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The Branded Female Fencer CH 5

Author:Hermit Category:urban Update time:2023-01-03 14:50:21

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「You completely missed your chance to leave…」

The sister in question had quickly taken care of her enemy and was watching the situation unfold.

By the way, the people who attacked her were beaten up to the extent that their faces could not be recognized, and they were all thrown into the manure pit of the stable.

「An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a bitch for a bitch.」

Such a doctrine, of course, does not exist in the church to which Anorn belongs.

「You’re really a strong fellow, aren’t you Aren’t you strong as the battalion commander of our Templar Knights Besides…」

The dagger she threw had an unusual distance and power, and Anorn thought it couldn’t have flown like that for nearly 20 meters,

「Ahh, there you are, Sister!」

「Wah.」

Anorn is surprised when Alfiris suddenly calls outs to her.

「Sister, can we go now before people start asking questions I don’t want myself to be coaxed again.」

「I, I understand.

Then, let’s go now.」

Somewhat bewildered, Anorn brought the horses to her.

The two of them get on their horses and was rearing to leave the town as soon as possible.

But just then, they were approached by an old man who was guarding the gate.

「You two.」

「What is it, Mr.

Gate Guard」

「You seem to be in a hurry, so I will not bother you.

You’re going to stop at Mysia, aren’t you My son runs an inn there.

If you want to stay there, you can show him this old man’s letter.

Think of it as a free lodging.」

「Really Thank you, Ojii-san!」

「It’s nothing, I’m sure that this town will be a peace for a while.

It’s a small price to pay for that.」

「I’ll be grateful to use it then.

Well, grandpa, what’s your name」

「It’s Bis.」

「Thank you Bis-san, I am Alfiris.

I’ll see you when I get the chance!」

「Yeah.」

Bis, the gatekeeper, smiles amd waves them off.

***

After that, they left the town of Iz and went on for a while, but the sister were talking uncomfortably little.

When Alfiris spoke at her, she mostly gave half-baked responses.

Alfiris wonder about Anorn and looks at her with some concern.

「What’s wrong, Sister」

「Nhn, no, it’s nothing.」

「Are you sure it’s nothing You’re not feeling well, are you Shall we take a break」

「I’m alright… No, let’s take a break.」

As if making up her mind, Sister turned to Alfiris.

Alfiris regained her composure, wondering what was going on.

「Let’s go to that rock over there.」

There are many grasslands in this area.

Since it is located in the middle of the continent, it has always been open, and there are a quite few people passing by.

They could see troopers in front and behind them, and many horses whinnying.

Unable to sit on the road under such circumstances, the two of them wemt a little off the road and sat on an unpopulated rock out of sight of the road.

Anorn reluctantly broke the ice.

「Alfie, I know this may be a difficult topic to answer.

Can I ask you something」

「As long as I can answer those questions…」

Alfiris must have sensed the importance of the topic.

Her expression was serious.

「This morning, I’m sorry to say, but I saw some of the marks on your body.」

「As I expected.

So then」

「Your Marks is not a normal one.

It’s a tribal ritual, or sign of guilt.

There’s also witchcraft, and a family history.

In some countries, even royalties use such marks as a proof of their kingship.」

「…」

「I’m not an expert, so I don’t know the details, but yours was some kind of curse mark.

And it’s a kind of sealing spell that seals magical powers.」

「…Then」

「A seal mark is the strongest kind of mark that can be placed on the body.

It interferes with the circulation of magic power in the body, so it puts a lot of strain on the person, but it is very effective.

And they’re all encroaching on your arms, isn’t it」

「…There’s also on my back and some on the chest.」

「That’s how powerful your magic is.

It usually only takes one line of arms to circle around, and an ordinary magician would be unable to use magic for half a lifetime.

You’ve sealed such a thing over a large capacity and yet you still used magic, didn’t you」

「What makes you think that」

「The distance of the dagger you threw.

It couldn’t have flown that far for the way it was thrown.

You must’ve used some kind of wind magic or something.」

「That’s far as you can go.

So, what are you going to do Do you want to get rid of me now」

「That’s up to you」

Anorn’s eyes become even sharper.

「What do you really want to do When you have that much power, you can do almost anything, right You can be an official in your country, or you can reside to the Magic Association.

No matter how you do it, you can become anything you want.

