Chapter 339 – Episode 39. Unintentionally Threatening(?) Interviewing Parents During a Home Visit.
“Alic, what is your relationship with the teacher?”
On the way to Cheongsimgwan, Saionji Diana broke the silence and asked Alric. When she transferred to the school, she followed Ryu and revealed that she had a relationship with her homeroom teacher, Ryuta Yamashiro, although Diana Saionji did not know exactly what their relationship was. So she asked.
Since I had already been indebted to Yamashiro Ryuta, I needed to know about this girl named Egawa Alexandra, commonly known as Alric.
“Hmm… Liu Da is Alric’s future master.”
“Huh?”
Saionji Diana fell into confusion at Alric’s words her. She was confused for a moment because of the various meanings of the word master, whether it was a master in the sense of a husband or a master in the sense of wanting to make Ryuta Yamashiro her master like herself. It was unlikely, but it meant the original meaning of a master called by a slave.
‘I guess they are trying to serve Ryuta like me. I’m sure it’s not like sex slavery. ‘Let’s not think strange things.’
Actually, Alric was talking about the relationship between a maid and her master her, but Saionji Diana didn’t guess that far.
“I will also treat you as my master. Let’s do well together.”
“Does Diana like aprons too?”
Saionji had no choice but to tilt her head and raise a question mark in response to Alric’s her question her, which she couldn’t understand if she didn’t know her inner story her. So she decided to quickly change the topic.
“Alrik looks soft and gentle, but is there a reason he goes to Cheongshimgwan?”
“Yes, Alrik likes to swing the knife.”
Judging by the way he waved his hand in response, it seemed like Alric liked swordsmanship like Saionji Diana.
The true sword she received from Eve was so sharp that she left it at home, but even though she put the bamboo sword in the bamboo sword bag she was wearing, no one asked to check it, so she thought about just taking the true sword with her. We need to be able to respond at any time when Yamashiro Ryuta is in danger.
As I walked, I suddenly saw the building of Cheongshimgwan. When Saionji Diana saw the wooden building of the old Cheongshim Pavilion, her heart was touched for some reason.
Since the accident, she has never been to Cheongshim Gwan. She was so poor because she had no arms or legs that even though she was the head of the Cheongshikwan club, after her accident her, her club friends her and her advisor her, Shimokawa Beiren, came to visit her, but she did not do it herself.
I never went to see him.
But Shimokawa Beairen did not give up on herself and asked her homeroom teacher, Ryuta Yamashiro, to sponsor her, allowing her to regain her limbs. Today I came to say hello to her to thank her for her grace.
As Saionji Diana stood for a moment, lost in her thoughts, Alric held her hand and looked at Saionji Diana and asked.
“Ana, aren’t you going?”
Ana (穴: hole)… Is this a shortened version of Diana? I guess they call me this nickname because I’m not good at Japanese yet. Still, she couldn’t keep being called dirty nicknames like ‘hole’, so she decided to talk to Alric and make the correction.
“Alrik, rather than Ana… “Okay, can you call me Anna?”
“Yes, Anna…”
Diana told Alic that she thought Ana would be better than Ana, which means hole, since Dayana or Diana was a Japanese name.
“Let’s go, Alrik.”
“Yes, Anna.”
Saionji Diana and Alric entered the Cheongsimgwan holding hands.
Yes, this is the smell. A scent that seems to calm the mind. And the person at the end was waiting for me, a beautiful woman who could be called Yamato Nadeshiko (大和撫子), wearing a kimono and sitting on her knees.
“Master.”
“Are you here?”
Although she had been here for a year, it was Shimokawa Beiren who accepted her as if she had only come for a day. Shimokawa Beairen looked at Saionji Diana’s limbs with her narrowed eyes.
“I think I should thank Ryuta-kun. Have you ever swung a sword?”
“Yes, just for a little while after the surgery and to check my senses.”
“I guess you haven’t dealt with anyone yet. Alrik, would you please come here?”
Shimokawa Beairen, who thought for a moment about Saionji Diana’s words her, called out to Alric, who came out after changing her clothes into her kendo uniform her while the two were talking. As Alrik came forward, Shimokawa Beiren opened her mouth.
“Alik, wouldn’t you like to spar with Diana?”
“Yes, good.”
“Diana, get ready too. “She brought a bamboo sword, so there’s no need to lend me her sword.”
A moment later, Saionji Diana and Alric stood side by side, swords touching. Saionji Diana was learning a sword technique handed down from generation to generation in the famous Saion family called Saionjiryu.
In contrast to the Saion branch style, which appears to be the epitome of Japanese swordsmanship that has been refined through generations from a famous family, Alric was learning both Western swordsmanship and medieval Korean swordsmanship. In addition, Shimokawabe Airen’s touch was added to the freedom of using swordsmanship that could change its form at any time to suit the situation.
