Angel Little Sister 387

 

Chapter 387 : Annoying Rival

 

「Let’s duel, Delica!」(Luard)

Saying that, Luard drew his sword and pointed it toward Delica.

「Huh? Are you stupid? No, I know you’re stupid, but are you THIS stupid!?」(Delica)

「What did you say!?」(Luard)

「Have you forgotten our master told us not to fight each other with real weapons? Not until we graduate from the dojo.」(Delica)

「But we’re not in the dojo! What? Are you afraid, huh?」(Luard)

「….!」(Delica)

Luard talked with a grin, trying to provoke Delica, but Delica was just silently glaring at him.

「Lu, Luard-sama, doesn’t that mean breaking the dojo’s rules? I don’t think that’s a good idea…」(Weikel)

「Shut up! I just don’t like it… I don’t like the fact that she made it this far! There’s no way this girl could pass through the kobold forest on her own!」(Luard)

「You can talk as much as you want, but that’s the fact. I made it this far with my own power!」(Delica)

「I don’t believe it!」(Luard)

「You’re so stubborn as always… Ahh, I see, I see~」(Delica)

Realizing something, Delica glanced at Weikel, who was standing behind Luard. She then immediately returned her gaze to Luard and grinned provocatively at him.

「You made it this far thanks to Weikel-san. Am I right~?」(Delica)

「Huh!?」(Luard)

「Weikel-san, you defeated kobolds for him on your way here, didn’t you?」(Delica)

「W, well…」(Weikel)

「Oi, Weikel!」(Luard)

Before Weikel could answer Delica’s question, Luard glared at him and shouted, as if telling him, “Don’t you dare make me look weak in front of this brat!”

「ーHiiiy!! De, Delica-chan, that’s not true… I just… Umm, I was just helping him defeat the kobolds just a liiiiiiittle bit… There’s no way an insignificant hired adventurer like me could be of the Great Luard-sama’s help that much…」(Weikel)

「Reeeally?」(Delica)

「O, of course, of course…」(Weikel)

Delica squinted, looking doubtfully at Weikel.

Well, he’s lying for sure. I can tell from his expression.

He was forced to say that because he didn’t want to upset his employer.

「I still don’t believe you.」(Delica)

「Hmph! I don’t believe you either! I bet your dad took you here like the other day. He must be taking a shit somewhere right now, right!?」(Luard)

「My dad? Nope. He’s at home right now. As you can see, there are only my friends and I here.」(Delica)

「No way! So you’re saying that it was these weaklings who killed kobolds for you!?」(Luard)

Luard pointed at me and Nicola as he said that.

ーTHUD!

Suddenly, Delica slammed the table and stood up. She looked so angry. Perhaps because Luard mocked me and Nicola.

「Luard… You can mock me as much as you want, but I will never forgive you if you mock them!」(Delica)

「Ohh~ What a beautiful friendship we have here~ I’m so envious~ So? What are you gonna do about it, huh!?」(Luard)

「Khh! This guy… Fine! I’ll fight you!」(Delica)

Unable to hold her anger anymore, Delica drew her sword as well.

Seeing the situation becoming even hotter, Weikel quickly stood between Luard and Delica and spread his arms toward the two.

「Whoa, whoa! Please calm down, Luard-sama, Delica-chan! This is not the dojo! There’s no need to fight here!」(Weikel)

I stood up and put my hand on Delica’s shoulder, trying to calm her down, too.

I’m happy that she stood up for me and Nicola, but I don’t want this situation to get worse.

「He’s right, Delica. Calm down. You don’t seriously want to hurt him, no matter how you hate him, right? I know you’re a kind person.」(Mark)

「But, Mark! Aren’t you angry that he made fun of you and your sister!?」(Delica)

「Not really. Nicola, you’re not mad either, are you?」(Mark)

「Hm~? I didn’t hear anything~」(Nicola)

『This brat! I’ll kill him! I swear I’ll kill him!!』(Nicola)

Nicola answered casually, but she sent me a telepathic message, cursing the boy.

She then continued pretending to be sleeping.

「See? We’re not mad, so you should calm down.」(Mark)

「If you say so…」(Delica)

Delica exhaled and lowered her sword.

