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Hey, I heard she already did it with her boyfriend.

Huh? Is that so...

He looks so handsome. That makes me jealous.

I know, right?

Nina, do you have someone that you're interested in?

Huh?

What about Gino?

Gino?

And suddenly, he started to panic.

I have never seen his face like that before. - Gino and I aren't in that kind of relationship!

And I'm going to keep living for the sword.

As expected of the Mad Dog's rival.

It seems Nina is not interested in romance.

That Mad Dog is still the same as ever.

Was she training with the Sword God?

I'm sure you won't be able to attract a man!

I'm sure you'll be a virgin and live with the sword until you die!

Wh-What?

Sorry, but I'm not a virgin anymore.

Wha...

You're lying, right? Who was it?

A guy I grew up with since we were young.

Rudeus is amazing, you know!

We traveled from the Demon Continent to our homeland together as adventurers.

He was able to hit Orsted once!

No way! I heard from my father that his battle aura is so great.

Half-baked attacks won't be able to scratch him!

I'm not lying, and Rudeus is not a half-baked person.

Rudeus and I aren't on equal footing right now.

I have to become stronger.

I'm sure Rudeus is just Eris's delusion.

Rudeus?

Yes! There's no adventurer with such a name, right?

Well, if you mean Rudeus the Quagmire, then he is a famous adventurer.

Huh?

That Stepped Leader invited him many times.

Apparently, he took down a stray red dragon all by himself the other day.

Amazing, right?

A red dragon all by himself?!

That's insane!

What about the information on that adventurer named Rudeus?

Yeah, since he's famous, it's easy to collect them.

N-No way!

Rudeus Greyrat, a Water Saint Magician at the age of five.

At the age of seven, he became a private tutor of Eris Boreas Greyrat in Fittoa.

He went missing after that. But not long ago,

he made a name for himself as an adventurer, Rudeus the Quagmire.

He's currently enrolled at the University of Magic as a special student,

and is reportedly staying in the Magic City Sharia—

Rudeus is not a prince in her delusion?

Even if his achievements are amazing, he's just an adventurer.

Defeating the red dragon by himself must have been exaggerated.

"Quagmire" is not that cool.

I'm sure he's not that great either.

Right!

Just wait for me, Eris!

I'm gonna defeat that Rudeus,

make him my slave, and parade him in front of you!

Magicians are surprisingly full of muscle, huh?

Rudeus is over there, yes?

Thank you!

Rudeus?

Are you going to challenge Rudeus to duel as well?

Y-Yes.

I assume you're Rudeus the Quagmire.

I request a duel of courtship with you.

Uh, is this that sort of duel?

The one of courtship

So that is Rudeus? - that's been popular lately around this period?

Indeed.

His body seems to be in good shape, - I'm sorry, I may look like this,

but there's nothing imposing about him. - but I'm not interested in men!

His face is not bad. - but I'm not interested in men!

But he doesn't have a charm as a man. - You don't have any right to refuse!

But he doesn't have a charm as a man. - From the letter of Miss Pursena,

He really suits Eris. - we have confirmed, you're the Boss of the pack.

Okay, - Therefore,

I will defeat him, and... - you have the obligation to accept duels.

Let's fight fair and square!

Well, it's settled.

A magician defeated a warrior in a close-range fight?

No way, that beastfolk must be really weak.

You there. I'm looking for a magician called Rudeus.

Oh, you're going to challenge him as well?

Y-Yes.

Then, go to the back of the line.

What's with this line? Is there a festival going on?

This is a line of people who want to challenge Rudeus to a duel!

This many?

Is there a way to challenge him first?

Then, you have to defeat all of us!

That's good! I like it!

Well then, all of you, come here and attack me!

My name is Badigadi, the Demon King of Immortality.

If you win against me, I'll bestow you the title of hero.

Don't joke around, you bastard!

I'll do it!

W-What?!

Don't get cocky, you bastard!

Aww...

Here I go.

Yeah. Come at me!

He defeated that Demon King in a single blow?

Eris is trying to stand beside him?

Thank you for coming all this way.

It must be hard to do long-distance travel with those old bones of yours,

Water God.

Yes, it is.

Still, you're begging me for a favor.

I couldn't contain my curiosity and came here.

So, who will I be teaching?

Excuse me. I, Nina, have come.

Be calm.

Let me introduce them.

This old lady's the Water God, Reida Lia.

It's been a long time, Water God.

Is that you, Nina? You've gotten so big.

Have you made it to Sword King already?

No, I still have a long way to go.

I may be the fastest, but I'm not the strongest.

Hey, sit down! It's rude!

Eris, this old lady's gonna teach you all about the Water God Style.

Nice to meet you.

She's like a feral beast.

I'm sorry, Gal-boy.

But this girl's not fit for the Water God Style.

You think I didn't know that?

What am I supposed to teach her, then?

You don't have to teach her anything. Just spar with her.

Oh?

Are you planning to have her assassinate me, or what?

Of course not.

Why would I need to kill a granny who's one foot in the grave already?

Then, tell me. Who are you planning to throw her at?

This Eris here wants to defeat Dragon God Orsted.

What? The Dragon God?

