His expression is really scary.
Well, that’s to be expected, Marcel found training to be really tiresome and basically threw him out, but suddenly told him to come over here again today.
As expected of someone who’s had actual combat experience, he didn’t even need to raise his hand against me to scare me, he seems like an experienced warrior. But his hostile aura stings so much, it hurts.
Meh, I won’t get anywhere if I just cower back and shrink from him, let’s attack.
“I apologize for my rudeness in selfishly summoning you over here again so suddenly. And so, once again, I would like to request that you instruct me in swordsmanship. I’m going to be just like Raiheart-dono.”
I lowered my head towards him, and told him the reason for calling him here.
Although he didn’t refuse to come here, he’s probably still quite unwilling.
“I understand. Then let’s begin immediately.”
He agreed really quickly.
Oi oi, he’s surprisingly easy-going for such an experienced warrior.
Is he seeing me clearly or something?
“Before that, let me apologize to Marcel-sama as well. I was hiding while seeing how Marcel-sama was practicing on the training field. Please forgive me.”
While I was still confused at how readily he agreed, Lloyd lowered his head towards me.
“Oi, you bastard! Seeing something so unsightly!”
At seeing me pretend to get angry in my “round pig” mode, Lloyd laughed a little.
“When your servant-dono summoned me, honestly I didn’t really want to go at first, but I changed my mind when I saw how you were just earlier. Seeing how much of an effort you’re making, I think I’ll grant you my sword one more time.”
As expected of a master. He knows what to look for.
“Mmm, I have great expectations.”
I nodded magnanimously.
“Then, let’s start with doing ten laps here.”
“T, ten laps! Lloyd! You just said you’ve been watching me! I’ve just been running up to now! It’s impossible for me to do another ten laps! Teach me the sword, the sword!”
“Since you’ve had some fruit and gotten some rest, you can do another ten laps. Besides, you’re not at the level where you’re ready to use a sword yet, let’s go, start running.”
He forced me up without waiting for my reply, and I started running.
Sure enough, I ran out of energy after five laps, and Lloyd kept alternating between encouraging me and being really strict with me, and I finished ten laps somehow.
“As expected of Marcel-sama who’s trying to be like the king’s brother Raiheart-dono, you completed the ten laps wonderfully.”
“Of, of course, this, much.”
I had an orange to hydrate myself while trying to catch my breath. After resting for a little while, I stood up again.
“Alright, let’s start practicing the sword……”
“Let’s do another ten laps.”
Without changing the training method one bit, Lloyd said so with a forceful smile.
……Let’s start calling him a demonic drill sergeant instead of an experienced warrior.
That’s what I decided in my mind as I began to run again in the training field unsteadily.