get dragged away.”
“...”
“She said, ‘You’re a woman.’ I want to treat you as gentlemanly as possible...”
“I will go.”
“?”
"And of course, the certainty that you'll be able to subdue me is unsettling. It's unpleasant to feel like I'm being ignored for all my gentlemanly treatment."
Kali added, her chin raised.
"Don't worry about my gender, just treat me as a capable person. That's the condition I have for following you."
“...”
Ryan, who had been blinking, soon burst into a big laugh.
“Ahaha! Do you like it?”
“And check my skills.”
“...Huh?”
***
"What kind of crazy man hires a mercenary they know nothing about for 60,000 gold just because their daughter says so? They're not some daughter-obsessed fool who crawled out of hell."
"I don't want to be hired by a crazy employer. See for yourself what I'm capable of."
Honestly, he can tell she's a talented guy just by looking at her eyes...
Pot-!
The first match to gauge each other's strength.
Ryan was surprised.
‘What is strength...?’
This physique completely compensates for the physical disadvantages inherent in gender. It must have taken a lot of effort to hone her physique to that degree.
Besides, she threw away her sword.
She's confident in her ability to compete with only force, without any handicap.
Pot-!
Whoosh-!
‘It doesn’t seem like it’s just rolling around in the capital...’
As they exchanged blows, she revealed a mixture of martial arts styles from all over the continent. She even mastered all of them.
Ryan himself is barely able to deal with it, and with his average skills, he would be destroyed in one hit.
And, crucially.
'Oh, you're crazy!'
I could feel it right away!
Kali got excited every time Ryan's attack landed, and she got hit a few times.
Shining eyes, a smirking mouth.
She was a martial artist who enjoyed fighting itself.
"Master, the opponents you should be most wary of when fighting aren't those with superior weight or flashy skills. They're those who 'enjoy' fighting."
The words of Knox Sirach, his teacher while he was in the concentration camp, come to mind.
"Those madmen find joy in pain. They want to fight until someone dies, so don't waste your energy on them."
He told him not to bother with that crazy guy and just run away...
“Oh no! Stop hitting me!”
No, and.
“Ugh! Stop it! Heh heh...”
Vania was quiet when Ryan got hit, but when Kali got hit, she screamed and made a big fuss.
People are so sad!
“In moderation, yes...? I’ll make an ocean with my daughter’s tears...”
“Take it seriously.”
“What! Are you being serious... Igh.”
An excited Kali showed no signs of stopping. Ryan had no choice but to aim for her left shoulder.
'I didn't want to do this, but I think I'll have to stop when my bones crack.'
What about the rest? Leave it to Vania!
As luck would have it, he saw an opening.
Bang-!
Puck-!
The moment Kali's left shoulder was struck.
Ryan was surprised to realize that they had exchanged messages at the same time.
Swish,
Look down.
'Left shoulder, was that intentional?'
Instead of giving her shoulder, Kali seemed to be aiming for Ryan's left rib.
However, Kali instinctively felt that she had failed to break through the thick muscles and ribs...
“...Ha, damn it.”
She muttered with a smile.
And then slowly, she stood up straight.
“I lost. It’s a shame.”
“Where did this go?!”
“It was a good match.”
“...”
Ryan gulped as he looked at Kali, who was extremely excited and had a joyful expression on her face.
The left shoulder injury must be quite serious.
But he can't tell if she's not showing any signs of pain or if she can't feel it.
'Wow, this guy is really crazy. Is this really okay for a child escort?!'
The group began moving back to Belzer and found lodging in a nearby village as the sun began to set.
“Are you okay?”
Max asked.
Kali looked at her bandaged left shoulder. The bone appeared to be cracked, but it was immobilized to prevent further strain.
"No problem. It'll be fixed soon. By the way, Max, do you have any questions? Why don't you ask anything?"
After years of working towards the goal of infiltrating Wassenberg, her colleagues followed her without question when she was suddenly introduced to a family they had no name for.
Without even asking why...
"Do I really need to ask? The captain must have made up her mind. If you want to speak, speak slowly."
“Ha, kid. Thanks.”
Kali chuckled, glad of the boundless trust.
At that time, knock.
A small knock.
“Can I come in for a moment?”
It is the voice of the young lady Vania, the object of the escort.
Max opened the door as Kali quickly put on her coat.
"Oh, Miss! Our captain's a bit overworked. I left two kids in your room... Could they take over as your escort for today?"
“No, Max.”
Kali frowned.
"I'm not that bad. I'll stay by your side. Let's go, miss."
"No!"
Vania waved her hand.
“I just came here because I have something to talk about with Kali alone.”
“Oh, I see? Then I’ll be out... Oops.”
Max smiled brightly at Vania before leaving.
“Miss, please speak comfortably.”
“Aha! Yes, I see.”
Vania nodded.
And when they were alone, she sat Kali back down on the bed, who had been sitting up awkwardly.
“Kali, I heard all sorts of stories from Dad.”