If you want, you can use your power to control people and reign like an Archfiend.」

「You see…」

Alfiris suddenly gets a faraway look in her eyes.

「It’s as if I don’t know what I want to do, what should I do… I have no idea.」

She began to pontificate.

「I was born in family of farmers.

We weren’t poor, but we grew up in a very ordinary house where we didn’t have to worry about food for the day.

But I had unusual powers.

When I was little, I didn’t even think it was wrong to use my powers for my own good.」

Anorn stared at Alfiris with a serious look on her face, as if she was measuring the person.

「It was partly out of my control, but it finally led to someone’s death.

It was a defeated soldier from the war who had lived into our village.

I couldn’t miss the part where he tried to rough up the villagers… but that was a bad idea.

Not long after that, I was surrounded by a multitude of mages.」

That was the way it was supposed to be in the world where Alfiris lived.

In the past, mages were valued as a force against fiends and archfiends, but back then, there were mages who manipulated countries and tried to wage wars all over the world.

The mages were defeated, but after that incident, which caused a great loss of life, people became aware of the dangers of magic, and were often treated unfairly by the general public.

The rift between the ordinary people and the mages deepened to the point of suppression and persecution, but the mages tried to regain the trust of the people by their keeping their own control.

The Magic Association was created for this purpose, and it is now common knowledge that those who possess strong magical powers must be more strictly disciplined and controlled.

For this reason, the Magic Association has decided to sanction those who try to misuse their magic power themselves, without exception.

It has a department that specializes on hunting mages.

But on the other hand, everyone has the power of magic by nature, though the power may be small or large.

Normally, it is only through specialized knowledge and proper training that magic can be manifested, but occasionally, some people are blessed with the innate ability to use magic.

Those who are so gifted are usually detected through astrology and precognition, and are taken to the right place shortly after birth.

Normally, a person with the power to drive people to their deaths would not be left unattended, but in the sense, Alfiris was an exception.

Heresy, as what might people say.

Being blessed with talent is not always a blessing.

While Anorn was thinking like this, Alfiris continued to speak without hesitation.

「I think there were about tne mages.

Even so, my magic was much stronger theirs and I defeated them in no time at all.

Ahh, I didn’t kill them you know I was strong enough that I didn’t need to be.

Then my master walked by.」

「By the way, what’s the name of your master」

「Aldorius.」

「Is that Aldorius Serck Rezalwark!」

「That’s right.」

There are many world-renowned mages, but the one named Aldorius was special.

He manifested tremendous power at a young age, but abandoned the practice of magic when he was only 20 years old.

After leaving Magic Association, he joined a knightly order in a certain country, and this time through martial arts, he rose to the rank of a legion commander, one step closer to the rank of general.

He was also a great civil servant, and his ideas are still used as a reference throughout the world, especially in the field of domestic affairs, such as flood control and city planning.

He was popular with both the court and the people, and was even given the title of Count by the King, but for some reason, in his mid-thirties, he gave up of all his positions and ran away.

He disappeared into the unknown.

He is also a somewhat of legendary being, although he is considered as a weirdo and an eccentric in that people don’t know what he was thinking.

Alfiris being raised and taught by such a person was far beyond Anorn’s imagination.

No, it would be better to say Alfiris definitely needed someone that great to guide her.

Alfiris continued speaking.

「Master easily defeated me.

He’s mage, but he’s also a top-notch martial artist, so he was freakishly strong.

And then, I was put under the care of Master, and I was spared on the condition that I live in the middle of nowhere.

There were many other circumstances, but Master didn’t talk about them.

It was then that Master placed this spell on me.」

Alfiris then rolled up her sleeves.

But as Anorn sees it, the form of the pattern on the right and left seem to be different.

「Do you see the difference between the left and the right The one of the left is the spell mark applied by Master.

The one on the right, I did it myself.」

「By yourself How is that even possible It’s more than that… It’s insane!」

A curse mark demands a great price for both the one who applied it and the who received it.

For the practitioner, it is the loss of some function, such as the loss of taste or shortened life span.

And for those on the receiving end, it is an immense pain that never goes away.

Therefore, curse marks are usually used to seal off archfiends and other powerful demons, or as the highest for of punishment for sinners.

That’s why, it’s unbelievable for someone to apply it to themselves.

Alfiris’ expression was so cheerful that she didn’t feel the gravity of the situation in the slightest.

On the contrary, this was painful for Anorn.

