Reborn as a hero's daughter, the hero aims to be a hero again.

Chapter 38: Struggles

First, a slash from the large upper bunk to see how it goes.

　Of course, with my muscle strength, I can't cut with one sword. Even so, if I receive an L-shaped blade on my head, I am sure to receive a deep wound.

　The man easily blocked the blow with his shield.

　A stout, strong style with a slumped back. Defensive-oriented counter-strategy.

　Perhaps that is his fighting style.

　After receiving our attack firmly, he aims at our feet to counterattack.

　I jumped and avoided it, but he threw another thrust aimed at my landing. I guess this one is the real deal.

　I catch his attack, avoid it, and cut and tie it.

　The man's superior defensive style combined with our ineffectiveness kept the battle situation close.

　He has already seen through my attacks and feints with my strings, and it's hard to catch him off guard.

　This was also a disadvantageous situation for us.

　No matter how much training I've had, I'm still a child.

　I have difficulty with endurance. If I am forced to fight an endurance battle, I won't be able to hold my own.

　If I'm not careful, I could even get Finia, who came looking for me, involved.

　The key to this battle is how quickly you can neutralise your opponent.

　And yet the opponent is mainly defensive. The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the two of them are not in the same boat.

　If I run away here, I will lose the life of the child who is said to be in there.

'What's the matter, are you tired already?　We're losing momentum!"　

'God, you're disgusting!'

　A man who is aware of our situation and is provoking us more and more.

　If you fall for the provocation and lose your pace, you will fall for the other party's agenda.

　In order to break the situation, I aim to scoop up his legs by releasing a string, but he ducks.

　After all, they know what we are capable of. He was probably using the previous two as pawns to gauge our abilities.

The other side is very cautious when dealing with a child.

'That I'm well-equipped?　I just made sure that there was a possibility that you had called in the guards. I'm relieved to see that you apparently didn't."

'I'll make sure I call them first next time!

　The man was exactly right, but there was no time to lose.

　I hooked the man's attack with a Hanging Katana Tsukirinata hook, and stopped to catch my foot and catch my breath as I parried the attack.

　However, the man was not so naive as to let that level of attack knock him off his feet. The man's lowered hips moved as if sliding on the ground, and he regained his stance.

　Aiming at the moment we stopped, he unleashed a small thrust.

''Kuso, you're persistent!''

''That's what I'm proud of.''

　I roll my tongue at the man who never lets his guard down at all.

　He never launches a major attack, but instead uses defensive tactics to tire us out.