Book 8 Chapter 5 Edith VS Clarice
A few days after my epic sex battle with the grappler girl Clarice.
As Edith was away to proceed with our plans, she who recently arrived in the city became attached to me and stayed with me as a de-facto bodyguard until then.
Eventually, Clarice liked to stay in the city, seeing more of the scape around here. Irene, upon hearing her situation, accepted Clarice, and so she was formally established as my second bodyguard.
Though Clarice’s strength is perfect, and she, who seems to have taken a liking to me, was satisfied with it, there occurred a bit of a problem…
It was on the day Edith came back.
Irene and I welcomed her and asked her how the mission went. The preparations seemed to be progressing safely, and Irene praised Edith for doing a good job, which had the princess knight in bliss.
“By the way.”
“Who is she?” asked Edith, looking next to me.
The person reflected in Edith’s eye is Clarice. She was my guard for the past few days, but for some reason, today, she is still next to me. Unlike Edith, who teaches me about personal matters and studies as she had an excellent education being a princess, Clarice, who was basically only specialized in fighting people, doesn’t have to really spend time with me inside the mansion.
Which also meant that she’s mostly free. So, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be together as well.
The mansion is homely, so Clarice was able to fit right in, but everyone else has their own work to do.
So, as it was inevitable, as well as it’s pretty awkward for her walking around doing nothing while everyone is busy, she spent most of her time accompanying me.
“Well, let me introduce her to you. This is Clarice. I thought I’d ask her to be Tomo’s escort as well.”
Irene said to Edith as she turned her head to Clarice.
“Clarice, this is Edith. She’s Tomo’s personal attendant and bodyguard.”
“Nice to meet ya, Edith! I’m Clarice!”
“It was nice meeting you, Miss Clarice.”
Edith, who just finished her harmonious and elegant greeting, leaned in close to me and me and approached me with a whisper.
“What’s the meaning of this?”
“What do you mean…”
I then explained my encounter with Clarice and how she ended up to be my bodyguard.
“As expected of you, you perverted rascal.”
“Ugh……”
After listening to the story, Edith turned her eyes to me with a mixture of dismay and anger.
“What kind of cut-throat way is sex a martial art? I mean, are you clogged with semen up to your head?”
I can’t deny the fact that it was really messed up.
Still, I don’t feel like competing with the black-hearted Edith outside of the bed, either.
“In the first place, it’s not a good idea to go out to the city by yourself without a bodyguard. Why do you think I’m with you every day, master?”
“I’m sorry.”
Edith scolded me with a voice that sounded troubled and contained a bit of sadness.
It was good that it was Clarice as it turned out, but it can’t still be denied that what I did was quite dangerous.
What if it wasn’t her, but someone who would attack me without question?
The women in this city don’t have to do that, but even they wouldn’t identify every people that come and go from the outside, even if they screen them all one by one. Also, like Nina, some of them came here for the purpose of hiding themselves from danger. It would be detrimental for them if they are found out living here.
Besides, from Edith’s point of view, which is usually in charge of escorting people, she might feel like she’s being denied her job. I honestly regret and apologize to her.
“It’s all right if you understand. Just be careful next time.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Then, Edith’s hand gently stroked my thigh as I nodded in a huff.
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“Even so.”
Edith looked at Clarice and then shifted her gaze to Irene.
‘I don’t have qualms on what Lady Irene decides to do, but I would like to see what she is capable of, if you don’t mind?”
Irene nodded in response to Edith’s suggestion.
“That’s right. If you don’t know your abilities, it would be difficult to coordinate with them. How about a mock battle, Clarice? Of course, if you’re okay with it.”
Of course, Clarice, the battle-maniac nodded vigorously when Irene asked her about it.
“I’m always open to fighting someone strong!”
“Okay, let’s get ready to go.”
At Irene’s urging, they stood up and headed for the door. From there, I sneaked up to Irene and asked her in a whisper.
“Is this okay? You can’t just start a match out of the blue…”
She smiled serenely at the worry in my voice.
‘It’s okay. They both know exactly what they’re capable of and how much they’re willing to take.”
Irene’s trust in them was already enough to dispel my fears.
We followed the two women ahead of us out of the house, arriving at the open area where they warmed up themselves for a bit. Soon, they are ready to go.
