NOVPUBLitty wanted to see how far she could go against Ilysis, who was also considered on the same level as a “special class” adventurer.
“Litty, you are free to use any means necessary, and you may even let Myan play an active role.”
“…I don’t want her to get hurt.”
“Fufufu… is that so, still, that is a good amount of killing intent.”
Ilysis took Litty’s intimidation head on without flinching. It was so strong that it could not even be compared to what she released during her earlier mock battle, and which made Litty’s previous opponents even more depressed and frustrated.
A monster, a freak, not a human being. Other than Ilysis, everyone had the same image of Litty, even if they didn’t say it in words.
Litty readied her sword.
“Let’s go!”
By the time she noticed, the sword was no longer in Litty’s hand. It flew through the air, spinning, and pierced far into the distance.
As expected, Litty froze. It was over, she had lost. There was nothing she could do. It took her a few seconds to realize that.
“What happened? In a real fight, you don’t expect someone to say, ‘Here we go’ before attacking.”
“Yes.”
As soon as Litty picked up the sword and tried to attack, the sword disappeared from her hand once more. Without a weapon, she used all her physical strength, and did her best to close in on Ilysis.
Since she couldn’t win with her sword, she decided to fight with a direct approach. Ilysis accepted her decision, but did not give Litty the result she wanted.
As usual, the attack did not go into Litty’s favor.
“…Ah.”
“That’s the second death, right?”
A blade was pointed at Litty’s neck, it was as if Ilysis could see her plans. If it was a real battle, Litty would have been killed twice by Ilysis.
Ilysis was much more powerful than Litty expected. Right now, she was truly being treated like a child.
“You are certainly stronger than my men. But in front of me, it doesn’t make any difference.”
Ilysis’s subordinates felt sorry for Litty. Why would she go to such lengths against Litty, who was supposed to be her favorite?
If Litty had the same mentality as them, she would be disheartened and would be brooding along with Arwin and Leloute.
Seeing Litty standing in front of Ilysis still filled with confidence, the Knights felt their hearts tighten.
“Arwin, Leloute, don’t be discouraged. You know that Litty is stronger than you two. But you know, there are still so many people in the world who have reached far beyond what I can. In other words, there is no limit to strength. One must consider that there could always be someone stronger, and come to terms with that at some point. Of course, it is still important to be ambitious.”
Not only in the country, but at least on the continent, there were many people who were stronger than Ilysis.
Redner, the Angel summoned by Badrick, who was strong enough to simply toy with Redner, and probably many more individuals that she had yet to encounter.
With this realization, Litty concluded that in order to fight someone really strong, she would need to be at least on a level that her opponent would recognize her strength.
“Litty, what if you were in the middle of an adventure right now? Would you still enjoy it?”
“Yes. But I might be a little nervous about it.”
Ilysis was seriously considering breaking Litty’s heart. If she did that, Litty might consider giving up on adventures altogether and join her side.
Although Ilysis would be very happy to have her by her side, she felt that Litty could achieve much more by following her own path.
“If I die, I can’t have adventures. That would be a shame…but Ilysis-san, as long as I live. Then I will become stronger.”
“…I see.”
Ilysis believed that Litty would not break down from something like this, and Knights also understood.
The Knights realized that Ilysis was seriously trying to beat Litty up.
At the same time, the cruelty of the situation was also painfully evident just by looking at her. Some of the Knights even thought that they would have snapped if they were in Litty’s position.
“I see, you even enjoy the end of your adventures. As expected, my understanding of you is nearing its limit.”
Ilysis, who outperformed Litty in terms of ability by far, patted her arm. For the first time, Litty felt a chill fighting against a human opponent.
‘I will be training you to the limit’, Ilysis thought while having a scary smile on her face.
