Satou's here. When fighting games were popular, I liked playing with a player whom I knew I couldn't win against. I was able to learn various things even though I was badly beaten one-sidedly.
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The priest rushes over to Julberg-shi and heals his hand.
The effect of high heal magic is terrific, the broken hand is restored in an instant.
"Liza-dono, your strength is genuine."
"I am honored."
Julberg-shi who's been healed talks to Liza.
Liza replies while looking composed, but her tail is swinging around. The tail is honest.
"Shiga Eight Swords is the pike that shields the kingdom."
Julberg-shi suddenly begins narrating a story to Liza.
"For that reason, I think one's race or lineage have nothing to do with it as long as one has the strength and the heart that thinks heavily of one's kingdom."
Apparently he's inviting Liza to become a Shiga Eight Swords even though he hasn't directly said it to her.
"Right now there are three vacant seats on Shiga Eight Swords, among them, two have become the means for factional disputes among the nobles. However, the last seat is for me to nominate."
Would you not glare at me when you were saying the "factional dispute" part?
"I want to commend that seat to you. --Would you receive it?"
He said to Liza with serious face.
The girls around me look at Liza while looking tense. Only Nana who's in 'my pace' is playing with Shiro's and Crow's feather.
"I refuse."
Liza declined Julberg-shi's invitation with powerful voice.
Arisa and Pochi lose their strength after feeling relieved. That's fine and all, but stop rubbing your face on my leg during the confusion, Arisa. You too Mia, stop imitating Arisa.
"Why. You might be Sir Pendragon's slave right now, but the royal family will release you if you become a Shiga Eight Swords and even grant you with honorary earldom you know? It's a status and honor that cannot normally be gotten by a demi-human, why do you refuse"
Liza stops Julberg-shi who's talking while looking like he can't believe it.
"Certainly, I think it is a great honor for me."
"Then--"
"However, my loyalty lies not to the Kingdom, but to Master. I do not have the qualification to become a Shiga Eight Swords who must submit their loyalty to the Kingdom."
Those are some delicately dangerous lines.
Right then, Arisa the mood maker breaks in.
"That's right! We're the 『Pendragon Seven Braves』! Together with Master, we'll show you that we'll become the new world guardian that rivals the 『Shiga Eight Swords』!"
What the heck is [Pendragon Seven Braves]. Do you have respect to Sanada Ten Braves?
Arisa is just probably saying it to soften the atmosphere in this place, but looking at her proud-looking face, I'm scared that she's serious.
"Ooh! They've declared they're equal Shiga Eight Swords y'hear?"
"However, they did defeat Julberg-shi the 『Unfalling』. They do have the qualification."
"Yeah, using light spear attack, it's the birth of new Shiga Kingdom guardians!"
"『Black Spear』, no, it's the 『Magic-destroying Light Spear』 Liza!"
"Glory to 『Pendragon Seven Braves』 and Shiga Kingdom!"
Somehow, the name that Arisa declared is spreading among the peanut gallery like it's official.
The flow of event is as such that I begin to suspect that someone has prepared some hired applauders, but the peanut gallery's mood is strange.
Is Liza defeating Julberg-shi something that significant?
Looks like Liza has gotten a new nickname since there were some people among them who could see her using the Magic Edge Cannon.
I don't think that Arisa's declaration has stopped Liza from entering Shiga Eight Swords, but it's succeeded to postpone it, it seems. I'll consult Nina-san for the rest.
By the way, I only knew the [Pendragon Seven Braves] thing that Arisa talked about was in fact, a name that came out in the novel Pochi had written, a long time after this.