“Please feel free to talk to me. Starting today, I am officially hired as a guard for a young lady.”
“Is that so?!”
For some reason, Vania was delighted.
“Actually, I feel a bit awkward using formal language. Then I’ll make it easier.”
“...Yes, please do.”
“Show me your shoulders.”
"Yes?"
Vania smiled and pointed to Kali's shoulder.
“I think you’re hurt.”
“No, it’s not a serious injury.”
“But I’ll just see you once.”
“...”
“Oh no! Stop hitting me!”
No, and.
“Ugh! Stop it! Heh heh...”
Vania was quiet when Ryan got hit, but when Kali got hit, she screamed and made a big fuss.
People are so sad!
“In moderation, yes...? I’ll make an ocean with my daughter’s tears...”
“Take it seriously.”
“What! Are you being serious... Igh.”
An excited Kali showed no signs of stopping. Ryan had no choice but to aim for her left shoulder.
'I didn't want to do this, but I think I'll have to stop when my bones crack.'
What about the rest? Leave it to Vania!
As luck would have it, he saw an opening.
Bang-!
Puck-!
The moment Kali's left shoulder was struck.
Ryan was surprised to realize that they had exchanged messages at the same time.
Swish,
Look down.
'Left shoulder, was that intentional?'
Instead of giving her shoulder, Kali seemed to be aiming for Ryan's left rib.
However, Kali instinctively felt that she had failed to break through the thick muscles and ribs...
“...Ha, damn it.”
She muttered with a smile.
And then slowly, she stood up straight.
“I lost. It’s a shame.”
“Where did this go?!”
“It was a good match.”
“...”
Ryan gulped as he looked at Kali, who was extremely excited and had a joyful expression on her face.
The left shoulder injury must be quite serious.
But he can't tell if she's not showing any signs of pain or if she can't feel it.
'Wow, this guy is really crazy. Is this really okay for a child escort?!'
***
The group began moving back to Belzer and found lodging in a nearby village as the sun began to set.
“Are you okay?”
Max asked.
Kali looked at her bandaged left shoulder. The bone appeared to be cracked, but it was immobilized to prevent further strain.
"No problem. It'll be fixed soon. By the way, Max, do you have any questions? Why don't you ask anything?"
After years of working towards the goal of infiltrating Wassenberg, her colleagues followed her without question when she was suddenly introduced to a family they had no name for.
Without even asking why...
"Do I really need to ask? The captain must have made up her mind. If you want to speak, speak slowly."
“Ha, kid. Thanks.”
Kali chuckled, glad of the boundless trust.
At that time, knock.
A small knock.
“Can I come in for a moment?”
It is the voice of the young lady Vania, the object of the escort.
Max opened the door as Kali quickly put on her coat.
"Oh, Miss! Our captain's a bit overworked. I left two kids in your room... Could they take over as your escort for today?"
“No, Max.”
Kali frowned.
"I'm not that bad. I'll stay by your side. Let's go, miss."
"No!"
Vania waved her hand.
“I just came here because I have something to talk about with Kali alone.”
“Oh, I see? Then I’ll be out... Oops.”
Max smiled brightly at Vania before leaving.
“Miss, please speak comfortably.”
“Aha! Yes, I see.”
Vania nodded.
And when they were alone, she sat Kali back down on the bed, who had been sitting up awkwardly.
“Kali, I heard all sorts of stories from Dad.”
“Please feel free to talk to me. Starting today, I am officially hired as a guard for a young lady.”
“Is that so?!”
For some reason, Vania was delighted.
“Actually, I feel a bit awkward using formal language. Then I’ll make it easier.”
“...Yes, please do.”
“Show me your shoulders.”
"Yes?"
Vania smiled and pointed to Kali's shoulder.
“I think you’re hurt.”
“No, it’s not a serious injury.”
“But I’ll just see you once.”
“...”
Just once. No?
Vania pouted and raised one index finger, yawning.
'Ugh.'
Even as she walked here with her, she felt that this girl knew how pretty she was and was using it very well.
'If a daughter like this keeps nagging me, I'll lose 60,000 gold without even looking at your skills.'
She understood Ryan's feelings, which she thought were just crazy...
Finally, Kali took off her outer garment. Vania asked her to remove the bandages, so she did. There were deep bruises.
"Ha..."
Vania bit her lips when she saw that.
"I guess Dad couldn't control his strength. I'll apologize instead."
"No. I didn't control my strength either. It was a fight we entered after agreeing to do so."
“Yeah, that’s right. Dad was also covered in bruises and was acting up.”
Vania sat next to her.
And she put her hand on Kali's shoulder.
“...?”
At that moment, a warm sensation touched her left shoulder, where Vania's hand had touched it...
Restoration of Light
White halo.
The bruise that was there has disappeared.
And the feeling of the cracked bone that had been hurting all along is being reattached.
“...”
Kali, who had been blankly staring, realized the situation after about three seconds.
Startled,
'What the hell!!!'
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