We watched them from a distance as they conduct a mock battle.
This time Edith is wearing a bladeless training sword on her hip.
A sense of tension and spirit seemed to be wafting from the two fighters facing each other.
“Well then, let’s get started, shall we? Begin!”
Irene calls the start the match between the two women.
The first to move was Clarice.
She steps in quickly and closes the distance between her and Edith in an instant. Four or five steps away in a single leap.
As it is, Edith dodges the sharp fist that is swung out of the air with a light backstep. Her hair danced belatedly. At the same time, she released a slash to Clarice and drew a beautiful crescent moon.
As if she knew the flow of the sword, Clarice effortlessly dodged it by shifting her upper body. Her body moved supplely, and utilizing the momentum of the upper body to pull her leg, she unleashed a powerful back kick in retaliation.
With a quick step as well as channeling the impact, Edith’s sword caught the kick and let the momentum escape as she became engaged in it. The twin-tail followed her body at an angle. Clarice, whose kick was neutralized, flew through the air. She was forced to jump away with a single axial step.
The battle was so fast that I could barely follow it with my eyes.
That’s also understandable because I’m watching from a quite the distance like this, but if I were actually there, I would be beaten without knowing anything about what hit me.
“Edith, you’re so strong! This is gonna be so exciting!”
“You’re doing great as well, Clarice. But that’s just the beginning.”
In simultaneous with the voice, Edith’s figure disappears without a sound. The next moment, Edith’s hand, which appeared suddenly close to Clarice, becomes blurry.
Clarice’s fist headed straight to firmly receive the sword that was swung at her at high speed. The scene that appears to be hand-to-hand, however, crumbles in an instant. The impact of the collision caused Edith to lose her stance, making her wobble. This time, Clarice’s legs supplely sliced through the wind and closed in on her like a strong magnet being attracted to metal.
Quickly dodging as she ducked and rolled over, Edith quickly and gracefully regained her posture. In the meantime, Clarice, who has closed the distance at high speed, unleashes a rush of roaring fists.
Edith’s sword catches the fists that were approaching like a waterfall. Rather than bouncing back, it’s more like changing its trajectory and letting the force flow through it with every of her contact.
Although the other uses a fist instead of a sword, the impact of their plays were almost like a swordfight.
The trajectory of the fist protectors and the sword sparked light and sound that violently ripped through the air.
The pitches of lows and highs striking each other formed a metallic melody.
Even the way they struck and repeated them resembled an elegant dance.
If Clarice’s fighting is rigid, Edith’s swordsmanship is flexible. Yet, both of the two are complementing each other.
The power of the two people, who are different in nature, are competing with each other, but there are still no signs of which one is superior.
Edith, who had been moving with great care, shifted her body while drawing a step. Her sword approaches Clarice, who swung blankly out of anticipation, from a low position.
Clarice dodges the sword by daring to dive forward without pulling back, and quickly re-positions herself. A smile appeared on her face.
A large distance was opened, and the two stopped once as they faced each other.
“Clarice’s power seems to be real. Even if I’m separated, I can leave you in charge of guarding master without fear.”
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Even though she said that, Edith did not release her stance. In fact, I even felt that she was getting more enthusiastic than ever before.
“Likewise. I’m satisfied with the fact that I was able to fight you, Edith. But if we’re going to end this, I want to end it with a win.”
“I agree. Don’t worry. I’ll finish it with my next blow.”
“That’s my line!”
After the declaration, both figures disappeared simultaneously.
A moment later, only a shock rippled through the air. By the time the sound arrived late, the two of them already had ten or twenty clashes with each other.
The speed and strength of the two women were much more impressive than they were a moment ago.
I couldn’t even tell what was going on with my eyes anymore.
All I could make out was that they were both amazing.
The battle between the two, which we couldn’t keep up with, ended abruptly with a loud crash.
Clarice’s foot stopped just before she cleaved Edith’s side.
Edith’s sword stopped just before she slashed Clarice’s neck.
The surroundings went silent.
Eventually, they both lowered their limbs at the same time.
“That was wonderful, Clarice.”
“You too, that was a lot of fun, Edith!”
They shook hands gingerly and then walked side by side to us.
Apparently, it was a draw.
It seems that they recognized each other’s abilities and became friends with each other.
I was once again reminded of how great they are.
