Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! What a cruel and heartless lord he is!!"

"Who is your lord?!"

She was too lazy to listen to Subaru Natsuki's nonsense anymore, so she dragged him outside.

Natsuki Subaru had only taken a few steps with her when Wilhelm's voice came from behind him.

"Subaru Natsuki."

He turned around.

Wilhelm looked at him and said slowly:

"Shall we have another sword duel next time?"

Subaru Natsuki grinned.

"Okay."

Wilhelm looked down at his hands.

"By then, my body will be in better shape."

Natsuki Subaru understood.

The elderly man has not fully recovered today.

Or rather, he is saving and honing himself for another, more important battle.

"Then I'll use a sword next time too."

Subaru Natsuki said, showing his appreciation for heroes.

"It's a deal. I'll look forward to that day and continue to wield my sword for it."

Wilhelm nodded.

Natsuki Subaru took a few steps, then sighed as if remembering something.

"What a pity! If it weren't for those two anthropomorphic guys causing trouble and preventing me from learning the Sword of Benevolence and the Sword of Righteousness, my strength would definitely have reached another level! I might have won just now with my bare hands!"

Ferut stood to the side, looking speechless.

Wilhelm watched him leave quietly.

The sword of benevolence.

The sword of righteousness.

More incomprehensible words. Is it some kind of powerful sword technique?

Subaru Natsuki is truly a peculiar person. It's a pity I'll soon be leaving the Astrea family to serve Crusch's forces... I hope I'll have the chance to see him again!

……

When Natsuki Subaru followed Felt to the main hall of the mansion, Reinhard was already waiting there.

The red-haired youth still maintained the appearance of a perfect knight.

But when he saw that Natsuki Subaru was covered in sweat, his sleeves were covered in dust, and his wrists were noticeably red, his smile faltered slightly, and he asked with some confusion:

"Subaru, what's wrong with you?"

"nothing."

Subaru waved his hand.

"I just had a sword fight with an old hero in the backyard."

Reinhard's expression froze for a moment.

"The old hero of the backyard?"

"Yes. The one with a full head of white hair and a white beard."

Subaru Natsuki nodded.

"His swordsmanship is quite good. He's also a good person. Although he's quite ruthless, it's still quite pleasant to talk to him."

He thought for a moment, then added:

"He is an old hero who can talk about swordsmanship."

Reinhardt fell silent.

backyard.

The old man.

His swordsmanship is excellent.

In the Astrea family, there is only one person who meets all these conditions.

The foremost swordsman of his time, known as the Sword Demon.

His grandfather, Wilhelm.

'Subaru's swordsmanship is actually comparable to his grandfather's?' Reinhard was slightly surprised and subconsciously looked at Natsuki Subaru's face.

There was no anger.

There was no embarrassment.

There was no reluctance after being hurt by harsh words.

Subaru seemed to genuinely feel that he "had a lot of fun".

Reinhardt felt a slight relief in his chest.

He was actually a little worried that his grandfather might say something offensive to Subaru because of him.

After all, his grandfather hadn't had a proper conversation with him in a long time.

Not to mention the friends he brought back.

friend.

The word settled gently in Reinhard's mind.

He himself didn't immediately realize that the smile on his lips was a little softer than usual.

"Grandpa is willing to have a sword fight with you, so it seems he admires you quite a bit."

"of course."

Natsuki Subaru said matter-of-factly:

As the saying goes, heroes cherish heroes, and veterans recognize veterans.

"Although there is a great age difference between us, when we talk about protecting each other, it's like meeting a guiding light in the night sky or finding a kindred spirit at the dinner table."

"They're truly a pair of smiling tigers, two black sharks! Hahahaha!"

Ferut immediately undermined him from the sidelines.

"Who do you call yourself a veteran?"

My heart is old!

Subaru Natsuki said seriously!

For a moment, Ferut didn't know how to refute it.

Reinhard coughed softly.

"Lady Emilia has arrived. Miss Ram has also come along, saying that she is here on the orders of Count Roswaal to formally thank you for what happened yesterday."

Natsuki Subaru stroked his chin.

"I think the thanks are just a pretense; their real intention is to recruit talent."

Reinhard paused for a moment.

Ferut frowned.

"What are you recruiting?"

"Recruiting talent."

Subaru Natsuki straightened his back.

"It seems that Emilia's faction also knows that I, Natsuki Subaru, am no ordinary person."

He sighed with some regret as he said this.

"It's a pity that Ferut forcibly dragged me out, otherwise I should have sat quietly in the inner room and waited for her to come out after three visits."

Ferut rolled her eyes.

"You really dare to say that."

"I'm just stating the facts."

"You almost clung to the wooden stake and wouldn't leave just now."

"That's called testing the lord's sincerity."

"That's shameful."

As soon as Natsuki Subaru finished speaking, soft footsteps came from the entrance of the main hall.

Reinhardt turned around.

Ferut also looked over instinctively.

Subaru Natsuki then raised his head.

Outside the door, a silver-haired girl with purple eyes walked in, accompanied by a maid.

Emilia's gaze fell on Subaru Natsuki almost immediately.

She seemed relieved, yet also a little embarrassed, as she gently pinched her cuffs with her fingers.

Ram stood beside her, her short pink hair neatly falling down, covering one eye, her expression as calm as a still lake.

"Pleiades."

Emilia spoke softly.

"Good morning."

Chapter 21: 021. I originally thought Yuan Shao was wise enough.

"Good morning."

Emilia spoke softly.

Natsuki Subaru was still regretting that he had failed to complete his grand plan of "avoiding meeting the first visit after three visits to the thatched cottage".

But when he saw Emilia standing at the door, that regret vanished quickly, like the smell of alcohol blown away by the wind.

A silver-haired girl stood in the morning light.

Her purple eyes were gentle and cautious.

She seemed to want to laugh, but also seemed worried that laughing too obviously would seem strange, so she just gently pursed her lips.

In comparison, everything around it seemed so dull and lifeless.

Natsuki Subaru was momentarily at a loss for words.

It's not that he can't speak.

On the contrary, during his many years in the Three Kingdoms period, he had dealt with all sorts of heroes, drunkards, cunning scoundrels, and pedantic Confucian scholars.

He can always speak very well, as long as he's not asked to speak human language.

But Emilia's "Good morning" was perfectly normal.

Subaru Natsuki wasn't quite used to it at first.

Subaru Natsuki subconsciously thought of Boss Cao.

If it were Mr. Cao, he would probably be laughing out loud by now, and then comment that listening to you speak is like drinking fine wine, or he would help you tie your shoelaces.

Cute Miria didn't laugh out loud.

She simply greeted him sincerely.