CH 46

Chapter 46

Character Introduction, Part 3 — Rui, Lexus, Aldorius

Translated by KaiesV

Edited by KaiesV

Name : Rui (No one knows her last name except for the Captain)

Age: 23, Female

Appearance : 175cm/66kg/94/63/95, Black long hair, Dark brown eyes

Occupation : Spellsword (Ice Attribute)

Things that she like : Strong guy,「Eloquence is silver, silence is golden.」

Things that she dislike : Weak guy, Soft and frivolous person, Commander.

First-Person : Watashi(ワタシ)

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Originally from a famous and prestigious samurai family in a certain country. She is the second daughter of three sisters. Her father wanted a son and finally had his fourth son, but he was weak and could not hope to rise in the world as a knight. Therefore, he planned to marry off all his sisters to strong knights in order to at least leave strong children for his grandchildren, and his three older sisters, who were picturesque daughters, married without complaint.

In accordance with their father’s policy, all three sisters were trained in the martial arts to a certain extent, but Rui, the second daughter, showed natural talent. She succeeded in taking one at the age of 10 from a martial arts teacher (formerly a captain of the Order of the Knights) who was tutoring her. By the time she was 12, she was fully capable of fighting on equal terms with her father, and despite her father’s opposition, she joined the Order of the Knights on the recommendation of her tutor and others around her.

After enlisting, she began to develop her abilities to the fullest, demonstrating not only her personal skills but also her tactical talents. She was selected as a corporal (in charge of four person) at the age of 15, after winning all of her battles in mock battles. This was an exceptional rate of advancement, even including men. However, when she was envied and tangled up with other troops, one of her men accidentally fell from the ramparts and was unable to regain her position. Enraged by this incident, Rui awakens her talent as a magical swordsman, and she reanimates all four of the men who drove her men into a corner on the spot, beating all 30 or so soldiers together, including the battalion commander who had come to stop her. At this time, the magic she used and her relentless fighting style earned her the nickname「Ice Blade.」

After some persuasion, she was only suspended, but her reputation within the Order rose, and three months later, she was chosen as a company commander. She won local rebellions, border skirmishes, and the defeat of demons, and was named the winner of all battles. Although she was called to be the first female corps leader, her parents were not happy about her own rise to power, let alone her siblings, and her father had not yet given up on her own marriage. That it has caused her sister and father to come to terms with each other. She also feared that her youngest brother would lose more and more of his position as she rose in the world, and she was so fed up with everything that she left the country without waiting becoming 21 years old.

She hid her abilities and wandered around the country as a mercenary, but one day she heard of a Black Hawk named Valthus and challenged him to single combat, where she used her magic sword and was utterly defeated.

At the same time, she was recruited and enlisted on the condition that「she could challenge him to a single combat at any time.」 However, she has lost 20 fights and 20 battles to date.

She herself is not a talkative person, but rather a person who does not waste words. She is often mistaken for ruthless because she is completely merciless in battle, but by nature she is quite considerate of her surroundings and her subordinates. She is also very fair. In a good sense, it is very knightly.

Name : Lexus Olev

Age : 27, Male

Appearance : 178cm/75kg, Brown hair and eyes, Short, relatively straight hair

Occupation : Swordsman (Two-sword wielder)

Things that he like : Money, Rui, Large breasts, Children

Things that he dislike : Self-conceit, Hypocrisy, Aristocrats and rich people

First-Person : Ore(俺)

＜Profile＞

He comes from a cold village in a western country. The area where he was born was not a barren land, but it was close to the borders of several countries and was the scene of frequent skirmishes. For this reason, many of those on the land take up arms for self-defense, and many of them, even women, are able to fight above a certain level. Lexus, although a peasant, was also no exception.

Many mercenaries came from the land, and there were many who went to work. So did Lexus’ father, who received word that he had been killed in action when Lexus was nine years old. However, since it took place in a distant war zone, no bodies have been identified. His mother was killed in a skirmish the following year, leaving him without siblings and alone in the world at the age of 10. This was not particularly unusual, and he did not feel particularly alone, as there were many such people in his area. He then began to spend his time on the battlefield, stripping corpses, etc., as a means of making a living for himself.

