1604 Challenge

In the Nagasawa Family's mansion, Rea was swinging her sword.

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

She was relieved from her duty for a while since Agata was the one helping Theo at the moment. But now that she didn't have anything to do, she didn't know how to spend her time.

She had been too busy in the past few years since there was a lot to learn as Theo's assistant.

In the end, she practiced her swing in the backyard.

She had been doing this for a while as the sweat had covered her back. She looked a bit tired, but her focus remained the same.

Suddenly, a gentle voice echoed in her ears.historical

"You have free time after so long, why do you keep swinging your sword? Don't you know it's better to have a rest between practice?"

Rea glanced at her father and said, "I know."

"Why don't you spend some more time with your father here? Where should we go? Do you want to go shopping or do you want to visit somewhere for a vacation?"

"That's certainly tempting, but my body feels restless. It might be because I have finally stopped doing my job, but.." Rea had a hard time explaining how she felt right now.

"Maybe I should complain to him for overworking my daughter." The Sword Saint smirked.

"No, I don't really mind that. Although I feel bad for saying this, I feel like learning more when working with him than when I'm helping this family.

"I might be busier compared to helping this family or my brother, but it feels like I'm just doing the same thing over and over again. The challenge is lacking. Ah, I don't mean to say that it's completely useless to learn from the family's business.."

"I can understand that. I mean, that's how Agata is right now. So, I can understand if you feel the same way." The Sword Saint sighed. "Still, you should get some rest."

"Rest, huh.." Rea fell silent for a moment, remembering what Theo had said back then. She turned to her father and said with a serious expression, pointing her sword to her own father. "Father, do you have time?"

"!!!" The Sword Saint was startled. Although he often taught his children during his free time, this might be the first time his child actually challenged him.

When he saw Rea's expression, he could feel her determination in this challenge as if wanting him not to hold back in this fight.

"It seems that Theo doesn't only teach my daughter how to get stronger but also makes her a bit more confident. However, the rule is the same. You should know that."

Rea closed her eyes for a moment, recalling what her father had taught her and her brother twenty years ago.

Back then, he picked up a twig on the ground and said, "Sojuro, Rea. Your father is going to spar with you from time to time to check your progress. I'm fighting you with this twig right now instead of a sword. You might think it disrespectful, but if you want my respect and you want me to fight you with a sword, you have to show your worth. Destroy this twig."

It was a challenge from their father. Of course, the Sword Saint enveloped the twig with his power, making it unbreakable for their past selves.

But this time, Rea was ready. She took a deep breath and raised her sword, "I hope that Father doesn't treat me like a kid anymore. I'm going with the intention to win this time."

The Sword Saint smiled, took off his tuxedo, and unbuttoned his shirt to make himself more comfortable in a fight.

He then walked to the backyard, distancing themselves a bit from the mansion to avoid destroying it.

Rea also followed him while maintaining her serious expression.

As soon as they reached the ideal position, they stood in front of each other.

Rea took a deep breath while releasing her Magic Power.

".." The Sword Saint couldn't help but smile as soon as he saw her Magic Power. Her daughter had truly grown so much in the past few years. That was why he also released his Magic Power, trying to shake the stability of her Magic Power.

The clash of their Magic Power raised the tension as Rea raised her sword, making the first move.

She swung her sword diagonally, sending forth an eagle.

The Sword Saint easily destroyed the eagle with a single wave of his stick. But the eagle was actually big enough to cover the Sword Saint's vision, allowing Rea to appear right behind the eagle.

"Ha!" Rea shouted while slashing downwards. Her sword was covered in blue light as her swing became faster.

*Cling!*

*Cling!*

Surprisingly, there were two sounds produced from their clash. This was Rea's new ability. Now that this skill had reached A Rank due to Theo's improvement, Rea could release two swings at the same time.

However, her father seemed to have seen through this skill and blocked it.

Rea didn't give up because the sword released a snake at the last moment. The snake entered the ground and tried to bite the Sword Saint's foot.

Obviously, this little action couldn't escape the Sword Saint's eyes. He stomped the ground right at the moment when the snake's head came out of the ground, crushing the snake.

".." Rea jumped back to gain some distance, but the Sword Saint followed her. This time, he struck her sword with the twig.

"Kh." Rea gritted her teeth as the swing almost blew her sword away. It was truly powerful, but at the same time, Rea felt a bit proud, knowing that her father didn't hold back in their fight.

Rea used the force from the swing to launch herself into the sky.

However, this was a mistake because her father raised his stick, aiming at her.

"You shouldn't go to a position where you're at a disadvantage." The Sword Saint said while slashing downwards, releasing a blue crescent-shaped sword wave.

Rea smiled, showing that she wasn't who she used to be. A pair of wings appeared behind her. It didn't allow her to fly because she wasn't Theo or had the ability of a flying creature, but the shape of the wings allowed her to maneuver in the air, avoiding the sword strike.

"Hoh?"