Fantasy Library.

Chapter 360 Being played with at will...

After finishing breakfast, Yuri Mariya did not go to school, but instead went back to Liliana's room.

Then, Yuri Mariya came to Aize and told him.

"Miss Liliana has woken up."

Liliana, who had been unconscious for a day, finally woke up.

After learning about her current situation, she expressed her intention to meet with Aize through Yuri Mariya.

Aize did not refuse and readily nodded in agreement.

"Since she wants to see me, then let her come over."

So, Liliana, led by Yuri Mariya, arrived outside the company office.

At this moment, Aize and Kiyoshuin Ena are facing off in the open space outside the company office.

"Ena is about to go on!"

With a sharp cry, Kiyoaki Inaru, wielding her sleeve-shaped white snow-white sword, quickly ran towards Aize.

Aize held a straight, jet-black sword in his hand. The divine aura emanating from the sword caused Liliana's pupils to shrink slightly, and her expression became even more solemn.

However, compared to Kiyoshuin Ena, Aize's face was full of casualness, even a little bit nonchalant.

"Blessed by the grace of the bow and arrow, this katana is hereby granted with honor!"

While attacking, Kiyoshuin Ena chanted the incantation she had previously used to activate Sode no Shirayuki's spiritual power.

Under the influence of the Word of Power, the blade of Sode no Shirayuki emitted a snow-white luster, transforming into a snow-white blade of light as Seishuin Ena swung it at lightning speed, slashing towards Aize like a pure white ribbon.

"Qiang!"

Aize gently swung his black sword, deflecting the white blade that Kiyoakiin Ena was slashing at, causing the snow-white light of the blade to shift.

Kiyoshuin Ena, however, launched a fierce attack without giving up. Her figure danced around Aize, and the white blade in her hand slashed out with streaks of snow-white light, turning into a continuous sword dance, slashing at Aize from different directions.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

A fierce clanging sound began to ring out, causing sparks to fly as steel clashed against steel.

The black blade and the white blade clashed fiercely in front of the office, hundreds of times in the blink of an eye, causing the air around the two combatants to become turbulent.

Kiyoakiin Megumi's repeated attacks and her ever-present wielding of the White Snow Slash technique showcased her exceptional agility and swordsmanship. It was as if a celestial maiden had descended to earth to perform an overly intense dance of steel, causing the white blades to flash continuously, with the clash of swords and shadows rising and falling in waves.

Yet this intense and beautiful sword dance was completely blocked and deflected by Aizawa, who wielded the Ame-no-Murakumo sword, rendering Kiyoshuin Ena's attacks ineffective time and time again.

"As expected of a king! He's this strong even without using his powers!"

Despite her prolonged and unsuccessful attack, Kiyoshuin Ena was not discouraged at all. Instead, she smiled happily, as if she had seen her beloved boy standing calmly and composed in front of a vast army, as if he could slaughter them all with a single hand.

"be careful!"

Yuri Mariya watched with bated breath, fearing that if either of them lost focus, the swords would strike without warning, and someone would get hurt.

Are those two sparring?

Liliana watched silently for a while, then spoke to Yuri Mariya.

“Yes.” Yuri Mariya’s eyes did not leave the two people fighting, but she still answered Liliana’s question, saying, “It was Ena who asked the King for advice.”

“But she doesn’t seem to be in good form?” Liliana said, looking at the girl who defeated her yesterday. “Although her swordsmanship is just as good as yesterday, her movements are occasionally pausing abnormally.”

"Is this a side effect of using the spirit summoning technique?"

As a witch and a child prodigy, Liliana easily saw the problem with Seishuin Ena.

Spirit mediums are indeed legendary beings with special abilities, but even if a mere human has the right to use divine power, it is impossible for them to do so without paying a price.

Kiyoshuin Ena is still clearly not in good physical condition due to yesterday's spirit summoning technique.

Yuri Mariya didn't hide anything from him, expressing some helplessness and dissatisfaction.

"I've already advised her to take a good rest recently, but she just won't listen."

Yesterday and the day before, Ena Kiyoshuin used spirit summoning techniques for two consecutive days, which had already put a serious burden on her body.

The spirit summoning technique, which normally causes weakness for a whole week after a single use, was used by Ena Kiyoshuin for two consecutive days. If it weren't for the fact that Yuuto Mariya later used a recovery spell to treat her, Ena Kiyoshuin might have lost her life due to her reckless behavior.

As it turned out, today, this girl even enthusiastically asked a king for advice on swordsmanship...

Yuri Mariya genuinely felt that her childhood friend was courting death.