However, just when I felt relieved that Delica threw away her intention to fight, Luard provoked her again.

「Oi, oi, backing out already, huh? I knew it! You’re afraid to fight me, aren’t you, you coward!」(Luard)

「This guy…!」(Delica)

Feeling annoyed, Delica raised her sword again.

「Delica!」(Mark)

「Hey, kid! Don’t you dare stop her!」(Luard)

I tried to calm Delica down again, but Luard stopped me. He glared intimidatingly at me.

This boy is so annoying… I want to teach him a lesson so badly, but I don’t want Weikel to be in trouble because of me.

He and his party members have been through a lot, and I don’t want him to lose this precious job.

「Mark, as you can see, this stubborn, annoying guy won’t give up until he gets what he wants.」(Delica)

「Yeah, give it up, kid. It’s between me and Delica. An outsider should piss off!」(Luard)

This is bad… These two are serious…

Looks like neither Weikel nor I can stop them now.

「Please wait. How about the dojo’s rules? You will break the rules if you use real weapons, right?」(Mark)

「Yeah, but we only have our swords now, and we can’t just fight bare-handed.」(Delica)

「Hmph! Who cares about the lame rules? Our master is not here. He will never know about this duel.」(Luard)

That’s true, but still…

It’s not that I doubt Delica’s ability, but I don’t want her to get hurt, and I don’t want her to hurt someone either.

「Delica, how do you do a mock battle in the dojo?」(Mark)

「We sometimes use real weapons, but only when we’re under our master’s supervision. Most of the time, we use wooden weapons, like wooden swords or wooden spears.」(Delica)

「That’s it!」(Mark)

Why didn’t I think of that sooner?

If they don’t have wooden swords, I can just make two for them.

I crouched down and stretched my hand toward the ground.

「Mark-bocchan, what are you doing?」(Weikel)

Seeing me suddenly crouching down on the ground, Weikel asked.

「You’ll see.」(Mark)

I’ve never done it before, but I’ve made chairs and a table with this magic. The most important thing in doing magic is imagination, so if I imagine hard enough, I probably can make wooden swords too.

Using the wood-attributed mana coming from Diadora, I cast Tree Spirit Magic and imagined two solid wooden swords.

Soon after, two small tree trunks began to grow from the ground at the same time and slowly took the shape of swords.

「Wow! Mark-bocchan, I didn’t know you could grow plants with magic!」(Weikel)

「Mark, these are… wooden swords?」(Delica)

「Yup. Now you can duel without any worries, right?」(Mark)

「Un!」(Delica)

Weikel was amazed by my magic, and Delica looked happy that she didn’t have to break the dojo’s rules.

Meanwhile, Luard was surprised for a second, but then he looked somewhat unhappy.

「Duel, huh? It’s not a duel if you use wooden swords! It’s no different from sparring in the dojo!」(Luard)

「Cut it out already, Luard! You want to fight me just because you feel annoyed that I made it this far, right? I don’t wanna break the rules just to deal with your selfishness. Just shut up and take the wooden sword, or I won’t fight you!」(Delica)

「Tsk. Alright, fine!」(Luard)

Delica and Luard both sheathed their swords at the same time and pulled out the wooden swords erected from the ground.

After observing his wooden sword closely for a few seconds, Luard squinted and moved his gaze toward me.

「I’ve never seen this kind of magic before… You kid, who the hell are you…?」(Luard)

Looks like he’s interested in my Tree Spirit Magic.

「I’m Maー」(Mark)

「ーMark is amazing, isn’t he!? He’s the best magician in Fatia, you know!」(Delica)

Before I could even say my name, Delica suddenly said that proudly as if she was talking about herself.

I’m happy that she praised me, but I’m afraid it only makes Luard hate me even more.

「H, huh!? It’s not amazing at all! What’s amazing about magic that creates a freaking toy sword!? Enough chit chat! Let’s do it!」(Luard)

「Hmph! I swear I’ll shut your annoying mouth for good this time!」(Delica)

They both held their wooden swords tightly and swung them toward each other.

The duel began.

 

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