No, no, Tina!　I didn''t do anything wrong!


    I start to excuse myself, waving my hands in the air as if in a panic.


    From the side, I may look hapless, but I''m in no position to say such a thing.


    ''''Yes, I believe that Eric is not bad. So - who is that woman?　What did you do to Eric?


    Tina, who is still losing the light from her eyes, is getting closer and closer to me.


    Her tone is low and flat, like she has no emotion in her voice, but I don''t know why she''s only smiling on her face, it''s very scary.


    ''You, or Eric Aulin, who said he wanted to sleep with me,''


    I can see the guy I just told off approaching.


    ''Shut up!　Shut up!


    ''　What, what?!


    I yelled at him that without even turning around.


    You know how much my life is in danger right now because of a guy I don''t even know the face of...!


    "Tina, this woman behind me is, well, she''s my roommate who will be sharing a room with me.


    ''''Heh, I see. Then Eric is going to be sleeping in a room with this woman all the time.


    Why, he''s supposed to be making excuses, but he''s acting even stranger and more scared of Tina...!


    I''m just in the room with you!　Nothing weird!


    Of course. Are you saying that, that Eric was thinking about something weird?


    No, no!　No way!


    It feels like cold air is coming out of Tina. Could it be that she''s using magic unconsciously?


    I think it''s great, but I don''t want you to use advanced techniques here.


    ''Tina, please calm down,''


    Yele-san interrupted us from the side to see us.


    ''''She''s the one who doesn''t want to be in the room with you unless she''s stronger than you, so you''re going to have to fight her and Eric-kun now. As for your earlier comment about sleeping together........never mind, it was a figure of speech.


    I''m very grateful for the explanation on my behalf, but I wish you had more excuses for that sleep statement.


    I don''t think I''m less scared of Tina too much.


    ''Why is that woman''s room with Eric?　No way, Eric wanted to....


    ''I didn''t say it, I didn''t say it!　I heard that''s the only place available!


    He glares at me a bit, and I hurriedly deny it.


    I feel like Tina is staring at me for the first time.


    ''If we lose the fight, there won''t be any room for me to sleep in,''


    ''Yeah, I see. I mean, why would you listen to a woman like that?　Normally, if only one room is available, you can''t ask me what I want, can you?


    Is that what you think of her?


    The woman who was said to me in a horrible way is saying something with her voice trembling, but I was a little concerned about that part too.


    Can such selfishness pass for the kingdom''s knights?


    ''Yulia Kashpal is the parent of a nobleman in this country, and her parents were very overprotective... she just couldn''t allow her daughter to be in the same room with a man. Yulia-san and I convinced her, and somehow we managed to convince her that only the strongest men who could beat her would be allowed to live in the same room with her.


    So that''s what it was.


    I mean, wouldn''t it usually be safer to have someone weaker than her in the room with her?　The weaker of the two, the more likely you are to be attacked, the more likely you are to win.


    Is there any other reason?


    That''s what I''m saying. So if you want to sleep here, you can fight me and win. I don''t think you can.


    A woman who said so with dignity and confidence.


    Her red hair is in a ponytail, hanging down to her neck.


    The eyes in her puffy open eyes are also red, just like her hair.


    Her clothes are light, probably because she''s already preparing for a fight, so she''s dressed lightly so that she can move easily.


    Beautiful people are afraid of being expressionless. The same was true for Irene.


    ''I''ve never been beaten by a man my own age since I was born. I was stronger as a woman than my brother and sister. Men are creatures who are proud of their own power, not trying, but flaunting it unceremoniously.


    You''re so prejudiced...


    And you are two years younger than me. I''ve been training for two years longer than you. There''s no reason for you to lose. You must prepare to camp outside while you can.


    He says so arrogantly, but he doesn''t seem to have an air of condescension towards me, he seems to be stating the facts in a matter-of-fact way.


    No, he may be condescending to me, but that would be condescending to the whole creature that is a man.


    ''Let''s get right to it. The training ground is this way.


    Then he turned his back on us and went on ahead.


    What reason did he have to look down on a man like that?


    When I was thinking that - a cold air drifted from Tina''s side again.


    ''''What the hell is that woman........!　My Eric can''t lose!


    I''ve never seen Tina so pissed off.


    Also, I don''t think I''m Tina''s.


    ''I''m sorry, Eric-kun, Tina. She seems to have hated men since she joined the Order and she takes her training and duties very seriously.


    No, I''m fine. I''ll go to the training grounds myself then.


    I''ll be there. You''ll need a witness to win, you know.


    ''I''m coming with you!　Because I want to see that woman lose unceremoniously!


    I feel like Tina''s character is getting worse....


    Is this what it means to be tainted by the city?　Or not.


    I walked along the path she had taken earlier and soon came to a large training ground.


    It''s very large, and it seems this is where the Knights always train.


    ''''This is a dormitory training ground, so it''s a bit small, but it should be big enough for one-on-one battles.


    No, this place seems to be a place for independent training, and apparently the place where they always train is even bigger.


    What kind of size is bigger than this, or really, what kind of size is it.......


    And then there''s Yulina Kashpal standing in the middle of it.


    She is holding two wooden swords in her hand.


    Yere and Tina move away a bit, and I''m the only one who approaches the girl.


    Then he throws one of the wooden swords he was holding and hands it to me.


    ''Let''s get started. Let''s have a little fun with me.


    I felt another chill in the air behind me at those words.


    ''Miss Yulina,''


    "Don''t call me by my name so casually.


    I called his name and he glared at me and said so.


    ''I''m sorry, Mr. Kashpal. How old were you when you started carrying a sword?


    I was five years old. And for the next thirteen years, I swung the sword every day.


    Well, that''s great. It''s very rare for a girl to take up a sword at that age.


    ''''I''ve had a sword since I was three years old, and for thirteen years as well, there hasn''t been a day that I haven''t held a sword.


    ''Well you''ve given the same months to the sword as I have.


    Yes, so... if you lick it, you''ll regret it.


    After lightly hitting him with his killing intent, Kashpal-san immediately put his hand on the hilt of his sword and readied it.


    ''''Well I hear you''re not like other men. But it is I who will win.


    Do you react quickly to my killing intent?


    It must be a little stronger because you''re just in a good mood.


    As I do so, Yele-san announces from a short distance away.


    ''''We will now begin the duel between Yulina Kashpal and Eric Aulin - then, begin.