Shimokawa Beairen and her associates who entered her Cheongsim Pavilion looked at the two with curious eyes. A battle between Diana Saionji, a former manager with overwhelming skills, and Alric, a rising power whose skills have recently risen rapidly.
It was a match that no one of Cheongsimgwan could miss. Anyone who practices martial arts, not Cheongsimgwan, would be curious about the match between refined Japanese swordsmanship and the free, self-styled swordsmanship mixed with swordsmanship from various countries.
The first striker was Alric. With a sharp strike like lightning, Saionji Diana exquisitely let Alric’s strike flow like a flowing wind. Everyone exclaims in admiration for Saionji Diana’s skills
‘It’s heavy… !’
It seemed like he could easily block Alric’s sword strike, but it felt like he had a lot of power. Saionji Diana thought that if she had been before the cyber implant, she might not have been able to catch the sword and would have missed it. After that, Alric’s sword continued to attack, and Saionji Diana had no choice but to keep swinging the sword without any time to think deeply.
The two exchanged dozens of sword strikes in an instant.
‘It’s fast and strong and I don’t know where it will fly. It’s like lightning… !’
‘When you think you’ve caught it, it scatters, just like… ‘. ‘Wind.’
The two swung their bamboo swords while evaluating each other. At first, Saionji Diana just wanted to test the performance of her cyber implant by dealing with people, but she didn’t want to lose, and her competitive spirit grew, wanting to win. The competitive spirit that she had been castrated when her limbs were cut off was returning.
The swordsmanship became more and more intense. Alric, who used fast and strong sword strikes like lightning, and Saionji Diana’s sword strikes, which had suddenly turned into a frenzy, clashed with each other without hesitation.
As each other’s sword strikes became more intense and deadly, Airen Shimokawabe used an exquisite sword strike to bounce both of their swords towards the ceiling. Surprisingly, what Airen Shimokawabe swung was not a sword but a fan.
“It was a sparring exercise to check the body, not a fight to the death.”
“I’m sorry, Master! “Alrik, I’m sorry!”
“I’m sorry, that was too harsh.”
As they both apologized to Shimokawa Beairen and each other, Shimokawa Beairen looked around at everyone in the Cheongshim Pavilion and opened her mouth.
“Everyone, please give a round of applause to Diana and Alic for showing a good fight.”
“””Waaah!”””
It was quite a spectacular match, and since it had been a long time since the former manager participated, everyone applauded.
“Everyone, please feel free to practice yourselves, Diana and Alric this way…” “” .”
Shimokawabe Airen took the two to one side. The intention was to evaluate this sparing from the teacher’s perspective.
“Alik did just as well as usual. But you need to use the ‘tingle in your body’ a little better, okay?”
“Yes, I felt it too.”
‘A tingling sensation in the body?’
Saionji Diana was curious about what the tingling inside her body she was, but in the end, she couldn’t figure out what it was. The next evaluation was Saionji Diana.
“First, it was great to see Diana wielding her sword again. But…”
Saionji Diana felt that her evaluation was not good. This was the first time in a year that the sword had been properly swung in a sparring match, so Airen Shimokawabe would not be satisfied with it. She must have rusted her skills without realizing it.
“Diana’s limbs are not what they used to be. Clearly, the performance of the cyber implant will be on a different level from previous limbs. Diana can swing much faster and stronger than before. If she adapts to that strength and speed, she’ll be able to take her skills to the next level. Right now, I feel like I’m swinging the sword too much in accordance with the old sensibility.”
In short, Saionji Diana had not yet adapted to her cyber implant. She runs faster and stronger… Saionji Diana took Shimokawa Beairen’s advice to her heart.
“That’s enough for today.” Talk to your friends for the first time in a while.”
Her friends who had been waiting flocked to Shimokawa Beairen’s words her. Although she was a vice president in her second year, she was among the juniors who followed her, along with Shizu Anzai (安斎思杜), who took over her as vice president when she took a year off and is now in her third year.
It’s been a long time since I was surrounded by so many people. Saionji Diana felt empty along with her warmth. She is clearly feeling her warmth as she talks to her club members, whom she has not known in a long time, but why does she feel empty? Saionji Diana did not know.
While she was chatting with some of her old friends, a notification popped up on her phone that Line had arrived. This alarm sound was an alarm set for only one person.
‘Teacher… !’
She quickly checked her phone and saw that she was having a club dinner today and was told to come to the restaurant with Alic and, if possible, Shimokawa Beiren. She just read one line from Yamashiro Ryuta, and she felt the emptiness disappear.
“Wait for a sec… !”
Saionji Diana took her phone and approached Shimokawa Beiren, who was looking at Alric’s posture.
“Master, my homeroom teacher invited me and Ali to a club dinner today.”
“Ryuta-kun became the club’s advisor? What club is it?”
“That’s me… Dating experience – meditation club.”
“Huh? “Date?”
Airen Shimokawabe seemed confused for a moment after hearing the unexpected name of the club.