Alfiris, realizing Anorn’s inner thoughts, spoke in a hushed tone.

「There was no restriction of functions, though.

Instead, every time I tried to use an amount of magic power sealed by the spell, the erosion of the spell would intensify.」

「That’s—!」

「Yes, every time I use my own magic, the pain goes stronger.」

It’s not something that can be easily said.

Anorn shuddered as she imagined how much pain Alfiris was in.

「Don’t look so worried, it’s not that big for now.

If I don’t use magic for a long time, the pain will gradually go away, and since I haven’t used it for the past few years, I haven’t had any pain at all.

Sometimes, it will throb again just to remind me.」

Alfiris smiled faintly and explained on Anorn.

「Because of the spell he casted on me, Master’s lifespan has been shortened.

Master was the first person who really cared about me.

But it’s almost as if I killed him.」

「…」

「It’s my Master’s wish.

He said,『live your life according to your heart’s desire.』 I thought over and over again that he should have said one thing against me.

But Master treated me like her own daughter.

That’s why… He’s more important than my own parents.

I found out later that it was my own parents who tipped the Magic Association about me.

That’s why the Curse Mark that applied to myself is like a vow to my master.

To never forget what he did for me.

Otherwise, I might end up hating my own parents.」

「Alfie, you…!」

Anorn turned her grieving eyes to Alfiris, but Alfiris pretended not to notice her at all.

「So, I’m going to do to others what Master did to me.

I’m going to use this power for someone else.

If I have this power, there might be someone I can saved.

I don’t what’s there for me, but I’m going to find it out myself.

I’m not going to use it for my self-interest.

Even if you kill me here, right now.」

「Why the hell do I have to kill you, Alfie」

「But you could have killed me if you wanted to, couldn’t you Sister is much stronger than me.

And isn’t that what Sister do for a living」

Alfiris is staring directly at Anorn.

「(This girl… How much did she know about me)」

Anorn didn’t know either.

It just seemed that Alfiris is much more perceptive than she had imagined.

Alfiris continues to talk without regard to Anorn.

「Sister have the mannerisms of a warrior.

I think that kind of thing is obvious for those who know it.

Sister said that you were curious about me when you first saw me, and I was the same, you know But for some reason, at first glance, I didn’t feel like I could win, even if my opponent was a sister and she’s helping people after all.

It was the first time in my travels that I had an opponent that I didn’t think I could beat, even if I gave it my all.

I may be naive, but my instincts as a warrior were pretty good, okay」

「You’re right… I knew that you were not ordinary.

But you’re assuming too far, I’m not that strong.

And that’s why you have black hair, isn’t it」

「I wonder~ My intuition is pretty good.

By the way, my hair is dyed black, as you can imagine.」

「Anyway, what is your original hair color」

At Anorn’s question filled with curiosity, Alfiris looked a little troubled.

「That’s… I can answer that, but can you tell me about yourself as well, Sister」

「Me It’s alright, but there are things I can’t answer due to my own circumstances.」

「Then… Were you really a sister」

「It’s true.

My proper identification is with me, here.」

「It’s really true.

And a bishop Above the bishop is…」

「Assistant Bishop, Archbishop, the one and only Master Bishop.」

Alfiris rolled her eyes, and Anorn shows off her chest a little proudly.

「She’s really a prominent person.」

「Now pay respects and bow to her!」

「I — don’t — want — to —!」

Alfiris gave a loud「ee」 to Anorn.

Anorn was a bit taken aback by her childish gesture compared to her age, but she isn’t 20 years old, and she has lived without any friends of her own age in the mountains during that time when she wants to have fun the most, so probably hasn’t had this kind of interaction at all.

To be honest, Anorn didn’t have much of an intention to fight Alfiris, but she thought it was unavoidable if she was left with no other options.

She knew fully well that she must and should be cold-hearted as she needed to be.

It was an experience that Anorn had gained, being a warrior for so long.

In fact, Anorn sometimes took on the task of subjugating fiends as part of her pilgrimage work, and when reinforcements were not able to reach her in time, she occasionally carried the subjugation mission by herself.

But looking at Alfie’s gestures, she could be sure that even if she tried her best to kill her, Alfiris will never use her magic, and Anorn was slowly losing her motivation to fight.

Anorn had come to consider this much younger, almost child-like female swordsman as a worthy companion.

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