Later he had a close friend who was the same age and in the same situation, but when he was 12, his best friend became seriously ill. It was obvious that the poor relief center could not take care of him due to the enormous cost of treatment, and his best friend was forcibly evicted from the relief center (the village was not under the influence of the Church of Arnelia). In order to take care of him, the income from battlefield trolling is not enough to keep them alive, so to earn money, Lexus decides to work as a mercenary specializing in frontline work at the age of 12. It was a demanding job that, although highly remunerative, was said to be so demanding that no one survives three years because they always had to perform their role as suicide attackers.

But for years Lexus succeeds in doing that work in five different bodies. This would have been possible only because of his animal instincts and brilliant swordsmanship. He manages to stave off his best friend’s illness, but one day he hears that there is a way to cure him completely, and he begins to travel to more dangerous battlefields in hopes of getting an even higher reward. Then, at a battlefield, he was promised a large reward, but it turned out to be a figure of speech. Upset, Lexus slashed the captain’s rank on the spot and became a wanted person.

When he returned to his hometown with his pursuers, his best friend was already dead because he had not sent money while he was on the run. With nothing left to do, Lexus wandered from place to place, evading pursuers, until finally Valthus of Black Hawk became his pursuer. When Lexus was cornered by Valsus, he was ready to die, but when he was asked his name just before he was cut down and answered, he was let off with a single word:「…it is bad luck to cut down a man whose name ends in the same word.」Note that his wanted status was dropped when Valthus negotiated with him.

After various further events, Lexus, now operating as Blackhawk, later meets Louis, but their first impression of each other is terrible, and they kill each other once with all their might, partly because Rui was an aristocrat and a woman. At that time, Rui won by a narrow margin, which led to the establishment of the second squad with Rui as its captain. Of course, it was Valthus who paired the two together. They now get along so well that Lexus teases Rui and Rui jokingly slashes at Lexus.

By nature, he is a bright and caring young man. By the way, he loves women and children. However, he knows well the severity of the battlefield and will show no mercy to anyone, even women and children, when he grabs a sword on the battlefield. He is basically a two-sword wielder, but as a genuine battlefield veteran, he is quite skilled with all kinds of weapons. He is also unusually sensitive to the presence of things around him, perhaps because he has been on the run for so long, and he has better instincts than a sensor or a wild beast. He cannot use magic at all.

Name : Aldorius Serc Rezelwork

Age : 45 (at time of death), Male

Appearance : 172cm/66kg, Black short straight hair, black eyes

Occupation : Mighty Master

Things that he like : ?

Things that he dislike : ?

First-Person : Watashi(私)

＜Profile＞

He is one of the few people on the continent to have earned the title of『Mighty Master』 as Alfiris’ mentor.

Since relatively major wars have ceased to take place among humans on this continent, unified martial arts competitions between nations, which could be called alternative wars, have been held every few years. Considering that there are magic, academic, and artistic competitions in between, there is some sort of event almost every year.

Aldorius competed in most of them and performed well in all categories, earning him the name of an all-around genius. He is the tenth person in history to be awarded the title of『Mighty Master』(with a minimum of excellence in magic and martial arts), and he is so famous that no knight on the continent is unaware of his achievement. Incidentally, there are currently only two people who hold the title and are still alive.

Aldorius was taken in by the Association of Magic shortly after his birth and never knew his biological parents. He was said to eventually form a faction in the Association of Magic, but at the age of 20, he left the association without a second thought. After that, he wandered around the world for a while and became an officer in a certain country at the age of 22.

His basic martial arts had some reign in the Association of Magic, but with all of his birth and Association of Magic background hidden, he tried his hand at it from becoming a soldier. Eventually, he became one of the ten best combatants in the division, not only as a military officer in tactics, but also as a pure soldier.

Later, at 32, he rose to the rank of Division Commander. During that time, he also earned the title of Mighty Master. He was even given the title of count by the king, and after a romance with a princess, he was even called king for a time. After that, he wandered further to various countries and places. It was probably during this period that he became acquainted with Miliazar. He happened to pass by a village at the age of 38 and came across a battle between Alfiliez and Association of Magic. He took her into custody on the condition that he submit her magical achievements unconditionally, that Alfiris be given a spell seal, and that she live in seclusion in a remote area.

As a result of the curse seal on Alfiris, his remaining life span was halved, and he lived with Alphiliez until his death at 45, but it is believed that there is nothing in his journal that shows his inner thoughts. And although he was surrounded by many friends, almost no one was close enough to him to call him a close friend, nor did he have a lover (there were no specific commitments or male-female relationships with the princess, just rumors that got the ball rolling). Why he led such a life is all but a mystery.