What a big ambition.

You think she can do it?

Yeah, I think she can do it.

So does Eris.

That's interesting.

But I'm not interested in hanging out with someone who doesn't have talent.

Let's start with my disciple here.

If she manages to overwhelm her, I'll think about it.

I've heard the situation.

I am Water King Isolde Cluel.

Pleased to make your acquaintance.

Sword Saint Nina Farion. Nice to meet you.

Eris Greyrat.

I'll play along since my master asked me to.

If you're only Saint, this won't be much of a fight.

Yes, I'm asking for your guidance.

You can begin anytime.

I won?

Now, that's interesting.

It's not interesting.

Still, it seems to be a favorable start.

What would you say?

Do you want to learn the Water God Style from me?

No, I want to focus on mastering the Sword God Style.

I see, that's good.

Then, how about we have three of them train as a group for a while?

Good idea.

Okay, spend the morning with your instructor as usual,

and then three of you train together when the sun starts to set.

Yes, sir!

Alright.

It's my victory again.

Isolde can beat Eris.

While I can beat Isolde.

And yet Eris beat me.

There's no decisive outcome.

Shall we have a debriefing?

What's the use of that?

In our Water God Style, we can grow stronger by exchanging opinions.

I'm fine with that, but...

Okay, let's do that.

That's decided then. But first...

Be louder!

Let's move to a quieter place than here.

I agree.

Well then, I shall be direct.

Eris, you radiate too much of your hostility.

Water God Style practitioners are sensitive to hostility.

It tells us exactly when you're going to attack, which makes it easy to react.

Even if you say so, what am I supposed to do about it?

Let's see...

Nina, you don't radiate hostility before you attack.

How do you do that?

How?

If you can move your sword faster than your opponent,

there's no need for hostility.

I don't understand.

Even so, why can't I ever beat you?

It makes me lose confidence.

It's because I'm making you move after me.

What?

Ruijerd taught me this.

You can use eye contact to make people move first, or later.

Ruijerd? Who's that?

My teacher.

In other words, you're deliberately directing your opponent's actions?

That's right.

I see, and you've been using that when facing me?

Yeah, but you never move.

That's how I was trained.

Next time, perhaps you should focus on suppressing your hostility instead.

I'll give it a try.

Hey, I wonder what I should try to beat her.

Good question.

Why don't you ask your master?

If I can do that, there's no need for three of us to train together.

There's no point in having this debriefing, is there?

Hey.

What?

How come you have the same outfit as Ghislaine?

Huh? Oh, that?

We get that outfit created when you become a Sword Saint.

I don't really wear it often since it's not to my liking.

But I don't have one.

If you want one, why don't you go get it yourself?

I'm sure you will be able to get it.

What do you mean by that?

As part of the Sword Saint exam, we have to go hunt monsters.

We make a coat out of their hide as proof of becoming a Sword Saint.

Where is that monster?

It's in the forest with the waterfall to the west of here, it's not that far.

Show me the way!

About that...

Can I tag along with you?

I think both of you will be fine.

But still be careful, there are a lot of them, and they're quite nimble.

I don't have much experience hunting monsters, so this makes me nervous.

It's easier than dealing with that beast over there.

Hey, where's the monster?

They will appear when you light the fire.

Just wait for a moment.

This is strange.

Let the great protection of fire be on the place thou seekest.

I call the bold heat of a torch here and now.

Fireball!

You can use magic?!

I learned it from Rudeus.

He also taught me how to write and read.

He taught you magic and literacy?!

And Ghislaine too.

He also taught me Demon-God language when we were in the Demon Continent.

When we were in the Great Forest, he could speak with the beastfolk.

Rudeus is really amazing.

You know...

Those are the monsters.

You're letting many of them slip through!

It was really fun.

This is my first time training,

exchanging opinions on our performance,

and hunting monsters with people whose sword skills are on par with mine.

Yes, me too.

Then, I'll be on my way.

Thank you for today.

I'm glad we had that meeting.

I can also feel myself getting stronger day by day.

And thank you as well, Eris.

Next time, I'll land a hit on you.

I'm looking forward to it.

Well then, have a good rest.

What?

You want to know how to suppress that hostility of yours, right?

So what?

From now on, take a bath, wash your body, eat properly,

and then sleep in a warm bed while thinking about your man every day.

What the heck is that? Rudeus has nothing to do with this.

Your hostility disappears whenever you talk about him.

You should give it a try.

Besides, if you get too dirty, he might hate you.

It's true that Rudeus was diligent about doing laundry and keeping things clean.

Begin!

All things considered, they all seem evenly matched now.

Even so, their power dynamic hasn't changed.

Still, the fact that they can each win one out of every match is progress, I guess.

Yes, they are improving.

So this is what you were aiming for, Master?

Well,

it's true that they're getting stronger. - You finally did it.

it's true that they're getting stronger. - I thought I was going to die.

It's hard to hold myself back.

Next up is Nina and me, right?

That's it for today.

Why?

We were supposed to have a debriefing after this match.

Oh, right!

Make sure you take a bath before debriefing!

I know!

EPISODE 02 HOWL, MAD DOG

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