"Don't worry." Liliana was silent for a moment, then said, "The Divine Artifact King is clearly paying attention. Whenever Ena Kiyoshuin's body pauses, he swings his sword at just the right moment to force her back, preventing her from moving too violently and affecting her recovery." "So, as long as that girl doesn't act too recklessly, she should be fine."

At this point, Liliana couldn't help but stare at Aize for a moment.

It was precisely because she was a master swordsman that Liliana understood just how superb her swordsmanship was, given that this overly young king was.

The swordsmanship of Kiyoshuin Ena, who was able to defeat him, was already no weaker than his own, and might even be superior. Yet this king casually blocked all of her attacks, deflected every slash, and still had the energy to pay attention to her physical condition and properly restrain her. Based on this alone, the king's swordsmanship was far beyond his own.

Originally, Liliana was somewhat skeptical when she heard that this new king could fight Salbatole Tony head-on with a sword and be evenly matched.

Although the Italian king was a eccentric and unconventional figure, when it came to swordsmanship, he was a true genius of divine caliber. Despite being human, he had honed his skills to the point of being comparable to the god of swords, truly deserving of the title of the world's strongest swordsman.

The only person who could fight such a god-level swordsman head-on with his sword and achieve a draw has always been the martial arts king from the land of China, who claimed to have mastered all martial arts in the world and reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

It is clearly impossible for a new king who has only been king for a month and was an ordinary person before that to be able to do this.

But now, Liliana believes it.

Without swordsmanship skills comparable to the King of Swords of Italy, the opponent would never have been able to parry Kiyoshuin Ena's attacks so easily.

"No wonder he was able to repel the Marquis..."

As Liliana thought this, she silently waited for the battle to end.

About five minutes later, Ena Kiyoshuuin, feeling pain in her body, voluntarily gave up.

“No, even if Ena tries her best, she probably won’t be able to touch the hem of the king’s clothes.” Ena Kiyoshuin said decisively, “Ena has lost.”

Upon hearing this, Aize put down the Kusanagi sword in his hand and smiled.

“It’s alright, you’ve already done a great job.” Aize said, “I’ve never met a paladin, so I don’t know how strong a paladin’s swordsmanship is, but in my opinion, your swordsmanship is no weaker than those great knights, and may even be better.”

"With such swordsmanship, even if you're not good enough now, in a few years you'll be able to compete with those so-called paladins, right?"

Aize was referring to Ena Kiyoshuin when she wasn't using spirit summoning techniques.

When Kiyoshuin Ena uses the Spirit Summoning Technique, she does indeed possess power equivalent to a Paladin. However, if she doesn't use the Spirit Summoning Technique, she would only be at the Great Knight level, roughly on par with Erica and Liliana. Even if she were stronger than them, it would be by a limited margin.

But in a few years, even without using spirit summoning techniques, Kiyoshuin Ena should be able to reach the Holy Knight level on her own.

If she were to use spirit summoning magic again, even the pinnacle of humanity, such as paladins, would be no match for her.

At that time, she might have been able to confront some weak and disobedient gods head-on, who knows?

This can definitely be described as a promising future.

"Ena will try her best not to disappoint the king." Kiyoshuin Ena put away her sleeves and came to Aize with a smile, saying, "Speaking of which, the king is truly remarkable."

Kiyoshuin Ena then looked at the Ame-no-Murakumo sword in Aize's hand.

"It's only been a short time since he acquired the Ame-no-Murakumo, yet he's already using it to this extent. It seems the Ame-no-Murakumo and the King get along very well."

She was the former owner and user of this divine sword, so she naturally knew how arrogant the Kusanagi Sword was.

Even she took a long time to achieve a connection with Ama no Kusanagi, but Aize mastered it immediately upon taking over.

If Kusanagi is a partner in one's own hands, a teammate who occasionally acts capriciously and causes trouble, then in Aize's hands, Kusanagi is the most loyal subject.

It will not resist Azer's use at all, and it will even cooperate with Azer on its own initiative without Azer's cooperation, exerting the power that Azer wants.

This gave Kiyoshuin Ena a strange feeling, as if "her goddess was being played with at will"...

"You're just too accommodating to it."

Aize casually responded to Kiyoshuin Ena, and after retrieving the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi from his body, he looked at Liliana.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Aize stepped forward and smiled at Liliana.

"Hello, Miss Liliana."

Following behind Aize, Kiyoshuuin Ena greeted her former rival with a smile.

Liliana, however, did not appear as relaxed as the other two. Instead, she knelt down on one knee with a solemn expression.

“Liliana Kranichal, of the Bronze Black Cross, pays her respects to the Divine Artifact King.”

Liliana then bowed her head to Aize and apologized.

“I offended Your Majesty yesterday, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me.”

(End of this chapter)